Ten

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.

A solid grunge debut, tho I love the hits most.

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.

Loved this a lot!

Leaving Brother and State of Love and Trust on the cutting room floor remains inexcusable, but just about everything prior to "Release" is a firecracker.

This was always my favorite "grunge" album from the Seattle 4. Not really a weak song on here though they are all kinda samey.

Very hip album. Enjoyed it a lot.

Even Flow Alive Black Jeremy

Obviously this is an incredible album. 10/10 songwriting. We love to see it.

somehow probably the most difficult record so far to write Thoughts about. certainly harder then nevermind! i enjoy it even more tho...maybe not by the same margin i once did but pearl jam's hyper-melodic, soulful niche within grunge has always been appealing to me. the big singles are some of the most consistently enjoyable songs im forced to hear at work and sound even better in actual headphones and not fast food speakers...gotta be one of the most lushly produced rock records of the grunge era, and one of the more genuinely beautiful and emotive rock records of the 90s generally. not a huge personal favorite or anything but it was an instant surge of delight to roll this one

nice listen 4/5

Your response to pearl jam definitely depends on how well you can tolerate Eddie Vedders voice. That being said pearl jam was the radio friendly version of grunge. Pulling more from 70s stadium rock than punk. The hits on here still hit pretty hard. 9/10 a Gen X classic.

More hits than misses

If only Jeremy was still doing this 1001 albums when this one came up. He’d feel Alive.

I could've sworn I felt it coming in the air tonight 4/5

As a massive Pearl Jam fan, I really like this album and it is what got me into the band. Lots of classic tracks but also a couple of misses

It's overplayed, but still a classic

This was better than I remember it. I wasn't expecting to like it at much as I did, but it seemed to hold up pretty well.

Gotta be honest I don’t think I’m a huge Pearl Jam person but it’s time to try something new. I think what I’m learning about myself through this project is that… maybe I don’t like 90s rock that much. Which feels like blasphemy. I do have a lot of respect for the guitar though… the guitar solo on “Alive” really got me. I think I’m giving this a 4 because I appreciate that it is good at what it’s doing.

You could chop an easy 10 minutes of this and make it a better album, but the best tracks are undeniable

Chill rock with a dash of nostalgia.

The contradiction of Pearl Jam is that their arrival, along with Nirvana and Alice in Chains and all the brothers-in-arms in grunge, was supposed to herald a new and raw and more authentic brand of rock—and yet this album, even more so than the hordes of hair metal slop being churned out in the late 80s, sounds tailor-made to be blasted over the PA system in your local Home Depot or beer garden. The formula for most of these songs is simple: enough heavy guitar to appeal to the average American macho man, but mild and hook-y enough to serve as inoffensive background music. I would argue Pearl Jam's music, and Ten specifically, became the blueprint for two whole decades of mainstream radio rock, the two decades that completely and utterly killed the format... yes, Pearl Jam fans must confront the uncomfortable reality that there is probably no Nickelback, no Creed, no Hoobastank without this album. Without those bands and their overpoweringly muddy and divisive sound, rock radio stations may never have fallen apart. Based on all this information, you might comfortably assume that the album is trash and it killed an entire genre of music’s mainstream relevance and so it should be hated for generations to come. But the contradiction spreads further and deeper, because you know what? This album really IS good. Like, all-hits-no-misses levels of good. This album's formula works. Pearl Jam knows how to write some melodies, and Eddie Vedder's unconventional wailing and moaning feels like it should be a huge miscue, but instead it suits those melodies perfectly. There really is realness, rawness, and edge here: a song like Jeremy would never have hit the radio before this album dropped, but these guys sell it perfectly. So what do you do with Ten? I would say you can't really blame a band for what record executives and hack imitators choose to do with their style; it would be foolish to blame the Beatles for every two-bit boy band that came in their wake, after all. Still, I don't blame anyone for passing on this one just for how overdone its sound became, and for all it represents. I find it fascinating how you could point to it as the root of rock radio’s demise, but I'm happy to enjoy it for what it is. Best song: Jeremy

Taken as a whole

Very good

Bunch of classics that my dad used to play. Don't listen to a lot of rock music but this album isn't too extreme for me to digest.

Este es uno de esos discos, cuya música nunca había escuchado voluntariamente, pero sin embargo conocía la mayoría de las canciones. Esto habla mucho de la immportancia y vigencia de este. Creo que no volveré a escuchar este disco, no porque no me haya gustado, me gustó, pero no es mi sonido. Si tuviese que mencionar canciones que volvería a escuchar, serían: "Black", "Alive" y "Once". Innegable valor, no mi sonido.

