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The triplet of openers- the punk fury of “Go”, the naturally brilliant successor to “Even Flow” in “Animal” and the acoustic charm and campfire drawl of “Daughter”- prove Pearl Jam can not only improve upon a style but give it individual strength to songs in a way that Ten wasn’t capable of.
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The way it approaches its core material is one of both tight song writing and fully realised identity, wherein heaviness becomes unleashed and brutalised and the softness comes smooth and iridescently beautiful. is remarkably everything a second album should be but often isn’t. proved Pearl Jam as not only a confident musical body but one who could succeed far past trends and critical drubbing. But the band knew they had something to prove- far from being confined to the area of Music Press of bands who fell off the world after that fantastic debut, Vs. As Jeff Ament often commented in interviews, he could understand the ‘overrated’ tag being thrown their way when the only word on your friends and MTV’s mouth was ‘Pearl Jam’. It was with much excitement and trepidation that Pearl Jam’s Vs release was invariably being prematurely appraised as pap to follow up the goliath success of Ten. Whether it be seen as easier to just label a second record as such and be done with it or rather something actually be critically assessed, records such as The Clash’s Give ‘em Enough Rope and Soundgarden’s Louder than Love have befallen critical ignorance and in turn cultural insignificance never mind the fact these records lived up to the hype and then some. ‘Sophomore slump’ is a term thrown around by critics far too often. Review Summary: Control Myself, CHAPTER 2: “I Swear I Never Took Her for Granted…”