Everybody is so excited about Backspacer

Backspacer_Backer
Backspacer_Backer Posts: 1,023
edited August 2009 in The Porch
(including me)

but there are lots of posts proclaiming this song or that "instant classics" and the like. i hope you're all right. i LOVE most of the clips/songs I've heard.

but why do I feel I'm being inflated now for something of a letdown later? it seems when anything gets hyped this much it always turns into a disappointment.
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  • Gmoney
    Gmoney Posts: 1,618
    ie: self titled...

    something feels different about this album.
    Further back and forth a wave will break on me, today...
  • ComeToTX
    ComeToTX Austin Posts: 8,073
    i like self-titled but i have a feeling this one will blow it out of the water. hope i'm right.
    This show, another show, a show here and a show there.
  • Minou
    Minou Posts: 99
    Does anyone know why Pearl Jam decided to add a piano?
    There has probably been a thread about this already, so I'm sorry.
    What do people think about the piano/keyboard in there? :?
  • The Rock
    The Rock Posts: 1,439
    Minou wrote:
    Does anyone know why Pearl Jam decided to add a piano?
    There has probably been a thread about this already, so I'm sorry.
    What do people think about the piano/keyboard in there? :?

    I thought it was cool when they used piano/organ back in the 90s, and I think it's lovely now.
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  • LikeAnOcean
    LikeAnOcean Posts: 7,718
    Minou wrote:
    Does anyone know why Pearl Jam decided to add a piano?
    There has probably been a thread about this already, so I'm sorry.
    What do people think about the piano/keyboard in there? :?
    What did people think about Ten? Didn't they have a piano on Ten? No Code?.. I don't think its new..
  • Minou
    Minou Posts: 99
    LikeAnOcean wrote:
    Minou wrote:
    Does anyone know why Pearl Jam decided to add a piano?
    There has probably been a thread about this already, so I'm sorry.
    What do people think about the piano/keyboard in there? :?
    What did people think about Ten? Didn't they have a piano on Ten? No Code?.. I don't think its new..

    Yeah, except on The Fixer, the piano makes it sound like pop music just before the bridge. That's the absolute first time Pearl Jam has sounded that poppy to me.
  • facepollution
    facepollution Posts: 6,834
    Minou wrote:
    Yeah, except on The Fixer, the piano makes it sound like pop music just before the bridge. That's the absolute first time Pearl Jam has sounded that poppy to me.

    That's guitar, not piano.
  • Minou
    Minou Posts: 99
    facepollution wrote:
    Minou wrote:
    Yeah, except on The Fixer, the piano makes it sound like pop music just before the bridge. That's the absolute first time Pearl Jam has sounded that poppy to me.

    That's guitar, not piano.

    Are you sure about that? It sounds an awful lot like piano to me. Either way, it's very....no, I won't say it.
    The Fixer is a great song.
  • aspoonfulweighsaton
    aspoonfulweighsaton Posts: 2,067
    There will always be the same predictions and statements from fans regarding every new album. Everything that's being said about Backspacer was said about S/T, Riot Act, etc.

    It's inevitable and in our nature, and in most cases it ends up being much ado about nothing.

    Keep in mind I'm not talking about the quality of the album itself, I'm only referring to meeting the bold expectations from everyone.
  • evanser
    evanser Posts: 152
    there is piano in there...it was said b o b sat in on the track/album
  • facepollution
    facepollution Posts: 6,834
    Minou wrote:
    facepollution wrote:
    Minou wrote:
    Yeah, except on The Fixer, the piano makes it sound like pop music just before the bridge. That's the absolute first time Pearl Jam has sounded that poppy to me.

    That's guitar, not piano.

    Are you sure about that? It sounds an awful lot like piano to me. Either way, it's very....no, I won't say it.
    The Fixer is a great song.

    Yeah, I noticed it when they played it live at the O2, you can see it in this video at the 2:06 mark: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=67qFTp7tOOM

    It's definitely Mike playing it cause Stone is sans guitar at that point!

    Anyway, I like that part! It's different for sure, but I love upbeat optimistic Pearl Jam - it's what made me fall in love with Yield! :mrgreen:
  • facepollution
    facepollution Posts: 6,834
    evanser wrote:
    there is piano in there...it was said b o b sat in on the track/album

    I'm sure there is, but I don't know why Mike would play that part live when they have Boom there at their disposal?!
  • LikeAnOpeningBandForTheSun
    LikeAnOpeningBandForTheSun Posts: 6,097
    csickels wrote:
    (including me)

    but there are lots of posts proclaiming this song or that "instant classics" and the like. i hope you're all right. i LOVE most of the clips/songs I've heard.

    but why do I feel I'm being inflated now for something of a letdown later? it seems when anything gets hyped this much it always turns into a disappointment.
    happens everytime. the songs do sounds easier to like this time around.
  • MrMerkinball
    MrMerkinball Posts: 1,978
    I was excited for S/T too, and when it came out I was all over it.

