Poll--The Weakest Link: Backspacer Round 1

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  • ledvedderman
    ledvedderman Posts: 7,762
    Unthought Known
    Spiritual_Chaos said:
    JimmyV said:
    Backspacer remains my least favorite Pearl Jam release. Two Ed solo songs in Just Breathe and The End, plus Speed of Sound which was better as an Ed solo song than what we got on the record. Johnny Guitar is terrible. The Fixer is forgettable. Unthought Known is one of their most overrated songs, probably because there is so little else to love on this album. Force of Nature, Supersonic, Gonna See My Friends...none of these are songs I hope to see pop up in a setlist.

    On the plus side, Amongst The Waves is good and Got Some has grown on me over time. Also, the Backspacer tour shows I saw (Hartford and Boston, 2010) were both gems.
    Force of Nature is the secret best song on the album.
    Exactly! +1
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  • JimmyV
    JimmyV Boston's MetroWest Posts: 19,610
    Johnny Guitar
    Spiritual_Chaos said:
    JimmyV said:
    Backspacer remains my least favorite Pearl Jam release. Two Ed solo songs in Just Breathe and The End, plus Speed of Sound which was better as an Ed solo song than what we got on the record. Johnny Guitar is terrible. The Fixer is forgettable. Unthought Known is one of their most overrated songs, probably because there is so little else to love on this album. Force of Nature, Supersonic, Gonna See My Friends...none of these are songs I hope to see pop up in a setlist.

    On the plus side, Amongst The Waves is good and Got Some has grown on me over time. Also, the Backspacer tour shows I saw (Hartford and Boston, 2010) were both gems.
    Force of Nature is the secret best song on the album.
    If so it is a VERY well kept secret.
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  • NewJPage
    NewJPage Posts: 3,324
    The End
    6/26/98, 8/17/00, 10/8/00, 12/8/02, 12/9/02, 4/25/03, 5/28/03, 6/1/03, 6/3/03, 6/5/03, 6/6/03, 6/12/03, 6/13/03, 6/15/03, 6/18/03, 6/21/03, 6/22/03, 7/12/03, 7/14/03, 10/3/04, 10/5/04, 9/9/05, 9/11/05, 9/16/05, 5/16/06, 5/17/06, 5/19/06, 6/30/06, 7/23/06, 8/5/07, 6/30/08, 8/23/09, 8/24/09, 5/4/10, 5/7/10, 9/3/11, 9/4/11, 10/11/13, 10/17/14, 8/20/16
  • F Me In The Brain
    F Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 31,960
    Johnny Guitar
    JG!
    The love he receives is the love that is saved
  • Weston1283
    Weston1283 Fredericksburg, VA Posts: 5,026
    Johnny Guitar
    Spiritual_Chaos said:
    JimmyV said:
    Backspacer remains my least favorite Pearl Jam release. Two Ed solo songs in Just Breathe and The End, plus Speed of Sound which was better as an Ed solo song than what we got on the record. Johnny Guitar is terrible. The Fixer is forgettable. Unthought Known is one of their most overrated songs, probably because there is so little else to love on this album. Force of Nature, Supersonic, Gonna See My Friends...none of these are songs I hope to see pop up in a setlist.

    On the plus side, Amongst The Waves is good and Got Some has grown on me over time. Also, the Backspacer tour shows I saw (Hartford and Boston, 2010) were both gems.
    Force of Nature is the secret best song on the album.
    Force of Nature is my favorite Pearl Jam song of the last two albums 
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  • oftenreading
    oftenreading Victoria, BC Posts: 12,856
    The Fixer
    JimmyV said:
    Spiritual_Chaos said:
    JimmyV said:
    Backspacer remains my least favorite Pearl Jam release. Two Ed solo songs in Just Breathe and The End, plus Speed of Sound which was better as an Ed solo song than what we got on the record. Johnny Guitar is terrible. The Fixer is forgettable. Unthought Known is one of their most overrated songs, probably because there is so little else to love on this album. Force of Nature, Supersonic, Gonna See My Friends...none of these are songs I hope to see pop up in a setlist.

    On the plus side, Amongst The Waves is good and Got Some has grown on me over time. Also, the Backspacer tour shows I saw (Hartford and Boston, 2010) were both gems.
    Force of Nature is the secret best song on the album.
    If so it is a VERY well kept secret.
    You need to know the handshake 
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  • PJfanwillneverleave1
    PJfanwillneverleave1 Posts: 12,885
    Speed Of Sound
    This album is an easy one to just pop in and listen.
    Once SOS or Supersonic comes on I just treat and listen to it as elevator music.  I know it's on and eventually it will be off. Don't really care if I hear it or not.

