It took me years to get into binaural but the more I listen to it, the more I seem to love it. I don't know why I didn't give it an honest listen to begin with.
Hi all, noob here. Insignificance was my favorite PJ song for a long time. I'm a relatively new fan, so my favorite keeps on changing, but I love a lot of the songs on this album (Grievance, Thin Air, Rival). Btw, my favorite right now is Faithfull. Been my favorite song for a while and I can still listen to it on repeat.
Hi all, noob here. Insignificance was my favorite PJ song for a long time. I'm a relatively new fan, so my favorite keeps on changing, but I love a lot of the songs on this album (Grievance, Thin Air, Rival). Btw, my favorite right now is Faithfull. Been my favorite song for a while and I can still listen to it on repeat.
Welcome to the boards Good to see all the love for Binaura in this thread. Light Years through Sleight of Hand is probably my favourite run of PJ songs at the moment - the album is what i would class as "interesting" and needs a few listens to really appreciate which is why i think i found it tough going at first. But i'd take it every time over Avocado even though I love that album too- Avocado is really immediate whereas Binaural takes a few listens. Binaural has much more repeat-listen value though
"...though my problems are meaningless....that don't make them go away...."
I love Binaural as well. It is a strong album and the outtakes - Sad, Education, Fatal etc - are great too.
"Grievance" and "Insignificance" are my favourite songs from Binaural.
Like cropduster82 wrote "the more I listen to it, the more I seem to love it".
Not a big fan of NME, but they gave a great Binaural review (9 out of 10).
'Binaural' burns with the intensity and desperation of a last stand...
They return, at a time when the world is dominated by trashy frat-punks and schlock-metal bozos, a moment when rock seems to have been stripped of any resonance beyond serving as the facile soundtrack for the high-jinks of beer-sodden jocks. Grunge's last men standing, and perhaps the only band of their size and calibre bringing the passion, intensity, and integrity of their underground roots to the mainstream. You could say we need this album.
It's almost ten years since Pearl Jam released their debut album 'Ten', and the playground jibes of closet Van Halen fandom that greeted it have been replaced by a growing respect for the band's pointed refusal to allow the bullshit of the music industry to dilute their music. With Pearl Jam's noose-tight control of their career (no videos, precious few interviews, not touring to death), it's as if the band have cocooned themselves from the nefarious influences of an industry seemingly out to render banal and meaningless (and saleable) anything of worth.
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 coloured by a heartfelt intensity; the palpable loss of the painfully beautiful 'Light Years', or the acrid dark-hearted humour 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 Scene; 'Binaural' 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 travellers, as opposed to copyists.
There's a palpable fire in the belly of 'Binaural', employing the language of rock with a keener venom, a more lucid eloquence than any radio-friendly unit-shifter since, well, the last time Pearl Jam released a record. An object lesson in rock'n'roll from some true believers, 'Binaural' burns with the intensity and desperation of a last stand. Which it might very well be.
Let's say knowledge is a tree, yeah.
It's growing up just like me.
the first time I heard the opening few seconds of of the girl (after the glories of insig.) I knew I was in for a summer of epic proportions, and many years of owning a great record. Four copies later and I am still listening intently.
I'm a huge fan of Binaural, have been since it came out. My first live PJ experience was on the Binaural tour, and I'm very grateful for that. I've still only seen half the album live, and can only hope they start playing these songs again so I can maybe see the other half. I would love to see Of The Girl and Rival, they are 2 of my all time favourites.
i love binaural. . .that said its my least favorite of pj's studio albums. sorry to rain on the parade. . .whoever said it shits on no code and yield needs their head examined
i have wished for so long, how i wish for you today
JEFFREY ROSS ROGERS 1975-2002
Binaural has been my sentimental favorite pj album for some years now.
Definitely something else going on here
Athens, Greece: 2006/09/30
"Call me Ishmael. Some years ago- never mind how long precisely- having little or no money in my purse, and nothing particular to interest me on shore, I thought I would sail about a little and see the watery part of the world." Herman Melville : Moby Dick
Sweet sweet album! At the same level of yield and no code, the outtakes were awesome, the only problem with this album... Evacuation, other than that flawless.
