Binaural with headphones...

StillHere wrote:

STUPID QUESTION HERE

is the recording on CD in binaural sound as well...or just the vinyl?

veddertown wrote:

Any music on headphones sounds better but there really is a new dimension to Binaural. Add pot, lights off, lava lamp and full volume through decent headphones and you'll hardly recognize it as the same album. I listen to it now more than ever and by the way for those who still slate Riot Act you should try it with headphones too because it has quite a lot of hidden sounds and it really deserves full attention to be properly appreciated.

mcameronrocks wrote:

Mitch8415 wrote:

MAS wrote:

Anybody know which tracks off binaural were recorded binaurally?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binaural_%28album%29

Recording

For its sixth album, Pearl Jam brought in producer Tchad Blake, known for his use of binaural recording. Binaural recording techniques were utilized on several tracks, such as the acoustic "Of the Girl." The songs are also identified with an asterisk next to the song names in the lyric book. This was the first Pearl Jam studio album following the departure of drummer Jack Irons, and features drummer Matt Cameron, formerly of Soundgarden, who had previously drummed on Pearl Jam's U.S. Yield Tour. Binaural was recorded in late 1999 and early 2000 in Seattle, Washington at Studio Litho, which is owned by guitarist Stone Gossard.[1]

Similar to the process for Yield, the band members worked on material individually before starting the recording sessions together.[2] Lead vocalist Eddie Vedder called the making of the album "a construction job."[3] Binaural was the first album since the band's debut that was not produced by Brendan O'Brien. Gossard stated that the band "felt like it was time to try something new,"[2] and that they "were ready for a change."[4] Regarding Blake, Gossard said, "He was just there for us the whole time, wanting us to create different moods."[5] The album was initially mixed at Sunset Sound Factory in Los Angeles, California with Blake; however, the band proved to be dissatisfied with how the mixes turned out,[6] wanting the songs to sound "heavier."[7] The band then turned to its former producer O'Brien, who was called in to remix several tracks at his mixing facility at Southern Tracks in Atlanta, Georgia.[8] It was with O'Brien that the band determined the final sequencing of the album.[9]

During the making of the album the band ran into several problems. Vedder has admitted that while working on the album he suffered from writer's block, which made it difficult for him to come up with lyrics.[10] This apparently inspired the hidden track "Writer's Block" that appears at the end of the album. Vedder had written music for several songs, including "Insignificance" and "Grievance", but was having trouble coming up with lyrics for the songs.[6] He decided to not write any more music, and to focus only on lyrics, even banning himself from playing guitar. Unable to write more lyrics, Vedder said he saw a ukulele and thought "that's not a guitar," and wrote the song "Soon Forget" using the ukulele.[11] Guitarist Mike McCready went into rehabilitation to receive treatment for an addiction to prescription drugs.[6][9] Gossard said that "because Mike wasn't all there, and there was a 'get-to-know-you' thing with Matt, everyone wasn't on the same page."[4]

All lyrics written by Eddie Vedder, except where noted, all music composed by Vedder, except where noted.
No. Title Lyrics Music Length
1. "Breakerfall" 2:19
2. "Gods' Dice" Jeff Ament Ament 2:26
3. "Evacuation" Matt Cameron 2:56
4. "Light Years" Stone Gossard, Mike McCready, Vedder 5:06
5. "Nothing as It Seems[*]" Ament Ament 5:22
6. "Thin Air" Gossard Gossard 3:32
7. "Insignificance" 4:28
8. "Of the Girl[*]" Gossard Gossard 5:07
9. "Grievance" 3:14
10. "Rival[*]" Gossard Gossard 3:38
11. "Sleight of Hand[*]" Ament 4:47
12. "Soon Forget[*]" 1:46
13. "Parting Ways" 7:17

^ I "Parting Ways" contains the hidden track "Writer's Block" at 6:49.

^ * Asterisk denote the use of binaural recording techniques

Very interesting...I thought the entire album was recording "binauraly"....still an unbelievable album.