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DISCID=0711d611
DTITLE=Pearl Jam / Rearviewmirror (Greatest Hits 1991-2003)
DYEAR=2004
DGENRE=Alt. Rock, Grunge
TTITLE0=Black [2004 Remix]
TTITLE1=Breath
TTITLE2=Daughter
TTITLE3=Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town
TTITLE4=Immortality
TTITLE5=Betterman
TTITLE6=Nothingman
TTITLE7=Who You Are
TTITLE8=Off He Goes
TTITLE9=Given to Fly
TTITLE10=Wishlist
TTITLE11=Last Kiss
TTITLE12=Nothing As It Seems
TTITLE13=Light Years
TTITLE14=I Am Mine
TTITLE15=Man of the Hour
TTITLE16=Yellow Ledbetter
EXTD=Rearviewmirror: Greatest Hits 1991-2003 - Disc 2 or 2\n2004 Epic 
EXTD=Records\n\nOriginally Released November 16, 2004\n\nAMG EXPERT RE
EXTD=VIEW: Joe Strummer once claimed that the Clash had stardom in the
EXTD=ir hands, then they dropped it on the floor and broke it. Pearl J
EXTD=am took the opposite tact: they purposely left stardom behind. Ni
EXTD=rvana may have ushered in the age of grunge and alternative rock,
EXTD= but Pearl Jam were the biggest band in the land during the first
EXTD= half of the '90s, dominating radio airwaves, MTV, and college do
EXTD=rms alike. Most bands would have embraced such widespread acclaim
EXTD=, but the quintet bristled at this vein, and started to restlessl
EXTD=y explore new musical territory, a move that eventually whittled 
EXTD=their fan base down to just the hardcore by the beginning of the 
EXTD=next decade. That hardcore following was still large, and the ban
EXTD=d could still have the occasional surprising crossover hit, like 
EXTD=the 1999 cover of J. Frank Wilson's teen tragedy classic "Last Ki
EXTD=ss" that went to number two on the Billboard charts, but they wer
EXTD=e no longer the biggest band in the land. Spanning two discs, Rea
EXTD=rviewmirror (Greatest Hits 1991-2003) chronicles that journey and
EXTD= it does an expert job not only of capturing the moment when Pear
EXTD=l Jam were monstrously popular, but proving that they still turne
EXTD=d out good music even when they were fading from the spotlight. U
EXTD=nlike most career-spanning, multi-disc retrospectives, Rearviewmi
EXTD=rror does not emphasize latter-day albums in order to achieve a s
EXTD=ense of balance that's inherently phony. Of the 33 tracks, only 1
EXTD=2 date from the post-Vitalogy era, which means that the bulk of t
EXTD=he collection concentrates on their early-'90s heyday, and nearly
EXTD= every radio hit and concert staple is here, outside of the Victo
EXTD=ria Williams cover "Crazy Mary" and "Tremor Christ." While their 
EXTD=presence would have been nice, they're not terribly missed, parti
EXTD=ally because such non-LP cuts like "State of Love and Trust," "I 
EXTD=Got ID," "Last Kiss," and "Man of the Hour" are collected here, b
EXTD=ut mainly because the compilation plays so well. The songs are di
EXTD=vided into the "Up Side" and "Down Side," meaning the first disc 
EXTD=has all the rockers and the second disc has all the ballads. At f
EXTD=irst, this seems like a questionable strategy, since it's usually
EXTD= preferable to have all the hits follow in chronological order, b
EXTD=ut what makes this work is that the songs on each disc are presen
EXTD=ted in chronological order, and they sustain their mood quite wel
EXTD=l (this is partially helped by Brendan O'Brien's new mixes of "On
EXTD=ce," "Alive," and "Black," which retain the feeling of the origin
EXTD=al songs but remove much of the dated glossy sheen in the product
EXTD=ion). Distilled to their hits and anthems, all of Pearl Jam's bes
EXTD=t qualities shine through and they sound bigger, better, and fran
EXTD=kly more coherent than they do on their full-length albums. And t
EXTD=hat's why Rearviewmirror is a cut above most '90s hits collection
EXTD=s: it not only gives casual fans all the hits, but it captures wh
EXTD=y the band mattered, while providing a better listen than their p
EXTD=roper LPs in the process.  -- Stephen Thomas Erlewine\n\nAmazon.c
EXTD=om Editorial Review\nIn an era when pop nihilism fulfilled its da