"The good thing about science is that it's true whether or not you believe in it"
Neil deGrasse Tyson
Evacuation rocks, Rival rocks and all of binaural kicks major ass. We need more Live Binaural esp Rival, Breakerfall and of the girl...still waiting on those badly!
Aah, fuck it, I’m just gonna go home, turn on the fuckin’ TV...
Watch the nightly news and drink a beer...
Like I could even change the world, yeah right...
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great album, I didn't get it either when it came out, many of my friends (hard core PJ fans) didn't like it either, it grew on me. Sleight of Hand the tenclub's manual for free living changed my life and pushed me to quit my job and change my life, great album. Met a guy at a PJ show that brought vinyl to the show to hold up. Pretty sure he had no code and binural.
The comment of it being the album of the decade doesn't make much sense. I find PJ fans great, but don't forget to listen to other bands. Arcade fire is awesome, I've heard of modest mouse and I'm sure they are great.
I think that PJ's has got to experiment heavy again and take some chances. I would love a follow up to no code and binural.
Anything they do is always better live.
PLEASE PLEASE PLAY EAST TROY, ALPINE VALLEY, THE BEST VENUE IN THE WORLD
great album, I didn't get it either when it came out, many of my friends (hard core PJ fans) didn't like it either, it grew on me. Sleight of Hand the tenclub's manual for free living changed my life and pushed me to quit my job and change my life, great album. Met a guy at a PJ show that brought vinyl to the show to hold up. Pretty sure he had no code and binural.
The comment of it being the album of the decade doesn't make much sense. I find PJ fans great, but don't forget to listen to other bands. Arcade fire is awesome, I've heard of modest mouse and I'm sure they are great.
I think that PJ's has got to experiment heavy again and take some chances. I would love a follow up to no code and binural.
Anything they do is always better live.
PLEASE PLEASE PLAY EAST TROY, ALPINE VALLEY, THE BEST VENUE IN THE WORLD
Sleight of hand has become my favorite song in all the Pearl Jam catalog! Binaural is just such an underrated album it's ridiculous! It's one of those albums that needs to marinate in your mind for a while before you're really ready for it....it's an acquired taste like scotch.If more people gave it a chance there is no doubt in my mind its status among fans would increase 1000 fold.
but it's all good!...the chumps at the concert can scream for Ten songs & VS songs all they want..us cool fans can remain in the minority with our discerning taste.
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9/29/04 Boston, 6/28/08 Mansfield, 8/23/09 Chicago, 5/15/10 Hartford
5/17/10 Boston, 10/15/13 Worcester, 10/16/13 Worcester, 10/25/13 Hartford
8/5/16 Fenway, 8/7/16 Fenway
EV Solo: 6/16/11 Boston, 6/18/11 Hartford,
Welcome to the boards
"Grievance" and "Insignificance" are my favourite songs from Binaural.
Like cropduster82 wrote "the more I listen to it, the more I seem to love it".
Not a big fan of NME, but they gave a great Binaural review (9 out of 10).
'Binaural' burns with the intensity and desperation of a last stand...
They return, at a time when the world is dominated by trashy frat-punks and schlock-metal bozos, a moment when rock seems to have been stripped of any resonance beyond serving as the facile soundtrack for the high-jinks of beer-sodden jocks. Grunge's last men standing, and perhaps the only band of their size and calibre bringing the passion, intensity, and integrity of their underground roots to the mainstream. You could say we need this album.
It's almost ten years since Pearl Jam released their debut album 'Ten', and the playground jibes of closet Van Halen fandom that greeted it have been replaced by a growing respect for the band's pointed refusal to allow the bullshit of the music industry to dilute their music. With Pearl Jam's noose-tight control of their career (no videos, precious few interviews, not touring to death), it's as if the band have cocooned themselves from the nefarious influences of an industry seemingly out to render banal and meaningless (and saleable) anything of worth.
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 coloured by a heartfelt intensity; the palpable loss of the painfully beautiful 'Light Years', or the acrid dark-hearted humour 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 Scene; 'Binaural' 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 travellers, as opposed to copyists.
