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WHY ARE THERE ELEVEN SONGS ON TEN??? Really unfair on people with OCD.

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I’m sure I read that it was the shirt number of the basketball player Mookie Blaylock.

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That’s correct. And “Pearl Jam” was his nickname.

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A guy in school at the time used to joke, “why is Ten called Ten? Because there are ten songs on the album and they all sound the same.” I’d reply: “There are eleven,” and flounce off in a blur of flannel and teenage angst.

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Such a great album, I spent absolutely ages listening to it on repeat.

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