EXTD=rk promise all too regularly, Pearl Jam not only survived, but th
EXTD=rived to become one of rock's greatest bands. This 33-track doubl
EXTD=e-disc career retrospective documents the arc of a career that we
EXTD=nt from arena and radio triumphs in the early 90's (while Nirvana
EXTD='s promise imploded in the wake of hype, Pearl Jam's crowd-pleasi
EXTD=ng fame only burgeoned) to the uncompromising, core audience-focu
EXTD=sed tack that carried the band into the 21st century. Shrewdly co
EXTD=mpiled by the band into an "Up" disc that chronicles the band's d
EXTD=riving, Stone Gossard-Mike McCready fueled hard rock dramatics (i
EXTD=ncluding such early career landmarks as "Jeremy," "Alive" and "Ev
EXTD=en Flow" alongside more aggressive fare like "Go" and "Spin the B
EXTD=lack Circle") and a "Down" side that focuses more on Eddie Vedder
EXTD='s brooding, often dark ballads ("Elderly Woman Behind The Counte
EXTD=r In A Small Town," "Yellow Ledbetter," their unlikely hit cover 
EXTD=of the oldie "Last Kiss"), it's a collection that underscores bot
EXTD=h the band's range and musical integrity. Though centered largely
EXTD= on the band's pre-Vitalogy studio era and containing no new mate
EXTD=rial, longtime producer/collaborator Brendan O'Brien contributes 
EXTD=remixes of "Once," "Alive" and "Black" that offer new insights on
EXTD= the familiar, while non-album tracks like "Man of the Hour" and 
EXTD="State of Love and Trust" considerably enhance the overall listen
EXTD=ing perspective here. --Jerry McCulley \n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER RE
EXTD=VIEW\nBasically what it claims to be, November 16, 2004\nReviewer
EXTD=: J. N. Mohlman (Barrington, RI USA)\nThe trouble with best of co
EXTD=mpilations is that they can never quite satisfy everyone. Devoted
EXTD= fans are usually disappointed because some of the more obscure f
EXTD=avorites inevitably don't make the album. Conversely, the casual 
EXTD=fan is often left puzzled by "greatest hits" they've never even h
EXTD=eard of. More often than not, it the serious fan who is left want
EXTD=ing, because as a general rule, these things aren't made for the 
EXTD=serious fan, as they already own all the songs on the compilation
EXTD=. In the case of "rearviewmirror" this dynamic is rather exacerba
EXTD=ted by the fact that it is being produced by Epic, which owns the
EXTD=se masters, but no longer has a contract with the band. So, while
EXTD= I don't think Pearl Jam is upset by this release, neither has it
EXTD= received the attention that the incredible "Lost Dogs" did just 
EXTD=a year ago. \n\nActually, to the band's credit, they haven't thro
EXTD=wn on one or two new songs for the sole purpose of selling the co
EXTD=mpilation to their core audience. So there is nothing on these tw
EXTD=o discs that you can't find elsewhere; even the relatively obscur
EXTD=e "Man of the Hour" is available as a single. Plus, the arrangeme
EXTD=nt is nice with the more up tempo songs on Disc 1 and slower ones
EXTD= on Disc 2. There are some that could go either way (like "Breath
EXTD="), but all in all this set-up makes for a listening experience t
EXTD=hat feels new. Which brings me to my first point, the package pro
EXTD=mises re-mixed versions of "Once", "Black" and "Jeremy", but don'
EXTD=t get your hopes up. These are re-mixes, not re-recordings, so if
EXTD= you were looking for new arrangements, you're out of luck. Actua
EXTD=lly, the differences are hardly worth mentioning; I'm by no means
EXTD= an expert, but all I noticed were slightly stronger percussions,
EXTD= with Ed's voice being somewhat more prominent in spots. \n\nSo w
EXTD=hat's good and what's bad? Well, I'm going to try not to be a sno
EXTD=b, but there are a few noticeable oversights. I'm sure they didn'
EXTD=t want to overload on songs from "Ten", but "Porch" is rather gla
EXTD=ring in its absence. Alternately, "Once" in the place of "Porch" 
EXTD=might have made sense if "Footsteps" had been included, which is 
