Ten

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.

Great voice, good music.

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.

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.

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!

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

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.

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.

Avec just breath ça aurait été 5/5

Jesus take the scateboard.

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

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

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.

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

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.

3-4

Excellent. My dad listens to this all the time.

some fun guitar moments

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

4+/5

I like, also meme

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

Classic

I mean, they’re no Nirvana…

Songs: Once, Evenflow, Alive, Black, Jeremy

Fengende

This group of songs convinced me that Grunge was good.

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

It’s great, nothing to add

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

Pretty damn good album

Ten whole pearls in my jam, fetch the chef

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

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

7.5/10

Knew it.

This was surprisingly good

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.

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 ⭐️

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.

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

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.

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.

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)

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)

Bra klassisk grunge

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

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....

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.

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.

In high school in 2008, I had to interview the girls running coach and she said Pearl Jam was her favorite band and I thought it was funny.

Good heavy, I understand why Neil Young wanted them as a comp band. A strange thing about listening (maybe it was something with the voice) made me really long to listen to "She Talks to Angels" by The Black Crowes again. But, that's me.

Classic Grunge rock album.

It's been a difficult 7 albums or so in 1001 World and against the odds the only ones I enjoyed were US but very much Zepp influenced Rock albums - this and Janes Addiction. This one is a lot less fun than JA but getting to the same score - rounding up vs. rounding down.

Positiv overraskelse!

All vowels no consonants

Vedder’s voice is a force of nature. A lot of raw emotion on this one

n sou do grunge

My brother got me this album (along with Nevermind) in 8th grade. It definitely still rips, but kind of meandering at the end. I'd take Vs or Vitalogy over Ten. It's got some great sneaky "fucks" that got on the radio (Once, Even Flow, Jeremy) and one of my favorite gratuitous "fucks" (Why Go).

Classic album. I wish it was more consistent. Liked Songs Added: Evenflow Alive Black Deep

I quite enjoyed this album. The music is well crafted and has a distinct and compelling sound. My only criticism is a lot of the lyrics don't particularly call to me, or tell a captivating story. They are still quite good, they just aren't quite my style.

Das rockt alter🤘 tat gern 3.5 gebn

A solid one, one of the best grunge albums ever recorded. The first half is perfect and explosive, but the second half goes a bit dull by the last songs.

first time listen. Like Perl Jam. Doesn't disappoint. Jeremey finally said something!!

Know every word. And yet I don’t think I need to hear this ever again. Can’t say I dislike it, it is a quality rock album but…

The beginning half of the album is really strong, but towards the second half I felt that it started to lose my interest a little bit. It felt just like more of the first half, mostly in a repetitive way. Not enough to detract by more than a star. Plus the guitar at the end of Alive absolutely rips, though.

3.5

Man, the Big Four of Grunge are so good. Maybe the only knock on this album is it’s a little top heavy, with the post Jeremy songs not being as strong, but cmon, that first half is godly. 4.5 stars.

When I was 14 I thought I was so cool and worldly by purchasing the “No Boundaries: A Benefit for the Kosovar Refugees” album. The first track of that album is Last Kiss by Pearl Jam. That’s probably the only Pearl Jam song I can name, but they’re one of those bands whose music I know without knowing I know it. I recognized a couple songs on Ten but never would have been able to name the song titles. 3.5 rounded up to 4

Pearl Jam is a band I have listened to a lot but never a whole album. 3 songs were already on some of my playlist and while Eddie Vedder had a great voice about half of the songs don't speak to me as much. It was fun listening through it but I will probably stick to my favorites.

Peer pressure is a hell of a drug... After avoiding this for years, I was inspired to listen after reading some of the fanatical reviews extolling the virtues of Vedder and the band. And I'll admit the whole Ticketmaster thing was noble. The music behind the voice is tolerable, even good. I love the intro to Black and Release, but at the end of the day, all Pearl Jam is Eddie Vedder. Either you like his presence and voice or you tolerate it. Regardless, I enjoyed listening to this more than I thought I could. And though I certainly don't hate it, it's not music that I find myself searching for.

I was once preparing a wedding speech for a friend who is obsessed with Pearl Jam. My original idea was to form the entire contents of the speech using PJ lyrics. So I went through their whole catalogue transcribing passages about love to use as building blocks. Through the exercise I also noticed that Eddie uses passages related to the ocean quite often. Having grown up in San Diego next to the Pacific, and being a surfer, it makes sense. Of their catalogue at the time of my wedding speech (190+ songs), they had 51 songs (27%) that have at least one lyric that references something related to the ocean and 6 (3.1%) entirely using ocean related lyrics. Dude is obsessed. ChatGPT says, “Pearl Jam frequently uses ocean-related imagery as both literal and metaphorical devices in their lyrics. The ocean serves multiple symbolic roles in their work—representing freedom, emotional depth, spirituality, danger, and escape.” I also recently tried to get ChatGPT to write a wedding speech entirely built from PJ lyrics because I never got there. The ChatGPT version was disjointed and choppy so maybe it’s not possible. On to Ten, it’s a really good album where the first half carries and the second half falls off some. IMHO Vs is the better PJ album that should be in the 1001 if only one can be included. Although I think both are deserving.

