Rearviewmirror (Greatest Hits 1991β2003) is a two-disc
compilation album by the American
rock band
Pearl Jam, released on November 16, 2004 through
Epic Records. The album has been certified
platinum by the
RIAA in the United States. It was reissued in 2013 as The Essential Pearl Jam.[8]
Overview
The compilation debuted at number 16 on the
Billboard 200 chart, selling 96,000 copies in its first week of release. rearviewmirror (Greatest Hits 1991β2003) has been certified platinum by the
RIAA.[9]
The album's two discs are both devoted to different sides of the band's catalogue: the first disc, or "Up Side", contains heavier rock songs while the second disc or "Down Side" consists of slower songs and ballads. Both discs are in chronological order, with the exception of the last song on the "Down Side", regular show closer "
Yellow Ledbetter".[1]
AllMusic staff writer
Stephen Thomas Erlewine gave the album four and a half out of five stars. He said that the album "does an expert job not only of capturing the moment when Pearl Jam were monstrously popular, but proving that they still turned out good music even when they were fading from the spotlight. Unlike most career-spanning, multi-disc retrospectives, Rearviewmirror does not emphasize latter-day albums in order to achieve a sense of balance that's inherently phony."[1]Rolling Stone staff writer Christian Hoard gave the album four out of five stars, saying, "Pearl Jam have spent much of this decade courting devotees with a series of
live bootlegs, so Rearviewmirror is a welcome concession to casual fans, rounding out the hits with concert staples and non-album cuts. The
rockers on the "Up Side" disc sum up the band's continually evolving relationship with effects pedals and emotional catharsis; the slower "Down Side" disc offers gold sounds that are long on big choruses and well-worn sincerity."[5]
Dave Abbruzzese β drums on Singles: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, Vs., Vitalogy
Jack Irons β drums on Merkin Ball, No Code, Yield
Matt Cameron β drums on "Last Kiss", Binaural, Riot Act, "Man of the Hour"
Additional musicians and production
Matt Bayles, John Burton, Caram Costanzo, Don Gilmore, Dave Hillis, Sam Hofstedt, Adrian Moore, Adam Samuels, Kevin Scott,
Trina Shoemaker, Ashley Stubbert β
engineering
Rearviewmirror (Greatest Hits 1991β2003) is a two-disc
compilation album by the American
rock band
Pearl Jam, released on November 16, 2004 through
Epic Records. The album has been certified
platinum by the
RIAA in the United States. It was reissued in 2013 as The Essential Pearl Jam.[8]
Overview
The compilation debuted at number 16 on the
Billboard 200 chart, selling 96,000 copies in its first week of release. rearviewmirror (Greatest Hits 1991β2003) has been certified platinum by the
RIAA.[9]
The album's two discs are both devoted to different sides of the band's catalogue: the first disc, or "Up Side", contains heavier rock songs while the second disc or "Down Side" consists of slower songs and ballads. Both discs are in chronological order, with the exception of the last song on the "Down Side", regular show closer "
Yellow Ledbetter".[1]
AllMusic staff writer
Stephen Thomas Erlewine gave the album four and a half out of five stars. He said that the album "does an expert job not only of capturing the moment when Pearl Jam were monstrously popular, but proving that they still turned out good music even when they were fading from the spotlight. Unlike most career-spanning, multi-disc retrospectives, Rearviewmirror does not emphasize latter-day albums in order to achieve a sense of balance that's inherently phony."[1]Rolling Stone staff writer Christian Hoard gave the album four out of five stars, saying, "Pearl Jam have spent much of this decade courting devotees with a series of
live bootlegs, so Rearviewmirror is a welcome concession to casual fans, rounding out the hits with concert staples and non-album cuts. The
rockers on the "Up Side" disc sum up the band's continually evolving relationship with effects pedals and emotional catharsis; the slower "Down Side" disc offers gold sounds that are long on big choruses and well-worn sincerity."[5]
Dave Abbruzzese β drums on Singles: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, Vs., Vitalogy
Jack Irons β drums on Merkin Ball, No Code, Yield
Matt Cameron β drums on "Last Kiss", Binaural, Riot Act, "Man of the Hour"
Additional musicians and production
Matt Bayles, John Burton, Caram Costanzo, Don Gilmore, Dave Hillis, Sam Hofstedt, Adrian Moore, Adam Samuels, Kevin Scott,
Trina Shoemaker, Ashley Stubbert β
engineering