But there's a significant evolution in sound to be witnessed. That said, neither record is as likely to get tapped as any fan's favorite batch of songs. Plus even Ed changed up his vocal approach it's mostly unadorned singing, straight and melodic rather than growly and shouty (I say this as a huge fan of his voice in any context). Binaural in particular has a unique production and sound due to the binaural recording techniques utilized.
They evolved their sound here new drummer, new producer/no producer. So I find them both essential as well, but in a more diffused way. You can't go wrong with those two.īinaural is more ambiguous but not without its charms, and Riot Act is really moody but a very potent time capsule of post 9/11, pre-Iraq war angst. Click to expand.Agreed with No Code and Yield.