This is the 90s!

Grunge e metal não é meu tipo de coisa mas eu sempre aprecio o poder dessa galera que faz esse som. O vocalista do Pearl Jam tem uma das melhores vozes no rock, não preciso noticiar ninguém sobre isso, mas é só que eu fico supreso mesmo, não escuto a banda mas reconheço em segundos a voz dele, coisa que pouquíssimos cantores conseguem fazer. A guitarra é outro ponto de destaque, mas de novo, não to no meu lugar de fala.

Classic rock sounds for Gen X. Another album that's deeply engrained in my formative musical memories - each song stands out, yet the album manages to be a cohesive whole. Vedder's social and personal observations are set off against lush layers of guitars, fretless/12-string bass and crisp drums. It's a saturated, old fashioned sound with massive character which begs to be turned up. Favourite songs: Once, Alive, Black, Jeremy, Garden

Big music that sounds like it was meant to ring across full stadiums. Gives Rock Star energy yet is full of stories about discarded and neglected men, women, and children. Has enough empathy and respect for them to avoid crossing into “we live in a society- the joker” mode, for the most part.

great album, all tracks are fenomenal

1. Once - 8.6/10 2. Even Flow - 9/10 3. Alive - 9/10 4. Why Go - 8.4/10 5. Black - 9/10 6. Jeremy - 8/10 7. Oceans - 7/10 8. Porch - 8.5/10 9. Garden -8.2/10 10. Deep - 8/10 11. Release - 7.5/10 8.5/10

Great album

gud

Not usually into this kind of music but I thoroughly enjoyed this album. Catchy riffs, good singer, some surprisingly funky tunes and the songs are interesting throughout. Definitely worth a re-listen.

Great debut album. I'm surprised how solid this is. Great voice, great playing and style.

I was surprised by how much of this album I was familiar with. Impressive debut studio album. There are some great compositions, but I am not sure where I land on Eddie Vedder's grunge scat. I would like to hear the vocals replaced with a harmonica. Without jest, there is some really great music here but it would be disingenuous for me to give this a 5. This album would pair well with being drunk on beers with good company in a kitchen.

I’ve never cared for Pearl Jam much so I’m giving this album an extra star to offset my bias.

Crazy how an album instantly brings back memories of friends and people

This album is just rock anthem after rock anthem. I think it perfectly encapsulates the feeling of a 90s rock album. I don't know if it did too much to drive the conversation forward with what it does on this album, but really enjoyable listen to anyone who is a fan of the genre.

Banger after banger. Some hard hitting stuff on here that reminds me of like a mix of blood sugar sex magik and Metallica in the best ways possible. Was most impressed with how consistent it stayed till the end. But man I just can’t fully accept Eddie vedders voice that’s really the only thing that drags it down for me

I was born in ‘93 and have never sought out Pearl Jam and yet I know half of these songs in my bones.

Another excellent debut. Gosh grunge was a great thing. Had only heard the singles until now but Garden, Deep & Why Go are now on high rotation.

4/5 On kovaa settiä. Albumia ei oo varmaan koskaan tullu kuunneltua alusta loppuun ennen, vaikka monet hitit tuttuja onkin.

Tämä oli mulle vierasta, mutta tykkäsin! Mieleen painuvia melodioita, ja soitto ei jää tasaiseksi massaksi, vaan sieltä erottaa hyvin eri soittimia.

Pääosin aivan loistava levy, mutta muutamaa kappaletta en jaksanut kuunnella loppuun. Kuinka moni 2000-luvun ensimmäisen kymmenyksen laulaja onkaan ottanut mallia tästä laulutyylistä. Omaperäinen soundi ja grunge-genren parhaimpia edustajia.

Kyllähän tämäkin tuolta Cdlaarista löytyy mut enpä muista millon kuunnellut viimex. Nyt kuulosti oikeenkin hyvältä vaikka aikoinaan ei kolissut kovinkaan kovaa. Hyvä levy!

Hyvää melodista slow rockia! Pari biisiä olikin jo tuttuja.

Haven't been a Pearl Jam fan, but this album was a nice listen

4/8

The hits

4/5 ⭐ que álbum gostoso de ouvir, classic rock de qualidade impecável

Definitely a cool range of vibes for a grunge era band. Some songs I love the singing but some come off as annoying. Even Flow is definitely the highlight for me, def a reason it’s such a huge radio song

Good stuff. Not a dud on here. Solid songs throughout. Singers voice is memeworthy but I honestly didn’t mind it.Even flow is a jam no pearl yuh. 7/10

dang actually pretty good. Expected it to just be cringey dad-rock but it sounds pretty sick. Besides the singer, but honestly it works

I've always deemed this band as poppy or boring, but to be honest, I never listened to the whole record (prejudices, huh?). Don't get me wrong, I love some late 80s, and early 90s hard rock artists like Rage Against the Machine, Mudhoney, Alice in Chains, etc. However, due to the popularity of Pearl Jam, I assumed they were the poppiest. Man, was I wrong was! This is rocker than I thought, and have a good bunch of singles. Great one! Gotta listen to it more (I know it feels weird to talk in these terms of such a renowned album, but I'm just being honest).

