The music industry has been trying to replicate Ten since its release(sometimes getting lucky — I'm looking at you, Creed). This two-CD, one-DVD,four-LP set is the most lavish of four new reissues of Pearl Jam's 1991debut. Hardcore fans will glory in touches like the cassette replica of anearly demo tape. But Ten's powerful remix at Brendan O'Brien's hands is themain event: "Alive" hits harder; "Black" feels broader in scope; and EddieVedder's soaring vocals on "Oceans" shine brighter. All that said, this isan exercise for die-hards and audiophiles: To PJ's credit, the originaldidn't leave much room for improvement.

“Everyday People”

"Everyday People" managed to trailblaze in two different ways -- it was one of the first pop hits to deal with the subject of racial harmony, and it utilized Larry Graham's "slap" technique on the bass guitar, which would soon be copied by countless other bassists. Graham once said about his pulsating style, "I'd never done that before … that's where the freedom of creativity came in for the band, that we'd be allowed to do that." In 1978, the song's line "Different strokes for different folks" would be borrowed for the title of the hit television show Diff'rent Strokes.