I didn't own Binaural (or Backspacer/RB)Do now!

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  • Paige
    Paige Posts: 365
    I really like Binaural. But it's a must-have in CD form in my collection for "Of the Girl," such an amazing sounding song on record. I love it live, but it's just so visceral on Binaural.
  • Better Dan
    Better Dan Posts: 5,684
    Binaural got me into this band. Get it! ;)
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  • j-bug
    j-bug Posts: 272
    i dont like it.but i think that must be only me.i think the structure is wrong,and the music is pretty muddy.and i was really disapointed after reading the lyrics and thinking it was gonna be amazing.having said that,i belive in rounding out and completing a collection.
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    Don't follow the herd.
    Don't repeat in spite of the encores.
    Be yourself.
    Otherwise you'll bore us.
  • megatron
    megatron Posts: 3,420
    bj2307 wrote:
    The album is worth buying for Sleight of Hand and Of The Girl alone, not to mention the rest. Have to say that Binaural is my 2nd favorite PJ album. You'd be doing yourself a disservice if you don't pick it up. Enjoy!


    those songs are an experience
  • LikeAnOpeningBandForTheSun
    LikeAnOpeningBandForTheSun Posts: 6,097
    todd1974 wrote:
    Do you guys really notice a difference in sound between Binaural and any other pearl jam album (or any album)?
    not really. maybe a little on my ipod phones.
  • bettielee
    bettielee Posts: 74
    Shunnnn!!!!!!!! Shun the non believer!
  • doompony
    doompony Wellington, NZ Posts: 4,501
    you should be a LITTLE bit ashamed, at least.

    everytime you hear it on headphones you hear something new. it's choice.
  • doompony
    doompony Wellington, NZ Posts: 4,501
    bettielee wrote:
    Shunnnn!!!!!!!! Shun the non believer!

    heeeeeeeeehe!
  • DewieCox
    DewieCox Posts: 11,432
    Head to Walmart and get it for $5.

    It's my favorite on some days.
  • Big Giant Head
    Big Giant Head Posts: 67
    edited August 2010
    its all good now :)
    Post edited by Big Giant Head on
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  • halszka123
    halszka123 Posts: 1,109
    deedee0 wrote:
    I dont own Ten(reissue) ,Pearl Jam ,No code. Few months ago got Vitalogy. ITs just i newer even seen those cd-s in our stores.But i have Riot Act on legal tapes(yes you can still buy some stuff on tape:))doubled!DO not even think any other releases.also have Single Video Theory(was on sale:))Dont like buying in internet :( Please do not stone me!
    I don't own Ten- reissue too, just because... first - i thing the origina Ten was great, second - I heard SOLAT from Ten - reissue and IMO this what They did to this the greatset ever song was sooo .... hmmm... sad, and third - i will buy it, because I feel i must to support them even I think it was bad idea to reissue it, but not now\, when i expect the new album...
    Anyway - Back to Your post - Backspacer is my first cd of PJ which I bought by internet, I don't count the formers whoch i had on tapes (too).
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  • .lovethepj.
    .lovethepj. Posts: 119
    Go buy it. Really, it's a great album. Go. Now. :D
    I'll ride the wave where it takes me...
  • tcaporale
    tcaporale Posts: 1,577
    I own all of their studio albums, sans Lost Dogs, which doesn't really count as much since it's a compilation.

    I wanted to buy it, but it's pretty expensive at my local CD store as it's a double album.
  • P-Town-P-Jam-Fan
    P-Town-P-Jam-Fan Posts: 930
    Light Years = my favorite Binaural tune
    Gorge
  • Backspacer_Backer
    Backspacer_Backer Posts: 1,023
    if you claim to be a PJ fan and don't have one of their eight albums (so far), that is in fact pretty questionable. i mean they avg an album every 2-3 years. you can't scrape together enough time and money to support them?

    no wonder nobody likes you.
  • mrshock13
    mrshock13 Posts: 472
    MrMerkinball wrote:
    I have grown to like Binaural more and more over time.

    For me though, (don't get mad - I said for ME) the album was brilliant in parts (Of the Girl, Nothing as it Seems, Sleight of Hand, Parting ways, Grievance and Insignificance)

    ....and very weak in other parts: (Evacuation, Light Years, Thin Air).

    Of the Girl itself make it worth owning

    I completely agree. Those songs that you labeled as "brilliant" are some of the best tunes the band has put out. While those three "weak" songs are good, I do agree they aren't as high up on my list of the songs for the album, and I skip those three songs often, especially evacuation. Insignificane is one of my favorite Pearl Jam songs. This was actually the third album of the band's that I listened to, after VS and Riot Act.
  • Aaron 23
    Aaron 23 Allen, TX Posts: 543
    Binaural is easily my favorite album...then again, I'm not a huge fan of Ten (comparable to the rest of their releases), and love Riot Act...so who am I to tell you what's good in PJ's catalog? :lol:
  • Gern Blansten
    Gern Blansten Mar-A-Lago Posts: 22,823
    Anyone who doesn't own Binaural should be punched in the dick and banned from Ten Club....and forced to wear a symbol like a yellow star or something.
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  • Better Dan
    Better Dan Posts: 5,684
    Gern Blansten wrote:
    Anyone who doesn't own Binaural should be punched in the dick and banned from Ten Club....and forced to wear a symbol like a yellow star or something.


    :shock: :lol:
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  • I_Am_Mike
    I_Am_Mike Posts: 222
    it's the first studio release that i didn't fall for right away and it led me to stray from my intense fandom for a few years. it was a busy time in my life too, so that had something to do with not having the time to devote to digest it. i had a similar lukewarm reaction after riot act. looking back (and after listening over and over to many of the boots from both tours), i am completely crushed that i missed out. back around '03 a new friend who was a huge fan told me how much he really liked both. i gave them both another listen, many in fact. for whatever reason...an honest open mind, a more settled time in my life..whatever, they both really moved me. it re-ignited my PJ obsession, which began in 1992 but seemed destined to fizzle. there are just some great, great compositions on binaural.

    slightly on/off topic...on Light Years, has Ed ever said whose "light made us stars?" i always wondered if he was talking about andrew wood in the song, but that's just a guess. anyone?

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