Not only did I have one, but I felt like it was formed by processing a lot of information and having good influences. Bassist Jeff Ament commented that he felt that love was a major theme of the album, and Vedder tried to convey themes such as love, loss and struggle to make a difference because of the difficulty in leading with events such as the September 11 attacks and the accidental death of nine fans during Pearl Jam's performance at the 2000 Roskilde Festival - "You start feeling like, 'What do I have to say? What is my opinion?' Then I realized I did have an opinion. The lyrics on Riot Act were more direct than on preceding records, in response to the political climate after the Septemterrorist attacks. Problems playing these files? See media help. The song is heavily influenced by garage rock. "Save You" MENU 0:00 A sample of "Save You", the second single released from the album. The song has a warm, acoustic sound and lyrics written by Vedder about personal freedom. "I Am Mine" MENU 0:00 A sample of "I Am Mine", the first single released from the album. There's the simple rock songs we could have written in the earlier era, but it covers all the different times and dynamics we've had and still holds together." The musical experiments also lead several songs on the album to use alternate tunings, including "You Are", "All or None" and " Bu$hleaguer". Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic said " Riot Act is the album that Pearl Jam has been wanting to make since Vitalogy-a muscular art rock record, one that still hits hard but that's filled with ragged edges and odd detours." Gossard said " Riot Actreally seems to showcase all of our thing. Riot Act features a diverse sound, including folk-based and experimental songs.
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Most of the album was recorded live, with Cameron describing the album as "our anti- Pro Toolsrecord." Gossard said that the band fed off Cameron's playing as well as Vedder's excitement about the recording process. Vedder set up his typewriter in a corner of the studio and would write lyrics as the band members played their material. McCready described the recording environment as "a pretty positive one" and "very intense and spiritual." Cameron said that producer Adam Kasper created a "really relaxed" atmosphere and that the band was able to complete lot of material in a short amount of time. Guitarist Mike McCready said that he had always wanted the band to feature keyboards. When they were done, Vedder asked Gaspar if he was "ready to go to Seattle." According to Gossard, bringing in Gaspar was about being "open to new things," while Vedder stated Gaspar "was able to find his place" and fit in easily with the band dynamics.
According to Gaspar, the song initially developed out of a jam session he had with Vedder in Hawaii shortly after the two first met. Riot Act was the first Pearl Jam album to feature Kenneth "Boom" Gaspar on Keyboards, most notably on the song " Love Boat Captain".
According to Cameron, everyone in the band had "four or five" ideas coming into the sessions, and there was "a lot to just kind of weed through and work on." The band often recorded material intended to be demo recordings, but lead vocalist Eddie Vedder would come along and record his vocals afterwards, stating, "I just sang it, that's the take." Regarding the creative process, guitarist Stone Gossard said that while playing alone "the anal-retentive side of you goes, 'I think I could play better.'", but when reuniting "the entire band goes 'No, it's great as it is,' then you just get in the mood and embrace it." Gossard stated that "the process of letting go is constant in this band", adding that bandmembers would arrive with "a clear idea of what a song is going to be" but eschew for other musical ideas while discussing the song with the group. Similar to the process for Yield and Binaural, band members worked on material individually before starting the recording sessions together. The album was mixed by Brendan O'Brien at Studio X. Riot Act was recorded in two sessions in February 2002 and April 2002 at Studio X in Seattle, Washington. Kasper had engineered other Pearl Jam albums, and was brought to produce following a suggestion by drummer Matt Cameron, who worked with Kasper on his previous groups Wellwater Conspiracy and Soundgarden. Producer Adam Kasper was brought in to work with the band on its seventh album.
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