Focus on the Family review of Backspacer

These are quite funny to read. Here is the latest one.
http://www.pluggedin.com/music/albums/2 ... pacer.aspx
http://www.pluggedin.com/music/albums/2 ... pacer.aspx
Noblesville 6/22/2003 St. Louis 5/4/2010 East Troy 9/4/2011
Cleveland 5/20/2006 Columbus 5/6/2010 Chicago 7/19/2013
Cincinnatti 6/24/2006 Noblesville 5/7/2010. Buffalo 10/12/2013
Lollapalooza 8/5/2007 Mountain View 10/23/2010 Cincinnatti 10/1/2014
Washington D.C. 6/22/2008 Mountain View 10/24/2010 St. Louis 10/3/2014
Chicago 8/22/2008(EV Solo) St. Louis 7/1/2011 (EV Solo) St. Paul 10/19/2014
Kansas City 5/3/2010 East Troy 9/3/2011 Milwaukee 10/20/2014
Hampton 4/18/2016 Columbia 4/21/2016 Lexington 4/26/2016
NYC 5/2/2016
Cleveland 5/20/2006 Columbus 5/6/2010 Chicago 7/19/2013
Cincinnatti 6/24/2006 Noblesville 5/7/2010. Buffalo 10/12/2013
Lollapalooza 8/5/2007 Mountain View 10/23/2010 Cincinnatti 10/1/2014
Washington D.C. 6/22/2008 Mountain View 10/24/2010 St. Louis 10/3/2014
Chicago 8/22/2008(EV Solo) St. Louis 7/1/2011 (EV Solo) St. Paul 10/19/2014
Kansas City 5/3/2010 East Troy 9/3/2011 Milwaukee 10/20/2014
Hampton 4/18/2016 Columbia 4/21/2016 Lexington 4/26/2016
NYC 5/2/2016
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Pearl Jam:
Key Arena - Seattle, WA - Sep 21, 2009
Pacific Coliseum - Vancouver, BC - Sep 25, 2011
Key Arena - Seattle, WA - Dec 6, 2013
Eddie Vedder Solo:
Benaroya Hall - Seattle, WA - Jul 15, 2011
Aww, it's also nice to see the reviewer trying to take an even-handed approach; I'll give him credit for that, even though I get the impression that this is the first PJ album he has heard since "Ten."
"Becoming a Bruce fan is like hitting puberty as a musical fan. It's inevitable." - dcfaithful
H E Double Hockey Sticks
I laughed the first time a classmate used that one... High school classmate.
Cleveland 5/20/2006 Columbus 5/6/2010 Chicago 7/19/2013
Cincinnatti 6/24/2006 Noblesville 5/7/2010. Buffalo 10/12/2013
Lollapalooza 8/5/2007 Mountain View 10/23/2010 Cincinnatti 10/1/2014
Washington D.C. 6/22/2008 Mountain View 10/24/2010 St. Louis 10/3/2014
Chicago 8/22/2008(EV Solo) St. Louis 7/1/2011 (EV Solo) St. Paul 10/19/2014
Kansas City 5/3/2010 East Troy 9/3/2011 Milwaukee 10/20/2014
Hampton 4/18/2016 Columbia 4/21/2016 Lexington 4/26/2016
NYC 5/2/2016
“If the world hates you, keep in mind that it hated me first. If you belonged to the world, it would love you as its own. As it is, you do not belong to the world, but I have chosen you out of the world.
I believe the write is a "H s" and he can't admitted
Neil deGrasse Tyson
Why not (V) (°,,,,°) (V) ?
actually, it's very positive given that PJ DOES address christianity and religion/God in many of their songs, but almost always in a negative light. if this guy paid attention to songs like God's Dice, Marker in the Sand, Faithfull, etc.; he would be appalled.
Either way I didn;t even know hell and shit were in the album which further proves that these groups are so intent on exposing the "wrongs" of art that they often completely overlook the deeper meaning.
I would love to read them review the Unplugged DVD. I can see it now.............
Then Vedder sang ( Oh, prayin', now to something that has never showed him anything ) referring to the fact he thinks prayer is worthless or that Jesus is a figment of peoples imagination. He then started to flick off the All Mighty but just held back at the last second. I am flabbergasted and disgusted by the whole display. On another note the song Oceans Vedder sang (Waves roll in my thoughts, hold tight the ring, the sea will rise, please stand by the shore) meaning a friendly hello wave is on our minds and a wedding band is meant as bonding in holy matrimony which will make you rise to heaven and stand on an ocean shore with your savior.
Edit: I have to say overall the review was a positive one. I read these sort of reviews flipping through the Christian magazine our church provided (during the church service as a teen,lol), and they usually completely trash most secular music.
fade away...
