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{{Infobox Album |
| Name = Pearl Jam
| Type = studio
| Artist = Pearl Jam
| Cover = PearlJam1.jpg
| Released = May 2, 2006
| Recorded = October 2005 – February 2006 at Studio X, Seattle, Washington
| Genre = Alternative rock, hard rock
| Length = 49:42
| Label = J Records
| Producer = Adam Kasper
Pearl Jam
| Reviews =
★ All Music Guide link
★ E! Online (B) dead link, view archive here
★ Entertainment.ie link
★ ''Entertainment Weekly'' (B+) 4/21/06
★ ''Mojo'' 7/06, p. 112
★ ''The Music Box'' 6/06
★ Pitchfork (5.5/10) 5/3/06
★ Prefix (9.0/10) 5/3/06
★ ''Rolling Stone'' 4/21/06
★ ''Stylus'' (B) 5/5/06
| Last album = ''
(2004)
| This album = '''Pearl Jam'''
(2006)
| Next album = ''Live at Easy Street''
(2006)
| Misc =
'''Pearl Jam''' is the self-titled eighth studio album by Pearl Jam and their debut release for J Records. Released on May 2, 2006, it was the band's first full-length studio release in almost four years, the longest gap between Pearl Jam's studio albums to date. As of 2007, ''Pearl Jam'' has been certified gold in the United States.
The album was produced and mixed by Adam Kasper and Pearl Jam at Studio X in Seattle. This album marks the first time in Pearl Jam history that one of their drummers (Matt Cameron) has stayed with them for at least three albums.
Many claim the new album is a return to the band's roots, with even Mike McCready having compared the new material to ''Vs.'' in a 2005 interview.[1] This is the second studio album by the band that does not contain any cursing in the lyrics (the first being ''Binaural'') despite the themes addressed such as poverty, current socio-political issues in the United States, loneliness, substance abuse, leaving everything behind to start again, etc. For the first time guitarist Mike McCready contributed lyrics to a Pearl Jam album, penning the lyrics to the closing track "Inside Job".
The album cover art depicts an avocado cut in half with the seed still in place, which is perhaps a reference to the Green Party's Avocado Declaration, which states the ideal "Green on the inside; green on the outside." Because the album is self-titled, many fans refer to it as "Avocado" or "The Avocado Album".[2] The inside cover depicts this same seed by itself. The back cover features the same avocado, without the seed. The cover was named in Pitchfork's top 25 worst album covers of 2006.[3] Fernando Apodaca handled the liner notes art as well as the music video for "Life Wasted".
Those who pre-ordered the album on Pearl Jam's official website received a version of the album with different CD art and packaging than the retail version. Instead of the retail digipack packaging, this fan club pre-order version resembles a book and has the liner notes bound inside it. In addition, a live CD of the band's show on December 31, 1992 at The Academy in New York City was also included with the pre-order.
It is notable to mention that the vinyl pressing of the album is a limited and one pressing issue, just like fellow ''No Code'' and ''Binaural'' albums.
''Pearl Jam'' entered the UK charts at #5, their highest position there since 2000's ''Binaural'', while it reached #2 in the U.S., selling 279,564 copies in its first week. To date, the album has sold 1,674,850 units worldwide.[4] ''Pearl Jam'' is considered a comeback hit, outselling 2002's ''Riot Act'', though it has fallen short of the sales of the previous six albums, even 2000's ''Binaural''. However, it was also released during a slow year for album sales, and actually charted higher on ''Billboard's Top Selling Albums of the Year than either ''Riot Act'' or ''Binaural''. ''Pearl Jam'' achieved gold status in the US.[5]
The album included the singles "World Wide Suicide" and "Life Wasted". "Gone" was released as a radio single, however a commercial single was never released. The album's first single, "World Wide Suicide", and the companion B-side, "Unemployable", were made available on online music stores on March 14, 2006. Both songs are included on the released album. "World Wide Suicide" reached #2 on the ''Billboard'' Mainstream Rock chart and spent a total of three weeks at #1 on the ''Billboard'' Modern Rock chart.
