1. Breakerfall
2. Gods' Dice
3. Evacuation
4. Light Years
5. Nothing As It Seems
6. Thin Air
7. Insignificance
8. Of The Girl
9. Grievance
10. Rival
11. Sleight Of Hand
12. Soon Forget
13. Parting Ways
14. Typing
Editorial Reviews
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Pearl Jam lowered its profile after becoming a worldwide musical phenomenon in
the early '90s, pulling back from the touring, radio, and press fronts. And this
diverse 13-song outing, lacking another "Alive" or "Better Man," isn't the album
to thrust Pearl Jam back into the limelight. Binaural kicks out the jams with
a grandiosity worthy of the Who, as Pearl Jam roars through the loose, raucous
two-minute-plus opener "Breakerfall" and into another brief rave-up, "God's Dice."
Quickly, though, the loud MC5-style guitar outpourings that begin PJ's seventh
album (and first to feature former Soundgarden drummer Matt Cameron) morph into
the edgy, taut "Evacuation" and the midtempo "Light Years." The spare, mournful
"Nothing as It Seems" (with lyrics and music by bassist Jeff Ament), "Thin Air,"
and the lilting "Parting Ways" all reflect romantic introspection. Eddie Vedder's
poignant ukulele-accompanied "Soon Forget" is an affecting aside, and the rollicking
"Insignificance" and Middle Eastern-tinged "Of the Girl" are all noteworthy. That's
a strong lineup, but Binaural nevertheless falls short of the heights this talented
group scaled in the past. --Katherine Turman
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