Vitalogy - Pearl Jam Reviews

Named after a book Eddie found one day Vitalogy is a love it or hate album. The album covers lots of topics but I will always remember it as Kurt's album. As much as a fued between Nirvana and PJ was evident, the death of the Nirvana singer had obviously hit Eddie and the band hard and a lot of this shows up through out the album. ...  Read the complete review

After the mass commercial successes of 'Ten' and 'Vs', a more raw sounding, introspective band evolved with the release of 'Vitalogy'. Fighting battles with Ticketmaster hardened the band's strong anti corporate stance, doing little to promote the album, instead preferring to let the music do the talking. Opener 'Last Exit' is a hard and fast ...  Read the complete review

Pearl Jam's third album was realeased late in 1994 on vinyl, two weeks before it was released on CD and tape and features references to the band's love for the vinyl format. It was the last album to feature Dave Abbruzzese as the main drummer and debuts replacement, Jack Irons on the eccentric 'Hey Foxymophandle Mama'. Vocalist Eddie Vedder also ...  Read the complete review

Pearl Jam – Vitalogy. Pearl Jam formed in the early nineties, and were quickly labelled “Grunge” to fit with the uprising trend from Seattle which spawned such groups as Nirvana and Mudhoney. This was the difficult 3rd album, following on from the successes of “Ten” AND “Vs”. The ...  Read the complete review

For those who don't like them, Pearl Jam will always be second-rate chancers who winged their way to fame on the bcak of Nirvana's coat-tails. However, over time it appears as those Pearl Jam have transformed themselves into one of those bands who manage to make impassioned and heartfelt music, transcendent of fashion and musical trends. ...  Read the complete review

Vitalogy is a stark and at times troubled representation of a band going through a particularly dark patch and questioning the notion of success and fame, and becoming increasingly disillusioned with the situation they found themselves in. Pearl Jam tried their best to alienate their listeners, with results that were simply too successful. It's ...  Read the complete review

Many people tend to downplay the quality of Pearl Jam’s middle albums which is something I’ve never understood. Pearl Jam’s third offering, while still top quality, leans more towards their raw versatile and innovative side. Album opener ‘Last Exit’ begins with a short intro of haphazard drums and jazz ...  Read the complete review

This is the most intriguing Pearl Jam album to date because of the start contrasts found all the way through it. Not only does it contain some of their finest work on it (“Corduroy”, “Betterman”), but also some of their worst and most ill-advised. (“Bugs”, “Stupid Mop”) Recorded on their ...  Read the complete review