Editing No Code (section)

==Recording==
For its fourth album, Pearl Jam again worked with producer [[Brendan O'Brien (music producer)|Brendan O'Brien]], with whom they had worked on predecessors ''[[Vs. (Pearl Jam album)|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'' at the [[Chicago Recording Company]] studios in [[Chicago]] for a week in July 1995 during the infamous [[1995 Chicago heat wave|Chicago heat wave]]. 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]]".<ref name="lostdogs">(2003) Album notes for ''Lost Dogs'' by Pearl Jam, [CD booklet]. New York: Sony Music.</ref><ref>Vedder, Eddie. (Speaker). (2000). ''8/14/00, New Orleans Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana'' [Audio Recording]. Epic Records.</ref> The rest of the recording took place in the first half of 1996 in [[Seattle]] 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]].<ref>(1996) Album notes for ''No Code'' by Pearl Jam, [CD booklet]. New York: Sony Music.</ref>

The sessions for the album began with strife and tension. Bassist [[Jeff Ament]] was not 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".<ref name="tenpast">Weisbard, Eric, et al. "Ten Past Ten". ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]''. August 2001.</ref> 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."<ref name="tenpast"/> At one point Ament even walked out of the recording sessions,<ref name="Garbarini">Garbarini, Vic. "All For One: Pearl Jam Yield to the Notion That United They Stand and Divided They Fall". ''[[Guitar World]]''. March 1998.</ref> and considered quitting the band due to lead vocalist [[Eddie Vedder]]'s control of the creation process.<ref>Sculley, Alan. [http://www.aceweekly.com/Backissues_ACEWeekly/2003/030417/music030417.html "Kick Out The Jams: Seattle sound gears up for Rupp"]. ''ACE Weekly''. 2003.</ref> 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."<ref name="Peiken">Peiken, Matt. "Jack Irons: This Inner Life". ''[[Modern Drummer]]''. June 1998.</ref>

McCready said that a lot of the songs were developed out of [[jam session]]s, and said "I think we kind of rushed it a little bit."<ref>Engleheart, Murray. "Interview with Mike McCready". ''Massive!''. February/March 1998.</ref> 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.<ref name="Garbarini"/> 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."<ref name="philadelphia">Moon, Tom. "Calling Off the Crusades". ''[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]''. February 8, 1998.</ref> The band's mood had gotten 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."<ref name="tenpast"/> McCready said that Irons urged the band members to discuss their problems, and called him "a big spiritual influence, if not the biggest."<ref name="Garbarini"/> Vedder said, "Making ''No Code'' was all about gaining perspective."<ref name="spin">Marks, Craig. "The Road Less Traveled". ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]''. February 1997.</ref> Commenting upon the sessions as a whole, O'Brien said, "It was really a transitional record. We had a good time making it."<ref name="tenpast"/>

===Outtakes===
Two outtakes from the recording sessions ended up as [[A-side and B-side|B-side]]s, "Black, Red, Yellow" on the "[[Hail, Hail]]" [[single (music)|single]],<ref name="lostdogs"/> and "Dead Man", which was originally intended for the film ''[[Dead Man Walking (film)|Dead Man Walking]]'', on "Off He Goes".<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/60731/dead-man-walking-reborn-with-live-dvd|title='Dead Man Walking' Reborn With Live DVD|magazine=Billboard|date=2005-11-11|access-date=2012-05-23}}</ref>  Both songs were included on the 2003 ''[[Lost Dogs (album)|Lost Dogs]]'' collection of rarities, along with four other tracks from the ''No Code'' sessions, two of which ended up on compilations – "[[Leaving Here]]", which appeared on ''[[Home Alive]]'', and "Gremmie Out of Control", featured on ''[[Music for Our Mother Ocean Vol. 1]]''. The other rejected songs were "All Night" and "Don't Gimme No Lip".<ref name="lostdogs"/> "Olympic Platinum", written by the album's mixer [[Nick DiDia]] around the time of the [[1996 Summer Olympics]], was recorded by the band and released on its 1996 fan club Christmas single.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dev.pearljam.com/song/olympic-platinum|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120708175004/http://dev.pearljam.com/song/olympic-platinum|url-status=dead|archive-date=2012-07-08|title=Olympic Dream info|publisher=PearlJam.com|access-date=2012-05-22}}</ref>