Grunge at its most commercial and watered down. Just slightly about average because the singles are really good. Besides that, this is really exhausting to get through.

has some real bangers on it, but i cannot unhear that the bass line in alive sounds like the first portion of the bass line from give it away by rhcp

This album comes out of the blocks running. 'Once', 'Even Flow', 'Alive' & 'Black' are all great tracks. The sound is a little bit smoother than other grunge bands but it definitely packs a mighty punch. The quality of the songs do start to tail off towards the end and I guess this stops it from getting all 5 stars. 4+ Stars (12/15)

7/10

A lot of nice songs

Quite a good surprise with this album. Strangely enough, I can't single out one particular song that I liked most - it all seemed to flow into a single thing with a side of tasty guitar solos.

v good album

As solid as I remembered it being.

Amazing first album to start this journey on. One I already mostly know and love, full of many of Pearl Jams best hits. Somehow I have never heard Release before, and that was a great discovery!

It’s hard to listen to this one with fresh ears when the songs on it have been so overplayed on the radio over the course of the past 30 years. I sincerely would be happy to never hear the song Jeremy again. However, reading about it and remembering this was their debut album, and seeing how early it came out, I do have to respect this one. May not be one of my personal favorites, (I prefer Temple of the Dog, which was released the same year), but this has become a “classic” for a reason.

Escuché este album hasta el cansancio. Muchos temas memorables que remiten inmediatamente a mi juventud. Definitivamente parte del soundtrack de mi vida.

What a great debut album

Tough to separate early 90s nostalgia from the music, but this has held up well, both as an end-to-end album and on the strength of its individual tracks. Seminal stuff. Makes me want to pay more attention to all the subsequent Pearl Jam albums I neglected over the years.

Me gusto

A fantastic debut album. Both the vocals and instrumentals sound great and flow well. The lyrics are meaningful as well. The only real issue is that it isn't always clear what Eddie is saying. Also, release feels like a weak ending. It lasts around 9 minutes, but spends around 4 minutes fading out with what something that sounds similar to Fallout tribal music. This sort of ruined it for me, so no 5 stars.

This brings back memories. Move in day, freshman year of college, and someone anchored their speakers into their dorm window and blasted this album. Grunge music was everywhere, so naturally I had to hate it. But despite my attitude, this album wormed its way into my consciousness and has stayed with me for years. I usually can’t actively listen to it - the lyrics are too sad - but I appreciate the genius of this album and enjoy hearing it when it’s on.

A little bit too dreary in places but it really grew on me. Some excellant song composition on this album. I love Black.

Some mega hits on the first half but a bit repetitive towards the end. A staple of the genre though.

One of the best of the 90s

This is a true gem. Had no idea this was out there

Excellent album

A quality classic. Still Alive is really good, as is the rest of it.

Dust and sunlight. I missed grunge when it came around as my musical attention was elsewhere in the jazz world and so this is the first time I’ve heard this album. Two gears here. Clean guitars with open tunings and ringing chords and heavy distortion. The bass cuts through everything and is some of the most interesting musicianship on the album. Vedder’s voice was the template for strong reserved rock singing. It makes his strained phrases so much more effective that he spends most of the time sitting in a restrained and thoughtful roar. Nothing too flashy here. The departure from late eighties metal was the addition of space and clean toned sections. And lyrically the subject matter is real, not fantasy which makes it more interesting poetry than the teenaged misogyny of the hair bands. I have no affinity for the band and have never seen their legendary performances. But they are an important part of American music and the is a banging debut in a new subgenre.

Another formative album on the list. They made better music after this one. More nuanced, more opened to the world, less muscular. But this kind of defined an era, for better or worse (the worse being the staggering number of bands that more or less built a career trying to copy this album). It also brought along a better model for masculinity in mainstream rock, where it was possible to play heavy and be compassionate and sensible and generally try to be a good human. How refreshing was that after the 80's? It was near the top of my playlist in the early 90's. It is not anymore, but still brings back good memories and smiles.

4 Favorite song is black. Tasty. Deep is also very good. change dont come all at once, it comes in waves

Didn't know Pearl Jam was groovy like that. I like the variety of genres in the album, even though they follow the same rock pattern. Favorite tracks are "Once" and "Ocean".

3.5/5

our lord and saviour steezus christ blessed this album.

Solid 4. Black is the best song on this album, and showcases the best parts of Vedder's lyricism and singing style. 4/5

Pues Pearl Jam. Termina mejor que empieza.

solid

Once: 6/10 Even Flow: 8/10 Alive: 9/10 Why go: 8,5/10 Black: 8/10 Jeremy: 7,5/10 Oceans: 7/10 Porch: 8,5/10 Garden: 6,5/10 Pearl: 7/10 Release: 5/10

There are clearly some classic tracks on this one. I don't love it like a child of the 90s should. For whatever reason I've always been pretty neutral to Pearl Jam. Anyway, some of the tracks are simply iconic (Alive, Evenflow, Jeremy). Pearl Jam is right there at the turning of the tide when grunge and alternative took over the mainstream in 1991.

