Ten

fun album but not a big fan of the vocals

Straight up great album.

Solid 90’s alt rock.

Another old friend

All time classic album, all time classic band. Do I love this as much as I did when I when I first heard it? I'm not sure I do but it's still great.

Fresh. Energic. Clever guitar parts. Feels like what Guitar Hero should be.

Alright so this is MY review. Pearl Jam Ten is one of the most influential albums of my life. From the first needle drop until the end, it takes me to another time. This album came out when I was 16. And at 16, I didn't know what the hell i was doing. I was awkward. I was loud. I was passionate. When I would listen to Ten, maybe I couldn't make out what was being said, but I could feel every last sound that was coming out of my speaker. I could feel the frustration in his voice. I could feel the alienation. I felt like that album is saying exactly what I want to, even if people couldn't understand it. Music is about how it makes you feel and the ability to take you back to another time. This album does both of these things as well as any other. Top 10 all time album for me. I would give it 6 stars if possible.

Once - 5/5 Even Flow - 4/5 Alive - 4.5/5 Why Go - 4.5/5 Black - 4/5 Jeremy - 4/5 Oceans - 3.5/5 Porch - 4/5 Garden - 4.5/5 Deep - 4/5 Release - 3/5

I really, really liked this album in my teens. Then, in time, I started considering it a bit cringe, so I was pretty biased when I started listening to it again. But once you move past Vedder's singing mannerism, it's actually pretty enjoyable.

nije mi ovo nikako, nikako sjelo. glazba načelno pristojna (ali ništa šta obara s nogu, da se razumijemo), ali vokal mi je nepodnošljiv. taj neki američki seljački stil koji mi toliko smeta, a istovremeno previše... metalikasto čak? ne znam. uglavnom vokal dobrano uništio doživljaj. jebiga

All-time great album, and it's not even their best album. 35 years later, it's still just as impactful and dynamic as it was then. Stone cold 9.5.

First 'side' of songs, essentially 1-6 are really strong. The song 'Alive' in particular blew my tits off, really impressed me. Emotional and powerful, all that good stuff. This song convinced me to give this album 4 stars. Aside from this, Once, Black and Why Go are very good too. The lyrcism on this album is very strong. Even if you're not a fan of this type of genre (90s alt rock), the yrics are something any listener with taste can appreciate. I'm still rather new to 90s alt rock, but I liked this. After around the 6th song, the quality does decline. 'Oceans' is still quite pretty sounding though. I don't get the appeal of the song 'Release'. Goes on too long and I don't like the outro. Overall, really enjoyed this. I'm new to Pearl Jam (only heard a couple of songs of theirs previously). I'll definitely check out songs from this album again. Well worth a listen.

One of the easiest 5s ever

Love this Album! One of their best

4/10

Enjoyed this a lot more than I thought I would!

Not my favorite kind of music

Surprised at just how many hits came from this album. Interesting listen overall. Ahead of its time yet defined the early 90s. My favorite track ended up being "Once."

Album 1040 of 1089 Ten - Pearl Jam (1991) Rating : 5 / 5 This one is packed with songs I remember clearly from early-90s radio, but somehow I’d never sat down and listened to the album straight through. Doing that now really drives home just how strong this debut is. For a first album, it’s remarkably confident - no fumbling, no searching for identity, just a band that already knows exactly who they are. From the opening moments, it feels fully formed. The songwriting is solid across the board, Eddie Vedder’s vocals arrive with a presence that sounds anything but “new,” and the band’s chemistry is locked in. The production supports the songs without polishing away their edge, which helps the album feel both powerful and grounded. What stands out most is how complete it feels as a debut. This isn’t just a collection of radio tracks that happened to hit - it works as a full album, front to back, and represents its era incredibly well. It’s rare to hear a band come out of the gate sounding this assured. A really excellent listen, and one I’m glad I finally gave the attention it deserves.

Favourite tracks - Black, Release, Alive, Jeremy

Never heard this before. Glad I have. Won’t do so again.

This is crazy as a debut album. Pearl Jam nailed their sound from the start. The three most iconic Pearl Jam songs come from this album. While I'm not a huge fan of Vedder's voice, I recognize its uniqueness. So influential on future alt-rock groups. The storytelling of these songs is 10/10

Not my thing.

Good

Succès énorme, cet album a très bien vieilli. L'un des sons grunge typique de mes années 1990. Me rend nostalgique. Lorsque nous n'écoutions pas Kurt Cobain, on écoutait Eddie Vedder.

I just wanna give this man a hug. He has so many feelings.

*Andy Dwyer making Eddie Vedder mouth noises* So good! I didn't listen to these guys as much growing up but I listened to tons of bands who were inspired by them. Love the heaviness, his gravelly voice, such great stuff!

Classic

This was such an enjoyable listen, especially after getting a few lackluster albums in a row, this was a welcome change of pace. I think I just really like higher energy, higher paced songs that involve a lot of layered instruments. Especially if they evoke an emotion in me. And this album definitely did that for me.

Pearl Jam-The One amazing from start to finish and embedded with social conscience. Stand out band.

One of my fav albums OAT !!! I’m so happy to have a fav album on here finally !! Eddie Vedder is SO talented. Fav song is ‘Release’.

Great album

It's hard to not compare it side by side with Nevermind, same year, grunge band, and it fall short. Lacks the riff and raw energy of nevermind and still less catchy, over produced and when people say better songwriting but I don't see it, I find Cobain more clever with writing and lyrics.

10/10 excellent

favourites: garden, release, alive, black liked his voice and the vibes overall but i think id have to listen to it a few more times for anything to really stick

Once 3/5 Even Flow 5/5 Alive 5/5 Why Go 3/5 Black 4/5 Jeremy 3/5 Oceans 2/5 Porch 3/5 Garden 3/5 Deep 3/5 Release 2/5 Overall Album 3.27

I mostly find this annoying, but when I consider I gave Eminem a 2 a couple days ago I guess I can bump this to a 3.

