Ten

Great album that they never defeated, imo. 4.5/5

nice

*Jeremy is great but not much else held my attention.

Classic.

Definitely one of the best debut albums of all time, and one of my favs. Great record. Highlights: Honestly, the whole thing. Standouts for me are "Alive" and "Release"

These guys can write a song but (apart from Evenflow) they throw way too much as it. I don’t think this album has aged well.

This is a landmark album for me: one that led me further outside my listening “lane”.

Simply perfect!

black reminded me of e 😭 I know someday, you'll have a beautiful life I know you'll be a star in somebody else's sky But why, why, why can't it be Oh, can't it be mine?

always nice

Absolutely legendary grunge album. From the opening distortion of Once to the final placid strains of Release, this album is a masterpiece. It's no wonder this was one of the albums that heralded the explosion of grunge in 1991. If you've never listened to this album beyond the hits like Even Flow or Alive, I can't recommend listening to the whole thing enough.

A mixed bag as Pearl Jam often is. Release is really good song.

What an album. Masterpiece after masterpiece. Don't think I've ever listened to this all the way through - been missing out. some new favourites. just perfect. Powerful vocals, amazing guitar playing, beautiful lyrics. Wow.

When I was in middle school, I had a music teacher that let us know that this was one of his favorite albums in the world. I really liked this music teacher, I wanted to be this music teacher. So I bought a copy of this album. I knew a few songs by Pearl Jam between Guitar Hero and the radio, but this was my first real experience listening to a whole album by them. I don’t know if I got it back then. I really wasn’t that familiar with grunge, and it just didn’t feel like the kind of music I normally listened to, but I kept listening to it over and over. Eventually I learned the lyrics, the sound of the guitar parts, the drum patterns. But I don’t know that I even got it. But listening to it for this project, I get it. The sound is perfect and the album just has the right tone. So this rating goes out to Greg M, who taught me that musical tastes need expanding.

9/10

I admit there is quite a bit of nostalgia that colors my opinion of this album. Honestly, once upon a time, I probably would have called this a perfect album. My tastes and opinions have changed (grown?) over the years, but I do think this is their best work even though it’s their debut album. I recently went through a Pearl Jam revival as my daughter has gotten into them, she has liked all but 2 of these songs on our shared Spotify account. At the end of the day, I’m going to give this 4 stars, even if it’s a 3.5 rounded up situation.

I'm not a fan of Eddie Vedder. And this album is so weird. It's grunge era album, but it's not really a grunge album. It's just a bunch of regular rock songs that routinely go on to long. Why do we need 5 or 6 minute songs here? Leave the stretching out to Gov't Mule. There are some guitar hooks, but EV is SO over the top with his vocal emotions that I can't get past the vocals. Always been the black sheep of the Seattle bands for me. I've tried a few different times to give this album another chance, but it's not for me. Just because I took the time to look up the release dates: 8/27/1991 - Ten 9/24/1991 - Nevermind 10/8/91 - Badmotorfinger I'll always be Team SG first but Nevermind is a stone cold, locked down classic album too.

I never owned a Pearl Jam album when they were uber popular and certainly don't seek out their music currently. I don't really understand why people loved them so, so much. There are a few songs on this album that are worth a listen, the rest are pretty forgettable for me.

4.5

Demasiado rock cañero que me da dolor de cabeza

Even Flow!!! Rufememuphemereee!! Before there was Mumble rap there was Mumble Rock and it was amazing. Love me some Pearl Jam

Little too intense for me

Rough and smooth in all the right places.

One of my favorite PJ albums. Second only to No Code.

Amazing ofcourse

I think I heard Pearl Jam way too much growing up in the Chicago area. Every alternative and rock station played them on repeat. Eddie Vedder's voice just because grating afte too many listens. Plus all their damn songs sound exactly the same! That said, you can't deny their influence on alternative rock.

Give me all of that you got

great songwriting, great instrumentals, great vocals.

Nope still don't like Pearl Jam. Like a really sad cow started a band. Mooo.

Always thought of Pearl Jam as the most “rock” band. Basically square in the middle of the normal distribution of rock genres. The songs on here are great though - well crafted, great vocals, interesting progressions and good production. Not the biggest fan but you cannot deny the quality and relevance of this release.

Solid dad rock. 90s style effects within the music. Some lyrics hard to make out. Felt passive like elevator music.

Hell yeah

Mon secondaire se bouscule en écoutant cet album! Mes premiers pas à la radio étudiante, premier party, première blonde…

Album réconfortant pour moi.

Pas mauvais mais pas mon JAM. Des musiciens talentueux. Mais surtout la voix de Vedder je suis pas capable. Et toute le marketing "grunge" de Pearl Jam j'y crois pas. Je suis du même avis qu'Alice quand on l'écoutait dans l'auto : c'est du métal.

Je pensais aimer ça plus que ça, étant un fan de rock et de 90’s! Mais ça sonnait un peu « dad rock » à mes oreilles. Black, Alive étaient bonnes.

Some classics but got repetitive quickly

5/5 - solid! just a really good album! I really enjoyed it!!!

Fantastic debut record. a 90s banger

I do not like this man's voice

Absolutely grunge classic EVENNN FLOWWWW

Solid classic rock, not quite as good as OG Pearl Jam in my opinion but still solid.

What to say, it's Pearl Jam... Not that many banger tracks, but the entire record has a great vibe and amazing sound... All in all 4.5 stars

Thought it was a superb album on release, and it still holds up great today. I don't think its quite as good as Vs, although it's more of a 1a and 1b situation.

Dad- 9 Mom- 8 Mike- 9 Lori- 9 Michael- 9 Miles- NA Cole- NA Avg- 8.8

I mean, comon.

A lot of the fun of running through this list is hearing a songs, albums, or even bands that you have never heard of before. There's always something cool about discovering new music. This one doesn't fall in that camp in 2025, but it definitely did back in '91 when it came out, and it instantly grabbed me. I wore this album out when it was released right at the forefront of the 90's alternative movement. Even if over the years, I have grown tired of Pearl Jam and a lot of their more recent stuff vastly pales in comparison to me, I still am amazed by this album, as it is great from cover to cover. Tons of singles that hit like Alive, Jeremy, and Even Flow, but songs such as Garden, Porch, Once, Why Go, or others are every bit as great as the singles. Amazing that this was a debut album, as it’s truly a 5 star great record.

8/10

Iconic, sure. Just a little to proto butt rock for the mood

Definitely my favorite grunge album of all time with arguably a top 10 song of all time "Black"

Never could connect with this band and especially this album.

It’s a decent album.

Grating.

Solid 3.5/5. Closer to a three.

not my vibe

What a triumph. What a blessing that they helped make the guitar solo ROCK again. Great songs.

Has some decent tracks, but overall quite generic

Almost every song on this is a certified classic, and the album as a whole really shows off Vedder's unique vocals and the band's foundational alt-rock style.

I really enjoyed this one! Although, I did have to read the lyrics to understand what he was saying but that was fun; it made the songs more impactful.

Great record, has a slight dip in tension in the second half, and Eddie Vedder's vocals start to annoy after a while.

Ten out of 10

Great voice, good music.

Well, well, well! I did not expect to enjoy this as much as I did! I don’t know why, but I’ve always swerved Pearl Jam, but oh boy! This was decent as fuck!