Solid 90's rock/alternative album. Lots of really great tracks. "Porch" is a standout. Close to a 4.5 for me.

Great!!

Man what a banger. One of the best debuts of the 90s. Guitars, guitars, guitars, just like I remember it. It was always obvious to me that this record was more a hard rock 70s arena revival than the grunge that grew directly out of punk. For some reason I never got into any later Pearl Jam albums, but this one is perfect. Four stars.

Timless Classic

This album basically is the 90s. With probably 4 of the best songs to come out of grunge, this album undeniably had a major impact on music. Arguably some of the best musicianship of the grunge era, the outro guitar solo on Alive and the guitar tone across the whole album in general is enough to make this one of the best grunge records. Certainly a definitive album and one that I feel like most anyone who's a rock fan would enjoy. 4/5

As far as I'm concerned, the only Pearl Jam album with no skips. A little top heavy? Sure, but no skips

Exceptional. Eddie Vetter with powerful vocals. Excellent guitar playing. Overall just a rocking in your face album. 4.5 due to “Oceans” being meh.

Good stuff. Lot of bangers. Some filler. 77/100

Highlights: Even Flow, Jeremy, Porch, Garden. In a nutshell: a pillar of the Seattle sound. Ten by Pearl Jam is easily one of the best debut studio albums of the 90s. Haunting and piercing are the only words I have to describe songs not overplayed on the radio. PS. if you have the original CD, you will find a secret track which starts at the end of Release (I miss the days of secret tracks on albums). Enjoy! Overall: 8/10

proper vibes this one. clean & well written songs with just the right amount of scuzz 4/5

I've listened to Ten for years, and it's always an amazing experience. Honestly, the first 6 songs (Once -> Jeremy) are perfect in my eyes. The last 5 (Oceans -> Release) are mid to weak tracks. All in all I keep coming back for the first half of the album, but the second isn't strong enough for me to give near a 5. 3.7/5 -> 4/5

More like 4.

what a funny voice he has!

Some bangers here, and I think Pearl Jam get a little too much discredit for their song writing - some songs here are bona fide classics both musically and lyrically. As a record though it sadly tapers very much towards the last quarter, but for most of it, it's a strong debut, and of course, a stalwart of the Seattle-era. Nice to revisit, even though I'm rather weary of it after all these years.

All time great.

Once 3.8 Even Flow 4 Alive 4.3 Why Go 3.6 Black 4.4 Jeremy 4.5 Oceans 3.2 Porch 3.4 Garden 3.6 Deep 3.7 Release 3.3 Score: 3.8

Not a favorite genre of mine but you have to respect the appreciate the significance of this album. Huge hits and the other tracks were good as well. 7/10 (3.5/5)

Classic. 4.75

20 years since I listened to this album. Time machine back to high school.

Surprised by how much even the hits I had thought were overplayed (Jeremy, Evenflow) held up. Given Russ hates Eddie Vedder's voice, it could also be that never getting to listen to a band for 10+ years could make anything sound fresh.

The quintessential grunge album and arguably one that helped usher in 90s rock. Nirvana may get the main credit for this scene, but Pearl Jam were probably the purest demonstration of the sound. The music immediately takes me back to that time. The music holds up incredibly well, particularly given how short lived grunge was.

Kann nicht behaupten, dass ich es schlecht finde Pööhl Dschääm

I could karaoke this whole album without a lyrics screen. And not just the big four radio songs, but Garden and Release too. The first time I went down on a girl, Black was playing (I doubt, looking back, it was probably all that memorable for her, but for me I’ve got a soundtrack!). I remember the texture of the matte silver portable anti shock discman I wore this album out in. And Eddie was just everything a budding surfer wannabe guitarist artistically ambitious kid could want. He embodied the chance we all feel like we have at that age to be on stage in front of an arena crowd. I still get that sense of hunger and pregnancy and possibility listening to this. It still makes me feel like I belong in front of 100,000 people. By the time I started listening to Ten—probably, what, 1994?—there were at least two others out already, but Ten was always my jam. They got better and better, clearly, and Eddie is still getting better, not that Ten is the best, musically, but it’s got the most magic for me.

Great ebb and flow. Good guitar tones and lots of emotion. 4 stars

One of the 90s better rock albums. Really strong start, but tails off a bit at the end.

One of the great 90s albums. I would say Veder is an acquired taste but their popularity would suggest otherwise.

