Mirror Ball | 
 enlarge | Artist: Neil Young
Label: Wea International
Category: Music
Buy New: $79.95
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Rating:  49 reviews
Sales Rank: 495253
Format: Import
Media: LP Record
Discs: 2
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 12.6 x 12.6 x 0.2
UPC: 093624593416
EAN: 0093624593416
ASIN: B000002MZ8
Release Date: June 27, 1995
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| Tracks:
| • | Song X | | • | Act of Love | | • | I'm the Ocean | | • | Big Green Country | | • | Truth Be Known | | • | Downtown | | • | What Happened Yesterday | | • | Peace and Love | | • | Throw Your Hatred Down | | • | Scenery | | • | Fallen Angel |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Amazon.com
Substituting eager Pearl Jam for wizened Crazy Horse, Young returns to the Ragged Glory formula--big guitars, droning rhythm, mystical poetry--for this one-off 1995 CD after a joint concert tour. Pearl Jam, especially new drummer Jack Irons, focuses Young's ideas and challenges him in ways the more forgiving Horse never does. "Downtown" became an immediate rock-radio hit, and the song's three-chord force keeps even the lines about dancing hippies and Jimi Hendrix from getting stale. Singer Eddie Vedder shows up sporadically but makes the most of a shadowy bridge on "Peace and Love." --Steve Knopper
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| Customer Reviews:
 Outstanding! October 29, 2008
R. Lanthier (Vienna, VA United States)
I'll start out by saying that I am huge fan of both Neil Young and Pearl Jam so for me this is a match made in heaven. My, I would love to see these two legends perform together (they did tour it briefly in Europe in 1995). The musicianship of PJ along with the song writing and signature voice of Neil combine to make this a must own for fans of either. My personal favorites include "Act of Love", "Scenery" (I think I can listen to that song all day!!!), and "I am the Ocean." This album sounds very raw, is under-produced (as much of Neil's electric work is) and was recorded over a short period of time. This is fine by me, exactly what it should be, and then legend (Young) recording with soon-to-be legends (PJ). Magic!
 Neil Young - Collaborates With Pearl Jam August 14, 2008
Steven Sly (Kalamazoo, MI United States)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
By the mid 90's Neil Young had been discovered by a whole new generation of younger fans earning him the moniker of "the godfather of grunge". Thus it was only natural that he would record an album with a band who is arguably one of the best of the grunge movement, Pearl Jam. "Mirror Ball" is a collaborative effort between Young and Pearl Jam that unfortunately comes off as rather average. Pearl Jam vocalist Eddie Vedder is mostly absent (although does sing a bit of lead on "Peace And Love" and background vocals elsware) so this is mostly Young with the instrumentalists from the band. Although Pearl Jam are probably better musicians than Neil's normal backing band Crazy Horse the chemistry is not quite there. This is not a bad album, but it does seem rather rushed and not quite up to what I think a lot of people were expecting. The material was put together and recorded rather quickly and I think it shows throughout this album. There are a few gems to be found here, as "Song X", "I'm The Ocean", "Peace And Love" and "Scenery" are all very good. The rest of the album is pretty average for Young and nothing that has ever blown me away. I give it 3.5 stars.
I was blown away January 7, 2008
Steven W. Strnad (Hollister, California)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I was shocked the first time I heard this, and wondered if I could listen to it again. I'd been away from hard rock for many years, and didn't know anything at all about Pearl Jam. But I hung in there, and after the third listening I was hooked. I think the first and last cuts are weak, but everything in between is sensational. Several numbers sound like they could have been done by the Stones. Listen to it on a good system. It's amazing that the guy who did Prairie Wind and Harvest Moon also did this. But then, there is only Neil Young and Bob Dylan. They are the only ones from the 60s who never stopped growing, exploring, and creating.
(2.5 stars) Not so sure on this one December 9, 2007
finulanu (Here, there, and everywhere)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I would be quite hard-pressed to call anything with Pearl Jam on it brilliant. I mean, good? Certainly. Pearl Jam's a good rock band, and Ten is definitely a high point of the alternative revolution. They're definitely better than their imitators, you know, like Nickleback and Creed and Puddle of Mudd and all those other stupid bands whose singer tries for the life of him to sound just like Eddie Vedder, but will never because Eddie Vedder was the best singer to emerge from the grunge movement. But nobody's better at reinventing the wheel than they are, you know what I mean? Of course you do. So anyway, the first song ("Song X") is by far the best, a protest against religion with churning guitars and an arena-sized (though not half as big as, "Jeremy spoke in... class today!" or "Oh, I'm still alive, hey, hey, I...") sea chanty refrain. And that sets the tone for the rest of the album - "Act of Love" is especially close to it, only minus the big bad chorus. It's okay, though. Unlike "I'm the Ocean", unacceptably long and repetitive and poorly produced. Everyone and their Rolling Stone Album Guide loves that song, but I'm not too fond of it. It's boring. And "Big Green Country" sounds like Green Day. I wish I was lying about that, but I'm not. Anyway, it takes a while for the next really good song to show up, but when it does, it does: "Downtown" is an awesome song. It's like a grungier Black Sabbath song with that chugging, distorted riff, only it's not slow and it doesn't have lyrics about Satan. Instead, it's about hippies, and it has blues guitar solos like the Rolling Stones. So it's like Sabbath meets the Stones meets Nirvana. I like it a ton. Anyway, after that you get three straight songs that go on forever ("Peace and Love"; "Throw Your Hatred Down"; "Scenery"). By the way, what's with all the hippiness on the album? Who do you think you are, Neil? David Crosby? Oh, wait, you're not hopelessly addicted to every drug that crosses your path. Never mind. So anyway, I don't really know what to say about this, so I just give it two and a half stars and call it a day.
A Match Made in Heaven November 8, 2007
Sea Viewer (Long Beach, Wa.)
Neil Young hooks up with Pearl Jam to create a one of a kind compilation. The result is a wonderful blend of Young's style and PJ's sonic depth. Fans of either artist should appreciate this inspired release.
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