Didn't connect with every song but found myself enjoying a lot more than I expected. 3.5.

Really great sound and some nice vocals, I had had this recommended to me some months ago so it's cool to see it pop up in the generator. Not excellent but will definitely come back to some of the better songs in the album

Strong 4

Fantastic 90s album!! Eddie Vedder is just too good

The first CD that I owned, a defining album for a time in my life, one hell of a debut album, and I think it holds up. A classic from my youth.

I loved this album in high school. More accurately, I loved the big hits off this album in high school...Even Flow, Jeremy, Alive and I learned to enjoy Once and maybe a couple others. Now, 25 years later, it doesn't hit the same at all. It seems...too aggressive? I guess I'll shut it off and go see my doctor about testosterone supplements...

I'm so happy this is my 100th album! I've never given Pearl Jam the respect they deserve. this album was A+ all the way through.

Ten — про внутреннюю боль, которую никто не научил проживать.

I graduated college in 1990 and worked in a brewpub in the Northwest for the first few years of that decade. Grunge was the music of the day and this album was ever present. Nirvana and Primus were more my jam, and Pearl Jam felt like the radio version of that movement, but the album holds up.

It doesnt get much better than this for 90s grunge

The songs are really well played and produced, but mostly sound the same. I would hope for a bit more range throughout an album.

I already loved this album. A 90s grunge staple. I grew up with a lot of these songs on the radio, so it's nostalgic. Black and Jeremy will always be my favourite songs I think.

I love Pearl Jam. Pearl Jam feels like my generation's Springsteen. They have an absolutely monstrous catalog, so big that they can constantly play different setlists like it's nothing. Their first three albums are all incredible, each imperfect in its own way. Each feels like exactly a 4.5 to me, to be honest. It's been ages since I say down and listened to Ten front-to-back. This is an album that starts off with SIX absolute bangers, and don't sleep on "Porch," which is a top-5 PJ song for me. The weak spots ("Oceans" "Garden" "Deep") slow but don't kill the effect. "Release" is a fine enough note to end on, but if I'm being honest, I prefer when they rock out to hearing Eddie croon. We have a stuffed Chicago Cubs bear that my parents got my daughter when she was born (PJ, the non-official official band of the Cubs). We do these grunting bear-sound vocalizations to play with it. Only recently did I realize it sort of sounds like Vedder if you made the crooning a little more incomprehensible. So maybe that endears even the croon-y songs to me more than I would've been otherwise. One has to wonder if they were still Mookie Blaylock they would've gotten this big. Probably, but who knows?

Did not realize this one album had ALL those hits on it, AMAZING!

Альбом цільний і приємно слухати, нажаль трохи не для мене і не було багато хуків які можна було б запам'ятати

A perfect 10

I prefer Creed

Yo sabía que conocia la voz. Even flow me encantaba del Guitar Hero III. Grunge, un sonido que no acostumbro. De todas formas es escuchable, no aturde no agobia. Buenos Riffs, y canciones que te dejan respirar del ruido. Likes: Even Flow - Black - Release

Rating: 3/5 ⭐️ I enjoyed it thoroughly however, I would still prefer to listen to Nevermind over this album. I highly recommend commend the band for this being their DEBUT album and after learning the history of Pearl Jam I appreciate them much more than before. However, this is personal preference of every song sounding the same that makes it lose points from my end. I knew a few songs before completing this album such as even flow and Black which made those listening moments enjoyable however some of the songs I personally did not enjoy due to them being a ‘slower’ track. I appreciate this album and the things Pearl Jam has done for the grunge community and the ticketmaster war. FUCK TICKETMASTER FR Favourite song: Porch and Even Flow Least favourite: Release

Fucking fantastic, incredible listen from start to finish. I haven’t listened to a lot of Pearl Jam but I have listened to this album and I love it. Eddie Vedder’s voice is so unique and I love it! The opening three tracks are an incredible start and it just keeps going!

1. Once 9/10 aahhaAAHAHAAAAAAAAAA OH MY GOD INCREDIBLE 2. Even Flow 8/10 уши кайфуют, рок, который я могу слушать и рекомендовать 3. Alive 6/10 4. Why Go 7/10 5. Black 7/10 6. Jeremy 6/10 7. Oceans 8/10 8. Porch 8/10 9. Garden 7/10 10. Deep 6/10 11. Release 8/10 под пиво класс

9/10

It’s a 5, classic

Classic

Classic grunge, great debut album, though personally i find it hard to listen to it after a while

Ten is a powerful and emotionally driven debut that helped define early ’90s rock. Eddie Vedder’s voice is the album’s emotional anchor, especially on tracks like “Alive,” “Black,” and “Jeremy,” which still hit hard years later. I listened to the original CD release, and while the songwriting and performances remain strong, the mastering leaves something to be desired. The album lacks dynamic range, and the dense, compressed sound can make the epic moments feel flatter than they should. Musically effective rather than groundbreaking, Ten sometimes leans too heavily into polish and grandeur. Still, its emotional weight and iconic songs secure its status as a classic. 8/10

1/22/26: Even Flow, what else is there to say? 7.5/10

Un peu trop rock pour moi tres annee 90, la voix du chanteur est incroyable, un peu cassee mais je n’arrive pas a ecouter l’album en entier car ce n’est pas ma tasse de the. Mouvement grunge debut 90. Ils sont super ecoutes (17M) donc c’est un groupe rock qui marque

The hits are still really good. It drags on at the end. Pearl Jam was never my favorite but the album is really good.

The hits are hits. Also, I just saw a video of Eddie Vedder singing Falling Slowing with Glen Hansard and that was so nice.

