Fans clamouring for rarities and b-sides won’t be disappointed by the arrival of long awaited and oft falsely rumoured collection. Every dog has its day and these 30 songs comprise a double cd collection of material never before released on a Pearl Jam album. Almost half have never been released anywhere, creating a fairly balanced track listing -- equally praised and maligned by internet fans, some who wanted a bit more of the already released b-sides, others who wanted all totally unreleased material, from an extensive library of songs.
For the rest of us, it seems disjointed, and inconsistent. And it’s missing the Victoria Williams cover from the Sweet Relief album which is awesome. But, it is worth owning for the art work and several really strong pieces on the second disk. Like Hard to Imagine, an amazing lo fi ballad, Dead Man, a haunting acoustic number, originally written for the movie Dead Man Walking, and Driftin, a simple country strum with only Vedder appearing. Let Me Sleep (It's Xmas Time) with just bongos, some guitars, and voice, a welcome addition to the holiday spins. And finally, of course one must have always have instant access to the wildly popular cover from the No Boundaries benefit, Last Kiss.
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