Pearl Jam (album)
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| Studio album by Pearl Jam | ||||
| Released | May 2, 2006 | |||
| Recorded | November 2004 – February 2006 | |||
| Studio | Studio X, Seattle, Washington | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock, hard rock | |||
| Length | 49:44 | |||
| Label | J | |||
| Producer | Adam Kasper, Pearl Jam | |||
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Artwork for the 2006 vinyl edition.
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| Allmusic |   |
| The A.V. Club | B+ |
| Entertainment Weekly | B+ |
| The Guardian |  |
| The New York Times | (favorable) |
| Pitchfork Media | (5.5/10) |
| PopMatters | (9/10) |
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Pearl Jam (sometimes referred to as The Avocado Album or simply Avocado) is the eponymous eighth studio album by American alternative rock band Pearl Jam, released on May 2, 2006 on J Records. It was the first and only release for J Records, their last album issued by Sony Music. It was the band's first full-length studio release in almost four years, since Riot Act (2002). Following their performances at the Vote For Change tour in 2004, the band commenced work on Pearl Jam in November 2004 at Studio X in Seattle, Washington and finished in February 2006.
The music on the record was proclaimed as a return to the band's roots, with an emphasis on up-tempo songs with an aggressive sound. The song lyrics are mostly told from the point of view of characters and deal with the socio-political issues in the United States at the period, such as the War on Terror.
Pearl Jam was critically well received and was a commercial success, debuting at number two on the Billboard 200 chart and eventually outselling the band's previous release, Riot Act. The album also produced three singles—"World Wide Suicide", "Life Wasted" and "Gone"—which were moderately successful. The band supported the album with a full-scale world tour in 2006.
Pearl Jam was recorded at Studio X in Seattle, Washington. The band began work on the album following the 2004 Vote for Change tour in November 2004, and again employed producer Adam Kasper, who worked with them in predecessor Riot Act. The recording sessions started in February 2005, and worked on it off and on throughout the year, with the sessions being interrupted toward the end of the year when the band toured North America and South America. The album was completed in early 2006. Bassist Jeff Ament attributed the length of time recording to lead vocalist Eddie Vedder having a child and the band touring in the middle of recording. The album was mixed by Kasper at Studio X.
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