PEARL JAM have apparently got THE FIX(ER) for a lackluster decade? I know, JUST BREATHE. /// The Burning Ear

when somethings bored i wanna put a little exciting on it

I don’t care if Pearl jam were never really “your thing,” try and tell me that “The Fixer” is not a freaking jam. Edder and co. are back and they mean business with the recently released Backspacer, a solid listen that kicks down your door and then gets it’s angsty mosh on all up in your living room. Now lets be clear, Pearl Jam have never really been my guys, either. 1993’s Vs. is one of my all time favorites (possibly best opening 40 seconds of an album) and Yield was my pre-Y2K jam, but that’s the last I really listened to them. Various post-millennial singles floated through my ears but never laid roots. Then they go flip the script on me and nailed this one. Sure it’s front loaded with the real shredders but after 12 straight minutes of headbanging you will need a breath. (Cue fantastic slow jam)

♫ Pearl Jam – Just Breathe

It picks back up, don’t worry. Just buy it. Album art is by by brilliant editorial cartoonist Tom Tomorrow, and there is a pretty cool backstory at Wikipedia.

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