Not a huge fan of grunge - just sounds muddy to me. Fav track - Alive

Their debut album. Grunge. This is a fantastic debut album. From the perspective of 1991 this was a new sound and direction. The style and vocal delivery have been copied a million times since but this album was before the cliche acts that followed and is full of great tracks.

What a quintessential album for the grunge era I think if Nirvana's nevermind and this album as like the stewards of grunge and alt rock! I always forget how good this album is!

Iconic at the time and still some good tracks but the middle bit of the album blended into one

I just do not enjoy incoherent shouting over loud sounds it turns out

Enjoyed the songs I knew, but the rest of the album kind of merged into one…

Blew me away

Didn't love it, didn't hate it. Overall I enjoyed the album more than I expected. The bass really carried

Their best. They never topped this one. Heavier than I remembered. Hadn’t listened to the whole album in a long time. Still holds up.

This album did as much as any back in ‘91 to announce the death of womanizing , “ain’t nothing but a good time” hair bands, and that rock was moving in a different, emotional direction. Introspective without being whiny, and angst filled without being offputting. A bit more polished for mass consumption than their grunge brethren, Pearl Jam still set the soundtrack for much of Gen X.

I know it’s called Ten, but this one goes to eleven. Full sound and good production, but the truly impressive thing is the content: these are songs about the downtrodden and misunderstood, set in a way that we root for them. Also, the intro/outro is clever.

A bit sick of Jeremy and Alive, but they're still great songs. Most of my favorites aren't radio releases. Great album. Eddie's unique vocals are the highlight.

Yuck.

This album was pretty unavoidable in my part of the world. Nice nostalgia replay, but it gets a little samey after a while.

I'm pleasantly surprised that I like this album. There were quite a few songs in here that I didn't know I'd be familiar with, and it all flowed together nicely. Not bad at all for a first release!

I don't know if I've ever listened to this album in its entirety before. It came out before I started collecting music, and I ended up just buying their greatest hits album. While I didn't love the songs on here that I haven't heard a million times already, this still gets a 5. Holds up really well for something that came out in 1991, and the highs are really high. 4.7

Genial album, gran debut. Me encanta

Contribuyó a dar forma al grunge, pero me resulta plano y aburrido. 2 estrellas

Great Album from the 90's - I still think they should have dropped one song so there were 10 songs (I know the Mookie Blaylock story) but then they had the hidden track so . . . oh well still one the greatest grunge album that changed music forever

Ten isn’t just an album—it’s a memory. My CD belonged to my brother, who passed away in 1994, and every listen feels like a quiet reunion. The raw emotion in Eddie Vedder’s voice, especially on tracks like “Black” and “Alive,” speaks directly to grief and resilience. It’s a poignant, powerful record that helped shape a generation—and for me, it holds the echo of someone I loved.

4/8

Joo no tämähän ei ole huono debyytti. Hassusti bändi on tämän jälkeen koittanut tehdä samaa levyä tavallaan uudelleen ja uudelleen. Ei tää grungea musta niinkään aina ole mutta hyvä rokkilevy 4/5

Varsin geneeriseksi jäävä rock-platta.

Pearl Jam feels like the soundtrack to a very specific moment in time - the early days of grunge, when everything felt raw and real. Ten might not be a perfect album, but it feels honest. Having seen them live, I get it, the power, the connection, the way Eddie Vedder’s voice seems to pull the whole crowd into his world. There’s something timeless about that. You can tell why he’s lasted, why the band still matters. This album is where it all started, and you can hear the spark that turned into something lasting.

I was expecting a Grunge album, but this is classic Rock that reminded me a bit of Lynyrd Skynyrd in places. Loved it.

Every time I listen to this album, the absolutely perfect first half makes me wonder why I'm not listening to Pearl Jam all the time. Unfortunately, the second half is pretty forgettable, and loses a lot of the good will that the first half builds up, so that by the end, I'm not thinking about how much I should keep listening to Pearl Jam.

Esplendido. Maravilloso y tremendo debut, grandes Pearl Jam. Jeremy spoke in class todayyyy 🗣️🗣️🗣️🔥🔥🔥

The deep cuts on this deserve their recognition. I think the ubiquity of the singles on alt rock/grunge radio made me forgot how tasty the other tracks are.

Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh

Great album. The fillers are serviceable enough for how strong the hits are

Smells like the 90s.

I loathe Pearl Jam. Eddie Vedder is a douche who can’t sing. Rating: —10!

It was nice but it didn’t blow my mind in the way that other albums did.

Recognized more songs than I expected...still not my favorite.

Black so good

Love it. I'm not an Eddy Vedder fan, but this album was pretty important to me for some reason. I got to see Pearl Jam at Red Rocks back in the day. Thanks Chadwick.

Avec just breath ça aurait été 5/5

Nostalgia. This was one of the first CD's I ever owned and it kick started my love of rock and roll. It's also a stone cold classic. One of those albums where you can just press play and not have to worry about any skip-worthy songs coming on.

As a vocalist, somewhat fun to sing if you know the lyrics, though not really my style. Apparently my gf's mom likes them though

Jesus take the scateboard.

I like it a lot. The big 3 on it are the best imo. But amazing sounding album.

Chill music, very good to listen in the background when doing something. Would I listen to it again? Probably no cause I preffer a lot heavier guitar sounds.

- Once: Based intro, very atmospheric, brings out a really grungy 90s vibe - Even Flow: - Alive: very chill, the song itself gets more and more alive the longer you listen to it, solid buildup - Why Go: Blues & Rock'n'Roll vibes, paired with alternative styles that sound like Audioslave and RATG at times sneaking in to it, I like - Black: something like a ballad to say goodbye to someone, fairly emotional, but not really my taste - Jeremy: sounds very artsy, can't really pinpoint it to a specific style - Oceans: mellow and dampened, you can hear the psychedelic influence and Led Zeppelin, but lacks energy in the chorus - Porch: sounds like Pearl Jam tried to be punk but with an atmospheric twist, or like the anarchist next door smoked too much weed - Garden: sounds relaxed and progressive, could be seen as Stoner Rock, easily the best song on the album - Deep: Sound is deeply into offset groovy drums, sounds like what Jimi Hendrix could've transformed into if he ignored Club 27, very nice - Release: Intro reminds me strongly of The Doors' "The End", sounds like a mix between post nut clarity and recovering from a drug addiction... ALSO the hidden ending sneaking in sounds veeery trippy, you wanna close your eyes and just indulge in it Overall this album shouldn't be considered Grunge, but Psychedelic/Stoner Rock. Sounds a lot like Samsara Blues Experiment, Stoned Jesus, Kyuss & Hendrix combined with the typical 90s alternative scene. Very nice to listen to if you wanna relax or focus and a good entry into the psych genre.

