![]() All of them have the original "Ten" recording along with the new O'Brien remix.īefore I dive into O'Brien's remix (which by the way is not a remix in the DJ sense of the word… no disco beats or anything), I should stop and give the band some props. Online or at the store (should you choose to venture out), you get four choices of the reissue depending on how much you want to spend and how many extras you want, ranging from the group's "MTV unplugged" performance on DVD and live shows on vinyl, to demo recordings and assorted replica mementos from the band's past. O'Brien didn't originally produce "Ten" back in 1991, but he came on board for the band's follow-up "VS." and for the four discs which followed. Pearl Jam has released a new version of "Ten," remixed by Brendan O'Brien, one of the most important rock producers of the '90s (Stone Temple Pilots, Rage Against the Machine and Pearl Jam to name a few). ![]() Now, here we are 18 years later, and well, I am writing a review of "Ten." The great news going in is that after all these years, after the settling of that Grunge "swell," I (along with many rock enthusiasts) still feel that the disc is one of the "more remarkable"…if no longer "most remarkable"… recordings of my generation's time. VIEW THE PHOTOS: The Latest Star Sightings Epic signed them, and "Ten" was released in August 1991. Following their one-off project Temple of the Dog with Wood's roommate at the time of his death, (Soundgarden lead singer) Chris Cornell, Ament and Gossard connected with Mike McCready, Dave Krusen and San Diego-based vocalist Eddie Vedder, to form their new band. Pearl Jam (originally calling themselves "Mookie Blaylock") was formed by bassist Jeff Ament and guitarist Stone Gossard in the aftermath of the untimely 1990 heroin overdose of Andrew Wood the lead vocalist of their second band, Mother Love Bone (their first band was named Green River). Those of us remembering the early '90s know how it went from there- amongst heated discussions of the meanings of "Ten" as a title and "Pearl Jam" as a band name, the disc and the group pretty much instantly became one of the main forces behind the then over-swelling Grunge movement in Seattle (after Nirvana and along with Alice In Chains and Soundgarden). I thought it was one of the most remarkable recordings I had heard at the time. Almost 18 years ago I wrote a review of a debut album, titled "Ten," by a new but buzzing Seattle based group called Pearl Jam.
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