Love this record. Right album, right time of life, more than the right impact for me @ a time when I so desperately was looking for something to help me harness what I was feeling. Forever thankful to Pearl Jam for this record. I understand many do not love it....but then again I usually place Binaural and Riot Act at the bottom of my 10 album rankings....and I know that makes people lose their fucking minds. I love them both but I love the other 8 just a bit more usually. To each their own!
Pearl Jam has never made a bad album. Backspacer included. Sure, it's short and the songs are more poppy, radio-friendly, however you want to describe them, but they don't lack substance. They're not bad - not by any stretch. I don't care what anyone says, it's a great album!
Backspacer is probably my least favorite studio album, but I'm with the last few posters on The Fixer- it's easily one of my favorites on that album. If you take it for what it is and don't over analyze anything, it's just a solid song. It's probably not going to change many lives, but it is what it is. Got Some, The Fixer, Speed of Sound, Force of Nature, and The End are the tops of that album for me.
I like most of it. johnny guitar, got some, the fixer, gonna see my friend, just breathe, unthought known, supersonic and the end. all good songs. I think unthought known is my big takeaway from the album.
Can't believe it's been 8 years though... still feels like a new album.
I really like Backspacer after all these 8 years. No issues for me. I think it is a short fun filled action packed recording with some cool cover art. An astronaut playing drums in space? What could be cooler?????
I really like Backspacer after all these 8 years. No issues for me. I think it is a short fun filled action packed recording with some cool cover art. An astronaut playing drums in space? What could be cooler?????
An astronaut playing drums in space with a fedora on?
Did not truly appreciate the cover until i landed this bad boy. I know i’ll never come remotely close to some people’s PJ collections here but this is my crown jewel.
Did not truly appreciate the cover until i landed this bad boy. I know i’ll never come remotely close to some people’s PJ collections here but this is my crown jewel.
I really like Backspacer after all these 8 years. No issues for me. I think it is a short fun filled action packed recording with some cool cover art. An astronaut playing drums in space? What could be cooler?????
An astronaut playing drums in space with a fedora on?
Hahaha! Yes, that would make Johnny Guitar Watson very proud!
I often listen to BS in the car. it's a great cruising record! And while I don't like the cheese of Sirens, I don't get that from Just Breathe. I think it's a really good song.
6/29/98 Chicago-United Center
6/18/03 Chicago-United Center
5/17/06 Chicago-United Center
7/19/13 Chicago-Wrigley Field
10/11/13 Pittsburgh-Consol Energy Center
10/17/14 Moline-IWireless Center (No Code)
10/20/14 Milwaukee-Bradley center (Yield)
4/26/16 Lexington-Rupp Arena
8/20/16 Chicago-Wrigley Field
8/22/16 Chicago-Wrigley Field 8/18/18 Chicago-Wrigley Field 8/20/18 Chicago-Wrigley Field 9/5/23 Chicago-United Center 9/7/23 Chicago-United Center 8/29/23 Chicago-Wrigley Field 8/31/23 Chicago-Wrigley Field
I like this album a lot, some fun memories of being in Seattle and going to the listening party at Easy Street records on a Saturday night, two days before their shows in Seattle. Anyone else go to it?
Reading 2004
Albany 2006 Camden 2006 E. Rutherford 2, 2006 Inglewood 2006,
Chicago 2007
Camden 2008 MSG 2008 MSG 2008 Hartford 2008.
Seattle 2009 Seattle 2009 Philadelphia 2009,Philadelphia 2009 Philadelphia 2009
Hartford 2010 MSG 2010 MSG 2010
Toronto 2011,Toronto 2011
Wrigley Field 2013 Brooklyn 2013 Brooklyn 2013 Philadelphia 2, 2013
Philadelphia 1, 2016 Philadelphia 2 2016 New York 2016 New York 2016 Fenway 1, 2016 Fenway 2, 2018 MSG 2022 St. Paul, 1, St. Paul 2 2023 MSG 2024, MSG 2024 Philadelphia 2024
"I play good, hard-nosed basketball.
Things happen in the game. Nothing you
can do. I don't go and say,
"I'm gonna beat this guy up."
