Gigaton: Official album thread

[Norah]

chud why does 7:00 suck

Eddie Vedder.

try harder

Because I don't like it? It sounds like Sirens with a bit of a Riot Act aesthetic, but that's not enough to save it.

[Brett]

This is the real Pitchfork review: https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/pearl-jam-gigaton/

They gave it a 6.2. I think they started reviewing albums with Riot Act. These are the scores:

Gigaton: 6.2
Lightning Bolt: 5.0
Backspacer: 4.6
Avocado: 5.5
Riot Act: 4.9

In other words, the best album since at least Binaural. =)

I hear “Pitchfork” given all this great import on this site and others. Why the fuck am I supposed to give more weight to their review than other music sites again?

you are actually supposed to give them less weight. i didnt think they were still around

Just saw they gave a violin n harp album an 8.0

Damn, you guys really expend a lot of energy worrying about what review outlets think. Is that violin and harp album not worthy of its score based solely on the instrumental makeup of the performances? Now you've got me curious. Do you remember what album that is? I want to see if it earns the 8.0.

[evenslow]

chud why does 7:00 suck

Eddie Vedder.

try harder

Because I don't like it? It sounds like Sirens with a bit of a Riot Act aesthetic, but that's not enough to save it.

well i guess we asked for it but this is what you get when you push chud to move past "this sucks."

[Ms Harmless]

everything ballad-like sounds like Sirens now that Sirens exists

[SatanicDmitrispearljam]

I feel WES is their best opener since Last Exit. Seven O'Clock is a truly great song, there are very few mid-tempo songs they've done that are clearly better.

Bhenchod

[Kevin Davis]

This is the real Pitchfork review: https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/pearl-jam-gigaton/

They gave it a 6.2. I think they started reviewing albums with Riot Act. These are the scores:

Gigaton: 6.2
Lightning Bolt: 5.0
Backspacer: 4.6
Avocado: 5.5
Riot Act: 4.9

In other words, the best album since at least Binaural. =)

I hear “Pitchfork” given all this great import on this site and others. Why the fuck am I supposed to give more weight to their review than other music sites again?

you are actually supposed to give them less weight. i didnt think they were still around

Just saw they gave a violin n harp album an 8.0

Damn, you guys really expend a lot of energy worrying about what review outlets think. Is that violin and harp album not worthy of its score based solely on the instrumental makeup of the performances? Now you've got me curious. Do you remember what album that is? I want to see if it earns the 8.0.

I want to hear it too! An all violin and harp album sounds amazing to me.

[PHATJ]

chud why does 7:00 suck

Eddie Vedder.

try harder

Because I don't like it? It sounds like Sirens with a bit of a Riot Act aesthetic, but that's not enough to save it.

well i guess we asked for it but this is what you get when you push chud to move past "this sucks."

[spike]

chud why does 7:00 suck

Eddie Vedder.

try harder

Because I don't like it? It sounds like Sirens with a bit of a Riot Act aesthetic, but that's not enough to save it.

well i guess we asked for it but this is what you get when you push chud to move past "this sucks."

It’s fine, I just wanted to push him beyond dropping into a thread and saying something sucks. It’s more about his posting prowess than actual opinions.

[PHATJ]

chud why does 7:00 suck

Eddie Vedder.

try harder

Because I don't like it? It sounds like Sirens with a bit of a Riot Act aesthetic, but that's not enough to save it.

well i guess we asked for it but this is what you get when you push chud to move past "this sucks."

It’s fine, I just wanted to push him beyond dropping into a thread and saying something sucks. It’s more about his posting prowess than actual opinions.

Like what? That’s basically all he does.

[dimejinky99]

None of you have had sex in a long time.

[spike]

None of you have had sex in a long time.

[ABNorman]

Every single song on this except Never Destination are creeping up rather than down for me. In stark contrast to every album since Binaural.

[Donald]

Vinyl just got dropped off, but I'm stuck in a work meeting that I'm attending from my deck for the next hour or so

[oneway23]

chud why does 7:00 suck

Eddie Vedder.

try harder

Because I don't like it? It sounds like Sirens with a bit of a Riot Act aesthetic, but that's not enough to save it.

well i guess we asked for it but this is what you get when you push chud to move past "this sucks."

It’s fine, I just wanted to push him beyond dropping into a thread and saying something sucks. It’s more about his posting prowess than actual opinions.

Like what? That’s basically all he does.

We've all got our roles to play, babypaw

[Ms Harmless]

it's the circle of life, and it moves us all

[sweeper]

Sirens is an incredibly bizarre comp to Seven O'Clock

[Ms Harmless]

yep

[Strat]

chud sucks

[WaitingForBluey]

Well, this is what I learned so far

chud: "7 o'clock sounds like Sirens"

spenno: "Quick Escape is too noisy"

dime: "You'll be horrified to find out DotC is the only good song on Gigaton"

Long time posters whose opinions can't be trusted anymore

[oneway23]

Sirens is an incredibly bizarre comp to Seven O'Clock

0700 is very AOR...it's got 80's production flourishes which were highly desirable by radio programmers at that time. Sirens was essentially the 21st century equivalent of that aesthetic and mindset, so, I get it from a production standpoint, but, beyond that, the actual substance and lyrical intent couldn't be more different.