Backspacer: Official Album Thread

[stip]

i love the fixers lyrics - but i have a soft spot for songs structured like that


GSMF should be way higher on people’s lists

[darth_vedder]

the fixer wins the "most improved" song for me. hated it at first, but upon further review, it a'int so bad. got some is still my favorite song on the album.

[stip]

if the uh huhs and yeahs werent so processed it would be even better

[mikejasond]

When I first heard this album back around when it got put in Rock Band, I was shocked and appalled, because I had only ever heard songs from Ten and going from Ten to Backspacer made me wonder wtf band this was.

Now, after Lightning Bolt, I go back and listen to it, and I honestly think its not that bad, and an interesting experiment. It at least seems to know what album it wants to be and does that.

[mikejasond]

I really underrated this album at first because it was so different. After Lightning Bolt I now look back fondly on this one. I think that Gonna See My Friend sort of lets it down a bit (Actually it might be the weakest track on the album).

I think with a proper opener this would be a bit better.

But it's such a quick listen. And I'm always surprised by how much I enjoy Johnny Guitar, Amongst the waves, Speed of Sound, Force of Nature, even The End

[Leatherhead]

My new BS/LB mix. Listening to it now, at Speed of Sound.

Lightspacer
Pendulum
Gonna See My Friend
My Father's Son
Speed of Sound
Johnny Guitar
Yellow Moon
Lightning Bolt
Force of Nature
Got Some
The End

[Kevin Davis]

I like The Fixer.

I’d like it even more if it were closer to Matt’s demo.

You sure that’s right?

Everyone here hates force of nature except me and stip

And I didn’t vote

Its a great song.

And so is the fixer. Suck it.

I genuinely love "The Fixer" --

[Kevin Davis]

I like The Fixer.

I’d like it even more if it were closer to Matt’s demo.

You sure that’s right?

Everyone here hates force of nature except me and stip

And I didn’t vote

Its a great song.

And so is the fixer. Suck it.

I'm Team Fixer too. Honestly, I pretty much just love everything about that damned thing.

Hell, I'll even be team Force of Nature -- I wish it sounded less like generic '70's rock but I like the song.

But if team Leatherman is ever recruiting, I'm defecting.

[evenslow]

was looking through the archived thread for my first reaction to this and was struck by how many people unreservedly loved this thing at first. pretty funny.

Just finished it.

holy shit. this is really good, leaps and bounds better than s/t. Brendan O'Brien did a pretty good job with this. Not incredibly atmospheric but lots of sound diversity. The songs themselves, everything is interesting. None of it is really conventional in terms of Pearl Jam's music. That was my biggest fear coming into this, that it would be decent but boring, and generic sounding like s/t was.

[evenslow]

stunned that so much expectation was on this record and it reallly delivers on every level..there isnt a bad or even poor song on it..every song knocks complete fuck outta S/T's stuff...it's easily their best in the last 10 years. Easily.

[evenslow]

Got Some is probably my favorite Rocker, followed closely by Gonna See My Friend, then Supersonic.

[Leatherhead]

stunned that so much expectation was on this record and it reallly delivers on every level..there isnt a bad or even poor song on it..every song knocks complete fuck outta S/T's stuff...it's easily their best in the last 10 years. Easily.

That's hilarious. Better than even Binaural and Riot Act?

[evenslow]

gotta go drive around and blast this.

[dimejinky99]

stunned that so much expectation was on this record and it reallly delivers on every level..there isnt a bad or even poor song on it..every song knocks complete fuck outta S/T's stuff...it's easily their best in the last 10 years. Easily.

I stand by this though. Backspacer is wonderful.

[evenslow]

its sucha whirlwind of beauty and upbeat intensity. Not sure what happens to you after the record ends...so you have to go back and play it again.

This is the pearl jam i fell in love with.....grown up...

Yes. THIS. Well said.

This is going to be the giant cliche for this album, but sometimes cliches are true: This is EASILY their best since Yield. It makes the in-between 3 seem almost non-existent.

[evenslow]

Force of Nature is blowing my fucking mind. The lyrics, the music, the melody...it's gorgeous.

This song is perfect.

[evenslow]

Unthought Known is paralyzingly good.

[evenslow]

Unthought Known is paralyzingly good.

[evenslow]

This is actually really sooper stoopid of me to do, but what the fuck:

Vitalogy
Yield
Vs.
Backspacer
No Code
Ten
Binaural
S/T
Riot Act

[Hypnos]

I recently realize that Backspacer is a perfect album.