Binaural: Official Album Thread

General Pearl Jam discussion.
Post Reply

Rate Binaural

5 Stars: A top tier album
98
50%
4 Stars: A very good album
73
37%
3 Stars: Average
20
10%
2: Stars: I expect more
5
3%
1 Star: Embarrassing
0
No votes
 
Total votes: 196

User avatar
epilogue
We All We Got, We All We Need
Posts: 84843
Joined: Tue January 01, 2013 5:33 pm
Location: Ghorman
Contact:

Re: Binaural: Official Album Thread

Post by epilogue »

Binaural is so good
User avatar
B
Troglodyte
Posts: 24951
Joined: Wed December 19, 2012 9:53 pm
Twitter: https://bsky.app/profile/rectormsw.bsky.social
Location: Chapel Hill, NC, USA

Re: Binaural: Official Album Thread

Post by B »

B wrote:Image
Well, the Blu-ray does display the lyric sheets on the screen, so that's a plus.
Everything's perfectly all right now. We're fine. We're all fine here, now, thank you. How are you?
User avatar
B
Troglodyte
Posts: 24951
Joined: Wed December 19, 2012 9:53 pm
Twitter: https://bsky.app/profile/rectormsw.bsky.social
Location: Chapel Hill, NC, USA

Re: Binaural: Official Album Thread

Post by B »

stip wrote: evacuation- maybe atmos
Definitely Atmos.
Everything's perfectly all right now. We're fine. We're all fine here, now, thank you. How are you?
User avatar
B
Troglodyte
Posts: 24951
Joined: Wed December 19, 2012 9:53 pm
Twitter: https://bsky.app/profile/rectormsw.bsky.social
Location: Chapel Hill, NC, USA

Re: Binaural: Official Album Thread

Post by B »

Was Thin Air always this good?
Everything's perfectly all right now. We're fine. We're all fine here, now, thank you. How are you?
User avatar
Buby
Future Drummer
Posts: 2777
Joined: Fri January 04, 2013 9:08 pm
Location: West of Deedle

Re: Binaural: Official Album Thread

Post by Buby »

B wrote:Was Thin Air always this good?
Yeah, but now the backing vocals are very present.
liebzz
I've been POOSSTTIiiEEnngeeaahh
Posts: 10365
Joined: Thu January 03, 2013 7:55 pm

Re: Binaural: Official Album Thread

Post by liebzz »

B wrote:
B wrote:Image
Well, the Blu-ray does display the lyric sheets on the screen, so that's a plus.
So the song is about Abraham Lincoln after all.
User avatar
B
Troglodyte
Posts: 24951
Joined: Wed December 19, 2012 9:53 pm
Twitter: https://bsky.app/profile/rectormsw.bsky.social
Location: Chapel Hill, NC, USA

Re: Binaural: Official Album Thread

Post by B »

liebzz wrote:
B wrote:
B wrote:Image
Well, the Blu-ray does display the lyric sheets on the screen, so that's a plus.
So the song is about Abraham Lincoln after all.
His light made us stars.
Everything's perfectly all right now. We're fine. We're all fine here, now, thank you. How are you?
User avatar
stip
The worst
Posts: 42946
Joined: Thu December 13, 2012 6:31 pm

Re: Binaural: Official Album Thread

Post by stip »

B wrote:Was Thin Air always this good?
no
User avatar
i got bugs
Rank This Poster
Posts: 4231
Joined: Wed January 02, 2013 4:07 pm

Re: Binaural: Official Album Thread

Post by i got bugs »

stip wrote:if binaural was

Breakerfall - atmos
gods dice - atmos
evacuation- maybe atmos
light years - original
nothing as it seems - original
thin air - atmos
insignificance- original
of the girl - atmos
grievance - either
rival - atmos
sleight of hand - atmos
soon forget - either
parting ways - atmos

binaural moves up 2-4 spots in my rankings
This might be a dumb question but is there any way someone can up n share a link of this.. id like to hear it but I don't have the best audio in my house/tv so a blu ray (I guess I'd play thru my old xbox) would do me no good
User avatar
B
Troglodyte
Posts: 24951
Joined: Wed December 19, 2012 9:53 pm
Twitter: https://bsky.app/profile/rectormsw.bsky.social
Location: Chapel Hill, NC, USA