👍

This music does not sound bad but it can be a little repetitive at times. Low 4/5

pretty good.

It was good, but alot of the same. Not really my jam, but I understand why people like it

Alright, I'll give this one 4 star for the awesome fucking instrumental. The vocals suck tho

I like the wah & chorus parts. The guitars overall are great as this is arguably the golden age of this kind of harder rock when it wasn't really dated. Solos are some of the best bits, and some bits are really creative. I think his voice seems like a parody of itself. I'm not keen on the ballad ones WHICH ARE SO POPULAR WHAT ON EARTH. Favourite songs: even flow, why go, oceans, porch, garden, deep. Overall around 7/10

Bardzo dobre, kilka klasyków wartych zapisania. Na pewno nostalgiczna płyta.

As one gets older one maybe slides slightly away from nirvana and towards the inevitable Pearl Jam.

Me: (not being able to under stand a single lyrics) Hell yeah, brother

Peak middle-school album, for me, with direct memories linked to Jeremy (on the radio in my Grade 7 math teacher's class), Even Flow (Guitar Hero III all-timer) and Black (feeling as if I understood being heartbroken). The whole first half of this album is unimpeachable. The B-side is merely very good. I'm not going to pretend this doesn't rip.

Stacked with the hits; preferred the 2011 remaster with the modern drum sound.

It’s hard to be objective about one of your favorite bands of all time. I fell in love with Eddie and crew as a teenager and though it comes and goes, Pearl Jam remains one of my faves. It’s frustrating that Ten is their most recognized and acclaimed album, since it’s far from their best. It was made in a rush, the sound muted and rough, and the songs full of lore that may have been better served on an EP elsewhere. And yet, even with that, the energy here is undeniable. The band is mixing classic rock, funk and punk into a potent mix that has so much going on in so many directions. Eddie is on fucking fire, hitting all sorts of emotional peaks and valleys. And if the band isn’t their best, they’ve undeniably got something special, something heavy but vulnerable, which would mark their work for years to come. I’d love if the list included their stronger work but I have to give the dudes a solid 4 stars for this one which still packs a punch.

Excellent. Total dad rock, even helped me connect to my dad more. Pearl Jam 🤝 Red Hot Chili Peppers 🤝 Dave Matthews Band Stand outs: Alive Garden Oceans Once

In my preparation for attending the 2025 Peral Jam Dark Matter tour, I endured the cinema release of their new album Dark Matter. The whole album was played twice through, and after the first round, a lot of people left, including me. I didn’t end up going to the concert but I did hear lots about it through friends and family. Their new album actually put me off wanting to go! I’m glad I had the opportunity to listen to this album, it reminded me that in the day, they were an awesome band (even if they do sound a bit too country sometimes)

Very good rock record. 4/5

A staple

Ten is a really great album but for whatever reason, something about it is preventing me from giving this album 5 stars. Pearl Jam is one of the big two grunge powerhouses (the other being Nirvana) so it does of course have that typical grunge sound that i was expecting and it does sound very good throughout all of the songs. The guitars on the songs are what mainly steal the show as they do sound amazing in a lot of the songs. A lot of the other aspects about the album are great too and of course none of the songs are bad either. I really do like this album but not as much as i feel i should. Best Song: Jeremy Worst Song: Oceans

I don’t super love Pearl Jam or even this album, but Eddie Vedder does have a great voice.

Seems a little fishy that this album was generated just a few days after Nevermind. Naturally, that means they must be pitted against each other. Nevermind is the better all around album but I prefer Ten’s big singles. Pearl Jam sounds like a better band of musicians and Vedder’s dinosaur roar-style or singing is preferably to Kurt. Ten also benefits from having Mike McCready lay down slick guitar solos, while Kurt’s solos usually just follow the verse vocal melody. But, Ten loses the battle because I would say “Oceans”, “Garden”, and “Deep” are all filler tracks and Nevermind is great the whole way through. PJ should’ve swapped two of those songs out for “State of Love and Trust” and “Yellow Ledbetter”.

Nice, high 4

Classic 90s

Not my voice, but nice jamming

I like Pearl Jam, like that nerve, like that voice.

85% Best: Once; Even Flow; Alive; Black; Jeremy; Garden; Release Must-Hear? Sure

Fresh & energizing! Not so heavy anf depressing as I thought!

Amerikanske powerballader for alle penga. Ganske kult egentlig, litt same’y men kunne lett satt på plata på nachspiel eller når det skal drikkes øl og whiskey

Large sounds. Good tracks is black other than Alive

Kinda fun really

Tons of undeniable classics, great riffs, and an excellent vocalist. I have no complaints.

Ah my old friend Mookie Blaylock. Sometimes I think I hate this album, but I’m wrong. It’s a relentless assault of rock songs that are great. It defines Pearl Jam and they will never sound like this again.