Wasn’t a big Pearl Jam guy back when this came out. Still not a big Pearl Jam guy now decades later. Eddie Vedder’s mumbling ass singing like he got a mouth full of marshmallows. Still, I suppose this is an iconic album that harkens back to a better time. 3.5⭐️

Another one where the singles STILL hold up, even though they've been in heavy rotation for 35 years. Never dug too deep into Pearl Jam, but this is a decent overall listen.

off meio que estou jamming aqui.. não sou muito chegado ao rock nem subgeneros dele no geral só pq não são muito meu tipo de musica, mas com certeza tem seu mérito e esse álbum foi ótimoo, adorei bastante a produção, os solos dos instrumentos ao longo do álbum também construiu bem o som do álbum, como não tenho muitas referências talvez esteja gagging over algo que é comum mas enfim é minha experiencia fazer o que ! estou dando 4 estrelas, tem ótimas músicas, boas letras no geral embora acho que não seja o foco da banda, e foi uma ótima experiência estou adorando expandir meu gosto e descobrir mais coisas..

Man, 1991 was an insanely good year for rock music. This is great example of that.

perfection

Easiest 5/5

There are so many things that make this album great for me. Eddie Vedder is, to me, a lyrical genius and supported by incredibly creative musicians

8/10. Some great guitar licks on this banger

- tämä on tuote - jos omistaisin aikakoneen ni menisin sillä pearl jamin timanttisimpiin päiviin jolleki keikalle kahtoo ku eddie vedder kiipee pitkin lavarakenteita ja rokkaa niimmaan pirusti - tän levyn kirkkaimmat hetken on rockmusiikin parhaimpia biisejä evö

Good album, no song stood out though.

didn’t do much for md

sweaty butt crack music

Heard many times: 4.5; Really enjoy this album, and the singles and other strong tracks on here are incredible. Not sure how to explain it, but especially on the guitar solos, feels like not a note is out of place or wasted. Very anthemic and rocking/rhythmic. Favorite Track: Alive

Liked this album very much. Once, Jeremy and Porch were my favourite songs. Love these 90s vibes.

What do we want? BOOMER ROCK! When do we want it? NOW!!! Ja sorry, Pearl Jam is voor mij echt de poster child van Boomer Rock, ok nee misschien is dat toch Led Zeppelin maar Pearl Jam is een goede tweede. En eerlijk? Ik snap die boomers toch ook wel, Eddie heeft een goede rock stem, dat betekent niet de allerbeste zangstem, maar doorrookt op een lekkere manier die goed past bij scheurende gitaren en heftige drum solos. Ik vibe het wel eigenlijk, bedoel kom op zeg Alive is een banger en dare I say een classic. Grappig, gezien de ontzettende hoeveelheid streams had ik eigenlijk wel verwacht dat ik nog minstens 2 nummers van dit album zou (her)kennen, maar ik ken het verder niet. En hoewel ik best enthousiast was aan het begin over Eddie's stem en delivery kan ik ook oprecht zeggen dat ik Pearl Jam moe ben richting het einde van Ten. Het is allemaal bombastisch en gigantisch en ik merk dat ik het toch wat slechter trek dan ik van tevoren dacht. Je hoort wel echt dat dit in eerste instantie een instrumentaal album was, want de muziek vecht bijna met de vocals om de aandacht, waar meestal de muziek echt meer ondergeschikt is aan de zang. Ach, ik kan nu wel zeggen dat ik een volledig Pearl Jam album heb geluisterd, ik heb me niet verveeld en ook zeker niet geirriteerd. Maar ik hoef hier geen vinyl van. FAVO: Even Flow, Alive

9.5/10

Classic.

honestly found it repetitive, and could barely tell one one song started and another ended. this type of music is normally stuff i quite like but i can't get behind vedder's voice, sorry 90s rock stans. objectively it's not bad music! just not my jam :p think this album would sound better live though, might try to score tix?

Ja dit is echt heel erg niet mijn ding. Ik begrijp waarom mensen hiernaar luisteren, maar ik vind het erg saai. Het gaat maar door en het is een beetje zeikerig. Eerst wilde ik 3 sterren geven, maar irriteerde me zo erg aan de stem van Eddie Vedder dat het er 2 werden, sorryyy. Geen slechte band natuurlijk, maar dan is dat het ook wel voor mij.

Eindelijk een keer een album van de top2000 merchants geluisterd, en was niet teleurgesteld! Gewoon een heel lekker rock album. Alive en Black zijn natuurlijk goeie nummers, maar ik ga komend jaar ook de alert voor Jeremy maar eens aanzetten.

niet helemaal mijn ding maar grew on me door t album heen. Jeremy is favoriet

eerste keer dat ik het hele album geluisterd heb, erg lekker. paint it black is natuurlijk een klassieker, maar de rest wist ook de sfeer vast te houden

alright but a bit of a long intro in the song i listened to

Oh wow. This was one of most listened to albums when I was a sophomore in high school. It still taps in to those feelings of rebellion that have always underpinned my personality. A perfect combo of smooth and crunchy.

