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- Summary: The ninth studio album for the Seattle-based alt rock band was produced with Brendan O'Brien.
- Record Label: Monkeywrench
- Genre(s): Rock, Alternative
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What were all those dreams we shared those many years ago? What were all those plans we made now left beside the road? Behind us in the road. More... | See the rest of the song lyrics |
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Positive: 19 out of 24
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Mixed: 5 out of 24
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Negative: 0 out of 24
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The lightness and dexterity of the playing throughout Backspacer, and of Vedder's hard-driving, often playful vocals, come from Pearl Jam's members taking this music seriously, honing in and nailing it.
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Backspacer, the band’s ninth studio album [is] one of its most cohesive and satisfying in terms of brevity, crisp production, and a sharp focus.
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For the first time in years, Pearl Jam are seizing the moment rather than wallowing in it.
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The album grows same-y, but tracks like the surfing-as-life-metaphor anthem 'Amongst the Waves' do indeed make something old feel, if not new, good again.
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Backspacer is very much calculated to sound the way it sounds, and suggesting Pearl Jam have lost anything would be premature. Ultimately there’s no point fretting about the future when contemplating a record that’s so very much a celebration of the moment.
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A little more effort at the end would have been appreciated, but so long as you’re content with paying full price for what’s essentially twenty-eight minutes of listenable music, Backspacer works as a fun little rock n’roll record.
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Virtually the whole record settles into the same formula the band's been dutifully churning out since the dawn of the millennium.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 75 out of 86
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Mixed: 10 out of 86
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Negative: 1 out of 86
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Jul 7, 2012an amazing work for an amazing band that proves they are still relevant and still a music genius
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DannyL.Sep 23, 2009
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BillyB.Oct 6, 2009
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DjR.Sep 23, 2009Great Band, Great Album!
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MattAOct 8, 2009
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Feb 24, 2020
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DonalMOct 25, 2009
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