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4/5⭐️ Best song: Even Flow Worst song: Garden Comments: Such a good album, makes me want to skateboard like Jesus

Très bon grunge, Even Flow c’est d’la bombe, mais je trouve que les instruments sont trop pognés en tapon, si c’était mieux mixé ça vaudrait un peut-être un cinq

Very good album. Got a bit muddled 3/4 through where it didn't seem like there was much going on.

Good album, good music, good tunes, good band.

Great Album, very close to 5 stars.

Loses a star because it's been overplayed to death. It's also not my fav PJ album, so I need a star above it for those. Yield and Vs are better in my personal record book.

staple

This is an album that everyone who loves music in general, must listen! 4,5/5

I didn't love it at first but I must admit that this list gave me the opportunity to reevaluate it

Honestly always liked Pearl Jam the least of any of the big grunge 90s bands. That being said, this album is still really good. Top tracks: Even Flow, Jeremy, Oceans

New more songs than I thought I did. Which I could understand the lyrics.

YEAAAaaahieeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhh. Like the energy and variety of songs. Also good hooks. Would recommend. Voice singer sometimes a tiny bit annoying.

4.5

I dig this! Very solid grunge

There was a student singing Even Flow in Science last week. They immediately gained a bit of cred because if it. I wasn't a massive Pearl Jam fan first time around, but you have to give credit where it is due, and Ten is a work of art.

This is peak Grunge at just about its peakiest. Some real old school corkers on this album.

Damn good album

Not a big PJ guy but it's hard to deny that this album has some bangers. And I know bangers

3,6

Good album

Kinda crummy grandpa rock

I didn't like much that came after it, but this album is a winner. Love it start to finish.

Good noise. Can't always hear him, but the lyrics sink in hard

This has to be one of the greatest debut albums of all time, and it remains one of Pearl Jam's strongest - if not their best record. Overall the songwriting and performances on this are brilliant, it's heartfelt, emotional and full of passion. They mix the raw, brash elements of grunge well, with some obvious 70s rock influences and flourishes of more stadium oriented sounds.

Bangers. 4.

Pearl Jam is so good I won't fault them for one album.

This record is energetic, loud, catchy and Eddie's voice is just incredible. Plus it sounds great. Such an enjoyable listen.

3.63 per track. I like Pearl Jam more that I remember.

Good

This was really great overall. It's a little bit before my time, but it apparently was one of the top selling albums of the '90s and it has most of Pearl Jam's most famous songs ("Even Flow", "Alive", "Black", "Jeremy"). I really enjoyed it overall, and it's earned it's place as an iconic album. It is extra impressive as their debut album, not a lot of bands come out swinging like this right from the start. Pearl Jam is one of the iconic grunge bands, and from what I've heard so far I think I'm higher on them than Soundgarden, but not quite to Nirvana level. I guess Kurt Cobain was not a Pearl Jam fan, and felt like they sold out. I can see it a bit, this definitely has a bit more of a polished sound. It's a little more alt rock than some of the other grunge albums I've heard (I almost hear some R.E.M.-type sounds in here, where I don't feel that way for Nirvana). It's still great though, the highs are really high on this one. I'm really tempted to give this a 5, but I don't think it quite gets there for me. The front half of the album is incredibly strong, but the back half fell a bit flat for me (though I did like "Oceans" a lot). It's very good and in the 4.5 territory, but just a bit lacking on the back side. Favorite song: Even Flow Other: Alive, Black, Jeremy, Oceans, Porch, Release 2/9/24

Große Hits, aber auch ein bisschen Füllmaterial

Great album. Such a powerful voice. The song “Black” just epitomizes heartbreak.

Albumet var bra. Jag tycker om att det är en blandning av rock och grunge. Tycker dock att det kan blir lite väl mycket upprepning och många av låtarna låter väldigt lika. Men utöver det tycker jag om att man tydligt gör instrumenten och speciellt gitarren som ger hela albumet en ikonisk stämpel. Min favoritlåt från albumet var Why go home. Jag älskar trummorna i låten och även gitarrsolot som är i slutet av låten.

Indie rock-ish / grunge-ish but the not annoying one

Veit ekki alveg hvað ég á segja. Hörkugott rokk, en of mikið seventís rokk í þessu fyrir minn smekk. Svo er það Eddie Vedder, sem bara fellur því miður ekki að mínum eyrum. Bestur í rólegu lögunum, fannst mér, finnst miðkaflinn bestur, Black, Jeremy og Oceans. Margt alls ekki fyrir minn smekk, en með áframhaldandi sjálfsvinnu og opnum huga mun ég kannski ná að fíla Even Flow og Alive. Set 4* í þeirri von.

What I was expecting but better, thought it would be butt rock's blueprint. It is, but it is actually good, Black is amazing. Overall good time.

