Pearl Jam - Pearl Jam (CD)

Pearl Jam Keeps Protest Alive

By Yahoo! Shopping User  May 20, 2006 | 2 out of 2 found this Pearl Jam review helpful

Pros: Meaningful Lyrics

Cons: No Anthems or songs that will be remembered years later

Pearl Jam's newest release follows closely in the tracks of frontman Eddie Vedder's idol, Neil Young this time around. It is an album that goes right for the jugular of the Bush fronted presidency. While it is good to have a band that has son...gs that actually have substance, the record will be dated in later years because of its content. This can sometimes be bad for a band. It is a record that lives in the moment. The songs are good, but are not anthemic. So they will likely not be remembered years down the road. On the plus side, it is a strong stable record all the way through. That is something that has made Pearl Jam the respected band that they are today. They release solid albums time and again (with the exception of 2002's "Riot Act"). We can only hope that future releases will keep such a solid sound, and that the band will never revisit the "Riot Act" sound. Read more Less