Re-discovering Binaural

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  • eboweddieeboweddie Posts: 914

    i wish i wish i wish i wish, i guess it never stops
  • eboweddieeboweddie Posts: 914
    This is beyond good

    i wish i wish i wish i wish, i guess it never stops
  • thispureamericanriotthispureamericanriot California Posts: 514
    I normally don't trust album reviews (good or bad), but looks like some publications "understood" Binaural back in 2000. NME gave it a 4.5 out of 5, saying:

    "...this is no doubt why Binaural sounds so gloriously out of time. It’s a seething, furious album; a declamatory statement against cynicism and passivity and the simple injustices of everyday life. Within its 14 tracks, Binaural sees Eddie Vedder rage against collateral damage (the blistering 'Insignificance’), conformity (the jerky post-punk splatter of ‘Grievance’), the randomness of tragedy (‘God’s Dice’). Even when the band slow the pace, the songs are colored by a heartfelt intensity; the palpable loss of the painfully beautiful ‘Light Years’, or the acrid dark-hearted humor of the slight ‘Soon Forget’, for example. This is not the work of a band playing just to pay off the mortgage on their Bel Air mansion.

    Tellingly, Binaural continues the musical progression flagged by ’96’s No Code, a post-hardcore reading of classic rock that has coursed through their music since the twin-guitar nirvana of their debut single, ‘Alive’. Indeed, opener ‘Breakerfall’ is a note-perfect aural fantasy of The Who demolishing The Byrds‘ 12-string prettiness as Vedder howls delectably Neil Young-esque lyrics above. But Pearl Jam aren’t hopeless retro-anoraks like, say, Ocean Colour SceneBinaural might recall, at different moments, The Clash, Dylan, MC5, Springsteen, Fugazi and, of course, Neil Young, but the band’s affinity with the spirit of these forbears, as well as their music, marks them out as fellow travelers, as opposed to copyists."

    Superb analysis.

  • Brisk.Brisk. Posts: 11,486
    Derrr its a fact Binaural is the best album.
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    ^^^^^ Yes it is!!
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  • lolobugglolobugg BLUE RDGE MTNS Posts: 8,175
    I normally don't trust album reviews (good or bad), but looks like some publications "understood" Binaural back in 2000. NME gave it a 4.5 out of 5, saying:

    "...this is no doubt why Binaural sounds so gloriously out of time. It’s a seething, furious album; a declamatory statement against cynicism and passivity and the simple injustices of everyday life. Within its 14 tracks, Binaural sees Eddie Vedder rage against collateral damage (the blistering 'Insignificance’), conformity (the jerky post-punk splatter of ‘Grievance’), the randomness of tragedy (‘God’s Dice’). Even when the band slow the pace, the songs are colored by a heartfelt intensity; the palpable loss of the painfully beautiful ‘Light Years’, or the acrid dark-hearted humor of the slight ‘Soon Forget’, for example. This is not the work of a band playing just to pay off the mortgage on their Bel Air mansion.

    Tellingly, Binaural continues the musical progression flagged by ’96’s No Code, a post-hardcore reading of classic rock that has coursed through their music since the twin-guitar nirvana of their debut single, ‘Alive’. Indeed, opener ‘Breakerfall’ is a note-perfect aural fantasy of The Who demolishing The Byrds‘ 12-string prettiness as Vedder howls delectably Neil Young-esque lyrics above. But Pearl Jam aren’t hopeless retro-anoraks like, say, Ocean Colour SceneBinaural might recall, at different moments, The Clash, Dylan, MC5, Springsteen, Fugazi and, of course, Neil Young, but the band’s affinity with the spirit of these forbears, as well as their music, marks them out as fellow travelers, as opposed to copyists."

    Superb analysis.


    Nice review.

    I remember Rolling Stone at the time reviewed this album alongside Matchbox Twenty and Sisco (sp) as if any of these bands had anything in common. total hack job and lazy journalism.

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  • thispureamericanriotthispureamericanriot California Posts: 514
    lolobugg said:
    I normally don't trust album reviews (good or bad), but looks like some publications "understood" Binaural back in 2000. NME gave it a 4.5 out of 5, saying:

    "...this is no doubt why Binaural sounds so gloriously out of time. It’s a seething, furious album; a declamatory statement against cynicism and passivity and the simple injustices of everyday life. Within its 14 tracks, Binaural sees Eddie Vedder rage against collateral damage (the blistering 'Insignificance’), conformity (the jerky post-punk splatter of ‘Grievance’), the randomness of tragedy (‘God’s Dice’). Even when the band slow the pace, the songs are colored by a heartfelt intensity; the palpable loss of the painfully beautiful ‘Light Years’, or the acrid dark-hearted humor of the slight ‘Soon Forget’, for example. This is not the work of a band playing just to pay off the mortgage on their Bel Air mansion.

