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Pearl Jam have released nearly as many live albums as studio albums, so it’s no surprise the soundtrack to the film that marks the 20th anniversary of Ten is chiefly a live collection. Twenty's director Cameron Crowe – himself a huge fan – has pieced together an inspired selection of cuts from across the globe that will satisfy casual and diehard fans. Disc one begins with a typically emotive Release from 2006 and ends with Walk With Me – the best of the Eddie Vedder-Neil Young collaborations – and a beautifully spare Just Breathe; in between the band's ascent to grunge superstardom is led by a raw but authoritative Alive from 1990 and a six-minute, unplugged Black. Disc two, laden with rarities and demos of varying quality, includes a rousing, audience-led Better Man.
Key track: A snarling take of Not for You from Manila in 1995.
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