Yield - Pearl Jam

I have been a fan of the band Pearl Jam for a few years now and have 7 of their albums. This album is from 1998 one of their most well known albums. Pearl Jam hail from Seattle's grunge scene of the early 1990's which spawned bands such as Soundgarden and the legendary Nirvana. Here is my review of the bands 1998 album Yield. 1.) Brain of J - this track has a live jamming session feel and Mike Mcready and Stone Gossard's guitar work blends together to make some great melodic Grunge Rock with Eddie Vedders notable vocals topping off the track. 2.) Faithfull - No it's their spelling not my spelling mistake, This isnt one of the best tracks Pearl Jam ...  Read the complete review

Pearl Jam are one of my most favourite bands. They formed in the early 90’s and their first album “Ten” received many rave reviews from the music press. Apart from the drummers, their line up has never changed over the years. This is: Eddie Vedder – Vocals, Guitars. Stone Gossard – Guitars. Mike McCready – Guitars. And Jeff Ament – Bass. With Jack Irons filling in the drumming spot for this release. They were immediately catoragized with the likes of Nirvana and Soundgarden during the Seattle Grunge era during the beginning of the nineties, but their music was never anything like ...  Read the complete review

Pearl Jam were met with a rapturous welcome in their return with 5th album ‘Yield’. There is no mistaking the force with which the guys in the band wanted to make their return, with CD opener, ‘Brain of J’. It’s a sudden burst of life that kicks off the album in true Pearl Jam rockin’ style. Raucous guitars and pulverising drums gel together with Vedder’s power-filled vocals which make for a cracking opening track. The frantic pounding subsides for a brief moment of breath before climaxing with wah-wah-ing guitar solos. Magic stuff! ‘Faithfull’ begins quietly with light irregular drumming and once again ...  Read the complete review

This is the fifth studio album from the Seattle outfit, and last of the surviving “grunge” bands. They have now outgrown the “grunge” term and continue to be the last defenders of the faith. The album represents a change in direction from “No Code”, as it is more produced and polished with a more rocky approach. Starting off with the punk rock of “Brain of J” it is a miss leading opening for what is to come, although it is a good song its style is out of keeping with the more commercial rock that is the main stay of the record. “Faithful” starts off with a fragile guitar sung over, then the rest of the ...  Read the complete review

Pearl Jam had always been regarded as the most musically gifted of all of the early 1990s grunge bands and their fifth studio album, Yield, confirmed such suspicions. Whereas previous bands of a similar nature have become famous or influential with nothing but reliance on the distorted power chords of a beaten up and stickered electric guitar, Pearl Jam have always balanced their grunge ethos with a musical maturity that eclipses even the great Nirvana in terms of all round accessibility to the average listener. This variation has been evident throughout Pearl Jams long career; their first album Ten ( a grunge bible) has the stirring 'Black' on it, Vs ...  Read the complete review