    I am really excited about Backspacer because:

    * I Love the clips I have heard
    * Brendan O produced it
    * The Band seems excited about and
    * The Fixer and Got Some where great live songs
  • Lauri
    Lauri Posts: 748
    evanser wrote:
    there is piano in there...it was said b o b sat in on the track/album

    Yeah that was in one of the radio interviews with either stone or mike...i think stone.

    The poppy thing is really current though, as much as some fans may object. It's something Pearl Jam always seems to do- stay current but still seem like themselves.
  • kiljoythemerciful
    kiljoythemerciful Posts: 549
    I was trying to stay tempered in my judgements as songs began to trickle out. Unthought Known and The End from ed's solo shows raised it a level. My enjoyment of Got Some and the Fixer brought it even higher. SoS demo, another great tune.

    Then the amazon 30 second clip leak, and being able (albeit a very limited view) to sort of picture how this album would flow, not to mention the quality of the songs. Johnny Guitar, GSMF, ATW, Force of Nature all sound like top notch Rock n Roll. The over-wrought, pretense filled songs of the last couple albums don't seem to be there. This is the album I have been waiting for since Yield.

    Am I setting myself up for disappointment? Possibly, but I feel pretty comfortable with my expectations based on everything I've heard. Not to mention the packinging looks phenomenal. I need this album!
  • facepollution
    facepollution Posts: 6,834
    kiljoythemerciful wrote:
    I was trying to stay tempered in my judgements as songs began to trickle out. Unthought Known and The End from ed's solo shows raised it a level. My enjoyment of Got Some and the Fixer brought it even higher. SoS demo, another great tune.

    Then the amazon 30 second clip leak, and being able (albeit a very limited view) to sort of picture how this album would flow, not to mention the quality of the songs. Johnny Guitar, GSMF, ATW, Force of Nature all sound like top notch Rock n Roll. The over-wrought, pretense filled songs of the last couple albums don't seem to be there. This is the album I have been waiting for since Yield.

    Am I setting myself up for disappointment? Possibly, but I feel pretty comfortable with my expectations based on everything I've heard. Not to mention the packinging looks phenomenal. I need this album!

    You pretty much took my words there. Even from just hearing the amazon clips, it's quite clear to me that this is their most optimistic album since Yield - and it was that aspect of Yield that drew me in. It's that kind of feeling of the sun breaking through the clouds. I have no issues with the past albums, because I think they needed to go through those to get to the present. But the future does look bright at last!
  • kiljoythemerciful
    kiljoythemerciful Posts: 549
    facepollution wrote:
    kiljoythemerciful wrote:
    I was trying to stay tempered in my judgements as songs began to trickle out. Unthought Known and The End from ed's solo shows raised it a level. My enjoyment of Got Some and the Fixer brought it even higher. SoS demo, another great tune.

    Then the amazon 30 second clip leak, and being able (albeit a very limited view) to sort of picture how this album would flow, not to mention the quality of the songs. Johnny Guitar, GSMF, ATW, Force of Nature all sound like top notch Rock n Roll. The over-wrought, pretense filled songs of the last couple albums don't seem to be there. This is the album I have been waiting for since Yield.

    Am I setting myself up for disappointment? Possibly, but I feel pretty comfortable with my expectations based on everything I've heard. Not to mention the packinging looks phenomenal. I need this album!

    You pretty much took my words there. Even from just hearing the amazon clips, it's quite clear to me that this is their most optimistic album since Yield - and it was that aspect of Yield that drew me in. It's that kind of feeling of the sun breaking through the clouds. I have no issues with the past albums, because I think they needed to go through those to get to the present. But the future does look bright at last!

    No doubt, there are some great moments on Binaural - ST, but a whole album hasn't worked for me since Yield. I like your perspective on Yield, there is just something about that album that works in every way for me.
  • LikeAnOcean
    LikeAnOcean Posts: 7,718
    Minou wrote:
    facepollution wrote:
    Minou wrote:
    Yeah, except on The Fixer, the piano makes it sound like pop music just before the bridge. That's the absolute first time Pearl Jam has sounded that poppy to me.

    That's guitar, not piano.

    Are you sure about that? It sounds an awful lot like piano to me. Either way, it's very....no, I won't say it.
    The Fixer is a great song.
    Sounds like The Cure to me.. I like it!
  • facepollution
    facepollution Posts: 6,834
    kiljoythemerciful wrote:
    No doubt, there are some great moments on Binaural - ST, but a whole album hasn't worked for me since Yield. I like your perspective on Yield, there is just something about that album that works in every way for me.

    Yeah I Can't say I dislike any of their albums. Riot Act is still a challenge for me, but I do like a handfull of songs from it. I think the last one got a lot of press because the band opened up for the first time in a while, but nothing could disguise that it was, at times, lacking the hooks to make it a classic. Backspacer seems to be their most direct album, dare I say it, since Vs. Whilst I think it sounds more reminiscent of Yield and No Code, it has a similar focus to Vs, just wall-to-wall solid tunes.

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