There's a lot to like about this album. My favorite thing was how good they sound playing guitar.

Great sounds, not the biggest fan of the voice.

Classic Pearl Jam

Solid front to back from Pearl Jam. Not much else to say.

Man. Eddie Vedder's voice is really something. Added an extra layer to the already-great songs.

This album really made me feel Alive. Iconic album with a pretty unique sound. These guys rock.

clásico del grunge, jeremy y once mis favs

Taba bien, guardé mas canciones de las que esperaba.

Liked that. I can see why it's their best selling album.

They perfected the form of hard rocking. Pretty much every song starts on a loud part, but somehow transistions towards the end in even more noisy way. I think that is the way to rocking.

litt heavy men fakka egt med det ass

I think they would have been a band I’d listen to if I were in college a decade later. I like their sound and lyrics. They wouldn’t be my fav but I’d been on the bandwagon.

Instant nostalgia. This was on constant repeat as a 15 year old but haven’t listened to it since. Crazy how music takes you right back to a time and place. Ironic too given that Ive just had a massive spot emerge on me cheek. Could possibly blame Pearl Jam and not the bag of midget gems I polished off yesterday afternoon. Anyway… this is one of them albums that always gets into the ‘best albums of the 90s lists’ type thing, and rightly so. This was their debut album. How?! Sounds so much more mature, if that’s the right term. The songs that are great, are really really great. Black, Jeremy, Once, Even Flow, Alive, Why Go… all 10/10 songs in their own right. Even the lesser known tracks have quality, even if they arent quite as big sounding. Porch was a favourite of mine as a kid, but isnt the same now, and I used to skip Oceans as a kid but quite enjoy it now. Overall an excellent album, even if it’s one I probably wont listen to much these days. A strong 4.5

Pearl Jam only get called grunge because they are from Seattle and were big at the same time as Nirvana, when they are actually dad rock. Eddie has a great voice for rock and I think carries what is a largely standard selection of tracks, except for even flow and Jeremy which are both class. Ive tried to get into Pearl Jam a couple of times but they just don't grab me like other bands of the time. Why are there 11 tracks in album called Ten? Almost want to knock a point off for that. Overall I think it's a solid album but l feel other people are hearing something I'm missing, 3.5.

Alive and Jeremy were great. But I can't add anything more than what the other reviews say. 3.5, as the second half of the album is less bombastic and I got a little bored.

Not really listened to Pearl Jam properly so was glad this came up. Thought it was some great rock music, banging drums, quality riffs and a lead singer who can properly sing. Highlights: Once Even Flow Black Jeremy

Been meaning to give pearl jam a proper listen for years.... Sounded pretty much as I expected a pearl jam album to sound. I know they're considered grunge, but it's not really what I think of when I think of grunge.... The first half of this album is great. Thought the last half tailed off a little, they have a very distinct sound and it got a little samey. It's a good sound though! But even flow, into alive , followed by black and Jeremy is quality. Still hasn't grabbed me like they clearly do for others but when they're good, they're good

Classic for me. It's probably the only few Pearl Jam songs I've heard. My friend was big into these during our teens, but I guess I moved on. Favorite song: Black.

Thank goodness Spotify has lyrics for each of these songs 😂 “Even flow” and “Jeremy” have been modern enigmas to me since the 90s,, but alas! Today with the key 🔑 of lyrics I can decipher these cryptic tunes 🎼 I like this album, it kicked I’d the

The hits are hits for reasons, and even the "filler" is good. Somehow I never got into this when they were around.

Can't understand a thing they are saying but the vibes are right

Good, but drags. Too much of a downer.

Fine.

Buen disco Dentro del sonido auténtico y característico de Pearl jam

Another album from my youth. It still sounds pretty good, all these years later.

Even Flow!!!!

Takes me back to some good times...

It was alright though i was he could sing i little better though did like the guitar on the album would still listen to again. As i did overall like the album but wish his voice was more coherent though it does give something to the album and music 4/5

Grows with age like a fine wine. Suffers when compared to Nevermind - not comparable so don't do it. Couple of fillers.

Absolute bangers on this. Even Flow, Alive and Jeremy are all tremendous. Others are really good too but not just at the same level as those 3. Wish this had half stars as this might be a 4.5 for me

Not a week goes by without "Even Flow" popping into my head - the ultimate earworm.

Powerful voice and songs

Great album, I don't care what Fantano's bald headed ass says, Eddie is a great vocalist and he fucking kills it.

Great album but Pearl Jam is just not my jam!

Pues Pearl Jam. Termina mejor que empieza.

