Pearl Jam - Vs.
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- GoDownload & Buy
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- RearviewmirrorDownload & Buy
- RatsDownload & Buy
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Album Details: Vs.
- Release Date:
- 10/19/1993
- Label:
- Sony
- UPC:
- 074645313627
User Reviews: Vs.
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, September 5, 2003Reviewer: dario d - See all dario d's reviews -
Old Vs. New
, March 23, 2007Reviewer: Sookie - See all Sookie's reviewsPros: Much more raw than "Ten"
Cons: Still thinking...
Though most fans may deny it, I think somewhere in the back of their minds they thought Pearl Jam would fall victim to the "Sophomore Slump"...I know I did a little bit. Honestly, how do you follow up a debut release whose music partially defined the 90's and helped put Seattle music back on the map? Fortunately, for me anyway, they did with "Vs.".
Don't get me wrong, I liked "Ten" - obviously enough to go to the store at midnight to pick up their next offering. But the spit-shined and polished production stifled the material there, where the raw sound of the band on "Vs." really allows the songs, and them, to shine without regressing. Even the lighter moments, like the folk-tinged "Indifference";, the pop sensibility of "Glorified G", and the pure funk of "Rats" still has that D.I.Y., garage attitude. And the songs that rock, like "Animal", "Rearviewmirror&qu ...ot;, and "Blood" rock hard without sounding inexperienced or immature. They knew what they were doing, and did it well.
The spotlight track on this one is easily "Go". The urgency that is built both musically and lyrically (though it's rumored to be about Eddie's car) is slow, but steady. By the end of the song, however, you're screaming right along with every nerve engaged. Intense and fantastic.
Considering their body of work, as a whole, it's difficult to pick a favorite album from this band. But if this release wasn't as strong as it was (and is), who knows where they would have gone?
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Pro Reviews: Vs.
| EXPERT RATING: From AMG Reviews Pearl Jam took to superstardom like deer in headlights. Unsure of how to maintain their rigorous standards of integrity in the face of massive commercial success, the band took refuge in willful obscurity the title of their second album, Vs., did not appear anywhere in the packaging, and they refused to release any singles or videos. (Ironically, many fans then paid steep prices for import CD singles, a situation the band eventually rectified.) The eccentricities underline Pearl Jam's almost paranoid aversion to charges of hypocrisy or egotism but it also made sense to use the spotlight for progress. You could see that reasoning in their ensuing battle with Ticketmaster, and you could hear it in the record itself. Vs. is often Eddie Vedder at his most strident, both lyrically and vocally. It's less oblique than Ten in its topicality, and sometimes downright dogmatic; having the world's ear renders Vedder unable to resist a few simplistic potshots at favorite whiteliberal targets. Yet a little selfrighteousness is an acceptable price to pay for the passionate immediacy that permeates Vs. It's a much rawer, looser record than Ten, feeling like a live performance; Vedder practically screams himself hoarse on a few songs. The band consciously strives for spontaneity, admirably pushing themselves into new territory some numbers are decidedly punky, and there are also a couple of acousticdriven ballads, which are well suited to Vedder's sonorous low register. Sometimes, that spontaneity comes at the expense of Ten's marvelous craft a few songs here are just plain underdeveloped, with supporting frameworks that don't feel very sturdy. But, of everything that does work, the rockers are often frightening in their intensity, and the more reflective songs are mesmerizing. Vs. may not reach the majestic heights of Ten, but at least half the record stands with Pearl Jam's best work. - Steve Huey, All Music Guide |
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