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Pearl Jam’s Mike McCready Says There’s Only One Thing He’d Change About ‘Ten’

Pearl Jam’s landmark debut album Ten turns 30 this year, and it remains one of rock’s most iconic albums of all time. While beloved, guitarist Mike McCready said there’s one thing he’d…

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Pearl Jam's landmark debut album Ten turns 30 this year, and it remains one of rock's most iconic albums of all time. While beloved, guitarist Mike McCready said there's one thing he'd change about the LP.

In an interview with Guitar World, McCready said, "I've always wanted to do a better 'Even Flow' solo than the one that on there."

McCready added, "I shouldn’t say that, because I think some people like it the way it is. Although when we’re playing it live I always want to do it better. But I don’t think there’s any other aspects I would have changed on that record. I mean, it was a dream come true."

Released on August 27, 1991, Ten is Pearl Jam's most commercially successful album in their catalog and has sold over 13 million copies in the United States alone.

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Erica Banas is a news blogger who's been covering the rock/classic rock world since 2014. The coolest event she's ever covered in person was the 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony. (Sir Paul McCartney inducting Foo Fighters? C'mon now!) She's also well-versed in etiquette and extraordinarily nice. #TransRightsAreHumanRights

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