EXTD=a fairly well known b-side, and which would have also completed t
EXTD=he "Mamasan" trilogy with "Alive". From "Vs." "Dissident" seemed 
EXTD=like an odd choice as "Blood", "Glorified G" and "Leash" are all 
EXTD=absent. However, given the popularity of the eponymous bootleg fr
EXTD=om the mid-90's, I suppose this shouldn't come as a surprise. \n\n
EXTD="Vitalogy" is well represented; in particular I was thrilled to s
EXTD=ee that "Immortality" was included as it is one of Pearl Jam's be
EXTD=st songs and is sorely underappreciated by radio. Personally, I w
EXTD=ould have left off "Nothingman" in order to make room for other s
EXTD=ongs, but it's a good tune in and of itself, so that's not much o
EXTD=f a complaint. As well represented as "Vitalogy" is, I found "No 
EXTD=Code" to be grossly underappreciated. While "Hail, Hail", "Who Yo
EXTD=u Are" and "Off He Goes" are to be found, the absence of "In My T
EXTD=ree" is just terrible. Likewise, "Habit" and "Present Tense" at t
EXTD=he least should have made it on. \n\nWith "Yield" it's the same s
EXTD=tory, while "Do The Evolution" and "Given to Fly" are eminently d
EXTD=eserving of being included, I could take or leave "Wishlist", and
EXTD= "Faithfull", "Low Light" and "In Hiding" all would have been bet
EXTD=ter choices. "Binaural" didn't really have any breakout hits, so 
EXTD=it's hard to argue with only including "Nothing as it Seems" and 
EXTD="Light Years", but it would have been nice to see "Insignificance
EXTD=" or "Breakerfall" on Disc 1. The same is true of "Riot Act" alth
EXTD=ough I think "Can't Keep" and particularly "Thumbing My Way" woul
EXTD=d have been great choices for inclusion. \n\n\n"State of Love and
EXTD= Trust", "Breath" and "Man of the Hour" are all outstanding non-a
EXTD=lbum contributions and definitely add to the set. The same goes f
EXTD=or "I Got Id"; over the years the "Merkinball" single has fallen 
EXTD=off the radar, but it was huge at the time. And finally, while I 
EXTD=think most of us have grown a little weary of "Last Kiss" over th
EXTD=e years, it's hard to argue with its inclusion given the phenomen
EXTD=on it turned into. \n\nOne puzzling aspect of this set is that fo
EXTD=r a band that has made its name playing live, there are no live p
EXTD=erformances on "rearviewmirror". I can understand why Epic wouldn
EXTD='t have wanted to include a completely different sounding version
EXTD= (i.e. "Jeremy" from Red Rocks) but any number of live versions o
EXTD=f "Even Flow" or "Do The Evolution" would have been a real treat 
EXTD=for the casual fan. \n\nSo, in the end, what is "rearviewmirror"?
EXTD= Well, it's basically what it claims to be, a "best of"; there ar
EXTD=e oversights, but generally speaking this is a fairly thorough se
EXTD=t. While diehard fans (like myself) may bemoan the absence of cer
EXTD=tain songs, for less than twenty dollars, it's hard to argue with
EXTD= 33 tracks on two discs. And for the fan who loved the band early
EXTD= and lost track of them over the years, this is a great buy. Not 
EXTD=only does it reintroduce old favorites, but it offers a smorgasbo
EXTD=rd of Pearl Jam's newer stuff. In addition, the fast/slow arrange
EXTD=ment makes this a good buy even for the hardcore fan, because, as
EXTD= I said before, it creates a new listening experience and saves y
EXTD=ou from fiddling with discs in the car if you just want to tear t
EXTD=hrough some of your favorites.  -- Jake Mohlman \n\nAMAZON.COM CU
EXTD=STOMER REVIEW\nA greatest hits collection that delivers, January 
EXTD=20, 2006\nReviewer: S. Wilkinson "howzat49" (Yorkshire, England)\n
EXTD=Rearviewmirror (2004.), a Pearl Jam greatest hits collection span
EXTD=ning from 1991-2003 \n\nPearl Jam are one of my all-time favourit
EXTD=e bands; full stop. From their immortal debut 'Ten', released in 
EXTD=1991, right up to the present day, the band have produced album a
EXTD=fter album of great, innovative and sometimes experimental music.
