once great state and not a full return to it. What's true, though, is that it's the group's best full album since Vitalogy." Noel Murray of The A.V. Club ranked the album B+, considering it the "tightest Pearl Jam album in a decade", describing the album as a comeback "filled with straight-up, riff-a-riffic rock songs." Mojo gave the album three out of five stars. The review said, "[S]elf-titled with good reason: Pearl Jam sound reborn, vital." Kyle Anderson of Spin gave the album three out of five stars. He said that "rather than rage against the time machine, they seem to be having fun ... Pearl Jam are taking themselves less seriously, and it fits them like a snug flannel shirt." Mat Snow of The Guardian also gave the album three out of five stars. In the review he stated that Vedder "musters absolute conviction in writing and singing lyrics of male teenage angst." Snow observed, "And though few of these 13 numbers have the drama of tracks by the Who or Led Zeppelin, from whom the band draw much of their style, Pearl Jam play like men on a mission." David Raposa of Pitchfork called it the "most consistent effort the group's released since its second album," but he added that it "gets pretty boring pretty ... quick." Track listingI "Inside Job" contains a brief instrumental hidden track at 6:35.II "Wasted Reprise" contains a reprise of "Life Wasted". PersonnelPearl JamJeff Ament – bass guitar Matt Cameron – drums, percussion, backing vocals Stone Gossard – guitar Mike McCready – guitar Eddie Vedder – lead vocals, guitar, layout and design; credited as "Jerome Turner" for album conceptAdditional musicians and production' Fernando Apodaca – art and sculpture, disc design John Burton, Sam Hofstedt – engineering Boom Gaspar – Hammond B3, piano, pump organ Adam Kasper – production, recording, mixing Gregg Keplinger, Aaron Mlasko, Steve Rinkov – drum technicians Brad Klausen – cover photographs, layout and design Jason Mueller – artistic facilitater, disc design Pearl Jam – production George Webb – guitar technician Gary Westlake – optigan Charts and certifications Weekly charts Year-end charts Certifications Singles References External links Pearl Jam information and lyrics at pearljam.com 2006 albums Albums produced by Adam Kasper J Records albums Pearl Jam albums Albums produced by Stone Gossard Albums produced by Eddie Vedder Albums produced by Jeff Ament Albums produced by Mike McCready Albums produced by Matt