I like this album a lot, some fun memories of being in Seattle and going to the listening party at Easy Street records on a Saturday night, two days before their shows in Seattle. Anyone else go to it?
Didn't make it to Easy Street however we did pick up BS south of Bellingham, WA. maybe was Burlington on the Sunday afternoon run down from Vancouver and crammed in all the listening we could. First 10c experience and first full PJ shows, only prior was Honolulu with U2(and we were hooked). Great seats on the wings Stone side night 1, Mike side night 2. We were blown away by the whole experience then we made our way home to Vancouver for the Friday night show, picked up our tickets about 8:00 PM cast a quick glance and thought our luck had run out, we're Row 36 seat 1 etc on the floor. Well a closer look revealed the tix to be ROW 1 seat 35 and 36 right in front of Stone. What a week and yes fond memories of BS' release and still enjoy the album today.
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Forever thankful to Pearl Jam for this record.
I understand many do not love it....but then again I usually place Binaural and Riot Act at the bottom of my 10 album rankings....and I know that makes people lose their fucking minds.
To each their own!
Backspacer, thank you!
LOVE EVERYTHING ABOUT IT
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"...and evidence that you're worth keeping"
Love the way the drums on this record sound.
Can't believe it's been 8 years though... still feels like a new album.
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Amongst the Waves is a top ten song all day long.
All that I once held as true
I stand alone without beliefs
The only truth I know is you.
SoS demo is amazing. Love it.
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6/18/03 Chicago-United Center
5/17/06 Chicago-United Center
7/19/13 Chicago-Wrigley Field
10/11/13 Pittsburgh-Consol Energy Center
10/17/14 Moline-IWireless Center (No Code)
10/20/14 Milwaukee-Bradley center (Yield)
4/26/16 Lexington-Rupp Arena
8/20/16 Chicago-Wrigley Field
8/22/16 Chicago-Wrigley Field
8/18/18 Chicago-Wrigley Field
8/20/18 Chicago-Wrigley Field
9/5/23 Chicago-United Center
9/7/23 Chicago-United Center
8/29/23 Chicago-Wrigley Field
8/31/23 Chicago-Wrigley Field
Albany 2006 Camden 2006 E. Rutherford 2, 2006 Inglewood 2006,
Chicago 2007
Camden 2008 MSG 2008 MSG 2008 Hartford 2008.
Seattle 2009 Seattle 2009 Philadelphia 2009,Philadelphia 2009 Philadelphia 2009
Hartford 2010 MSG 2010 MSG 2010
Toronto 2011,Toronto 2011
Wrigley Field 2013 Brooklyn 2013 Brooklyn 2013 Philadelphia 2, 2013
Philadelphia 1, 2016 Philadelphia 2 2016 New York 2016 New York 2016 Fenway 1, 2016
Fenway 2, 2018
MSG 2022
St. Paul, 1, St. Paul 2 2023
MSG 2024, MSG 2024
Philadelphia 2024
"I play good, hard-nosed basketball.
Things happen in the game. Nothing you
can do. I don't go and say,
"I'm gonna beat this guy up."
on the wings Stone side night 1, Mike side night 2. We were blown away by the whole experience then we made our
way home to Vancouver for the Friday night show, picked up our tickets about 8:00 PM cast a quick glance and thought our luck had run out, we're Row 36 seat 1 etc on the floor. Well a closer look revealed the tix to be ROW 1 seat 35 and 36 right in front of Stone. What a week and yes fond memories of BS' release and still enjoy the album today.
My least favorite but one album has to be on the bottom.
Top five would be Unthought/Amongst/Johnny/GSMF/Speed
1998: Noblesville; 2003: Noblesville; 2009: EV Nashville, Chicago, Chicago
2010: St Louis, Columbus, Noblesville; 2011: EV Chicago, East Troy, East Troy
2013: London ON, Wrigley; 2014: Cincy, St Louis, Moline (NO CODE)
2016: Lexington, Wrigley #1; 2018: Wrigley, Wrigley, Boston, Boston
2020: Oakland, Oakland: 2021: EV Ohana, Ohana, Ohana, Ohana
2022: Oakland, Oakland, Nashville, Louisville; 2023: Chicago, Chicago, Noblesville
2024: Noblesville, Wrigley, Wrigley, Ohana, Ohana