EXTD= The sole surviving grunge band have so far produced seven studio
EXTD= albums and plenty of live releases and not to mention, singles a
EXTD=lso. Up until 2004 the one thing the band lacked was a 'best of' 
EXTD=or 'greatest hits' collection, to help span their career into 2 d
EXTD=iscs. However, in Novemeber 2004, Epic records (ironically, now a
EXTD=nd then at the time, Pearl Jam's former label) put out a 2CD grea
EXTD=test hits set called 'Rearviewmirror'. So how does this package s
EXTD=hape up to be; is it another dismal 'best of' which doesn't do th
EXTD=e band justice, is it one which fails to satisfy fans of the band
EXTD= or is it really a collection that hits the mark? \n\nIf anyone r
EXTD=eading this review has seen any of my other reviews for 'best of'
EXTD= or 'greatest hits' complilations for any bands, you'll see that 
EXTD=I never really give any of them 5*s. Most either fall down with a
EXTD= lack of chronology to the tracks or due to a number of inexcusab
EXTD=le emissions from the band's catalogue. In the case of 'Rearviewm
EXTD=irror', it's success strength is based around five things. Firstl
EXTD=y, both CD's cover songs in chronological order (or just about; t
EXTD=he placing of 'Yellow Ledbetter', an early song at the end of dis
EXTD=c 2 is the only exception) and secondly, both CD's have the right
EXTD= mix of songs with CD1 dealing with the hard rocking/punkish stuf
EXTD=f and CD2 dealing with the slower/more brooding/more ballad style
EXTD=d songs. Thirdly, the 'greatest hits' choice of songs is great fo
EXTD=r displaying Pearl Jam's catalogue because their singles repetoir
EXTD=e is diverse, contains some of their best work and also includes 
EXTD=tracks which were 'non album/single only' tracks. Fourthly, the c
EXTD=ollection is a perfect set of songs to introduce someone to Pearl
EXTD= Jam and get them familiar with their music. Fifth and finally, t
EXTD=he collection also appeals to Pearl Jam FANS, even hardcore ones 
EXTD=like myself - the collection has remixes of tracks from 'Ten' suc
EXTD=h as 'Alive' which are refreshing to hear and has the non-album s
EXTD=ingles such as 'I got ID' which may just help to complete your co
EXTD=llection. All in all, it is a conclusive collection whose weaknes
EXTD=ses (and these are small ones) are just that there is a slight la
EXTD=ck of some later material such as from 'Binaural' and 'Riot Act'.
EXTD= The second minor weakness is, due to the fact it's a greatest hi
EXTD=ts work, great non single release songs such as 'Grievance' are m
EXTD=issed off. That said, let's see a break down of the tracks: \n\nS
EXTD=ongs from TEN (1991): Once, Alive, Even Flow, Jeremy, Black \nThi
EXTD=s album, for me and many others, was Pearl Jam's finest hour. The
EXTD= five tracks on here are great choices and are fantastic tunes. T
EXTD=he remixes of 'Once' and 'Alive' are especially interesting to li
EXTD=sten to. \n\nVS (1993.): Go, Animal, Dissident, Rearviewmirror, D
EXTD=aughter, Elderly Woman... \nPearl Jam's second album was a massiv
EXTD=e commercial success, like it's predecessor and the 6 songs from 
EXTD=this album are a great reflection of this and are great choices. 
EXTD=The only song I personally miss here is 'Indifference' which is o
EXTD=ne of my favourite PJ songs...ah, well beggars can't be choosers!
EXTD= \n\nVITALOGY (1994.): Spin The Black Circle, Not For You, Cordur
EXTD=oy, Immortality, Betterman, Nothingman \nVitalogy was another mas
EXTD=sive success for Pearl Jam; although for me, the records overly d
EXTD=ifficult and sometimes barmy nature is what makes it the band's w
EXTD=eakest album (others may disagree). That aside the 6 song choice 
EXTD=cut from the album is a damn fine one. Songs like 'Corduroy' and 
EXTD='Not For You' are awesome and 'Immortality' is a classic, broodin
EXTD=g ballad. \n\nNO CODE (1996.): Hail Hail, Who You Are, Off He Goe
EXTD=s \nNo Code marked the beginning of the band's move from the main
EXTD=stream and into a more underground status. This is reflected by t
EXTD=he album only having 3 hits featuring here. That said they're all
EXTD= damn good songs. The punk rocking 'Hail, Hail' cannons out of th
EXTD=e speakers and 'Off He Goes' is very heartfelt and powerful. The 
EXTD=only fan choice omissions from my perspective would be 'Perfect T
EXTD=ense' and 'LUKIN!!!' \n\nYIELD (1998.): Do The Evolution, Given T
EXTD=o Fly, Wishlist \nPearl Jam's rocking fifth album again did not s
EXTD=ell as well as the earlier work but still, dare i say, 'yielded' 
EXTD=a fair share of singles. The three listed tracks reflect the albu
EXTD=m very well. \n\nBINAURAL (2000.): Light Years, Nothing As It See
EXTD=ms \nPearl Jam hit the millenium and returned with one of their f
EXTD=inest efforts. Sadly, though this work is a little under-represen
EXTD=ted on the complilation. It would be great to have seen 'Grievanc
EXTD=e' and 'Of The Girl' featured on here but they weren't hits. \n\n
EXTD=RIOT ACT (2002.): Save You, I Am Mine \nPearl Jam's most recent s
EXTD=tudio effort is represented by two great hit songs in the punkish
EXTD= 'Save You' and the introspective 'I Am Mine'. 'All Of None' or '
EXTD=You Are' are my personal choices which would have been nice to be
EXTD= seen. \n\nNON ALBUM SONGS: State Of Love And Trust, I Got ID, Br
EXTD=eath, Last Kiss, Man Of The Hour, Yellow Ledbetter \nHere we go!!
