Time for a new pearl Jam album. Big deal, you say? Yeah, I’m right there with you. Having never cared for the band, even in their prime, it’s harder to care about them now when it seems like the band members should all be working at Kmart. But they’re going forward with a self-titled new album that finds its inspiration in George W. Bush’s reelection. Can you say “dated within 5 minutes?” I knew that you could. Hey I’ll be the first to stand up and say “I didn’t vote for that guy either time,” but albums like these are doomed for the cheap bin. “Hey man, remember when Eddie Vedder really stuck it to Dubya on that album of Pearl Jam’s?” Gee, who hasn’t stuck it to Dubya by now?