Can we all now admit....

jonbond1779
jonbond1779 London, UK Posts: 1,642
edited May 2013 in The Porch
Has enough time passed now for us all to come together and admit the fact that Backspacer was just awful! Yeah, most of us were in denial just because it was a new Pearl Jam studio album and at that point we would accept anything new - but come on guys! Compared to everything else its well below par! I cant actually think any time in the past 2 yrs that I thought to myself "I could really listen to Backspacer right now!"

Come on - just admit it and we can all move on...

If Ole and Of the Earth are anything to judge by, my hopes are not too high for the next album...

It kills me to write this by the way!
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  • JP Lakers Fan
    JP Lakers Fan Posts: 243
    Why should we all feel the same about this album ? I don't get it.
  • KC138045
    KC138045 Columbus, OH Posts: 2,716
    NO!! I disagree and just to spite you I'm going to listen to Backspacer today. :D
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  • elwayvedder
    elwayvedder South Jersey Posts: 9,210
    no, I enjoy BS. Just wish it was a longer album now knowing it would be almost 4 years until the next one...
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  • jamburger
    jamburger Posts: 1,775
    KC138045 wrote:
    NO!! I disagree and just to spite you I'm going to listen to Backspacer today. :D

    I disagree with you and just to spite you, I'm going to delete it from my hard drive. :lol:
  • pdalowsky
    pdalowsky Doncaster,UK Posts: 15,381
    not at all.....still enjoy it to this day.

    Its ok to dislike it though, and you shouldnt hide it. Im not overly fond of Riot Act, i wouldnt say its awful but its easily my least fave PJ record and I rarely reach for it. Thats just me though, there are people here who love it and that is the beauty of music.

    I have very high hopes for the new album, in fact i cant wait
  • on2legs
    on2legs Posts: 16,496
    While its not in my top three, I listen to Backspacer often and enjoy it.


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  • danny
    danny Posts: 2,283
    i love backspacer but of the earth is shit!
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  • Indifference71
    Indifference71 Chicago Posts: 14,965
    As a whole, I think Backspacer is OK. There are some very good songs like Unthought Known, Amongst the Waves, Force of Nature, and The End. Some OK songs like Got Some, The Fixer, Johnny Guitar, Supersonic, and Just Breathe. Then some bad ones like Speed of Sound and Gonna See my Friend.
  • kw18
    kw18 Posts: 3,909
    I enjoyed Backspacer a lot. If I had any complaint, it's that it was too short of an album with only 11 tracks. A copule of the tracks were hit and miss (Johnny Guitar is one), but it has a lot of songs I quickly fell in love with (Force of Nature, The End, Unthought Known).

    Ole I can take or leave, but I love Of the Earth ... it feels like a classic, rockin' PJ song. I really hope they release it as a single or on the next album ... or start playing it live at shows I attend. :lol:
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  • IrishGuy
    IrishGuy Posts: 258
    jonbond1779 wrote:
    Compared to everything else its well below par!

    Sorry I don't agree with you. :nono:

    Avacado (S/T) is equally as bad if not worse.
  • SCMike10
    SCMike10 Posts: 195
    jonbond1779 wrote:
    Has enough time passed now for us all to come together and admit the fact that Backspacer was just awful!

    I could not disgaree more! I know it is cool to dis Backspacer, but jeez, how about some respect and gratitude to a buncha guys who are not content on rehashing the same product every year. Do we really need "Alive Part II" or "(Still)Black"? It is no longer 1992, this band is now 20 years older, and if my math is correct, we also should be 2 decades older. I have applauded and enjoyed every album, soundtrack or single PJ has done, and I can't wait to see what direction the next record goes.

    I am a fan of PEARL JAM, not just one or two albums from the early 90s.

    Rant over. ;)
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    SVRDhand13 Posts: 27,029
    I like Backspacer but feel that some of the songs should have ended up on an Eddie solo album (Just Breathe, The End, Speed of Sound).
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  • wasa1971
    wasa1971 Calgary, Canada Posts: 2,144
    Backspacer has lead to some of the best live songs ever played, in my opinion..... :D
  • EdLaw
    EdLaw Posts: 194
    I thought it was their most consistently good album in ages. Not a track on there I dislike.
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  • CTD10
    CTD10 Posts: 351
    loved in 2009 and love it now.
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  • primussucks
    primussucks Posts: 2,365
    Of The Earth is way better then anything on Backspacer! Is probably in my top 10 songs of theirs and I hope they play it at Wrigley! I don't expect it to be on the next record cause I remember someone in the band saying they worked on it during Backspacer sessions but Brendan didn't like it. I think Backspacer is over produced and too poppy! Especially Speed Of Sound! Brendan ruined that song! Ed's demo of it was perfect and should have been left alone.
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  • verceman
    verceman Posts: 729
    Why would someone who doesn't like anything the band has released in seven years waste time posting on the band's message board?
  • 2-feign-reluctance
    2-feign-reluctance TigerTown, USA Posts: 23,471
    BS was great. I don't get what people want from Pearl Jam. They are growing and changing. I love Vs, its the best LP of all time. Would I want a Vs 2? No fucking way. BS stands alone as a great record in their history.
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  • Bobbak
    Bobbak Posts: 87
    No one can tell me what I can or cannot like, I have a freedom and free will , and I am not in denial when I write this; Backspacer is an awesome album!
    It may not be my all-time favourite Pearl Jam album, but it's definitely not my least favourite. As for Ole and Of the Earth both songs I'll admit are an acquired taste, fortunately for me I have very good taste and enjoy both those songs. So bring on the new album, preferably sooner than later. :ugeek:
  • october22
    october22 Posts: 2,533
    I actually really like S/T. Not a fan of Backspacer at all apart for a song or two but I'm still holding out for a return to form in the next one. I know a lot of people see Backspacer as some sort of progression but I think it was a step back in some ways. As the band (and myself) is getting older, I would love more depth, not less. That's what made me fall in love with this band in the first place. Backspacer just has no emotional resonance for me. I wonder how many people would "love" it if another band's name was on it?

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