Pearl Jam - Ten

In 1991 Pearl Jam was at the forefront of the grunge movement with their first album titled "Ten". This was a great album which helped bring back the live sound of rock. Many describe it as a breathe of fresh air. The first hit single was the song "Alive". It was followed by another hit "Evenflow". Many will remember the video for "Evenflow" with Eddie Vedder jumping from a balcony during a concert and onto the audience. That may have been the first time anyone had ever seen that happen" The next single was "Jeremy" a song about a young boy who doesn't fit in with his peers. The video was very controversial as the unedited version depicts the boy killing himself in front of his class. One song I loved was "Black". its a really great ballad and Eddie Vedder really sings his butt off on it. This album contains lots of other great tracks like "Once", "Why Go", "Oceans" and "Porch". A great memorable album that defined my generation. All these songs can still be heard on the radio today which shows how that generation will stand the test of time.

Album Quote:

"I know you'll be a star in somebody else's sky"

Metallica - Load

I'm gonna be honest, since doing these reviews I try not to repeat the same band more than once. However I really like this album and I think more people should realize how good it actually is. In 1996 at the end of my junior year in high school Metallica released the album "Load". Their albums in the past were very much of a heavy metal sound. This album however was much more hard rock than metal. They received a lot of heat for changing their sound a little, cutting their hair, the list can go on but its really all a bunch of BS to me, good music is good music its not like they wrote an R&B album. The first track "Ain't My Bitch" is a real butt kicker with alot of intensity and just an "I don't give a sh*t" attitude. The more rock'in songs on this album are "Cure", "Wasting My Hate", the hit single "Until it Sleeps", my most favorite track on the album "King Nothing" and "The House that Jack Built". "King Nothing" was a song that I always loved and I though it was the one song on this record that had the most Metallica style than the rest of the tracks. I remember seeing them in concert my senior year and when they started this song the second half of the stage rose up from the ground and in a sea of smoke and red lights, it was amazing!! The album also contains songs that are nice and slow and heavy like "Bleeding Me" and "The Thorn Within". One song that got the band a lot of heat from fans was "Mama Said". A song James Hetfield wrote about his mother. The song is a ballad with some country riffs in it. It took me maybe a year to realize but its actually a good song. Another good song I just wanted to mention that I really like is "Hero of the Day". Not much to say other than its a very good song.

I know there were many fans who were very critical of this record but like I said before good music is good music. They really didn't change too much on this album. If they changed to like R&B or something then thats a much different story. All I have to say is if you like good rock music you should check this album out. Don't just say that you don't like it because its not the best sound for Metallica. Please have an open mind.

Album Quote:
"Careful what you wish you may regret it careful what you wish you just might get it!!"