Pearl Jam to reissue Ten four ways

[LilJimmyRbinson]

A little overkill, but awesome nonetheless.

https://www.pearljam.com/news/pearl-jam-announces-reissue-band%E2%80%99s-debut-album-ten

THE FOUR EDITIONS OF TEN: ALBUM EXTRAS PER PACKAGE

1. Legacy Edition (2-disc set in mini-LP style slipcase):
· Disc 1: original Ten tracklisting digitally remastered (original mix)
· Disc 2: original Ten tracklisting digitally remastered and remixed by Brendan O’Brien, plus six bonus tracks: “Brother,” “Just a Girl,” “State of Love and Trust,” “Breath and a Scream,” “2,000 Mile Blues” and “Evil Little Goat”
· Re-designed packaging

2. Deluxe Edition (2-disc set plus DVD specially designed hardbound package):
· Disc 1: original Ten tracklisting digitally remastered (original mix)
· Disc 2: original Ten tracklisting digitally remastered and remixed by Brendan O’Brien, plus six bonus tracks: “Brother,” “Just a Girl,” “State of Love and Trust,” “Breath and a Scream,” “2,000 Mile Blues” and “Evil Little Goat”
· DVD of Pearl Jam’s previously unreleased 1992 MTV Unplugged performance including never before seen bonus performance of “Oceans” with 5.1 surround sound audio remix

3. Vinyl Collection (2-LP set)
· LP 1: original Ten tracklisting remastered for vinyl
· LP 2: original Ten tracklisting remastered for vinyl and remixed by Brendan O’Brien

4. Super Deluxe Edition (2-disc set plus DVD, 4 LPs and replica cassette in linen-covered, slip-cased clamshell box):
· Disc 1: original Ten tracklisting digitally remastered (original mix)
· Disc 2: original Ten tracklisting digitally remastered and remixed by Brendan O’Brien, plus six bonus tracks: “Brother,” “Just a Girl,” “State of Love and Trust,” “Breath and a Scream,” “2,000 Mile Blues” and “Evil Little Goat”
· DVD of Pearl Jam’s previously unreleased 1992 MTV Unplugged performance including never before seen bonus performance of “Oceans” with 5.1 surround sound audio remix
· LP 1: original Ten tracklisting remastered for vinyl
· LP 2: original Ten tracklisting remastered for vinyl and remixed by Brendan O’Brien
· LP 3 & 4: Drop in the Park – Live at Magnuson Park in Seattle on September 20, 1992 (audio mixed by Brendan O’Brien)
· Cassette: replica of original “Momma-Son” Pearl Jam demo cassette featuring “Alive,” “Once” and “Footsteps”
· Package also includes an Eddie Vedder-style composition notebook filled with replica personal notes, images and mementos from the collections of Eddie Vedder and Jeff Ament, a vellum envelope with replicated era-specific ephemera from Pearl Jam’s early work and a two-sided print commemorating the Drop in the Park concert.

I'll be getting option 2.

[mikeybot]

Not going to spring for it, but yeah, option 2 is pretty cool. The Deluxe one is amusing with the cassette.

[NoSurviivors]

Dam!

If they thought like Kiss they could have stretched this over 20 years!

[CousinDave]

Dam!

If they thought like Kiss they could have stretched this over 20 years!


Eddie is a douche, but he's nothing when it comes to Gene

[ruckstande]

Wow. Ego maniacal much?

[Nothing Sound]

I'm all over #2

[LilJimmyRbinson]

Wow. Ego maniacal much?

Actually it's being put out by Epic, their old label that they left because they hated how they did business.

[NikkorTheMonk]

Worst band ever....

[moegolden]

that album really grew on me.

when i eventually got the sheet music book, i thought it was really interesting that one of the songs didn't allow for the lyrics being printed...it said "*due to contractual obiligations..." I guess it was Release.

hack trivia everyone knows: Why was the album called TEN?

[BIV]

Worst band ever....
I'm thinking your statement is a little overstated figuring the thread below this one is about Emo bands.

[KneeKnee]

Worst band ever....

Worst opinion ever...

[Nothing Sound]

hack trivia everyone knows: Why was the album called TEN?

Trust me. Not everyone knows this. Few people even know what they were called before Pearl Jam.

http://hoopedia.nba.com/images/d/da/Act_mookie_blaylock.jpg

[distortion9]

Trust me. Not everyone knows this. Few people even know what they were called before Pearl Jam.

http://hoopedia.nba.com/images/d/da/Act_mookie_blaylock.jpg

Mookie Blaylock...no, I didn't recognize the pic.

[kevtv]

Man the deluxe version is really tempting...but expensive.

As far as the "Release" lyrics not being printed, I think Eddie just chooses not to print them for personal reasons. That's all I got.