The album was called the "Best Pearl Jam album in 10 years" by ''Rolling Stone'' and was named in ''Rolling Stone's top 50 albums of the year at number 13.[6] According to ''Billboard'' it is the 90th best selling album of 2006.[7]
On September 19, 2006 at the Torino, Italy show, Pearl Jam played the entire album in order mid-way through their set.[8] This mirrors the feat of the show from Munich, Germany on June 13 1992 when ''Ten'' was played in its entirety.[9]
All information taken from All Music Guide.[10]
#"Life Wasted" (Stone Gossard, Eddie Vedder) – 3:54
#"World Wide Suicide" (Vedder) – 3:29
#"Comatose" (Mike McCready, Gossard, Vedder) – 2:19
#"Severed Hand" (Vedder) – 4:30
#"Marker in the Sand" (McCready, Vedder) – 4:23
#"Parachutes" (Gossard, Vedder) – 3:36
#"Unemployable" (Matt Cameron, McCready, Vedder) – 3:04
#"Big Wave" (Jeff Ament, Vedder) – 2:58
#"Gone" (Vedder) – 4:09
#"Wasted Reprise" (Gossard, Vedder) – 0:53
#"Army Reserve" (Ament, Vedder, Damien Echols) – 3:45
#"Come Back" (McCready, Vedder) – 5:29
#"Inside Job" (McCready, Vedder) – 7:08
#
★ Contains a brief hidden track at 6:35
All information taken from various sources.[11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21]
All information taken from All Music Guide.[22]
★ Jeff Ament – bass
★ Stone Gossard – guitar
★ Mike McCready – guitar
★ Eddie Vedder – guitar, vocals
★ Matt Cameron – drums, percussion
★ Boom Gaspar – Hammond B3, piano, pump organ
★ Gary Westlake – optigan
★ George Webb – guitar technician
★ Gregg Keplinger, Steve Rinkov, Aaron Mlasko – drum technicians
★ Adam Kasper, Pearl Jam – production
★ Adam Kasper – recording and mixing
★ Sam Hofstedt, John Burton – engineering
★ Jerome Turner – album concept
★ Fernando Apodaca – art and sculpture
★ Jason Mueller – artistic facilitater
★ Brad Klausen – cover photographs
★ Fernando Apodaca, Jason Mueller – disc design
★ Brad Klausen, Eddie Vedder – layout and design
1. Mike McCready on Andy Savage in the Morning on 96.5 K-ROCK. April 6, 2005.
2. Presswire.com. "Pearl Jam Show Wows London Crowd". greatreporter.com. April 21, 2006.
3. Schreiber, Ryan. "Top 25 Worst Album Covers of 2006". PitchforkMedia.com. December 14, 2006.
4. http://www.worldwidealbums.tk/
5. Gold and Platinum Database Search
6. "The Top 50 Albums of the Year". ''Rolling Stone''. December 11, 2006.
7. "Billboard 2006 Year In Music: The Billboard 200". Billboard.com.
8. "Pearl Jam Shows: 2006 September 19, Palaisozaki Torino, Italy – Set List". pearljam.com.
9. "Pearl Jam Shows: 1992 March 13, Nachtwerk Munich, Germany – Set List". pearljam.com.
10. Pearl Jam Erlewine, Stephen Thomas
11. PEARL JAM - PEARL JAM (ALBUM) (33683)
12. Pearl Jam – Billboard Albums
13. Pearl Jam - Pearl Jam
14. Chartverfolgung / Pearl Jam / Longplay
15. "Top 75 Artist Album, Week Ending 4 May 2006". ChartTrack.com.
16. EveryHit.com
17. PEARL JAM - PEARL JAM (ALBUM)
18. Pearl Jam Artist Chart History
19. Pearl Jam – Billboard Singles
20. http://www.ukmix.org/forums/viewtopic.php?p=771927#771927
21. Official Croatian Album Chart website
22. Pearl Jam: Credits at All Music Guide
★ ''Pearl Jam'' information and lyrics
| Name = Pearl Jam
| Type = studio
| Artist = Pearl Jam
| Cover = PearlJam1.jpg
| Released = May 2, 2006
| Recorded = October 2005 – February 2006 at Studio X, Seattle, Washington
| Genre = Alternative rock, hard rock
| Length = 49:42
| Label = J Records
| Producer = Adam Kasper
Pearl Jam
| Reviews =
★ All Music Guide link
★ E! Online (B) dead link, view archive here
★ Entertainment.ie link
★ ''Entertainment Weekly'' (B+) 4/21/06
★ ''Mojo'' 7/06, p. 112
★ ''The Music Box'' 6/06
★ Pitchfork (5.5/10) 5/3/06
★ Prefix (9.0/10) 5/3/06
★ ''Rolling Stone'' 4/21/06
★ ''Stylus'' (B) 5/5/06
| Last album = ''
(2004)
| This album = '''Pearl Jam'''
(2006)
| Next album = ''Live at Easy Street''
(2006)
| Misc =
'''Pearl Jam''' is the self-titled eighth studio album by Pearl Jam and their debut release for J Records. Released on May 2, 2006, it was the band's first full-length studio release in almost four years, the longest gap between Pearl Jam's studio albums to date. As of 2007, ''Pearl Jam'' has been certified gold in the United States.
