LABEL: Epic
VINYL RELEASE DATE: 11/10/2017
ORIGINAL RELEASE DATE: 1991
VARIANT: Black Vinyl LP

Its hard to remember a time when Pearl Jam werent sewn into the hard-rock lexicon, but the Seattle groups staggeringly anthemic debut album sealed the deal pretty quickly. Even Flow and Alive mixed Nineties grunge-scene heaviness with a flair for classic-rock guitar hooks, while Ten also brought blues-grimed edginess (Deep), funk-rock twitchiness (Why Go, Porch) and ethereally surf-stained balladry (Oceans) to the mix. A 10/10 debut.