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intereact!Pearl Jam
Retail Price (not our price): $11.98
Release Date: 2002-11-12
Manufacturer: Sony
Format: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Track List
Now here, for your listening pleasure, the tracks...
| Disc 1 |
Editorial Reviews (supplied by Amazon.com):
1) Amazon.com
It's strange to think Pearl Jam was once herded under the grunge umbrella alongside pathos-spewing acts like Nirvana and Alice in Chains. The Seattle group's eighth album (give or take the 72 bootleg-style double CDs they released in 2001) has more in common with classic rock institutions like Crazy Horse and the Band than the snarling forces that were trying to tear away at their legacies. Appropriately, Riot Act is built on thematic pillars--love, death, politics--and fueled by dense, uncompromising power chords. It takes yet another step away from the courteous tones of the band's cornerstone LPs, Ten and Vs, and proudly flaunts egotism ("I know I was born and I know that I'll die/ The in-between is mine," Eddie Vedder sings on "I Am Mine") and a dark underbelly ("Green Disease"). But it's far from insufferable: If any band can make self-obsession sound hospitable, it's Pearl Jam. And when Vedder sneaks in the line "All you need is love" on the rollicking "Love Boat Captain," he proves that despite his furrowed-brow demeanor, he's a born entertainer. --Aidin Vaziri
Customer Reviews (supplied by Amazon.com):
Average Customer Rating: 4.5 out of 5
1) The dry spell comes to an abrupt end [Rating: 4 out of 5]
Right, so in the mid-to-late 90's Pearl Jam sucked out loud (then again, so did everyone but that little band British band you may have heard of, Radiohead or whatever their name is, they've made a couple nice albums. That band whose name involves squishing orange gourds used for Halloween is pretty good, too). So what? Riot Act is their comeback album, you know? After years of being bad, this is them finally finding themselves again and rocking out. No stupid experimentation, very few stupid ballads, just a lotta rock. The kind of stuff they should've been doing in the mid-'90s in the first place if they weren't so focused on weird stuff like "Hummus". But hey, "Cropduster", "Ghost", "Get Right" and "Save You" are simply classic Pearl Jam rockers that make the mid-'90s stew worth suffering through. Plus there's an anti-Bush song!! That's right, "Bushleaguer" is a hilarious rockin' protest against our fearless leader. Of course, I'd praise any anti-Bush song, especially if it's as good as this one, and especially if it has a line as funny as "The haves have not a clue"! I don't think it's as good as the single "I Am Mine", though, which has what just may be the best guitar playing in Pearl Jam history. I do have a few gripes to make. Yes, this is little more than a very good copy of Ten: being a classic rock revivalist band at heart, Pearl Jam never was too original. And there are a couple of low points, sadly: "Help, Help" has an awful harmony vocal that ruins the song for me; there are also a couple folk-rockers: while one ("Can't Keep") is quite good, the others ("Thumbing My Way"; "All Or None") are quite bad. And "1/2 Full" sounds like a crappy Hendrix song (There are a few of those, you know! A mere five or six, but they still exist). I give it an 8 though, because the good stuff is really good! In fact, I think this is my second favorite Pearl Jam album, behind only Dix.2) no good [Rating: 1 out of 5]
this cd failed to live up to earlier Pearl Jam standards. I Am Mine was the only thing listenable.3) One Of My Favorite Pearl Jam Albums [Rating: 5 out of 5]
This makes my top 3 favorite Pearl Jam releases yet. Its definitely one of their most artistic albums. Along with No Code and Binaural its the bands most experimental album. Its not heavy like Ten, Vs, or Yield. Its very alternative and you have to listen to it having an open mind. If you buy this album just wanting a good hard rock album, youre more than likely going to be disappointed. Riot Act was one of my first PJ albums to buy and I have absolutely loved it since the first time it went into my cd player. It has a wide variety of songs that all pretty much sound different. No song on this album really sounds like another. Its just really a great album to put on and listen to all the way through. Its one of the few albums I do that with. Thats how good it is. Ive never got bored with this masterpiece. It seems everytime I listen to it I always hear something new. Thats due to the albums production. Its Pearl jam best album in terms of production. None of their other albums ever souned this warm and vibrant. Its full of really nice sounds that you usually dont hear on other records. Like I noted, its very experimental in just about everything it contains. This is drummer Matt Camerons best work as well. Some of his stuff on here can be very weird to play and it takes some listening to to really hear what all hes playing. I love it. A really great album, not only for Pearl Jam standards, but a great album period.4) Silent Riot [Rating: 4 out of 5]
Track Picks:-Can't Keep-Save You-Love Boat Captain-I Am Mine-You Are-All or NoneCould Have Done Without:-Ghost-Green Disease-ArcSingles From Album-I Am Mine-Save You-Love Boat Captain-Bu$hleaguerReview:Pearl Jam are still in the wilderness, and proud of it. They don't try to resurrect past successes, leading to a couple of uninspired songs, but their playing and production is getting better. There are no immediate hits, save for first single "I Am Mine". The rockers are very good, most notably "Save You", which has a great opening riff. The ballads are in full-force here, on the tender "Love Boat Captain" and heavy-hearted "Thumbing My Way".5) Fantastic Album [Rating: 5 out of 5]
Riot Act should have won album of the year! Although listening to the album 4 years after it was originally released, I am so glad I got back into Pearl Jam. I have not listened to Pearl Jam since high school--I can't believe I deprived myself for so long! Pearl Jam is the best rock band of my generation. Hopefully, they will stick together and put out several more albums down the road. For those of you not sure if Pearl Jam still has it, trust me THEY DO!!! Buy this album, you will be in for a pleasant surprise...