Yield is superb (Yield - Pearl Jam)

Member Name: Lakerfanster

Product:	Yield - Pearl Jam
Date:	26/09/07 (104 review reads)
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Advantages: Great music, Lyrics,

Disadvantages: None

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 have done but it still has the great sound of the band. For me it is slightly a little plodding for the track to get top marks. Good nonetheless.

3.) No Way - This is one of my favourites songs from Yield and has a really interesting guitar intro which sounds like it is coming through a megaphone with effects. The drumming is a key part of the track and it meshes in with the bass and Vedder's vocals to create a very listenable track.

4.) Given to fly - This track opens with bass and guitar combinations and the shuffle of the drums comes in, One of the slower Pearl Jam openings but this track never really develops into a great track but it is certainly still a very good track.

5.) Wishlist - This track starts with slow guitars and soft drums then Vedder's voice comes in, one of the best slower songs I have heard from Pearl Jam and it has a great live feel with some of the guitar licks. There's some great slide guitar in there too. Shows that Pearl Jam can do mellow aswell as the rocking out tracks.

6.) Pilate - This track is another slower song and features some very nice drum parts and soft guitars. Vedder's voice sounds particularly good in the more mellow moments of this track. This track shows the diversity in Pearl Jam's music.

7.) Do the evolution - This is a quicker track than Pilate and has a great guitar combo from Stone Gossard and Mike McCready, This is one of the best tracks on the album for a live show and there is some fine guitar work from Mike McCready.

8.) MFC - This track opens with a very different drum part which sounds very good, the drums slow down then speed up and then back down again. And this is the shortest track on the album.

9.) Low Light - This isnt one of my favourites on the album as it isnt as emotional as some of the other tracks but there is some very fine guitar work from Mike McCready again.

10.) In Hiding - This track starts with an acoustic guitar and is one of their best slow songs. A really beautiful song which shows of the tenderness that Eddie Vedder's voice is capable of. This is Pearl Jam at their best slower moment. A great guitar solo from McCready again.

11.) Push Me, Pull Me - This track's intro sounds a little like Stereophonics Pick a part that's new but then the melody changes and the drums come in more and what follows in a very good track with catchy guitar parts and the track is in between the best and worst moments on the album. There are no bad songs here but there are some great great ones and some good ones.

A very different track to the rest on the album and it is close to being Pearl Jam's take on Tool. A very fine track that is very different.

12.) All Those Yesterdays - Now we come to the final track on Yield and it is one of the best on the album. A slower track with a great guitar melody that underpins the track and there are some great moments in the song. Some parts are like The Beatles if they were Pearl Jam. There is A really great guitar solo too.

There is a bonus track that comes in a couple of minutes after the end of All Those Yesterdays and has drumming that is remiscent of a cross betwen The Animals and Fleetwood Mac's albatross. Some very catchy guitar work makes the bonus track a worthwile Addition.



Overall

This is one of Pearl Jam's finest albums and one of the best of 1998. There are some great moments on the album and there are no dud tracks, some many not be as good as others but they are still very good songs. And Mike McCready is one of the best rock guitarist there is.

If you like the sound of the album then check it out on the internet and you will be able to find it for around a fiver on sites like amazon or ebay. Get yourself a copy of Ten and Binaural aswell.

Summary: Great album for the great rockers.