This is the album that launched a thousand bands with singers that just mumble-sang everything. Still holds up though!

Pretty golf the whole through. Its best songs are victims of 30 years of radio overplay though

It was nice

Pearl Jam’s Ten isn’t the grunge game-changer some might claim, but it’s an album that resonates through its anthemic power and emotional weight. From Eddie Vedder’s intense vocal growls to Mike McCready’s blistering solos, it’s raw, it’s grand, and it’s undeniably iconic—though not without its flaws. While the polished production sometimes veers into corporate rock territory, the band’s refusal to play the mainstream game helped define their underdog status. Sure, Ten might have its soft spots in the final stretch, but it remains a defining relic of an era—over-polished, occasionally excessive, but forever influential.

What a terrific album. Rock on, dude.

First PJ album I got still a classic

Class

Yes

Fav: Black Least Fav: Once Nearly a Ten/10

Good stuff. Would definitely listen to again. No real favorites as they were all really good. The album started over again and I continued to enjoy it.

I don't, and I probably will continue to not, actively listen to Pearl Jam, but I feel that this album is objectively really good, even though I generally can't understand what Eddie Vedder is saying. The song titles really connected some dots!

I will listen to more of their music.

"Black" was the highlight for me. Had lots of enjoyable songs. May not come back and listen to the whole thing again but definitely had a few standouts that I'll revisit.

I don't think I 100% got it, may need a revisit, but damp, every single part put their all into it.

Great album. First half is definitely better than the second.

Supringly good, which I did not expect. The album was grungy and heavy but still had a good sense of rythm and flow, songs were dark, but it not in any way hard to listen as of this. The album had a good balance with a smart intro and explosive outro, which is perfect. Honestly not much else to say, it was just pretty good. Favorite track: Evenflow. Overall score: 8.2

The very best of melodic grunge, nearly every song can be a lead single in its own right, actually pretty remarkable. Big rock and roll guitars, Veder's iconic vocals, slammin' solos, and a groove-centric sound sometimes missing from rock and roll. Even the ballads hit. The back half of the album is a little forgettable.

Very strong album - no bad tracks. I feel like the 90's, maybe 2000's, was the last era of diverse music before overly commercialized pop took over. And Pearl Jam is an iconic, defining sound of the 90's.

When i was in 8th grade, we did a decades project on the 90s and my english teacher, being a 90s kid, said he was more of a pearl jam kid than nirvana. Which tracks. S/O Mr. Podo. Fav songs Black, alive, release, even flow. Slapped

Powerful and intense. If you wanted one album to represent the sound of 90s rock, this would likely be it. The first half strings together banger after banger after banger it could open its own butchery. Ten is early Zeppelin on steroids and protein shakes. Second half does drag it down somewhat, but still enjoyable. Best Tracks: - Even Flow - Black - Jeremy Worst Tracks: - Porch Rating: 8/10

Goes very hard indeed. As with basically anything of this genre do find myself tuning out and finding it a bit samey as I get deeper into the album but think it’s a me problem. Definitely rewarded when tune back in and listen more actively.

In 2024, dad-rock had a resurgence lead by Pearl Jam and Creed. If you asked me which band was which, it would honestly be hard to determine. This takes nothing away from Pearl Jam's debut "Ten". This album essentially created a whole subgenre of rock and is a quintessential reason for doing this list. I know I don't love this alt-rock, but it was still impactful to listen to. I'm happy to have heard the whole album. Best Songs: Even Flow, Black, Jeremy Worst Songs: Once, Garden

I was about 11 or 12 when this album cane out. Early grunge rock days, i always ignored it cause i was too young to understand. Looking back, its a pretty great album.

Classic rock masquerading as grunge. Some absolute belters, some filler, but ultimately a very good album.

Great. The singles are the most catchy by far, but the rest of the tracks are also enjoyable. It's grown on me over the years.

Eddie Vedder 4eva

Up and down but i think it does enough for a 4. Some real iconic stuff on here and i don't feel like it's dated at all

Its a strong contender

- aah Pearl Jam! - kannte ich jetzt tatsächlich schon, weil wir vor einiger Zeit mal über Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Alice in Chains und Soundgarden gesprochen haben und ich in dem Rahmen alle mal side-by-side gehört habe - ich finds ganz cool, aber im Vergleich mit Nirvana und Soundgarden stinkt es für mich einfach ab - mein Ranking damals war auch Nirvana, Soundgarden, PJ, AIC und ich glaube, dass ich weiterhin so denke (wobei ich AIC auch nochmal hören müsste und PJ und AIC sehr gleichauf sind für mich)

Shut up and take your 4.

7,09

Even Flow was a throwback to Guitar Hero 3 and I rode that high for at least the duration of the album.

