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Binaural [CD]

Pearl Jam | Format: Audio CD
4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (33 customer reviews)
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Biographyby Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Pearl Jam rose from the ashes of Mother Love Bone to become the most popular American rock & roll band of the '90s. After vocalist Andrew Wood overdosed on heroin in 1990, guitarist Stone Gossard and bassist Jeff Ament assembled a new band, bringing in Mike McCready on lead guitar and recording a demo with Soundgarden's Matt Cameron on drums. Thanks to future… Read more in Amazon's Pearl Jam Store

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  • Audio CD (20 May 2002)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Format: CD
  • Label: Sony Music CMG
  • ASIN: B00004T2EG
  • Other Editions: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  Mini-Disc  |  MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (33 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 16,787 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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Listen11. Sleight Of Hand 4:47£0.89
Listen12. Soon Forget 1:46£0.89
Listen13. Parting Ways 3:49£0.89
Listen14. Typing0:28£0.89

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If "The Weight" hadn't been nabbed as a song title in the decade in which Pearl Jam's musical aesthetic was formed, it would have made an apt handle for the (uniquely) more Methodist than Bacchanalian rock band whose music has always been utter heaviness, if not actual weariness, incarnate. And nine years after Ten, that supremely weighty debut that's as much landmass as landmark on the American rock planet, on they trudge. And trudge, and trudge, dragging another too-long album which, though ably captured by Tchad Blake, will be greeted-like every predecessor without tracks called "Jeremy" and "Even flow"--with faint disappointment. Which isn't to say Binaural lacks the core Pearl Jam virtues: awe-inspiring live muscularity, determinedly unfashionable riffs and the achingly true-hearted Eddie Vedder's decade-defining howl and piled-high baggage of guilt, sincerity and humility which, perhaps alone in his line of work, he actually means. And in comparison to the awkward musical wilfulness of 1998's Yield, Binaural is a solid, straight-ahead reassertion of this most straight-ahead of bands' first principles. The roiling, Who-ish "Breakerfall" and nervy "God's Dice" kickoff with heads-down urgency; an almost airy "Soon Forget" does something charming with ukeleles; a yearning "Light Years" is the sweetest of the ballads and the fitful, no-more-grunge-titled "Grievance" takes on the World Trade Organisation. Although, unfortunately--and perhaps appropriately in a world made for strutting fakes and egotists rather than pure hearts--it's almost impossible, if anyone's listening, to decipher what Vedder's saying. --Jennifer Nine

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I don't understand this album, it'll always be something of an enigma to me. I can only assume the reason this gets slated so much by critics is because it was too commerical. Other than that it is track after track of modern, coherant, superior rock music. I love it.

Most Pearl Jam albums have a quirky, experimental side to them. This is perhaps the only one that doesn't. Even 'Yield' has "Push Me, Pull Me".

"Gods' Dice" is perhaps the finest fast-rocker since "Animal", "Light Years" is an excellent slow, almost ballady number followed by the single and perhaps strongest hit they've had since 'Ten'; "Nothing as it Seems", which I love. One of their strongest songs both lyrically and musically. This is in turn followed by another classic, beautiful song, "Thin Air", which is a Gossard number. Absolutely beautiful.

There are some other crackers here such as "Insignificance", "Rival" (love it) and of course the excellent "Parting Ways." The only song I'm not overly keen on is "Evacuation" but then again it is a Matt Cameron song, which isn't neccessarily a bad thing, just not classic Pearl Jam style. Finally we have "Of The Girl", probably the least accessible song on the entire album and yet one which I now love thanks to the acoustic rendition on the new acoustic double-CD, 'Live at Benaroya Hall'. If Pearl Jam can make an album as consistent, coherant and altogether brilliant as this again, then then will indeed be the greatest band of the 90's.

Beautiful, poignant and in some parts rockin'.

5 Stars.

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
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this is the amazing stuff Eddie and the guys keep coming back with time and again. Could everyone stop comparing it to Ten, es Ten was good, great, even fantastic bit for those of you who jumped on the Pearl Jam bandwagon because of Ten get over it - they are so much more than that. Listen to this CD and others and you will notice the same magic Pearl Jam creates running through all of the them. For those too young to have been with Pearl Jam since the beginning you can't go wrong starting with Binaural but do not overlook No Code et al - masterpieces one and all
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Having bought all of Pearl Jam's last six albums, I know how much their music has varied from cover to cover, but BINURAL shows one of the largest changest in Pearl Jams' style since Vitalogy.

The overlapping lyrics on 'Breakerfall' and 'Gods Dice' are very eminent when listening for the first time, and 'sleight of hand' has strong Soundgarden influences.

This is most likely a result of Matt Cameron (formerly of Soundgarden) arriving on drums, who adds a completely new dimension to the beat in all the songs. You only have to listen to the opening of Greivance to realise his effect.

The changes have an overall fantastic effect and after only a few times of listening, you'll be guarenteed to be loving the new Pearl Jam sound. Especially 'Light Years', which is by far the best track on the album and one of the best songs Pearl Jam have ever produced.

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Most Recent Customer Reviews
Awesome
Awesome in every single way, that is all, one of Pearl Jam's most underrated albums for the casual fan but loved by their long time fans!
Published 4 months ago by jose paiva
B(uy)I(t)N(ow)Aural
I can't believe people say this is a weak performance by Pearl Jam. Are they listening to the right album?! Read more
Published on 11 May 2010 by Mister C. Rooney
Give it a chance
Upon first listen, Binaural became my least favourite PJ record. With the exception of Breakerfall, I felt this album offered nothing. Read more
Published on 27 Mar 2008 by SBS
One of the very best PJ albums
Quite simply, this is my favourite since Vs. The songs are of a very good standard the whole way through the album and it's this consistency which raises Binaural above many albums... Read more
Published on 23 Jan 2008 by Adamski
Pearl Jam, with such classics as their earlier albums, do moderately...
One thing that is good about Pearl Jam is they are not afraid to grow. They do not stand and milk a formula, but move on, growing as musicans. Read more
Published on 2 Oct 2007 by Mike London
Tidy sound
Binaural is an impressive CD. The produced sound is tight and fills the room.

What I especially like about the sound in this album is the humility of the vocals in the... Read more
Published on 19 Jan 2007 by Eanna
As always, very good
Pearl Jam seems to be one of the very few consistently great rock bands on the planet. 'Binaural' is no exception. Read more
Published on 19 July 2004 by Rasmus Hastrup
Independant thought from a now hooked fan...
I'd never heard any of Pearl Jam's music and although I like heavy rock, I've never been a big grunge fan, and seeing as my CD collection began as an archive of mainstream Britpop,... Read more
Published on 27 Jan 2004
Pearl Jam's best?
Having heard all the Pearl Jam albums I think that this is the best full album they've put together. Read more
Published on 19 July 2003 by "beckywad441"
Not quite there yet
Following on from 'Yield' Pearl Jam seemed to have begun to enjoy writing ballsy music again. The daft creativity of 'Vitalogy' is finally exorcised by this album. Read more
Published on 2 Jun 2003 by madradubh
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