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BACKSPACER REVIEW 4/5 STARS

capecodriotcapecodriot Posts: 340
edited September 2009 in The Porch
i heard the entire album three times through yesterday and tried to let everyone know about it here on the board, unfortuantely the thread turned into people complaining over leaked music/illegal downloading. No i didnt illegally download it my friend who has connections brought it over my house cause he knew how much of a fan i was, so no bitching from anyone, ok? This album reminds me of riot act music wise and the lyrics are ten times better cause theres no blatant politics(that i could pick up on) that killed riot act, any questions ill try to remember and answer them to the best of my ability.
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  • MortalityMortality Posts: 156
    Didnt you say 3.5 stars yesterday? How is the production? LOUD?
  • MFC9289MFC9289 Posts: 144
    what's your favorite song on the album and why?
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  • ledveddermanledvedderman Posts: 7,761
    What stands out on the tracks we've heard nothing but clips from?
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  • DeLukinDeLukin Posts: 2,757
    Are you SURE you didn't download it illegally?
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  • mfc2006mfc2006 HTOWN Posts: 37,484
    can't wait to hear it!!!! 8-)
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    Hahahahaha you are such a ballbuster! I love it!!!
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  • LikeAnOceanLikeAnOcean Posts: 7,718
    Riot Act?

    You haven't heard the album.
  • SpagsSpags Leigh-on-Sea, UK Posts: 3,052
    Does Mike get to shred hard at all - if so what tracks?
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  • capecodriotcapecodriot Posts: 340
    Mortality wrote:
    Didnt you say 3.5 stars yesterday? How is the production? LOUD?
    yeah i did but after listening to a TON of pj yesterday, i decided it warranted an extra half star...haha very clean sound to it, which i like, the most boom we've heard as well, unless thats brendan playing keys,not 100% on that, eds voice really shines on this record, he "sings" amazing on this record, unlike the screaming of s/t
  • ledveddermanledvedderman Posts: 7,761
    LikeAnOcean wrote:
    Riot Act?

    You haven't heard the album.

    I wouldn't rule it out. A song like Green Disease would be one that I could say musically reminds me a lot of the little clips we've heard so far. Not to mention Thumbing My Way and Just Breathe
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  • fortyshadesfortyshades Posts: 1,834
    It's funny how one album always sounds like "another" album. I remember that some claimed that RA sounded like Yield. (Or Vitalogy or any other given album that is your favourite.) To me each album stands on its own, but I do understand that you want to put the album in a context...

    Do you have a track to track discription or did you already write that?
  • ledveddermanledvedderman Posts: 7,761
    fortyshades wrote:
    Do you have a track to track discription or did you already write that?

    That's what I'd like to see as well. Not to get on you or anything, but if you are BS'ing (not that you are), we'd be able to call you out on it soon. We all know about the parts from the clips, but what could you add to say abuot each track.
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  • SpagsSpags Leigh-on-Sea, UK Posts: 3,052
    Can I touch you?
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  • capecodriotcapecodriot Posts: 340
    UncleSpaggles wrote:
    Does Mike get to shred hard at all - if so what tracks?
    gonna see my friends, although i cant tell if its stone or mike on this song, like i said yesterday, mikes playing isnt the usual wah wah all the time, its pretty cool, just hard for me to adjust my ears for it, johnny guitar is has a cool little guitar medley at the end although unfortuately its faded out(like half the tracks) amongst the waves has an epic guitar throughout no doubt best guitar song on the album, force of nature has a cool outro
  • AllNiteThingAllNiteThing Posts: 1,115
    Meh
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  • AllNiteThingAllNiteThing Posts: 1,115
    capecodriot wrote:
    amongst the waves has an epic guitar throughout no doubt best guitar song on the album, force of nature has a cool outro

    Does it melt your face?
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  • wma11wma11 Posts: 790
    AllNiteThing wrote:
    capecodriot wrote:
    amongst the waves has an epic guitar throughout no doubt best guitar song on the album, force of nature has a cool outro

    Does it melt your face?
    :lol::lol::lol:
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  • fortyshadesfortyshades Posts: 1,834
    Can you give us some insight on the lyrics? Some lines that caught your ear?
  • capecodriotcapecodriot Posts: 340
    DeLukin wrote:
    Are you SURE you didn't download it illegally?
    haha yeah its good to have friends "in the know" :D
  • SpagsSpags Leigh-on-Sea, UK Posts: 3,052
    capecodriot wrote:
    UncleSpaggles wrote:
    Does Mike get to shred hard at all - if so what tracks?
    gonna see my friends, although i cant tell if its stone or mike on this song, like i said yesterday, mikes playing isnt the usual wah wah all the time

    I've been wondering if Mike's "patterns" as Eddie calls them in that Backspacer promo vid were going to be a big departure from his wah wah solos and with the 'short' song lengths wasn't sure how he would fit them in anyway. Cheers for the impressions mate!
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  • The Great CornholioThe Great Cornholio Posts: 157
    i want to know all about unthought known. is it much the same as eddie's acoustic version ? does it have the same tempo, but with the rest of the band ? cheers :D
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  • capecodriotcapecodriot Posts: 340
    ledvedderman wrote:
    LikeAnOcean wrote:
    Riot Act?

