When Pearl Jam finally released Gigaton‘s first single in January, it all but confirmed what some of us were anticipating: Yes, finally, they were pushing the boundaries of their sound once more. It must display a changed version of Pearl Jam once more, grappling with a new set of concerns. Surely the first Pearl Jam album in seven years would signify the beginning of another new chapter? Surely it must be different.
The fact that so much time has elapsed since 2013’s Lightning Bolt immediately gives this one a certain kind of import. What once scanned as revitalization has started to feel stale, and it’s become easy to wish for a new era once more, one in which Pearl Jam drifted out to sea again. Increasingly they’ve settled into a comfortable perception of who they’re supposed to be in their elder, journeymen stretch. Each of their three latter-day releases have been more direct and rock-oriented than the middle years. Since then, Pearl Jam’s albums followed a certain pattern. Though often referred to as Avocado, that 2006 album was actually self-titled - as sure a signal as any that, by christening an album with the band’s name that far into their career, this was a moment of rebirth and a new chapter yet again. At that point, it was by far the longest stretch Pearl Jam had waited without releasing a new album. Then, in 2006, they returned with their first release since 2002’s Riot Act.
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No Code kicked off the searching middle years, during which Pearl Jam dismantled their own fame and made a series of slightly more restless, slightly more experimental, and certainly less commercial albums that successfully removed them from mainstream dominance but still occupy a more hallowed position amongst a certain sect of their most devoted fans. There are the early days, the grunge boom and their ascension and self-willed implosion as one of the defining artists of the ’90s with Ten, Vs., and Vitalogy. Pearl Jam’s career neatly divides into three distinct eras.
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