There's a palpable fire in the belly of 'Binaural', employing the language of rock with a keener venom, a more lucid eloquence than any radio-friendly unit-shifter since, well, the last time Pearl Jam released a record. An object lesson in rock'n'roll from some true believers, 'Binaural' burns with the intensity and desperation of a last stand. Which it might very well be.
It's growing up just like me.
Yes, Modest Mouse's - The Moon & Antarctica is better than Binaural. Though only slightly better.
10/05/00 Toronto, 09/13/05 Hamilton, 09/19/05 Toronto,
05/09/06 Toronto, 05/10/06 Toronto, 08/12/08 Toronto EV,
08/13/08 Toronto EV, 08/21/09 Toronto, 05/10/10 Buffalo
"Vinyl or not, you will need to pay someone to take RA of your hands" - Smile05
424, xxx
you my friend could not be more wrong.
evacuation is the worst pearl jam song ever....followed by gods dice.
POW!
Not even close. Life Wasted and Come Back are the worst Pearl Jam songs ever.
Personally, Life Wasted is in my top 5 PJ songs, not sure how you can come to that conclusion if you're into PJ. Wouldnt be big into Come Back though.
Evacuation is a travesty, but i can forgive one blotch on an otherwise great album
Once I get out of this town
9/29/04;6/27/08;6/30/08;8/23/09;08/24/09;5/17/10
of course, not interested on hearing them play evacuation.
kinakamot ang aking puwit...
me rascando pompis...
krap mijn reet...
boku no ketsuoana o kizu...
bahrosh teezy...
JEFFREY ROSS ROGERS 1975-2002
9.10.98 NYC / 8.23.00 JONES BEACH /4.30.03 UNIONDALE / 7.9.03 NYC /5.12.06 ALBANY/ 6.1.06 E.RUTHEFORD/ 6.3.06 E. RUTHEFORD/ CAMDEN 6.19.08/ NYC 6.24.08/ NYC 6.25.08/ HARTFORD 6.27.08/ CHICAGO 8.24.09/ PHILLY 10.31.09/ HARTFORD 5.15.10/ NEWARK 5.18.10/ NYC 5.20.10/ CHICAGO 7.19.13/ BROOKLYN 10.18.13/ BROOKLYN 10.19.13/ HARTFORD 10.25.13/ NYC 9.26.15/ 4.8.16 FT. LAUDERDALE/ 4.9.16 MIAMI / 5.1.16 NYC/ 5.2.16 NYC / 8.5.16 BOSTON / 8.7.16 BOSTON/ 8.20.18 CHICAGO/ 9.2.18 BOSTON/ 9.4.18 BOSTON/ 9.18.21 ASBURY PARK
finally, FUCK TICKETMASTER
so it has a special place in my heart
thumbing my way is the worst PJ song ever
Definitely something else going on here
"Call me Ishmael. Some years ago- never mind how long precisely- having little or no money in my purse, and nothing particular to interest me on shore, I thought I would sail about a little and see the watery part of the world." Herman Melville : Moby Dick
I know I've heard coins dropping in that song. Haven't noticed a phone ringing though. I will give it a listen.
Neil deGrasse Tyson
Why not (V) (°,,,,°) (V) ?
Watch the nightly news and drink a beer...
Like I could even change the world, yeah right...
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Blasphemy.
The comment of it being the album of the decade doesn't make much sense. I find PJ fans great, but don't forget to listen to other bands. Arcade fire is awesome, I've heard of modest mouse and I'm sure they are great.
I think that PJ's has got to experiment heavy again and take some chances. I would love a follow up to no code and binural.
Anything they do is always better live.
PLEASE PLEASE PLAY EAST TROY, ALPINE VALLEY, THE BEST VENUE IN THE WORLD
Sleight of hand has become my favorite song in all the Pearl Jam catalog! Binaural is just such an underrated album it's ridiculous! It's one of those albums that needs to marinate in your mind for a while before you're really ready for it....it's an acquired taste like scotch.If more people gave it a chance there is no doubt in my mind its status among fans would increase 1000 fold.
but it's all good!...the chumps at the concert can scream for Ten songs & VS songs all they want..us cool fans can remain in the minority with our discerning taste.
ok..I'm done..flame away bitches!