I am at peace with my lust.....for Eddie.
http://www.pluggedin.com/music/albums/2 ... ocode.aspx
Yield:
http://www.pluggedin.com/music/albums/2 ... yield.aspx
Avocado:
http://www.pluggedin.com/music/albums/2 ... rljam.aspx
Here's another one for Avocado from a different site:
http://www.commonsensemedia.org/music-r ... l-Jam.html
They seemed to like it a bit more, possibly because it's not a Christian site. (I think)
I'm dissapointed in the Yield review, I was expecting a lashing for Do the Evolution.
10/24/10, Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, California (24th Bridge School Benefit)
07/11/11, Paramount Theater, Oakland, California (Eddie Vedder Solo Show)
10/22/11, Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, California (Eddie Vedder Solo Show, 25th Bridge School Benefit)
One thing,... "Other lines appear to buy into evolution ("Big Wave") and the right of gays to marry ("Comatose"). "
I have never interpreted Comatose that way. Am I missing something? I guess he is refering to the line,
"High above,... I'll break the law,... If it's illegal
To be in love,... Leave the hatred,.. On the cross"
I guess you could see it that way, but I feel like this guy might be a little oversensitive. Or he just pointed out something I should have figured out on my own. It's one of those for sure.
8.21.00 Columbus | 6.24.03 Columbus | 7.9.03 NYC | 10.2.04 Toledo | 9.11.05 Kitchener | 5.20.06 Cleveland | 8.5.07 Chicago | 5.6.10 Columbus | 5.7.10 Noblesville | 5.9.10 Cleveland | 9.3.11 East Troy | 9.4.11 East Troy | 7.19.13 Chicago | 10.11.13 Pittsburgh | 10.1.14 Cincinnati | 4.8.16 Ft. Lauderdale | 4.9.16 Miami | 8.8.18 Seattle | 8.10.18 Seattle | 9.26.21 Dana Point | 10.1.21 Dana Point | 10.2.21 Dana Point | 9.16.22 Nashville | 9.17.22 Louisville | 9.18.22 St. Louis | 9.2.23 St. Paul | 9.15.23 Ft. Worth | 6.22.24 Dublin | 8.26.24 Noblesville | 9.27.24 Dana Point | 9.29.24 Dana Point
6.26.11 Detroit (EdVed) | 9.23.17 Louisville (EdVed) | 9.25.21 Dana Point (EdVed) | 10.01.22 Dana Point (EdVed) | 2.6.22 Newark (EdVed)
I did the same thing, here are some highlights:
Out of Exile - Audioslave
“…none of Rage’s political stridency (or foul language) appears on Out of Exile, “
Californication – Red Hot Chili Peppers
“The metaphysically confused "Parallel Universe" (from Red Hot Chili Pepper’s Californication) uses Christ's name inappropriately.”
“Vulgarity, profanity and disrespect for police make "Get on Top" a lyrical bottom feeder.”
“This unfocused stream of consciousness contains a lot of neutral material. Even a few positives. However, trashy language, sexual imagery and anti-Christian sentiment drown out any redemptive pondering. Don't let teens plan a trip through Californication.”
Stadium Arcadium – Red Hot Chili Peppers
“Kiedis' lyrics are mostly indecipherable nonsense, a blitzed stream of consciousness filtered through a rhyming dictionary. Kiedis told Rolling Stonehe feels "blessed to be in a position to transmit light to people all over the world with music." Any light on Stadium Arcadium is dimmed by references to sex and drugs. Teens looking for light will find the real thing in John 8:12. “Kiedis' lyrics are mostly indecipherable nonsense, a blitzed stream of consciousness filtered through a rhyming dictionary…”
Elephant – The White Stripes
“As sonically stylish as the disc is, cuts fail to register as life-changingly positive or deeply troubling, making The White Stripes’ magical mystery tour as thematically gray as the pachyderm for which it is named.”
Adore – Smashing Pumpkins
"Liner notes include two photos of bassist D'Arcy Wretzky in a see-through blouse…Only a few lyrical shortcomings. Still, the nudity is inexcusable.”
Some of them you just have to read the whole thing:
http://www.pluggedin.com/music/albums/2 ... gades.aspx
http://www.pluggedin.com/music/albums/2 ... geles.aspx
http://www.pluggedin.com/music/albums/2 ... slave.aspx
http://www.pluggedin.com/music/albums/2 ... utero.aspx
Edit: Wait a minute, just got an idea, be right back.
Edit 2:
http://www.pluggedin.com/music/albums/1 ... nclay.aspx
http://www.pluggedin.com/music/albums/2 ... hered.aspx
I find a lot more objectionable content then none.
P.S.: This is what it would look like if Q and R were eliminated.
10/24/10, Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, California (24th Bridge School Benefit)
07/11/11, Paramount Theater, Oakland, California (Eddie Vedder Solo Show)
10/22/11, Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, California (Eddie Vedder Solo Show, 25th Bridge School Benefit)