[moegolden]

As far as the "Release" lyrics not being printed, I think Eddie just chooses not to print them for personal reasons. That's all I got.

I'm sure that's what it is, and it kind of goes to show that anyone who might think that Eddie became pretentious that he was all artistic and personal all along. I guess that's why he didn't end up like Cobain.

I don't think you can stress how big them deciding to shun MTV was.

Although, in one respect, that decision may have helped usher in the boy band era - because for a while, it seemed like grunge and hard rock was the only sound getting out there in heavy rotation. Once Eddie put limits on the level which Pearl Jam would cooperate with MTV, that set the stage for a different kind of crap to get in the rotation.

EDIT: nevermind that last line....here are the hot 100's from 94 and 95
http://www.cylist.com/List/400300064/
http://www.cylist.com/List/400300063/

[burky79]

I have to have that cassette... really, mines worn out
;)

It is a great album, by a great band and I am thinking #2 too fwiw.

Don't wanna wait till March tho, grrrr...!

[tysonpunchinguterus]

I'm getting option 2. The DVD and bonus tracks should be pretty sweet. The one thing missing is their cover of "I've Got a Feeling."

I've never heard of "2,000 Mile Blues." Is that a cover or an original?

[iSpeakEloquent]

i like the fact that i still have the original cd from like 92 or whenever it came out, it was the 2nd cd i ever bought (first one was bad my michael jackson ehl oh ehl). the case is amazingly still in 1 piece

[BCH]

Hey, now I can not buy this album a second time. Shit was already irrelevant before I could make it to the Sam Goodys the first time around.

Sorry kneeknee, you know I love you but selling this crapola a second time 17 years later I can not abide.

Mostly all my IRL friends are Musicians. Not "I play a little guitar in my basement alone" musicians but "playing out at clubs for most of their adult lives and getting paid for sessions musicians". They all dislike this band.

[ktfo22]

So I see there's a comments section at the website... will the pestz haxzorks it and have lil connor make an appearance with such classic comments like "glug glug" ?

[moegolden]

To me, pearl jam is great because they are one of the last bands i can name with both an edge and a knack for melody - guns and roses had both too for a while.

think about what gets airplay now rock radio - emo shit, nickleback and good charlotte (no edge), and other emo and metal bands (no melody).

I wasn't into Pearl Jam when they came out, but I realized I missed them when they fell outside of the radio playlists.

[kloraferm]

Trust me. Not everyone knows this. Few people even know what they were called before Pearl Jam.
Mookie Blaylock. What self respecting PJ fan doesn't know that? :rolleyes:
Normally I would've opted for version 2 except I already have that stuff (although my 'unplugged' is on vhs not dvd, so maybe)

[BIV]

and metal bands (no melody).
If you believe that you are listening to the wrong metal. Not to mention the best musicians in music play metal. (or classical if you are one of those types)

[BCH]

Not to mention the best musicians in music play metal.

This statement is false. Changing Musicians to Technicians would make it more accurate.

Technical virtuosity does not make one a musician.

[Biff Hardslab]

They are releasing it on Rock Band also.

[BIV]

This statement is false. Changing Musicians to Technicians would make it more accurate.

Technical virtuosity does not make one a musician.
Couldn't disagree with you more. Being a musician is not the same as song writing. When you say "he is a good musician" you are referring to the quality of his ability to play. Being a good musician does not mean you make good music.

For example, Satriani is an undeniably great musician. But, IMO, most of his music is unlistenable drek.

On the flip side, Bob Dylan was a less than mediocre musician but did some quality work.

To add further, DJ's/guys who use turn tables make some entertaining shit but are not musicians at all.

If you are at the top of your game at the violin you join a major orchestra. If you rule at trumpet you are usually in Jazz. And the best guitarists in the world are almost always in hard rock/heavy metal.

[kevtv]

Pearl Jam is one of the last career bands. Everything now is flash in the pan bullshit.

Re-releasing an album 17 years later...if you think it's a rip, don't get it. Your original copy is not obsolete and will still play just fine. If you think it's a cash grab, don't support it.

They have no need for a cash grab. They consistently tour and make a ton from touring. Bands comparably make very little on physical releases.

[BCH]

When you say "he is a good musician" you are referring to the quality of his ability to play. Being a good musician does not mean you make good music.

Maybe you are, but I am not. Music is considered to be among the arts and therefore a musical performance should be a form of artistic expression. Perhaps you consider a painter who can airbrush a picture of someone which is indistiguishable from a photograph to be a good artist, I do not. If what's on the paper doesn't move me emotionally in some way, I may as well have a snapshot. If the artist hasn't put anything of himself into the work, it's not good art. Making good music is precisely what makes someone a good musician. Good musicians make good music. That's how you can tell them from the soulless mechanical robot-like technicians of the world.

