I went through one of those sprees a few years ago where I bought a slew of albums, and Lightning Bolt, Riot Act, Backspacer, and Pearl jam (self-titled) were a part of that. They sat there ever since as I never got around to giving them a spin. I know there is a reason I've always felt Pearl Jam to be #4 of the Seattle biggies, and I'm sure I'll find that out as I go along.
All those other guys have gotten attention for living up to the rockstar ethos that it's commonplace and kind of boring at this point, so I'm up for giving a big **** you to said ethos by taking a look at what kind of following Vedder has outside of Amazon reviews (I don't know much past Yield).
Now go and lock that boy away until he's 110, 'cause he's a living museum piece at this point.
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