my childhood

This is my second time attempting this website, and the first time I did it this was the first album I got. Going into it, I already knew the big hits (Even Flow, Alive and Once in particular) so I had an idea of what to expect, but it ended up completely blowing my mind. In the two or three years since then, Pearl Jam have become one of my absolute favourite bands, so this is going to be a different type of review to all the rest so far, and it'll be much longer too. • Once is an awesome opening track. The beginning instrumental (which is reprised at the end of the album) sets a great mood before the guitar comes in and blows that all away. Eddie's vocals are some of the most powerful on the album, never dropping to a softer tone for the entire song • There's no much to say about Even Flow that hasn't been said. As much as I prefer other Pearl Jam songs, this is their most popular for a reason. I actually like the single version more for a few reasons, but the album version absolutely has its merits, the production and backing vocals during the chorus chief among them. • Alive is iconic, and the story of how the song's meaning was recontextualised for Eddie after seeing how people sang it at concerts is really nice. Taking a song about grief and lament and making it into an inspirational anthem is very special. • Alive is also where Jeff Ament's bass playing really starts to shine for me, his huge slides up and down the neck are so characteristic of the album, and I can't think of many popular rock albums that use a fretless so prominently like Ten does. It's also a big part of the first two songs, but it really starts to stand out here • Parts of Alive's solo are almost 1 to 1 with Ace Frehley's solo in She, from Kiss' Dressed to Kill. • Why Go is the first of the less popular songs on the album, sandwiched between two of the band's biggest hits, but it does not get lost in the mix. Ever since I first heard this album, this has been one of my favourites from it. It's so energetic from start to finish, with some great instrumental sections. The way it seamlessly transitions to Black never fails to capture all of my attention too. • Black is another extremely special song. I recently had the realisation that the lead guitar lines during the first verse are very reminiscient of Yellow Ledbetter. The way the song slowly builds, until finally reaching its emotional climax at the bridge always gives me goosebumps. The piano getting louder, Eddie pouring his heart out and Mike McCready's lead guitar doubling his melody before breaking off as Eddie screams "Why". No matter how many times I hear this song, I always get wrapped right up in its emotions • Jeremy is another deeply sad song, but in a very different direction. While Black reflects its emotions in its music, Jeremy's is squarely in its subject matter. The instrumental is always upbeat, with an awesome 12-string bass line that creates a really unique sound. But just like Black, the song reaches a hugely emotional climax after its second chorus. From that point on, the only words are the backing vocal's "Spoke in", while Eddie makes vocalisations. There may be nothing more cathartic to sing along than the part that starts at 3:58, and it doesn't contain a single word. • Oceans is also a good song, but it's my least favourite on the album. It's the shortest song on the album, and arguably the simplest. The first six songs of the album are a near-perfect stretch of music, and the final four are all really strong too, so Oceans doesn't get much room to make a name for itself. • Porch is an immediate return to what made the first half of the album so good. It's deceptively simple in its writing, but has everything that made this era of Pearl Jam amazing. The guitars are both firing on all cylinders, Eddie's vocals are energetic, the drums are powerful, and it's even better live. • Garden is another song not quite on the same level as the album's first half, but I do like it quite a lot. It's a very different vibe to the rest of the album's tracks • Deep is great, with some really deep subject matter, especially in its final verse. This song is absolutely carried by its blistering guitar lines • Release closes the album on a much slower note. This song has always reminded me a bit of Elderly Woman from Vs. This is a really incredible album, and it's not even my favourite by Pearl Jam. This era of the band feels like a treasure trove of fantastic music. After finishing the album, I played all of the non-album tracks from around this time, equalling a whole second album's worth of music. That songs like Yellow Ledbetter, Brother and Hold On were passed over for the album shows how strong the 11 songs they chose are. Not to mention songs like State of Love and Trust (my favourite from the band) and Breath that were written shortly after Ten. There are very few bands that had so many great songs so early in their career. Ten, and Pearl Jam as a whole, have a place in popular music history for a reason, and absolutely earned their place on the list. My only complaint would be that they didn't get a second album when Vs is right there. Favourite song: Black

Sound of my childhood. Amazing record, maybe 4 all time great tracks on there. Gets a little samey towards the end but amazing music and production, very distinctive sound.

Pretty good. Will stay on my phone for now.

5 against 1

Greatest album in the history of music.

Not it 👎

Pretty solid album with amazing vocals but I think in my opinion it lacked overall variety. My favourite tracks were points of authority, runaway, and in the end. Mr cool did it better to be honest(wiggle it).

Peakest album I hope you all rated it five stars too 😎

alright, let's rock

Hard to see this as anything other than a cornerstone of grunge and the 90s itself. I was never a Pearl Jam fan but you can't deny the blueprint Ten provided for countless other bands.

Pumpkin spice grunge rock

Strong 7/10. Will probably give it 8 the more I listen to it. Definitely has more to offer than L.A.Woman.

6/10 - Favorite song: Alive

i rarely ever like albums this much after the first listen but oh my god this absolutely blew me away. the guitar and drums are so crisp and the voice matches perfectly with the genre. i can see why this is something lots of people rave about and having never even dipped my toe into pearl jam before, i will 100% be listening to more of their discography!

Bueno es ten, joyita

Cool, never heard a Pearl Jam album before. Nice vocals, and the instrumentals have some weight behind them.

I was actually kinda surprised I didn’t already own this album but all I seem to have is Rearviewmirror and Vs. They debuted with some great songs here overall.

Distinctive voice, great instrumentation, great lyrics. Captured something of that generation in a slightly different way to their grunge contemporaries.

Iconic grunge album, and an absolute must-listen. The first side is banger after banger; the second is definitely weaker but still good.

A Gen X classic. Probably not my favorite Pearl Jam album but listening to this today reminded me of how good they were coming out from the very beginning. Yes, Stone and Jeff had Green River and Mother Love Bone to learn to write songs. They put it all together adding Mike McCready to the mix with Eddie on vocals. It all just worked. It sounded old and new at the same time. Just an amazing album. No skips on this album. I forgot how good it was until I listened today.

What a fucking great album. 90s Pearl Jam was the shit!

It's good 👍

my mom is a big fangirl. great album.

A good rock album destroyed by overproduction.

Great Album. A proper nostalgia bomb of tracks that independently are phenomenal and really have no business co-existing on a single album.

For a debut album released in 1991 at the height of the Seattle Grunge boom, this has more in common with 70s classic rock and even a touch of metal in places. I mean, it’s perfectly fine and I recall playing some of these tracks in Rock Band on the Xbox, but they’re all pretty interchangeable and nothing has stuck in my head even after two listens. For all of their greasy hair and baggy jumpers, it turns out that Pearl Jam are just a bunch of lamestain cob nobblers.

