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Riot Act

by Pearl Jam

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All Time

of 455,776

7,100
2000's

of 266,014

790
2002

of 42,285

94

Ratings and rankings are based on all available critic reviews and awards.

Overall Rating: 2.8629 Riot Act is ranked overall as 2.8629 out of 4 stars

Avg. Critic Score: 2.7697 Riot Act has an avg. critic score of 2.7697 out of 4 stars

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PopMatters

Pearl Jam has made some of the most vital music of its career. ...more

All Music Guide

In some ways, Riot Act is the album that Pearl Jam has been wanting to make since Vitalogy -- a muscular art rock record, one that still hits hard but that is filled with ragged edges and odd detours. ...more

Entertainment Weekly

Eddie's heartfelt lyrics rarely cohere.. ...more

Yahoo! Music

Some musicians are born weary, some achieve weariness, and some have weariness thrust upon them. ...more

Rolling Stone

The familiarity of this straightforward tumble sounds tired -- the musicians struggle to put their backs and hearts into the Mudhoney-ish rocker "Save You." But like Neil Young at his most deliberately despondent, Pearl Jam sound purposefully tired. ...more

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Neumu.net

Sticking to a formula -- a formula that works for them -- the band sounds fiercer than ever on Riot Act....read the complete review at Neumu.net

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Q Magazine

An adult rock record in which nuance succeeds over...read the complete review at Q Magazine

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The A.V. Club

Pearl Jam has always seemed to bear a disproportionate burden next to the rest of the rock world, but its weariness isn't unearned: This is the band that battled Ticketmaster, was singled out for derision by Kurt Cobain, aspired to make high art even as...read the complete review at The A.V. Club

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