Riot Act

'Riot Act' is the seventh studio album from Pearl Jam and the follow up to 'Binaural' which was released in 2000. Produced by Adam Kasper and mixed by Brendan O'Brien, it features the first single from the album 'I Am Mine'. A slight return to their grunge days with influences of folk-rock and post-punk.

Spin (12/01/02, p.137)
- 7 out of 10 - "...Pearl Jam's seventh studio album balances emotive bombast with a taut-sweaty hard-rock attack..."

Q (12/02, p.108)
- 3 stars out of 5 - "...An adult rock record in which nuance succeeds over bombast. The songs take effect slowly..."

Entertainment Weekly (11/8/02, p.134)
- "...[The] band's grooves still sound taut, emotive, and world-class..." - Rating: B

Mojo (1/03, p.92)
- "...Always earnest, Pearl Jam are still able to circumvent their innate seriousness with an instinctive talent and sense of control, and as such this album has plenty of ideas and plenty of 'moments'..."

Uncut (12/02, p.132)
- 3 stars out of 5 - "...It's their intelligence that keeps Pearl Jam ahead of the nouveau-grunge pack...'

CMJ (11/25/02, p.6)
- "...It certainly includes all of the things Pearl Jam's fans have come to expect: 1970s-style arena rock riffs; gritty, angst-ridden vocals and a finesse for delivering hooks and scream-a-long choruses..."