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backspacer and avocado

InMyTree4InMyTree4 Posts: 1,239
edited September 2009 in The Porch
i know another backspacer thread...

is it just me or does backspacer make you appreciate avacado more. I just started listening to it again after listening to backspacer 100000 times and i like it more than i ever had. not sure why though
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  • DS107374DS107374 Posts: 92
    I don't know, its sort of been the opposite for me. Backspacer has made me realize that aside from a couple of high points that the Avacodo album feels like its missing something.
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  • rebornFixerrebornFixer Posts: 4,901
    DS107374 wrote:
    I don't know, its sort of been the opposite for me. Backspacer has made me realize that aside from a couple of high points that the Avacodo album feels like its missing something.

    I agree with this view ... Avocado is still a badass rock record, but it winds up feeling a tad uni-dimentional next to Backspacer, which features a lot more ... Subtlety?
  • StickmanJamStickmanJam Posts: 425
    I'd have to say Backspacer has also made me realize something was missing with Avocado. Much more depth to Backspacer. Both musically and lyrically.
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  • the wolfthe wolf Posts: 7,027
    I love both records, and think they sound good together if you mix them up.
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  • Backspacer_BackerBackspacer_Backer Posts: 1,023
    i wonder if there's ever been a record that ellicited a broader variety of opinion? i would never classify the lyrics of Backspacer as deeper than any other PJ record. In fact, the straightforward in-your-face themes of many of the songs (got some, the fixer, supersonic, etc) are what make this album so refreshing and unique for me.
  • VeddernarianVeddernarian Posts: 1,924
    I look like it like a basketball team. So you have these all-star types. They are great, the team is great but don't win the championship. But they are still great. That's Avocado to me. Then they hire a renound coach Brendan) which adds synergy and inspires the players to achieve just that much more utilizing talent neededd to be extracted from a place they never knew they had. And they won the championship. Backspacer.
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  • LikeAnOpeningBandForTheSunLikeAnOpeningBandForTheSun Posts: 6,097
    Avocado seems too stiff or flat, and Ed's voice struggles a bit. Since the first listen, i've only gained an appreciation for life wasted. the others i either loved (Severed Hand, Parachutes, Comatose) or hated (everything else).

    Backspacer gives me an even greater appreciation for Brendan o'Brien, thats all.
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