Gigaton: Official album thread

[Anders]

I love Habit.

Habit is great.

[Monkey_Driven]

The music is good. The lyrics kind of suck.

[Anders]

I read the lyrics as being about addiction. They could be better, but I think they make sense in that context. The music and the performance is great.

[VinylGuy]

It was a pretty cool lyric to relate to as a kid.... that idea of not being into a drug addiction and seeing everyone else kinda falling apart by it.

[McParadigm]

Habit and Around the Bend may be my two most frequently listened to Pearl Jam songs, these days.

[VinylGuy]

WOW!

Habit is the song that reunited us again!!

I mean except Joe of course.

[Bammer]

how in the hell can any album with "can't deny me" on it be characterized as "no code 2?"

CND isn't on the album

I am confused. Do you mean CDM?

[epilogue]

WOW!

Habit is the song that reunited us again!!

I mean except Joe of course.

At least I was here to witness it.

[Birds in Hell]

Who’s gonna tell them

Birds in Hell almost always does.

I don't have the energy today.

[lecherouslittlestump]

how in the hell can any album with "can't deny me" on it be characterized as "no code 2?"

CND isn't on the album

I am confused. Do you mean CDM?

As I said, my sources say that it's a belter of a record.

[Sgt. Crackpot]

how in the hell can any album with "can't deny me" on it be characterized as "no code 2?"

CND isn't on the album

I am confused. Do you mean CDM?

As I said, my sources say that it's a belter of a record.

Did your sources also tell you to get fucked?

[tragabigzanda]

pearl jam sucks now

[rick malone]

I hear they are still waiting for Brendan(he just got done with AC/DC) to finish this grunge-lite masterpiece. Oct. '20.

[bodysnatcher]

BooB is going to shit all over this thing

[littlecomment]

You all realize that the band has broken up right? Like...you literally think there's going to be an 11th album? That is the funniest shit I've heard all day . Like...you honestly think that they're going to do another album? I just...can't...stop...laughing You ARE aware that the band basically broke up in 2007 and has been a husk since, motivated purely by money? Like...you people ARE aware of that, right? Because it's the most obvious thing ever Unless you think dreck like Just Breathe and Let The Records Play are worthy editions to the canon

[Ledbetterdays]

Lately my thoughts about PJ have been that in the current state of music they are a bit of a lost cause. Whatever they have morphed into as a modern version of a band--if they still even qualify as a band at this point--really has no relevance in modern music--not even as a nostalgia act. While that has never been the goal for them, they just feel less and less relevant as the days and years pass.

To me, the overall sound just feels dated. So if they have taken all this time to figure out how to be interesting or modern or relevant as musicians I am all for the wait.

This is not saying go sound like Imagine Dragons or Chainsmokers or any other popular quasi rock band, but something new and fresh to them. Doing the same album over and over really has only worked for the Foo Fighters and most of that is just because Dave is so likable in the eyes of the mainstream.

So what would it mean to be different? More atmospheric songs, less pop-punk, no Vedder soft pop songs, different drum patterns and sounds, less Eddie screaming, explore new lyrical angles, etc. This is not only a Pearl Jam issue but for rock bands in general. Maybe it truly all has been done.

[Leatherhead]

Lately my thoughts about PJ have been that in the current state of music they are a bit of a lost cause. Whatever they have morphed into as a modern version of a band--if they still even qualify as a band at this point--really has no relevance in modern music--not even as a nostalgia act. While that has never been the goal for them, they just feel less and less relevant as the days and years pass.

To me, the overall sound just feels dated. So if they have taken all this time to figure out how to be interesting or modern or relevant as musicians I am all for the wait.

This is not saying go sound like Imagine Dragons or Chainsmokers or any other popular quasi rock band, but something new and fresh to them. Doing the same album over and over really has only worked for the Foo Fighters and most of that is just because Dave is so likable in the eyes of the mainstream.

So what would it mean to be different? More atmospheric songs, less pop-punk, no Vedder soft pop songs, different drum patterns and sounds, less Eddie screaming, explore new lyrical angles, etc. This is not only a Pearl Jam issue but for rock bands in general. Maybe it truly all has been done.

There's loads of great rock music coming out all the time, you just have to dig a little deeper.

[VinylGuy]

I hear they are still waiting for Brendan(he just got done with AC/DC) to finish this grunge-lite masterpiece. Oct. '20.

Is Axl singing on that album??

[rick malone]

I hear they are still waiting for Brendan(he just got done with AC/DC) to finish this grunge-lite masterpiece. Oct. '20.

Is Axl singing on that album??

No, it's Dave Grohl featuring Taylor Hawkins.

[numbers]

Lately my thoughts about PJ have been that in the current state of music they are a bit of a lost cause. Whatever they have morphed into as a modern version of a band--if they still even qualify as a band at this point--really has no relevance in modern music--not even as a nostalgia act. While that has never been the goal for them, they just feel less and less relevant as the days and years pass.

To me, the overall sound just feels dated. So if they have taken all this time to figure out how to be interesting or modern or relevant as musicians I am all for the wait.

This is not saying go sound like Imagine Dragons or Chainsmokers or any other popular quasi rock band, but something new and fresh to them. Doing the same album over and over really has only worked for the Foo Fighters and most of that is just because Dave is so likable in the eyes of the mainstream.

So what would it mean to be different? More atmospheric songs, less pop-punk, no Vedder soft pop songs, different drum patterns and sounds, less Eddie screaming, explore new lyrical angles, etc. This is not only a Pearl Jam issue but for rock bands in general. Maybe it truly all has been done.

This was what was being said before Backspacer came out, they were morphing into a new wave/Kings of Leon hybrid.

I would love for them to write music that’s more like the stuff Eddie writes outside of the band, as he can’t really hack the style of music the rest of the band writes anymore.