Vitalogy
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Vitalogy
Vitalogy is the third studio album by American rock band Pearl Jam, released November 22, 1994, through Epic Records. Pearl Jam wrote and recorded Vitalogy while touring behind its previous album Vs. (1993). The music on the record was more diverse than previous releases, and consists of aggressive rock songs, ballads and other elements making it Pearl Jam's most experimental album to date. -Wikipedia
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All Music
Thanks to its stripped-down, lean production, Vitalogy stands as Pearl Jam's most original and uncompromising album. While it isn't a concept album, Vitalogy sounds like one.
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Rolling Stone
Vitalogy has a number of gripping songs that match the soaring anthems of Ten, the extended grooves of Vs. or the poetry of either record.
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Sputnik Music
as a far as Vitalogy and its subsequent occurrences are concerned, the bands third record is now placed on a throne simply for what was to come.
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Pure Grain Audio
In sum, Vitalogy — still fresh. Still intoxicating. Still relevant. And 25 years later, it remains my PJ super-“jam.”
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EW
So, despite its musical advances, Vitalogy leaves an odd, unsettling aftertaste. You walk away from it energized, but wondering what price Eddie Vedder, and Pearl Jam, will ultimately pay for it.
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Antimusic
Vitalogy was the sound of Pearl Jam shouting from the window, "I'm mad as hell, and I'm not going to take this anymore." From that point, they have done everything their way. Only with an album as alarming, vicious and beautiful as Vitalogy could they get away with it.
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Metal Reviews
when Vitalogy is good, it is VERY good. From stellar rocking tracks like Last Exit and Whipping, to more subdued affairs like Nothingman and Immortality, this album is as close of a complete representation of self as Pearl Jam has released to date.
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Classic Rock Review
All that being said, Vitalogy is certainly original, diverse, and uncompromising and an essential cornerstone of the group’s collection.
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Pantsandfizz
Vitalogy would easily be anyone else’s best album. For PJ, it sits alone in third place … which is really astounding considering it has a few throwaway tracks.
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Drowned in Sound
Vitalogy drift towards art-rock with a hissing aversion it’ll provide a certain comfort. For the rest of us it’s just another Pearl Jam live album, to go with the several hundred already available.
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Blog Critics
The downers on Vitalogy then are still downers now, with the silly, accordion-led “Bugs,” the strange “Aya Davanita” and final track “Hey Foxy…” being examples of filler material/interludes that interrupt and sort of ruin an otherwise near-perfect third album.
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Bullz-eye
If you're one of the many who gave up on this album all those years ago, do yourself a favor and give it another chance. It may not match Ten's groundbreaking significance, but in pure musicianship Vitalogy blows its predecessor out of the water.
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The Music Box
Pearl Jam just keeps getting better and better. Vitalogy is the group's most polished performance to date. Yet, it still manages to capture the energy of the band's earlier releases.
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