What can you even say about Ten? It has some incredible songs, some incredibly over played songs, and a couple forgettable ones. Great album though

Grunge was in its death throes as I was really getting into music, but nearly all of this album was still being beaten to absolute death by “alternative” radio. As such, I grew sick of most of this album having never listened to the whole thing. It is a pretty damn good album, but I have accepted that I will never outlive my Pearl Jam fatigue, which is only expounded by how many bands did their best Eddie Vedder impressions while making some supremely beige music. It sucks that I can never hear them on their own merits, but that’s my subjective reality.

Найс. Действительно джем из жемчужин.

I forgot how many hits were on this album. Great sound but side b has some filler. Over all still amazing.

Pues Pearl Jam. Termina mejor que empieza.

Good solid rock album

Classic 90s

Rock and roll baby

I have more context for this album now than I did when I first starting listening to it in the 90s as a kid. Maybe it's not so groundbreaking after all, but it's still a good album to listen to.

Sounds good. Not sure if it’sa 3 or 4.

I remember when this album came out. A coworker was absolutely smitten and played it for me (over and over). And I heard it then — there's an energy and power and confidence about this band and this debut album that is undeniable. More than a little of that comes from the band — Stone Gossard and the rest deliver in spades. But, of course, there's Eddie Vedder, and I guess he's a polarizing figure. All I can say is, I can't bear listening to him sing. He seems like a right-on dude, I admire the stance he and the band took on Ticketmaster all those years ago and he seems to be on the right (should I say "correct"?) side of social and political causes — so far as I pay any attention to what their stance is on anything. But god damn, it seems to me that half the notes he squeezes out are flat, or terrible, or ill-advised and there's just so much of him all over this music. It makes me want to inflict self-harm. So this may be the biggest disparity between a rating and my personal enjoyment of the music. A 4-star rating is all about me recognizing that this album was a landmark release and appreciating its brilliance and power and sheer excitement it stirs. But I can't fucking stand listening to it. This was a chore.

Pearl Jam is the perfect mix of classic rock and grunge which is why it’s so easy to understand how they are so ubiquitously enjoyed. A debut album that really brings the hits, Ten has some of the best songs by Pearl Jam. Eddie vedders voice provides that perfect grunge sound that’s fun to impersonate while singing. This album is solid and has endless replay value. 8.2/10

Couple really good songs here and overall high quality. J

Listened to this while playing Aeon's End with my partner against Magus of Cloaks. We lost twice. My partner knew every word to every song. I did not. I was in middle school in the 90s, but wasn't allowed to listen to music like this. I must say, I thoroughly enjoyed this album. While not a perfect 5, it is a super strong 4. Black is a pretty freaking excellent song...it made me want to run over to my piano and bash out those chords at the end. Definitely better than I expected.

Un album de roi-de-la-glisse-rock qui tiendra toutes ses promesses, les Pearl Jam envoyant du pastaga de bout en bout.

Triste journée aujourd'hui, puisque mon camarade d'écoute robgruyère est dans l'obligation de se rendre au concert de Sampha en ce lundi. Une salle soirée en perspective.

a nice rock album with some really good tunes

YEEEAHAHHHHH IIIIIII OOOOOOO IIIIIIII AAAAAA III'MMMM STIILLLLL ALLIIVVVVEEEEEEEE

Pearl Jam was never my favorite band from this era of grunge. I'm more of an STP fan. But this album is near perfect besides a small handful tracks and by far my favorite of theirs.

First four songs

God plade, med flere bangers - dog har jeg lidt svært ved at snuppe Eddie Vedders stemme ..

Qué pedazo de discazo para ser el primero, muucha energía vitalizante, me ayudó a arrancar la mañana a lo Javier Milei

Classic but known quantity

Pearl Jam betyr Cum - Fun fact som jeg nettop fant på. Dritbra album

Damn, fett!

First half: 5 stars Second half: 3 stars Total: 4 stars

I have to admit that some of this rating is based on nostalgia, as my dad absolutely loves Pearl Jam and this album, so I know each of these songs at least a little bit, but I still think this is a rather good release. Sure, Eddie Vedder sometimes sounds intelligible, but it feels so raw and honwst that it really works on tracks like Black and Yellow Ledbetter (not on this album) so I can't help but like it. Perhaps were I coming in fresh this would be a three, but I think this is a grand enough time to warrant the higher score.

Back to back greats on this one. Essential 90’s.

I used to love this album but it’s not the sound I’m looking for anymore. I still can’t rate it low because of the memories though

Good album!

black is a masterpiece i already knew, i liked like 3-4 songs other than that, unique sound probably was copied a lot since all of the album has the same sound (in a good way) same atmosphere was fine+

Cant give it a 5 because there are better albums in this year, but would be a 5 if I could understand what Eddie Vedder is saying more than 70% of the time.

