went to the release party at easy street records in West Seattle.
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."
Amongst The Waves is my favourite song by the band since In Hiding. I got goosebumps listening to it in the record store (pre order hadn't come yet) and spun it over and over again. The last few notes in Mike's solo are just perfection, and when Ed screams "Laaaayyyaaaateeeee"...holy shit that's a Vs scream. Amazing.
Stars are suns to other people.
Wellington 1998 London 2007 Brisbane 2009 Stockholm 2012
Amsterdam 1 & 2 2014 EV Dublin 2017 Milan 2018 Padova 2018 Boston 2 2018 Auckland 1 & 2 2024
I listened to side one today. amongst the waves is PF good. The 1st time I heard Unthought Known it seemed like music from the future. Johnny Guitar and Supersonic deserve more love. That fuzzy guitar in the fixer? Hell yeah. The End is borderline melodramatic but it occupies a place on the hard to ignore completely parallel "PJ-Jay" timeline.
Got Some won me over live. I enjoy Just Breathe and Amongst The Waves. The End is an interesting final track. That's really it and so this one always ranks at the bottom for me.
One album has to be the worst. This one is it for me.
Funny that my (now 19) daughter still calls that her favorite PJ album.
This is is my oldest boys (16) favourite album. Maybe we’re too old to appreciate it.
1996.....Toronto 2005.....Hamilton 2011.....Toronto N1, Toronto N2, Hamilton 2013.....London, Buffalo 2014.....Detroit 2016.....Toronto N1 Toronto N2, Boston N1, Boston N2, Chicago N1 2018.....Seattle N1, Seattle N2 2022.....San Diego, Los Angeles N1, Los Angeles N2, Phoenix, Oakland N1, Oakland N2, Quebec City, Ottawa, Hamilton, Toronto 2023.....Fort Worth N1, Fort Worth N2, Austin N1, Austin N2 2024.....Las Vegas N1, Las Vegas N2, Los Angeles N1, Los Angeles N2, Boston N1, Boston N2 2025.....????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
I remember listening to Got Some (the first leaked song of BS) and thinking: What a groovy song? That scratchy voice in combination with the grunt after "What's wrong?" made me eager to hear the rest of the album. It was well worth the wait.
not my fave, but I do enjoy it time to time. people saying it's their worst, you do know about LB right?
Yes, but Backspacer is just so boring and uninspired. At 36 minutes or something a real halfassed effort imo. At least LB takes some chances stylistically and has some diversity. BS songs are all among their worst and Unthought Known is easily the most overrated, plodding song with the cringiest lyrics in their catalog.
not my fave, but I do enjoy it time to time. people saying it's their worst, you do know about LB right?
Yes, but Backspacer is just so boring and uninspired. At 36 minutes or something a real halfassed effort imo. At least LB takes some chances stylistically and has some diversity. BS songs are all among their worst and Unthought Known is easily the most overrated, plodding song with the cringiest lyrics in their catalog.
not my fave, but I do enjoy it time to time. people saying it's their worst, you do know about LB right?
Yes, but Backspacer is just so boring and uninspired. At 36 minutes or something a real halfassed effort imo. At least LB takes some chances stylistically and has some diversity. BS songs are all among their worst and Unthought Known is easily the most overrated, plodding song with the cringiest lyrics in their catalog.
Both wrong. Both albums are extremely underrated
Underrated by who? They were pretty well reviewed and Backspacer is probably the most appreciated album by non fans. Every time someone mentions the genius of Unthought Known, the album gets more overrated.
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Missoula 12
Portland 13, Spokane 13
St. Paul 14, Denver 14
It might be the album I listen to the least but it’s got very good songs. Interestingly I prefer the ones that seem to get bashed the most around here... Just breathe, unthought known (Gems and rhinestones being my favorite part). Also like force of Nature and The End. I can’t get into The Fixer. I‘ve really tried but I honestly don’t like it
not my fave, but I do enjoy it time to time. people saying it's their worst, you do know about LB right?
Yes, but Backspacer is just so boring and uninspired. At 36 minutes or something a real halfassed effort imo. At least LB takes some chances stylistically and has some diversity. BS songs are all among their worst and Unthought Known is easily the most overrated, plodding song with the cringiest lyrics in their catalog.
Both wrong. Both albums are extremely underrated
Underrated by who? They were pretty well reviewed and Backspacer is probably the most appreciated album by non fans. Every time someone mentions the genius of Unthought Known, the album gets more overrated.
Yes, but Backspacer is just so boring and uninspired. At 36 minutes or something a real halfassed effort imo. At least LB takes some chances stylistically and has some diversity. BS songs are all among their worst and Unthought Known is easily the most overrated, plodding song with the cringiest lyrics in their catalog.
not my fave, but I do enjoy it time to time. people saying it's their worst, you do know about LB right?
Yes, but Backspacer is just so boring and uninspired. At 36 minutes or something a real halfassed effort imo. At least LB takes some chances stylistically and has some diversity. BS songs are all among their worst and Unthought Known is easily the most overrated, plodding song with the cringiest lyrics in their catalog.
Both wrong. Both albums are extremely underrated
Underrated by who? They were pretty well reviewed and Backspacer is probably the most appreciated album by non fans. Every time someone mentions the genius of Unthought Known, the album gets more overrated.
The fans
I’d say fans familiar with their capabilities would be the most accurate gauge of quality one could hope for and if anything are more prone to overrating than the opposite.
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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."
Wellington 1998
London 2007
Brisbane 2009
Stockholm 2012
EV Dublin 2017
Milan 2018
Padova 2018
Boston 2 2018
Auckland 1 & 2 2024
-love The Fixer. A good PJ song is a good PJ song. Nothing wrong with being catchy. Amazing defiant chorus.
Funny that my (now 19) daughter still calls that her favorite PJ album.
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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
The 1st time I heard Unthought Known it seemed like music from the future.
Johnny Guitar and Supersonic deserve more love. That fuzzy guitar in the fixer? Hell yeah.
The End is borderline melodramatic but it occupies a place on the hard to ignore completely parallel "PJ-Jay" timeline.
"...I changed by not changing at all..."
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2005.....Hamilton
2011.....Toronto N1, Toronto N2, Hamilton
2013.....London, Buffalo
2014.....Detroit
2016.....Toronto N1 Toronto N2, Boston N1, Boston N2, Chicago N1
2018.....Seattle N1, Seattle N2
2022.....San Diego, Los Angeles N1, Los Angeles N2, Phoenix, Oakland N1, Oakland N2, Quebec City, Ottawa, Hamilton, Toronto
2023.....Fort Worth N1, Fort Worth N2, Austin N1, Austin N2
2024.....Las Vegas N1, Las Vegas N2, Los Angeles N1, Los Angeles N2, Boston N1, Boston N2
2025.....????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
i really want to see speed of sound again live.
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VIC 07
EV LA1 08
Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
Columbus 10
EV LA 11
Vancouver 11
Missoula 12
Portland 13, Spokane 13
St. Paul 14, Denver 14
I can’t get into The Fixer. I‘ve really tried but I honestly don’t like it
but I still give it a B-
Not crazy about Gonna see my friend, Johnny Guitar, supersonic, speed of sound, the end
the other 6 songs are really good imo