Ten

", sold a record 950,378 copies in its first week of release and outperformed all other entries in the "Billboard top ten that week combined. Vs. included the singles "Go ", "Daughter ", "Animal ", and "Dissident ". Paul Evans of Rolling Stone said, "Few American bands have arrived more clearly talented than this one did with Ten; and Vs. tops even that debut." He added, "Like Jim Morrison and Pete Townshend, Vedder makes a forte of his psychological-mythic explorations...As guitarists Stone Gossard and Mike McCready paint dense and slashing backdrops, he invites us into a drama of experiment and strife."

Read more: Pearl Jam | In this article: Pearl Jam, Eddie Vedder, Stone Gossard, Jeff Ament, Ticketmaster, Mike McCready, Vitalogy, Yield, and Seattle, Washington

"Angel", some notable omissions from the album include various songs only available on other fan club Christmas singles by the band, "I Got Id" and "Long Road" from the Merkin Ball EP, and "Leatherman" from the "Given to Fly" single. Allmusic staff writer Stephen Thomas Erlewine gave the album four and a half out of five stars. He said, "This is further proof that Pearl Jam consciously turned away from the big, anthemic sound and spirit that won them a mass audience with Ten-they still had the songs and sound, they just chose to bury it. Lost Dogs crackles with that passion and it has another advantage: unlike most of Pearl Jam's album, it's a fun, compulsive listen. More than any other album in its catalog, Lost Dogs captures what Pearl Jam stood for and what it felt like at their peak."

Read more: Lost Dogs (album) | In this article: Lost Dogs, Eddie Vedder, Pearl Jam, Mike McCready, Riot Act, Alice in Chains, RIAA, Layne Staley, Dog, and Allmusic

"Like Jim Morrison and Pete Townshend, Vedder makes a forte of his psychological-mythic explorations...As guitarists Stone Gossard and Mike McCready paint dense and slashing backdrops, he invites us into a drama of experiment and strife." Jon Pareles of The New York Times stated that "Pearl Jam uses its new album...to broaden its music," and added that "most of the album...projects individual misery as public catharsis." Allmusic staff writer Steve Huey gave the album four out of five stars, saying "Vs. may not reach the majestic heights of Ten, but at least half the record stands with Pearl Jam's best work." David Browne of Entertainment Weekly gave the album a B-. He said, "Vs. is not a carbon copy of Ten; for that alone, Pearl Ja get points."

Read more: Vs. (album) | In this article: Pearl Jam, Vs., Daughter, Led Zeppelin, Animal, Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town, Ticketmaster, Glorified G, and Dissident

"Vs. may not reach the majestic heights of Ten, but at least half the record stands with Pearl Jam's best work." David Browne of Entertainment Weekly gave the album a B-. He said, "Vs. is not a carbon copy of Ten; for that alone, Pearl Ja get points." However, he countered by saying that "Vs. confirms once and for all that there's nothing underground or alternative about Pearl Ja."

Read more: Vs. (album) | In this article: Pearl Jam, Vs., Daughter, Led Zeppelin, Animal, Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town, Ticketmaster, Glorified G, and Dissident

"Oceans" was performed in open D tuning. The song is musically and texturally different from the rest of the album. Ament said, "When we were picking songs for Ten we thought it was important to pick the weirder moments, like "Oceans", because we wanted to be able to explore those areas down the line."

Read more: Oceans (Pearl Jam song) | In this article: Oceans, Pearl Jam, Eddie Vedder, Tim Palmer, Jeff Ament, Even Flow, MTV Unplugged, United States, and Stone Gossard

"Ten." The initial volley in a campaign to re-release all of the group's studio albums by Pearl Jam's 20th anniversary in 2011, the revamped "Ten" includes the original version of the album, plus a new remix of the set done by the band's long-time producer, Brendan O'Brien, who has produced a number of the group's post-debut recordings. "The band loved the original mix of 'Ten,' but were also interested in what it would sound like if I were to deconstruct and remix it," O'Brien said in a press statement. "The original 'Ten' sound is what millions of people bought, dug and loved, so I was initially hesitant to mess around with that. After years of persistent nudging from the band, I was able to wrap my head around the idea of offering it as a companion piece to the original--giving a fresh take on it, a more direct sound."

Read more: Pearl Jam adds North American dates to summer schedule | In this article: Pearl Jam, Brendan O'Brien, Beastie Boys, Eddie Vedder, DVD, State of Love and Trust, Music & Arts, and Dave Matthews Band

"I think there's a sense of 'if you want to reissue product physically, you've got to do it soon,' " says Levine. "It's a bit of a gold rush here." "It's definitely a business - we've got to make money," says Tom Cording, VP of media relations for Legacy Recordings, which recently released an ultra-deluxe version of Pearl Jam's 1991 debut "Ten."

Read more: Repackaging music from the era when packaging mattered | In this article: Pearl Jam, Beastie Boys, Lenny Kravitz, Radiohead, Green Day, and Revenue

"Ten." The revamped set will include both the original version of the album, plus a new remix of the set done by the band's long-time producer, Brendan O'Brien, who has produced all of the group's post-"Ten" recordings. "The band loved the original mix of 'Ten,' but were also interested in what it would sound like if I were to deconstruct and remix it," O'Brien said in a prepared statement. "The original 'Ten' sound is what millions of people bought, dug and loved, so I was initially hesitant to mess around with that. After years of persistent nudging from the band, I was able to wrap my head around the idea of offering it as a companion piece to the original-giving a fresh take on it, a more direct sound."

Read more: Pearl Jam to reissue debut album Ten | In this article: Pearl Jam, DVD, Brendan O'Brien, State of Love and Trust, Cameron Crowe, and Jeff Ament