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Genre:
Rock
Release Date: 02/03/1998
Perhaps shaken up by the chilly reception to the adventurous
No Code,
Pearl Jam returned to straight-ahead
hard rock on their fifth album,
Yield. There remain a few weird flourishes scattered throughout the album, from the
spoken word "Push Me, Pull Me" to the untitled Eastern instrumental bonus track, but overall,
Yield is the most direct record the group has made since
Ten.
Pearl Jam sometimes have trouble coming up with truly undeniable
hard rock hooks, and
Eddie Vedder remains at his most compelling on
folk-tinged, meditative numbers like
"Low Light," "In Hiding," and
"All Those Yesterdays." Yield is more consistent than
Vitalogy and
No Code, but it doesn't have songs that reach the highs of
"Better Man," "Corduroy," or
"Who You Are." "Do the Evolution" and
"Brain of J" have garage potential, but there's more bite and distortion on
Vedder's voice than there is on the guitars.
Pearl Jam's conviction still rings true.
~Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide
;)
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