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Backspacer | 
| Artist: Pearl Jam
Label: Universal Music Group
Category: Music
Buy New: $18.98
as of 7/29/2010 15:04 CDT details
Seller: Amazon.com
Rating:  reviews
Sales Rank: 440
Format: Enhanced, Import
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.1
Dimensions (in): 5 x 5 x 0.3
UPC: 602527163161
EAN: 0602527163161
ASIN: B002IVLH60
Release Date: November 10, 2009
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| Tracks:
| • | Gonna See My Friend | | • | Got Some | | • | The Fixer | | • | Johnny Guitar | | • | Just Breathe | | • | Amongst The Wave | | • | Unthought Known | | • | Supersonic | | • | Speed Of Sound | | • | Force Of Nature | | • | The End |
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Product Description
2009 release from Eddie Vedder and the boys, their ninth album overall. For Backspacer, the lasting Grunge rockers decided to do it big. They left label J Records and decided to release to album themselves, since the certainly have enough money to do that. They also hooked up with '90s Alternative Rock producer du jour Brendan O'Brien (Korn, Bruce Springsteen), the first time that the band has worked with O'Brien since 1998's Yield. The music on the record features a sound influenced by Pop and New Wave.
Album Description
2009 release from Eddie Vedder and the boys, their ninth album overall. For Backspacer, the lasting Grunge rockers decided to do it big. They left label J Records and decided to release to album themselves, since the certainly have enough money to do that. They also hooked up with '90s Alternative Rock producer du jour Brendan O'Brien (Korn, Bruce Springsteen), the first time that the band has worked with O'Brien since 1998's Yield. The music on the record features a sound influenced by Pop and New Wave.
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| Customer Reviews:
 Excellent album July 20, 2010
PAC MAN (NEW YORK)
I love this album. Every song is great. Is it their old stuff, no but that's okay. Pearl Jam have managed to evolve and last over the years which many bands have failed to do. Sure they've lost some of their crowd but at least their around. Their live shows are incredible and worth going to see.
Second Worst Album, Yet Still Great June 19, 2010
David Gregory (California)
I've only been a fan of Pearl Jam for a couple of years, and knowing that a new album was coming out, I got very excited. "Backspacer" is tied with "Riot Act" for 2nd worst album in front of only "Binaural", yet it's still a great album. I love everything they've put out (except "Binaural"), and "Backspacer" doesn't disappoint.
"I'm Gonna See My Friend" - 4/5
Uninteresting at first listen, but it's really grown on me. It's catchy, and has great power chords, but what really makes the song is the harmonized vocals during the main refrain.
"Got Some" - 5/5
Best song on the album, and one of the best songs in Pearl Jam's catalog. The composition is really cool, and you'll find yourself singing the chorus to yourself for hours (and you won't get annoyed.)
"The Fixer" - 5/5
The first single off the album. When I first heard this song I was unimpressed, and for the next month until the album came out I went back in forth between loving it and hating it. When the album came out and I heard everything as a whole, I started to really like this song. I love the time changes, the fuzzy verse riff, and the poppy chorus.
"Johnny Guitar" - 4/5
I found myself really loving this song the first time, but after repeated listens, it's starting to bore me.
"Just Breathe" - 3.5/5
Tough song. Good song/bad song. I really, really like this song, the official bootlegs and the SNL performance were great, but I really dislike the mix on this album. The flutes make the song sound cheesey and contrived, and the loud bass doesn't fit the song at all, but the song itself is great. 5/5 song, 2/5 mix. If you want to hear a good version, I suggest going to Pearl Jam's website and downloading one of their official bootlegs.
"Amongst the Waves" - 3/5
Much like "Johnny Guitar", I really liked this song when I first heard it, but it's beginning to bore me. It's catchy, but overall unsatisfying.
"Unthought Known" - 5/5
Great, great, great song. The slow build-up makes "Unthought Known" an instant Pearl Jam classic. I don't know why they picked "Amongst the Waves" as a single instead of this.
"Supersonic" - 2/5
Worst song on the album annoying and stupid lyrics, sorry guys nice try.
"Speed of Sound" - 3/5
Very average. Not too interesting, definitely not a bad song, but there's nothing about it that makes me want to listen again.
"Force of Nature" - 5/5
Another amazing song. The song can only be described in one word--epic. Along with "Got Some" and "Unthought Known", another candidate for new Pearl Jam classic.
"The End" - 4/5
Interesting, dark song, It's kind of a downer to end an album on, but it's still a great song. The way the guitar and vocals are paired creates an eerie vibe.
Overall, a great album, but not recommended to a new Pearl Jam fan. Start of with something like "Yield" or "Vs."
Greatest PJ cd since Ten!!! Hands down.... June 15, 2010
Robert S. Kaplan
This just keeps growing on me the more I listen to this ...
Force of Nature, Unknown Thought, Speed of Sound, and Amongst the Waves, are going to be classics...
Force of Nature is my favorite PJ music composition since a few tracks of Ten...
Matt Cameron is phenomenal, if you get to listen to these tracks live, they are mindblowing!
BUY IT!!!!
Hard for me to say...... May 29, 2010
Puterdame (MA, USA)
Since I love Pearl Jam so much, and have been an avid fan since 1990, it's hard for me to remain objective, but I think this is another of their cd's that repeated listening to will make it one of my favorites.
I'm so very thankful that they quit making CD's with so damned many of the same songs on it.
I had orginally heard "breathe" on the radio, and immediately recognized Vedder's familiar vibrato....once again, for any PJ fan, you'll like this. Still the hard rocking guitars and drums and thier inimitable style that makes them so, well, GOOD.
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