"Force of Nature"

BF25394
BF25394 Posts: 4,957
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I listened to Backspacer a couple of times over the past few days, and I was reminded what a great song "Force of Nature" is. I think this might be one of the most underappreciated songs in the band's whole catalog. They've only played it eleven times, and not since 2010.
I gather speed from you fucking with me.
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  • Spiritual_Chaos
    Spiritual_Chaos Posts: 31,717
    BOSTON

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  • Bob Mayo on the keyboards Bob
    Bob Mayo on the keyboards Bob Carmel, IN Posts: 574
    And it SMOKES live too- I am firmly a part of team backspacer. I wish a lot more of those songs were in heavy rotation- force of nature, gonna see my friend and supersonic especially
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  • yosi
    yosi NYC Posts: 3,210
    I am definitely not on team Backspacer, but this song is FANTASTIC. Easily my favorite on the album and one of my favorites in general. 
    you couldn't swing if you were hangin' from a palm tree in a hurricane

  • Gern Blansten
    Gern Blansten Mar-A-Lago Posts: 22,901
    I listened to Backspacer a few months back in full...it's my least favorite PJ album (something has to be) but it sounded great. Definitely need to get it back in the rotation.

    I kind of ignored Riot Act for years and it is now near the top for me
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  • bigbiggzy
    bigbiggzy Posts: 843
    One of my favs overall and def one of my BS’er picks…
  • cp3iverson
    cp3iverson Posts: 8,702
    edited September 2023
    Backspacer is a top 5 PJ album for me.  

    Great easy listenable songs.  Force of Nature is a classic.  If Speed of Sound was left as the demo Backspacer would be viewed differently by a lot of people.  That would've been a heavy punch towards the end after the radio songs.  

    It's their commercial comeback album.  Two radio hits.  Went #1 on the charts.  I have no idea why the hardcore fans don't rank it highly.  Hope the Watt album is similar as far as radio appeal.  
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  • Gern Blansten
    Gern Blansten Mar-A-Lago Posts: 22,901
    cp3iverson said:
    Backspacer is a top 5 PJ album for me.  

    Great easy listenable songs.  Force of Nature is a classic.  If Speed of Sound was left as the demo Backspacer would be viewed differently by a lot of people.  That would've been a heavy punch towards the end after the radio songs.  

    It's their commercial comeback album.  Two radio hits.  Went #1 on the charts.  I have no idea why the hardcore fans don't rank it highly.  Hope the Watt album is similar as far as radio appeal.  
    It's my 23 year old daughter's favorite PJ album by far. She would have been 9 when it came out.

    We were on vacation in FL when it was released. I got up that morning and went to Target and got the CD, vinyl and a few shirts :)
    Remember the Thomas Nine !! (10/02/2018)
    The Golden Age is 2 months away. And guess what….. you’re gonna love it! (teskeinc 11.19.24)

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  • yosi
    yosi NYC Posts: 3,210
    cp3iverson said:
    Backspacer is a top 5 PJ album for me.  

    Great easy listenable songs.  Force of Nature is a classic.  If Speed of Sound was left as the demo Backspacer would be viewed differently by a lot of people.  That would've been a heavy punch towards the end after the radio songs.  

    It's their commercial comeback album.  Two radio hits.  Went #1 on the charts.  I have no idea why the hardcore fans don't rank it highly.  Hope the Watt album is similar as far as radio appeal.  
    For me, there are only a few songs I actively like and only one song I love (the aforementioned classic that is Force of Nature). What really sinks the album for me is that a few of the songs that I am more on the fence overall, like Amongst the Waves, Unthought Known, Johnny Guitar, have these really cringey moments that make the songs unlistenable. This in turn just give the whole album a vibe that I just can’t get into. 
    you couldn't swing if you were hangin' from a palm tree in a hurricane

  • yosi
    yosi NYC Posts: 3,210
    Gern Blansten said:

    I kind of ignored Riot Act for years and it is now near the top for me
    All Riot Act, all the time. 
    you couldn't swing if you were hangin' from a palm tree in a hurricane

  • Gern Blansten
    Gern Blansten Mar-A-Lago Posts: 22,901
    yosi said:
    Gern Blansten said:

    I kind of ignored Riot Act for years and it is now near the top for me
    All Riot Act, all the time. 
    I'm a Yield/Binaural/Riot Act/Avocado guy....I think that is their strongest stretch as songwriters
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  • bigbiggzy
    bigbiggzy Posts: 843
    My oldest son adores BS’er. I do as well but for diff reasons than him.

    He was born the year before (08) and was essentially raised on that album, lol. We’d zoom around everywhere in my old VW Jetta w him in the backseat just jamming to it. Ha - sweet sweet memories…

    I agree w post above… I think BS’er was a critical album for them at this point in their career. Seemed like a huge commercial success… esp at that point in time. 

