Pearl Jam. Binaural (2000)

Binaural is Pearl Jam's sixth studio album, released on May 16, 2000 through Epic Records. As of 2007, Binaural has been certified gold in the United States.

Binaural found the band dabbling with experimental art rock. The album is the band's first to not contain any cursing in the lyrics, despite the ferocity of some of the music and subject matter. "Soon Forget" is heavily influenced by The Who song "Blue, Red and Grey" (from The Who by Numbers LP). Eddie thanks Pete Townshend on the lyric sheet. Additionally, the intro to the opening track "Breakerfall" uses the riff from the song "I Can See for Miles" by The Who. Guitarist Stone Gossard penned the lyrics for three songs on the album ("Thin Air", "Of the Girl", and "Rival"), and bassist Jeff Ament for two ("Gods' Dice" and "Nothing As It Seems").

The cover art image for this album is a Hubble Space Telescope photo of the Hourglass Nebula. Hubble Space Telescope photos of the Helix Nebula and Eagle Nebula are also featured in the inside cover and liner notes for this album, respectively. The photos were used with the permission of NASA.

Track listing

1. "Breakerfall" (Eddie Vedder) – 2:19
2. "Gods' Dice" (Jeff Ament) – 2:26
3. "Evacuation" (Matt Cameron, Vedder) – 2:56
4. "Light Years" (Stone Gossard, Mike 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

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