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Title: Grows on you, like fungus
Review: I'll admit I haven't been keeping up with Pearl Jam lately. The last album of theirs I bought was the brilliant "Vitalogy" nearly six years ago. So I figured I'd see where they're currently heading before treading back to "No Code" and "Yield". Boy am I glad I did. This album reflects an evolution - there are new directions here - while maintaining consistency. You can hear glimmers of classic PJ (to me, "classic PJ" is anything off of "Ten" or "Vs"). And I disagree with some of the other reviewers that the songs aren't "sticky". After only 2 days I can't get "Light Years" out of my head - I hum it in the office and annoy my co-workers (had the same problem with "elderlywomanbehindthecounter..." off "Vs"). And when "Insignificance" comes on, well it's time to crank it up. But the real gem here is Eddie's whimsically dark "Soon Forget" - a lesson learned, if nothing else. If you like well-structured rock, with thought-provoking lyics, definately check this one out.
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