    Tellingly, Binaural continues the musical progression flagged by ’96’s No Code, a post-hardcore reading of classic rock that has coursed through their music since the twin-guitar nirvana of their debut single, ‘Alive’. Indeed, opener ‘Breakerfall’ is a note-perfect aural fantasy of The Who demolishing The Byrds‘ 12-string prettiness as Vedder howls delectably Neil Young-esque lyrics above. But Pearl Jam aren’t hopeless retro-anoraks like, say, Ocean Colour SceneBinaural might recall, at different moments, The Clash, Dylan, MC5, Springsteen, Fugazi and, of course, Neil Young, but the band’s affinity with the spirit of these forbears, as well as their music, marks them out as fellow travelers, as opposed to copyists."

    Superb analysis.


    Nice review.

    I remember Rolling Stone at the time reviewed this album alongside Matchbox Twenty and Sisco (sp) as if any of these bands had anything in common. total hack job and lazy journalism.

    Why doesn't it surprise me Rolling Stone comparing Pearl Jam to Matchbox Twenty? It's like comparing Neil Young to Sugar Ray! LOL ;)
  • ledveddermanledvedderman Posts: 7,755
    lolobugg said:
    I normally don't trust album reviews (good or bad), but looks like some publications "understood" Binaural back in 2000. NME gave it a 4.5 out of 5, saying:

    "...this is no doubt why Binaural sounds so gloriously out of time. It’s a seething, furious album; a declamatory statement against cynicism and passivity and the simple injustices of everyday life. Within its 14 tracks, Binaural sees Eddie Vedder rage against collateral damage (the blistering 'Insignificance’), conformity (the jerky post-punk splatter of ‘Grievance’), the randomness of tragedy (‘God’s Dice’). Even when the band slow the pace, the songs are colored by a heartfelt intensity; the palpable loss of the painfully beautiful ‘Light Years’, or the acrid dark-hearted humor of the slight ‘Soon Forget’, for example. This is not the work of a band playing just to pay off the mortgage on their Bel Air mansion.

    Tellingly, Binaural continues the musical progression flagged by ’96’s No Code, a post-hardcore reading of classic rock that has coursed through their music since the twin-guitar nirvana of their debut single, ‘Alive’. Indeed, opener ‘Breakerfall’ is a note-perfect aural fantasy of The Who demolishing The Byrds‘ 12-string prettiness as Vedder howls delectably Neil Young-esque lyrics above. But Pearl Jam aren’t hopeless retro-anoraks like, say, Ocean Colour SceneBinaural might recall, at different moments, The Clash, Dylan, MC5, Springsteen, Fugazi and, of course, Neil Young, but the band’s affinity with the spirit of these forbears, as well as their music, marks them out as fellow travelers, as opposed to copyists."

    Superb analysis.


    Nice review.

    I remember Rolling Stone at the time reviewed this album alongside Matchbox Twenty and Sisco (sp) as if any of these bands had anything in common. total hack job and lazy journalism.

    Why doesn't it surprise me Rolling Stone comparing Pearl Jam to Matchbox Twenty? It's like comparing Neil Young to Sugar Ray! LOL ;)
    I don’t think that’s what he meant. He meant reviewing it in the same issue as those other two albums. 
  • GetRight13GetRight13 NY Posts: 575
    Binaural is my favorite album 
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  • Brisk.Brisk. Posts: 11,486
    Binaural is my favorite album 
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  • Gern BlanstenGern Blansten Your Mom's Posts: 17,936
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    perfect followup to Yield...kills me that they don't play it much
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  • tbergstbergs Posts: 9,195
    I wasn't ready for Binaural when it came out. Took me a year to fully let it sink in and appreciate the musical spectrum on it. I was just 20 at the time so I think I really wanted more aggressive rock from them yet. I thought Yield showed that they were ready to be the kings of rock again and were poised to make the nu-metal/rap rock groups crawl back in to the recesses of the music world. I wanted Grievance to be the lead single because I wanted them to come back in to the mainstream of rock radio. I would hear people writing them off and get annoyed my favorite band seemed to be fading away. Fact is, what I wanted, wasn't what the band wanted or what was best for the band. All those bands from that period eventually faded away with their cliche rock, but PJ forged on and made some great music that didn't fit the pop culture norm at the time, but to me, has remained timeless.
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  • thispureamericanriotthispureamericanriot California Posts: 514
    In the haste of my original post, I missed this nice thread from 2004 that discusses The Greatness of Binaural.
  • thispureamericanriotthispureamericanriot California Posts: 514
    Just found this recently - "Anything In Between". Great Binaural outtake!
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AguRz_Z1YIo
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  • thispureamericanriotthispureamericanriot California Posts: 514
    It's a great song. Looks like a great bootleg as well!
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