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  • LikeAnOcean
    LikeAnOcean Posts: 7,718
    Gmoney wrote:
    capthowdy1027 wrote:
    My guess is that the new album sounds like Backspacer 2.
    I really hope not...
    I was really looking forward to the six month follow up album Mike talked about with Backspacer leftovers.. Guess its gonna be 3+ years again for the new album.. I wish they could be more spontaneous like Neil.. Maybe we're spoiled. :?
  • Pap
    Pap Serres, Greece Posts: 30,152
    igotid88 wrote:
    I want a 50 minute plus record this time
    It's not about the quantity, it's about the quality.
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  • igotid88
    igotid88 Posts: 28,773
    Pap wrote:
    igotid88 wrote:
    I want a 50 minute plus record this time
    It's not about the quantity, it's about the quality.

    Quality has never beeen an issue
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  • DewieCox
    DewieCox Posts: 11,432
    igotid88 wrote:
    Pap wrote:
    igotid88 wrote:
    I want a 50 minute plus record this time
    It's not about the quantity, it's about the quality.

    Quality has never beeen an issue

    Quantity and quality were both an issue on the last album. Well, sorta...Hypothetically if BS was up to PJ's standards it would've been too short. Since it wasn't all that great 37 minutes was plenty.

    I want an album that sounds like it has some thought put into it.
  • Dirty Mosquito
    Dirty Mosquito Chicago Posts: 621
    I was really looking forward to the six month follow up album Mike talked about with Backspacer leftovers.. Guess its gonna be 3+ years again for the new album.. I wish they could be more spontaneous like Neil.. Maybe we're spoiled. :?[/quote]

    I would think that the touring as much as they do would be what's slowing down the album process. Of course if they toured less to make more albums more often then people would complain about that.

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  • Pap
    Pap Serres, Greece Posts: 30,152
    edited January 2012
    DewieCox wrote:
    igotid88 wrote:
    Quality has never beeen an issue
    I want an album that sounds like it has some thought put into it.

    What makes you guys think that Backspacer is an album which hasn't some thought put into it and conclusively isn't a qualitative work? Just give a good listen to Just Breathe, Amongst The Waves, Unthought Known, Speed Of Sound, Force Of Nature and The End. I'm talking about the half album here.
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  • benjs
    benjs Toronto, ON Posts: 9,444
    DewieCox wrote:
    igotid88 wrote:
    Pap wrote:
    It's not about the quantity, it's about the quality.

    Quality has never beeen an issue

    Quantity and quality were both an issue on the last album. Well, sorta...Hypothetically if BS was up to PJ's standards it would've been too short. Since it wasn't all that great 37 minutes was plenty.

    I want an album that sounds like it has some thought put into it.
    Agree to disagree here! With the exception of what they did to Speed Of Sound between the demo and the official release, I actually think Backspacer is a seriously well-composed pop album.
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  • Gmoney
    Gmoney Posts: 1,618
    To me backspacer is simple and boring. Individually, Eddie had some nice songs, Unthought, Just Breathe, The End. As a unit, pearl jam is much much much much much better than backspacer. It has no depth to me, no meaning like all the other pj albums do. Its fun I guess, but who wants a "fun" album from pearl jam?!!! I want something that exploits the creative genius that is pearl jam.
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  • theserialthrilla
    theserialthrilla Posts: 15,760
    i think we are in for a long wait until the new album...end 2012 or even 2013
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  • JonnyPistachio
    JonnyPistachio Florida Posts: 10,219
    theserialthrilla wrote:
    i think we are in for a long wait until the new album...end 2012 or even 2013

    I hate to agree with you on this, but I think you're right.
    Now lets just pray that we get more Stone written music and more Mike soaring solos than Backspacer had.
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  • DewieCox
    DewieCox Posts: 11,432
    Pap wrote:
    DewieCox wrote:
    igotid88 wrote:
    Quality has never beeen an issue
    I want an album that sounds like it has some thought put into it.

    What makes you guys think that Backspacer is an album which hasn't some thought put into it and conclusively isn't a qualitative work? Just give a good listen to Just Breathe, Amongst The Waves, Unthought Known, Speed Of Sound, Force Of Nature and The End. I'm talking about the half album here.

    Just Breathe, Amongst the Waves and The End are ok, nothing really great imo.

    Unthought Known is awful. The intro of LBC mixed with horrid lyrics.

    I think Johnny Guitar, FoN, and SoS are actually really good. Pretty good or at least somethin new sonically...Some really great lyrics on Force, and maybe the coolest arrangement of any of their simpler punk-type songs in Johnny Guitar
  • RedMosquito22
    RedMosquito22 Posts: 8,158
    Not really a fan of "Of the Earth".
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  • Up Here In My Tree
    Up Here In My Tree Posts: 541
    Let's not forget that Matt has a second job. I read somewhere (I think on the Grunge report) that 2012 can expect to see new albums from Pearl Jam, Soundgarden and AIC. So, Matt's a busy dude. While difficult, we need to be realistic and understanding.
  • igotid88
    igotid88 Posts: 28,773
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  • igotid88
    igotid88 Posts: 28,773
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  • breath123
    breath123 Posts: 397
    Look at that price. Can we stop the "10c price gouging" talk now?
  • igotid88
    igotid88 Posts: 28,773
    breath123 wrote:
    Look at that price. Can we stop the "10c price gouging" talk now?

    One is a large company that expects you to buy more stuff and is why they can afford free shipping. Could 10c be cheaper I guess.
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  • Lost In Ohio
    Lost In Ohio Posts: 7,275
    edited July 2013
    breath123 wrote:
    Look at that price. Can we stop the "10c price gouging" talk now?

    Heh. Amazon wants me to open a store card account (which I just closed one a while ago) in order to save $10 off Lightning Bolt.

    Apparently, the only thing different is the exclusive "TBA" content coming in October...the physical packaging appears to be the same.
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  • cp3iverson
    cp3iverson Posts: 8,702
    breath123 wrote:
    Look at that price. Can we stop the "10c price gouging" talk now?

    Thats a price holder really. Amazon will charge you the cheapest price between now and release day. All youre doing is locking in a maximum price. Itll drop five bucks or so. Always does.
  • igotid88
    igotid88 Posts: 28,773
    It'll get cheaper
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