1 point for Black.

i don't think i've ever listened to this album but i've definitely hear a lot of these songs and spolier alert - i liked 'em 3.5/5 prolly, round up

and suddenly I'm 5 years old again in the backseat of my mom's daewoo hatchback....how quickly things change

Pretty good. Def the most classic rock (ie over-wanking?) influences of any of the 90’s grunge bands, but there are some gems on here that do stand the test of time.

I'm not a huge fan of Pearl Jam - and I still won't listen to them much. Alive and Jeremy are extremely overrated songs. But the rest of the album... actually pretty good. I'll sat 2.5 - round up for pleasant surprise, and also because its not a 2/5 album for sure.

Many singles

There's some decent songs on here but the album goes long and Eddie Veder's voice is pretty whatever to me.

Not all bad actually

Great songs, not my style

loved the lyrics and the subjects they talked about. fauvorites: alive and oceans

Its fine just not for me

Not too grungy Good

A grungy throwback to late 60s/early 70s hard rock. Power, pain, intensity, vulnerability, and beauty are all found. Heavy riffs that groove. Solos take on a psychedelic edge with a fuzzy, wah wahed sound and playing ranging from frenetic to melodic. The band builds and peaks well in jammier outro endings. Vedder’s got a unique vocal sound, but it fits the music perfectly. Bass locked in the rhythm with thoughtful melodic additions (and the random fretless action?). Well-written songs, though sometimes they can get a bit formulaic. Never got into Pearl Jam for wherever reason - probably still won’t that much - but I can see why this album is respected and may give it a spin on occasion.

i have heard this album before

Good

Album Review 045 Ten by Pearl Jam (1991) Rating 3.5/5 There were very few bands from the grunge scene that I truly liked and Pearl Jam were never one of them, mostly due to Eddy Vedder’s vocals. But…. this is the first time I’ve listened to one of their albums in full and I enjoyed it far more than I thought I would. Ten is a consistently strong album that has more to offer than just the well-known tracks (Jeremy, Even Flow, Alive), and sounds far more developed and confident than it should considering it’s the band’s debut. Whilst it doesn’t change the fact that I’ll never likely be a fan of Pearl Jam, after listening to Ten they’re certainly a band I can respect. Oh, and after 35 years of uncertainty, I now know that Jeremy spoke in class today which, when you think about it, does make a bit more sense than Jeremy’s pogrnnnn glaaa-aa-yay-yay.

Quite nostalgic and very comforting to listen to. Favourite song is Black. 4

Meh not Pearl Jam fan

tried listening 1.5 times and it was nice but didn't click with me like jagged little pill did

10/10 12.01.2026

Solid but pretty variable in what songs I enjoyed vs didn’t.

One of the big albums to kickstart the grunge scene. It’s all very committed, full of energy and Eddie Vedder certainly has a distinctive voice. I just don’t buy into the idea that this helped to rescue rock from van Halen, Bon Jovi and Aerosmith

Пісні чудові, але, як на мене, всі мають подібне звучання. Jeremy - просто найкраща! Once, Garden мені сподобались, Black теж непогана. Якби можна було, я поставила б 4,5.

ok pearl jam i aleeady loved Jeremy

Would absolutely go 4.5 stars or even five if it didn't drop off ever so slightly in the the of side b. Slide State of Love and Trust in there and it's a different story

skvele album ((mamcino mladii🙌🏻🙌🏻))nektere pisnicky me nebavi (jsou na jinny vibe nez mam playlist) ostatni jsou banger

Unfortunately this album has not aged like fine wine or imported cheese. The late 80s and early 90s production with its over indulgences smack the listener bluntly in the face! I’m not going to lie, when the mood fits, one can rock out hard to this album, but there is always a grungy-camp-factor to that dynamic. I have respect for Vedder and company, but not their strongest work by far.

killing yourself music! my favorite!

albums like this make me wish I were more grunge

This reminds me of my parent's old-ass cat. I would always play the "Oh eyyyehai ohhhhOHH I'm still alive" part for her when I came home from college. I think she liked it. RIP Stella Blue <3

Easy review, it’s been in my rotation since 1991 and will stay there until the day I die

What a kick ass debut LP!! All killer no filler!!

Not a bad album at all; it just invites comparison to Nirvana and it isn’t in the same league.

I don’t really even need to listen to this album today because I listen to it so often. I have loved music in my entire life, but Pearl Jam Ten had one of the most profound effects of my life. This album captured the spirit of the 90s and grunge would not be what it was without it. You could tell that Eddie Vedder was connected to every song he wrote in a deeply emotional way as well.

My ex is a greatest hits person and had the double CD, so I hadn't heard the whole album since I had a copy in high school. Forgot how good the deep cuts are. Garden!

admittedly, as an outsider to music with guitars (lols) this album has maybe the top 5 genre defying songs that are not Nevermind. and one of the most meme-able sounds in all of music. important question: did eddie invent mumble-rap?

Great album. Distinctly remember repeatedly listening to the cassette back in the early 90s and watching the Jeremy video on repeat at 9 years old, even though my mom denies that happening. I’d give it a 4.5 if I could so I’m rounding up.

Wrong side of grunge for me

love this album imo the best from pearl jam. very loud and storytelling. my favorite songs are obviously black and then i also like garden and jeremy. overall fantastic grunge album from a fantastic grunge band 8-10

Idk man, it's okay. A clearly good execution of what it's trying to achieve, but the whole wall of noise thing that's prevalent in most grunge has never massively been my thing, and the (memed to death) Eddie Vedder vocals do take away from the storytelling potential within the lyrics because he is genuinely very difficult to understand. Porch is a good song

Nooit de kans genomen om dit album volledig te luisteren. Heel goed. Kende een paar nummers natuurlijk al

One of the few 90s grunge albums I can FULLY get behind

FREEEEEEZIN, reeshisheadoh pilluh mada concrete, yeah. Exceptional album. Even if you can only make out half of Vedder's lyrics. Every song sounds like the band at their best, whether contemplating mental illness on Why Go, homelessness on Even Flow or heartbreak on Black. Behind Vedder are incredibly talented musicians. The album wouldn't sound the same without the rhythm section of Jeff Ament and Dave Krusen on Jeremy, Stone Gossard's slide guitar on Deep and Mike McCreedy's electrifying solo on alive (if you're not doing air guitar to that, you have no soul).

