Pearl Jam Curious…

[JTC]

Decided to investigate further after a few RP spins that have ticked boxes.

Where’s best to start? Or is a ‘best of’ sufficient?

 

[Gerard124]

Ten

 

[Darren L]

Ten and then Versus.
Great band, Ten is an absolute 10/10 album, all killer no filler, for me personally their best LP, I'd also recommend 'Temple of the Dog' (self titled) a 'grunge supergroup' and Mad Season 'Above' .
Pearl Jam /Eddie Vedder have made some quite different sounding records, from solo acoustic (Vedder) to collaboration with Neil Young, some records are a bit more punk than rock so maybe worthwhile having a 'free' listen on a digital platform to see what you prefer, the Unplugged album is excellent too.

 

[Muttley2]

As well as Ten and VS which are essential for me Yield, Backspacer and Vitalogy are also very solid offerings

 

[Stuart Frazer]

Also try Mirror Ball, which is a Neil Young credited album, but it’s with Pearl Jam members.

 

[Big Tabs]

‘Vs.’ is my favourite, with ‘Ten’ a runner-up.

This is the copy of Vs. that I have.


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Pearl Jam – Vs.
Label: Epic – 88697843131, Legacy – 88697843131
Format:
Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, 180 Gram, Gatefold
Country: Europe
Released: 15 Apr 2016
Genre: Rock
Style: Alternative Rock, Grunge

temporarily out of stock via amazon but well worth it, sounds ace.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B004Q3RKIC/?tag=pinkfishmedia-21

 

[cj66]

Ten is still top dog in my book, followed by Yield. Third place goes to Vitalogy.
I've not listened to vs since its release, I found it so disappointing after Ten. I really should give it a spin with fresh ears...

 

[gustav_errata]

Album-wise, I only care about Ten, Vs and Vitalogy. I stopped listening after that (although I still revisit those albums frequently, especially Ten) so I have no idea how they evolved.

This is essential, though:

 

[cubastreet]

As above, start with ten. 10/10.
Also have a listen to the Singles soundtrack, it has a couple of good pearl jam tracks an other associated music.

 

[Aethelist]

Sold off all the Pearl Jam vinyl on Ebay a couple of years ago. All original first pressings.
Only one I kept was Vitalogy.

 

[Dave H.]

Ten.
Vitalogy.


If you want a compilation, Rearviewmirror could be worse, not least because it has State of Love and Trust on it.


Vs (which is a great album, but suffers from not being Ten, and neither being Vitalogy) and Unplugged have their moments.

 

[kasperhauser]

Left-field recommendation: start with Live on Two Legs. They're really at the top of their game here. The versions of "Given to Fly" and "Go" in particular are pure Pearl Jam energy.