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Epic Records: E2 86825
Format: 2X12" Gatefold LP, Black Vinyl
Includes: Original 36-page Booklet and two custom graphic inner sleeves.
Cover Condition: Near Mint! Stunning copy! No ring wear on the black cover. Hardly ever pulled from the shelf and always stored vertically in a protective poly sleeve.
Vinyl Condition: Near Mint! Only played a few times, still like new, no surface noise! Super Clean! Booklet and Inner sleeves are also near mint!
Release Info: Riot Act is the seventh studio album by the American alternative rock band Pearl Jam, released on November 12, 2002 through Epic Records. Following a full-scale tour in support of its previous album, Binaural (2000), Pearl Jam took a year-long break. The band then reconvened in the beginning of 2002 and commenced work on a new album. The music on the record featured a diverse sound, including songs influenced by folk, art rock, and experimental music.
Producer Adam Kasper was brought in to work with the band on its seventh album. Kasper had previously worked with drummer Matt Cameron on Soundgarden's 1996 album, Down on the Upside. Riot Act was recorded in two sessions in February 2002 and April 2002 at Studio X in Seattle, Washington. The album was mixed by Brendan O'Brien at Studio X.
Riot Act reached number five in the U.S. on the Billboard 200 album chart and number 34 in the UK. The album sold 166,000 copies in its first week of release. The album would end up selling only 508,000 copies in the United States according to Nielsen SoundScan. Riot Act has been certified gold by the RIAA.
The album's cover art, photographed by Ament, features two skeletons wearing crowns, suggesting the possibility that the two represent a king and a queen. The forged metal figurines were created by blacksmith Kenny Gilliam. According to Ament, the band had trouble coming up with a name for the album. After the artwork had been finalized and the tracks were sequenced, the band spent weeks trying to come up with a title. Vedder suggested Riot Act, and the band members went with it as they were tired with trying to come up with a title. McCready stated that the title has no real significance. He said, "I guess we were trying to come up with a title that reflected some of the music on the record, which we thought was urgent-sounding and kind of loud...It just seemed to fit." Ament implied that the title has to do with "getting your act together." The term "riot act" dates back to the Riot Act of 1714 which was introduced by the Parliament of Great Britain giving permission to local authorities to declare any group of more than twelve people to be unlawfully assembled.
All lyrics written by Eddie Vedder, except where noted, all music composed by Vedder, except where noted.
1. "Can't Keep" 3:39
2. "Save You" Jeff Ament, Matt Cameron, Stone Gossard, Mike McCready, Vedder 3:50
3. "Love Boat Captain" Boom Gaspar, Vedder 4:36
4. "Cropduster" Cameron 3:51
5. "Ghost" Ament, Vedder Ament 3:15
6. "I Am Mine" 3:35
7. "Thumbing My Way" 4:10
8. "You Are" Cameron, Vedder Cameron 4:30
9. "Get Right" Cameron Cameron 2:38
10. "Green Disease" 2:41
11. "Help Help" Ament Ament 3:35
12. "Bu$hleaguer" Gossard, Vedder Gossard 3:57
13. "1/2 Full" Ament 4:10
14. "Arc" 1:05
15. "All or None" Gossard, Vedder Gossard 4:37
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