Binaural [Blu-Ray Audio]

by Pearl Jam

Overview

If anything, Pearl Jam was even more in the wilderness -- at least as far as the mainstream was concerned -- at the beginning of 2000 than they were in the second half of the '90s. Even with "Last Kiss," their first big hit single since Ten, under their belts, they were an anomaly on the pop and rock scenes. They were the only one of their old grunge colleagues still standing intact, and they were genuinely alone. No peers, and too sincere to even consider fitting into a pop scene dominated by 'N Sync on one side and Limp Bizkit on the other. Not surprisingly, they chose to persevere, ignoring trends, completely in favor of being a classicist rock band. This should come as no surprise, since that's what they've done since No Code and, perhaps, Vitalogy, but the real surprise about their sixth studio album Binaural is that it finds the group roaring back to life without dramatically changing the direction they followed on No Code and Yield. Maybe the addition of a new drummer, former Soundgarden member Matt Cameron, has kicked the band to life, but that unfairly dismisses Jack Irons' worthy contributions. Instead, the difference is focus -- though Pearl Jam is trying a lot of different styles, certainly more so than on Yield, they pull it all off better. The songs are sharper, the production is layered, and the performances are as compassionate as ever, resulting in their finest album since Vitalogy. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	06/06/2025
Label:	Sony Legacy
UPC:	0198028872690

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Pearl Jam   Primary Artist
Mitchell Froom   Guest Artist,Harmonica,Harmonium,Keyboards
Eddie Vedder   Guitar,Vocals,Ukulele
Jeff Ament   Bass
Wendy Melvoin   Percussion
Matt Cameron   Drums
Mike McCready   Guitar
Stone Gossard   Guitar
Pete Thomas   Percussion
Justine Foy   Cello
April Cameron   Viola
Dakota   Vocals

Technical Credits

Tchad Blake   Mixing,Engineer,Producer,Portraits
Pearl Jam   Producer
Eddie Vedder   Composer,Lyricist
John Burton   Assistant Engineer
Jeff Ament   Composer,Lyricist,Photography
Matt Cameron   Composer,Lyricist
Mike McCready   Composer
Brendan O'Brien   Mixing,Mixing Engineer
Adam Samuels   Engineer,Assistant Engineer
Stone Gossard   Composer,Lyricist
Matt Bayles   Engineer
Ashley Stubbert   Engineer,Assistant Engineer
Jerome Turner   Concept