Rock legend Pearl Jam has once again revived the “jam” back into modern music.

The band’s new self-titled album is the eighth studio release and has enough power to shake rock altogether.

Even at 41, Pearl Jam’s front man Eddie Vedder seems to be able to maintain enough emotion and unique tone to please both new and old listeners.

Unlike many of the previous albums, though, Pearl Jam’s new set is highly political with lyrics spanning topics of controversy and corruption.

Fans, however, will be pleased to know that the overall sound of the album is amazing regardless of its lyrical content.

The first track, “Life Wasted,” immediately brings the album into full force.

Here, guitarist Stone Gossard demonstrates his amazing creative talent by backing Vedder’s emotional lyrics.

Vedder screams, “I have faced it, a life wasted. I’m never going back again.”

Combined with the virtuoso guitar playing, drum work and bass riffs, the song is on its way to becoming a popular classic.

Track 2 is the chart-topping single “World Wide Suicide.”

Fans may be surprised to find a nice harmonica introduction followed by a catchy guitar melody.

Vedder’s lyrics, “It’s a shame to wake in a world of pain. What does it mean when the war has taken over?” may seem rather political, but actually sound very memorable when combined with the upbeat tone of the song.

Fans of Pearl Jam may find that many of the other songs on the album also tend to follow Vedder’s aggressive creativity that distinguished the band’s other albums such as Yield and Riot Act.

“Comatose,” for example, is a very quick song full of fast-paced drumming, powerful lyrics and one wild guitar solo.

“Severed Hand.” takes listeners to the days of older song styles.

The introduction features an amazing synthesizer effect followed by a deep-voiced Vedder only heard on previous singles such as “Given to Fly” and “Wishlist.”

The result is a nice break from the almost chaotic emotion found in previous tracks.

“Marker in the Sand” continues to calm the beat of the album with an even softer chorus and very radio-friendly guitar riff.

Bound to be a possible single, “Parachutes” continues the album’s “jam” on a different level.

The polka-style of guitar, mixed with very untraditional, yet warm lyrics, creates a truly wonderful song, which is one of the softer tracks to contain political references.

Vedder sings, “And war, break the sky and tell me what it’s for. I’ll travel there on my own.”

The lyrics add a nice sense of relativism to the modern music world.

The lyrics help lead the listener into a quiet set of tracks that constitute the last half of the album.

With the exception of the hard-hitting “Big Wave,” tracks like “Unemployment,” “Gone” and “Come Back” truly illustrate Pearl Jam’s musical genius.

The amazing guitar melodies filled with truly inspirational tone of other instruments aid Pearl Jam’s reentrance into the music world.

The final song on the album, in particular, features a very calming piano section with almost tear jerking lyrics “Let me run into the rain, to be a human light again.”

The piano then returns to conclude the album with the most positive memories of every track.

The album, as a whole, is one of Pearl Jam’s greatest sets.

The upbeat music proves that older bands from 1991 can still maintain a popular image without have any age-related steretypes.

As one of the key players in the early days of the 1991 music scene, Pearl Jam continues to gain much support from myself and other fans. The band’s music continues to be some of the greatest art in the history of rock and roll.

Although many fans may notice some rather political references and some slight changes in Pearl Jam’s tone over the years, the new album is highly recommended to audiences everywhere.