No album felt so familiar with out ever seeking out any of the songs, and the Seattle in my vains made that grunge hit

Not sure I had actually listened to this entire album through before but thoroughly enjoyed it + the auto Spotify mix that came on after, more like my daily listening than any of the other albums so far!

Ariana Grande levels of diction

Eddie Vedder drank wine from the bottle when I saw him at the mariners stadium then belted out Black just as it sounds on this album

EVEN FLOOOOOW

Not so much the Stones to Nirvana's Beatles, as the Clash to Nirvana's Pistols perhaps. Listening to this album it becomes apparent that Nirvana's sound was a complete one-off, built from Cobain's singular songwriting and the trio's chemistry. So it was that on this a template was created that would power so much rock through the nineties. This also falls under the rare category of albums I love while also not being that tempted to explore the rest of the canon.

oh the flashbacks to middle school sleepovers at my friends' houses

Cool. I've heard most of these a million times. The ones I hadn't were fine, but I'm not going crazy about them.

An icon of the 90s. Good stuff.

I liked this album. Even flow, alive, and garden are all great songs and the rest of it is really well made, even including the weird ending of release. But for some reason I just don't vibe with it as much as I do. I enjoy early 90s alt/grunge type stuff and eddies voice doesn't bother me like it irritates some other people but for some reason Pearl Jam jsut isn't a slam dunk home run artist for me. This should be a 5 for me but I jsut can't get past a 4.

Oh that song by Pearl Jam. The Pearl Jam Song. EEEEEEVEN SADSKLDFSJFLJLSADJAL. ya know?

Once - god i have not listened to Pearl Jam in so long. the drums go much harder in Pearl Jam than i thought. i feel like i clocked them for being much softer than this. (5/5) Even Flow - it's the Pearl Jam song. (5/5) Alive - the other Pearl Jam song. (5/5) Why Go - this is just what Pearl Jam sounds like. i'm a little worried they have same-sound syndrome. it's like a grunge version of Metallica. While it's not bad the last three songs sound pretty same-y to me. (3/5 i want a change) Black - i'm starting to realize how many Pearl Jam songs i know outside of their most popular stuff. (4/5 i asked for change) Jeremy - i'm starting to think that i have listened to this album already. (giving christian rock heehee 4/5) Oceans - yes queen hit those notes. (4/5 much more big band feel. Phil Collins kind of vibe) Porch - get him off that massage chair! (5/5 roller coaster song) Garden - i can get behind being more lively. giving the guitar quite a spotlight (4/5 smooth and interesting guitar solo) Deep - i'm being screamed at. stop scaring Mr. Pearl Jam away! (4/5 had fun :>) Release - you tricked me into thinking the song ended. rude. fun psychedelic vibe going on at the end. this wasn't my favorite but this was a good listen honestly. the Pearl Jam i know and like 4/5

Some absolute beauties in this one

One of my mom's fav albums. 1st half is much better than the 2nd half but still a great album overall. Black is an imcredible song.

Definitely my personal favourite band of the Grunge Big 4. The front half is loaded with all the hits so the album runs out of steam a *tiny* bit in the second half but still, great stuff all around. 4.5/5

Pearl Jam was always my favorite of the big grunge bands This album played around the house all the time as a kid, and I listened to it really often in high school Love most of these songs. Some of them are a bit too long/overstay their welcome. Especially Jeremy. Beautiful poetry on many tracks (Black, Ocean, Garden, Release) Still overall an awesome revisit. Always found it weird how many people seem to despite this album/band online. 4/4.5 stars.

this band and album caused so much fighting between my friend group back in the day. could i write poetry to this? y

Love this album 😍

4/5

Very nice album!

Super grunge classic.

A good warmup album for our trip to Seattle. Oceans was a good one that I haven't heard before. The songs I already know on this album are all fantastic. Don't care for Release to end it all. Overall it's a good album, although I don't love grunge as a whole. Giving this one a soft 4 to be honest. The hits on this one help out a lot. Would be better if it was named Mookie Blaylock.

An album that I have listened to many times before and it is just as good as always. Alive, Black, Jeremy, and Even Flow are the first 4 songs on a playlist that I created in 2014 that I still listen to and add songs to. My favorite thing about this album is that it is named Ten because that is the number that NBA player Mookie Blaylock (which Pearl Jam was originally called) wore. In the interview which they stated this they thought it was funny that people thought Ten had some other significant meaning to them, but it was just for the bball player. Not a perfect album by any means but it was an great introduction into grunge to me in my early years and an album I will come back to many more times.

Never been the biggest fan of Pearl Jam or Eddie in general. Can respect their impact and their song writing regardless. Classic tunes all over the album, and it’s undeniable they wrote catchy, well arranged music. Maybe some day I’ll really dig into it, but for now I leave Ten at a soft 4.

