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In an era when pop nihilism fulfilled its dark promise all too regularly, Pearl Jam not only survived, but thrived to become one of rock's greatest bands. This 33-track double-disc career retrospective documents the arc of a career that went from arena and radio triumphs in the early 90's (while Nirvana's promise imploded in the wake of hype, Pearl Jam's crowd-pleasing fame only burgeoned) to the uncompromising, core audience-focused tack that carried the band into the 21st century. Shrewdly compiled by the band into an "Up" disc that chronicles the band's driving, Stone Gossard-Mike McCready fueled hard rock dramatics (including such early career landmarks as "Jeremy," "Alive" and "Even Flow" alongside more aggressive fare like "Go" and "Spin the Black Circle") and a "Down" side that focuses more on Eddie Vedder's brooding, often dark ballads ("Elderly Woman Behind The Counter In A Small Town," "Yellow Ledbetter," their unlikely hit cover of the oldie "Last Kiss"), it's a collection that underscores both the band's range and musical integrity. Though centered largely on the band's pre-Vitalogy studio era and containing no new material, longtime producer/collaborator Brendan O'Brien contributes remixes of "Once," "Alive" and "Black" that offer new insights on the familiar, while non-album tracks like "Man of the Hour" and "State of Love and Trust" considerably enhance the overall listening perspective here. --Jerry McCulley

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UPC: 827969353523
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Product Rating: 88/100 (from 202 reviews)
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From: Amazon Posted: Sep 06, 2008 Type: User Review

suprised

Been listening to Pearl Jam for a while but had never bought any of their music and am pleasently suprised in that I thought I would like the older (relativly) stuff but I actually like the newer stuff a bit (not much) more. Overall a very...
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5.00/5

From: Amazon Posted: Aug 23, 2008 Type: User Review

Very Evenflow

What Pearl Jam did, maybe even unwittingly, was to weld the thick sludgey minor-chord sound (and general angst) of grunge to arena size rock choruses and guitar power. In doing so, they managed to quickly outshine their nearest peers (Nirvana)...
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4.00/5

From: Amazon Posted: Aug 20, 2008 Type: User Review

5 Stars- Perfect greatest hits album by a classic rock band.

I'm going to take a different approach to reviewing albums on Amazon. Instead of going in depth on each album and describe each album in detail, i'm going to simply rate each album with how many stars I feel each album is worth based on the below...
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5.00/5

From: Amazon Posted: Aug 12, 2008 Type: User Review

"rearviewmirror" .... A Great View from Here

What "Nirvana" was to some Pearl Jam was to me There is a lot of "mystery" in Ed Veds voice He doesnt wear it all on his sleeve like cobain did. I can appreciate that, as well as the lyrics.From Yellow Ledbetter to Once its an "Evenflow" from...
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5.00/5

From: Amazon Posted: Jul 18, 2008 Type: User Review

Greatest Hits

Somehow I slept through the grunge rock movement in the 90s and missed this. I vaguely remember hearing PJ back then wondering how people could listen to this and call it music. Years later, I was exposed to the alternative rock music genre and...
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5.00/5

From: Amazon Posted: Jun 24, 2008 Type: User Review

Are you kidding me

Pearl Jam was a big disapointment to this listener. Do you think they could have sung a song where you could actually understood the words. What a waste of money when I bought this music.

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1.00/5

From: Amazon Posted: Jun 16, 2008 Type: User Review

My First Pearl Jam

This was the first Pearl Jam CD I have ever purchased. I am 43 years old, so Pearl Jam was getting famous while I was in my late 20s. I liked Alive when it first came out, but I kind of lost track of the band after that.

Now, I am...
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4.00/5

From: Amazon Posted: Jun 15, 2008 Type: User Review

Pearl Jam the BOMB!!!

When I bought the 2 discs cd I thought it wouldn't be about nothing. But I was sooooo wrong this is the best collection of songs by Pearl Jam I am so glad that I bought this cd. My favorites are 'Garden','Jermey' and 'Once'. I like how the first...
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5.00/5

From: Amazon Posted: May 25, 2008 Type: User Review

COOL

This is one awsome collection , it's got all of there great song's on 2 disc's , highly recommended.
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From: Amazon Posted: Mar 21, 2008 Type: User Review

Awsome Pearl Jam Collection

If you are a Pearl Jam fan this album has all of the best songs.
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5.00/5

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