Gigaton: Official album thread

[KidC-]

I'm gonna focus not on the fact that Kid enjoys LB, but that No Code is his #2 album.

No Code got me into the band.

[Bammer]

The troll job that KidC is pulling off right now has me very impressed.

[WtOB?]

kidc-, if someone didn't like lightning bolt but loves dance of the clareys, could they still love this album?

[scrub12]

How do you even score an invite to this? I await the many more impressions to come from other outlets

[96583UP]

hey Kid C- any general thoughts on production? i know it's one listen but...

The drums sounded different.

this is probably a good thing.

The last track is pure fucking magic. The same effect of indifference. The songs sound nothing alike but it’s that remarkable of a closer.

[injuddstree]

I can’t stress enough how good Who Ever Said is. My initial thought with hearing the first 4 tracks was “well...they’ve got 4 new show openers”

I love all PJ albums but if I have to rank

VS
No Code
Yield
Vitalogy
Ten
Backspacer
Binaural
Riot Act
Lightning Bolt
Pearl Jam

BUT ALL ARE 5 STAR ALBUMS

There are 2 supersonicy punk songs (never destination and take the long way)

There are no bluesy tracks like Half Full or Let the records play.


I had Buckle Up pegged as my fav song based on the title. It was not the rocker I thought it would be.

I’ve never been able to experience a PJ release without the bias of reading reviews on boards. So that was a treat. Fuck. that opener. Once it starts it does not let go. The crowd was floored. So much energy. You can feel every single band members footprint on it. It’s huge and fun.

I see everyone enjoying this album. And Ed seems super proud of it. For very good reason. But as I’ve said before. Fuck. I gotta retool my top 10.

Cheers!
Is DotC indicative of the other songs on the album, or is it a clear outlier?
Also, does it sound DIFFERENT, or does it nestle itself comfortably next to Lightning Bolt? (E.g. is it as different as Binaural and Yield are, or is it more like Lightning Bolt?

DotC is on its own here. Nothing sounds remotely similar. The rest is rock, punk or Eddie songs similar to Better days. And then Buckle Up.

It sits alongside with lightning bolt. If there were more tracks like DotC it would have been that type of departure. Had I not heard DotC it would have stuck out like a sore thumb... PLATED WITH GOLD.

But this album is closest to lightning bolt if I had to pick.

Ugh. Ok thanks.

FFS.

[Homeboyd]

Soooo, it's either the best album since Yield OR the logical extension of Lightning Bolt

That's a fuckin' gigaton of differing outcomes

[KidC-]

kidc-, if someone didn't like lightning bolt but loves dance of the clareys, could they still love this album?

Did you like Better Days? If so? You’ll love this.

[Homeboyd]

kidc-, if someone didn't like lightning bolt but loves dance of the clareys, could they still love this album?

Did you like Better Days? If so? You’ll love this.

[evenslow]

i'm having heart palpitations at the continued comparisons to better days.

[96583UP]

i'm having heart palpitations at the continued comparisons to better days.

perk up there, kiddo

a lot to like here

layering

dolby whatever

first 4 tracks sound great

some kind of parachutes-around-the-bend hybrid

river cross

sure there might be 2 spritzy punkers and an anthem

but there's probably a lot here you're gonna like

[WtOB?]

maybe we should be cautious before opening up our buttholes.

[Homeboyd]

https://youtu.be/DKVrVAA7E7I

[scrub12]

I remain optimistic because DOTC is great and the production rules.

[WtOB?]

at least mikeyisgod will be happy. maybe he can keep his room messy after all.

[96583UP]

Thanks KidC-

this was fun

until next time,

Gigaton Squad, reporting for bedtime

Spoiler: show

[KidC-]

https://youtu.be/DKVrVAA7E7I

Wait no. Eddie’s better days.

[evenslow]

i'm having heart palpitations at the continued comparisons to better days.

perk up there, kiddo

a lot to like here

layering

dolby whatever

first 4 tracks sound great

some kind of parachutes-around-the-bend hybrid

river cross

sure there might be 2 spritzy punkers and an anthem

but there's probably a lot here you're gonna like

[scrub12]

I forgot Ed has a song called Better Days.

[Strat]

I’m just thinking that if I was put in a room and got to listen to yield one time through while having shots of tequila .... then had to report back to the internet ... I’d probably classify brain of j as a punk song too.

Carry on gigaton. Let’s see what you’ve got.