I’m not a huge PJ fan but this sounds fresh. I love the first single off this one.

This album isn’t the best….this is the same of the others PJ albums….everything they do rocks!They are the best band in the world.

pearl jam sabe mucho cabeza… you know what i mean? they rock man

I love that nirvana cover- gonna see my friend.

nowadays, backspacer is the only album that worth buying…

nice to see a very good rock band dominate the album chart as that’s is rare nowadays.

I heretofore had never purchased a PJ album, but upon hearing a sample of “The Fixer” I knew right away that I had to have the whole CD.

THAY ARE THE GREATEST EVER THAT PEARL JAM BABY!

Greatest Band in the WORLD

I wouldn’t call the Beatles battling it out with Michaels. Michael has been killing them in sales. His album Number Ones is approaching 2,000,000 this year. It has sold over 3,000,0000. It needs less than 500,000 to reach four million. And since actual sales don’t matter to the RIAA, but how many units they move, it will almost certainly be certified 4X platinum. So far, his Number Ones is the top selling album of 2009.

What’s an album?

Anonymous, an album is a collection of songs, like a photo album is a group of pictures, a record album is a group of recordings. I know this was a (rather lame and overdone) attempt at humor, but an album is NOT 12 inches of vinyl, at least not exclusively. It may be in the form of 5 inches of metal, or a playlist on an mp3 player

this album is lame. biggest waste of money ever. beware.

Hey dispid, what album is lame? The new Pearl Jam? You’re nuts. And some guy named “Weiland” is going to call a Pearl Jam song a Nirvana cover? I think the song in question has classic rock elements to it… didn’t think Nirvana when I heard it. A guy named “Weiland” used to act exactly like Eddie Vedder in music videos. I like STP, don’t get me wrong.

GONNA SEE MY FRIEND IS THE BEST NIRVANA SONG!

Pearl Jam is the greatest band in the world.

Amazing album from a brilliant group of musicians.
dispid if you don’t like the album give it to someone who appreciates music, obviasilly your appreciation for music is very limited.

Been weary of new Pearl Jam albums ever since Binaural. Why oh why doesn’t anything they put out hold a candle (no pun intended) to any of the first three PJ masterpieces Ten, VS and Vitalogy?? Putting it on my iPod and listening to “Rearviewmirror” or “Garden” and then hearing it back to back with “The Fixer” just doesn’t do any justice for me. Props to the band though. Out of all in the grunge era, PJ’s still ALIVE.

pearl jam still got it folks
and they will never make a bad record
they got soul,intellect,a goal line they’ll always tell something
it’s just simple as that
thank you ed & co

some people still riding ‘its not ten, vs, vitalogy blah blah’ horse?
grow up, pearl jam did.
and btw, amongst the waves is totally AWESOME!!!!

BEST….BAND…EVER!

I love PJ and this album is a solid A!

‘Gonna See my Friend’ sounds more Who than Nirvana in my opinion. Great track regardless.

I don’t put a lot of stock into hitting number one in albums or singles, I like to see if the music will stand the test of time.

Most of their albums after Vitalogy are underrated, which is why Backspacer should be no surprise. Yet people don’t give credit to their best work, Yield, Binaural, and the self title PJ album. Wake up people! Their best albums – Vs., Binaural, Pearl Jam, Yield, Backspacer. No Ten or Vitalogy? Overrated, and have too much filler. Contain some of their best songs though, can’t argue that one.

Weiland | 9/30/2009, 1:35 pm EST

I love that nirvana cover- gonna see my friend.

Ironic, since the name you chose to represent yourself is a guy whose band ripped off PJ for years.

Nirvana? Figures from a Rolling Stone message board? Nirvana’s been gone for 15 years now? Take your shrine down to Kurt Cobain and wake up. You’re 35 now, your teen angst is done.

Will the Pearl Jam/Nirvana
comparisons EVER end?

