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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LoathedVermin72 wrote:I'm not sure Spenno and I should be considered representative of RM
Oh, you're definitely RM. :evil:
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LoathedVermin72 wrote:I'm not sure Spenno and I should be considered representative of RM
You're right, I should only look at the five guys above you in post count.
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I'm not even in the top 20, 'slow.
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I'll do what I should always do in these situations: consult Harmless.
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I will refrain from comment for fear of being labelled an oppressively cisgendered, ableist transphobe.
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Another example of great amazing first 4 tracks....I just love how GSMF, Got Some and The Fixer are tied up.
I never noticed how cool and spacey the guitars in the chorus from Got Some are...is there a spacier album than Backspacer? They really went for a post punk kinda vibe here.
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pearl jam sucks now
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Force Of Nature is other great one...Eddie´s delivery is really passionate and at the same time kinda restraint and it works.

And the groove is just magnificent. Reminds me of Vs for some reason.
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March Madness always makes me rethink different parts of the catalogue and for whatever reason this year it's Backspacer.

It all hangs together rather well. I like that it at least sounds of a piece, unlike Lightning Bolt.

I like everything save for Amongst the Waves and would replace Supersonic with Ole.
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I don't think I've been listened to this album for at least four years. Maybe 5. I suppose I'll revisit it at some point.
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darth_vedder wrote:I don't think I've been listened to this album for at least four years. Maybe 5. I suppose I'll revisit it at some point.
Don't do it, man.
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evenslow wrote:March Madness always makes me rethink different parts of the catalogue and for whatever reason this year it's Backspacer.

It all hangs together rather well. I like that it at least sounds of a piece, unlike Lightning Bolt.

I like everything save for Amongst the Waves and would replace Supersonic with Ole.
yeah, i thought about it too. Backspacer is cohesive in a way LB is not. I guess my main problem with LB is that it feels like a greatest hits with all the moods and version we know about the band instead of a proper album.
Hell, it even contains an older song re treated with the band.
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PHATJ wrote:
darth_vedder wrote:I don't think I've been listened to this album for at least four years. Maybe 5. I suppose I'll revisit it at some point.
Don't do it, man.
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PHATJ wrote:
darth_vedder wrote:I don't think I've been listened to this album for at least four years. Maybe 5. I suppose I'll revisit it at some point.
Don't do it, man.
Haha, I probably won't, at least anytime soon. I have no desire to listen to it or LB. never say never though I suppose.
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darth_vedder wrote:
PHATJ wrote:
darth_vedder wrote:I don't think I've been listened to this album for at least four years. Maybe 5. I suppose I'll revisit it at some point.
Don't do it, man.
Haha, I probably won't
Damn. Stip was right
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theplatypus wrote:
darth_vedder wrote:
PHATJ wrote:
darth_vedder wrote:I don't think I've been listened to this album for at least four years. Maybe 5. I suppose I'll revisit it at some point.
Don't do it, man.
Haha, I probably won't
Damn. Stip was right
About what?
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darth_vedder wrote:
theplatypus wrote:
darth_vedder wrote:
PHATJ wrote:
darth_vedder wrote:I don't think I've been listened to this album for at least four years. Maybe 5. I suppose I'll revisit it at some point.
Don't do it, man.
Haha, I probably won't
Damn. Stip was right
About what?
Very little.
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PHATJ wrote:
darth_vedder wrote:
theplatypus wrote:
darth_vedder wrote:
PHATJ wrote:
darth_vedder wrote:I don't think I've been listened to this album for at least four years. Maybe 5. I suppose I'll revisit it at some point.
Don't do it, man.
Haha, I probably won't
Damn. Stip was right
About what?
Very little.
Haha! But man, I love stip. he's terribly wrong about PJ, but I wouldn't have him any other way.
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darth_vedder wrote:
PHATJ wrote:
darth_vedder wrote:
theplatypus wrote:
darth_vedder wrote:
PHATJ wrote:
darth_vedder wrote:I don't think I've been listened to this album for at least four years. Maybe 5. I suppose I'll revisit it at some point.
Don't do it, man.
Haha, I probably won't
Damn. Stip was right
About what?
Very little.
Haha! But man, I love stip. he's terribly wrong about PJ, but I wouldn't have him any other way.
:thumbsup: agreed.
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theplatypus wrote:
PHATJ wrote:
darth_vedder wrote:I don't think I've been listened to this album for at least four years. Maybe 5. I suppose I'll revisit it at some point.
Don't do it, man.
Suppressive post!
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