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Binaural: Where does it rank?

dmaradona10dmaradona10 Posts: 915
edited May 2016 in The Porch
Are a top or a bottom?
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Binaural: Where does it rank? 243 votes

Top 5
56%
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Bottom 5
43%
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  • PureandEasyPureandEasy Posts: 5,818
    Top 5
    It's my favorite.
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  • pledgeagrievancepledgeagrievance Posts: 2,874
    Bottom 5
    Bottom 5. I love the Binaural and its only in the bottom because Yield, No Code, Vitalogy, Vs., and Ten are so fucking good
  • AT302834AT302834 San Diego Posts: 39
    Top 5
    Definitely a top five for me.
  • SVRDhand13SVRDhand13 Posts: 26,975
    Bottom 5
    #8 for me
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  • HesCalledDyerHesCalledDyer Maryland Posts: 16,489
    Top 5
    Probably #2 for me. I've never been able to rank them 1 through 10, but Binaural is certainly up there for me.
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  • dimitrispearljamdimitrispearljam Posts: 139,721
    Top 5
    SO EASY ANSWER
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  • MayDay10MayDay10 Posts: 11,844
    Top 5
    Its tough to say. There are different scales for different things.

    As far as seeing an album live... I would definitely rank it above the 3 more recent releases and in front of Ten and Vs... probably Vitalogy. It would be 2nd for me in that case. I feel like we hear the high points of most of their 'best' albums regularly enough

    As far as just straight up studio album... It would be ahead of the most recent 3... Dont think I can put it ahead of the 1st 2 or No Code. Its kind of a toss up between Yield, Vitalogy, Binaural, and Riot Act for that 4th and 5th spot. Depending on my mood
  • SputNickSputNick Posts: 104
    Top 5
    #1
    My favorite album in general, not only PJ.
    :rock_on:
    Binaural > Vs > No Code > Yield = Riot Act > Vitalogy > Ten > Pearl Jam > Dark Matter > Gigaton > Lightning Bolt > Backspacer
  • PJ_SoulPJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,543
    Top 5
    It's my #1 too.
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  • pjhawkspjhawks Posts: 12,884
    I don't listen to the studio albums all that much so go mostly with the bootlegs, and Binaural is not one of the top 5 that songs that transfer live. I'd put it in the bottom 5 for sure.

  • SwordoSwordo Posts: 266
    Bottom 5
    pledgeagrievance said:

    Bottom 5. I love the Binaural and its only in the bottom because Yield, No Code, Vitalogy, Vs., and Ten are so fucking good

    This.
  • SmallestOceansSmallestOceans Posts: 13,542
    Top 5
    One of my favorite records ever made. All the little intracacies and complexities make it a real enjoyable experience. It's their closest thing to a concept album. Either you get it or you don't i guess.
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  • DeamonDeamon Posts: 167
    Bottom 5
    I'd expect you'd get similar "60% top 5" results if you did this for almost any album though.
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  • shetellsherselfshetellsherself New Jersey Posts: 8,835
    Top 5
    SmallestOceans said:

    One of my favorite records ever made. All the little intracacies and complexities make it a real enjoyable experience. It's their closest thing to a concept album. Either you get it or you don't i guess.

    Agree completely.
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  • PJ_SoulPJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,543
    edited May 2016
    Top 5
    Deamon said:

    I'd expect you'd get similar "60% top 5" results if you did this for almost any album though.

    Obviously not for the last two albums, and maybe not for Avocado (but maybe... it's definitely in my top 5 anyway). Otherwise, that's likely true.
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  • pjalive21pjalive21 St. Louis, MO Posts: 2,818
    Bottom 5
    pledgeagrievance said:

    Bottom 5. I love the Binaural and its only in the bottom because Yield, No Code, Vitalogy, Vs., and Ten are so fucking good

    Bingo!
  • RiotZactRiotZact Posts: 6,292
    Top 5
    My personal favorite.
  • BrainofBGABrainofBGA Australia Posts: 4,532
    Top 5
    Probably squeezed into the bottom of my top 5. When a new album comes out (eventually) I think it will sit in the middle separating my top 5 and bottom 5.

    Doesn't come close to Vitalogy, No Code, Yield, Vs, LB for me, but sits ahead of Ten, Riot Act, Avacado, Backspacer. Not necessarily in those orders.
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  • bootlegger10bootlegger10 Posts: 16,216
    Top 5
    Binaural could just have Nothing as it Seems on it and I would still have it in the top 5. Maybe not better than Riot Act, but would trade the other three albums for NAIS.
  • WashMyLoveWashMyLove Posts: 804
    Top 5
    Binaural is so underrated. It's such a powerful album lyrically & McCready guitar sounds AMAZING!!
  • ambst95ambst95 Posts: 125
    Bottom 5
    It's a great album but is dwarfed by the power of Ten, Vs, Vitalogy, No Code, and Yield on my mind. I think the reason a lot of fans rank Binaural higher on their lists are the 2000 bootlegs. It's the first album that you could collect in 72 ways. That alone probably helps cement some of the songs on that album in to people's minds.
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  • dkast85dkast85 NYC area Posts: 99
    Bottom 5
    pledgeagrievance said:

    Bottom 5. I love the Binaural and its only in the bottom because Yield, No Code, Vitalogy, Vs., and Ten are so fucking good

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  • DegeneratefkDegeneratefk Posts: 3,123
    Bottom 5
    Not only in my bottom 5, but it's in my bottom 2. It beats only backspacer.
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  • Kev - Coat and KeysKev - Coat and Keys Earth Posts: 357
    Bottom 5
    Great album, but still my #7.
    I always wonder with these questions if there is an age factor to responses and all us children of the 70s will struggle to put the post-Yield albums in a top 5.
  • MedozKMedozK Tennessee Posts: 9,212
    Bottom 5
    pledgeagrievance said:

    Bottom 5. I love the Binaural and its only in the bottom because Yield, No Code, Vitalogy, Vs., and Ten are so fucking good

  • ComeToTXComeToTX Austin Posts: 8,040
    Bottom 5
    #6 for me but a great rekkid.
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  • WobbieWobbie Posts: 31,157
    easy top 5, altho rankings are tough except for the bottom two :whistle:
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  • october22october22 Posts: 2,533
    Top 5
    It's their best.
  • october22october22 Posts: 2,533
    Top 5
    Is it weird that I'm happy they played it but pissed I wasn't there for it? It just makes me even more annoyed at the setlist for MSG 2. I was there. It was obviously awesome because it was PJ but fuck... The setlist was so goddamn boring and the next bunch of shows in Canada were incredible. I guess Ed feels like he has to play their better-known songs in NY because it's such a big market. I have to start traveling more...
  • guacamolejoeguacamolejoe Posts: 2,396
    dimitrispearljam said:

    SO EASY ANSWER

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