Binaural/Riot Act

WhyGo91
WhyGo91 Posts: 639
edited December 2013 in The Porch
Can we talk about how completely underrated yet incredibly amazing these albums are?
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  • october22
    october22 Posts: 2,533
    Riot Act=Very good record

    Binaural=Their best record
  • Mean Joe
    Mean Joe Posts: 56
    I listen to Binaural constantly...
  • fox_mulderX
    fox_mulderX Posts: 1,134
    No, because they're not underrated or amazing.
  • Spankey's Popp
    Spankey's Popp Posts: 262
    Binaural, No Code, Vitalogy all run neck and neck for me as their masterpiece. Love it!

    Riot Act is great too and, you are right, severely underrated. My fave PJ tune comes off this record, Live Boat Captain.
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  • binauralsounds182
    binauralsounds182 Posts: 119
    God, yes. Let's please do that. My name may give you a hint as to how big a Binaural fan I am. Those two albums are simply incredible. And my first and only PJ show I got I am mine, THUMBING MY WAY, grievance, and SLEIGHT OF HAND. Sleight and You Are are songs that changed my life. I could talk for hours about those albums.
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  • SputNick
    SputNick Posts: 104
    they are not underrated for me :)

    Binaural the best PJ album. Three songs are in my top10 songs (Insignificance, Grievance, Parting Ways) and then of course NAIS, Light Years, Soon Forget, Rival, Breakerfall, Sleight, Of the girl, are all great songs (only evacuation is not a very good one imo).

    I was surprised to see Riot Act very low (most of the times at the bottom) of other fans preferences in another thread. its a great album too, it has some mysterious vibe, a little bit dark i think. Save you, Green disease, I am Mine, Bushleaguer, 1/2 full are my favorite songs from it but also LBC, Ghost, Can't Keep, You Are are amazing.

    i wish they'd play more of these albums live. it seems in this tour they play maximum 3-4 from both total...
    Binaural > Vs > No Code > Yield = Riot Act > Vitalogy > Ten > Pearl Jam > Dark Matter > Gigaton > Lightning Bolt > Backspacer
  • RoleModelsinBlood31
    RoleModelsinBlood31 Austin TX Posts: 6,254
    I have to admit I fell off the pj wagon when these two albums were released. Thanks to a friend- he got me back into it all with avocado... Anyway, never really gave them much of a listen even though I eventually got around to
    It. I like a few tracks off them but I definitely don't think they're a few of the best. Forced by nature as they were completing their contract with sony, they sound all alike and just, well, forced. NAIS and a few others are just pure awesome though I have to agree. I'm in the hunt for them on vinyl, the last 2 I need. Then I'll appreciate them more I'm sure. Spin, spin!
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  • The Waiting Trophy Man
    The Waiting Trophy Man Niagara region, Ontario, Canada Posts: 12,158
    Been spinning my own version of Binaural lastly. I mixed in the lost dogs tracks that were left off Binaural. I'm very fond of this period in the band's career. Before the dark days of Riot Act and the 4 year wait for Avocado. Easily som of their best material in the 2000's and the 2000 tour will always be special for me.
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  • RiotZact
    RiotZact Posts: 6,298
    These 2 seem to go hand and hand with most people but Binaural is my #1 and Riot Act is my #10 and both of them aren't even close (ok maybe backspacer is pretty close :lol: )
  • EarlWelsh
    EarlWelsh Buffalo, NY Posts: 1,127
    fox_mulderX wrote:
    No, because they're not underrated or amazing.

    I don't even know what to say.
  • Gern Blansten
    Gern Blansten Mar-A-Lago Posts: 22,919
    I've been pretty big on Binaural for a few years but just recently realized that I had been ignoring Riot Act.

    Just an amazing album. I put both of them above No Code
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  • LloydXmas
    LloydXmas Posts: 7,539
    fox_mulderX wrote:
    No, because they're not underrated or amazing.
    I can't stand the albums but I think the songs are good live.
  • WhyGo91
    WhyGo91 Posts: 639
    binauralsounds182 wrote:
    God, yes. Let's please do that. My name may give you a hint as to how big a Binaural fan I am. Those two albums are simply incredible. And my first and only PJ show I got I am mine, THUMBING MY WAY, grievance, and SLEIGHT OF HAND. Sleight and You Are are songs that changed my life. I could talk for hours about those albums.

    Yeah I think we've talked before about the lyrics of "Sleight of Hand". Man I love that song. :thumbup:
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  • danny
    danny Posts: 2,283
    i think they should play more songs of these albums on tour dont understand why they dont
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  • binauralsounds182
    binauralsounds182 Posts: 119
    WhyGo91 wrote:
    binauralsounds182 wrote:
    God, yes. Let's please do that. My name may give you a hint as to how big a Binaural fan I am. Those two albums are simply incredible. And my first and only PJ show I got I am mine, THUMBING MY WAY, grievance, and SLEIGHT OF HAND. Sleight and You Are are songs that changed my life. I could talk for hours about those albums.

    Yeah I think we've talked before about the lyrics of "Sleight of Hand". Man I love that song. :thumbup:
    Oh dang that was us! Haha I'm just obsessive with the way some of these songs speak to me...I know we all have songs like that
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  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,846
    Binaural: A great album that still hasn't clicked for me. Some day it's probably just gonna sneak up on me and knock me on my ass. :D

    Riot Act: At first I didn't care for it all. It took time for it to get under my skin and seep into my brain. It's now very high on my list- one of my very favorites. To me, an amazing album.
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  • fox_mulderX
    fox_mulderX Posts: 1,134
    LloydXmas wrote:
    fox_mulderX wrote:
    No, because they're not underrated or amazing.
    I can't stand the albums but I think the songs are good live.

    I wouldn't say I can't stand the albums because both offer some really great songs. On the other hand, both offer some of the worst songs in PJs catalogue.
  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 51,030
    Binaural and Riot Act are my favorite PJ albums. I am completely baffled as to why Binaural and RA aren't loved by all. I think they're genius. I don't feel like there is a bad song on either album, and many of them are top of my list for PJ songs. Binaural has a slight edge for me because Green Disease doesn't quite fit musically on RA IMO (even though the song's meaning does), but they are both desert island albums for me.
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  • jumbojet
    jumbojet Posts: 1,484
    Binaural is a masterpiece and RA is very close to it, a great album. Grievance and Insignificance are 2 of my favorites.

    People tend to pair these 2 albums but I think RA is closer to Avocado. Binaural gives more of No Code taste to me.
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  • Apone
    Apone Posts: 589
    Agreed.

    Binaural is in my top 3 albums and Riot Act is also a classic.
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