Es ist eine beeindruckende Mischung aus Grunge, Hardrock und Metal, die die Essenz der frühen 90er Jahre perfekt einfängt. Das Album markiert den Beginn einer neuen musikalischen Ära, die von der Seattle-Grunge-Bewegung angeführt wurde. “Alive” ist das Highlight des Albums. Mit seinen kraftvollen Gitarrenriffs und markanter Stimme ist es ein Song, der sofort ins Ohr geht und lange im Gedächtnis bleibt. “Black” ist mein persönlicher Favorit. Die emotionale Tiefe und die melancholische Melodie machen diesen Song zu einem unvergesslichen Erlebnis. Das Album besticht durch seine rohen, emotional geladenen Texte und die kraftvolle Instrumentierung. Jeder Song erzählt eine eigene Geschichte und trägt zur Gesamtatmosphäre des Albums bei.

It's great - I don't like it as much as I used to.

I've listened to it before - nice album

Liked this .

Forgot how many great tracks on this album - just a 4

4 estrelas

Love it, one of the best debut albums of all time

solid, but didn't get into it

the sounds of my youth

One of the great albums of a great decade of music. And they kept it going!

Classic

A very good rock track. Some great throwbacks.

One of the best debut albums of all time, and one of the 4 quintessential grunge albums of the early 90’s. First half is all bangers, giving us some of the most iconic guitar riffs ever with songs like Even Flow, Alive, Black. After Jeremy there ain’t much doing for me though. Release is a great album closer to an overall amazing album that has a place in any collection and has served as the inspiration to many a modern musician.

Loud, rhythmic, gets me in the zone. Maybe a bit too much groove and not enough variety for my liking.

Great album that I’m already very familiar with. I’ve always thought that Pearl Jam actually has some pretty dark themes but it doesn’t come off as overly depressing because the songs rock and a lot of them are relatively upbeat. But if you actually listen to the lyrics there is some heavy stuff here.

This still sounds pretty damned good.

I was familiar with 4 songs before listening. The best songs are Black and Jeremy.

Different (complimentary) than I thought it would be.

I was debating whether to slap a 5 on this thing, but I think it is a very high 4. Some 90s classics on here as well as some other songs that I hadn't heard before but really liked listening to for the first time.

This isn't my genre but this album is rock solid.

I've got this, and it's an excellent album. But I'll still listen to it again, as it's been a long time since I last listened to it all. First heard it because they were at a festival in Finsbury park with 4 non-blondes and Neil Young. A great day.

Nu metal voice. Good album though.

3.5 would be more appropriate, but I’ll round up. A lot of solid/well-known songs on the album but I just am not a huge PJ fan. I can’t put my finger on what it is, just because I truly do like the instrumentals and good song writing, but just doesn’t move me.

Pufffff!! Vibración y electricidad

Nice

IMO dobry album, podejmujący ciekawe tematy, momentami autobiograficzne, ale głównie społeczne. Najmocniejszą stroną jest Vedder i jego głos, ładunek emocjonalny, który za nim stoi (gdyby nie to, moim zdaniem przepadliby marnie w zestawieniu z takim Dirt). Przewrotny jest prawdzuwy sens "Alive" vs to, w jakim kontekście jest śpiewany i pamiętany... przejmujący utwór i chyba najbardziej autobiograficzny. Dobrze dobierali single z tej płyty - "Even flow" uwielbiam, Jeremy też solidny. Tutaj wokal i w dalszej kolejności geneza tekstów robią głownie tę płytę, muzyka to dla mnie po prostu solidnie zrobione tło.

Trodde ikke jeg skulle like det her så bra, merkelig vokal. Men det er jo en skikkelig jam

eu sou do rosque!!!!

4.2

Good enough for Pearl Jam

The first half of Ten fucking slaps, some huge songs, standing up to scrutiny more than 30 years later, genuinely outstanding territory. Second half isn't quite as good, loses its way a bit but Release closes it out in impressive form. Gets a 4 because everything up to and including Jeremy is so fucking good, just a shame it doesn't hold that standard throughout, but such a cool sound, and what a voice Eddie Vedder has.

Enjoyed this, more on a second listen than on the first and will probably improve with each listen for a while (particularly when I can listen to it properly loud, rather than from my tinny laptop speakers). It's a really cool, rough and dirty sound, I like the guy's voice, and there's enough depth and variation in pace to make it an interesting listen as well as a fun one. Will join the regular rotation, a comfortable 4/5.

this surprised me - I came into it expecting to rate it somewhat low, but overall I liked it more than I thought. a 3.5 rounded up, Points deducted for overall churning sludgeyness, but I realize that's probably the appeal for others.

Fantastic album, almost all bangers and certified legendary songs that will be remembered for the time of times. Absolute legends.

As much as I love grunge, I’ve never fully clicked with this record as much as all the critics have. It’s not bad at all; in fact it’s great. The big singles still hit, and the rest of the deepcuts really nail that heavy early 90s sound with some great songwriting and production. I still, however, find it to be a tier lower than Nevermind or Superunknown. Those albums mean a lot more to me personally while Ten has always just been the album that’s really good, nothing more and nothing less.

out of the 3 big grunge albums (and bands) this was probably my favourite Standout: Black

Mostly good stuff. Some great guitar work - Eddie Vedder has a terrific voice and is a skilled vocalist, but he sounds a little strained and pained at times - it's a stylistic choice, but not always a great one.

