Well "I'm going to see my friends, I'm going to see my friends!" next weekend at Ohana Fest and will be blasting this CD on the way over. I like the fast paced rhythmic poppines of the first half of the CD and the slower introspective edge of the second half. Also dig the artwork.
not my fave, but I do enjoy it time to time. people saying it's their worst, you do know about LB right?
Yes, but Backspacer is just so boring and uninspired. At 36 minutes or something a real halfassed effort imo. At least LB takes some chances stylistically and has some diversity. BS songs are all among their worst and Unthought Known is easily the most overrated, plodding song with the cringiest lyrics in their catalog.
Both wrong. Both albums are extremely underrated
opinions can't be wrong.
"Oh Canada...you're beautiful when you're drunk" -EV 8/14/93
not my fave, but I do enjoy it time to time. people saying it's their worst, you do know about LB right?
Yes, but Backspacer is just so boring and uninspired. At 36 minutes or something a real halfassed effort imo. At least LB takes some chances stylistically and has some diversity. BS songs are all among their worst and Unthought Known is easily the most overrated, plodding song with the cringiest lyrics in their catalog.
Cool article. I enjoyed the part about being a second generation fanatic because I also fit that description. Good to know there are people like us, discovering this great band years, heck, decades later!
ed wrote the music to 4 of the 11 tracks. I'd hardly call that a solo effort.
what I find more interesting is that Ed didn't collaborate musically with one other person on that record.
I just looked at LB and the writing is pretty much to a T the same as BS. Weird. Almost like it was a Load/Reload type situation.
Be interesting to see how the new record pans out in terms of writing music. Mike wrote the music for Can’t Deny Me. Always of interest to see who writes music for each song that makes a record. Seems of late they all write separately as opposed to jamming and writing together.
ed wrote the music to 4 of the 11 tracks. I'd hardly call that a solo effort.
what I find more interesting is that Ed didn't collaborate musically with one other person on that record.
I just looked at LB and the writing is pretty much to a T the same as BS. Weird. Almost like it was a Load/Reload type situation.
And this is why I'm glad B'OB isn't anywhere near GIGATON. Both albums are decent and have some solid live tunes, but I'm ready for another complex & multilayered PJ album that has more collaboration from the band.
BS & LB feel somewhat like sister albums whereas every other album really stands on its' own merits. Both albums were also recorded in a couple of different 3 week sessions if I remember correctly? I really would like to hear what's in the vault from this era.
Backspacer is still fun for what it is, but this and LB are at the bottom of my PJ album rankings. Some of the material really does soar in a live setting though.
"It's best to live in grace before you're forced to." EV- 10/09/2014
Not my favourite album of theirs by any stretch but I do have some great memories associated with it (the Shepherds Bush Empire show being top of the list) along with this thing (which I rarely get the chance to show off, so please indulge me....)
Leeds 2006, London 2007, Hartford 2008, London Shepherds Bush 2009, London O2 2009, Dublin 2010, London Hyde Park 2010, Amsterdam 1 2012, Amsterdam 2 2012, Berlin 1 2012, EV solo London 30/7/2012, Berlin 2014, Stockholm 2014, Milton Keynes 2014, Amsterdam 1 2018, London 1 2018, London 2 2018, EV solo Dublin 2019, London 1 2022, London 2 2022, New York City 2022
Some good songs but, this album defines the meaning of average. LB on the other hand is simply not good.