    I just recently revisited the whole album for the first time in forever…Great album. Def among their most carefree and easy going…just very straightforward.
  • Eraserhead
    Eraserhead Stoke-on-Trent Posts: 2,983
    Speed of Sound. Now that's a song.
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  • Spiritual_Chaos
    Spiritual_Chaos Posts: 31,717
    Eraserhead said:
    Speed of Sound. Now that's a song.
    The demo version without the weird drums, yeah
    "Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
  • Gern Blansten
    Gern Blansten Mar-A-Lago Posts: 22,901
    I think the demo of the Fixer is far superior as well...
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  • Kwieneke
    Kwieneke Indiana Posts: 2,175
    Gern Blansten said:
    cp3iverson said:
    Backspacer is a top 5 PJ album for me.  

    Great easy listenable songs.  Force of Nature is a classic.  If Speed of Sound was left as the demo Backspacer would be viewed differently by a lot of people.  That would've been a heavy punch towards the end after the radio songs.  

    It's their commercial comeback album.  Two radio hits.  Went #1 on the charts.  I have no idea why the hardcore fans don't rank it highly.  Hope the Watt album is similar as far as radio appeal.  
    It's my 23 year old daughter's favorite PJ album by far. She would have been 9 when it came out.

    We were on vacation in FL when it was released. I got up that morning and went to Target and got the CD, vinyl and a few shirts :)
    i had always heard PJ growing up but BS came out when I was around 10-11 and since then i have been hooked on the band. it means a lot to me. I remember going to target with my mom and getting the CD and seeing that weird PJ Target commercial. I go back to BS all the time 
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  • Gern Blansten
    Gern Blansten Mar-A-Lago Posts: 22,901
    Kwieneke said:
    Gern Blansten said:
    cp3iverson said:
    Backspacer is a top 5 PJ album for me.  

    Great easy listenable songs.  Force of Nature is a classic.  If Speed of Sound was left as the demo Backspacer would be viewed differently by a lot of people.  That would've been a heavy punch towards the end after the radio songs.  

    It's their commercial comeback album.  Two radio hits.  Went #1 on the charts.  I have no idea why the hardcore fans don't rank it highly.  Hope the Watt album is similar as far as radio appeal.  
    It's my 23 year old daughter's favorite PJ album by far. She would have been 9 when it came out.

    We were on vacation in FL when it was released. I got up that morning and went to Target and got the CD, vinyl and a few shirts :)
    i had always heard PJ growing up but BS came out when I was around 10-11 and since then i have been hooked on the band. it means a lot to me. I remember going to target with my mom and getting the CD and seeing that weird PJ Target commercial. I go back to BS all the time 
    The Backspacer shirts at Target were some of the best they have ever produced. Mine are still almost like new.
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    The Golden Age is 2 months away. And guess what….. you’re gonna love it! (teskeinc 11.19.24)

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    2010: St Louis, Columbus, Noblesville; 2011: EV Chicago, East Troy, East Troy
    2013: London ON, Wrigley; 2014: Cincy, St Louis, Moline (NO CODE)
    2016: Lexington, Wrigley #1; 2018: Wrigley, Wrigley, Boston, Boston
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  • PJammer4life
    PJammer4life Los Angeles Posts: 2,673
    Amongst the Waves,Unthought Known, Got Some, The Fixer, and Force of Nature hold up well.
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  • Spiritual_Chaos
    Spiritual_Chaos Posts: 31,717
    Gonna See My Friend, Got Some, (Just Breathe), Unthought Known, (Supersonic), Force of Nature hold up well
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  • Gern Blansten
    Gern Blansten Mar-A-Lago Posts: 22,901
    and we know that Pendulum was going to be on it but got bumped...
    Remember the Thomas Nine !! (10/02/2018)
    The Golden Age is 2 months away. And guess what….. you’re gonna love it! (teskeinc 11.19.24)

    1998: Noblesville; 2003: Noblesville; 2009: EV Nashville, Chicago, Chicago
    2010: St Louis, Columbus, Noblesville; 2011: EV Chicago, East Troy, East Troy
    2013: London ON, Wrigley; 2014: Cincy, St Louis, Moline (NO CODE)
    2016: Lexington, Wrigley #1; 2018: Wrigley, Wrigley, Boston, Boston
    2020: Oakland, Oakland:  2021: EV Ohana, Ohana, Ohana, Ohana
    2022: Oakland, Oakland, Nashville, Louisville; 2023: Chicago, Chicago, Noblesville
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  • lahren
    lahren Posts: 111
    The great thing about PJ albums, they seem to age well. My favorite track on BS is Force of Nature. I couldn't understand why the band doesn't play it live very often. It sounds great live and the fans love it. Getaway on LB seems to be treated the same way. 

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