Pearl Jam

[here is no why]

Backspacer is the best album they've made since Yield, which is probably my favourite album actually.

 

Really worth listening to.

 

Highlights: Got Some / Just Breathe / Johnny Guitar / The End (could be ed's best vocal take ever)

 

what do you think?

[Mojo]

will have to check this out.. was seriously put off by their last release.. but it is Pearl Jam

[Audio of Being]

I just got the CD. Reviews Later.

 

Edit: If you buy the CD you can get free concerts to download.

Edited September 20, 2009 by Audio of Being

[Devil On Rollerskates]

Love Pearl Jam. Gonna buy Backspacer first chance I get.

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[Audio of Being]

Yeah they may be old, but still play 4 hour live shows.

[Audio of Being]

Review of Backspacer:

 

The album opens and closes great, and has a nice power pop, punk vibe to it. I have never been able to listen to a full Pearl Jam album from start to finish like this since Vitalogy. Eddies vocals on some of the tracks are some of the best he has ever done. The End is the best closing song for the band since Release, Indifference, and Immortality from the 1st albums. Overall I rate the CD highly, and it sure to be one of the best of 2009.

[Ravenous megin-sane]

Yeah they may be old, but still play 4 hour live shows.

4 hours is way too long. i would hate to go to a 4 hour even if it was matt good or against me!

[Devil On Rollerskates]

The End is the best closing song for the band since Release, Indifference, and Immortality from the 1st albums.

 

I guess you're not counting Hey Foxymophandlemama, That's Me as a song then, as that's the last track on Vitalogy, not Immortality.

 

I agree Backspacer is a great album (but then, I like everything they've released, some albums just took longer for me to get into). This is definitely one of their most 'accessible' albums, and although they've done uplifting songs before, this is probably the first 'feel good' album they've made (the first time I heard The Fixer on the radio, I was already singing along by the second chorus). While it builds on the back-to-basics rock and roll of Avocado (self-titled), it's definitely less angry and lyrically is focused less on politics/the outside world and more on the personal.

Edited September 21, 2009 by Devil On Rollerskates

[Audio of Being]

I guess you're not counting Hey Foxymophandlemama, That's Me as a song then, as that's the last track on Vitalogy, not Immortality.

That is more of a hidden track IMO.

[here is no why]

What fan of music wouldn't like to watch their favourite artist play a 4 hour gig?

 

doesn't make sense to me.

 

i was at the "last" pumpkins show in december of 2000 and it was 4.5 hours long and was magnificent.

 

if you're a pearl jam fan, this album is well worth it. i need to go out and buy it asap.

 

what concerts do they give you?

[Devil On Rollerskates]

I downloaded a concert they played in Halifax in '05. You pick two out of 11 concerts, I haven't chosen my second one yet.

[thewickernightmare]

Everyone loves this album but me it seems...I was a huge fan of their last one but theres not much to this one....I'm not feeling it.

[bishopx]

If Matt played a 4 hour concert, I'd donate my organs immediately afterward...there would be nothing cool left to see after that.

 

The new Pearl Jam....only heard two tracks, I'm liking it so far.

Edited September 29, 2009 by bishopx

[Audio of Being]

I took the Grand Rapids and Camden shows for my download.

 

Grand Rapids has a great opener...Elderly Woman Behind The Counter In A Small Town, followed by Given To Fly.

[Goldring]

I will have to give it a listen.

[alex_madf3rit]

Great album. Yea the fixer is probably the most positive song they have ever recorded.

[MountainMan]

Yes, another great album! It took a couple listens to warm up to this one (kind of like their last self titled album). I was always a fan Mike McCready's guitar style and solos, but I feel this album is missing a bit of his traditional style and talent...although Amongst the Waves has a cool riff in it. All in all, Eddie's vocals brings things together to make a pretty solid album.

[Jarrod]

I'm a big Pearl Jam fan but I just can't get into this album. I'll have to try it again. I got really bored with it really quick.

[PlasticBag]

Its a grat album, and an excellent cover to cover listen, however i still don't hear any classics on this one. i think the last classic form Pearl Jam was either Given to Fly or Do the Evolution off Yield. Bakcspacer is their best effort since that.

 

Very few bands compare to Pearl Jam, who still do not come close to 4 hour concerts. they play a solid 2 hour set though ;)

[foats]

unthought known is good, got some is better live, fixer is great, Johnny Guitar is catchy, Supersonic is good too. It took a few listens but now I'm hooked.

[PlasticBag]

my favorites off Backspacer are Just Breathe, The End and Speed of Sound.

[borntohula]

i like how people still say it's a good album, even though they can only name 3-4 good songs. am i missing something?

[Devil On Rollerskates]

I'm guessing they're listing their favourites ... I could name 11 songs I think are good or great.

[PlasticBag]

I'm guessing they're listing their favourites ... I could name 11 songs I think are good or great.

 

agreed. i listed my favorites. but i think every track on Backspacer is good.