There are probably leigons of guitarists alive right now who can mimick note for note every solo Jimi Hendrix has ever played but that doesn't make them just as good a musician as Hendrix. Hendrix was making art with his guitar he was pouring himself out through his performance and it's not just about his songwriting. You can "feel" Jimi Hendrix play the guitar. When I listen to yet another shredder shoehorn as many notes as possible into a measure purely for the sake of it, I feel nothing. Am I impressed? Absolutely. Am I moved in any way? No.

So to Recap:

David Gilmour : Musician

Yngwie Malmsteen : Technician

Can Yngwie technically accomplish everything Gilmour has ever done? You betcha! Is he 1/100th the Musician Gilmour is? Not on your life.

For example, Satriani is an undeniably great musician. But, IMO, most of his music is unlistenable drek.

Satriani is a great Player of guitar. Not a great musician and yes, most of his music is indeed drek.

[tysonpunchinguterus]

I agree. This definitely isn't something they're doing just for the money. This is something they've wanted to do for a while because they didn't like the way the album hada sort of glossy sound to it. It's also something a ton of their fans wanted them to do, so it makes sense to do it. The extra tracks being released on the 2nd disc should be cool to hear. I've heard some of them on bootlegs, but those dont' always have the best sound.

Pearl Jam is one of the last career bands. Everything now is flash in the pan bullshit.

Re-releasing an album 17 years later...if you think it's a rip, don't get it. Your original copy is not obsolete and will still play just fine. If you think it's a cash grab, don't support it.

They have no need for a cash grab. They consistently tour and make a ton from touring. Bands comparably make very little on physical releases.

[Beeman99]

Ten is their best album, but why the fuck would I buy it again??? I have it already, why waste more money on it. It's like a movie being released ten different times.

[moegolden]

i found an old demo take of even flow, slower with obvious bass fuck-ups. but it's really raw and particularly cool.

EDIT: here it is
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MiSDVlF_kH8

[kloraferm]

Ten is their best album, but why the fuck would I buy it again??? I have it already, why waste more money on it. It's like a movie being released ten different times.
No argument here that Ten is a great fucking album, but if it's their best is debatable

[Eddie Vedder]

I bought option 4 the Super Deluxe through the 10 club pre order.


The greatest fucking band to ever live.

Of course im being bias.

[Douche McGee]

I just hope I don't get it confused with the identical higher priced version.

That's the Pearl Jam that I respected. They really haven't put out anything worth listening to in a while. I don't care if they re-release a remastered version. It makes sense. But all the extra shit seems a little bit excessive and unnecessary. They should do it how Lamb of God did their Killadelphia as CD/DVD or each separately. At least they did wait a few years. Nowadays, record labels re-release an album within a year of it's release with an extra song or two and a DVD chronicling the making of the album. And they wonder why sales are down.

[Socialenemy69]

Werent the Ten tracks remixed and remastered on Rear View Mirror (Best Of) CD? And are they going to be the same versions on the re issue or newer ones?

[Eddie Vedder]

I just hope I don't get it confused with the identical higher priced version.

That's the Pearl Jam that I respected. They really haven't put out anything worth listening to in a while. I don't care if they re-release a remastered version. It makes sense. But all the extra shit seems a little bit excessive and unnecessary. They should do it how Lamb of God did their Killadelphia as CD/DVD or each separately. At least they did wait a few years. Nowadays, record labels re-release an album within a year of it's release with an extra song or two and a DVD chronicling the making of the album. And they wonder why sales are down.
Sales are down? Dude they sell out every show ON EVERY TOUR.

And the self titled album, was actually pretty good, def better than "Riot Act".

option B... isnt bad at all for $40.

[BIV]

Mr. Vedder, as much as I enjoy your sig, it really needs to be in NSFW tags.

[Douche McGee]

Sales are down? Dude they sell out every show ON EVERY TOUR.

And the self titled album, was actually pretty good, def better than "Riot Act".

option B... isnt bad at all for $40.I was talking about album sales as a whole, not Pearl Jam.

[LilJimmyRbinson]

I'm digging the redux cd. It's a nice companion piece to the original. Can't wait to watch the DVD later and see how young they all look.

I heard they're going to be doing this for all their albums over the next few years. I wonder if there'll be a DVD with each package too. I won't re-buy them all, but I'd definitely like to hear reimaginings of Vitalogy and No Code.

