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Re: Backspacer: Official Album Thread

Posted: Sun May 03, 2020 8:19 pm
by Anders
Johnny Guitar, Got Some, Force Of Nature are my favorites. Not a fan of The Fixer lyrics, but like the music.

The bottom half is fairly weak. Really don’t like GSMF.

Re: Backspacer: Official Album Thread

Posted: Sun May 03, 2020 8:25 pm
by VinylGuy
Anders wrote:Johnny Guitar, Got Some, Force Of Nature are my favorites. Not a fan of The Fixer lyrics, but like the music.

The bottom half is fairly weak. Really don’t like GSMF.
GSMF is a pretty cool song...the production doesnt give it any favors. Imagine that song with the sound of Who Ever Said.

Re: Backspacer: Official Album Thread

Posted: Sun May 03, 2020 8:35 pm
by Anders
VinylGuy wrote:
Anders wrote:Johnny Guitar, Got Some, Force Of Nature are my favorites. Not a fan of The Fixer lyrics, but like the music.

The bottom half is fairly weak. Really don’t like GSMF.
GSMF is a pretty cool song...the production doesnt give it any favors. Imagine that song with the sound of Who Ever Said.
Think Who Ever Said would be better with the Binaural production actually. But most of Gigaton sounds perfectly produced.

GSMF is my least favorite Backspacer song, so doubt it would be good on Gigaton either.

Re: Backspacer: Official Album Thread

Posted: Sun May 03, 2020 8:45 pm
by VinylGuy
I would love to hear Matt's drums on GSMF with the production of Gigaton.
The same with the guitars.

Re: Backspacer: Official Album Thread

Posted: Sun May 03, 2020 11:53 pm
by PHATJ
Anders wrote:
VinylGuy wrote:
Anders wrote:Johnny Guitar, Got Some, Force Of Nature are my favorites. Not a fan of The Fixer lyrics, but like the music.

The bottom half is fairly weak. Really don’t like GSMF.
GSMF is a pretty cool song...the production doesnt give it any favors. Imagine that song with the sound of Who Ever Said.
Think Who Ever Said would be better with the Binaural production actually. But most of Gigaton sounds perfectly produced.

GSMF is my least favorite Backspacer song, so doubt it would be good on Gigaton either.
I’m right with ya.

Re: Backspacer: Official Album Thread

Posted: Mon May 04, 2020 10:23 pm
by epilogue
Backspacer songs I could keep
Got Some
The Fixer
Just Breathe
Amongst The Waves
Speed of Sound
The End

Backspacer songs I could leave
Gonna See My Friend
Johnny Guitar
Supersonic
Unthought Known
Force of Nature

Re: Backspacer: Official Album Thread

Posted: Mon May 04, 2020 10:32 pm
by tragabigzanda
pearl jam sucks now

Re: Backspacer: Official Album Thread

Posted: Mon May 04, 2020 10:37 pm
by Rob
durdencommatyler wrote:Backspacer songs I could keep
Got Some
The Fixer
Just Breathe
Amongst The Waves
Speed of Sound
The End

Backspacer songs I could leave
Gonna See My Friend
Johnny Guitar
Supersonic
Unthought Known
Force of Nature
I think my list would literally be the opposite, although I would also keep The End.

Re: Backspacer: Official Album Thread

Posted: Mon May 04, 2020 10:42 pm
by Ms Harmless
I think GSMF has a charm as a cartoon grunge song

it's bright and "fun" and the chorus takes the stereotypical AIC or Nirvana shaped chorus but turns it into "I'm gonna see my friend" instead of "I'm gonna end my life"

Re: Backspacer: Official Album Thread

Posted: Mon May 04, 2020 10:48 pm
by Ms Harmless
I also always liked the lyrics at the start of GSMF: "d'you wanna hear something sick? we are but victims of desire; I'm gonna shake this day, I wanna shake this day before I retire"

amongst the best lyrics on the album (if they're even correct, every website has different ones)

Re: Backspacer: Official Album Thread

Posted: Mon May 04, 2020 10:51 pm
by Ms Harmless
another cool thing about GSMF: it keeps changing keys / registers; I much prefer the lower, but I do like how it winds in and out of them

Re: Backspacer: Official Album Thread

Posted: Mon May 04, 2020 10:54 pm
by Ms Harmless
I think it's ultimately successful to me for the way it very deliberately parodies grunge; the story is about someone going to get a hit from a dealer, but that hit may be just venting to a friend

this is how PJ should be doing "fun", there's a wit and a self-awareness about it

Re: Backspacer: Official Album Thread

Posted: Mon May 04, 2020 10:57 pm
by tragabigzanda
pearl jam sucks now

Re: Backspacer: Official Album Thread

Posted: Mon May 04, 2020 11:21 pm
by Ms Harmless
tragabigzanda wrote:I'm glad someone else gets it
maybe my reaction to "Johnny Guitar is hilarious!" type posts is so extreme because to me, this is the real funny song on Backspacer

Re: Backspacer: Official Album Thread

Posted: Mon May 04, 2020 11:25 pm
by Ms Harmless
I think "Got Some" would work a lot better if it just continued that drug dealer metaphor and left it ambiguous as to what "some" is, but instead we get "diplomatic resolve" and it's parody in a bad way

Re: Backspacer: Official Album Thread

Posted: Mon May 04, 2020 11:26 pm
by Ms Harmless
but musically it kicks, sounds like PJ mixed with The Police

Re: Backspacer: Official Album Thread

Posted: Mon May 04, 2020 11:27 pm
by Ms Harmless
I know this sounds like a yawningly predictable thing to say but Backspacer feels better now that Gigaton has happened

Re: Backspacer: Official Album Thread

Posted: Mon May 04, 2020 11:44 pm
by stip
GSMF is a great opener. what a jolt of energy!

probably my third favorite on backspacer behind fixer and force of nature

Re: Backspacer: Official Album Thread

Posted: Mon May 04, 2020 11:49 pm
by Ms Harmless
listening now and yeah, GSMF is pretty awesome

Re: Backspacer: Official Album Thread

Posted: Mon May 04, 2020 11:53 pm
by Ms Harmless
the hand claps on "The Fixer" are fantastic