Backspacer: Official Album Thread

General Pearl Jam discussion.

Everyone loves Backspacer, but how much?

5 Stars:
6
4%
4 Stars:
31
19%
3 Stars:
78
47%
2 Stars:
30
18%
1 Star:
20
12%
 
Total votes: 165

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I think I gravitate towards that rather than away, tbh; worship / gospel vibes = fine; actual worship of Jesus = no thank you
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VinylGuy wrote:i used to not like the guitars at all, but they have warmed up with time. Its the groove that i love though. Jeff and Matt are doing great and interest choices all around.

Its actually a great Matt and Jeff album. Got Some has some fantastic moments too. The Fixer and Johnny Guitar are awesome.
yeah, ATW showcases the rhythm section nicely for me
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I also love the lyrics too.

There are a few lines that got me hard back then.
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VinylGuy wrote:a few lines that got me hard back then.
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like really, really hard
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super blood wolf hard
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are wolves known for having unusally hard erections?
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they are now
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first it was eroneous "alpha male" wolf science

now it's unusually large wolf shlong science

both of these fake sciences fit a theme of aggressively obnoxious patriarchy

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Resurrection erection aside, as far as the music? Doesn't sound like any denomination of gospel I've ever heard.

I'm far from a holy roller. but, those lyrics are more humanitarian than anything else to my ears. Call em cheese, call em cliche, but, the person in the song has definitely been through it and seen some shit. They resonate with me.
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Not like Gospel, but like CCM. Contemporary Christian music. It's one of the absolute worst, blandest subgenres
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Jorge wrote:Not like Gospel, but like CCM. Contemporary Christian music. It's one of the absolute worst, blandest subgenres
Oh right LOL. Sounds like the kind of music they occasionally play when my local PBS Create affiliate is doing a fundraiser. Or...the theme song of Star Trek: Enterprise.

I always weirdly liked that song. Hilarious when they tried and horribly failed to "rock it up" starting in season 3. AM I a jesus lover? Probably not...just a cheesy, maudlin bastard.
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pearl jam sucks now
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I drummed in Christian worship bands all my life until my mid twenties *shudder*
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pearl jam sucks now
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tragabigzanda wrote:So many powerful tom buildups
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oneway23 wrote:
tragabigzanda wrote:So many powerful tom buildups
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Ms Harmless wrote:super blood wolf hard
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Ms Harmless wrote:first it was eroneous "alpha male" wolf science

now it's unusually large wolf shlong science

both of these fake sciences fit a theme of aggressively obnoxious patriarchy

in this essay, I will...
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tragabigzanda wrote:
Jorge wrote:ATW just sounds too much like worship music and like a U2 song
oh god it does sound like worship music. just when I thought I couldn't hate it more.
Ed banging on about his soul being saved really doesn't help.
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