Pearl Jam fights for relevance

On Pearl Jam's first studio album since 2009, complacency is the enemy. Now into its third decade, the Seattle quintet could easily slip into a heritage-band midlife with a backlog of hits that could sustain them for decades on lucrative tours. But Pearl Jam still wants to make vital music, and about half the time on its 10th studio album, "Lightning Bolt" (Monkeywrench/Republic), it succeeds.

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