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Re: Backspacer: Official Album Thread
Posted: Fri January 17, 2020 11:29 am
by 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
Re: Backspacer: Official Album Thread
Posted: Fri January 17, 2020 2:58 pm
by 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.
Re: Backspacer: Official Album Thread
Posted: Fri January 17, 2020 3:09 pm
by stip
if the uh huhs and yeahs werent so processed it would be even better
Re: Backspacer: Official Album Thread
Posted: Fri January 17, 2020 8:07 pm
by 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.
Re: Backspacer: Official Album Thread
Posted: Thu January 23, 2020 2:34 am
by 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
Re: Backspacer: Official Album Thread
Posted: Sat February 22, 2020 3:45 am
by 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
Re: Backspacer: Official Album Thread
Posted: Sat February 22, 2020 4:21 am
by Kevin Davis
Birds in Hell wrote:I like The Fixer.
I’d like it even more if it were closer to Matt’s demo.
Strat wrote:dimejinky99 wrote: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" --
Re: Backspacer: Official Album Thread
Posted: Sat February 22, 2020 4:31 am
by Kevin Davis
Birds in Hell wrote:I like The Fixer.
I’d like it even more if it were closer to Matt’s demo.
Strat wrote:dimejinky99 wrote: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.
Re: Backspacer: Official Album Thread
Posted: Sat February 22, 2020 5:05 am
by 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.
cutuphalfdead wrote: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.
Re: Backspacer: Official Album Thread
Posted: Sat February 22, 2020 5:07 am
by evenslow
dimejinky99 wrote: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.
Re: Backspacer: Official Album Thread
Posted: Sat February 22, 2020 5:09 am
by evenslow
cutuphalfdead wrote:Got Some is probably my favorite Rocker, followed closely by Gonna See My Friend, then Supersonic.
Re: Backspacer: Official Album Thread
Posted: Sat February 22, 2020 5:09 am
by Leatherhead
evenslow wrote:dimejinky99 wrote: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?
Re: Backspacer: Official Album Thread
Posted: Sat February 22, 2020 5:12 am
by evenslow
bmacsmith wrote:gotta go drive around and blast this.
Re: Backspacer: Official Album Thread
Posted: Sat February 22, 2020 5:13 am
by dimejinky99
evenslow wrote:dimejinky99 wrote: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.
Re: Backspacer: Official Album Thread
Posted: Sat February 22, 2020 5:15 am
by evenslow
62strat wrote: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...
evenslow wrote: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.
Re: Backspacer: Official Album Thread
Posted: Sat February 22, 2020 5:17 am
by evenslow
scrub12 wrote:Force of Nature is blowing my fucking mind. The lyrics, the music, the melody...it's gorgeous.
This song is perfect.
Re: Backspacer: Official Album Thread
Posted: Sat February 22, 2020 5:17 am
by evenslow
Coach wrote:Unthought Known is paralyzingly good.
Re: Backspacer: Official Album Thread
Posted: Sat February 22, 2020 5:18 am
by evenslow
cutuphalfdead wrote:Coach wrote:Unthought Known is paralyzingly good.
Re: Backspacer: Official Album Thread
Posted: Sat February 22, 2020 5:21 am
by evenslow
evenslow wrote: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
Re: Backspacer: Official Album Thread
Posted: Sat February 22, 2020 5:24 am
by Hypnos
I recently realize that Backspacer is a perfect album.