Binaural
by Pearl Jam
  • Record Label: Sony
  • Release Date: May 16, 2000
User Score
8.2

Universal acclaim- based on 60 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 54 out of 60
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 60
  3. Negative: 2 out of 60

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  1. PaulH
    Jul 4, 2005
    0
    Not One Rememberable Song, Just Dullness after Dullness, I Never Got Their Acclaim.
  2. nayfarid
    Feb 28, 2004
    0
    worst album from worst band in rock history

Awards & Rankings

97
#97 Best Album of 2000
32
#32 Most Discussed Album of 2000

Critic Reviews

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Metascore
69

Generally favorable reviews - based on 16 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 16
  3. Negative: 2 out of 16
  1. Magnet
    90
    Near-brilliant... smoldering slabs of sonic complexity... [#46, p.86]
  2. Spin
    80
    If there's an ounce of you that's ever been keen on Pearl Jam, or even if you've never bothered, grab a pair of headphones and let Binaural pummel and soak into you, and relax about it.
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  3. New York Magazine (Vulture)
    30
    A remarkably overt homage to seventies stadium rock?
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