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Eddie Vedder solo — the calmer side

Eddie Vedder's solo catalog is dramatically calmer than Pearl Jam. Into the Wild (2007) is mostly acoustic; Ukulele Songs (2011) is what it sounds like; Earthling (2022) is a full solo rock record but still quieter than PJ. If you love Eddie's voice but cannot do full Pearl Jam intensity, this is where you live.

The albums

Into the Wild 2007

The soundtrack to the film. Acoustic, sparse, wilderness-scored. "Society," "Guaranteed," "Rise," and "Hard Sun" are the most well-known. Pretty much every song works as sensory-safe music.

Ukulele Songs 2011

Exactly what the title says. Solo Eddie on ukulele, mostly covers and brief originals. "Can't Keep," "Longing to Belong." Lowest-intensity record in the entire Pearl Jam universe.

Earthling 2022

A real solo rock album with guest stars (Elton John, Stevie Wonder's harmonica on one). Less gentle than Into the Wild but still more controlled than late-era Pearl Jam.

Songs in the library

43 solo Eddie Vedder tracks rated.

DR 4
Waving Palms
Ukulele Songs
safe DR 5
Setting Forth
Into the Wild (Soundtrack)
safe DR 5
Rise
Into the Wild (Soundtrack)
safe DR 5
Tuolumne
Ukulele Songs
safe DR 5
End of the Road
Into the Wild (Soundtrack)
safe DR 5
More Than You Know
Ukulele Songs
safe DR 5
Goodbye
Into the Wild (Soundtrack)
safe DR 5
You're True
Into the Wild (Soundtrack)
safe DR 5
Light Today
Ukulele Songs
safe DR 5
Sleepless Nights
Ukulele Songs
safe DR 5
Once in a While
Ukulele Songs
safe DR 5
Long Way
Ukulele Songs
safe DR 5
Rose of Jericho
Ukulele Songs
safe DR 5
On My Way
Into the Wild (Soundtrack)
safe DR 5
Say Hi
Ukulele Songs
safe DR 5
Keep Me in Your Heart
Ukulele Songs
safe DR 6
No Ceiling
Ukulele Songs
moderate DR 6
Far Behind
Into the Wild (Soundtrack)
moderate DR 6
Long Nights
Into the Wild (Soundtrack)
moderate DR 6
Hard Sun
Into the Wild (Soundtrack)
moderate DR 6
Society
Into the Wild (Soundtrack)
moderate DR 6
The Wolf
Into the Wild (Soundtrack)
moderate DR 6
Guaranteed
Into the Wild (Soundtrack)
moderate DR 6
Can't Keep
Into the Wild (Soundtrack)
moderate DR 6
Sleeping by Myself
Ukulele Songs
moderate DR 6
Without You
Ukulele Songs
moderate DR 6
Broken Heart
Ukulele Songs
moderate DR 6
Satellite
Ukulele Songs
moderate DR 6
Longing to Belong
Ukulele Songs
moderate DR 6
Hey Fahkah
Earthling
moderate DR 6
Invincible
Into the Wild (Soundtrack)
moderate DR 6
Power of Right
moderate DR 6
Brother the Cloud
Earthling
moderate DR 6
Fallout Today
Earthling
moderate DR 6
The Haves
Earthling
moderate DR 6
Good and Evil
Into the Wild (Soundtrack)
moderate DR 6
Try
moderate DR 6
Picture
Into the Wild (Soundtrack)
moderate DR 6
Mrs. Mills
Ukulele Songs
moderate DR 6
The Dark
Unknown
moderate DR 6
Matter of Time
Earthling
moderate DR 6
Man of the Hour
Into the Wild (Soundtrack)
safe DR 6
Big Hard Sun
Into the Wild (Soundtrack)
moderate