Godt men lige lidt for rocket til mig 🫣

SÅ godttt, elsker eddie vedder

Own this album and have listened a handful of times. Starts kind of dark with “once”. Love the initial build up. Great guitar. Not the best in the album but it’s a good song. Even flow is so good. One of the goat rock songs. Guitar riff is so good, lyrics/flow so catchy. Insane guitar solo. Followed by alive which again is so good. What a chorus. How can you not love the message of this song too. Never heard why go before today, but it’s another banger. Surprised it doesn’t have more radio play. Fade into black was very cool. Such an underrated thing in a good cohesive album. Black is another classic. What a guitar. Simple but so good. And the songwriting is great too. Back half guitar is not at all simple and still so good. Piano is a great addition. Maybe a perfect song. Into Jeremy which is another all time classic. So much emotion. Again so many layers that work so good together. Oceans is kind of forgettable. Good not great song. Nothing special. Porch I like a lot more. I like the guitar solo in the middle a lot. Multiple levels of guitars going on. Garden is good not great. Catchy chorus, good guitar. The solos throughout the album are just so good. Deep is really good too. It’s more of the same but in the best way. The sounds they get out of these guitars is insane. Ending is so cool. And then the fade into release to close it out. Opening harmony with the guitar is a great sound. This song makes you feel something. Songwriting is so good. Another one that I can’t believe didn’t have more radio play. And then the switch up in the middle. Just a great way to close this album out. It’s not perfect but it’s damn close to it. Listen to this album asap if you have not already. 4.6 stars.

Perfect.

genuinely one of my favorite albums to come out of the grunge era! as someone else in the reviews here said "all killer, no filler"

Een warm, coherent album dat vooral als geheel werkt en daardoor voelt als een vertrouwde jas. De nummers verschillen niet sterk van elkaar, maar juist die samenhang geeft rust en diepte. Enkele momenten, zoals Black en Jeremy, trokken me volledig naar binnen en brachten onverwacht veel emotie naar boven, waardoor werken erbij nauwelijks mogelijk was. Geen album vol losse favorieten, maar wel één dat oprecht raakt en emotioneel blijft hangen. Dat alleen al maakt het vier sterren waard.

I didn’t expect to love this as much as I did! What a pleasant surprise since I’ve been listening to them already for a while. I miss you Joel Miller.

Qui soc jo per a dir que este album de Pearl Jam no és el millor àlbum rock de la història. Mordaç i tal volta menyspreat, este àlbum és fill del seu temps ja que el rock ve adornat amb el grunge i el underground dels 90s. Tota la vibra d’una dècada plasmada en un sol disc.

i love pearl jam. basically had the whole album saved already <333

Even though i like rock I don’t really adore this. But I can tell it’s a well made album. 7

I personally am not the biggest rock fan and only listened to the first couple songs, but it has some cool guitar moments and kept me pretty engaged! Not my favorite, but I thought it was cool!

i hate it omg i can’t make it through

liked but forgettable

Kände igen fler låtar än jag trodde jag skulle göra. Vet inte om det var något positivt. Even flow var ingen favorit på guitar hero, och ingen favorit på skiva heller

Obviously excellent

Before Listening: Heard of Pearl Jam, I’ve probably heard a song or two from this album, but we’ll see! I always think of it as Dad rock, but that’s not necessarily a bad thing. After Listening: This album was better than I expected it to be! I loved the lyrics and Eddie Vedder’s voice was at times, transcendent. There wasn’t a song I didn’t like!

wow!

Love it

Not to my taste

classic grunge, no bad songs. not sure it's my thing but I still liked

I pretty much like it, I don’t know if I’m going to go back and listen to it. My vote is actually 3,5. My fav songs are why home and once

8.1

really good instrumentals

Haha he has a funny voice

liked it, had a bit of a tears for fears vibe which i enjoyed

Never spent time listening to pearl jam. Really strong album to start with and flows nicely from song to song. Will relisten to pay closer attention to.

This is just everything I dislike. The overly pop rock, the almost jarring over exaggeration of words and the cover was like a GCSE media project. Wouldn’t listen to again.

Not for me at all this, just feel like it over does everything for pure cringeworthy effect. Hope we don’t get any more.

I enjoyed the style of this one but found it a bit repetitive after a while. Still, I liked a lot of the songs and would probably listen to the album again. Fav song: Jeremy - probably largely because this is the one I was most familiar with already Least fav: Why Go

Decent bit of rock, gets a bit too much for me at times but I like the general vibe of it, especially even flow (always reminds me of the skate 3 videos) Specific rating - 4.2 Fav song- even flow Least fav - release

Got a little heavy for me in parts but lots of stuff i liked. Good rock when it wasn't too grungey- wouldn't listen to the full album again but there are songs that I'll definitely come back to. Favourite song: Black Least: Why Go

3/10.... 1 point for album cohesiveness, 1 point for vocals (i liked the guy's voice), and 1 point for the one song i actually liked and added to my playlist!

hell yeah

classic for a reason

7/10 Good. I like my rock to have a bit riffing - this isnt massively varied in it's sound of verse/chorus/verse/chorus/solo, but that's cool

Loved it

Favorite track: Even Flow

Great blend of grunge and classic rock makes for a fantastic album.

I used to own a copy of this album, pretty much everyone did. I played it a lot at the time but it didn't stick with me, nice to hear it again after about 30 years away. Not a bad start to this project for me

Was shocked at how many bangers were on this album. An almost perfect garage album.

