No Code - Pearl Jam Reviews

First I have to say best album sleeve yet. For those who haven't notice fold out the sleeve fully so it's a big square and look at it from a distance you should see the bigger picture. Most seem to rate this an OK collection of songs, maybe I am just too big a Pearl Jam fan but if this had been released by a new band it would have been ...  Read the complete review

Opinions are split on No Code. Was it the time when the band finally alienated large parts of their mass fan base, or was it an evolutionary step on a journey of musical progression? I fall into the latter camp, though I'll admit it took me more than a few listens to appreciate the beauty of the album. Breaking from the 'hard, fast and loud' ...  Read the complete review

Pearl Jam's fourth album was released in 1996 and the first to feature new drummer, Jack Irons. First formed in 1991 the band compromised Mike McCready on guitar, Jeff Ament on bass, Stone Gossard on guitar and vocals and Eddie Vedder doing lead vocals on majority of tracks, guitar and harmonica. As with the previous 2 albums, 'No Code' was again ...  Read the complete review

Pearl Jam – No Code Released in 1996, this was the bands 4th album. After following on from the difficult Vitalogy album, we were maybe expecting a more uplifting long player. Think again! Pearl Jam decided to produce what I would call their most abstract effort to date. That being said, it wasn’t at all bad! ...  Read the complete review

Forget about Grunge, it has nothing to do with Pearl Jam. They are just a great rock band. A rock band. That's how one should describe them. Or Just Pearl Jam. NO CODE. This is probably the meaning of the title of this amazing record, IMHO the best in the 10-year Pearl Jam history. No Code was published in 1996, after the ...  Read the complete review

Many people criticise this album but on repeated listenings it is excellent. When I first bought this album I wasn't very sure. The first song 'Sometimes' is different and it takes a few listens to appreciate. That said, its a great mellow song. The second song 'hail hail' is a more typical PJ rock song. It is a live favourite ...  Read the complete review

As I am ever the obsessive Pearl Jam fan, I can’t possibly praise one of their albums over any other. To me each of them is a continuation of the last, and 1996’s ‘No Code’ is no exception, though in a way would appear to be their most varied musically. The quiet opening notes of ‘Sometimes’ ...  Read the complete review

This album is Pearl Jam's 4th studio album.This album was Eddie Vedder's last "solo" album-after this,anybody in the band that wished to could write the songs.Finally fading from the spotlight Eddie Vedder wrote more introspetive lyrics,almost gone are the old stories like "Elderly Woman" from Vs. The album opens ...  Read the complete review

Pearl Jam’s fourth studio album, and perhaps the most sensitive. By this I don’t mean they’ve gone all soft and slushy, (perish the thought!) but it is the most experimental work to date. Rather than an album of all rocky songs, say like “vs.” they’ve taken time to add a bit more texture and feeling here. It ...  Read the complete review