5.0 classic	gunszingx | October 6th 07
Everyone has an album or band that changed the way we look at music. This album and band was it for me. From start to finish to me was ground breaking and thought provoking. I have put it away and only listen to it about once a year and it always rocks me out and takes me back to when I first heard them. Always recommended and to my knowlege never recieved a bad review. 4 Bumps | Bump

4.5 superb	The Door Mouse | December 23rd 06
1991 was the best year in music IMO. Grunge was at its peak and alt rock was taking shape. Pearl Jam's Ten was one of the biggest albums that year. It is just cram packed with grunge. Excellent lyrics and great guitar riffs make this album such a masterpiece. Some great tracks are Even Flow, Alive, Black, Jeremy and Porch. This is a must have grunge album. 3 Bumps | Bump

3.0 good	Foreskin Fondler | June 24th 06
I really wanted to fall inlove with this album, but unfortunately I thought that about half the album was a snooze fest. 3 Bumps | Bump

4.0 excellent	clairvoyant | January 21st 07
This album could have very easily been my favorite album ever, the first six tracks are all amazing, my favorites being "Black" and "Even Flow". Unfortuantely, songs seven through eleven definitely disappoint when compared to the songs on the earlier part of the album. 2 Bumps | Bump

5.0 classic	Jmac87 | November 14th 06
Great album, every song is amazing. even tho pearl jam has released many great albums after this one, Ten just had something the others didnt. the style of the album was different. check it out, its no surprise they became famous when this one was released 2 Bumps | Bump

1.5 very poor

TAB | July 4th 09

Overrated is a understatement. This album sucks pretty hard considering its commecial and critical success. Its just boring, pretty much. No notable momment, nothing really entertaining, annoyiing singing, and badly produced acoustic parts. Vedder pretty much just sings about stuggles in life, thats about it, very boring. the guitar work is nothing that special, and the solos are pretty crappy and annoying. The bass has some cool parts but the majority is forgetable. The druming is your average rock drumming, once again, boring. This album just really failed to entertain me. 1 Bumps | Bump

5.0 classic

Mr. Coffee | March 20th 09

An absolutely essential album from the grunge movement and the 90's in general. This contains some of Pearl Jam's best songs: "Black", "Alive", "Why Go", "Jeremy" and "Oceans", to name a few. Eddie Vedder proves himself as one of the best singers/lyricists of the decade and the guitar work of Mike McCready and Stone Gossard is amazing, especially McCready, as he shows off on most of the album playing wonderful solos. "Ten" is an album full of monster guitar riffs, angst lyrics and a passion that is rarely seen. The only flaw that keeps this from being perfect is the production. 1 Bumps | Bump

0.0	Conor Mackie | January 11th 09
The best offering from one of the best grunge bands of the scene. Not perfect but still almost essential for any Grunge or Alternative Rock fan. 1 Bumps | Bump

5.0 classic	sachinc | March 15th 08
Every song on this album is incredible. Black and Release are two of the greatest ballads ever! FACT! and Jeremy and Garden show versatility as well as Eddie Vedder's fantastic lyrical content. Anyone who is at all interested in grunge NEEDS this album. It still entertains many years after purchase. 1 Bumps | Bump

5.0 classic	Mike Allen | October 26th 09
One of the greatest debut albums of all-time, and really one of the greatest records ever. Classics "Black," "Jeremy," and others are included here, the emotion and intensity is truly amazing. Bump

4.5 superb	DarknessPrevails | September 30th 09
A great grunge band. "Oh I Heard I'm still alive!" Bump

5.0 classic	Rugter32 | September 10th 09
Friggin classic. Black, Even Flow and Once are completely awesome. Heck, the entire album is awesome. Bump

3.0 good	Erik Bailey | July 28th 09
in my opinion nirvana is what made grunge music popular outside of just the seattle area. pearl jam is good at what they do but they tend to be overrated. Bump

4.5 superb

lewish440 | May 2nd 09

one day a while ago as i was calling from my friend i heard a high pitched guitar coming from his kitchen. "what is that!" i asked him he said pearl jam. as soon as i got home i downloaded loads of pearl jam songs and fell in love with eddie vedders deep voice. now i'm going to review one of my faviroute albums of all time. 1. once the album begins with a slow drum beat and a slow winding bass. when i first heard this i was thinking wtf but then huge guitar riff kicks in and the album properly begins. a very catchy song and a great chorus with gossards signiture high pitched guitar flowing widly as eddy shouts "ONCE!!" 4/5 2. even flow this is where the album kicks in to overdrive. the opening guitar riff is like a punch to the face saying "WAKE UP". a very catchy melody with a slightly unfitting but genius chorus that slows down the action. 5/5 3. alive even though this was the song that got me into pearl jam i can't stand it anymore. as soon as those high pitched squeals begin i skip the track. however its a great pop song and is a great song to get into pearl jams deeper stuff 3.5/5 4. why go this track is pretty average although very tight drums and a singalong chorus saves it from mediocricy. i believe its an abused woman just like daughter 3/5 5. black begins wiv a nice clean guitar riff and quickly changes to an empty verse filled with eddies lonely vocals and scratching guitar. this is more about drama than melody, with a huge ending that gives u real sympathy for eddie. the emotional centerpiece of the album 5/5 6.jeremy this was a huge hit back in the day and i can see why. a catchy chorus and verse that builds up to an ear tingling climax. the desperate wails that eddie shouts out at the end only help to show the pure helpnessnes and depression of young jeremy. brilliant 5/5 7. oceans with tribal drums and high pitched wailing this song is cleary the wierd track in the album. but despite its wierdness its quite user friendly and is a very nice song to pick u up after the crushing jeremy. 4.5/5 8. porch even with a very cool guitar riff, this is nothing special excepth for the spacy middle bit where the guitars seem to float in mid air with an air of lonelyness. great solo but dosent hit you the way the rest of the album does. 3.5/5 9. garden a great track but for me this got old fast. its hippyish verse is blown out of the water by a huge chorus. a fantastic solo showcasing skill and musical know how, howver like i said before this got kind of old quick. 4/5 10. deep probably the only grunge song on the album. the riff dosent really sound like it fits but its all kept together by brilliant drumming. an ok chorus but no real melody and it seems out of place but at least its a change from the later album. this song will sound very good after you hav heard the rest of the album 4/5 11. release a ver nice floaty song to end on. vedders lonely but hopefull vocals provide a lovely musical in which to relax and wind down after the huge rockers. very good song although i prefer indifference for a final song. 4/5 maybe now you see why i love this album it has everything, hard rockers, soft rockers , grunge, art rock. it all fits together in a neat package that just happens to have gone 13 times platinum Bump

5.0 classic

AliW1993 | January 1st 09

Pearl Jam's debut album, Ten is a masterpiece that the band have never come close to equaling since. Musicianship, songwriting and production are excellent, and the album works brilliantly as a whole as well as individual tracks. It is hard to pick highlights, as all the songs are excellent, but my personal favourites are the singles Alive and Jeremy and the wonderful ballad Black. Ten is essential to fans of the grunge genre, and I also reccomend it to any other fans of rock and metal. Bump

2.5 average	Sabottheory | November 8th 08
The only good thing on this album were guitar solos The rest was too boring for me. Bump

5.0 classic	MonorailCat | August 7th 08
Ah, a few years back when I was just putting that rock in my boom box, I discovered grunge. Oh, that genre was a wonder for me. Smashing Pumpkins, Alice in Chains, and of course, Pearl Jam. Listening to this album in the backyard with my older brother opened up what I thought of rock music. Bump