Binaural Sequel?

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CD1083
CD1083 Albany, NY Posts: 58
in The Porch
Do you think there's any chance of a sequel to Binaural.

I'm referring to the recording technique used and not specifically the album content. I'd love to see Stone and Jeff get to work some eargasm magic.

Is it possible or do you think that it just doesn't make enough business sense?
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  • Last-12-Exit
    Last-12-Exit Charleston, SC Posts: 8,661
    If it sounds anything like the first one, no thanks.
  • jmug23
    jmug23 Posts: 778
    Last-12-Exit said:

    If it sounds anything like the first one, no thanks.

    Couldn't disagree more. Love that album.
  • RiotZact
    RiotZact Posts: 6,292
    Last-12-Exit said:

    If it sounds anything like the first one, no thanks.

    Thou shall not blaspheme!
  • Ledbetterman10
    Ledbetterman10 Posts: 16,993
    jmug23 said:

    Last-12-Exit said:

    If it sounds anything like the first one, no thanks.

    Couldn't disagree more. Love that album.
    I don't think he's talking about the songs. I think he's talking about the production....which does kinda suck. The rockers like Grievance, God's Dice, and Breakerfall seem so uninspired on the record but they're all great on the 2000 tour bootlegs.
    2000: Camden 1, 2003: Philly, State College, Camden 1, MSG 2, Hershey, 2004: Reading, 2005: Philly, 2006: Camden 1, 2, East Rutherford 1, 2007: Lollapalooza, 2008: Camden 1, Washington D.C., MSG 1, 2, 2009: Philly 1, 2, 3, 4, 2010: Bristol, MSG 2, 2011: PJ20 1, 2, 2012: Made In America, 2013: Brooklyn 2, Philly 2, 2014: Denver, 2015: Global Citizen Festival, 2016: Philly 2, Fenway 1, 2018: Fenway 1, 2, 2021: Sea. Hear. Now. 2022: Camden, 2024: Philly 2, 2025: Pittsburgh 1

    Pearl Jam bootlegs:
    http://wegotshit.blogspot.com
  • 2-feign-reluctance
    2-feign-reluctance TigerTown, USA Posts: 23,459
    Try listening to other records recorded binaurally - a very awesome technique!
    www.cluthelee.com
  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,662
    2-feign-reluctance said:

    Try listening to other records recorded binaurally - a very awesome technique!

    I assume the binaural sound is heard through headphones or maybe on vinyl and I don't use headphones because with my trashed ears the sound is too close and can tweek the nerves and I don't have the vinyl. What makes the sound unique? Can you describe it? Thanks!

    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • cottagesteeze
    cottagesteeze St. Paul, MN Posts: 218
    It loses the binaural sensation if you don't use headphones. The recording is made by using 2 microphones (usually mounted on the ears of a "dummy head") to create a 3D sound like we hear normally. one ear will hear the sound slightly before or slightly louder than the other depending on where the sound originates. This is why in the real world you can tell from which direction a sound is coming, but on a classic recording it all sounds the same.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6TmHSONf-c
  • RiotZact
    RiotZact Posts: 6,292
    Yeah it definatly sounds a little off in my car but on my iPod with headphones on it's unreal, and that's just the crappy iTunes version, I can't imagine what the vinyl would sound like.
  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,662
    Thanks for the description, cottagesteeze. Interesting!
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,663
    edited November 2014
    I would love it very much if they tried. Binaural is a masterpiece and it would be awesome to hear what they, especially Jeff, might come up with to keep that kind of mood and style. (Still can't fathom how anyone could not love Binaural.... no accounting for taste! Also, I think the record sounds great... top three sound wise, along with Riot Act and Lost Dogs)
    Post edited by PJ_Soul on
    With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy. ~ Desiderata
  • 2-feign-reluctance
    2-feign-reluctance TigerTown, USA Posts: 23,459
    Try listening to The Finn Brothers self titled debut record. I think the technique shines on that record.
    www.cluthelee.com
  • Last-12-Exit
    Last-12-Exit Charleston, SC Posts: 8,661
    Binaural stinks. I hate to have to listen to my favorite band with 1992's finest set of headphones under the covers with the doors cracked open to get the best sound.
  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,662
    Last-12-Exit said:

    Binaural stinks. I hate to have to listen to my favorite band with 1992's finest set of headphones under the covers with the doors cracked open to get the best sound.

    :))
    A man who doesn't mince words! :-)

    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,663
    edited November 2014
    I'm just not sure what you're all talking about. I have a lot of high quality records and think I know my shit to at least some extent, and i think this record sounds really good on my system. Meanwhile some of you are talking like it sounds like shit? :-/ Is there something wrong with my ears or something?? (If there is, apparently it makes bad quality sound good... that's a pretty awesome hearing problem!)
    Post edited by PJ_Soul on
    With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy. ~ Desiderata
  • Last-12-Exit
    Last-12-Exit Charleston, SC Posts: 8,661
    PJ_Soul said:

    I'm just not sure what you're all talking about. I have a lot of high quality records and think I know my shit to at least some extent, and i think this record sounds really good on my system. Meanwhile some of you are talking like it sounds like shit? :-/ Is there something wrong with my ears or something?? (If there is, apparent it makes bad quality sound good... that's a pretty awesome hearing problem!)

    I'm sure it sounds great on your equipment. I just don't like the CD, or album, or tape, or iPod recording.
  • rival.
    rival. Chicago Posts: 7,775
    I think Binaural sounds great and just to note as it hasn't been mentioned yet: the binaural recording technique was only used on a couple tracks. Sleight, Of The Girl, NAIS, and I think Rival. All of the other tracks sound tight and have plenty of punch.
  • jmug23
    jmug23 Posts: 778
    PJ_Soul said:

    I'm just not sure what you're all talking about. I have a lot of high quality records and think I know my shit to at least some extent, and i think this record sounds really good on my system. Meanwhile some of you are talking like it sounds like shit? :-/ Is there something wrong with my ears or something?? (If there is, apparent it makes bad quality sound good... that's a pretty awesome hearing problem!)

    I agree. Love the way it sounds and love the album. I guess my ears aren't advanced enough to tell the difference.
  • my2hands
    my2hands Posts: 17,117
    rival. said:

    I think Binaural sounds great and just to note as it hasn't been mentioned yet: the binaural recording technique was only used on a couple tracks. Sleight, Of The Girl, NAIS, and I think Rival. All of the other tracks sound tight and have plenty of punch.

    The 4 best songs on the album IMO
  • RoleModelsinBlood31
    RoleModelsinBlood31 Austin TX Posts: 6,239
    This album came out when I was into a lot of other bands and had slowed big time on pj. The album is pretty good, but not my favorite. I think if I wasn't a huge pj fan and always acting like they can't do anything wrong i may go ahead and say this album sucks.
    I'm like an opening band for your mom.
  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,662
    PJ_Soul said:

    I'm just not sure what you're all talking about. I have a lot of high quality records and think I know my shit to at least some extent, and i think this record sounds really good on my system. Meanwhile some of you are talking like it sounds like shit? :-/ Is there something wrong with my ears or something?? (If there is, apparently it makes bad quality sound good... that's a pretty awesome hearing problem!)

    To be honest, PJ_Soul, Binaural is one of my least favorite PJ records and I've tried several times to warm up to it. My guess is that if I had the vinyl and spun it on my Project turn table/Marantz receiver/Polk Audio speaker system my interest in that LP would go up at least a notch or two.

    TEN CLUB: IF YOU WERE TO RE-RELEASE THE MIDDLE PERIOD ALBUMS ON VINYL, I WOULD BE ON IT RIGHT NOW!

    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

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