Pearl Jam's second album builds on their solid grunge backbone but takes it a step closer to mainstream domination. "Daughter" was a massive hit, but it also takes the dirty guitars out in favor of a more stripped down sound. "Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town" is almost entirely acoustic and is a much softer in tone. There's still killer songs like "Dissident" which sound much like you'd expect from Seattle's grunge scene, but this album sees them evolving.