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Kevin Davis wrote:Let's rank Backspacer:

Just Breathe
Amongst the Waves
Speed of Sound
Got Some
The End
The Fixer
Johnny Guitar
Gonna See My Friend
Supersonic
Unthought Known
Force of Nature

stip wrote:

durdencommatyler wrote:

dimejinky99 wrote:

durdencommatyler wrote:

dimejinky99 wrote:

durdencommatyler wrote:

stip wrote:

tragabigzanda wrote:I LOVE the Fixer. One of my favorite PJ songs of all time.

High Five!!

also, KD, i agree the album is uneven after that opening run, though Force of Nature is my favorite song on the album

I know I shouldn't talk, like at all, because I like Amongst the Waves so much. But god I do not understand the love for Force of Nature.

Opposite. Force of nature is the best song they've written since Yield.
Amongst the waves fails all over. Too much trying to sound like pearl jam and failing by forcing it. It's play count (only 42 times played) vs unthought knowns play count (123 times)
Makes that point. UK is a truer more natural song to PJ. ATW should be but just isn't.

Obviously, I disagree and most everyone else agrees with you. Which is why I said I had no right to talk. My point still stands. I will never understand the love for Force of Nature.

There's a beautiful loose but intent energy in force of nature that pearl jam hasn't managed to conjure in a long time. Maybe in puzzle and games.

I'm hearing a totally different song.

This always feels like a cop out but give FoN a good listen with headphones. There's a lot of cool stuff happening underneath what is on the surface, a fairly clunky and uninspiring riff (especially during the second verse). Also Eddie gives a pretty passionate performance, some of his best lyrics, and a simple but cathartically inspiring outro.

The lyrics might be what I enjoy least about the song. And it doesn't sound "loose" to me at all. It sounds cramped and tight all over.

And, Stip, I pretty much only listen to Pearl Jam on headphones.

durdencommatyler wrote:

stip wrote:

durdencommatyler wrote:

dimejinky99 wrote:

durdencommatyler wrote:

dimejinky99 wrote:

durdencommatyler wrote:

stip wrote:

tragabigzanda wrote:I LOVE the Fixer. One of my favorite PJ songs of all time.

High Five!!

also, KD, i agree the album is uneven after that opening run, though Force of Nature is my favorite song on the album

I know I shouldn't talk, like at all, because I like Amongst the Waves so much. But god I do not understand the love for Force of Nature.

Opposite. Force of nature is the best song they've written since Yield.
Amongst the waves fails all over. Too much trying to sound like pearl jam and failing by forcing it. It's play count (only 42 times played) vs unthought knowns play count (123 times)
Makes that point. UK is a truer more natural song to PJ. ATW should be but just isn't.

Obviously, I disagree and most everyone else agrees with you. Which is why I said I had no right to talk. My point still stands. I will never understand the love for Force of Nature.

There's a beautiful loose but intent energy in force of nature that pearl jam hasn't managed to conjure in a long time. Maybe in puzzle and games.

I'm hearing a totally different song.

This always feels like a cop out but give FoN a good listen with headphones. There's a lot of cool stuff happening underneath what is on the surface, a fairly clunky and uninspiring riff (especially during the second verse). Also Eddie gives a pretty passionate performance, some of his best lyrics, and a simple but cathartically inspiring outro.

The lyrics might be what I enjoy least about the song. And it doesn't sound "loose" to me at all. It sounds cramped and tight all over.

Yeah, this is one of the more musically boring songs I can remember from the band, and the lyrics, which seem to usually be one of the first things people like about the song, don't really seem all that great. They're probably some of the best lyrics on Backspacer, but to be honest I don't think that's saying much.

I'd rank most of Backspacer's lyrics above FoN. Just Breathe, The End, Speed of Sound, Johnny Guitar. Even Amongst the Waves has far better lyrics, I think. Again, I know this is pointless to keep harping on about because I'm in the minority. But still. I'm just not a fan of that song at all. It might be my least favorite Pearl Jam song since Habit. Well, no that's not true. Comatose. I fucking hate Comatose.

i think that sirens sequence might be eddies best lyric

stip wrote:i think that sirens sequence might be eddies best lyric

Ever?

durdencommatyler wrote:

tragabigzanda wrote:You Are is the best song since Yield.
Army Reserve is the best song since Riot Act.
The Fixer is the best song since Avocado.
Pendulum is the best song since Backspacer.

Infallible is the best song since Riot Act.

I think You Are and/or Severed Hand are the best songs since Yield. This is based on how often I play those and other songs. I would have so loved to see REM cover You Are.

Binaural has a fair number of songs I like more than some of the songs on Yield. Ditto Riot Act.

durdencommatyler wrote:

stip wrote:i think that sirens sequence might be eddies best lyric

Ever?

Yup. One of them, for sure

stip wrote:

durdencommatyler wrote:

stip wrote:i think that sirens sequence might be eddies best lyric

Ever?

Yup. One of them, for sure

Interesting.

durdencommatyler wrote:

Kevin Davis wrote:Let's rank Backspacer:

Just Breathe
Amongst the Waves
Speed of Sound
Got Some
The End
The Fixer
Johnny Guitar
Gonna See My Friend
Supersonic
Unthought Known
Force of Nature

You are sick in the head

stip wrote:

durdencommatyler wrote:

stip wrote:i think that sirens sequence might be eddies best lyric

Ever?

Yup. One of them, for sure

I love those lyrics too. They always grab me for different reasons.

The Fixer
Gonna See...
Got Some
Johnny Guitar
Speed Of Sound
Force Of Nature
Amongst The Waves
Just Breathe
Unthought Known
The End
Supersonic

I mean, who cares?

I always liked Backspacer.

Maybe not at first, but i do like it.

VinylGuy wrote:

stip wrote:

durdencommatyler wrote:

stip wrote:i think that sirens sequence might be eddies best lyric

Ever?

Yup. One of them, for sure

I love those lyrics too. They always grab me for different reasons.

Yeah, right in the pussy.

God dammit people!

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