& i thought Back Spacer was average!!!

Lurgee21
Lurgee21 Posts: 16
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turns out way better than the new album... but like everything in life... nothing last forever....not even Covid-19
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  • Franklin Delano Bluth
    Franklin Delano Bluth Posts: 541

  • kramer73
    kramer73 Posts: 2,636
    These trolls are the greatest.
  • Lurgee21
    Lurgee21 Posts: 16
    was it something someone said?
  • kaw753
    kaw753 Posts: 941
    edited April 2020
    kramer73 said:
    These trolls are the greatest.
    T
    Apologies. Deleting a pointless comment.
    Post edited by kaw753 on
  • Lurgee21
    Lurgee21 Posts: 16
    kaw753 said:
    kramer73 said:
    These trolls are the greatest.
    The best thing to do is transition the thread to a discussion about Trump.

    i doubt you have any intellect about politics ... but good for u
  • mdgsolo
    mdgsolo Posts: 796
    edited April 2020
    I did the most punk rock thing I could think of a few nights before the Gigaton release.  Most of the people I know had found the leak and were talking about it, but I wanted to hear it on the release day...  so, I listed to Backspacer.  And you know what?  It killed.  I remember the tour in support of this album and all the stops I was able to make and I thought it crushed it then and I re-fell in love with it now!  All this revisionist history about albums that weren't that good is so funny to me.  I remember everyone around me, anyway, digging those shows and those songs.  If I have a complaint, it was that the album was too short- but in a way, that was the beauty of it too.  I really hope the band doesn't fall into threads like these and keeps all of those songs in rotation where and whenever the tour starts again!  AND Gigaton is incredible as well- can't wait to hear those songs live..
    Post edited by mdgsolo on
  • Lurgee21
    Lurgee21 Posts: 16
    sounds like someone got a thick milkshake along with a pair of a brand new knee pads = for this endorsement
  • Lurgee21
    Lurgee21 Posts: 16
    dont be so serious
  • Moonpig
    Moonpig Posts: 659
    mdgsolo said:
    I did the most punk rock thing I could think of a few nights before the Gigaton release.  Most of the people I know had found the leak and were talking about it, but I wanted to hear it on the release day...  so, I listed to Backspacer.  And you know what?  It killed.  I remember the tour in support of this album and all the stops I was able to make and I thought it crushed it then and I re-fell in love with it now!  All this revisionist history about albums that weren't that good is so funny to me.  I remember everyone around me, anyway, digging those shows and those songs.  If I have a complaint, it was that the album was too short- but in a way, that was the beauty of it too.  I really hope the band doesn't fall into threads like these and keeps all of those songs in rotation where and whenever the tour starts again!  AND Gigaton is incredible as well- can't wait to hear those songs live..
    Hard to disagree with this. I remember when No Code dropped, there was carnage, people lining up to shit on the album, I believe the band lost a lot of fans.

    Riot Act, I'm sure someone could pull the old thread, panned by a lot of fans. 

    Many years later and these albums are held up by many as solid staples of the band's creativity and eagerness to experiment.

    Time rounds all edges I guess.
  • josevolution
    josevolution Posts: 32,067
    Please mods can you just combine all these threads into the fan/reviews thread, thanks 
    jesus greets me looks just like me ....
  • ski-bum
    ski-bum Boston Posts: 1,024
    edited April 2020
    Lurgee21 said:
    turns out way better than the new album... but like everything in life... nothing last forever....not even Covid-19
    You had 8 posts when you posted this.
    You are a troll

    btw: I think it's their best album in years.
    Post edited by ski-bum on
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  • pearldavidson
    pearldavidson Posts: 1,715
    Backspacer is a pretty good album IMO.
  • KN219077
    KN219077 Montana Posts: 1,202
    Backspacer has some good song but overall it’s just a little weak, and the short run time doesn’t help. I don’t mind the short punk tunes like supersonic etc, but the one two punch of unthought/amongst is usually what I revisit on the album
  • kramer73
    kramer73 Posts: 2,636
    Lurgee21 said:
    was it something someone said?
    Yes, you.  
  • Gern Blansten
    Gern Blansten Mar-A-Lago Posts: 22,703
    mdgsolo said:
    I did the most punk rock thing I could think of a few nights before the Gigaton release.  Most of the people I know had found the leak and were talking about it, but I wanted to hear it on the release day...  so, I listed to Backspacer.  And you know what?  It killed.  I remember the tour in support of this album and all the stops I was able to make and I thought it crushed it then and I re-fell in love with it now!  All this revisionist history about albums that weren't that good is so funny to me.  I remember everyone around me, anyway, digging those shows and those songs.  If I have a complaint, it was that the album was too short- but in a way, that was the beauty of it too.  I really hope the band doesn't fall into threads like these and keeps all of those songs in rotation where and whenever the tour starts again!  AND Gigaton is incredible as well- can't wait to hear those songs live..
    I have told similar stories about Binaural and Riot Act.  Both albums that I listened to once and wasn't real impressed.  Then, years later, they are my favorite albums.  


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  • Daron Oshay
    Daron Oshay Middletown, NJ Posts: 2,595
    Yeah let’s consolidate these threads into one “The band hates my president” topic
  • cp3iverson
    cp3iverson Posts: 8,702
    6th fav—Gigaton
    7th fav—Backspacer
  • se7v7en
    se7v7en Philadelphia, PA Posts: 329
    Lurgee21 said:
    turns out way better than the new album... but like everything in life... nothing last forever....not even Covid-19
    Not even close, The Gigaton songs as a whole stack up to Yield, Backspacer isn't in that league 
  • THEBIBLEISTEN
    THEBIBLEISTEN Posts: 2,023
    Should we drug test people on here?
  • CS160564
    CS160564 Posts: 34
    Strangely the three albums I hardly listen to now are Ten, Vitalogy and Backspacer.  Having said that I listen to the songs from Ten still but on live albums instead as I find the original production a bit dated.  Back in the day I thought Vitalogy was a masterpiece but I now much prefer No Code, Yeild and Lighting Bolt.  So I guess tastes change.  I really like the songs from Riot Act  but prefer them in isolation rather than listening as an album as I find it a bit long.  Backspacer has always been their weakest album to me.  This ones growing on me.

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