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''No Code'' is the fourth studio album by the American alternative rock band Pearl Jam, released on August 27, 1996 through Epic Records. Following a troubled tour for its previous album, ''Vitalogy'' (1994), in which Pearl Jam engaged in a much-publicized boycott of Ticketmaster, the band went into the studio to record its follow-up. The music on the record was more diverse than what the band had done on previous releases, incorporating elements of garage rock, worldbeat, psychedelia, and experimentalism. Although ''No Code'' debuted at number one on the ''Billboard'' 200, it left a large section of the band’s fanbase unsatisfied and quickly fell down the charts. Critical reviews were also mixed, with praise to the musical variety but the album being considered inconsistent. The album became the first Pearl Jam album to not reach multi-platinum status, receiving a single platinum certification by the RIAA in the United States. ==Recording== For its fourth album, Pearl Jam again worked with producer Brendan O'Brien, with whom they had worked on predecessors ''Vs.'' (1993) and ''Vitalogy'' (1994). ''No Code'' was the band's first album with drummer Jack Irons, who had joined the band as ''Vitalogy'' was being completed. Following the summer U.S. leg of the band's Vitalogy Tour, the band began work on ''No Code'' in Chicago, Illinois in July 1995 during the infamous Chicago heat wave. The Chicago sessions lasted a week at the Chicago Recording Company. During a break in a string of make-up dates for the 1995 tour the band went into the studio for a week-long session in New Orleans, Louisiana, where the band recorded "Off He Goes".〔(2003) Album notes for ''Lost Dogs'' by Pearl Jam, (booklet ). New York: Sony Music.〕〔Vedder, Eddie. (Speaker). (2000). ''8/14/00, New Orleans Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana'' (Recording ). Epic Records.〕 The rest of the recording took place in the first half of 1996 in Seattle, Washington at Studio Litho, which is owned by guitarist Stone Gossard. The album was then mixed by O'Brien at his mixing facility at Southern Tracks in Atlanta, Georgia.〔(1996) Album notes for ''No Code'' by Pearl Jam, (booklet ). New York: Sony Music.〕 The sessions for the album began with strife and tension. Bassist Jeff Ament wasn't made aware that the band was recording until three days into the sessions, and said that he "wasn't super involved with that record on any level."〔Weisbard, Eric, et al. "Ten Past Ten". ''Spin''. August 2001.〕 Guitarist Mike McCready said, "I'm sure Jeff was pissed, but it was more about separating, because if we played all together nothing would get done. We'd all just get pissed off at each other."〔 At one point Ament even walked out of the recording sessions,〔Garbarini, Vic. "All For One: Pearl Jam Yield to the Notion That United They Stand and Divided They Fall". ''Guitar World''. March 1998.〕 and considered quitting the band due to lead vocalist Eddie Vedder's control of the creation process.〔Sculley, Alan. ("Kick Out The Jams: Seattle sound gears up for Rupp" ). ''ACE Weekly''. 2003.〕 Due to Pearl Jam balancing recording and touring, Irons commented that the band was "more on-the-fly during the making of ''No Code'', and some good things happened out of that, but we were also really tired. It was difficult to tour and play these shows that were two or three hours long and then force ourselves to produce something in a studio."〔Peiken, Matt. "Jack Irons: This Inner Life". ''Modern Drummer''. June 1998.〕 McCready said that a lot of the songs were developed out of jam sessions, and said "I think we kind of rushed it a little bit."〔Engleheart, Murray. "Interview with Mike McCready". ''Massive!''. February/March 1998.〕 Ament said that the band members would bring in fragments of songs, and it would take hours before Vedder could have music to which he could add vocals.〔 He added that "Ed's typically the guy who finishes off the songs...But by the end of ''No Code'', he was so burnt, it was so much work for him."〔Moon, Tom. "Calling Off the Crusades". ''The Philadelphia Inquirer''. February 8, 1998.〕 The band's mood had gone better by the time the album was finished, and the bandmembers gave credit for this to Irons. Regarding Irons, O'Brien stated that "everybody was on their best musical behavior around him."〔 McCready said that Irons urged the band members to discuss their problems, and called him "a big spiritual influence, if not the biggest."〔 Vedder said, "Making ''No Code'' was all about gaining perspective."〔Marks, Craig. "The Road Less Traveled". ''Spin''. February 1997.〕 Commenting upon the sessions as a whole, O'Brien said, "It was really a transitional record. We had a good time making it."〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「No Code」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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