Re: Binaural: Official Album Thread

Post by B »

I can't make myself like Sleight of Hand.
Everything's perfectly all right now. We're fine. We're all fine here, now, thank you. How are you?
User avatar
Buby
Future Drummer
Posts: 2777
Joined: Fri January 04, 2013 9:08 pm
Location: West of Deedle

Re: Binaural: Official Album Thread

Post by Buby »

B wrote:I can't make myself like Sleight of Hand.
How can you not?
That shit grabs me from the opening: *snare *snare
User avatar
epilogue
We All We Got, We All We Need
Posts: 84843
Joined: Tue January 01, 2013 5:33 pm
Location: Ghorman
Contact:

Re: Binaural: Official Album Thread

Post by epilogue »

Buby wrote:
B wrote:I can't make myself like Sleight of Hand.
How can you not?
That shit grabs me from the opening: *snare *snare
:heartbeat:

I love you so much, Bub.
User avatar
wease
Major Dude
Posts: 40165
Joined: Sat January 05, 2013 1:57 pm
Location: Where everybody knows your name

Re: Binaural: Official Album Thread

Post by wease »

B wrote:I can't make myself like Sleight of Hand.
It took me a while with it. Still can’t get into NAIS, tho.
Let me tell you, Homer Simpson is cock of nothing!
- C. Montgomery Burns
User avatar
epilogue
We All We Got, We All We Need
Posts: 84843
Joined: Tue January 01, 2013 5:33 pm
Location: Ghorman
Contact:

Re: Binaural: Official Album Thread

Post by epilogue »

Insignificance and Sleight of Hand have always been my top 2 favorite songs on Binaural.

I struggled with the record when it first dropped in the sense that I thought it was far and away PJ's least accessible album (for me) at the time. I still liked it. But it felt bloated. There was a time when I only listened to the record as an EP:

Nothing As It Seems
Thin Air
Insignificance
Rival
Sleight of Hand
User avatar
B
Troglodyte
Posts: 24951
Joined: Wed December 19, 2012 9:53 pm
Twitter: https://bsky.app/profile/rectormsw.bsky.social
Location: Chapel Hill, NC, USA

Re: Binaural: Official Album Thread

Post by B »

wease wrote:
B wrote:I can't make myself like Sleight of Hand.
It took me a while with it. Still can’t get into NAIS, tho.
I've been working on it for 25 years.
Everything's perfectly all right now. We're fine. We're all fine here, now, thank you. How are you?
User avatar
Buby
Future Drummer
Posts: 2777
Joined: Fri January 04, 2013 9:08 pm
Location: West of Deedle

Re: Binaural: Official Album Thread

Post by Buby »

epilogue wrote:
Buby wrote:
B wrote:I can't make myself like Sleight of Hand.
How can you not?
That shit grabs me from the opening: *snare *snare
:heartbeat:

I love you so much, Bub.
:luv:
User avatar
Teeeeeekay
AnalLog
Posts: 1027
Joined: Mon October 26, 2015 9:30 pm

Re: Binaural: Official Album Thread

Post by Teeeeeekay »

B wrote:I can't make myself like Sleight of Hand.
Might be in my PJ Top 5. 10 for sure.

It definitely comes through better live.
User avatar
stip
The worst
Posts: 42946
Joined: Thu December 13, 2012 6:31 pm

Re: Binaural: Official Album Thread

Post by stip »

I have seen sleight of hand live twice, nearly twenty years apart. Both times it was like opening an airlock
Kalevi
likes rhythmic things that butt up against each other
Posts: 620
Joined: Thu June 27, 2013 2:40 pm

Re: Binaural: Official Album Thread

Post by Kalevi »

I've seen SoH once. It was about 2 weeks ago. It was outstanding. I'm grateful for the opportunity to have heard it. The two guys who were playing games on their phone and loudly talking to each other loudly the whole show seemed unimpressed
Last edited by Kalevi on Thu June 05, 2025 2:32 am, edited 1 time in total.
User avatar
stip
The worst
Posts: 42946
Joined: Thu December 13, 2012 6:31 pm

Re: Binaural: Official Album Thread

Post by stip »

i was there. i assumed everyone on their phone was just checking it off of their live footsteps profile
Post Reply