  • 23scidoo
    23scidoo Thessaloniki,Greece Posts: 20,189
    The Fixer
    Force of Nature its an amazing story..
    Athens 2006. Dusseldorf 2007. Berlin 2009. Venice 2010. Amsterdam 1 2012. Amsterdam 1+2 2014. Buenos Aires 2015.
    Prague Krakow Berlin 2018. Berlin 2022
    EV, Taormina 1+2 2017.

    I wish i was the souvenir you kept your house key on..
  • Pap
    Pap Serres, Greece Posts: 30,147
    The End
    Athens 2006 / Milton Keynes 2014 / London 1&2 2022 / Seattle 1&2 2024 / Dublin 2024 / Manchester 2024 / New Orleans 2025
  • bootlegger10
    bootlegger10 Posts: 16,296
    Supersonic
    Maybe we should have a rule for this album that you cannot make any negative comments about songs.  These threads won't be pretty.
  • HesCalledDyer
    HesCalledDyer Maryland Posts: 16,500
    "The End" gets my vote this round.
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  • mcgruff10
    mcgruff10 New Jersey Posts: 29,186
    bootlegger10 said:
    Maybe we should have a rule for this album that you cannot make any negative comments about songs.  These threads won't be pretty.
    Nah.  Those comments are great. 
    I'll ride the wave where it takes me......
  • bootlegger10
    bootlegger10 Posts: 16,296
    edited May 2017
    Supersonic
    mcgruff10 said:
    bootlegger10 said:
    Maybe we should have a rule for this album that you cannot make any negative comments about songs.  These threads won't be pretty.
    Nah.  Those comments are great. 

    Alright, here's my best:

    B-Side Material: Gonna See My Friend, Supersonic, Force of Nature (Riot Act B-Side quality and not the amazing B-Sides from the early 90's)

    I never want to hear ever again:  Unthought Known, Just Breathe

    Average:  The Fixer (live is great), Johnny Guitar, Speed of Sound

    Great Songs:  The End, Amongst the Waves, Got Some

  • rummy
    rummy British Columbia, Canada Posts: 4,466
    Johnny Guitar
    bootlegger10 said:
    Maybe we should have a rule for this album that you cannot make any negative comments about songs.  These threads won't be pretty.
    Then there won't be any posts!
  • PJfanwillneverleave1
    PJfanwillneverleave1 Posts: 12,885
    Speed Of Sound
    rummy said:
    bootlegger10 said:
    Maybe we should have a rule for this album that you cannot make any negative comments about songs.  These threads won't be pretty.
    Then there won't be any posts!

    I think it was sarcasm. 
  • rummy
    rummy British Columbia, Canada Posts: 4,466
    Johnny Guitar
    PJfanwillneverleave1 said:
    rummy said:
    bootlegger10 said:
    Maybe we should have a rule for this album that you cannot make any negative comments about songs.  These threads won't be pretty.
    Then there won't be any posts!

    I think it was sarcasm. 
    Obviously.
  • buck502000
    buck502000 Birthplace of GIBSON guitar Posts: 8,951
    Speed Of Sound
    True 
  • buck502000
    buck502000 Birthplace of GIBSON guitar Posts: 8,951
    Speed Of Sound
    rgambs said:
    ledvedderman said:
    mcgruff10 said:
    I still can't believe that inside job won. Terrible song live.  Oh well. 
    Unthought known for the win!
    Not so fast my friend!

    "gems and RHINESTONES!!!"

    Most cringeworthy lyric in the catalog. 
    I disagree.  Ed has a serious love affair with the Moon and stars, and as someone who shares that love affair, it isn't cringe worthy or corny, it's genuine and beautiful.  
    I can see how city folk would feel that way, but get out under a true night sky and listen to that song and you will appreciate that it isn't just something he said, it's something he felt and that you can feel too.
    I really enjoyed the Global Citizen version with the story....
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMR5mOELe1s

  • bootlegger10
    bootlegger10 Posts: 16,296
    Supersonic
    rummy said:
    bootlegger10 said:
    Maybe we should have a rule for this album that you cannot make any negative comments about songs.  These threads won't be pretty.
    Then there won't be any posts!
    Very true!
  • HesCalledDyer
    HesCalledDyer Maryland Posts: 16,500
    I actually really like Backspacer, except for The End. That's one of less than a handful of songs in the entire catalog I don't like. The rest of the album is freakin great, imo, and gets shit on way too much around here.
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