Ok Not my type

Na een jaar lang ups en downs in deze lijst mag ik op de laatste dag van 2026 dit album luisteren. Lekker. Terecht. Ome Eddy mag lekker grommen, de gitaren mogen af en toe een keer rondgrazen. Een paar hits en een paar meer dan prima iets onbekendere tracks. Wat een bizar debuutalbum. Het jaar eindigen met een dikke 5, wat lekker zeg.

not my cup of tea

first album ranking !! porch even flow release alive black why go jeremy oceans garden deep once

Generational

This is my first album here! The singing is not my thing but the guitar the bass the drum are great!

I enjoyed all of the songs. They started to blend together after a while

- Потужний рок😝🤟 - різноманітно - мене ніби прокатили на усіх струнах електрогітари (в хорошому плані) - дуже подобається oceans - release класна, люблю longass songs - дуже хороша "завершальна нота" - мені подобається сама композиція пісень і їх продакшн

Grunge and rock. I like it.

Fantastic album - one of my all-time favorites

A fucking classic.

Good album, could listen to it on repeat but nothing really stood out to me.

BEST ALBUM EVER WRITTEN. LYRICALLY A MASTERPIECE

I should probably be a bigger Pearl Jam fan. Let's see how this record goes... Man, this is nuts, and it's their first album? Even Flow, Alive, Why Go, Black, Jeremy. . .jesus christ

Absolutely brilliant! I love this album.

Average

(4.5) Iconic Favorite Tracks: Once, Even Flow, Alive, Black, Deep

2.5 stars I’ve never been huge into Pearl Jam, and have never listened to this album in full before this listen, although I know the singles pretty well. At the end of the day the singles are undeniable classics, the rest is forgettable, and it doesn’t really sit as an amazing album.

Not usually what I would have ever chosen to listen to. I can see why, though, it's stood the test of time for the genre it's in.

I was excited to listen to this one, and very disappointed with what I heard. It’s just not a good album, there are good songs, but as a whole, it’s too long and too repetitive for me. The vocals are also frustrating - I like to listen to the lyrics, and think about what an artist is saying, which is next to impossible here.

Один з найбільш улюблених альбомів евер.

Like the lead singers voice

Otro disco fundamental en mi vida. No lo fue en su momento y hasta me desagradaban un poco. Pero varias décadas después me llegó por otro lugar y entonces se quedó a vivir conmigo. Es cierto que la mezcla original me resulta desagradable y la voz de Vedder está muy perdida con reverb. Recomiendo en su lugar la edición Redux, mucho mas cruda y precisa. En esta mezcla el disco es lo que siempre debió ser.

50% of 90s grunge classics came off this album. It could not possibly garner more praise.

so so so good, no skips, all bangers. makes me think about my dad (pearl jam is his fav band) and all the time throughout my childhood spent listening to them. rating: 9.5/10 fav track: garden

Idk man, my mind knows this one is important but I've never really gotten into Pearl Jam.

Divorced dad energy strong here. Has some ripping guitar lead and the vocals (though I can’t really do the accent) are kind of excellent once I got over myself about a third of the way in. Playing is quite simple and a bit derivative of other earlier grunge bands, but it’s got a strong vibe that’s very self serious. Annoying somewhat. Big anthem sound, very distinctive. Not to my taste but fair game

Absolute classic - wall to wall. Incredible debut.

an album that really shines in its instrumentals. i really love the heavy, full sound. one of my favorites was "why go" because of how prominent the drums were.

FUCKIMG LOVE THIS ALVUM AMAZING TEN IS A 10/10. Classic amazinc pearl jam love sm

Great album one if the first my brother and I bought on our own when it first came out. Vs may be the better album but this one rocks!

A real hidden pearl. I dont love the songs as much as the artist and his vocals. But overall very cool band.

This was a good listen like there were song good songs on this album. When Black came on all I could say was "This...was...magical". From the vocals to the instrumental and the lyrics this song was just Soooo good!!! Other songs which caught my attention were Even flow and Alive. I will give it another listen but all I can say is Black was amazing I am gagged Fav tracks: 1. Black(SOOOO GOOD OMG) 2. Alive 3. Even Flow 7.5/10

started very good, but its so damn repetitive that with every song I downgraded it... let's be mercy full: 2/5

Really good album and a debut album at that. It has a consistent rock energy despite having a REALLY hard time understanding Eddie Vedder. I liked Even Flow and the intro to Deep in particular.

ولا غلطه

my favorite pearl jam album

There was a period of my childhood where I listened to this cd virtually every day on the school bus. Looking back a few decades later it maybe isn’t the perfect album I thought it was back then, but I’ll be damned if I’m not giving it a 5

Even Flow is such a great song. I generally like this album quite a lot. It's a very authentic rock album, with that early grunge sound without the angst. It does peter out at the end of the album. It just starts so strong that I don't realize that it's slowly lost my interest towards the end.

It's pretty good. I think that this record becomes a little boring in the latter half. Favourite Track(s): Even Flow Least Favourite Track(s): Why Go

What a debut album.

Flawless album. 10 stars. My appreciation for it has grown with separation. The singles get overplayed on 90s rock stations and playlists. However, they’re awesome. Black may be the greatest Pearl Jam song.

First 5/5 , what an insanely good album!

Брутальный, драматичный, с длинными соло и очень американский по звуку. В колонках нравится больше чем в наушниках.

the best album ever recorded!

I like pearl jams style, just some songs seem a bit messy and/or meld into one another.

Favorite Songs - Even Flow, Alive, Black, Jeremy, Release

A solid rock album. They earn their reputation.

Ugh. This band is terrible.

Album muy movido, canciones emotivas e EVENN FLOWWWW

Just started and really enjoy the instrumentals on “Once”. Already has heard “Even Flow” and already enjoy it!! Not a huge Pearl Jam fan but still good!

extremely consistent

not my jam

Even Flow, classic skate låt. Härliga riff baserade låtar, en som slog mig som jag minns var bra är låten "Deep". Nice:iga vocals med mycket power och gitarrerna ba sjöng om sig. Ganska decent album, 6/10

A bit too earnest, but some good tracks.