| Contents |
| Recording |
| Music and lyrics |
| Imagery and design |
| Alternate versions |
| Reception |
| Track listing |
| Chart positions |
| Albums |
| Singles |
| Personnel |
| References |
| External links |
Recording
The album was produced and mixed by Adam Kasper and Pearl Jam at Studio X in Seattle. This album marks the first time in Pearl Jam history that one of their drummers (Matt Cameron) has stayed with them for at least three albums.
Music and lyrics
Many claim the new album is a return to the band's roots, with even Mike McCready having compared the new material to ''Vs.'' in a 2005 interview.[1] This is the second studio album by the band that does not contain any cursing in the lyrics (the first being ''Binaural'') despite the themes addressed such as poverty, current socio-political issues in the United States, loneliness, substance abuse, leaving everything behind to start again, etc. For the first time guitarist Mike McCready contributed lyrics to a Pearl Jam album, penning the lyrics to the closing track "Inside Job".
Imagery and design
The album cover art depicts an avocado cut in half with the seed still in place, which is perhaps a reference to the Green Party's Avocado Declaration, which states the ideal "Green on the inside; green on the outside." Because the album is self-titled, many fans refer to it as "Avocado" or "The Avocado Album".[2] The inside cover depicts this same seed by itself. The back cover features the same avocado, without the seed. The cover was named in Pitchfork's top 25 worst album covers of 2006.[3] Fernando Apodaca handled the liner notes art as well as the music video for "Life Wasted".
Alternate versions
Those who pre-ordered the album on Pearl Jam's official website received a version of the album with different CD art and packaging than the retail version. Instead of the retail digipack packaging, this fan club pre-order version resembles a book and has the liner notes bound inside it. In addition, a live CD of the band's show on December 31, 1992 at The Academy in New York City was also included with the pre-order.
It is notable to mention that the vinyl pressing of the album is a limited and one pressing issue, just like fellow ''No Code'' and ''Binaural'' albums.
Reception
''Pearl Jam'' entered the UK charts at #5, their highest position there since 2000's ''Binaural'', while it reached #2 in the U.S., selling 279,564 copies in its first week. To date, the album has sold 1,674,850 units worldwide.[4] ''Pearl Jam'' is considered a comeback hit, outselling 2002's ''Riot Act'', though it has fallen short of the sales of the previous six albums, even 2000's ''Binaural''. However, it was also released during a slow year for album sales, and actually charted higher on ''Billboard's Top Selling Albums of the Year than either ''Riot Act'' or ''Binaural''. ''Pearl Jam'' achieved gold status in the US.[5]
The album included the singles "World Wide Suicide" and "Life Wasted". "Gone" was released as a radio single, however a commercial single was never released. The album's first single, "World Wide Suicide", and the companion B-side, "Unemployable", were made available on online music stores on March 14, 2006. Both songs are included on the released album. "World Wide Suicide" reached #2 on the ''Billboard'' Mainstream Rock chart and spent a total of three weeks at #1 on the ''Billboard'' Modern Rock chart.
