Ten CD

MUSIC

POP

Song Listing

Disc 1

Song Title

1. Once ~ Pearl Jam

2. Even Flow ~ Pearl Jam

3. Alive ~ Pearl Jam

4. Why Go ~ Pearl Jam

5. Black ~ Pearl Jam

6. Jeremy ~ Pearl Jam

7. Oceans ~ Pearl Jam

8. Porch ~ Pearl Jam

9. Garden ~ Pearl Jam

10. Deep ~ Pearl Jam

11. Release ~ Pearl Jam

Pearl Jam released Ten on August 27, 1991. The album reached #2 on the Billboard 200 chart, sold over 12 million copies and became one of the cultural touchstones of the 1990s. Songs such as "Alive," "Black," "Even Flow" and "Jeremy" became staples of rock radio, and still make frequent appearances on the band's ever-changing concert setlists. The album was produced by Rick Parasher. Pearl Jam's 1991 lineup was Jeff Ament (bass), Stone Gossard (guitar), Dave Krusen (drums), Mike McCready (guitar) and Eddie Vedder (vocals).

Album Notes and Credits

Notes & Personnel Info
	Pearl Jam: Eddie Vedder (vocals); Mike McCreedy, Stone Gossard (guitar); Jeff Ament (bass); Dave Krusen (drums).
	Additional personnel: Walter Gray (cello); Rick Parashar (piano, organ, percussion).
	Engineers: Dave Hills, Don Gilmore, Adrian Moore.
	Recorded at London Bridge Studios, Seattle, Washington from March to April, 1991.
	Personnel: Eddie Vedder (vocals); Mike McCready, Stone Gossard (guitar); Walter Gray (cello); Rick Parashar (piano, organ, percussion); Dave Krusen (drums); Tim Palmer (percussion).
	Audio Mixer: Tim Palmer.
	Recording information: London Bridge Studios, Seattle, WA (03/1991-04/1991).
	Photographer: Lance Mercer.
	Unknown Contributor Role: Tim Palmer.
Producer: Pearl Jam; Rick Parashar

Artist Overview

Pearl Jam was the most popular American rock band of the '90s. Ten, their 1991 debut, didn't begin selling significantly until early 1992, after Nirvana made mainstream rock radio receptive to alternative rock. Soon, Pearl Jam outsold Nirvana, which wasn't surprising: Pearl Jam fused the riff-heavy stadium rock of the '70s with the grit and anger of '80s post-punk, without ever neglecting hooks and choruses. Despite their status as rock & roll superstars, the band refused to succumb to the accepted conventions of the music industry. They remained successful, if not nearly as visible, throughout the early 2000s; 2006's Pearl Jam, for instance, was a number two hit. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Compilation Appearances

	Movie Music-Definitive Perform
	Surf's Up Music
	Bridge School Concerts 25Th Ann Ed

Associated Artists and Works

	Copycats
	Vitamin String Quartet
	Young, Neil

Technical Info

	Release Date : 08/27/1991
	Original Release Date : 1991
	Catalog ID : ZK-47857
	Label : Epic Associated
	Number of Discs : 1
	Studio/Live : Studio
	Mono/Stereo : Stereo
	SPAR Code : AAD
	UPC : 00074644785722

Professional Reviews

Rolling Stone (p.66)
- 4 stars out of 5 -- "'Alive' hits harder; 'Black' feels broader in scope; and Eddie Vedder's soaring vocals on 'Oceans' shine brighter."

Spin (9/99, p.136)
- Ranked #32 in Spin Magazine's "90 Greatest Albums of the '90s."

Spin (1/93)
- Ranked #15 in Spin's list of the 20 Best Albums Of 1991.

Q (12/99, p.74)
- Included in Q Magazine's "90 Best Albums Of The 1990s."

Q (1/93, p.73)
- Included in Q's list of the 50 Best Albums Of 1992.

Q (3/92, p.79)
- 4 Stars - Excellent - "...a raucous modern rock, spiked with infectious guitar motifs and powered with driving bass and drums...may well be the face of the 90's metal..."

Village Voice (3/2/93, p.5)
- Ranked #34 in the Village Voice's list of the 40 Best Albums Of 1992.

Stereo Review (1/92, p.80)
- Performance "Challenging" / Recording "Good" - "...the band sounds larger than life, producing a towering inferno of roaring guitars, monumental bass and drums, and from-the-gut vocals...the tunes here surge, ebb, and surge again..."

Kerrang (Magazine)
(p.51)
- "[T]hese songs are as touching today as the day they came out..."

Kerrang (Magazine)
(p.52)
- "With its nod to classic '70s rock in the shotgun guitars and engaging Vedder's ragged, back-to-the-wall fury dissecting a fractured family life anthem like 'Alive' and 'Jeremy' sound as relevant and impassioned today as they did on the original release."

Q (Magazine)
(p.123)
- "The hit singles 'Jeremy' and 'Alive' wove serious lyrical subject matter to flurrying guitar solos and singer Eddie Vedder's hectoring vocals..."

Q (Magazine)
(p.114)
- 4 stars out of 5 -- "[With] classic songwriting that wasn't afraid to wear its influences on its sleeve....The freewheeling guitars of 'Even Flow' and 'Jeremy' sounded vintage even then, so it's no surprise that they've held up so well after all these years."

Mojo (Publisher)
(p.116)
- 4 stars out of 5 -- "TEN is a classic of the grunge era, its super-sized anthems and introspective mood pieces powerfully voiced by Eddie Vedder..."

Blender (Magazine)
(p.64)
- 5 stars out of 5 -- "It's an exhilarating punk howl....It's a batch of outsider's tales coursing with beefy swagger..."

Uncut (magazine)
- 5 stars out of 5 -- "It sounds great...from the inflammatory guitar intro to the momentous 'Once' to the final handsome drift of 'Release,' it's a resplendent thing."

Bio

Pearl Jam

Pearl Jam rose from the ashes of Mother Love Bone to become the most popular American rock & roll band of the '90s. After vocalist Andrew Wood overdosed on heroin in 1990, guitarist Stone Gossard and bassist Jeff Ament assembled a new band, bringing in Mike McCready on lead guitar and recording a demo with Soundgarden's Matt Cameron on drums. Thanks to future Pearl Jam drummer Jack Irons, the demo found its way to a 25-year-old San Diego surfer named Eddie Vedder, who overdubbed vocals and original lyrics and was subsequently invited to join the band (then christened Mookie Blaylock after the NBA player). Dave Krusen was hired as the full-time drummer shortly thereafter, completing the original lineup. Renaming themselves Pearl Jam, the band recorded their debut album, Ten, in the beginning of 1991, although it wasn't released until August; in the meantime, the majority of the band appeared on the Andrew Wood tribute project Temple of the Dog. Krusen left the band shortly after the release of Ten; he was replaced by Dave Abbruzzese.