Bit harder than I usually like Guitar is great, pace is faster than the kind of rock I usually enjoy I didn't get through the entire thing cause it felt really non-descript to me. I'll need to give it another go

Eddie Vedder is certifiably an artist and one whose work is interested in themes that usually draw me in, yet this album and most other Pearl Jam album never connects for me. Somehow they always fade into the background while I'm listening, the thrumming guitar and the growl of Vedder's voice just becoming background noise for whatever I'm doing. Some of it is the usual complaint I find the words hard to decipher and at a certain point my brain just gives up on it. That isn't all of it though, the guitar work and production both just don't take hold of my brain like other grunge acts of the era. I wish I liked this more than I do but even after all these years Vedder just doesn't quite reach me like he did many of my friends and lovers.

dudes rock 3.5

Day 10! Crazy getting this so early on. My favourite album by my favourite band containing my favourite song of all time in Black An easy 10/10 for Ten on day 10. Hard to pick highlights as there’s not a skippable track on here but I’ll say Alive Black Garden

I really wanted to 5* this, but it felt like I was in a dream where my mind was making up grunge music and how it sounded. It was screaming for some variety which I think Nevermind has.

One of my favorites from the grunge era

I am already very familiar with this album. It's one of the best albums of the 1990s. While the bigger hits got major airplay, like Even Flow, Jeremy, Alive, and Black, every song on the album is solid. There isn't a single skip. I could listen to this album every day.

Impressive debut for sure. Pearl Jam falls into the same camp as Oasis for me, extremely popular bands that I don't really get. I think its the serious/moodiness but mostly its Vedders singing style. To validate this feeling I went and listened to Nevermind. The essence of that album is basically the opposite of seriousness, and that may be what I want out of grunge. (Just did a quick check on Spotify and this may not be a fair comparison - it appears Nirvana may be 2X as popular) They aren't grunge, but I don't know how to square this with RATM. They could not be more serious and I love it. My history teacher in HS, who i respected at the time, said Pearl Jam was better than The Beatles, which may have poisoned my mind. Either way, good stuff here certainly. Not for me. Not really a grunge guy, unless it's Nirvana.

I’ve never liked Pearl Jam and I don’t really know why. There’s a lot about this album I should like, but for whatever reason it doesn’t click. The best I can guess is two things: Eddie vedder always sounds to me like he’s trying to be sexy. He’s like a Jim Morrison without the danger. And 2, whenever I even kind of like a Pearl Jam song I look up the lyrics (because I have no idea what he’s saying) and the song is always about something totally different than I thought. ‘Alive’ is about fucking your mom? What? I don’t wanna sing along to that! ‘Jeremy’ is about a kid killing himself in the middle of school? ‘Daughter’ is about child abuse?? Just do less Eddie. Then you won’t have to slur and mumble so much to obscure the weird things you’re saying.

Definitely misbranded as “grunge” 😂 Pearl Jam at this stage is definitely a 70s classic rock band more than a grunge or hard rock band. And hey, thats cool. The sound is still unique. So much more approachable than grunge to the masses and its not like there isnt an edge. Veder is super raspy, overdrive is set to 11, drums are bangin’, lyrics are crazy Overall, this is LOADED with hits. I listened to Jeremy and Even Flow back to back my entire commute home. Release is an underrated cut that I havent heard before. 4.5 stars for me.

The same grade school teacher who did a whole quarter on Elvis and made/let us watch an “Elvis is Alive” conspiracy doc - also had a license plate PJAM. So, I’ve known about PJAM for a long time, but for most of my childhood associated them with one of the biggest radio hits of all time: Last Kiss (OH WHERE OH WHERE COULD MY BABY BE?!?!) Never really got into PJ later in life, but was always buddies with guys who adored them, so have always been interested in diving in. Coming in really only knew Even Flow, Alive, and Jeremy. Black is obviously a hit, but new to me, love it. A little tapered off at the end of the album, but overall incredible combo of songs. High on the bucket list for live shows to catch.

And with this, I have finally talked about an album from every band in the big 4 of grunge! Soundgarden, Nirvana, and Alice in Chains have all gotten their time to shine (though Nirvana does still have 1 more with the Unplugged album), and now it's Pearl Jam's time. No surprise here, I love this album just as much as the others. It's excellent. Somehow, this was the band's debut album! Unfortunately, that does kind of put Pearl Jam in the same camp as other artists and bands like Nas and Boston where the rest of their discography kind of lives in the shadow of the debut, but I digress. Ten is fantastic. Everything is put together so well to create an outstanding debut album. Pearl Jam's sound is top-notch here. The double guitar work from Stone Gossard and Mike McCready does a lot to enrich the sound of the music, with Dave Krusen's drumming and Jeff Ament's basslines supplementing the guitars excellently. You've got strong riffs and solos spread throughout this album and it's great. Of course, a band like this thrives on a great singer. Fortunately, Eddie Vedder puts his soul into these songs and I love it. Of all the big grunge vocalists, Eddie Vedder is definitely the most polarizing of the bunch, but I love his style. But there's another thing that Eddie Vedder brings to this album I think I love even more. You see, we've got to talk about what makes Pearl Jam stand out in comparison to their contemporaries. Each band of the Big 4 has their own masterful elements that come together to form 4 very different bands that help form a singular label of sorts. Nirvana has its aesthetic and angst that captivated the youth so effortlessly, Soundgarden has arguably one of the greatest singers to ever live, Alice in Chains masters melancholy through its more metal-esque sound and harmonized vocals, and I think Pearl Jam's stand-out element is their remarkably mature songwriting. Other bands of the time have a sense of youthful angst to them that works very well in the cases of bands like Nirvana, but Eddie Vedder's lyrics paint him more as a storyteller than anything. Take a song like "Even Flow" for instance. First of all, amazing song. It's never failed to get me hyped up. It's another one of my palette cleanser songs I use whenever I involuntarily hear garbage music. Secondly, though the song may just seem like a fun romp at first, there comes a time when you analyze the lyrics and you're like, "Damn. This song's about homelessness." It kind of makes you appreciate the band even more for writing these sorts of songs. Many of the album's other stand-out tracks do the same thing to similar results. "Jeremy" is probably the most comparable to "Even Flow" in execution. I've always loved that bass intro, and the writing does a great job of blending a haunting story and an energetic instrumental. Then you have some of the songs that put more of those emotions into the instrumentals as well. "Alive" is great. I think this song does a great job of showing off Eddie Vedder's vocals at its best. But if you want to talk about songs that pull at your heart-strings, you can't do better than the masterpiece that is "Black." Oh my goodness. This song. This might just be the best breakup song I've ever heard. That ending really hammers it home and I love it. Of course, those songs have all stood the test of time and become iconic over the decades, but even the deep cuts help to flesh the album out without feeling like filler. Shout-outs to "Oceans." That one's great. So yeah, Pearl Jam really hit it out of the park with their first album. Maybe I should use a basketball metaphor instead since they originally named themselves after a basketball player. Pearl Jam really hit a slam dunk with their first album. That's better! 5/5. Or, perhaps, you could say that this is a Ten out of Ten? I'd say so.

Back in 91, my appreciation of grunge stretched as far as Mudhoney and Nirvana - 30+ years later, my I appreciation of grunge stretches as far as Nirvana, as I now know Mudhoney are essentially a garage rock band who continue to be way better than anything the grunge scene churned out. Pearl Jam always sounded like bad pub rock played by dads. Those wretched guitar solos that leap out of nowhere and just make you want to cry; that pained, phlegmy voice... And the songs just don't seem to end! I wondered if the years might have been kind to them - my tastes have certainly changed, so I was keen to give this record a fair go, but no. It's awful. I hope never to hear it again.

Off the cuff remark: unremittingly dull rawk. Vocals are especially grating. Standout track: couldn't bear to listen to any all the way through. Revisit?: no, no, no, no

Not to crazy about Pearl Jam. Thought this album was okay. Maybe I’d give it a listen again if I was drunk. Maybe.

