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8.0
483
8.0 |
Spin
For the first time in years, Pearl Jam are seizing the moment rather than wallowing in it.
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8.0
484
8.0 |
Uncut
Print edition only
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8.0
485
8.0 |
Mojo
Print edition only
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8.0
486
8.0 |
Rolling Stone
After toughing out the Bush years, Pearl Jam aren't in the mood for brooding; at long last, surf's up.
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8.0
487
8.0 |
Evening Standard
Proves that the godfathers of grunge are still a potent force.
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8.0
488
8.0 |
The Guardian
The ninth Pearl Jam album may even be the best of the lot.
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8.0
492
8.0 |
Spin
For the first time in years, Pearl Jam are seizing the moment rather than wallowing in it.
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8.0
495
8.0 |
Scotland on Sunday
36 and a half minutes of measured urgency, free of the flab and musical flatulence which has detracted from their better moments.
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8.0
497
8.0 |
The List
Now they are channelling The Rolling Stones and The Stooges as much as their hero Neil Young
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8.0
5875
8.0 |
Q
Print edition only
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7.0
498
7.0 |
NME
Print edition only
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7.0
493
7.0 |
musicOMH
An ostensibly traditional rock album that, at times, feels contented and at others strays close to emotional equity. The shock this time is that they nearly pull it off.
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7.0
489
7.0 |
PopMatters
This will not go down as Pearl Jam’s best album by any measure, but that’s because it’s not supposed to be. This is Pearl Jam’s “fun” record, a disc that was likely just as exciting as record as it is to listen to.
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7.0
490
7.0 |
Drowned In Sound
You may miss the full-force guitars and the molten eruption of Vedder’s wounded soul, but we’ve had plenty of that before, and a lot of Backspacer is a lot of fun.
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6.0
494
6.0 |
The Scotsman
A conscious effort to be vital again
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6.0
496
6.0 |
The Independent
Sounds worryingly similar to Guns N'Roses: heavy plodding with attitude.
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5.0
6511
5.0 |
Under The Radar
It's been a long time since Pearl Jam has felt this lively and immediate. Does it measure up to their best work? No
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4.6
491
4.6 |
Pitchfork
Pearl Jam are the very definition of anonymously workmanlike, seemingly plugging along with their heads down from one colorlessly unimaginative album to the next.
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