Backspacer: Official Album Thread

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Everyone loves Backspacer, but how much?

5 Stars:
7
4%
4 Stars:
30
18%
3 Stars:
78
47%
2 Stars:
30
18%
1 Star:
20
12%
 
Total votes: 165

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liebzz wrote:
durdencommatyler wrote:
liebzz wrote:
bodysnatcher wrote:
durdencommatyler wrote:
dimejinky99 wrote:Force of nature is great. One of the best on there and best in this part of their career
I think it's right around my second least favorite song in their entire body of work. Certainly bottom 10.
in this moment, we are one
I will duck and cover on this comment, but it more or less reminds me more of Cropduster - not bad enough to hate but not good enough to care about.
Oh, see I adore Cropduster. Probably my favorite song on Riot Act (which is my second favorite PJ album).
I love how Pearl Jam kicks around their sound on this album, and placed here, Cropduster to me always sounded like Pearl Jam paint-by-numbers.
What other songs sound like Cropduster?
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Leatherhead wrote:
liebzz wrote:
durdencommatyler wrote:
liebzz wrote:
bodysnatcher wrote:
durdencommatyler wrote:
dimejinky99 wrote:Force of nature is great. One of the best on there and best in this part of their career
I think it's right around my second least favorite song in their entire body of work. Certainly bottom 10.
in this moment, we are one
I will duck and cover on this comment, but it more or less reminds me more of Cropduster - not bad enough to hate but not good enough to care about.
Oh, see I adore Cropduster. Probably my favorite song on Riot Act (which is my second favorite PJ album).
I love how Pearl Jam kicks around their sound on this album, and placed here, Cropduster to me always sounded like Pearl Jam paint-by-numbers.
What other songs sound like Cropduster?
Alive, Animal, Tremor Christ, Who You Are, Spin The Black Circle, Life Wasted, Of The Girl, they all sounds just like it.
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my friend, who dislikes the song, has been calling it "Crapduster" for 15 years now, and still thinks it's funny
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bodysnatcher wrote:my friend, who dislikes the song, has been calling it "Crapduster" for 15 years now, and still thinks it's funny
it makes me think of farting every time i hear the song title
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darth_vedder wrote:
Leatherhead wrote:
liebzz wrote:
durdencommatyler wrote:
liebzz wrote:
bodysnatcher wrote:
durdencommatyler wrote:
dimejinky99 wrote:Force of nature is great. One of the best on there and best in this part of their career
I think it's right around my second least favorite song in their entire body of work. Certainly bottom 10.
in this moment, we are one
I will duck and cover on this comment, but it more or less reminds me more of Cropduster - not bad enough to hate but not good enough to care about.
Oh, see I adore Cropduster. Probably my favorite song on Riot Act (which is my second favorite PJ album).
I love how Pearl Jam kicks around their sound on this album, and placed here, Cropduster to me always sounded like Pearl Jam paint-by-numbers.
What other songs sound like Cropduster?
Alive, Animal, Tremor Christ, Who You Are, Spin The Black Circle, Life Wasted, Of The Girl, they all sounds just like it.
I don't even know how to respond to this.
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I don’t remember what cropduster sounds like.

So obviously force of nature is better
Calibrate your enthusiasm
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dimejinky99 wrote:I don’t remember what cropduster sounds like.

So obviously force of nature is better
Are you high?
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High as a cropduster flies?
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I don't particularly enjoy Cropduster, Ghost, OR Force of Nature.
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i :heartbeat: ghost. one of my faves on riot act
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durdencommatyler wrote:
dimejinky99 wrote:I think it’s thats wahhhh waaaaaaaahhhh thing at the start of FON turns people off.
UNDERSTAND
Spoiler: show
to be clear, that's not what it is for me
Force of nature is the last Jedi of Pearl Jam songs.