EXTD= This were the collection was great for me as I didn't have some 
EXTD=of these songs and it helped complete my collection. That said, t
EXTD=hese songs are great hit singles, especially 'Yellow Ledbetter' a
EXTD=nd the charity fundraising 'Last Kiss'. \n\nOverall, aside from a
EXTD= few very minor niggles, this 'greatest hits' complilation does P
EXTD=earl Jam real justice. PJ are one of the all time great bands and
EXTD= this compliation covers all angles of their music. This double C
EXTD=D is great for anyone wanting to get into Pearl Jam's music but i
EXTD=t is also a useful buy for fans of the band as it has some remixe
EXTD=s and non-album tracks. Definitely worth the investment!\n\nAMAZO
EXTD=N.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\nGood song selection, poor sound quality, S
EXTD=eptember 17, 2005\nReviewer: Ritesh Laud (Houston, TX USA)\nThoug
EXTD=h I have a large music collection, I so far have restricted my re
EXTD=views to books. Well, I just feel that I had to express my dismay
EXTD= at this Pearl Jam greatest hits compilation, so I'll break out o
EXTD=f the mold this one time. In large part, I'm simply echoing the s
EXTD=entiments of another individual several reviews down. \n\nI was p
EXTD=leased with the song selection and organization of the "up" and "
EXTD=down" songs on separate discs. But during the mastering process, 
EXTD=the engineers at Sony inexcusably cranked the treble so high that
EXTD= the tracks are almost unbearable to listen to on any speakers ou
EXTD=tfitted with halfway decent tweeters. It's so bad that even on my
EXTD= car *FM radio*, my ears hurt when a station plays the "rearviewm
EXTD=irror" version of a song instead of the original album release. O
EXTD=ne of the songs that the botched mastering is most obvious on is 
EXTD="Daughter". I'd rather hear fingernails across a chalkboard than 
EXTD=the opening guitar riff on that song. \n\nBotched masters and rem
EXTD=asters by incompetent or inexperienced sound engineers are a comm
EXTD=on problem in the industry, particularly with hits compilations b
EXTD=ecause the sound levels have to be matched between several differ
EXTD=ent albums, so some digital clipping is practically inevitable. T
EXTD=he recent "The Who: The Ultimate Collection" by MCA is another ex
EXTD=ample of seriously botched remastering. Fortunately there are usu
EXTD=ally other compilations out there that sound better and often the
EXTD= remastered ones sound worse! I can't tell you how many compilati
EXTD=ons I've replaced after reading Amazon reviews with an eye to com
EXTD=ments about sound quality. And it's true, there are some big diff
EXTD=erences in sound between different releases that you don't need a
EXTD=n audiophile-level system to appreciate. The differences are usua
EXTD=lly noticeable on even a low end stereo. \n\nThe problem here is,
EXTD= this is currently the only Pearl Jam hits compilation out there 
EXTD=and if you don't want to purchase five or six separate albums, yo
EXTD=u have to accept the horrible sound quality. If you play it loud 
EXTD=and you're wondering where that headache is coming from, now you 
EXTD=know.\n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\nPros and Cons., July 12, 200
EXTD=5\nReviewer: Cary Fabiani (Mill Valley, CA United States)\nPros: 
EXTD=\n- It's a two cd set instead of just the one, which is usually t
EXTD=he case for bands that have only been around as long as Pearl Jam
EXTD=. \n- Includes all of Pearl Jam's RADIO hit songs. \n- Great trac
EXTD=k mixing. There are the faster songs on one cd, and the slower so
EXTD=ngs on the other. \n- Cool packaging and art. \n\nCons: \n- The m
EXTD=usic is severely CLIPPED. It hurts my ears to listen. Just imagin
EXTD=e for yourself the song "Daughter" on STEROIDS. Ouch. This is bec
EXTD=oming a incredibly bad habit for the music industry and its proba
EXTD=bly only going to get worse. The clipping would have been accepta