The album was called the "Best Pearl Jam album in 10 years" by ''Rolling Stone'' and was named in ''Rolling Stone's top 50 albums of the year at number 13.[6] According to ''Billboard'' it is the 90th best selling album of 2006.[7]
On September 19, 2006 at the Torino, Italy show, Pearl Jam played the entire album in order mid-way through their set.[8] This mirrors the feat of the show from Munich, Germany on June 13 1992 when ''Ten'' was played in its entirety.[9]
Track listing
All information taken from All Music Guide.[10]
#"Life Wasted" (Stone Gossard, Eddie Vedder) – 3:54
#"World Wide Suicide" (Vedder) – 3:29
#"Comatose" (Mike McCready, Gossard, Vedder) – 2:19
#"Severed Hand" (Vedder) – 4:30
#"Marker in the Sand" (McCready, Vedder) – 4:23
#"Parachutes" (Gossard, Vedder) – 3:36
#"Unemployable" (Matt Cameron, McCready, Vedder) – 3:04
#"Big Wave" (Jeff Ament, Vedder) – 2:58
#"Gone" (Vedder) – 4:09
#"Wasted Reprise" (Gossard, Vedder) – 0:53
#"Army Reserve" (Ament, Vedder, Damien Echols) – 3:45
#"Come Back" (McCready, Vedder) – 5:29
#"Inside Job" (McCready, Vedder) – 7:08
#
★ Contains a brief hidden track at 6:35
Chart positions
All information taken from various sources.[11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21]
Albums
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Australian Albums Chart | 2 |
| New Zealand Albums Chart | 2 | |
| The Billboard 200 | 2 | |
| Top Canadian Albums | 2 | |
| Top Internet Albums | 2 | |
| United World Chart | 2 | |
| German Albums Chart | 4 | |
| Irish Albums Chart | 4 | |
| UK Albums Chart | 5 | |
| Croatian Albums Chart | 7 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | "World Wide Suicide" | US The Billboard Hot 100 | 41 |
| "World Wide Suicide" | US Modern Rock Tracks | 1 | |
| "World Wide Suicide" | US Mainstream Rock Tracks | 2 | |
| "World Wide Suicide" | US Hot Digital Songs | 29 | |
| "World Wide Suicide" | US Pop 100 | 47 | |
| "Life Wasted" | US Modern Rock Tracks | 10 | |
| "Life Wasted" | US Mainstream Rock Tracks | 13 | |
| "Life Wasted" | UK Singles Chart | 110 | |
| "Gone" | US Modern Rock Tracks | 40 |
Personnel
All information taken from All Music Guide.[22]
★ Jeff Ament – bass
★ Stone Gossard – guitar
★ Mike McCready – guitar
★ Eddie Vedder – guitar, vocals
★ Matt Cameron – drums, percussion
★ Boom Gaspar – Hammond B3, piano, pump organ
★ Gary Westlake – optigan
★ George Webb – guitar technician
★ Gregg Keplinger, Steve Rinkov, Aaron Mlasko – drum technicians
★ Adam Kasper, Pearl Jam – production
★ Adam Kasper – recording and mixing
★ Sam Hofstedt, John Burton – engineering
★ Jerome Turner – album concept
★ Fernando Apodaca – art and sculpture
★ Jason Mueller – artistic facilitater
★ Brad Klausen – cover photographs
★ Fernando Apodaca, Jason Mueller – disc design
★ Brad Klausen, Eddie Vedder – layout and design
References
1. Mike McCready on Andy Savage in the Morning on 96.5 K-ROCK. April 6, 2005.
2. Presswire.com. "Pearl Jam Show Wows London Crowd". greatreporter.com. April 21, 2006.
3. Schreiber, Ryan. "Top 25 Worst Album Covers of 2006". PitchforkMedia.com. December 14, 2006.
4. http://www.worldwidealbums.tk/
5. Gold and Platinum Database Search
6. "The Top 50 Albums of the Year". ''Rolling Stone''. December 11, 2006.
7. "Billboard 2006 Year In Music: The Billboard 200". Billboard.com.
8. "Pearl Jam Shows: 2006 September 19, Palaisozaki Torino, Italy – Set List". pearljam.com.
9. "Pearl Jam Shows: 1992 March 13, Nachtwerk Munich, Germany – Set List". pearljam.com.
10. Pearl Jam Erlewine, Stephen Thomas
11. PEARL JAM - PEARL JAM (ALBUM) (33683)
12. Pearl Jam – Billboard Albums
13. Pearl Jam - Pearl Jam
14. Chartverfolgung / Pearl Jam / Longplay
15. "Top 75 Artist Album, Week Ending 4 May 2006". ChartTrack.com.
16. EveryHit.com
17. PEARL JAM - PEARL JAM (ALBUM)
18. Pearl Jam Artist Chart History
19. Pearl Jam – Billboard Singles
20. http://www.ukmix.org/forums/viewtopic.php?p=771927#771927
21. Official Croatian Album Chart website
22. Pearl Jam: Credits at All Music Guide
External links
★ ''Pearl Jam'' information and lyrics
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