Hell yeah, some pleasant dad rock grunge.

I cannot explain why I was so into this album. Not 5 star into it, but into it.

I enjoyed it, and I liked the overall sound of the album. Idk I don't really have too much to say bc I was frantically studying for my physics exam when I listened, so I wasn't paying as close attention as normal. But I never wondered when it was going to be over, which cannot be said for most of these albums. I think the only song I recognized was "Even Flow."

yeah ok this is fine. maybe just bc I listened to a lot of it in the car with my dad release is far too long though and I like long songs, it's just not doing quite enough

Pues Pearl Jam. Termina mejor que empieza.

Impressions: I have only listened to Nirvana and been sleeping on Pearl Jam. This is a genius debut album, nearly perfect, just gets repetitive towards the end. Favorite tracks: Even Flow, Alive, Black, Jeremy, Oceans, Garden Rating: 4/5

Solid album.

Better than I was expecting, given how prevalent Pearl Jam have been my whole life. Still not the biggest fan over all, and I doubt I'd like the later albums as much. Black remains my favorite from the album and the band

I think Peral Jam figured out what works for them and leaned into it, Songs all sound similar but are iconically rockful

Pearl Jam is really good overall but this album is sort of wandering, rather than focused. Part of that is Pearl Jam being Pearl Jam, which i guess is the point ... ?

Good

Once - mellow until the beat comes in. singers voice is iconic I grew up with Even Flow, Alive, Jeremy and Black. Loved the dark-ish vibe 12 year old me would feel. It was my emo-light/grunge era

Full of bangers for Pearl Jam - still not my "jam"

Hm for some reason I’m biased against certain 90’s bands on this list that I’ve heard too much on the radio growing up (Soundgarden, The Offspring) yet others I’m totally fine with (Green Day, yesterday’s Black Crowes) Definitely heard Pearl Jam one too many times, but maybe the album as a whole will be a better experience As David Byrne once said, 'and it was' I wouldn't say I learned much more from the deeper cuts than the aforementioned radio hits, but it's quality stuff throughout HL: "Even Flow", "Alive", "Black", "Oceans", I guess "Jeremy", + that weird hidden track October 15, 2023

Grunge pop

Rockin. Knew most of the songs already.

Definitely above average. I think the lyrics could have been better for most of the songs. Simplistic but also not a lot of rhyming. I can see why people liked this album. Favorite track: Garden

4,5

No skips. Nostalgic. Still love Black.

Me gustó, me gusta la profundidad de la voz, el instrumental para el tipo de género no me pareció avasallante o que hiciera perder el resto de los componentes de vista

Personal review: 7.8/10

Pretty good, sounds like he does yodelling at some points though

This album is good, I genuinely don’t really think there’s a bad song (maybe garden actually but Idk) but some tracks really overstay their welcome (especially Jeremy which is actually one of my favourites). So I honestly don’t know if I can feasibly call it a perfect 5 I always thought it was but I actually really don’t know so I’ll just give it a 4 .

Never listened to a single track on this album First time listening to pearl jam-2:28am Once:chill start,sick guitars. Dudes got great vocals Good slow headbanging piece 8/10 Even flow:I feel pretty relaxed listening to this. Fast vocals are great 9/10 Alive: feels very meaningful in a way,almost deep.great track I've lost my place in this album but it's just so fucking good. -2:47am Edit:The song was Why Go.amazing song. 2:51am Black:i feel like the sun is exploding in front of me This song is so fucking beautiful oh my god Jeremy: this songs awesome what else can I say Oceans:this song was weird but I loved it Porch:feeling really old 60s-70s type rock here and I really like it Garden: another chill one nicenicenice Shit alright this one's more emotional sounding Deep: such a cool fucking closer man oh my god Time of finishing: 3:30am I had a lil break between garden and deep to take a shit

the final song was incredible, and there were some other really nice moments here, but i went in with high expectations and was disappointed. i’m really not sure what it was but i just wanted more from this. technically pretty solid, just very much not as good as it could be.

Definitely remember this album. Decent hits. Classic 90's nostalgia.

Nice run

Kind of strides in and grabs your attention. A few tracks here are basically the sound of the nineties- grungy but with highly polished production and a growly vocalist in Eddie Vedder. But as radio friendly and stadium selling as they are, they manage that neat trick of sounding like they are just for you and your awkward teenage outsider self alone in your room.

Was actually surprised ben gave this a 5 based on my memory. but as i got through the album i realized it really is full of good songs. RELEASE ME

The first half of this is incredible but everything after Jeremy has just never stood out to me. The closer works very well but just doesn’t quite hold up to those first six songs

Ez 5 Once through Jeremy. Goes downhill starting with oceans. TLDR: First half is amazing and 2nd is okay.