You just don’t get it.
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Monkey_Driven wrote:
darth_vedder wrote:
Leatherhead wrote:
liebzz wrote:
durdencommatyler wrote:
liebzz wrote:
bodysnatcher wrote:
durdencommatyler wrote:
dimejinky99 wrote:Force of nature is great. One of the best on there and best in this part of their career
I think it's right around my second least favorite song in their entire body of work. Certainly bottom 10.
in this moment, we are one
I will duck and cover on this comment, but it more or less reminds me more of Cropduster - not bad enough to hate but not good enough to care about.
Oh, see I adore Cropduster. Probably my favorite song on Riot Act (which is my second favorite PJ album).
I love how Pearl Jam kicks around their sound on this album, and placed here, Cropduster to me always sounded like Pearl Jam paint-by-numbers.
What other songs sound like Cropduster?
Alive, Animal, Tremor Christ, Who You Are, Spin The Black Circle, Life Wasted, Of The Girl, they all sounds just like it.
I don't even know how to respond to this.
its probably best not to
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darth_vedder wrote:
Leatherhead wrote:
liebzz wrote:
durdencommatyler wrote:
liebzz wrote:
bodysnatcher wrote:
durdencommatyler wrote:
dimejinky99 wrote:Force of nature is great. One of the best on there and best in this part of their career
I think it's right around my second least favorite song in their entire body of work. Certainly bottom 10.
in this moment, we are one
I will duck and cover on this comment, but it more or less reminds me more of Cropduster - not bad enough to hate but not good enough to care about.
Oh, see I adore Cropduster. Probably my favorite song on Riot Act (which is my second favorite PJ album).
I love how Pearl Jam kicks around their sound on this album, and placed here, Cropduster to me always sounded like Pearl Jam paint-by-numbers.
What other songs sound like Cropduster?
Alive, Animal, Tremor Christ, Who You Are, Spin The Black Circle, Life Wasted, Of The Girl, they all sounds just like it.
Exactly. Thank you.
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Think force of nature is the only song off that record I haven’t heard live. They never played it much.

Be interested to hear it sped up almost beyond recognition in a live setting
Calibrate your enthusiasm
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darth_vedder wrote:i :heartbeat: ghost. one of my faves on riot act
yeah Ghost is aces
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Force of nature is better than Faithful.

There. I said it. Someone had to.
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dimejinky99 wrote:Force of nature is better than Faithful.

There. I said it. Someone had to.
I’ll have to listen to Force of Nature again. This doesn’t seem right.
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blueviper wrote:
dimejinky99 wrote:Force of nature is better than Faithful.

There. I said it. Someone had to.
I’ll have to listen to Force of Nature again. This doesn’t seem right.
I’ll disagree. I think Faithfull is still better.

But Force of Nature sounds a bit better than I remembered. I like the rhythm guitar in it.

I think my problem is the speed. It feels a constant droning pace (in the verses and chorus). Nothing really changes. Like dime said above, would be interesting to hear it sped up.
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blueviper wrote:
blueviper wrote:
dimejinky99 wrote:Force of nature is better than Faithful.

There. I said it. Someone had to.
I’ll have to listen to Force of Nature again. This doesn’t seem right.
I’ll disagree. I think Faithfull is still better.

But Force of Nature sounds a bit better than I remembered. I like the rhythm guitar in it.

I think my problem is the speed. It feels a constant droning pace (in the verses and chorus). Nothing really changes. Like dime said above, would be interesting to hear it sped up.

Go to the chorus. One man stands at the edge of the ocean... ignore the lyric and listen to what’s happening around it in the music
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dimejinky99 wrote:
blueviper wrote:
blueviper wrote:
dimejinky99 wrote:Force of nature is better than Faithful.

There. I said it. Someone had to.
I’ll have to listen to Force of Nature again. This doesn’t seem right.
I’ll disagree. I think Faithfull is still better.

But Force of Nature sounds a bit better than I remembered. I like the rhythm guitar in it.

I think my problem is the speed. It feels a constant droning pace (in the verses and chorus). Nothing really changes. Like dime said above, would be interesting to hear it sped up.

Go to the chorus. One man stands at the edge of the ocean... ignore the lyric and listen to what’s happening around it in the music
Ok, so the music isn’t bad. Pretty good actually. I think Ed’s vocals bring this down a notch.
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