EXTD=ble if the music was remastered. Instead, it just sounds like it 
EXTD=was. \n- The songs "ONCE" and "BREATHE" could have easily been re
EXTD=placed with "OCEANS" and "LOVE BOAT CAPTAIN". Both songs were rel
EXTD=eased as SINGLES and are far better and are also known for being 
EXTD=fan favorites. \n- NO NEW SONGS. \n\nOverall: \nGood, but the cli
EXTD=pping is just unacceptable, maybe it's acceptable for bands like 
EXTD=Megadeth and Metallica, but not Pearl Jam.\n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER
EXTD= REVIEW\nCheck the "Rearviewmirror!", November 19, 2004\nReviewer
EXTD=: S. Purcell\nAltho it's a no-brainer that Pearl Jam's greatest h
EXTD=its is a must-have, especially for more casual fans like myself, 
EXTD=there was one small diappointment for me here. The so-called 2004
EXTD= remixes of "Once," "Alive," and "Black" only differ minutely fro
EXTD=m the originals, and are certainly not worth buying this collecti
EXTD=on to hear. On the other hand, "Evenflow" is suprisingly differen
EXTD=t from the "Ten" version, although it is not advertised as a 2004
EXTD= mix. Go figure. \nAnyways, here are a few other good reasons to 
EXTD=grab up this double-disk goldmine of "grunge rock": \n1. The smat
EXTD=tering of essential b-sides, including the indispensable "Yellow 
EXTD=Ledbetter." \n2. The great non-album track, "Man Of The Hour," fr
EXTD=om the "Big Fish" soundtrack. \n3. The price: it's a two-CD set t
EXTD=hat only costs what you'd usually pay for a single disk. \n4. You
EXTD= get gems like "Given To Fly" and "Light Years" without having to
EXTD= purchase the mediocre albums they originally appeared on. \nPear
EXTD=l Jam kicked off their career as one of the best and biggest band
EXTD=s of the nineties, but, inexplicably, it seemed each new album go
EXTD=t progressively weaker than the last. After their hot-and-cold th
EXTD=ird album, "Vitalogy," they seemed to lose the plot altogether. T
EXTD=his collection is an ideal package that mixes classic tunes from 
EXTD=their glorious Grunge Gods heyday, cherry-picked wonders from the
EXTD= later lesser albums, and fantastic hard-to-find tracks culled fr
EXTD=om all throughout their career. \nCheck this "Rearviewmirror" out
EXTD=. \n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\nLife beyond "Alive", November 1
EXTD=9, 2004\nReviewer: Music Enthusiast "Mark" (Glendale, CA)\nI love
EXTD= all of these reviews which seem to be testimonials as to the deg
EXTD=ree of one's loyalty to the band. There is a lot of passion in th
EXTD=e Pearl Jam fanbase and a lot of discussion around whether such a
EXTD=n album should exist. I think this album is great. Here is my rev
EXTD=iew... \n\nSONG SOURCES/DISTRIBUTION \n\nHere is the distribution
EXTD= of songs by album... Ten(5), Vs.(6), Vitalogy(6), No Code(3), Yi
EXTD=eld(3), Binaural(2), Riot Act(2), From singles-not on an album (3
EXTD=), From movie soundtracks (3). \n\nSONGS THAT WERE (RADIO) HITS N
EXTD=OT INCLUDED \n\nGlorified G (Vs.) \nRats (Vs.) \nTremor Christ (V
EXTD=italogy) \nSmile (No Code) \nIn Hiding (Yield) \n\nSONGS I AS A F
EXTD=AN WISHED WERE INCLUDED IN ADDITION TO EXCLUDED RADIO HITS \n\nIn
EXTD= My Tree (No Code) \n\nVERSIONS DIFFERENT THAN ON THE ALBUM \n\nO
EXTD=nce, Alive and Black come with an asterisk stating they were remi
EXTD=xed by Brendan O'Brian. I found them to be clearer and slightly m
EXTD=ore raw sounding. Like the difference between the Lost Dogs versi
EXTD=on of "Alone" as compared to the B-side version. Very slight diff
EXTD=erence from the original in my opinion. Some of the alteration in
EXTD= Lost Dogs versions of songs were drastic as compared to this. \n
EXTD=\nEvenflow is an entirely different take. Another reviewer said i
EXTD=t was the music video version. This is not a re-mix, an entirely 
EXTD=different recording. Sounds live from a studio. Similar in record
EXTD=ing style to Zeppelin's "I can't quit you" from the Coda album. \n
EXTD=\nState of Love and Trust is the most radically changed song. Del
