Rank the Backspacer Tracks

glb

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

...something like that

PearlJamPatriotGirl

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

Digital Twilight

Unthought Known
Just Breath
The End
The Fixer
Gonna See My Friend
Got Some
Johnny guitar
Amongst The Waves
Supersonic
Force Of Nature


Speed Of Sound - Only track i don't like (No i never listened to the demo)

asgoodased

This is tough so early, and will change a lot once i really dig into the lyrics and meanings, but here goes...

1. Just Breathe - The best lyrics in a PJ song in a long, long, long time. I can't get enough of this song. Ironically, this "Into the Wild"ish song is my favorite, and I never really got into Into the Wild at all.

2. Force of Nature - Thought it was a throwaway at first, and i'm not into the guitar that starts the song, but it goes striaght up from there. The chorus is perfectly catchy, and the guitar solo at the end sounds very Ten-ish.

3. Gonna See My Friend - Sure, Pearl Jam had some great aggressive songs on the last album, but this is as ferocious as they've sounded since Vitalogy.

4. Got Some - This could easily be number 2, but I think its a tad over-produced. Could just be I really got into the Conan performance and the "making of" video, but I'm not into the background harmonies. Other than that, though, I love it, especially the way it builds more and more energy towards the end. Really love the "Let's Go!" at the end.

5. Unthought Known - This one could raise or fall dramatically, it hasn't sunk in enough yet. But the "gems and rhinestones" and "rival" lines are just so epically awesome that it needs to be up here. I like the piano in this song, whereas on a song like LBC, i thought it seemed overly dramatic.

6. The Fixer - Its tough to rate this and "Supersonic" against the rest of the album, because I've heard them so much. But I like this song even better in the context of the album, and its just a great pick-me-up song.

7. Amongst the Waves - Love the guitar in the last minute or so. Not a huge fan of the first verse. Like the chorus.

8. Supersonic - Similar to The Fixer - just a good pick-me-up. Not a thing wrong with the song - not deep, but quick and fun.

9. Johnny Guitar - This one could move up too...don't have a problem with it at all, just think some of the others are better. I appreciate the diversity in this song though, and I think they hit what they are going for. The fact that this is so low speaks to how solid I think this album is....

10. The End - From a critical point of view, this may very well be the 2nd best song on the album...but I have a feeling I won't want to listen to it that much simply because its so sad (i'm having the same problem with the new "Antlers" album as well).

11. Speed of Sound - Not a fan of the slow "Gone"-ish build (one Gone is enough) but it diversifies it enough to not be a straight copy. I do like the "but this night has been a long one" lyric. I do like what it builds to and that it doesn't try to go overboard with the pay-off.


It would be fun to do this 2 months from now to see how everything has changed....

he.who.forgets

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

Force of nature, Unthought Known, and Amongst the Waves are all very close in my ranking...gave me the hardest time trying to rank this album.

hwy 51

1-Amongst the Waves
2-Got Some
3-Johnny Guitar
4-The Fixer
5-gonna see my friend
6-Just Breathe
7-Force of Nature
8-Supersonic
9-Speed of sound
10-Unthought known
11-the end

so far...

crazygeo

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by Black Diamond » 21 Sep 2009 09:35

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)

exactly right..although Fixer grabs in the "pop" generation!!!

sce675

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

The Champ

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

not4u10

Unthought Known
Speed of Sound
Force of Nature

Amongst the Waves
Got Some
Johnny Guitar
Supersonic

Gonna See My Friend
Just Breathe

The Fixer
The End

Spaces represent a drop off, but I must say this album is really good. Every song has its good parts, although I am just not into the Fixer or the End much. Unthought Known, Speed of Sound, and Force of Nature are just terriffic in my opinion.

The order will probably change by tomorrow!

Laf9124

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

....Shackles31....

Preliminary Listing as these lists Never stay the same.

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

intodeep

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

polaris_x

ok ... i've done my dozen or so listens ...

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

azwyldcats

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

Want to hear Leaving Here connected to Gonna See My Friend live.

decides2dream

LOVE:
1. Unthought Known
2. Just Breathe
(1 and 2 are interchangeable in rankings....and 1, 2 and 5 are such an amazing trio!)
3. Got Some
4. Gonna See My Friend
( 3and 4 are interchangeable in rankings as well)
5. Amongst the Waves

Really LIKE, for very different reasons exclusive of each other:
6. Supersonic - fun!
7. The End - heart-wrenching!

OK to dislike:
8. Speed of Sound - just doesn't 'grab' me really
9. Force of Nature - don't think the music/lyrics jive well somehow
10. The Fixer - dislike lyrics, music is good
11. Johnny Guitar - dislike vocal phrasings more than anything

Vedders Crew

Unthought Known-Slimply "perfect" Pearl Jam song. You will be no ones rival!
Force of Nature- Great Groove
Got Some- Great rocker
Just Breathe- I can see why Eddie played it on the solo tour
Amongst the Waves- Beautiful song
The Fixer- Radio Staple
Johnny Guitar-Love the changes in the song. I dont know why people hate it
Gonna see my Friends- Awesome way to start the album
The End-Actually dig the song!
Speed of Sound- I cannot get into this song at all! I wish I could. Maybe in Time!

boothead

Unthought Known
Got Some
Force of Nature
Amongst the Waves
Gonna see me friend
Just Breathe
Johnny Guitar
The Fixer
The End
Supersonic
Speed of Sound

Mitch8415

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

fall by the wayside

Force of Nature
Johnny Guitar
Unthought Known
Amongst The Waves
Just Breathe
The Fixer
Supersonic
Gonna See My Friend
Got Some
The End
Speed Of Sound (wtf! demo is soooo much better!)