Rank the Backspacer Tracks

dustinpardue

Too hard to rank. The only song i am really not feeling is johnny guitar. Sounds like a b-side song, ie Leatherman-ish

Kloddz

1) Just Breathe
2) Unthought Known
3) Gonna See My Friend
4) Johnny Guitar
5) Got Some
6) Force of Nature
7) The End
8) Supersonic
9) Speed of Sound
10) Amongst the Waves
11) The Fixer

Bad Habit 48

Gonna see my friend
Supersonic
Amongst the waves
Got Some
Speed of Sound
Just Breathe
Johnny Guitar
Unknown Thought
The Fixer
The End
Force of Nature

MrMerkinball

1. Unthought Known
2. Just Breathe
3. Got Some
4. Amongst the Waves
5. Gonna See My Friends
6. The Fixer
7. Speed of Sound
8. Force of Nature
9. The End
10. Supersonic
11. Johnny Guitar

I_GOT_no_IDea

1. Amongst The Waves
2. Unthought Known
3. Force Of Nature
4. Just Breathe
5. Got Some
6. Gonna See My Friend
7. The Fixer
8. Johnny Guitar
9. Supersonic
10. Speed Of Sound
11. The End

That said, I LOVE every one of these songs - what an awesome album! So incredibly happy with it.

deserteddotse

Force of Nature (+ my kids love it)
Amongst the Waves
Johnny Guitar
Unthought Known
Gonna See My Friend
Supersonic
The Fixer
The End
Got Some
Speed of Sound
Just Breathe

MG79478

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

hard2imagine121

1. Force of Nature
2. Unthought Known
3. Amongst the Waves
4. The End
5. Just Breathe
6. Got Some
7. Gonna See My Friends
8. Speed of Sound
9. Supersonic
10. Johnny Guitar
11. The Fixer

cincybearcat

So far...


1) Got Some
2) Unthought Known
3) Gonna See my Friend
4) Just Breathe
5) Force of Nature
6) The Fixer
7) Johnny Guitar
8) Supersonic
9) Amongst the Waves
10) The End
11) Speed of Sound

ChadsStillAlive

11) Speed of Sound (and I really dig it)
10) Force of Nature
9) Johnny Guitar
8) Supersonic
7) The Fixer
6) Gonna See My Friend
5) Got Some
4) The End
3) Just Breathe
2) Amongst the Waves
1) Unthought Known

Black Diamond

Hmmm, tough

Classics
1. Unthought Known
2. Got Some
3. Just Breathe
4. Amongst the Waves

Really Like 'Em
5. Force of Nature
6. Supersonic
7. The End
8. Gonna See My Friend

OK
9. Speed of Sound
10. The Fixer

Meh
11. Johnny Guitar (Clashy and growing on Me)

pkh43

Johnny Guitar
just breathe
gonna see my friend
the end
got some
force of nature
amongst the waves
supersonic
the fixer
unthought unknown
speed of sound

Fatal

I've been listening to this album non-stop for a couple of weeks now, so i'm starting to feel like the immediate euphoria is wearing off and i can actually get a handle on this tracks. As a whole, this is, IMO, the bands best album since Yield.

1. The End *****
2. Unthought Known **** 1/2
3. Force of Nature **** 1/2
4. Amongst the Waves **** 1/2
5. Just Breathe ****
6. Gonna See My Friend ****
7. Got Some ****
8. Johnny Guitar ****
9. Speed of Sound ****
10. The Fixer *** 1/2
11. Supersonic ***

The End, for me, the best Pearl Jam track since Do the Evolution. I still get chills listening to that one.

I was familiar with Unthought Known from the Ed shows last year, but the band takes this one to a whole other level here. Force of Nature and Amongst the Waves are, to me, totally new yet classic Pearl Jam all at the same time.

I would say that Speed of Sound has probably grown on me like no other song in the last few days. Like many i listened to the demo version many times before hearing the full band. Initially i didn't like it at all, but now i love the full band version. I could see this one climbing even higher up the list.

Supersonic is definitely the worst track on the album, but as far as worst tracks on a Pearl Jam album go, this might just be their best since the very early days.

All in all, i think this is just stunning work by the band.

vettinki

Got Some 5/5
Force of Nature 5/5
The End 5/5
Johnny Guitar 4.5/5

Just Breathe 4/5
Gonna See My Friend 4/5
Amongst The Waves 4/5
The Fixer 4/5
Speed Of Sound 4/5

Supersonic 3.5/5
Unknown Thought 3/5

South of Seattle

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

Manofthepresenttense

unthought known
force of nature
amongst the waves
johnny guitar
the end
just breathe
the fixer
got some
gonna see my friend
supersonic
speed of sound

Red Burrito

Will change daily as the songs soak in...

Love:
1. Unthought Known
2. Amongst the Waves
3. Just Breathe
4. The End

Like:
5. Got Some
6. Force of Nature
7. Speed of Sound

Don't Mind:
8. Supersonic
9. The Fixer

Not really into (yet):
10. Gonna See My Friend
11. Johnny Guitar

decides2dream

the album is growing on me, thankfully....but still not full-out love, and idk if that will ever happen. still pretty solid, but we shall see...


that said, first and foremost, and a definite LOVE...
Just Breathe

and then the rest...
Unthought Known
Got Some
Amongst the Waves
Gonna See My Friend
The End
Speed of Sound
Supoersonic
Force of Nature
The Fixer
Johnny Guitar



and this is quote odd for me, especially for pearl jam...but while the songs i really like the lyrics are strong, for a lot of the other tunes, i find the lyrics and the lyrical delivery/phrasing is what holds me back a lot more than the music. not at all usual...

T-Bone 82

1) The Fixer - yeah, that's right...I picked the single. I just love it.
2) Just Breathe
3) Got Some
4) Unthought Known
5) Amongst the Waves
6) Speed of Sound
7) Gonna See My Friend
8) Supersonic
9) Force of Nature
10) Johnny Guitar
11) The End - I know a lot of people love this song, but I'm just not feeling it for some reason. I think it's just so incredibly sad that I can't get into it. There are other sad songs (or parts of songs) on this record but it's all tinged with hope and optimism, but the heart of this song is death, sadness, and hopelessness. I can see how it could be considered a great song, but it's uncomfortable to me.

James C

Despite The Fixer kind of setting me up for the sound of this one, I have to say that it's over all floored me in just how different it is. Not to say that's bad, I'm just still adjusting to some of the sound of this album. That said there's some great tracks on here.. one or two I'm not so keen on.

1) Got Some (great rocker and is killer live)
2) Just Breathe (best of a new direction that is being taken)
3) Unthought Known (great sprawling number in the vein of No Code or Binaural)
4) The End (This is Eddie's 'The Long And Winding Road' as far as I'm concerned. I got kind of misty eyed listening to this while reading it in my office just now)
5) Amongst the Waves (great build up and flowing number and loving the solo!)

At the moment sorting out the positions of the top five as I absorb them, but my favorite tracks of the album so far.

6) Supersonic (Great fun and I love the middle break down. I want a shirt that says 'I Wanna Live My Life with the Volume Full'... it's pretty much how I feel )
7) Gonna See My Friends (bad ass riff.. but does the volumn drop off for anyone else in like the last minute?)
8) The Fixer (Good fun, and translates really well live)

I'm still working with the next three tracks

9) Speed of Sound (It's growing on me little by little, but a few detracting elements)
10) Johnny Guitar (interesting story line, but musically not really there for me)
11) Force of Nature (Hmmmm, yeah, this one will take a while to grow on me. It sounds too much the theme song for an 80s action film.)