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Blasphemy?

memememe Posts: 4,695
edited October 2009 in The Porch
After listening to Backspacer in the car constantly for a couple of weeks, I decided to put Ten back in for a couple of days. Then today I went back to Backspacer and found it... refreshing. A lot more fun to listen to!

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... and the will to show I will always be better than before.
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  • tremorstremors Posts: 8,051
    edited October 2009
    Backspacer is phenomenal, it's on another level. I don't think Ed has (n)ever? been an atheist, like Philip Pullman he's always calling out to god. Backspacer is a triumph; by the whole band. They are centred, grounded, awe inspired, awe inspiring. But I bet they think when they come on stage the crowd are still cheering for the act before!
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  • igotid_8igotid_8 Cleveland, Ohio Posts: 506
    It's their best album since vs, IMHO.
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  • dimitrispearljamdimitrispearljam Posts: 139,721
    :shock:
    "...Dimitri...He talks to me...'.."The Ghost of Greece..".
    "..That's One Happy Fuckin Ghost.."
    “..That came up on the Pillow Case...This is for the Greek, With Our Apologies.....”
  • tremorstremors Posts: 8,051
    Dimitris, you might be able to help me actually; I was trying to find the ancient Greek word for raging against the Gods. I don't think it is actually Hubris, but another word, which I once knew and associated with the Amber Spy Glass. It may not be Daedalus or Icarus either, I can't seem to conjure it up from google but would know it if I saw it. Any pointers? The action of challenging God to reveal himself.
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  • breakmarysfallbreakmarysfall Posts: 368
    tremors wrote:
    Backspacer is phenomenal, it's on another level. I don't think Ed has never been an atheist, like Philip Pullman he's always calling out to god. Backspacer is a triumph; by the whole band. They are centred, grounded, awe inspired, awe inspiring. But I bet they think when they come on stage the crowd are still cheering for the act before!


    hi meme,
    don't think it is blasphemy to set backspacer over ten, not only for a while.
    I agree with tremors (great words, indeed :) )

    I do not get enough of backspacer... it has followed me since 23rd of september, walked with me through Rome and drove me to Berlin again (busy two last weeks).
    Just recently I started with the bootlegs 09 and finally hear backspacer setting in.
    This album is phenomenal indeed and so touching and getting sooo deep,
    but I agree: they just reached on another lever and that is nothing blasphemic or bad. It is how it should be when you are great musicians + getting along very well:
    the fave music is getting better and better and lucky us may be part of it all :D
    and dance along with....

    great 09 in Pearl Jam,
    danke and wow.
    :P
    and ps: ...wishing for some more years to come, growing ol' together, so to say ...
    there is no way to peace, peace is the way!
    ...the world is come undone, I like to change it everyday but change don't come at once, it's a wave, building before it breaks.
  • dimitrispearljamdimitrispearljam Posts: 139,721
    tremors wrote:
    Dimitris, you might be able to help me actually; I was trying to find the ancient Greek word for raging against the Gods. I don't think it is actually Hubris, but another word, which I once knew and associated with the Amber Spy Glass. It may not be Daedalus or Icarus either, I can't seem to conjure it up from google but would know it if I saw it. Any pointers? The action of challenging God to reveal himself.
    are u talking about greek mythology or about ancient greek poem???
    are y talking about GOD Ira and Athina or Artemis maybe?..Or u talk about God Aris the God of war that was against the 11 Other Gods of Olymbus Mountain as Irodotos wrote on his books??
    maybe u can find some info here too
    Dewald C., «Women and Culture in Herodotus’ Histories», στο Foley H., (ed.) Reflections on Women in Antiquity, (New York 1981).
    Gimbutas Marija, The Civilization of the Goddess: The world of old Europe, Harper, (San Francisco, 1991).
    Lyons Debora, Gender and Immortality: Heroines in Ancient Greek Myth and Cult, Princeton University Press, (Princeton, 1996).
    "...Dimitri...He talks to me...'.."The Ghost of Greece..".
    "..That's One Happy Fuckin Ghost.."
    “..That came up on the Pillow Case...This is for the Greek, With Our Apologies.....”
  • whispering handswhispering hands Under your skin Posts: 13,527
    breakmarysfall wrote:
    tremors wrote:
    Backspacer is phenomenal, it's on another level. I don't think Ed has never been an atheist, like Philip Pullman he's always calling out to god. Backspacer is a triumph; by the whole band. They are centred, grounded, awe inspired, awe inspiring. But I bet they think when they come on stage the crowd are still cheering for the act before!


    hi meme,
    don't think it is blasphemy to set backspacer over ten, not only for a while.
    I agree with tremors (great words, indeed :) )

    I do not get enough of backspacer... it has followed me since 23rd of september, walked with me through Rome and drove me to Berlin again (busy two last weeks).
    Just recently I started with the bootlegs 09 and finally hear backspacer setting in.
    This album is phenomenal indeed and so touching and getting sooo deep,
    but I agree: they just reached on another lever and that is nothing blasphemic or bad. It is how it should be when you are great musicians + getting along very well:
    the fave music is getting better and better and lucky us may be part of it all :D
    and dance along with....

    great 09 in Pearl Jam,
    danke and wow.
    :P
    and ps: ...wishing for some more years to come, growing ol' together, so to say ...

