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List Price: $50.99 | | Label: Wea International
Salesrank: 39181
Released: June 27, 1995 |
| Our Price: $150.00 |
| Used Price: $124.83 |
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| Media: Vinyl |
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Mirror Ball Track Listing:
1. Song X
2. Act of Love
3. I'm the Ocean
4. Big Green Country
5. Truth Be Known
6. Downtown
7. What Happened Yesterday
8. Peace and Love
9. Throw Your Hatred Down
10. Scenery
11. Fallen Angel
Editorial Review:
Substituting eager Pearl Jam for wizened Crazy Horse, Young returns to the Ragged Glory formula--big guitars, droning rhythm, mystical poetry--for this one-off 1995 CD after a joint concert tour. Pearl Jam, especially new drummer Jack Irons, focuses Young's ideas and challenges him in ways the more forgiving Horse never does. "Downtown" became an immediate rock-radio hit, and the song's three-chord force keeps even the lines about dancing hippies and Jimi Hendrix from getting stale. Singer Eddie Vedder shows up sporadically but makes the most of a shadowy bridge on "Peace and Love." --Steve Knopper
Mirror Ball Reviews:
Neil's Most Rockin' Album 
2009-05-30 - Usually Neil's albums have 2-3 rocking songs, but this album has almost all of them. A definet for any Neil Young fan.
uneven album 
2009-03-14 - poor lyrics decent guitar work by neil
overall not a great album
by ragged glory instead
Outstanding!
2008-10-29 - I'll start out by saying that I am huge fan of both Neil Young and Pearl Jam so for me this is a match made in heaven. My, I would love to see these two legends perform together (they did tour it briefly in Europe in 1995). The musicianship of PJ along with the song writing and signature voice of Neil combine to make this a must own for fans of either. My personal favorites include "Act of Love", "Scenery" (I think I can listen to that song all day!!!), and "I am the Ocean." This album sounds very raw, is under-produced (as much of Neil's electric work is) and was recorded over a short period of time. This is fine by me, exactly what it should be, and then legend (Young) recording with soon-to-be legends (PJ). Magic!
Neil Young - Collaborates With Pearl Jam
2008-08-14 - By the mid 90's Neil Young had been discovered by a whole new generation of younger fans earning him the moniker of "the godfather of grunge". Thus it was only natural that he would record an album with a band who is arguably one of the best of the grunge movement, Pearl Jam. "Mirror Ball" is a collaborative effort between Young and Pearl Jam that unfortunately comes off as rather average. Pearl Jam vocalist Eddie Vedder is mostly absent (although does sing a bit of lead on "Peace And Love" and background vocals elsware) so this is mostly Young with the instrumentalists from the band. Although Pearl Jam are probably better musicians than Neil's normal backing band Crazy Horse the chemistry is not quite there. This is not a bad album, but it does seem rather rushed and not quite up to what I think a lot of people were expecting. The material was put together and recorded rather quickly and I think it shows throughout this album. There are a few gems to be found here, as "Song X", "I'm The Ocean", "Peace And Love" and "Scenery" are all very good. The rest of the album is pretty average for Young and nothing that has ever blown me away. I give it 3.5 stars.
I was blown away 
2008-01-07 - I was shocked the first time I heard this, and wondered if I could listen to it again. I'd been away from hard rock for many years, and didn't know anything at all about Pearl Jam. But I hung in there, and after the third listening I was hooked. I think the first and last cuts are weak, but everything in between is sensational. Several numbers sound like they could have been done by the Stones. Listen to it on a good system. It's amazing that the guy who did Prairie Wind and Harvest Moon also did this. But then, there is only Neil Young and Bob Dylan. They are the only ones from the 60s who never stopped growing, exploring, and creating.
