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All rights reserved.No Code - Pearl Jam (CD 1996)
| Track Listing 1. Sometimes - (live) 2. Hail, Hail 3. Who You Are - (live) 4. In My Tree - (live) 5. Smile 6. Off He Goes - (live) 7. Habit 8. Red Mosquito - (live) 9. Lukin 10. Present Tense 11. Mankind 12. I'm Open 13. Around the Bend - (live)
Album Notes Pearl Jam: Eddie Vedder, Stone Gossard (vocals, guitar); Mike McCready (guitar); Jeff Ament (bass); Jack Irons (drums). Recorded at Studio Litho, Seattle, Washington; Chicago, Illinois; Atlanta, Georgia. Pearl Jam's ambitious and mystical NO CODE is no more a grunge album than Nirvana's MTV UNPLUGGED was a punk album, which shouldn't come as a surprise to anybody who's been listening all along. Even while helping to codify the droning heavy-metal blare of grunge, Pearl Jam has fought that code, breaking the rules of the music as defiantly as the band's business practices defy the rules of the music industry. By now, Pearl Jam can, and does, employ Indian drones, psychedelic rock, punk and folk without reaching. NO CODE, the band's fourth album, opens with "Sometimes," a prayer that slowly rises toward an anthemic chorus. But the song pulls back before it gets there, as if the band's goal is to embody the smallness of all of us. Pearl Jam still, clearly, believes in the awesome power of rock: In "Habit," Eddie Vedder nearly goes hoarse ranting at a friend who's picked up a dangerous one, and in "Red Mosquito," the band works up from a folk-rocky waltz into a '60s acid-rock whirl. But much of NO CODE finds Pearl Jam pulling away from such large notions. "Who You Are," one of a few songs that seem directly inspired by Vedder's recent collaboration with Pakistani singer Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan (on the DEAD MAN WALKING soundtrack), features droning guitars, tribal drumming and a Buddhist lyric. Even within the Pete Townshend-like electric-guitar strum and vocal wailing of "In My Tree," Vedder seems to be searching not for rock and roll experience, but for spiritual innocence. Editorial Reviews Rolling Stone (09/05/1996) Musician (11/01/1996) Q (10/01/1996) NME (08/24/1996) Alternative Press (12/01/1996) Melody Maker (08/24/1996) | Find errors in the product description? Submit a catalog update request now. | ||||||||||||
Reviews  Greatest album ever!!Review created: 07/03/07 by:  I've always had this album...somewhere...couldn't find it, so decided to buy a used copy and it plays flawlessly! Thanks ebay NOW REINSTATE ME SO THAT I MIGHT BID! Review ID: 10000000003880422 Was this review helpful? Report this review  CD is greatMy son bought the CD and is enjoying it. He's listened to all sorts of music and seems to enjoy the old and the new music. I like the way the cover to the CD is.Quite colorful! I haven't heard it yet myself, but if my son enjoys it and my husband does also. Review ID: 10000000002903944 Was this review helpful? Report this review No Code Pearl Jam releaseNo Code is a strong CD with several great songs. Smile reminds me of their Neil Young collaboration, and Red Mosquito is a great example of Pearl Jam's ability to rock while sounding melancholy at the same time, while Hail Hail just plain rocks. It is not my favorite Pearl Jam CD but even a lesser Pearl Jam CD is better than most other rock CDs from the past 20 years. Some people think that Pearl Jam put out some mediocre CD's during the last 10 years but I've yet to figure out what the @#$%they are talking about, since I have heard all of theme except Riot Act, and I wouldn't call any of them mediocre. Review ID: 10000000002215173 Was this review helpful? Report this review Just kick back and enjoyReview created: 01/27/06 by: I consider this album to be pretty laid back in comparison to their other albums. So, if you’re having a day where all you want to do is sit out in the sun and listen to music, this album would suit the mood perfectly. Review ID: 10000000000712429 Was this review helpful? Report this review  The lads in Pearl Jam start to settle into maturityReview created: 01/19/03 by: HawgWyld -- a member of Epinions Pros: Solid stuff all the way through; classic rock with a more current twist Cons: Too many Stone Gossard lead vocals; might confuse fans of <i>Ten</i> Forget most of what you've heard about this disc and simply run out and buy it. If you read typical music reviews about 1996's No Code, you'll wind up thinking this album is a waste of time. The majority of reviews by music critics I've seen on this thing suggest it's full of off-kilter instrumentation, "world beat" influences, confusing symbolism and vague references to religion. Also, I've read how the disc is difficult, self-indulgent to a fault and too complex to figure out without listening to it time and time again. Sound like an album you'd want to buy? No? Imagine that! In truth, No... Review ID: 10000000000248694 Cracking the Code for ExcellenceReview created: 06/16/02 by: PacManY2J-- a member of Epinions and Top Reviewer in Music Pros: Mature, diverse, poetic Cons: Turned a lot of people away from the band In 1996, Pearl Jam released No Code, an album that was soon regarded by many as the band's least enjoyable. Only one song from that album still gets radio play while the rest were forgotten by the casual fans and even by some hardcore ones. Personally, I see No Code as the dawning of a new era in Pearl Jam's life. They had long since given up on music videos (until 1998's Do the Evolution), and now, a year and a half after winning a Grammy, they were no longer concerned with making the kind of music people expected from them. They were ready to do exactly what they wanted, and No Code was the. Review ID: 10000000000248701 You Feelin Lucky?Review created: 08/08/04 by: Guildenstern -- a member of Epinions Pros: .. Cons: .. Stairway2Drew For me, to review No Code - or, for that matter, any other Pearl Jam album - is to fret about not doing justice to it But as a collection of songs No Code is as near-faultless an album as Pearl Jam have ever produced * * * * * Andym173 The tunes and rhythm of some of the songs drew me in from the very start, and the ones that I didn t get right away I soon got to know by listening around the ones that I did pick up. * * * * MattA75 It's quite obvious he's looking for his place in the world, rather than tackling social issues or political ones Either way, sit down, grab a warm.. Review ID: 10000000000248700 Foxy's found a home, Foxy's blue sky homeReview created: 09/12/04 by: foxy_shy -- a member of Epinions Pros: This is my favorite album. Like, all-time. Cons: I still haven't found a friend who'd relate to it the way I do This is the review I started writing two days ago. However, as I felt a need to give whoever will read this some background, namely how Pearl Jam became my favorite band, I got about a page on Vitalogy . Eventually that page doubled in volume and became my brand new (already second) review of the 1994 album. So, if you want to read about how this band started to matter to me, click away! Which allows me to skip a lot of detail I would otherwise have to go into. Like, up until 1996 Pearl Jam were the voice of a whole generation. A generation that proclaimed and eventually made them America s.. Review ID: 10000000000248699 It's Pearl Jam...BABY! Part Four: No CodeReview created: 11/11/03 by: andym173 -- a member of Epinions Pros: A more diverse sound for the band. Cons: A few weaker tracks. Well, looks like I m back earlier than expected to continue the tour of Pearl Jam s back catalogue! The next stop on the way is 1996 s No Code, the band s fourth album. A milestone in many ways. This one completely moved the band away from their heavier, harder rock style (aside from a couple of tracks) as they continued along the experimental bent begun by 1994 s Vitalogy. They, of course, alienated what remained of their Ten fan base completely with this effort. Only the true fans clung along, realising after hearing the album I m sure that the band s change was for the better. They were... Review ID: 10000000000248698 Epinions.com ratings are not included in the item's average rating. Links in this review may have been removed. |
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