    I have to agree here I've been listening to all nine CDS in order, ( don;t ask I do that for every new release) and I can see where you're coming from. By the time you've taken tat whole emotional adventure through all of em in order, and ya get to Backspacer so many things fall into place (at least it has been working that way for me). And yes it by the time of it's rightfull place Backspacer is inspiring and refreshing, it welcomes the soul to continue on no matter the past or the present, I really am falling so in love with this one!!!
  • memememe Posts: 4,695
    breakmarysfall wrote:
    tremors wrote:
    Backspacer is phenomenal, it's on another level. I don't think Ed has never been an atheist, like Philip Pullman he's always calling out to god. Backspacer is a triumph; by the whole band. They are centred, grounded, awe inspired, awe inspiring. But I bet they think when they come on stage the crowd are still cheering for the act before!


    hi meme,
    don't think it is blasphemy to set backspacer over ten, not only for a while.
    I agree with tremors (great words, indeed :) )

    I do not get enough of backspacer... it has followed me since 23rd of september, walked with me through Rome and drove me to Berlin again (busy two last weeks).
    Just recently I started with the bootlegs 09 and finally hear backspacer setting in.
    This album is phenomenal indeed and so touching and getting sooo deep,
    but I agree: they just reached on another lever and that is nothing blasphemic or bad. It is how it should be when you are great musicians + getting along very well:
    the fave music is getting better and better and lucky us may be part of it all :D
    and dance along with....

    great 09 in Pearl Jam,
    danke and wow.
    :P
    and ps: ...wishing for some more years to come, growing ol' together, so to say ...

    Hey there, I came to the Berlin show and thought about you!

    I am in Florence for a year, let me know when you come down :)
    ... and the will to show I will always be better than before.
  • breakmarysfallbreakmarysfall Posts: 368
    You are in Florence now?
    This is funny. Eva7 and I were talking about travelling to Florence and spending a holiday there, one fine day, latest next year! So that is indeed funny now!

    So who knows... I let you know when our plans are made in detail. Hopefully you will be still there!
    Wishing you a great time and all the best!

    and as always p.s. wasn't it a stunning show in Berlin? It was just wow.
    there is no way to peace, peace is the way!
    ...the world is come undone, I like to change it everyday but change don't come at once, it's a wave, building before it breaks.
  • smithnicsmithnic Posts: 1,563
    Ten is a very dated album. That was damn near 20 years ago. I think the new album sounds fresher and definitely more interesting to listen to for sure.
    Go Get 'Em Tigers!
  • I_GOT_no_IDeaI_GOT_no_IDea Posts: 653
    i listened to backspacer pretty much on repeat at every spare moment for the first 3 weeks, and have serious withdrawals now i've given my cd to a mate and have been listening to other stuff the last couple of days - i'm now gagging for some more backspacer action. it's just so gosh-darned fucking great to rock/chill/zone out to. best fun since vs - oooooooo, kill me fuckers... there i go blaspheming as well! ;)
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  • ZiggyStarZiggyStar Posts: 14,328
    You're all going to HELL! :twisted:
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  • I_GOT_no_IDeaI_GOT_no_IDea Posts: 653
    ZiggyStar wrote:
    You're all going to HELL! :twisted:
    but then again i'm the sort of person who thinks the last bowl of cereal was the tastiest i ever had and the last night out was the funnest i ever had and the last root (vegetable) was the sexiest i ever had...
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  • ZiggyStarZiggyStar Posts: 14,328
    I_GOT_no_IDea wrote:
    ZiggyStar wrote:
    You're all going to HELL! :twisted:
    but then again i'm the sort of person who thinks the last bowl of cereal was the tastiest i ever had and the last night out was the funnest i ever had and the last root (vegetable) was the sexiest i ever had...

    Nothing better than sexy root vegetables! :lol:
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  • I_GOT_no_IDeaI_GOT_no_IDea Posts: 653
    ZiggyStar wrote:
    I_GOT_no_IDea wrote:
    ZiggyStar wrote:
    You're all going to HELL! :twisted:
    but then again i'm the sort of person who thinks the last bowl of cereal was the tastiest i ever had and the last night out was the funnest i ever had and the last root (vegetable) was the sexiest i ever had...

    Nothing better than sexy root vegetables! :lol:
    now there's a thought to go to sleep on... night dude
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  • ZiggyStarZiggyStar Posts: 14,328
    I_GOT_no_IDea wrote:
    ZiggyStar wrote:

    Nothing better than sexy root vegetables! :lol:
    now there's a thought to go to sleep on... night dude

    haha I know what I'll be thinking of when I drift off to sleep! ;) Good night....again! :mrgreen:
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  • yield2meyield2me Posts: 1,291
    I think Backspacer is hard as a statue and black as a tattoo! It fucking owns :D
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