Ten
by Pearl Jam
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This album has been added to 12 private lists and 41 public lists:
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The Summer of '94
God forbid this CD ever get a scratch. It was a near-daily must listen.
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1992
Ten succeeds because the emotional performances are larger than the era’s clichés about “grunge.” Eddie Vedder sings with huge dramatic intensity, but songs like “Black,” “Alive,” and “Release” work because the vulnerability underneath the power feels genuine. Mike McCready’s lead guitar gives the album melodic sweep that separates it from more stripped-down Seattle peers. The production is polished, yet the band still sounds hungry and emotionally volatile. The album turns personal confusion and loneliness into something almost communal. Its popularity sometimes obscures how strong the songwriting really is.
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2025-12
#nostalgia
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Top 100 Albums (Oct 2025)
One of the best grunge albums no doubt.
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Full Archive
08/10
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What I've Listened to
7 - Alive
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Vinyls I Want
Original Pressing
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20 album covers that shaped my musical preferences
Grunge is high school and that’s when lasting musical impressions get made. Of all the great bands that came out of the grunge scene (Nirvana, Soundgarden, Alice in Chains), Pearl Jam is the one that has stuck with me, even up to 2024 with the great Dark Matter album. Quite the legacy.
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Perfect Records
I mean, obviously. I'm a 54 year old dude. It's the law.
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