ALPINE VALLEY MUSIC THEATRE 1992 SUMMERFEST MILWAUKEE 1995 ALPINE VALLEY MUSIC THEATRE 1998 UNITED CENTER CHICAGO1998 THOMPSON-BOLING ARENA KNOXVILLE 1998 ALPINE VALLEY MUSIC THEATRE 2000 ALLSTATE ARENA ROSEMONT 2000 ALPINE VALLEY MUSIC THEATRE 2003 HERSHEYPARK STADIUM 2003 TOLEDO SPORTS ARENA 2004 AIR CANADA CENTRE TORONTO 2005 UNITED CENTER CHICAGO 2006 UNITED CENTER CHICAGO 2006 VERIZON CENTER DC 2008 UNITED CENTER CHICAGO 2009 NATIONWIDE ARENA COLUMBUS 2010 PJ20 NIGHT 1 Alpine Valley Music Theatre 2011 PJ20 NIGHT 2 Alpine Valley Music Theatre 2011 1ST MARINER ARENA BALTIMORE 2013 IWIRELESS CENTER MOLINE 2014 XCEL ENERGY CENTER ST. PAUL 2014 CHICAGO 1 Wrigley Field 2016 CHICAGO 2 Wrigley Field 2016 CHICAGO 1 Wrigley Field 2018 CHICAGO 2 Wrigley Field 2018 BOSTON 2 Fenway Park 2018 ENTERPRISE CENTER SAINT LOUIS 2022 Eddie Vedder Auditorium Theatre CHICAGO 2008
Backspacer is up there with LB and Vitalogy amongst my least liked PJ albums.
Though it does have it gems like, Amongst the waves, Unthought Known, Supersonic or The End.
I still do not understand how Force of Nature is getting so much love though?
Because just like your opinion, some people like it. Everyone has different taste. For example Vitalogy is incredible, not sure how anyone could not like it: betterman, nothingman, curdoroy, stbc, last exit, immortality, not sure how any pj fan couldn’t like this.
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I like the fast paced rhythmic poppines of the first half of the CD and the slower introspective edge of the second half. Also dig the artwork.
-EV 8/14/93
what I find more interesting is that Ed didn't collaborate musically with one other person on that record.
I just looked at LB and the writing is pretty much to a T the same as BS. Weird. Almost like it was a Load/Reload type situation.
-EV 8/14/93
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BS & LB feel somewhat like sister albums whereas every other album really stands on its' own merits. Both albums were also recorded in a couple of different 3 week sessions if I remember correctly? I really would like to hear what's in the vault from this era.
Backspacer is still fun for what it is, but this and LB are at the bottom of my PJ album rankings. Some of the material really does soar in a live setting though.
Not my favourite album of theirs by any stretch but I do have some great memories associated with it (the Shepherds Bush Empire show being top of the list) along with this thing (which I rarely get the chance to show off, so please indulge me....)
Leeds 2006, London 2007, Hartford 2008, London Shepherds Bush 2009, London O2 2009, Dublin 2010, London Hyde Park 2010, Amsterdam 1 2012, Amsterdam 2 2012, Berlin 1 2012, EV solo London 30/7/2012, Berlin 2014, Stockholm 2014, Milton Keynes 2014, Amsterdam 1 2018, London 1 2018, London 2 2018, EV solo Dublin 2019, London 1 2022, London 2 2022, New York City 2022
SUMMERFEST MILWAUKEE 1995
ALPINE VALLEY MUSIC THEATRE 1998
UNITED CENTER CHICAGO1998
THOMPSON-BOLING ARENA KNOXVILLE 1998
ALPINE VALLEY MUSIC THEATRE 2000
ALLSTATE ARENA ROSEMONT 2000
ALPINE VALLEY MUSIC THEATRE 2003
HERSHEYPARK STADIUM 2003
TOLEDO SPORTS ARENA 2004
AIR CANADA CENTRE TORONTO 2005
UNITED CENTER CHICAGO 2006
UNITED CENTER CHICAGO 2006
VERIZON CENTER DC 2008
UNITED CENTER CHICAGO 2009
NATIONWIDE ARENA COLUMBUS 2010
PJ20 NIGHT 1 Alpine Valley Music Theatre 2011
PJ20 NIGHT 2 Alpine Valley Music Theatre 2011
1ST MARINER ARENA BALTIMORE 2013
IWIRELESS CENTER MOLINE 2014
XCEL ENERGY CENTER ST. PAUL 2014
CHICAGO 1 Wrigley Field 2016
CHICAGO 2 Wrigley Field 2016
CHICAGO 1 Wrigley Field 2018
CHICAGO 2 Wrigley Field 2018
BOSTON 2 Fenway Park 2018
ENTERPRISE CENTER SAINT LOUIS 2022
Eddie Vedder Auditorium Theatre CHICAGO 2008
Though it does have it gems like, Amongst the waves, Unthought Known, Supersonic or The End.
I still do not understand how Force of Nature is getting so much love though?