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wsoltiswsoltis Posts: 31
edited June 2010 in The Porch
I have been listening to nothing but PJ since before the MSGII show and I've discovered how much I really really like Binaural.

I always liked Breakerfall, Grievance (espcially Grievance when played live), Light Years & Thin Air, but I somehow missed how great these songs are!

Of The Girl
Insignificance
Sleight of Hand
Parting Ways

Does anyone else agree?
What is all the dead space at the end of Parting Ways (the song is 7:14 long)? Is it there for a reason?
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    pjpitt89pjpitt89 Posts: 1,826
    Great album, one of my favorites. After parting ways is the hidden track, writer's block. It's just a typewriter sound for a little while.

    Glad you're enjoying it, I always do :D
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    Better DanBetter Dan Posts: 5,684
    wsoltis wrote:
    I have been listening to nothing but PJ since before the MSGII show and I've discovered how much I really really like Binaural.

    I always liked Breakerfall, Grievance (espcially Grievance when played live), Light Years & Thin Air, but I somehow missed how great these songs are!

    Of The Girl
    Insignificance
    Sleight of Hand
    Parting Ways

    Does anyone else agree?
    What is all the dead space at the end of Parting Ways (the song is 7:14 long)? Is it there for a reason?


    I love Binaural. It's the album that really made me into a fan. I didn't like Sleight of Hand until I heard a live recording of it in late 2000 but it's definitely an amazing song. Of the Girl is one of my fav Pearl Jam songs. The only song that never grew on me is Evacuation.

    There is a hidden track (if you can call it that) at the end of the Parting Ways deadspace called "Writer's Block." It is the sound of a typewriter for a few seconds.
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    of the girl rules..
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    veddertownveddertown Scotland Posts: 5,260
    I absolutely adore Binaural! When I heard Yield I thought PJ had gone a bit radio friendly and would never make another album like this but 2 years later it came and it's almost perfect! I hate the fact they used the dead space for Writers Block when Fatal was going spare but that doesn't detract from the albums quality. Insignificance, Breakerfall and Of The Girl are PJ perfection. :D
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    dimitrispearljamdimitrispearljam NINUNINOPRO Posts: 139,490
    Nothing As It Seems.....!!!!
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    veddertownveddertown Scotland Posts: 5,260
    dimitrispearljam wrote:
    Nothing As It Seems.....!!!!
    Sorry D! :oops: NAIS is in my top 10 PJ songs. Wine on a weeknight isn't always a good thing! :lol:
    Like a book among the many on a shelf...

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    dimitrispearljamdimitrispearljam NINUNINOPRO Posts: 139,490
    veddertown wrote:
    dimitrispearljam wrote:
    Nothing As It Seems.....!!!!
    Sorry D! :oops: NAIS is in my top 10 PJ songs. Wine on a weeknight isn't always a good thing! :lol:
    In my top 3 :)
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    ActionJackActionJack Posts: 137
    love this album.. i too have been hooked on it as of late

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    edvedderrocksedvedderrocks Posts: 1,001
    My favorite!!!! Love hearing Grievance live.
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    Brisk.Brisk. Posts: 11,490
    Ja im ALWAYS plugging for this album on here! Should have checked out my thread.
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    BinauralJamBinauralJam Posts: 14,158
    Easily My Favorite Album, even over Ten. :ugeek:
    Just my opinion.
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    love-boat-captainlove-boat-captain Essex. UK Posts: 476
    Love binaural, I always come back to it. far superior to it's successors riot act and very safe very average avocado.
    I remember listening to it for the first time on release and not particularly liking the production, but it soon began to make sense. Great songs, great vibe. As many others agree, it was a mistake to leave Fatal off this album instead evacuation which shouldn't even qualify for lost dogs. Sad should have gone on it as well, what where they thinking?? Perhaps instead of gods dice? It's a very good and original album, but it couldve been great.

    Been appreciating light years more recently. Fantastic.
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    marcosmarcos Posts: 2,111
    Of the Girl is such a great opener for shows, such a cool jam
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    love-boat-captainlove-boat-captain Essex. UK Posts: 476
    for those who are not aware, only a few songs are actually recorded using the binaural technique apparantly, which are:
    Nothing as it seems
    of the girl
    rival
    sleight of hand
    soon forget

    Binaural recordings are intended to be listened to with headphones as you will not experience the atmospheric effects of binaural recordings played over a loudspeaker. They sound best with headphones.

    does anyone know to what extend they recorded these songs binaurally? Was it just the vocals or certain instruments. It seems guitars are binaural to me. Clearly the dog at the begining of rival has one of those microphones heads in it's mouth.

    Also, the band were not fully happy with tchad blakes original mixing of the album and gave about half the songs to Brendan obrien to remix. I actually prefer tchads stuff though. I would love to hear the original mixes of such songs like breakerfall etc.
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    RiotZactRiotZact Posts: 6,217
    Not sure if it's been disscused or concluded in the past but I think "writers block" is just a little joke at the end of the book and the hidden track itself is a machine gun shooting and reloading a few time in some sort of enclosed shooting range which gives off an echo which would make the "ringing" noise someone mentioned, theres also no way if it is a typwriter that it hits as many letters that is in the book.
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    Citizen ZackCitizen Zack Posts: 1,763
    Binaural is an amazing record. Amazing. And Lights Years is one of my favorite songs ever, by anyone. I made it to Hartford and Boston this tour and didn't get much Binaural, but they did play Rival in Boston. That was a highlight for me. Still holding out hope to hear Light Years one day.
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    samjamsamjam New York Posts: 9,283
    Absolutely love this album!
    Funny- recently it just hit me how incredible the album really is (even if there is one dud :D ), and I've been listening to it in it's entirety quite a few times. From front to back, incredible songs!

    Putting on headphones, just laying in bed, and playing Parting Ways loudly- such a serene moment!
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    P-JamP-Jam Posts: 807
    Love this disc! They really achieved an incredible atmospheric experience from beginning to end.
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    Newch91Newch91 Posts: 17,560
    Love, love this album! Such an underrated album. Favorites of mine: Light Years, NAIS, Grievance, Sleight of Hand, Parting Ways. Light Years and NAIS have some of the best lyrics I've heard (thanks Jeff for NAIS).

    Seems like tonight I'll have to listen to this with headphones on.

    When I first tried to play this song on drums, I said, "Fuck Matt! I have to practice these a lot!" Matt is just great on this album.
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    gems_n_rhinestonesgems_n_rhinestones Harrisburg, PA Posts: 380
    The little gem that is the nugget GRIEVANCE!!

    It just keeps creeping up into my top 10...sucks I didn't get to hear it on this tour...
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    BP110274BP110274 Posts: 28
    Such a great album...probably my second favorite besides Yield. Light Years, Sleight of Hand, Of the Girl. All classic Pearl Jam. Of The Girl especially on headphones is a trip.
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