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Title: Anyone want to buy a used Binaural CD?
Review: Go ahead. Write me off as a casual, post-Ten Pearl Jam fan if it makes you feel better. Assume that I know nothing about the history of the band, or what their stance is in the music scene, or have heard none of their B sides. The fact of the matter is, this CD is pathetic. It has the sound of a weak garage recording, where Eddie's vocals are often drowned out by play that is about as tight as cheesecloth. The beauty and draw of this band has always been Eddie's vocals, which are virtually background noise here. If this is a sign of things to come for the band, then I guess I'll stick with the old stuff, and try and forget they ever made an album after Live on 2 legs. Maybe I'm just not "in" enough to "understand" what the band is doing, but I think its a lame excuse by people clinging desparately to what they want to hear. If it were any other band, it wouldn't have sold 200 copies.
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