Binaural (album)

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Binaural
Studio album by Pearl Jam
Cover

Publication
(s)

May 16, 2000

admission

September 1999 - January 2000

Label (s) Epic Records

Format (s)

CD , LP

Genre (s)

Alternative rock , grunge , psychedelic rock

Title (number)

13

running time

52:02

occupation

production

Tchad Blake , Pearl Jam

Studio (s)

Studio Litho, Seattle , Washington

chronology
Yield
(1998)
Binaural Riot Act
(2002)
Single releases
April 25, 2000 Nothing as It Seems
July 18, 2000 Light Years

Binaural (German: "two-eared", see also binaural sound recording ) is the sixth studio album by the American rock band Pearl Jam . The album was released in May 2000 on Epic Records / Sony Music . The cover shows the hourglass nebula .

history

After the album Yield , the band took a short break. Binaural was recorded with Tchad Blake from September 1999 to January 2000 at Studio Litho, Seattle , Washington . Here was Eddie Vedder a writer's block to overcome. Guitarist Mike McCready had to undergo rehabilitation because of drug problems . The band members initially worked individually on the song material - only then did a joint work process take place. Vedder called the work on the album a "construction job", in German a "construction order".

On May 23, 2000, the binaural tour for the album began in Lisbon . It led first through Europe, then through North America. From this tour the band released 72 so-called " official bootlegs ". A DVD entitled Touring Band 2000 was also released .

reception

The album debuted at number 2 on the Billboard 200 and reached number 4 on the German charts. Binaural was the first album that did not reach platinum status. It has been certified gold by the RIAA .

Track list

  1. Breakerfall (Vedder) - 2:19
  2. Gods' Dice (Ament) - 2:26
  3. Evacuation (Cameron, Vedder) - 2:56
  4. Light Years (Gossard, McCready, Vedder) - 5:06
  5. Nothing as It Seems (Ament) - 5:22
  6. Thin Air (Gossard) - 3:32
  7. Insignificance (Vedder) - 4:28
  8. Of the Girl (Gossard) - 5:07
  9. Grievance (Vedder) - 3:14
  10. Rival (Gossard) - 3:38
  11. Sleight of Hand (Ament, Vedder) - 4:47
  12. Soon Forget (Vedder) - 1:46
  13. Parting Ways (Vedder) - 7:17

Individual evidence

  1. http://www.fivehorizons.com/archive/articles/rs_oz_0800.shtml
  2. riaa.com