Steven Flow

One good single, little else

Fire

Damn back to back 5/5

Quintessential

Rather Boeing songs.

Nirvana's Nevermind gets all the praise for being arguably the greatest grunge album ever. I hate that buzzword grunge. All of those bands at that time weren't playing the same music like boy bands or hair metal, but we've got to classify it somehow. I digress. Pearl Jam's Ten is probably the best grunge album at least the best debut album of that period of time. Each song has meaning and weight. The songs still hold up today as Alive, Evenflow & Jeremy sound just as fresh and vital as when they first came out. It’s hard to believe that 99% of people haven't already heard this album but for those who haven't, it's a must listen.

Great overall

This came out and was lumped with other albums as grunge, when it seemed like classic rock songs about alienation. Decades later it still packs a punch

Peak dad rock

El grunge no es un género que me guste demasiado. Miento, es un género que sé que me podría gustar si le diera la oportunidad, pero por ahora no estoy muy por la labor. El album ha estado bien, supongo. Pero tampoco me ha llamado mucho la atención. Guay.

Pearl Jam, el grupo de grunge favorito de absolutamente nadie. Tenía ganas de escuchar este álbum, no porque me guste especialmente pero porque es bastante mítico y me apetecía tener una opinión con fundamento sobre la banda. Mi veredicto final es que en comparación con los grandes álbumes de las grandes bandas de grunge (Nirvana, Alice un chains, Stone temple Pilots, Soundgarden), este se queda en mediocre. La principal cosa que me irrita son las voces de Eddie Vedder, que por muy original que sea, no vocaliza ni afina y repite todo el rato los mismos giros. Es importante destacar que es el único cantante de las bandas mencionada anteriormente que sigue vivo, lo cual refuerza la teoría de que cuanto más te drogases en los 90, mejor cantante eras. Las canciones, a excepción de una o dos, son exactamente iguales. Y finalmente la producción es terrorífica. No entiendo el porque de tanta reverb en las guitarras. Son riffs con bastante distorsión, mucho movimiento y cierta complejidad y groove; y la reverb exagerada le quita la poca definición que podría ya tener en primer lugar. Todo esto da lugar a una enorme bola de ruido donde se aprecia más bien poco de lo que podrían ser temas bastante buenos. A ver, que no todo es malo, tiene temas muy míticos como "Even flow", "Black", y "Alive" (mi favorita con diferencia). La portada también mola. Seguiré esperando a mejores álbumes del estilo como el Dirt, el Superunknown o el Nevermind; porque él putisimo Purple de Stone Temple Pilots no está en el jueguito y es uno de mis álbumes favoritos de la historia y me cago en dios. 6.5/10->3/5

Use to own this album, so I already think it's great, but haven't listened to it in awhile. Dark and grungy. I think I will always have a memory of the first time seeing the music video for Jeremy on TV. Favourites: Black, Jeremy

Great hits on a great album, your dad is likely to really love it if he's over 45 in 2025, you might also get something out of it.

the first part of this album was every road trip i've ever taken with my dad. sitting in the passenger seat of his pickup truck, cruising down the highway at very legal speeds, listening to the classic rock station as i watched the trees fly by out the window. unlike my dad on a road trip, this album seemed to get lost partway through and started meandering through the neighborhoods, never really getting back into that fun highway groove. it was a good album, there weren't any songs i disliked, but at some point i started wanting to get out of the car.

Really fun start with Evenflow as the second song. By the end of this album, I too was begging for someone to release me. All the songs (aside from the ones that became big hits, like Evenflow and Jeremy) all sound the same.

Absolute classic

Only a few songs were to my liking

I thought this was pretty good, one of those albums I’ve seen many times but never heard. The use of wah was very nice and the guitar throughout was one of the best parts of the album (despite some bloated guitar solos particularly on the ballads), the dudes voice was kind of annoying but it also kind of worked (like he was doing a parody of that kind of voice) but it was definitely powerful. The description of this album genre wise is pretty accurate to the sound, very classic rock inspired grunge which I wish maintained itself throughout but it shifted to love ballads a few times with black and Alive which I wasn’t a massive fan of despite their odd popularity (definitely overrated compared to the other songs), the last song also had a whole like 3 minute outro after like a minute silence which I thought was a strange choice and kind of not needed. Favourites: once, why go, oceans, porch and deep. Overall, 7/10.

I want to give it 5/5 for nostalgia sake but it falls just short of perfect. Fucking amazing album tho

This one is hard to review. I was 15 when it broke. It was a huge word of mouth album, whispered about excitedly in school hallways and wherever else teenagers conspired amongst one another against their grown-up oppressors. Everyone who told me about this album made it sound like something amazing and new and subversive and rebellious. Ten was just metal enough to get the metalheads’ ears, was just Led Zeppeliny enough to catch the interest of kids who had been raised on classic rock radio, but was grunge enough to seem like something totally new. For one album to contain "Alive", "Even Flow", and "Jeremy" is crazy, given how big each of those songs was. I also think Pearl Jam’s politics - and willingness to take actions based upon their politics, even when those actions hurt them commercially - are admirable. Finally, Pearl Jam puts on a great live show and I’d highly recommend seeing them in concert if you like that sort of thing. However, despite the time in my life when this album came out, the undeniable strength of several of its songs, the way the band seems to fight the good fight, and the fact that I had a blast seeing them live, I’m just not a fan of this band or this album. What are they, high-fiving on the cover? Alternative kids don’t high five. That’s what jocks do. And why is the guy yelling? And what the hell is he saying? And why does the music sound like Poison at some times and like U2 at others? And why does the lead singer look like my aunt Leigh Ann? I can’t deny the importance or the quality of this album, but it also just isn’t for me.

One of the best albums of all time

I was not aware how many Pearl Jam songs from Ten I heard on the radio stations in my youth. I mean, I don't know the lyrics because Eddie Vedder doesn't exactly enunciate, but I can mumble along with the best of them. And his vocals are great for grunge! These songs are extremely catchy and have great, solid guitar work. This album, in one word, slaps. Ten as Pearl Jam's debut is absolutely bonkers; their ability to create bangers and know their sound at their inception is on par with bands like Boston or Led Zeppelin.

Ah, Pearl Jam! Another grunge favorite. Pearl Jam is a bit different, though; they were grunge, yes, but they leaned a bit more into the hard rock sound of yesteryear, giving them a classic rock sound that wasn't exactly present in other grunge acts like Nirvana, Alice in Chains, and so on. Pearl Jam delivers some outstanding guitar jam work on this album that are very reminiscent of those classic rock greats. And while I feel like all of these other artists came to be included on classic rock radio stations (I'm old), I honestly feel like Pearl Jam was already on those stations in the mid 2000s as a result of that lean-in. And of course, I love an artist or band that comes out swinging with their debut album, and Pearl Jam does exactly that with "Ten". Many of these songs are incredibly well known among a general population, too; a testament to their mass appeal. If I had one small critique to make, it would be that the first half of the album is nonstop bangers and the second half slows quite a bit. But even still, these are great songs.

best

A landmark grunge record, songs are powerful, lyrics hit like a punch, energy is off the charts. Love it, love it, love it. 10/10

The easiest 5-star for me so far. I loved this album when it came out and I’ve loved it ever since.

