Pearl Jam No Code

4 Stars (out of the 5) - "...NO CODE...is abrubt in its mood swings almost to the point of vertigo....It is the kind of impulsive, quixotic, provocative ruckus that has become rare in a modern-rock mainstream largely distinquished by weary fatalism and anxiety over quick career burnout..."
3 (out of five) - "...Instead of sinking into a rut of arena-rock boredom, they improve. They grow..."
"...It's unlikely, given its varied and reasonably ambitious nature, that NO CODE will replicate the monstrous success of its predecessors. Due to Vedder's discovery that you don't always have to scream to be heard, however, it's a real surprise and a welcome change..."
"...The main feeling a listener gets from this...disc is warmth, and an empathic sense that Vedder is really a lot like you--he just worries more, is all....he's most intriguing when he's staring hard in the mirror..."
7 (out of 10) - "...they are the hippies in big shorts, and they are very busy finding themselves....Vedder is still preoccupied with his own mortality, but now he appears more quasi-mystical than miserable....for all its relative placidity, NO CODE is still a difficult beast..."