Nirvana was a “great” grunge band.

Pearl Jam is a GREAT band!

Not bad for a 25 year old band. Their sound is dated but is nice to see a rock album on the POP charts.

Weiland, do yourself a favor and stop using whatever drugs you’re on for a day and use that day to actually listen to Nirvana’s entire catalog (since your statement would slightly indicate you haven’t heard any of it with a clear mind). Then listen to ‘Gonna See My Friend’ again (the one you refer to as the ‘Nirvana cover’, at which point you’ll realize it actually isn’t a cover), and then try telling us again how this song sounds anything remotely close to anything Nirvana has ever done.

the same boring album by pearl jam. No creativity at all.

“Gonna see my friend” is not a nirvana cover. If you don’t know shit about music don’t comment.The words and music are written by Vedder.

Great album, but for the first time in PJ’s history, the songs lose their luster live. This 1/2 tuning down crap really doesn’t work. If Eddie worked on his technique and layed off the cigarettes it would be a different story.

the chorus to Gunna See My Friend sounds like old Guns and Roses actually….with the super low vocal line in the background….

Well, whatever the negs say, they are in number one place for a reason. And I couldnt agree more… this album is the mature Pearl Jam.

Stankcore >> are you thinking Locomotive – use your illusion 2?

For all of you naysayers – what band do you like that is currently putting out albums? Let me know when the above mentioned band is relevant after 20 solid years.
Pearl Jam = Relevant.

PJ will never get enough credit because they don’t sound like the used to (ten, vs, vitalogy), yet most of their best work was done after Vitalogy. Just because they no longer sound like a mainstream band does not make them irrelevant. Just makes people stupid for not listening.

I always thought Binaural was underrated. There just aren’t any bands out there that are as good as they are

I thought the new album was pretty good. I don’t expect perfection with every album, just that the majority of the songs be good. I got 7 out of 11 here, so I figure that’s better than a lot of stuff out there today.

I’m just glad to see them back at #1 after all this time.

I love the new Living Colour album “The Chair in the Doorway”. When are they going to get some respect? I respect PJ, but damn, Living Colour is the shit.

This album (Backspacer) has some of the most Ten-esque sounding songs I’ve heard from Pearl Jam since being introduced to their music ala 2000 when Binaural was released. By no means is it their best work, but it’s damn good work nonetheless. Well worth the 12.95 I paid at Target. It’s music. It’s rock n’ roll. It beats the living shit out of just about anything else nowadays.

I am so proud to see all the PJ-”cult followers” defending the band; it just re-iterates how amazing and respected and loved the band really is. For every 1 negative comment there are 10 arguing it and bashing the person who wrote it. PJ is exceptional! On record, LIVE, on bootleg – just amazing, there are no words that can describe the full instensity of PJ’s talent. Sometimes I’ll be listening to one of their songs and a genuine (and very wide) smile just appears on my face and doesn’t fade until the song is finished. I agree 100% with those people who are saying that PJ simply grew up: yes, although some songs do lean in style towards their older stuff, a trained ear will realize that this album is something so new and fresh. There is not 1 PJ album that I don’t love. They are all amazing and this one definitely does NOT fall short.

i would have to say that “the fixer” is the best song on backspacer but i would also have to agree and say that they have grown up and just want to make music that they love an if you don’t get it their fine with that but everyone has their own opinion. i’m just glad to see them back and hit the charts in a big way. just wish the economy was better for them cause album sales suck now a days.

end is classic masterpiece

Amongst the Waves, Johnny Guitar and Unthought Known are brilliant

‘Amongst The Waves’ is amazing and I feel something special everytime i played it…

BEST BAND EVER. CD is incredible. LOVE seeing a Rock bad on the top of the charts. doesnt happen too often……keep ridin that wave. see you in philly

one listen, good
two listens better
then it just grows on you. I hear it all day long in my head, I’ve had a new favorite every day. Great F’n album.