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Backspacer Ranking

Better DanBetter Dan Posts: 5,684
edited September 2009 in The Porch
Is it too early for rankings? Its been a week and a half since I first heard Backspacer and I've also been listening to the other albums to get a feel for where it ranks for me. Backspacer may go up to the "great" category for me over time, but I still need to digest it.

Great
1. Vitalogy
2. Yield
3. No Code
4. Binaural

Really Good
5. Backspacer
6. Vs
7. Ten

Like it but "just okay"
8. Riot Act

Don't Really like it
9. Pearl Jam
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  • Ledbetterman10Ledbetterman10 Posts: 16,948
    Great
    1. Vitalogy
    2. Yield
    3. Vs
    4. Ten
    5. No Code

    Pretty Good
    6. Binarual
    7. Pearl Jam

    I like about 3 songs on it
    8. Backspacer
    9. Riot Act
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  • Gary CarterGary Carter Posts: 14,067
    love
    1. yield
    2. no code
    3. ten
    4. riot act
    5. backspacer
    6. binaural

    like
    7. vs

    hate
    8. self titled
    9. vitalogy
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  • yield2meyield2me Posts: 1,291
    Great
    1. Yield
    2. No Code
    3. Backspacer
    4. Pearl Jam

    Really Good
    5. Vitalogy
    6. Vs
    7. Ten

    Like it but "just okay"
    8. Binaural
    9. Riot Act
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  • LikeAnOpeningBandForTheSunLikeAnOpeningBandForTheSun Posts: 6,097
    Best album: No Code
    album that changed my life: Ten
    Great albums: Vitalogy, Yield
    good but uneven albums: Binaural, Vs.
    constistently good album: Backspacer
    Album that i dont like but is great live: Riot Act
    Album that is 1/3 great, 2/3 dog crap: Avocado
  • SVRDhand13SVRDhand13 Posts: 26,583
    Great
    1. Vitalogy
    2. Yield
    3. Vs
    4. Backspacer
    5. Ten
    6. No Code

    Good
    7. Pearl Jam
    8. Binaural

    Okay
    9. Riot Act
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  • I_Am_MikeI_Am_Mike Posts: 222
    wow, i feel like a stepford but i really dig them all. of course some more than others. but my list tends to be fluid, changing with my mood/stage of life. that said:

    adore:
    yield
    self-titled
    backspacer
    no code

    love:
    riot act
    binaural

    really like:
    ten
    vs

    like
    vitalogy
  • igotid_8igotid_8 Cleveland, Ohio Posts: 506
    1. Vs.
    2. Ten
    3. Backspacer

    Those 3 are the only discs where I do not skip any songs. Obviously the other discs have great songs, but they have skippable tunes too.

    4. Vitalogy
    5. No Code
    6. Yield
    7. Avacado
    8. Riot Act
    9. Binaural
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    2018 Wrigley 1, Wrigley 2
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    2024 Las Vegas 1, Las Vegas 2, Wrigley 1, Wrigley 2
  • Adm. Glen ScotiaAdm. Glen Scotia Posts: 181
    I hate ranking albums this soon after a new one comes out because I often tend to over-react to new material. Although, in hindsight, I under-reacted to Avocado when it came out, so maybe it means I've matured enough to rank a new album with a level head.

    If forced, here would be my ranking.

    1. Yield
    2. No Code
    3. Vitalogy
    4. Backspacer
    5. Ten
    6. Avocado
    7. Riot Act
    8. vs.
    9. Binaural

    It should be noted that I see Backspacer as capable of posing a serious threat to crack my top 3, but I have to live with these songs for a while. It takes a while for PJ songs and albums to become classic in my eyes. I need to absorb bootlegs and see live shows. Also, Ten was ranked last until a rediscovered it when the remaster came out. I gained a new appreciation for it as a great rock record, although I still maintain that PJ has done far, far better.

    Yeah, that list looks good. It's how I am feeling at the moment.
  • Giuseppe EisonhawkGiuseppe Eisonhawk Posts: 145
    1. Binaural
    2. Backspacer
    3. Vitalogy
    4. Ten
    5. Yeild
    6. vs.
    7. No Code
    8. Riot Act
    9. Pearl Jam

    these are all phenomenal releases but that's just my immediate rankings as of tonight ...& only 1 listen of the new album
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  • pearljammonkeypearljammonkey Brisbane Posts: 205
    1. TEN
    2. YIELD
    3. VS
    4. NO CODE
    5. BACKSPACER
    6. RIOT ACT
    7. VITALOGY
    8. PEARL JAM
    9. BINAURAL
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