RIOT ACT (ALBUM)

'''Riot Act''' is Pearl Jam's seventh studio album, released on November 12, 2002. As of 2007, ''Riot Act'' has been certified gold in the United States.

Contents

Recording

Music and lyrics

Reception

Track listing

Chart positions

Albums

Singles

Personnel

References

External links

Recording

Producer Adam Kasper was brought in to work with the band on this album. ''Riot Act'' was the first Pearl Jam album to feature Kenneth "Boom" Gaspar on organ, most notably on the song "Love Boat Captain".

Music and lyrics

''Riot Act'' featured a much more folk-based and experimental sound. The track entitled "Arc" was recorded as a vocal tribute to the nine people who died at the Roskilde Festival in June 2000. Eddie only performed this song nine times on Pearl Jam's 2003 tour and left the track off of all released bootlegs as an act of respect. "Love Boat Captain" also includes brief reference to Roskilde (''"Lost 9 friends we'll never know... 2 years ago today"''). When it was performed at concerts thereafter, Eddie noted the passing of time by updating the lyrics (by 2006, the lyric was ''"6 years ago today"''). A few songs on the album feature lyrical collaborations between Vedder and other members of the group, including two with guitarist Stone Gossard ("Bu$hleaguer" and "All or None"), one with bassist Jeff Ament ("Ghost"), and one with drummer Matt Cameron ("You Are"). Sole lyrical contributions from band members other than Vedder include Cameron with "Get Right" and Ament with "Help Help".

Reception

''Riot Act'' reached #5 in the US and #34 in the UK. It included the singles "I Am Mine" and "Save You". ''Riot Act'' produced the relatively popular single "I Am Mine", which reached #6 on the ''Billboard'' Modern Rock chart, but only sold 166,000 copies in its first week of release. This was Pearl Jam's lowest opening since ''Ten'' was released in 1991. ''Riot Act'' achieved gold status in the US.^[1] The album would end up selling only 500,000 copies, less than ''Vitalogy'' and ''Vs.'' sold in their first weeks.
Despite ''Riot Act's lack of commercial success, many critics and fans applauded the effort, and the band received much publicity for their energetic politically-charged performances during the album's 2003 tour. Pearl Jam also supported the album's material at a series of political rallies and benefit concerts while preparing for their eighth studio album, which would not be released until four years later.

Track listing

All information taken from All Music Guide.^[2]
#"Can't Keep" (Eddie Vedder) – 3:39
#"Save You" (Jeff Ament, Matt Cameron, Stone Gossard, Mike McCready, Vedder) – 3:50
#"Love Boat Captain" (Boom Gaspar, Vedder) – 4:36
#"Cropduster" (Cameron, Vedder) – 3:51
#"Ghost" (Ament, Vedder) – 3:15
#"I Am Mine" (Vedder) – 3:35
#"Thumbing My Way" (Vedder) – 4:10
#"You Are" (Cameron, Vedder) – 4:30
#"Get Right" (Cameron) – 2:38
#"Green Disease" (Vedder) – 2:41
#"Help Help" (Ament) – 3:35
#"Bu$hleaguer" (Gossard, Vedder) – 3:57
#"1/2 Full" (Ament, Vedder) – 4:10
#"Arc" (Vedder) – 1:05
#"All or None" (Gossard, Vedder) – 4:37

Chart positions

All information taken from various sources.^{[3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15]}

Albums

Year	Chart	Position
2002	Australian Albums Chart	1
	New Zealand Albums Chart	2
	Top Canadian Albums	4
	The Billboard 200	5
	Irish Albums Chart	9
	German Albums Chart	13
	UK Albums Chart	34
	Top Internet Albums	36

Singles

Year	Single	Chart	Position
2002	"I Am Mine"	Canadian Singles Chart	2
	"I Am Mine"	Australian Singles Chart	12
	"I Am Mine"	UK Singles Chart	26
	"I Am Mine"	US The Billboard Hot 100	43
	"I Am Mine"	US Modern Rock Tracks	6
	"I Am Mine"	US Mainstream Rock tracks	7
	"I Am Mine"	New Zealand Singles Chart	48
	"I Am Mine"	German Singles Chart	60
2003	"Save You"	Canadian Singles Chart	17
	"Save You"	US Mainstream Rock Tracks	23
	"Save You"	US Modern Rock Tracks	29
	"Love Boat Captain"	Canadian Singles Chart	16
	"Love Boat Captain"	Australian Singles Chart	29
	"Love Boat Captain"	UK Singles Chart	110

Personnel

All information taken from All Music Guide.^[16]

★ Jeff Ament – bass

★ Stone Gossard – guitar

★ Mike McCready – guitar

★ Eddie Vedder – guitar, vocals

★ Matt Cameron – drums, percussion, rhythm guitar

★ Boom Gaspar – Hammond B3, Fender Rhodes, keyboard, organ

★ Adam Kasper – piano

★ George Webb – guitar technician

★ Greg Keplinger – drum technician

★ Adam Kasper, Pearl Jam – production

★ Adam Kasper – recording

★ Brendan O'Brien – mixing

★ Sam Hofstedt – engineering

★ John Burton – additional engineering

★ Al Nostreet – album concept

★ Jeff Ament – cover/inside photos

★ Danny Clinch – additional inside photography

★ Kenny Gilliam – forged metal figures

★ Brad Klausen – LBC illustration, layout and design

★ eV – typist
Pearl Jam dedicate this record to three bass players that passed away in 2002:

★ John Entwistle, The Who

★ Dee Dee Ramone, Ramones

★ Ray Brown, legendary jazz musician

References

1. Gold and Platinum Database Search
2. Riot Act Erlewine, Stephen Thomas
3. PEARL JAM - RIOT ACT (ALBUM) (4308)
4. Pearl Jam – Billboard Albums
5. Pearl Jam - Riot Act
6. Chartverfolgung / Pearl Jam / Longplay
7. EveryHit.com
8. PEARL JAM - RIOT ACT (ALBUM)
9. Pearl Jam Artist Chart History
10. Pearl Jam – Billboard Singles
11. PEARL JAM - I AM MINE (SINGLE) (5368)
12. Chartverfolgung / Pearl Jam / Single
13. PEARL JAM - LOVE BOAT CAPTAIN (SINGLE) (76133)
14. http://www.ukmix.org/forums/viewtopic.php?p=771927#771927
15. PEARL JAM - I AM MINE (SONG)
16. Riot Act: Credits at All Music Guide

External links

★ ''Riot Act'' information and lyrics