Pearl Jam - No Code (1996) [Full Album]

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No Code is the fourth studio album by the American rock band Pearl Jam, released on August 27, 1996, through Epic Records. Following a troubled tour for its previous album, Vitalogy (1994), in which Pearl Jam engaged in a much-publicized boycott of Ticketmaster, the band went into the studio to record its follow-up. The music on the record was more diverse than what the band had done on previous releases, incorporating elements of garage rock and worldbeat.

Although No Code debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, making it Pearl Jam's third consecutive number one album, it left a large section of the band's fanbase unsatisfied and quickly fell down the charts. Critical reviews were also mixed, with praise to the musical variety but criticism to the album's inconsistency. The album became the first Pearl Jam album to not reach multi-platinum status, receiving a single platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in the United States.

Tracklist:
0:00 - 1. Sometimes
2:43 - 2. Hail, Hail
6:27 - 3. Who You Are
10:20 - 4. In My Tree
14:21 - 5. Smile
18:15 - 6. Off He Goes
24:17 - 7. Habit
27:55 - 8. Red Mosquito
32:00 - 9. Lukin
33:05 - 10. Present Tense
38:54 - 11. Mankind
42:25 - 12. I’m Open
45:25 - 13. Around the Bend

Pearl Jam
Eddie Vedder – vocals, guitar, harmonica on "Smile", Polaroids; credited as "Jerome Turner" for layout, concept of No Code
Jeff Ament – bass guitar, guitar on "Smile", Polaroids, black-and-white photography
Stone Gossard – guitar, vocals, lead vocals on "Mankind"
Mike McCready – guitar, piano on "Sometimes", Polaroids
Jack Irons – drums

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