Gigaton: Official album thread

Monkey_Driven · Post by **Monkey_Driven** » Mon February 10, 2020 8:03 pm

Ms Harmless wrote:how is there NOTHING else out there yet

Much easier to protect digital files.

Ms Harmless · Post by **Ms Harmless** » Mon February 10, 2020 8:05 pm

Monkey_Driven wrote:
Ms Harmless wrote:how is there NOTHING else out there yet
Much easier to protect digital files.

It makes me very sad

tragabigzanda · Post by **tragabigzanda** » Mon February 10, 2020 8:08 pm

pearl jam sucks now

Coach · Post by **Coach** » Mon February 10, 2020 8:32 pm

tragabigzanda wrote:
Monkey_Driven wrote:
Ms Harmless wrote:how is there NOTHING else out there yet
Much easier to protect digital files.
This hasn't changed one iota since the 90s though. They are applying a pre-Napster approach to their rollout, which was still based on a single (or select few) CD master making it's way through production channels, or in some cases, digital files uploaded via FTP.

What has changed completely is the number of hands touching their shit. There's no A&R committee to give feedback on the mix/master job, there's no huge marketing team getting pre-release copies so they can begin to conceive of the press. Outside of the band, Josh, whoever Josh's assistant engineer(s) are, and the mastering house, there's virtually no reason for anyone else to hear this thing unless the band feels like entrusting it to some friends.

But it'll still leak. Once it makes it's way to the CD production plant, and cases are filled with hundreds of copies, some employee will swipe one and then it'll get out there.

checks for temp jobs at CD production plants.....

Ms Harmless · Post by **Ms Harmless** » Mon February 10, 2020 8:35 pm

I am going to be so disappointed

DWFB · Post by **DWFB** » Mon February 10, 2020 8:39 pm

Ms Harmless wrote:I am going to be so disappointed

Nah, this album is gonna be great.

Monkey_Driven · Post by **Monkey_Driven** » Mon February 10, 2020 8:49 pm

tragabigzanda wrote:
Monkey_Driven wrote:
Ms Harmless wrote:how is there NOTHING else out there yet
Much easier to protect digital files.
This hasn't changed one iota since the 90s though. They are applying a pre-Napster approach to their rollout, which was still based on a single (or select few) CD master making it's way through production channels, or in some cases, digital files uploaded via FTP.

What has changed completely is the number of hands touching their shit. There's no A&R committee to give feedback on the mix/master job, there's no huge marketing team getting pre-release copies so they can begin to conceive of the press. Outside of the band, Josh, whoever Josh's assistant engineer(s) are, and the mastering house, there's virtually no reason for anyone else to hear this thing unless the band feels like entrusting it to some friends.

But it'll still leak. Once it makes it's way to the CD production plant, and cases are filled with hundreds of copies, some employee will swipe one and then it'll get out there.

What's the ratio of physical CD's being purchased for albums compared to digital services these days?

Ms Harmless · Post by **Ms Harmless** » Mon February 10, 2020 8:53 pm

DWFB wrote:
Ms Harmless wrote:I am going to be so disappointed

Nah, this album is gonna be great.

I hope so!

tragabigzanda · Post by **tragabigzanda** » Mon February 10, 2020 8:57 pm

pearl jam sucks now

Clem Halibut · Post by **Clem Halibut** » Mon February 10, 2020 9:00 pm

This will actually be the first Pearl Jam album where I haven't bought both CD and Vinyl

This time around I'll get it on Spotify & then the physical copy will be on vinyl only.

Monkey_Driven · Post by **Monkey_Driven** » Mon February 10, 2020 9:10 pm

Clem Halibut wrote:This will actually be the first Pearl Jam album where I haven't bought both CD and Vinyl

This time around I'll get it on Spotify & then the physical copy will be on vinyl only.

Same.

Ms Harmless · Post by **Ms Harmless** » Mon February 10, 2020 11:46 pm

I just wrote a long post in here and it disappeared

Ms Harmless · Post by **Ms Harmless** » Mon February 10, 2020 11:49 pm

wait no, I posted it in the wrong thread:

I just visited the Pit and its new design confirmed for me that I'm quite impressed with the general art direction / aesthetic for this album and, hopefully, this era of Pearl Jam; it doesn't look visually phoned in to me, like Backspacer, Lightning Bolt and (to a lesser extent) S/T did; I hope the direction of the album itself is so cohesive and sure of itself

numbers · Post by **numbers** » Tue February 11, 2020 1:47 am

I ordered my copy of the Gigaton today.

Ms Harmless · Post by **Ms Harmless** » Tue February 11, 2020 1:48 am

I ordered a digital copy recently!!!

Post by **Bammer** » Tue February 11, 2020 5:50 am

I entered the 10c contest

Ms Harmless · Post by **Ms Harmless** » Tue February 11, 2020 1:35 pm

I don't think this album exists

CHANGE MY MIND

Post by **Bammer** » Tue February 11, 2020 1:38 pm

Ms Harmless wrote:I don't think this album exists

CHANGE MY MIND

McCready denied the album’s existence just a few months ago. McCready is a proven liar. The album therefore exists.

Ms Harmless · Post by **Ms Harmless** » Tue February 11, 2020 1:52 pm

Bammer wrote:
Ms Harmless wrote:I don't think this album exists

CHANGE MY MIND
McCready denied the album’s existence just a few months ago. McCready is a proven liar. The album therefore exists.

maybe we've all heard it, but Matt played it so fast it was finished before our ears and brains could register what had happened

Post by **epilogue** » Tue February 11, 2020 2:11 pm

Monkey_Driven wrote:
Clem Halibut wrote:This will actually be the first Pearl Jam album where I haven't bought both CD and Vinyl

This time around I'll get it on Spotify & then the physical copy will be on vinyl only.
Same.

I'll get there CD eventually. Just to compete the set.

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