PEARL JAM

PEARL JAM
NO CODE (1996)
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Ok, so when No Code came out in 1996 Pearl Jam was walking a strange line. They had survived the death of "grunge" (a title which never really suited them anyway) and were still in fact one of the biggest bands in the world. Ten and Vs. had set the world on fire, and Vitalogy had been their most acclaimed album yet. The thing was... Pearl Jam didn't care. Eddie and the boys threw their hands at the mainstream again (refusing to make videos and fighting ticketmaster were earlier signs of a band who walked to a different drummer) and created No Code, an experimental masterpeice. No Code was an album the band WANTED to make, and did. While songs like "Hail, Hail", "Smile" and "Who You Are" became radio friendly, No Code failed to live up to previous albums successes. No Code would be Pearl Jam's least "successful" album to date. The band didn't care, and neither did I. "No Code" is almost beyond words. "Sometimes", "Red Mosquito", "In My Tree", and "Present Tense" are some of the best songs the band ever created. I'm hoping in the years to come that No Code will be recognized for it's brilliance, and I think that it will. While listening to Dad's old cd's, a young man/woman will find No Code and recognize the name Pearl Jam. He will listen to it, and he will feel what I feel. That No Code is perhaps the most underrated album of all time. Enjoy.

1. Sometimes
2. Hail, Hail
3. Who You Are
4. In My Tree
5. Smile
6. Off He Goes
7. Habit
8. Red Mosquito
9. Lukin
10. Present Tense
11. Mankind
12. I'm Open
13. Around The Bend