Vs.

Review

by Steve Huey

Pearl Jam took to superstardom like deer in headlights. Unsure of how to maintain their rigorous standards of integrity in the face of massive commercial success, the band took refuge in willful obscurity -- the title of their second album, Vs., did not appear anywhere in the packaging, and they refused to release any singles or videos. (Ironically, many fans then paid steep prices for import CD singles, a situation the band eventually rectified.) The eccentricities underline Pearl Jam's almost paranoid aversion to charges of hypocrisy or egotism -- but it also made sense to use the spotlight for progress. You could see that reasoning in their ensuing battle with Ticketmaster, and you could hear it in the record itself. Vs. is often Eddie Vedder at his most strident, both lyrically and vocally. It's less oblique than Ten in its …  » Read more

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				Title	Composer	Time
		1		Go	Abbruzzese, Ament, Gossard, McCready…	3:12
Composed by: Abbruzzese, Ament, Gossard, McCready, Vedder
		2		Animal	Abbruzzese, Ament, Gossard, McCready…	2:49
Composed by: Abbruzzese, Ament, Gossard, McCready, Vedder
		3		Daughter	Abbruzzese, Ament, Gossard, McCready…	3:55
Composed by: Abbruzzese, Ament, Gossard, McCready, Vedder
		4		Glorified G	Abbruzzese, Ament, Gossard, McCready…	3:26
Composed by: Abbruzzese, Ament, Gossard, McCready, Vedder
		5		Dissident	Abbruzzese, Ament, Gossard, McCready…	3:35
Composed by: Abbruzzese, Ament, Gossard, McCready, Vedder
		6		W.M.A.	Abbruzzese, Ament, Gossard, McCready…	5:59
Composed by: Abbruzzese, Ament, Gossard, McCready, Vedder
		7		Blood	Abbruzzese, Ament, Gossard, McCready…	2:50
Composed by: Abbruzzese, Ament, Gossard, McCready, Vedder
		8		Rearviewmirror	Abbruzzese, Ament, Gossard, McCready…	4:44
Composed by: Abbruzzese, Ament, Gossard, McCready, Vedder
		9		Rats	Abbruzzese, Ament, Gossard, McCready…	4:15
Composed by: Abbruzzese, Ament, Gossard, McCready, Vedder
		10		Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town	Abbruzzese, Ament, Gossard, McCready…	3:15
Composed by: Abbruzzese, Ament, Gossard, McCready, Vedder
		11		Leash	Abbruzzese, Ament, Gossard, McCready…	3:09
Composed by: Abbruzzese, Ament, Gossard, McCready, Vedder
		12		Indifference	Abbruzzese, Ament, Gossard, McCready…	5:02
Composed by: Abbruzzese, Ament, Gossard, McCready, Vedder

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