I know every second of this album, and it has remained a favorite through the years. I'm pretty sure this makes me extremely uncool, but I've always preferred PJ to Nirvana. There were many years there where PJ was my favorite band, so being objective with this album might be tough. I will say, the 'shabba dabba, wittamovabalfertomovalytikAYYY' vocals run a little too close to the Chilis for my taste and pretty much date this one to about a 2 year period. But c'mon, Black is an all-timer, and the riff from Alive can raise the dead. I've never understood grunge as a genre - it seems more like a 'from Seattle' descriptor more than anything, as PJ definitely skews more into classic rock territory than the other grunge bands, who take more from punk and/or heavy metal, but I digress (again). Ten is fantastic, and while I understand others not liking it as much, it's a 5 for me.

This album probably would have aged better if thousands of bands hadn't copied their sound creating the now beloved Butt Rock genre.

Better than I remember it

You know, I never could quite get into pearl jam. Something about Eddie Vadders voice always seemed to urk me. But the group I am listening to the albums with brought up some good points so maybe I dont hate it as much as I thought I did.

I mean, I am not a but-rock guy. I really look at who Pearl Jam likely inspired and am not at all a fan. But "Ten"? "Ten". "Ten" is as close to a perfect album as it gets. Fantastic and memorable songs. Set the tone for the next wave of musicians. Part of a bigger movement. "Ten" man, fuck.

Love it. Pearl Jam is directly responsible for seeding some of my favorite acts of the 90's like they're some sort of Mother Vampire. Plus, their band is named after cum n jizz hahahahahahahahahhaahhahahaahah

To be totally honest, this album is so dumb. The hits are good but god damn grunge is so corny. Every song takes itself way too seriously and has very little to it. And the guitar solos are INTERMINABLE. Sorry bill Simmons I know they are your favorite band but this is just not for me

Meh. Not into it I fear…

I like the loop with Release and Once

I don't hate all of these songs, I've just never 'loved' them. Out of all of the 90's bands that still exist in one form or another, I've never been able to figure out why this is the one that people go crazy for and spend $500 to see them in huge arenas. I just don't get it.

Hits, doesn't get better, can't out PJ guitars Alive Even flow Black Jeremy

EVEN FLOOOOWWWW

One of those albums I always start of enjoying but it gets very samey and by the time I get to the end of the ironically named 9 minute 'Release' I'm begging for exactly that. Favourite track: Evenflow

Not my cup of tea

big 3

3-4

Eddie Vedder really popped off when he said [indecipherable]

Excellent. My dad listens to this all the time.

Ok but too boring and generic 2/5

goated album

I have a ton of nostalgia linked to this album, so it might be difficult to give an unbiased assessment here. The album may just still absolutely rip though. Still rips. This is the least "grungy" grunge album if that makes any sense. The guitar riffs from Mike McCready here remind me of more of what you'd hear in classic rock from the 70's/80's. Yet the sound is rich and modern due to the recording and how the entire group is captured collectively. This is an alt rock classic, led by Eddie Vedder's passionate and vulnerable lyricism. It all sounds so anthemic with the emotion displayed in each track. The run from "Once" to "Oceans" is unparalleled. Maybe a little top-heavy when critiquing the album as a whole, but this was no doubt influential to rock n' roll and where the genre was heading in the early 90's.

Aldrig fattat storheten

Add this to written on my brain forever albums

some fun guitar moments

This album blew my mind!

It’s easy to forget just how amazing and how important this album is. Start to finish, it’s so, so good.

I just plain do not like Pearl Jam

“Once” is like the pathos of my wailing rebellious soul. I love this album

One heck of an album, starts so strong, but does patter out by the end

Not really my jam (excuse the pun) but I appreciate the vibes and like some of the guitar riffs.

It was ok- not the worst, not my favorite. I like the staples like even flow and alive, but everything seems to blend together and sound too similar. Great grunge album though.

4+/5

I like, also meme

Such a great grunge album

A lot better than I anticipated but something about the overall sound just doesn’t sit right with me

Whilst I have tried to be open minded, I have been forced to conclude that the first few tracks of Nevermind are the only Seattle grunge I shall be needing in my life 😐

A few catchy tunes, but did not set my world on fire.

Rockin'! A bit heavy for me but I get it.

Classic

Definitely some good stuff here. I'm more of an acoustic Eddie Vedder guy personally. Shoutout 'into the wild''!

bangers

I mean, they’re no Nirvana…

Songs: Once, Evenflow, Alive, Black, Jeremy

Awesome. Not much else to say. With such beloved songs like Alive, Jeremy, and Even Flow, this is a damn good album. Pearl Jam rules.

Ok

Fengende

This group of songs convinced me that Grunge was good.

I feel like I am intimately acquainted with damn near every song on this album by virtue of just being a human being alive in the 90s. I didn’t dislike this as much as I’d expected to. I think overall I am just not a fan of guitar driven ~*~rock~*~ music and gravelly mumbled lyrics. This is a 3 (opposed to the initial 2 I was going to give it) because 1) for better or worse, Jeremy has been stuck in my head since 8am and 2) I like Eddie Vedder’s politics. Also, it was nice to finally learn after 30 years that it’s “Jeremy spoke in class today” and not “tether me spoken yeah yeaaaah yeah.” One should strive to learn at least one new thing every day.

This is a big. epic sounding album. I wouldn’t have guessed it was their debut, let alone it came out before Nevermind! I really vibed with ‘Why Go’, ‘Black’ and ‘Porch’ this time around.

Man, I love Eddie Vedder's delivery. He really tells a story with his stops and starts, his weird syncopation, the way some lyrics trail off. The music itself is great - gets me revved up, takes me to a different place. Very cool album. Love Pearl Jam.

I liked it more than I expected. Not as grungy as I thought it’d be. My favorites were the first three tracks

Sounds dated. Voice never really warmed to. Overblown grunge, closer to rock than grunge.

Decades later, Pearl Jam's debut album is still their most iconic and well-known. A lot of people credit Nirvana's "Nevermind" with starting the grunge movement, but "Ten" was actually released a month prior. Ten stands out even among Pearl Jam's large discography, because it is clearly the most emotional and cohesive album they've ever made. It's great from beginning to end, not a weak track to be found. You can feel Vedder's growling vocals carrying so much weight in every song, and McCready's wailing guitar conveys feelings when words can't do them justice. A cathartic journey that takes you back to the genesis of grunge.

It’s great, nothing to add

Solid

Pearl Jam for me is an odd band. I have a love hate relationship with them. I do not know why exactly. I suppose it is part of my favorite genre/ era but always was just not quite in my top favorites. Yet it is pretty great, I don't know exactly what the issue for me is... I will give it a good rating because it is just what it is, I know the issue is ME and not the actual quality of the band. Still though, just not ... precisely my vibe I guess?

I’m not into hard rock, but I always have a love for grunge.

Pretty damn good album

Weird one, it felt like I'd heard every song before. Nothing really caught me, a couple of good songs but very samey.

This is one of the best! I have listened to this album 1000 times and it still gets better with age.

Mid-Grunge

It's a seminal album of the grunge scene just a little too much heavy metal and a little too little punk rock for me

THE “grunge” era must own album. Nevermind Nirvana, Pearl Jam proved from the first riff of Once that they were the voice of a generation.

