Pearl Jam - Yield (Yield - Pearl Jam)

Member Name: underdog_78

Product:	Yield - Pearl Jam
Date:	30/06/09 (2 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Radio friendly rock

Disadvantages: "Red Dot" was pointless

The follow up to No Code broke no new ground for the band, but it did see them release more of their take on rock on the world, and it was done very well, and was probably a little more radio friendly than the band had been for years.

There's some quite obvious stand out tracks on the album, written with being sung in huge stadiums around the world in mind, and they are every bit as good as Even Flow or Alive.

Where this album differs from No Code is that the non anthems are of the highest quality.

Faithful is one such song, with the intro and outro being soft and gentle with an almost lone voice but the middle being a classic rock crunch sing along.

Do the Evolution seen Pearl Jam make a move they hadn't done for years, they made a music video for it. While the band didn't appear in it, it is a brilliant cartoon that covers the dark evolution of man and accompanies this song wonderfully.

Push me Pull me is almost like Jim Morrison has made a come back, not written as a song but it more a poem set over music, and works well.

The last track is a quite obvious Beatle's influence pop song and a wonderful way to close a truly good album.

Summary: A wlecomed return to form