No Code
| Pearl Jam
No Code
No Code is the fourth studio album by the American rock band Pearl Jam, released on August 27, 1996 through Epic Records. Following a troubled tour for its previous album, Vitalogy (1994), in which Pearl Jam engaged in a much-publicized boycott of Ticketmaster, the band went into the studio to record its follow-up. The music on the record was more diverse than what the band had done on previous releases, incorporating elements of garage rock and worldbeat. -Wikipedia
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All Music
No Code is Pearl Jam's richest and most rewarding album to date, as well as their most human. They might be maturing in a fairly conventional method, but they still find new ways to state old truths.
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Sputnik Music
Serious and repeated listens can offer an album of well-meaning quality and rewards, however the unfortunate lack of inspiration leads it to be regarded as quite possibly Pearl Jam’s poorest release.
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Classic Rock Review
The resulting record is not quite as forward and accessible as previous efforts by the band but does feature subtle, droning riffs, layered percussion, and philosophical lyrics all mixed with Pearl Jam’s established signature, hard rock sound.
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The Quietus
The record is musically adventurous too and, unlike Vitalogy, its experimentation is incorporated into fuller bodied songs.
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Pantsandfizz
Pearl Jam is so incredibly talented that No Code is a “down” album.
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Ultimate Guitar
The best stuff here is as good as the best stuff anywhere, but the overall quality of the record doesn't quite match up to the ridiculously impressive standards set by the first three albums.
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Antimusic
No Code is a collection of patchwork Polaroid photos that fold out into a single image. The perfect model for the music within. Each song is a single image, pieced together with the others.
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Alternative Nation
When hearing the tranquility of No Code, the serenity of the lyrics, we find this band, the head of grunge in the 90’s, in a guillotine. They shone a flashlight and flashed a mirror to a grunge scene that was becoming a blurry reflection entrenched in deep darkness.
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AV Club
it's a remarkably consistent Pearl Jam album, and that's more than enough to sell millions right there. And as always, the ornate packaging is itself worth celebrating.
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