Binaural

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studio album
First released:
May 16 2000

Overview Edit

Binaural is the sixth studio album by the American alternative rock band Pearl Jam, released on May 16, 2000 through Epic Records. Following a full-scale tour in support of its previous album, Yield (1998), Pearl Jam took a short break before reconvening toward the end of 1999 to commence work on a new album. The music on the record featured an experimental sound, evidenced on songs that utilized binaural recording techniques.

Binaural debuted at number two on the Billboard 200. The album became the first Pearl Jam studio album to fail to reach platinum status. The album's 2000 tour spawned an enormous collection of official bootleg releases. The album has been certified gold by the RIAA in the United States.

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Record label:
Catalog number:
63665
Release dates:
  • May 16 2000 in United States

Genres

Alternative, Alternative Rock, Grunge, Hard Rock, Rock. Vote on Genres

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5 stars the most developed pearl jam album
This album more than met my expectations...Although it may be a fruitless effort to compare pearl jam albums with one another, I can't understand why people have such negative things to say about Binaural. The tracks on this album individually show more development than those on any other album. Just because there isn't a song that sounds like Even Flow or Alive, does that make it a bad album? Does that make it "fall short"? What other comments have I heard? "Not fun"..what are you talking about…
Written by JC_John "JC"
3 stars There are enough reviews here...
There are enough reviews here that chances are, this will never be read. I don't think it matters, this isn't really a particularly articulate review. I personally am not in love with this album, and although Riot Act, Pearl Jam's more recent album, has grown on me quite a bit, I've got to say I don't think this one will. I've listened through it over ten times, and yes, it has gotten better, but many of the tracks just don't have the richness that you expect from Pearl Jam. I remember when I fi…
Written by Ben Manson

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Credits Edit

  1. composer

    1. Eddie Vedder [guitar, vocals, ukulele; credited as "Jerome Turner" for album concept]
    2. Jeff Ament [bass guitar, inside photography]
    3. Mike McCready [guitar]
    4. Stone Gossard [guitar]
  2. design

    1. Liz Burns [assistance with NASA photos]
  3. engineer

    1. Adam Samuels [second engineers]
    2. Ashley Stubbert [second engineers]
    3. Brendan O'Brien [mixing]
    4. John Burton [Assistant Engineer]
  1. performer

    1. April Cameron [viola]
    2. Justine Foy [cello]
    3. Matt Cameron [Drummer]
    4. Mitchell Froom [keyboard, harmonium]
    5. Pete Thomas [percussion]
    6. Wendy Melvoin [percussion]
  2. producer

    1. Tchad Blake [production, mixing, portraits]

Other versions Edit

Binaural 13 tracks format: 1 x CD
record label: Epic
catalog number: 494590 2
release dates: 2000 in Europe
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Binaural 14 tracks format: 1 x CD
catalog number: 63665
release dates: May 16 2000
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Binaural 13 tracks format: 1 x CD
catalog number: 494590 2
release dates: Mar 11 2008
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