Black is definitely my favorite and the melody and lyricism is is by far my favorite on the album. still mid listen but we'll see where it gets us. Jeremy is my least favorite. the pace and lyrics didn't hit for me at all it felt dull. also oceans didn't hit for me but I'll give it a second listen. the solo in porch will replay in my head tomorrow. I stand corrected. Garden takes the crown. goddamit deep is really good. it's release.

This is by far the best album I have come across in this project. Granted I’m only on album 75, I wish I could give this a 6. This is an album that made me rethink my scoring scale accuracy. I loved just about every song and knew each this would be a 5 very early on, but as it went on my opinion was continuously validated.

Agréablement surprise par cet album de rock

A good record by a good band. Not perfect but pretty cool.

i like this!

It's actually pretty good, I think some songs would fit in one of my playlists called rockstar, but I feel like it's still missing something

while not as raw as Nirvana or heavy like Alice in Chains, Pearl Jam's debut was pivotal for the development of music in the early 90s as part of the grunge scene along with the contemporaries mentioned above. Power ballads such as Alive and Black were played on the radios and are established as a representative of our current cultural wave ever since, talking about down-to-earth scenarios and real life based events that Eddie Vedder wanted to share and can be relatable to anyone: family troubles, witnessing disasters, heartbreak etc. (to this day Jeremy stands as one of the most powerful and tragically realistic songs for a reason) Also we just can't ignore full-on bangers that still goes undeniably hard: Once, Deep and the epic Even Flow, that became one of the stamples for radio rock format ever since; the slower songs also have their own merit. Garden in particular is one of my favorite songs off this album, it has such as gothic vibe that fits Eddie's eerie vocals perfectly. All in all, it's still one hell of an album and it has aged like fine wine

Not as good as I thought. Hits were great (especially black) but I didn't really care for it past Jeremy. 7/10

Pas mal !

This album literally changed my life when it came out. Yeah, I had noticed that Nirvana was doing their thing and I dug it, but this one was everything that hard rock from the 70's had done. Just raw emotion, raw playing and great music. Today, I look back at Ten and realize it shaped a good part of my early adulthood and I've never been much of a fan of other albums after this one by Pearl Jam. It's just recently that I was told by a friend to check out some of their newish stuff. I still need to do it, but I fear I'll be disappointed that it doesn't hold up to this masterpiece. 5/5

One of the best Grunge albums I’ve listened to so far

With massive hits like Even flow, Jeremy and Alive on it, you feel like you have heard this album all before. But it is absolutely worth listening to in its entirety because the overall feeling of this album is a crossover between waining rage and increasing sadness. Now I know why I bought this on CD.

black❤️

Absolutely fantastic album. Very easy 5 stars. Eddie Vedder and Jeff Ament are some of the icons of 90s alternative rock grunge (along with Pearl Jam, of course). This debut album from them has some stunning tracks like Black, Even Flow, and Jeremy.

might go hard in a rhythm game

Great debut album from what would become a great band of Seattle (via San Diego) musicians.

Great grunge album. I dont think any of there other albums manage to beat it.

I get what the fuss is about but probably won’t listen again

Very enticing Afrobeat with interesting rhythm and time changes that kept me intrigued about what would come next. Varied instrumentation and interesting vocals displayed his musical depth. I love how lyrics in a different language, or with a strong accent, can be heard as more of a vocal instrument than simply a story told . Definitely worth listening to again.

Another album that spent a lot of time in my Sony Discman in the early 90's. Through Eddie Vedder's barely understandable mumblings to Mike Mcready's amazing solo work, this album still rips.

Such a great album all the way through.

good songs knew already black and stays favourite

Really nice guitar work. Strong singles. 'Even Flow', 'Alive' etc. But the best songs were probably the more introspective mid-album tracks 'Black' and 'Ocean'. A 6/10 because grunge isn't really my thing but some nice songwriting on here.

10/10

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Solid rock album. Has quite a few hits tucked in it. Genre defining sound. Tasty riffs and crunchy chord progressions and the like. Wasn’t a huge fan of the use of verb in a lot of the mixes- taste wise. And in terms of taste not something I’d go back to- not a style I’m particularly interested in. But decent none the less musically. Had fun.

I had this album when it came out but was only an occasional listener of Pearl Jam. I quite like some of their tracks, but probably wouldn’t go out of my way to listen to them. I saw them live at Reading Festival (mid 2000’s I think) and, again, I found them ok but nothing special.

I hear Perl Jam are popular but I didn't love (or really like this)

I know so many people that love and adore Pearl Jam. I don't dislike them but I also don't find them particularly engaging. Straight down the middle.

Good

Not my usual style in music but loved the lyricism.

Lowkey need to listen to the last few songs but I liked black

Great! Definitely deserves to be here as it embodies that grunge rock era. I’ll definitely come back to listen and EvenFlow is a forever favourite

i like it, but personally a whole album of grunge is too much for me so this gets a 4 out of personal preference

I had actually listened to this the whole way through for the first time earlier this year, so this was my second listen and of course I had heard the hits. Not my favorite genre but probably my favorite album in the genre!

Great Album, all the 11 songs are amazing

nope

Pearl Jam are a band of legendary status that I admit I haven't heard too much of. I love how raw Eddie Vedder's vocals are here, the screaming just hits home. His voice is filled with anguish and real emotion. The guitar work is very good here, there's some intricate riffs phenomenal lead work - the outro to "Alive" is really something else. The energy this band puts out is palpable, really heavy hard hitting stuff. This is a great well structured record and stands the test of.time.

rock

Loved

Great album, great selection, great band.

Doo-doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo. Genius.

already listened to, had super heavy grunge phase last year

Really good album