@ Mike (#30)

I listened to the songs on your link, I want that 12 minutes of my life back please. I moved to Australia to get away from the Feelers... and music like this.

Isn't the song 'Unthought Known' not 'Unknown Thought'??!!

I think that the backspacer sounds very familiar to this band:

www.myspace.com/citizencadre.

Plagiarism perhaps?

@ Family Guy #28

'If people liked the early albums but not so much the 90's ones' - huh? Everything up to Binaural was released in the 90's. What do you consider their early stuff that wasn't released in the 90's?

It's a pretty damned good album. If people liked the early albums but not so much the 90's ones, they'll probably like this.(Hell, I like them all.) Thanks to the guys, and I'll see you in Christchurch!

PS - rilrod #10 - you're an idiot. Get a life.

Crazy Eddie Vedder the American Self-Loather will be blaming Bush and Corporate America when this CD tanks........

whats with people posting their own little sad reviews of this album- are we meant to be impressed with you comments section critiques? haha sad

"I feel like this is fun for a while but won't challenge me over a long period of time. I felt the same with the self-titled, which I don't go back and listen to all that often. But the greats, like Yield (my favourite), Vitalogy and No Code - I often revisit them."

Agree with this. I am not a big revisiter of Self-titled but i went back to it yesterday to compare it with my slight disappointment at Backspacer and you know what, Self-Titled is better than i think of it being. Most tracks are genuinely memorable on it. I just don't see Backspacer standing the test of time for me. The lesser tracks are bland and rather than challenging, the good tracks are fun and knockabout and unlikely to grow much more than i like them now.

Good to see some Binaural support from someone. I'll say it again - it's their ignored masterpiece. An album from a darker place, a true work of art.

I feel like this is fun for a while but won't challenge me over a long period of time. I felt the same with the self-titled, which I don't go back and listen to all that often. But the greats, like Yield (my favourite), Vitalogy and No Code - I often revisit them.

By the way Rilrod, you're a tool. I think that's patently obvious to everyone.

@ Rilrod #10

"you are not a fan if Ten is your favourite album"

You sir, take the douchebag award. That is the most ridiculous thing I have ever heard. My favourite PJ album is VS but I dont see how liking that one the most or any other album the most makes me a fan or not.