EXTD=ay added to the backup vocals, echo added to the guitar solos, vo
EXTD=cals more pronounced and forward, mixed louder and clearer. In my
EXTD= opinion, long needed change. The singles soundtrack recordings w
EXTD=ere not good recordings and this clears it up. \n\nBreath was mix
EXTD=ed louder and clearer as it was lower and muddier on the original
EXTD=. \n\nYellow Ledbetter was cut short on the final note in Lost Do
EXTD=gs. Fixed on this album. \n\nSOUND QUALITY \n\nVery good and cons
EXTD=istent. The risk you run with a 13 year span of hits put on an al
EXTD=bum is having hiss on some songs, not others, different recording
EXTD= levels, etc. This doesn't occur on this collection. \n\nOPINION 
EXTD=AND OBSERVATIONS \n\nI think this is a perfect collection. The di
EXTD=stribution follows radio hits from the earlier albums, and contai
EXTD=ns what were released as singles from the later albums. Collector
EXTD=s get cleaned up and some different versions. Casual fans get 30+
EXTD= great tracks. People who bought Ten and Vs. and then lost intere
EXTD=st get to see great things Pearl Jam has done since and may want 
EXTD=to get reacquainted. Separating hard rock (disk 1) and softer (di
EXTD=sk 2) is good for parties, moods, etc. Put it in and play! \n\nA 
EXTD=great companion to this is "Lost Dogs". Fame freaked out the band
EXTD=members and in later years, they decided to manage it by not putt
EXTD=ing catchy hooks in some songs, excluding songs that were obvious
EXTD= hits, not doing videos, keeping out of the news, etc. Lost Dogs 
EXTD=has some of these songs. For example, if "Sad" would have been in
EXTD=cluded in Binaural originally, I bet it would have been included 
EXTD=as one of the greatest of hits on this album now. Lost Dogs also 
EXTD=has B-sides, Xmas singles, soundtrack songs, and a bone chilling 
EXTD=tribute to the late Layne Staley. \n\nThe thing "tweaking" me rig
EXTD=ht now is when a song is over, I start playing the next one, from
EXTD= the original album, in my head, but an entirely different song p
EXTD=lays instead. I'll survive. Enjoy this one!\n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOME
EXTD=R REVIEW\ncomplete and thorough collection for the passing fan, N
EXTD=ovember 17, 2004\nReviewer: S. Baker "sdbaker70" (Phoenix, Arizon
EXTD=a United States)\n     \nThe question, has any artist NOT release
EXTD=d a Best of/Greatest Hits, is becoming more and more difficult to
EXTD= answer, as Epic/Sony - the recently departed label of Pearl Jam 
EXTD=- squeeze blood from a turnip, first with a 2-disk b-sides collec
EXTD=tion, 'Lost Dogs' (2003), and now with this greatest hits collect
EXTD=ion. \n\nMy cynicism aside, as a fairly heavy PJ fan since the be
EXTD=ginning, I can tell the passing fan that this is a great collecti
EXTD=on, as was Stone Temple Pilot's compilation released last fall. I
EXTD= can only think of a few great songs that did not make the cut ("
EXTD=Oceans", "Tremor Christ", "Crazy Mary", "Thin Air", "Love Boat Ca
EXTD=ptain"). \n\nThe set is divided between an "Upside" disk (i.e., f
EXTD=aster, harder tunes) and "Downside" disk (i.e., lower, more acous
EXTD=tic tunes). Included with radio favorites are strong album cuts a
EXTD=nd non-album cuts (e.g., "Yellow Ledbetter", "State of Love and T
EXTD=rust"). \n\nFurthermore, I always thought the first record 'Ten' 
EXTD=(1991) sounded far more polished than the rest of their records, 
EXTD=and if you agree, you will be pleased to find that "Alive", "Once
EXTD=", "Black", and "Even Flow" (although the latter is not formally 
EXTD=credited as such) have been unpolished (i.e., reproduced) by Bren
EXTD=dan O'Brien (producer of their second record) without substantive
EXTD=ly changing the tunes. (And PJ was far more successful in this en
EXTD=deavor than U2 was in trying to "fix" the 'Pop' tunes on 'Best of
EXTD= 1990-2000'.)\n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\nAS A HUGE PJ FAN - I
