At last! Pearl Jam’s 8th self-titled studio album is here! I pre-ordered it via the fan club and just received it today (the album hits stores officially on May 2nd.) Although I love all sorts of types of music and artists, Pearl Jam is my #1 favorite band. I have been following them since their first album “Ten” came out in 1991 and have been a PJ fan club member since the mid 90’s (and so I usually get excellent floor seats at their concerts). I have seen PJ in concert a total of 8 times with my 9th concert coming up on June 24th in Cincinnati, Ohio at the US Bank Arena. The last 3 shows I saw PJ were in Sept. 2005 in Ontario, Canada during their Canadian tour. A friend and I drove up to Hamilton, ON from Columbus, Ohio and stayed at a hotel there. We then went to the Kitchener, ON show on Sept 11th (4th Row Floor Dead Center!!), then we went to the London, ON show on Sept 12th (5th Row Floor Right Side of Stage) and finally the Hamilton, ON show on Sept 13th (3rd Row Floor Right Side of Stage). We had a really great time. I can’t wait for the Cincinnati show in June!
Anyway back to PJ’s latest album… I have to say that I am really enjoying the new album quite a bit, there are a number of really excellent songs on it. Rolling Stone’s review called it their best album in 10 years. Although I have enjoyed all their albums, this is probably one of their strongest albums in a while. Highly recommended!

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