Far too much wah guitar and pitch bending for my taste, it quickly becomes monotonous. How many guitar solos do you want on an album? All of them, apparently. I can see how it might appeal to some, but to me it just feels self-indulgent. I’m also not a fan of the overall mix; the drum sound, particularly that hollow snare, really doesn’t do it any favours. Eddie Vedder’s vocal style, like he gargles a bag of jagged stones every morning, only adds to the fatigue. It all blurs into one long track stretched over 53 minutes. I won’t be revisiting this. I slogged through it once and that was enough.

bueno para una banda sonora e zack snyder grita raise in seattle, nadie con un mínimo de sol hace esto

Fuck it, 5 Stars. Excellent grunge with so much nostalgia factor, some of Pearl Jam's biggest hits, a a wide range songs from hype to somber, ties to Rock Band 2, an iconic album cover (imo), the clip in my head of Jesus skateboarding through the sky with Even Flow playing, and how hard Black hits.

Damn! You just keep giving me gold here! Haha

Ten whole pearls in my jam, fetch the chef

Would’ve made way more sense to have 10 songs.

I know this is meant to be like one of the best modern rock albums ever but it never grabs me, I’ve listened a few times

That lovely era of rock where you can barely understand a word said

I expected to enjoy this much more than I did. Maybe it warrants a re-listen...or maybe I'm just not a fan of their brand of grunge ¯⁠\⁠_⁠(⁠ツ⁠)⁠_⁠/⁠¯

I obsessed over this album when it came out. I wore out multiple copies on tape before I managed to get a cd player. I must have listened to it hundreds of times. Too many times maybe as I put it down for decades, with zero desire to revisit it. It was done. It was kind of nice to have a forced opportunity to revisit this absolute classic gem. More polished and safe than contemporaries of their time and drawing heavily from a blues based, classic rock cannon produced an album for the ages and questionably the defining album of the grunge era. I may have to give it another spin. Maybe in my room with the lights out, minus a lava lamp and the ember of burning incense. Make my 14yo self proud.

The good songs are kinda of front loaded. The riffs are really good though.

Good album, just found it a bit samey! Porch and Deep would be the best songs for me

Songs are a little long

7.5/10

Pearl Jam songs all kinda sound alike, but I also recognized a lot of these so it wasn't bad.

Knew it.

This was surprisingly good

First impression pre listen: Not the biggest grunge fan. Usually find music of this genre to be a bit boring. Pearl Jam is one of those bands I never really got. I find Eddie Vedder's voice, especially on this album to be a bit comical. He did however go on to make the soundtrack for "Into the Wild" so I can't say I fully dislike his artistry. Hoping to find some decent gems on here, even if I know based on the hits that this will probably not be my cup of tea. Individual song notes: Once I like the opening a lot. Feels really airy and weird. Kinda don't love the lyrics. The pre chorus is annoying. I like the drumming. The vocals have moments where they're OK. Maybe I can see past them as the album goes on. Average. 2.5/5 Even Flow Kind of an inescapable song. A bit overplayed. The lyrics are unintelligable at times. I don't get the appeal of the chorus. Long and meandering. Hamfisted lyrics. Don't mind the extended instrumental section. Both the guitars and the bass have some decent stuff going on. Not entirely unlistenable, just a bit bland. Average. 2.5/5 Alive Also sort of inescapable. First verse has some interesting storytelling. Hate the chorus. Kind of falls apart at the bridge. Boring solo. Dragged out beyond belief. Dislike. 2/5 Why Go Deep bass sound. I like the dark distortion. More of the same really. I like what they did with the first chrous. Devolves into annoying repetition. Dislike. 2/5 Black I find the emotional lyrics and delivery to be quite striking. I don't like the overly dramatic presentation. I think the instrumental is just a tad much, which makes it sound cheesy to me. Especially the piano. The final verse is pretty good, has a very harrowing narrative to it. Decent. 3.5/5 Jeremy Great bassline. Scary narrative. Hate the chorus. Really annoying vocal inflections. While I like the concept it yet again devolves into an annoying repetitive slog. Exhausting song. The tambourine gets on my nerves as well by the end. Overblown and dragged out. Dislike. 2/5 Oceans Interesting instrumental. Fits well with the ocean narrative. Ebbs and flows, crashes and falls. Love the drumming. Could do without the vocals. Fine. 3/5 Porch I like the bassline quite a bit. Alright solo. Don't mind the lyrics here. Some great drum parts. A bit basic. Fine. 3/5 Garden Opens with a very serene guitar and vocal passage, which is a nice break after the intensity of the last track. The moment is quickly ruined however by an overbearing chorus. It's not terrible, just boring and predictable. Average. 2.5/5 Deep Don't mind it, don't have much to say about it either. I guess this track has my favourite vocals on the album. Fine. 3/5 Release Pleasant guitar. Decent lyrics. Emotional delivery. A bit much. Love the atmosphere of the hidden track. Fine 3/5 Final review: A mostly fine rock album with a few ups and downs. Won't say I hated it, won't say I loved it. The strongest part for me is definitely the storytelling, and the often harrowing and striking imagery in their lyrics. It's bleak, it's dark and it's serious. I think individually there are great instrumental moments. The basslines are memorable, there is some consistently sick drumming and the guitars do a lot to elevate the more dramatic moments in the songs. However I find the general sound to be a bit boring, with meandering repetitions of less than stellar choruses and predictable song stuctures. And while I got a bit more used to them as the album went on, the vocals are well... not for everyone. Don't get me wrong, his voice is powerful, and his delivery is emotional. However he has some very strange inflections and quirks to his performance which just sounds off-putting to me. The album never gets outright unpleasant, and there are definitely moments where the good outweighs the bad. 2.5/5 rounded up to a 3/5

Si le son des guitares et de la voix est indissociable des années 1990, Pearl Jam a toujours eu un feeling «vieux», comme si c’était un groupe qui pratiquait depuis des décennies, même à ses débuts

Extremly boring

Un clásico del grunge, aunque más cercano al dad rock de los 80. De hecho, es un álbum que no deja de recordarme a mi padre escuchándolo cuando yo era pequeño. Un álbum que mezcla a la perfección una atmósfera rápida y pesada con una sensibilidad melódica que lo libra de esa abrasión característica de estilos más intensos. La voz grave encaja perfectamente con una atmósfera envolvente de guitarras pesadas y percusión enérgica que se rompe de vez en cuando para dar lugar a algún solo de guitarra al estilo del hard rock de una década atrás. Un álbum formativo para toda una generación y uno de los máximos exponentes, junto al Nevermind (lanzado el mismo año que este), de la evolución del rock alternativo de principios de los noventa. Un álbum que ha sido copiado hasta la saciedad y que merece buena nota no solo por su calidad sino por su notoriedad. Y, personalmente, por nostalgia.

I really enjoyed that!