EXTD= AGREE WITH THIS COMPILATION HITS HIGHLY, November 16, 2004\nRevi
EXTD=ewer: Pearl Jams lion "the official lion of Pearl Jam" (San Diego
EXTD=)\nMany Pearl Jam fans on message boards & such have claimed they
EXTD='re not getting the greatest hits for reasons such as \n\n1) We a
EXTD=lready have the songs \n\n2) There's nothing new, not even lyrics
EXTD=, only pictures of the band \n\n- So I'll explain why the PJ fans
EXTD= more aware of their music should purchase it first \n\n- First I
EXTD='d like to address these subjects by saying.. \nYou DON'T have th
EXTD=e songs - There are remastered versions of 'Once', 'Alive', & 'Bl
EXTD=ack'... the most noticable change in 'Black', as well as altered 
EXTD=versions of 'State of Love & Trust,' & 'Do the Evolution', & 'Who
EXTD= You Are' - & 'Even Flow' is the RADIO version, the MUSIC VIDEO v
EXTD=ersion, NOT the 'Ten' album version - \n\n- 2ndly, even if there 
EXTD=isn't a more interesting insert like there is on 'Lost Dogs', the
EXTD= pictures are still very cool & the whole package is nice... but 
EXTD=the fact the some of the songs have been altered, aswell as it be
EXTD=ing the 1st greatest hits album, why do you have to be convinced 
EXTD=to buy it?\n\nNow to explain why 'Rearviewmirror (Greatest Hits 9
EXTD=1-03) is perfect - \n\nMany Pearl Jam fans have been discussing w
EXTD=hether this was going to be 1 cd, or 2cds, when we got the news l
EXTD=ong time ago that there was going to be a best-of cd released... 
EXTD=& we all knew it couldn't of rightfully been 1 cd... so the fact 
EXTD=they DID release 2 cd's (for the price of one album) is great rig
EXTD=ht there - \n\nThere are many songs on here that I was very surpr
EXTD=ised to see make the list... 'Off He Goes'? seriously, did ANY Pe
EXTD=arl Jam fan expect songs such as 'Off He Goes', 'Who You Are', 'N
EXTD=othing As it Seems', 'Man of the Hour', 'Nothingman', etc.. to ma
EXTD=ke the greatest hits album? \n\nI approve of this so much, becaus
EXTD=e during this album, new fans to Pearl Jam will hear everything f
EXTD=rom their most accessible songs, to some of their more hard to ge
EXTD=t into songs, such as the songs I listed above - This inspires ne
EXTD=w, & returning Pearl Jam fans to listen to songs such as 'Light Y
EXTD=ears', & 'I Am Mine' to pick up their latter albums... 'Rearviewm
EXTD=irror' has enough influenced to cause the casual PJ fan to pick u
EXTD=p all their studio albums... which I couldn't be happier about \n
EXTD=\nHowever, only 12 of the songs on here are post-Vitalogy songs..
EXTD=. but I understand that completely, they are not implying that PJ
EXTD= has declined over the years.. what it is implying, is that PJ ha
EXTD=s gone into depths of experimentation with rock n roll which isn'
EXTD=t accessible enough to be a 'hit', which is what I prefer.. \n\nT
EXTD=he songs on here are designed to keep the casual, or new, or retu
EXTD=rning PJ fan listening to it, but also the 12 songs that are post
EXTD=-Vitalogy are squeezed in in such a way that it will, like I wrot
EXTD=e above.. influence them to look into buying latter PJ albums \n\n
EXTD=This is why 'Rearviewmirror' is a perfect compilation - I've been
EXTD= a hardcore Pearl Jam fan for years, & they've been my fav. band 
EXTD=of all time for years... I was dreading the release of this great
EXTD=est hits, worried that there would be too many songs left off... 
EXTD=I can honestly say I'm completely satisfied, & approve of it as m
EXTD=uch as possible, it's perfect for everyone... new PJ fans, or har
EXTD=dcore PJ fans that want to hear remastered versions \n\n- Take it
EXTD= from a hardcore Pj fan -... Every PJ fan reading this, or to-be 
EXTD=PJ fan reading this... or huge PJ fan reading this - No matter wh
EXTD=o you are.... you need to have this album \n\nPearl Jam - best ba
EXTD=nd in the world... \nNow has the best-of album more accurate than
EXTD= any other best-of album in the world
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