Almost 5/5. Release is just a bit much at the end. Just quit while you’re ahead.

still holds up after all these years.

Solid

Quintessential Gen X dad rock.

Nice album, the guitar solo in Alive is amazing

Great highlights and decent fillers

I'm not a big Pearl Jam listener, but I bought this album in the 1990s, and I stand by the purchase. It's good enough to draw me in, when much other Grunge stuff could not. I like the voice, the music and the attitude.

ooh yes, another album heard through the wall between mine and my brothers rooms. Great lyrics, not a huge fan of grunge to begin with but they rock hard enough to push past it. Even Flow, Alive, Jeremy are all huge hits for a reason, tackling difficult themes, the rest of the album sounds good too, except Release, 9 minutes was way too long.

Enjoyed this one a lot! Really didn’t like how hard songs about homelessness and school shootings hit in this day and age but what are you gonna do? As someone who isn’t a fan of grunge music… Pearl Jam were the best grunge band

Alive

This is the sound hard rock makes when it's just started therapy. "Jeremy" - heartbreaking, powerful, make sure you know the backstory. Skip everything else, love everything else, but this one is a testament for the ages. Six out of Ten.

No other album inspired more dudes to get ponytails and wear flannel, cargo shorts, and army boots than this one. Great record.

Seeing as the 90s was a formative decade for this reviewer, this album carries with it a certain mythological status. Thirty years later no one questions that this band or album existed, but they want to. Pearl Jam came out of the same place and time as other grunge acts did, but they did not hide the way a lot of grunge did. Where Nirvana wrapped things in lyrical ambiguity, Pearl Jam just put the words and storytelling out there. This album is probably their most evident of that, particularly with "Jeremy". The album takes a narrative position of 90s angst where other Seattle bands took a more abstract up for interpretation one.

This is an album I heard so many times back in the 90s that it’s become tough to stick with it from beginning to end without getting bored and turning it off. That said, I can’t deny the influence it had and how groundbreaking it was for its time. When it came out, it was like nothing else out there, a real breath of fresh air. Although I’m burned out on it now and it lacks the appeal it once had, I have to admit that there was a time when I listened to this album regularly.

An amazing grunge album that defined my teenage years. Every song has its place perfectly on this album, and it is hard to choose a few as standouts. Black, Jeremy, Even Flow and Oceans are my favourites.

Definitely not grunge at its absolute best, but there's no denying that this is still a great album. It keeps everything that's already great about this era of music and adds a touch of theatrics into the mix to make for a really interesting and unique take on grunge.

This album has got some jams on it. Pearl Jam was super inconsistent. Like they put every brain fart that they could flesh out into a song to tape and released it. But what a debut!

Great Pearl Jam album.

Phenomenal album, a real turning point in rock music.

I liked it. maybe have to give another listen to it

Good album. Great singing, instrumental playing and groove.

It’s not really my stuff. This is my first time listening to a full Pearl Jam record and it’s close to what I expected. That being said, it’s still pretty damn good. I might not listen to it again but I can see the appeal.

interesting. cool. so far. till "alive" "why go" very interesting just wish he enunciated lol garden is cool release is nice 4/5

My friend in high school told us about how the members from Mother Love Bone got another band together from a singer originally from our area (San Diego). He got a hold of a demo tape, perhaps from friend-of-friend of a friend. Popped it in the tape player of a friend’s car and said “this is the band I want us to sound like.” Pretty funny looking back and I haven’t given it a complete listen in more than 30 years. Brings back memories. Forgot out great the first 2/3rds of the album are, perhaps loses a little interest towards the end.

Album interesante del grunge, con muchas guitarras distorsionadas y sonido crudo de batería y voces. Es interesante la propuesta que trae la banda en contraposición con Nirvana

Already know this one like the back of my hand.

Classic grunge! Anyone growing up in the 90s should be familiar with this. 4/5

Pearl Jam was definitely my favorite grunge band. Even Flow is an awesome song. Once, Even Flow and Alive is a really strong contender for the best three songs to start a debut album. That's a pretty specific take, but I stand by it. Alive is an all time great song. A lot of good songs on this album...it feels like everything after was a slow decline from this peak. The America of the early 90s was a bleak existence if you were listening to grunge or gangsta rap. I remember liking Oceans more than Jeremy and having them linked in my mind because of their proximity on the album. The album cuts are good too. Something on Garden reminds me of Tenacious D's Tribute. The obsession with ending albums with long/secret tracks was a huge thing in the 90s. The end of secret tracks is hopefully one of the only good things to come out of the digital music revolution. The start of Once and the hidden track both sound a little like the beginning to the PeeWee's Playhouse theme song.

Bought the vinyl at the time, still like it very much today.

Peak Gunge

I've heard the name Pearl Jam previously, but I wouldn't have been able to name a single track of theirs. It just wasn't the sort of music I listened to ... until recently. After being blown away by the Nirvana album, and learning how Pearl Jam were considered to be of a similar genre, I was looking forward to this. The album started slowly, and didn't reach the (admittedly, lofty) heights of Nevermind, but it was still very good.

