Backspacer or Avocado

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  • Johnny Abruzzo
    Johnny Abruzzo Philly Posts: 12,437
    My count so far is Avocado 9, Backspacer 7, with some ties. Backspacer beat Avocado in the "Rank the albums of the 00's" thread but I'm sure people's opinions change all the time. I know mine do.
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  • Evacuation Rules
    Evacuation Rules Posts: 2,162
    Backspacer is 100X better IMO.
  • eyedclaar
    eyedclaar Posts: 6,980
    Backspacer by three or four miles.
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  • carolinabeerguy
    carolinabeerguy Kernersville, NC Posts: 2,517
    Backspacer easily for me. Avocado never really "clicked" with me.
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  • billyruff
    billyruff Posts: 538
    Avocado for me !!!

    But I listen to them all ... :D
  • theserialthrilla
    theserialthrilla Posts: 15,760
    avospacedo.. :? :? :? or backcader :? :?
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  • pjfanman
    pjfanman Posts: 84
    Avocado was good imo, but it didn't have any songs that reached the level of Unthought Known (top 10 all time in the PJ catalogue for me) or Amongst the Waves...possibly Come Back but it seems that most people on this board hates that tune :)
  • T-Bone 82
    T-Bone 82 Posts: 421
    Backspacer...by a lot. And I liked Avocado but I didn't think the sequencing was good and there were too many songs. IMO, the record kind of fell apart after Unemployable.

    Backspacer is exactly the kind of record I was waiting for. While agree on a lot of political issues w/ the band, I was ready for a more personal record. That's what this one feels like. And at 11 songs, and 36 mins, I think it is the perfect length (that's what she said).
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  • Snoopy Died For Our Sins
    Snoopy Died For Our Sins Posts: 2,608
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  • LikeAnOcean
    LikeAnOcean Posts: 7,718
    Backspacer.. easily.
  • EP1973
    EP1973 Posts: 112
    T-Bone 82 wrote:
    Backspacer...by a lot. And I liked Avocado but I didn't think the sequencing was good and there were too many songs. IMO, the record kind of fell apart after Unemployable
    When it comes to a PJ release, you can never have too many songs. Inside Job and Comeback are both after Unemployable. And IMO, Inside Job is as good as it gets. I like both albums but I like Avocado more.
  • AtlantaJammer
    AtlantaJammer Posts: 2,611
    Yield! Oh wait, Ive mistaken this thread for the last good album...
  • dimitrispearljam
    dimitrispearljam Posts: 139,725
    AtlantaJammer wrote:
    Yield! Oh wait, Ive mistaken this thread for the last good album...
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  • cippociappo
    cippociappo Posts: 692
    Backspacer....

    ...best Pearl Jam record of the '00, IMHO. There. I said it. :)
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  • Sleep.With.Innocence
    Sleep.With.Innocence Posts: 607
    Avocado.

    Inside Job, Come Back - Enough said.
  • G Force
    G Force Posts: 1,393
    I prefer Backspacer.
  • Johnny Abruzzo
    Johnny Abruzzo Philly Posts: 12,437
    Sleep.With.Innocence wrote:
    Avocado.

    Inside Job, Come Back - Enough said.

    Now this guy knows what he's talking about! I'm also a big fan of Gone and Wasted Reprise. About the only thing I don't care for on this album is Big Wave.

    Also, no other PJ album comes out blasting with 5 awesome rockers. Go take a look - I'll be here waiting...

    See - told ya!
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  • FenwayFaithful
    FenwayFaithful Posts: 8,626
    Johnny Abruzzo wrote:
    Sleep.With.Innocence wrote:
    Avocado.

    Inside Job, Come Back - Enough said.

    Now this guy knows what he's talking about! I'm also a big fan of Gone and Wasted Reprise. About the only thing I don't care for on this album is Big Wave.

    Also, no other PJ album comes out blasting with 5 awesome rockers. Go take a look - I'll be here waiting...

    See - told ya!
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  • Mr Rocko
    Mr Rocko Posts: 647
    Avocado, there are more songs that I enjoy. Backspacer is great but it doesn't feel like a 100% PJ's style.
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  • Sleep.With.Innocence
    Sleep.With.Innocence Posts: 607
    Johnny Abruzzo wrote:
    Sleep.With.Innocence wrote:
    Avocado.

    Inside Job, Come Back - Enough said.

    Now this guy knows what he's talking about! I'm also a big fan of Gone and Wasted Reprise. About the only thing I don't care for on this album is Big Wave.

    Also, no other PJ album comes out blasting with 5 awesome rockers. Go take a look - I'll be here waiting...

    See - told ya!

    I'm a huge fan of Gone, I don't understand why it's been thrown under the bus on here as much as it has. I also like Wasted Reprise a lot. WWS and Life Wasted sounds a lot better live then on the record.

    And Army Reserve (for some reason) really stands out on that record, it's unique, and I simply just love it!!!!!!

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