Pocos se acuerdan de Billy Ray Cyrus (menos aún de Coyote Dax), no de su hija que ella sí tiene mérito y éxito, pero fue el que dejó en segundo lugar a Ten en su momento. Un álbum de debut, que tuvo un despegue ciertamente lento pero constante. Su calidad prima por encima de todo, y eso le permitió subirse a la ola de Nevermind. Luego ya lideraron la escena ajenos al ruido y mantienen una carrera estable que, aunque lejos de sus momentos de gloria, tiene discos buenos para aburrir. Calidad, compromiso y actitud pueden ser tres calificativos que definen a la perfección la banda y el disco. Fuerza también, es rock duro, alternativo pero duro. Tenían además imagen y carisma (las camisas de leñador, pantalones cortos y melenas marcaron època felizmente superada) Aquí desde la inicial Once ya están las cartas boca arriba. Destacan además Jeremy, Even Flow y sobre todo Alive todos ellos himnos de Pearl Jam. No son mis preferidos, siempre he preferido musicalmente Boston a Seattle o Los Ángeles, pero estos son de los grandes. Criticados en su momento por aprovechados, no inventar nada y ser poco más que imitadores con pose, el tiempo tardó poco en darles la razón (como a Led Zepellin una de sus obvias influencias como Alice in Chains o Soundgarden). De hecho la gira con los RHCP y Nirvana les impulsó a un estrellato del que tardaron en bajarse. Su mejor disco? Desde luego el más exitoso, yo prefiero No code en incluso Yield, pero es cuestión de gustos. Lo que está claro es que este debut, el siguiente y el tercero (más el cuarto y quinto si queremos) marcan una discografía inmaculada. Prefiero a Wilco pero eso no es una crítica, simplemente han tenido carreras similares.

Thank you Pearl Jam for exposing us to grunge.

Eu até gosto em curtas medidas. Mas não acho fácil aguentar um álbum inteiro não. Acaba ficando monótono. Mas as partes boas são realmente muito boas. 3.5

I've never really listened to Pearl Jam. I obviously knew Even Flow but that was about it. Ended up recognizing a few songs of this album which took me by surprise This was a good album! I'm not keen on the guys voice tbh but hey the songs were pretty good 4 ⭐️

It's "Alive"! For all of the talk of grunge being a fusion of punk and hard rock (not that that was a particularly good idea to start out with), there isn't anything resembling punk rock on *Ten*. Instead, this album is Frankenstein's monster of 70's classic rock moves, all competently played but without making any improvements on the source material. Unless a band is going to take an existing genre and infuse it with something new (see *Separation Sunday* or *Pack Up The Cats*, for example), it's going to be little more than a retread. (And then, after it's almost all over, there's an awesome, atmospheric hidden track with a fretless bass part that pays homage to Mick Karn. More unexpected elements like that would have made for a much more interesting record.)

One of my favorite albums of all time front to back

nostalgic

Along with Nirvana's Nevermind Album, Pearl Jam's Ten ushered in the grunge movement in rock in 1991. The album's deeply intimate subjects like suicide, fidelity, first relationships and more really connected both in terms of lyrics and music, The album has a wild ride of sonic variety not typical of grunge, including syncopated hard rock, fragile ballads and Hendrix like trips. As a first album, and as sledgehammer that announced grunge to the world, it has few peers.

A fantastic album! I really loved this band and was fascinated by Eddie Vedder's vocals, their lyrics and their sound. I enjoyed listening to them so much that they became my favourites and I put aside a lot of the stuff I was listening to at the time (80s and mostly mainstream pop and electronic bands at the time). It reshaped my taste, opened my mind to other genres and I believe it partly brought me to the music listener I am today. The singles here are all spectacular, from the first to the last, real bangers <3 10/10

This album is one of my personal favorites. In my opinion it’s one of the greatest debuts of all time. The tracklist from Once to Porch is one of the greatest runs in history for me. While it does fall off a little bit after porch, that just means the tracks are less amazing than the previous ones. My one gripe about the album is the mix, however, I just listen to the Brendan O Brien mix if I want to listen to this album.

too intense the first time I tried to listen. pulled it up later on a walk, very nice tunes.

Couple of tunes on this but just not a big Pearl Jam guy. Very same-y in parts, wacka-wacka guitars, similar drum rhythms, Eddie Vedder’s signature vocal style.

This is the best Pearl Jam album and one of the best debuts. It's still a 4/5 for me. Most songs are Pearl Jam classics, while the 3-4 songs that aren't are worse versions of the classics.

It was good. Accessible for the wider audience (I mean Americans) which means a bit boring for the hard-bitten music aesthetes (I mean myself)

Way better than expected

Sing along everybody

This is great for sure but the main keeper songs are all the ones I’ve already heard a million times. Was hoping to discover some new to me songs that I would enjoy more. Still fw their vibe heavy it just didn’t blow me away.

The front half of the album is full of classics and great songs. I got a bit over the soupy production by the second half and the songs weren’t as impactful. In the right environment I would listen again, particularly the classics like even flow.

A special album with some very beautiful songs

j’aime pas tant sa voix Black est vraiment bonne. j’aime le piano dedans

I have never listened to this album, though practically everyone I knew in '92 was obsessed with it. A couple of the tracks were somewhat forgettable, but as a debut album this is top notch. I would give it a 3.5 but will generously round it up to 4. I have had such a run of mediocre albums in a row, this was a breath of fresh air.

track 1: Great opening track, I love Eddie's voice in here. THE OUTROOO!!! track 2: This track pumped me up! One of my fav track 3: Love this track, but the story is so dark + the guitar solo is amazinggg track 4: It's an okay track, good storytelling tho track 5: ARGHH THE VOICEE IS SOO MAGNIFICENT!!! ALSO ONE OF MY FAV TRACK! track 6: MY MOST FAV track BY PEARL JAM!!! THE STORYTELLING, THE VOCAL, THE INSTRUMENTAL, THE OUTRO, THE MUSIC VIDEO!! EVERYTHING IS PERFECTION!!!! track 7: I actually love this track, reminded me of U2 and Alanis type of music track 8: PUMP ME UPP!!! MOREE & MOREE!!! track 9: A track with a deep lyricsm, war is not good guys! track 10: INSTRUMENTALSS!!! THE GUITARS LEVITATE MEE!!! track 11: A great closing track! I don't mind that this track is long, I love getting lost in long beautiful music (8/10 might give it a 9)

Still brilliant and one of my favourite albums of all time

ITs Pearl Jam, so if you've heard one song, you've heard almost all of them Eddie Vetter is a great guy, but his music sucks.

I never was a Pearl Jam fan. Found it mostly boring. I enjoyed the songs I knew from the radio, but that was it. Nothing special about this one.

One of my all time favorites

I’m a fan of Pearl Jam. I knew a decent amount of these songs. Great album

Such a good album. It still feels like a force hitting you in the face in 2025. For a debut album, this is top notch. Eddie vedder is insane with his vocals. The instrumentals are so tight and crisp. One of the best albums of the 90's and all time. I wish I was alive when this album dropped. Speaking of that "alive" is such a damn good song. Amazing songs front to back. Big Pearl Jam fan.

Honestly I feel like nostalgia makes me want to give this a higher rating. I found this to be alright overall. Not great, but not bad.

This was great. Haven't really listened to Pearl Jam before. You can really hear how they've influenced the rock music of today, and especially the rock music that was popular a few years ago. Some melodic tracks, which I especially liked. The guitars stood out to me for their sound in a good way with their riffs and sounds.

I get the appeal. Never personally been a Pearl Jam fan, but this album has all their big hits. I like it more when Vedder sings without much drawl.