    You haven't heard the album.

    I wouldn't rule it out. A song like Green Disease would be one that I could say musically reminds me a lot of the little clips we've heard so far. Not to mention Thumbing My Way and Just Breathe
    yeah got some-green disease/save you, just breathe-thumbing but both backspacer tracks are miles better imo, songs like force of nature and unthought known seemed to grow on me with each listen, ones that probably wont be played much live cause they're not as poppy as the rest of the album, speed of sound has ed really in a dark place, his tone and cadance are almost painfully monotaneous and stone has a cool rifffor the chorus that was evil and cool
  • GmoneyGmoney Posts: 1,618
    how different is speed of sound on album compared to demo version?
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  • AllNiteThingAllNiteThing Posts: 1,115
    The Great Cornholio wrote:
    i want to know all about unthought known. is it much the same as eddie's acoustic version ? does it have the same tempo, but with the rest of the band ? cheers :D


    I'm interested too. I love Ed's live version more than anything I've heard yet. I hope the studio version isn't a let down.
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  • chris32482chris32482 Posts: 213
    UncleSpaggles wrote:
    capecodriot wrote:
    UncleSpaggles wrote:
    Does Mike get to shred hard at all - if so what tracks?
    gonna see my friends, although i cant tell if its stone or mike on this song, like i said yesterday, mikes playing isnt the usual wah wah all the time

    I've been wondering if Mike's "patterns" as Eddie calls them in that Backspacer promo vid were going to be a big departure from his wah wah solos and with the 'short' song lengths wasn't sure how he would fit them in anyway. Cheers for the impressions mate!

    When Ed said that, it made me think of Mike's lead on Yield. It had a couple face-melters, but most of his solos on that record were shorter and more melodic.
  • fortyshadesfortyshades Posts: 1,834
    lyrics! lyrics! lyrics!

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    People are hearing this album, one song is played at a sport event, and the album doesn't leak. Strange times indeed...
  • capecodriotcapecodriot Posts: 340
    The Great Cornholio wrote:
    i want to know all about unthought known. is it much the same as eddie's acoustic version ? does it have the same tempo, but with the rest of the band ? cheers :D
    hadnt heard eds acoustic version so dont know but its a midtempo song with cool lyrics from ed, i had read somewherethat this wasa mccready song, which again surprised me cause seems like an ed composition, another fade out track with mccready giving an uplifting solo atthe end, otherthan amongst the waves probably the coolest guitar part by mccready, although the song seems a little choppy music wise until the final chorus/solo/fadeout
  • capecodriotcapecodriot Posts: 340
    Gmoney wrote:
    how different is speed of sound on album compared to demo version?
    again hadnt heard it but im guessing not much difference cause its a pretty bare bones song thatspretty dark the only songs id heard before yesterday weregot some fixer supersonic and just breathe, from thepromo vid
  • Better DanBetter Dan Posts: 5,684
    capecodriot wrote:
    Gmoney wrote:
    how different is speed of sound on album compared to demo version?
    again hadnt heard it but im guessing not much difference cause its a pretty bare bones song thatspretty dark the only songs id heard before yesterday weregot some fixer supersonic and just breathe, from thepromo vid


    What is your favorite song on the album and why?

    What is your least fav song on the album and why?

    What lyrics stuck out ? :)
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  • The Great CornholioThe Great Cornholio Posts: 157
    capecodriot wrote:
    The Great Cornholio wrote:
    i want to know all about unthought known. is it much the same as eddie's acoustic version ? does it have the same tempo, but with the rest of the band ? cheers :D
    hadnt heard eds acoustic version so dont know but its a midtempo song with cool lyrics from ed, i had read somewherethat this wasa mccready song, which again surprised me cause seems like an ed composition, another fade out track with mccready giving an uplifting solo atthe end, otherthan amongst the waves probably the coolest guitar part by mccready, although the song seems a little choppy music wise until the final chorus/solo/fadeout

    cheers
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