- Once again an album that I have heard half of from just being a teenager who tuned into alt rock radio. - Surprised by 1) how much more connection there is between Pearl Jam and the hard rock (and even hair metal) of the 80s with regard to the focus on guitar riffs and 2) how much Eddie Vedder's vocals influenced so many, often maligned, bands of the 00s like Creed, Nickeback, etc. - Pearl Jam will never be my default grunge band, but the one-two punch of "Black" and "Jeremy" is nothing short of masterful.

4 - my mother would be annoyed that I didnt give this a 5 but the second half is boring

Fan. How can you not like Jeremy spoke?

A good one, still i always prefer Nirvana

Pearl Jam is a bit overrated, here in NZ I associate them with steak and potato dudes who drink Woodstock excessively and listen to The Rock FM all the time while hooning in their big utes. This is the one album of theirs that is a must listen and admittedly it is a really good one (although Vs is good too). Definitely a quintessential grunge album. Big riffs, rhythm section is tight and relentless. Eddie Vedder’s vocal is a love it or hate it affair, but I quite like it. Favourites are: Black (first song I ever learned on guitar), Once, Even Flow (great solo at the end), Alive, Jeremy.

The high-water mark for grunge, in one's view, with "Black" being the most emotionally susbstantive and resonant song in all that genre (which isn't exactly saying a lot, given the historical perspective). That cut's raw sincerity (and heartbreak [and courage from sad questioning in face of same]) retains its full power today. The supporting cuts include several top-notch cuts (which are too well known to bother naming). However it seems clear now that this was borderline music for muscleheads, in a way, punky/skateboardy kids from (relatively) prosperous suburbs, most likely with permissive parents who were down with long hair and maybe a few tattoos and certainly t-shirts with sleeves torn off and wearing hats backward. If ‘70s arena rock was bloated and gouty, as if it were a non-fit person who never went to the gym, then grunge came to be like dudes who went to the gym too often (after giving up booze, say), and were a bit too bowed out, a bit too angry and ready to assert machismo, maybe even took steroids and so got too rigid/inflexible (which might be this record's one and primary weakness). Vedder's vocal style is at once iconic and caricature-ish; one feels some pain in listening to him sing, actually, but it's amazing what he yields from the instrument, which is truly distinguished and a signature voice / style in all the r&r canon (i.e., not just grunge). the ‘90s were mostly all downhill after this, through one can make a case that the '90s mostly went downhill from here, though one is tempted to argue that Vs. might actually be a touch better, because variety and slightly looser/funner feel.

Great album. Enjoy this album every time I listen.

EEEVEEEN FLOOOOOOW! Great album. Guys voice is borderline cheesey, but still cool to me. It's like a unique type of grunge, that has some classic rock left in it

"Alive", "Even Flow", and "Jeremy"

8.5/10! When it comes to grunge I usually listen to Alice In Chains and Smashing Pumpkins, I never really listened to Pearl Jam. After listening to this album it made me realize how important they are to the genre and how great their sound is. This album was a great listen and I would totally get a cd of this to listen to in the car :)

Come on, with songs like Even Flow and Jeremy on the same album, how is it not going to be a banger? 10 was the first album to come following the dissolution of the band Mother Love Bone, which retained its bassist (Jeff Ament), and guitarist (Stone Gossard). With the inclusion of a new guitarist (Mike McCready), the trio wrote a 5 song instrumental jam demo, and soon found their singer (Eddie Vedder) and drummer (Dave Krusen) who provided their respective and iconic parts on the album. Vedder’s vocals are definitely one of a kind. The band originates from Seattle Washington, but something about their style, and maybe specifically Vedder’s singing draws the picture of a very woodsy, midwest rock sound. Released in 1991, the album sounds very much of its time. The grunginess of their music pairs well with the grunge scene around them (Nirvana and Alice in Chains). The guitars hit even harder during the solos when that wah pedal is activated. Listening to the album makes me want to drive a beat up truck at 5 in the morning towards my job in a factory in the middle of a forest where an accident happens once a month wearing a construction hat and huge thick flannel sweater.

Love this album - was really nice to listen to it again. I was way more into Pearl Jam than Nirvana. This CD basically had a permanent position in my Aiwa 3-disc changer. Was one of the best debut albums of the early 90s and still holds up today. All great, no filler songs (except maybe the final track is a bit too long). 4.5⭐️

It's a good record and a nice alternative to some of the other "grunge" bands of this era. Conversely, I like most of those other bands better. They've got a bit more hair in the mix, not as clean, not as straightforward. Eddie has a distinct voice which you either like or you don't... it spawned a lot of imitators. Nirvana, Soundgarden, Alice In Chains... I'd rather listen to any of these, but that doesn't make this record bad.

Would it get a 5* review if it wasn’t Nirvana. Good question but academic.