Pearl Jam. Aha, muss man wohl kennen. Ist bei mir, wie der Rest der Grunge-Jungs, spurlos an mir vorbeigegangen. Ok, Nirvana war irgendwann omnipräsent. Und Soundgarden fand ich gut. Ich glaube ich war damals schon schon zu alt für so eine Wir-erfinden-den-Rock-Neu-Attitüde.

Ok so this is like a 3 star because I know this has some ABSOLUTE bangers. But otherwise, never catch me listening to this type of music 😭😭😭 I am not a divorced dad

Good fun!

Pearl Jam Ten I mostly enjoyed this album when I was younger. It’s the only Pearl Jam album I ever owned, which is a little strange, because they are arguably the most successful rock band of the last 35 years. Or at least the most consistently successful- Metallica and Foo Fighters would probably have something to say about that. But I really enjoyed the energy on the album. And there was a multitude of singles- Even Flow, Alive, Black and Jeremy all got significant radio play. I’ll admit it- I’m a sucker for the music that is put in front of me. Once Even Flow- my major criticism of Pearl Jam was always that I couldn’t understand what Eddie Vedder was singing- I’d catch a few lines of the chorus and go back to having no idea what he was saying. Turns out, I’d always known what he was saying in this song. But I had no idea it was about a homeless man, even though the lyrics make perfect sense. Alive- I think this is my favorite song they ever did Why Go Black Jeremy- I always assumed that this was about a bullied student who killed his classmates; I read a little more and its based in two stories Vedder knew about students who committed suicide in front of their classmates Oceans Porch Garden Deep Release From front to back, a very solid rock album. Between the talent of the musicians and Vedder’s lyrics (admittedly, I had to look up many of them), you can see why they would last for nearly 40 years.

Мрачновато местами, ну как и весь гранд, но есть интересные запилы. Не на каждый день, но иногда можно)

So many amazing, classic 90s songs. More importantly, I enjoy listening to the whole album.

Bra klassisk grunge

Wait, really? I’m surprised there’s only one Pearl Jam album on this list. I was hoping Dimery would be put a gun to my head and force me to listen to every single Pearl Jam album under the sun, but I guess I'll have to listen to their full discography through the worst wall possible. Das rite. I’m talking my own perseverance and resolve. Oh, it’s grunge. Not gonna lie, this came as a curveball. From the name “Pearl Jam” I was expecting something more timeless and in line with classic rock conventions. Through my experience with Nirvana (whom I also listened to through this list), I think the music from this genre sounds kind of shit. In any case, I’ll go in with an open mind. Overall, this album is competent but very unbalanced. The instrumentals are unique, if a little samey. The songwriting, on the other hand, is very, very weak. However, while generally underwhelming, some of the tracks manage to come out alright. Even Flow is solid. The track moves at a good pace and has the best vocal performance on the album. Alive is a song I’m confident I’ve heard before – that chorus is very recognisable. It doesn’t go the full mile for me, but the better parts of the song are enjoyable enough. Oceans is a good track. I like the instrumental. The grand, thundering atmosphere is a good approach and is surprisingly easy to fall into. Release is a solid closer. I like the reverberating sound near the end of the track. The hidden track, Master/Slave, is my favourite on the album. I like the dense sound and it’s cool that the instrumental loops back to the first track (even if they messed it up with the fading but it’s the thought that counts, right?). Since this is more than likely the last Pearl Jam album I will ever hear I think it’s imperative for me to give their entry in the book a read. Let’s see. Grunge was the last “underground” music movement to overwhelm the mainstream. “A powerful new moment in rock’n’roll.” I mean, it's Pearl Jam. Of course this is a solid pick for the list. That being said, I’m doubtful that this first outing was their best showing. I’m sure there are later albums that are more emblematic of this band and their legacy.

Torn between 2 and 3 stars. I love that Pearl Jam exists and what they've done to inspire a lot of bands I love, but they're just not my cup of tea aside from a song or two. Still happy I listened, but I can't imagine any scenario where I'd choose to put on this album when there are so many to choose from that don't feel like work to get through.

Ugh

Solid classic. Takes you back to the mtv Europe days of teenage music

Even all these years later this album is amazing. If you aren’t compelled by the powers of rock and roll to belt out the poetry like a possessed crooner then check your pulse, you’re not alive, you’re not living! Amazing guitar licks (kids might call them boomer nowadays), hard hitting lyrics, emotional singing, groovy swinging driving drums, I love this album, it brings me ecstasy.

One of the best albums ever

Comes out swinging with a fantastic runs of songs from Even Flow through Jeremy. End of the album kind of melted together for me. But overall it’s an album with a really strong sound and enjoyable songs that helped define an era of rock. Fantastic album.

la bateria y la guitarra god, se seguira esuchando....

What even is grunge? This just sounded like an alt rock album , like creed or something

Along with Nevermind, the album that most defined an era. It’s terrific

Better than Coldplay

Sure, they rock. But they are also pretty dull, to my ears. Not much in the way of variety. They have the occasional catchy line or two, but generally I could sleep through the whole thing. 2/5

I probably liked it better when it first came out

Amazing!!!!

5/5

Straightforward grunge rock, a little more U2 than Nirvana. My opinion of Pearl Jam has always been about 3 stars, except for the music video where he jumps off the rafters.

Lots of hits - classing Pearl Jam sound

It was fine.

9/10

As debut albums go, this is up there with the best.

I'm actually impressed with how I've unknowingly almost completely managed to avoid listening to Pearl Jam throughout the years, even though their music fits me very well. After looking them up a bit more online I realize just how incredibly big they are, and how influential they seem to have been. Fun to be blessed with their top selling album straight off! After hearing the chorus of 'Alive' my reaction was "Ah, it's this band!". While this is probably the Pearl Jam song everyone has heard, I found other songs on the album much more interesting, like 'Black', or 'Garden' for example. Overall I think this is a really solid album. Good guitar riffs and tone, and quality singer with a voice that works really well with the songs. I think this could grow to a 5 star album if I listen more to it, but for now it'll be a 4 star!

Grunge is not my favourite genre really. I thought I only knew Alive before the start, but I realized i knew quite a few songs. To my defense I think the hits "Alive", "Jeremy" and "Even Flow" sound quite similar. The hits are actually good and even a grunge-skeptic like myself enjoy them! The vocals and guitar really give a cool feel to the album. It felt fresh, fun and good. Solid 4.

album que j'adore déjà <3

Classic 90s rock, although Eddie Vedder’s overwrought singing can grate at times.

This has been one of my top 20 albums of all time for the last 29 years and will continue to be forever. Perfect grunge record no notes

AAYYYYEEYEYYE IIIIII I MMM SSTILL ALLICEE OOOOOOO YEAH IIIII OOOO IM STILL ALLLIVEE YEYEYAYWEUUWUAUEAU GEETAR SOLOOOO 10/10 probably my most listened to album oat

Ya ever just not know the names of a lot of pearl jams until hearing this album? Feels like I'm listening to classic rock radio but the rhythm on this album punches. Also can't stop thinking about how Eddie climbs the stage scaffolding and shit like wtf was he thinking.

You ever listen to an album 5 times in a day and not get sick of it (teacher I share a classroom with CANNOT relate) Pearl Jam is the best grunge band eat my shorts

most overrated band, maybe of all time? have no idea what makes this band special other than eddie vedder’s annoying vocals. and it shows since they fell the fuck off after their second record :///