[Salem]

Saw PJ at Great Woods (Tweeter center/bank somthing center) in Masfield MA last summer. Ive been to a few shows and this was by far the most intense, crowd harmonizing (if thats a word) show Ive ever seen. So much raw emotion so many years later. never sold thier souls to the man (ehem Metallica). Thier latest release is harder than anything Lars and company has put out since the black album. Ive always put Nirvana over PJ by one spot on my fav list but they are both in the top 7. I own the original Ten release and will be buying it on RB2 also. At leats they made an attempt to defeat ticketmaster. havent seen any of the other bands out there taking a stand for thier fans like PJ did.

[Salem]

I'm digging the redux cd. It's a nice companion piece to the original. Can't wait to watch the DVD later and see how young they all look.

I heard they're going to be doing this for all their albums over the next few years. I wonder if there'll be a DVD with each package too. I won't re-buy them all, but I'd definitely like to hear reimaginings of Vitalogy and No Code.

Gotta get vitalogy if its comes with the DVD. I still have the original though its seen better days.

[LilJimmyRbinson]

Gotta get vitalogy if its comes with the DVD. I still have the original though its seen better days.

I lost Vitalogy and never bothered to re-buy it even in the used aisle. I'll wait for the reissue.

[LilJimmyRbinson]

Haha I watched the Unplugged DVD last night. They all look so young. Eddie had such a baby face! And why was he wearing a White Sox hat??

[seller326]

Eddie is a douche, but he's nothing when it comes to Gene

Eddie would never come on to a girl the way Gene did with Jill

[seller326]

For example, Satriani is an undeniably great musician. But, IMO, most of his music is unlistenable drek.



The boys in Coldplay disagree.

[tysonpunchinguterus]

I like the re-issue of Ten. The bonus tracks are a great listen. I haven't watched the Unplugged DVD yet, but it's one of my favorite Unplugged shows along with Clapton and Oasis.

[Hoagie]

Hey, now I can not buy this album a second time. Shit was already irrelevant before I could make it to the Sam Goodys the first time around.

Sorry kneeknee, you know I love you but selling this crapola a second time 17 years later I can not abide.

Mostly all my IRL friends are Musicians. Not "I play a little guitar in my basement alone" musicians but "playing out at clubs for most of their adult lives and getting paid for sessions musicians". They all dislike this band.

Maybe you are, but I am not. Music is considered to be among the arts and therefore a musical performance should be a form of artistic expression. Perhaps you consider a painter who can airbrush a picture of someone which is indistiguishable from a photograph to be a good artist, I do not. If what's on the paper doesn't move me emotionally in some way, I may as well have a snapshot. If the artist hasn't put anything of himself into the work, it's not good art. Making good music is precisely what makes someone a good musician. Good musicians make good music. That's how you can tell them from the soulless mechanical robot-like technicians of the world.

There are probably leigons of guitarists alive right now who can mimick note for note every solo Jimi Hendrix has ever played but that doesn't make them just as good a musician as Hendrix. Hendrix was making art with his guitar he was pouring himself out through his performance and it's not just about his songwriting. You can "feel" Jimi Hendrix play the guitar. When I listen to yet another shredder shoehorn as many notes as possible into a measure purely for the sake of it, I feel nothing. Am I impressed? Absolutely. Am I moved in any way? No.

So to Recap:

David Gilmour : Musician

Yngwie Malmsteen : Technician

Can Yngwie technically accomplish everything Gilmour has ever done? You betcha! Is he 1/100th the Musician Gilmour is? Not on your life.



Satriani is a great Player of guitar. Not a great musician and yes, most of his music is indeed drek.I would hope that you musician friends dislike the band because it's not their taste in music. Because, according to your definition, there hasn't been a better collection of musicians in decades. Mike McCready is one of the all time great rock guitarists. He comes from the style of Hendrix and Stevie Ray Vaughn and, like Hendrix and SRV, can play it at a level few can even imitate. And whether it was Green River, Mother Love Bone, or Pearl Jam the collaboration of Jeff Ament and Stone Gossard has been as influential, if not more, as Curt Cobain and Nirvana. Nirvana may never have made it had it not been for Green River recording under the Sub Pop label and putting that label on the map. Ament and Gossard created a truly original sound. Nirvana always stayed close to punk while Alice in Chains always stayed closer to arena rock. When Green River split up and half of the band formed Mudhoney to stay true to the punk sound, Ament and Gossard went off to form Mother Love Bone and really birdged the gap between punk and arena rock. Even by your definition Goosard and Ament are truly brilliant musicians.

[Salem]

lots of arena rock refernces that I would have used grunge in place of but a well thought out post. Nice to see those here once in awhile

[Hoagie]

lots of arena rock refernces that I would have used grunge in place of but a well thought out post. Nice to see those here once in awhileThat's essentially what grunge is...the fusion of arena rock and punk. The reason I used the arena rock reference is because that's what Stone Gossard and Jeff Ament referenced many times in interviews.