This is a great album, but actually not as good as my memory of it… This seems strange to me as so far my memories of the albums up to this point are generally better than the re-listens. Maybe the four hits (Black included) on Ten have carried it on in my mind through the years? Not sure, but either way it rates (4.4*s) I always thought it was titled Ten because it had 10 songs. Turns out there’s 11. Feel free to explain. One other minor point; I don’t think I’ve ever heard a Pearl Jam song that is not off this album. Also explain that… (One album wonders?)

Good god '91 was amazing year for music (Nevermind a month later!). This album is another iconic one of the decade and ranks of one of the greatest of all time. Side A is stronger than Side B but there really is not a bad song throughout. Practically a greatest hits album. "Jeremy" topping for major impact it had and it being the most put together, story teller with Vedder at his pinnacle performance. The band certainly made the right move in having him audition. His voice is so strong it outdoes the background and acts as its own instrument. No need for shredding guitar solos...Eddie slays. The album even has intro/outro "secret" tracks that perfectly box it up into an epic, musical timescape. This one will be on lists forever...they do know Ten has 11 tracks though right?...4.3.

Just a great collection of songs.

Vedder vocals are the epitome of 90s rock/alternative. Guitarist Mike McCready really pulls some awesome riffs and solos throughout the album. All in all decent listen.

I’ve had this album for 30 years and I haven’t listened to it in at least 25 years. The songs I like the most are the ones that are played on the radio the most. I’ve always felt that Pearl Jam weren’t really a grunge band but more of a standard rovk band. After this album they got much softer. Some of these songs feel like leftover Green River and Mother Love Bone but with a worse singer. I prefer the nasal , wild delivery of Mark Arm over Eddie Vedded but sales show that I’m in the minority. Evenflow, Alive and Black are great, powerful rock songs and Jeremy tells a sad, creepy story that is the template for so many other teenage pain songs. Nothing on this listen made me want to revisit Pearl Jam but I can’t deny the impact of the album.

already in my library :-) 4

https://youtu.be/7g5jjCEVxRY

This is some good stuff

Never been a Pearl Jam hater but don't really seek them out either. This is a good record though

My younger self would have given this five stars. Guess I don't need that much shoe gazing in my life now

Jeremy is an all timer

Listened to this kids while growing up, still prefer vs. Really like Black, porch and release

Classic, more of a Nirvan person. No bad songs.

i liked the majority of this actually, some of the songs were stand alone great and this album prompted me to finally create the 1001 playlist i wanted of all the songs i liked from this project that i didn’t already know, so well done Pearl jam. i would listen to quite a lot of the songs singularly but i doubt i’ll listen to the whole album again.

Grunge era favourite. I never listened to it at the time so perhaps able to hear it now without rose tinted nostalgia lenses on. It’s a surprisingly finely crafted album. It’s more classic rock with grunge overtones than say mudhoney, l7, screaming trees or tad. Not sure I really love Eddie Vedder’s vocal style though (sorry not sorry)

its that one 90s album they are right it is pretty cool. why did they call their first album ten?

peaaarrrllll jamming 4/5

Wow - One of the beginnings of grunge!

Another group I heard of.

Always a great album to listen to - I'd give 5 stars for Jeremy

Very good

It is the ideal ‘Hell Yeah, Brother!’ Album and it’s great. Then the last song is like some shit outta a Bowie album. 8/10

That was class. Didn’t know what he was saying but it sounded class

4 side a would be one of the greatest albums ever but side b is a little week

High four, not quite a five

Noteworthy songs - 808080808 Magical Dream - Kinda catchy synth, but the rest is bland. Ancodia - Good background noise. Cobra Bora - Actually kind of cool, reminds me of Bomberman Hero. Pacific 202 - N64 vibes, but melody isn't great. Donkey Doctor - Nothing too special, weird ending. 808080808 - Really cool beginning. A little slow in the middle but stays interesting enough. Sunrise - Nothing remarkable. The Fat Shadow - Eerie. Very short.

Good album, favorite songs were Black and Even Flow. Did get tired of the voice after a while but it’s cool. Good guitar. 3.5

Pearl Jam's debut is without a doubt a landmark album in grunge, as it served as the main blueprint for the terrible post-grunge bands that started appearing later in the decade. Thankfully it is way better than any of them. Key tracks: Once Even Flow Alive Black Jeremy

Best Song: Black. Lyrically by far the best on the album. Close second to the brilliant follow-up in Jeremy. Worst Song: Release. A fine song with an unnecessary 4 minutes of underwater noise appended to it. Overall: Up there with the best that grunge has to offer. I was obviously familiar with the hits, but even the B-sides were really good. The whole albumalso has an introspective, self-aware quality that I feel is missing from a lot of grunge music. Much of grunge is about a frustration with living in a seemingly uncaring and insincere society, but I feel like Pearl Jam is one of the few bands that ever looks at the other side of that disharmony. They have the humility to ask whether we (the grunge audience) have our own failures to blame for contributing to this incompatibility.

Good Stuff

I think my musical tastes have changed a lot from when I first heard this album. The headline tracks (Jeremy, Alive, Even Flow and Black) are still really good and the rest of the album is much better than I remembered.