Favourites
Gonna See My Friend
Got Some
Unthought Known
Just Breath
Amongst The Waves
The End
I like, but not so much
The Fixer
Speed of Sound (I love the demo version, but I am not a big fan of the album version)
Supersonic
I don't like
Johnny Guitar
Force of Nature
man, we think SO similarly on this album!
and i really like the lyrics to force of nature, as in - reading them - just the tune as a whole doesn't do it for me. johnny guitar, i think is a love or hate song. i do not like the vocal phrasing of that song, at all tho i do enjoy the music and the story of it. the fixer lyrics don't do it for me either but i like the music. however, the first 4 tunes you list (tho perhaps reordered).....LOVE.
I did my review, spontaneously, on/at? Gern's post: -set the songs in order-
It was after two listenings…
by now I guess I am around ten times…
so, good post Al.
where to start?
well, I guess, I would change the ranking already,
Force of nature wow! What a song!, and of course Unthought known ohhhh! What a song!!!, but also supersonic right after brings you perfectly back on earth…
Oh, they all get me so well.
It is really a good record, I am amazed, very happy, and really in rock.
Got some good feelings and some answers, and just pure pleasure…
So I take this post also to say thanks to the music.
I am always very excited when a new PJ album comes out, but this time it is really a big one,
so musically full of so many instruments and tones, makes me really stunning.
and the lyrics, ach where to start......
And: I also think my friends could like it, too,
there are just so wonderful melodies and just great rock songs on it,
all with so many little tunes and rhythms and turn arounds… it is a great one!
so,
backspacer keeps me busy for a while :P
there is no way to peace, peace is the way!
...the world is come undone, I like to change it everyday but change don't come at once, it's a wave, building before it breaks.
I love it, but my immediate reaction was just not enough McCready. I need a few more killer riffs and solos. Maybe that makes me a bit simple, I'll take it. But 3 of my favorite PJ songs (In Hiding, In My Tree, GTF) don't have big solos, but they do have killer melodies and riffs. So obviously, I love Against the Waves and Got Some on here. Even a song like The Fixer - how about a little solo in there?
Here's my rating system, starting with the best level:
Love more than beer: Got Some, Uthought Known
Love like a family member: Amongst the Waves, Supersonic, Force of Nature
Like like a high school crush: Gonna See My Friend, Johnny Guitar, The Fixer, Speed of Sound
Would prefer if these songs were on Into the Wild: Just Breathe, The End
Change don't come at once, it's a wave, building before it breaks.
I'm totally loving the lyrics, they seem much more clear than last album, and I feel more connected with them. As is the case the music brings out the best of the lyrics, and I'm very impressed with this. If I had to describe the album in one word I would use the word clarity.
There is no such thing as leftover pizza. There is now pizza and later pizza. - anonymous The risk I took was calculated, but man, am I bad at math - The Mincing Mockingbird
It feels like Pearl Jam trying to make a Ramones record, which, to me, is a good thing. I like the energy, the lyrics are great, the melodies great. Yes, I could've had more McCready solos, but the playing is concise and fits the songs. In response to previous reviews: we already have "Ten", they do not need to make it again. I was always more interested in "Vs.", "Vitalogy", and "Yield" anyways. "Pearl Jam" was a great and welcome return to the howling vs. quiet vocals, although I dug the in-between records also (especially "Binaural"). The only PJ record I didn't particularly like was "No Code", but it did have a few great songs on it. I bought the new record on both vinyl and CD, and it is worth your purchase. To me, Pearl Jam is the reincarnation of my favorite band of all-time, The Who, and they are worthy successors, every album has a new tinge to it. I love me a band that evolves. This album, although short, is a good record and worth the $12. Buy it folks.
Albums (and songs) are like photographs, even if you get the same five people together five years later and they do the same pose or music, its still different. Its amazing to watch this band roll on after all these years. Backspacer is just another picture of the band at this space in time, A little older, wiser, still rocking, and with Eddie still feeding us slices of life from his unique point of view. Very refreshing to hear the band add more pictures to this already very cool repetoire. The more I listen, the more I like, that`s pretty much how I can sum up this album. Still hearing new things with every listen, but at this point I find it a very solid offering from PJ. Can`t wait to hear the new stuff live. See you guys in Philly !
Comments
man, we think SO similarly on this album!
and i really like the lyrics to force of nature, as in - reading them - just the tune as a whole doesn't do it for me. johnny guitar, i think is a love or hate song. i do not like the vocal phrasing of that song, at all tho i do enjoy the music and the story of it. the fixer lyrics don't do it for me either but i like the music. however, the first 4 tunes you list (tho perhaps reordered).....LOVE.
Let's just breathe...
I am myself like you somehow
It was after two listenings…
by now I guess I am around ten times…
so, good post Al.
where to start?
well, I guess, I would change the ranking already,
Force of nature wow! What a song!, and of course Unthought known ohhhh! What a song!!!, but also supersonic right after brings you perfectly back on earth…
Oh, they all get me so well.
It is really a good record, I am amazed, very happy, and really in rock.
Got some good feelings and some answers, and just pure pleasure…
So I take this post also to say thanks to the music.
I am always very excited when a new PJ album comes out, but this time it is really a big one,
so musically full of so many instruments and tones, makes me really stunning.
and the lyrics, ach where to start......
And: I also think my friends could like it, too,
there are just so wonderful melodies and just great rock songs on it,
all with so many little tunes and rhythms and turn arounds… it is a great one!
so,
backspacer keeps me busy for a while :P
...the world is come undone, I like to change it everyday but change don't come at once, it's a wave, building before it breaks.
Here's my rating system, starting with the best level:
Love more than beer: Got Some, Uthought Known
Love like a family member: Amongst the Waves, Supersonic, Force of Nature
Like like a high school crush: Gonna See My Friend, Johnny Guitar, The Fixer, Speed of Sound
Would prefer if these songs were on Into the Wild: Just Breathe, The End
The risk I took was calculated, but man, am I bad at math - The Mincing Mockingbird
Standouts for me
Just Breathe
Amongst the waves
Unthought Known
can't wait to hear them live.