I have to agree. This album will be joining some metal bands in my top albums of the year. Simply and awesome album, and so far hasn't grown old listen after listen.
I have the new Alice in Chains as well, and Pearl Jam wins out!
To put it in perspective.. I bought the first PJ album, was pretty awesome. I hadn't really gotten much since then (although I've been told to get Yield if I like this new one). I listened to the free stream PJ did on MySpace for the new album and was hooked.