Gigaton: Official album thread

[Monkey_Driven]

Frozen 2 is fucking great though

Eh, All is Found is an incredible song (for being in a Disney film). I could take or leave the rest.

the "Do The Next Right Thing" scene is heartbreaking

Lost in the Woods is my jam.

it sounds like "and I can't fight this feeling anymore", 80s power ballad vibes

Yup, and it absolutely nails it.

[tragabigzanda]

pearl jam sucks now

[Got Some]

I really really like this album, and it gets an A+ for effort. My biggest gripe is that there's hardly a moment where Ed isn't singing. Wish he would've hung back and let the music breath a little bit more.

More like Singaton, amirite?

Still, an awesome record that restores my faith after LB.

Quick Escape outro the only time Ed gets a break in retrospect. Good observation.

[liebzz]

It’s been a couple of weeks since I last listened to this album and I am going to give it a little more space but I am looking forward to hearing it again. A little distance sometimes can do a lot to get you back in again.

This is really one of those permanent rotation albums for me. I am confident it will always be within grasp somewhere. It’s getting a little break between the artist journeys resuming, the forthcoming Neil Young and Bob Dylan albums, and whatever else is going on. I also want to revisit the Marcus King album which was quite good.

[PHATJ]

Listened to Binaural, Gigaton, and Riot Act in their entirety last night.

Binaural is my favorite album. Full stop. It’s a perfect listen all the way through. I love it more all the time.

The initial shine of Gigaton is wearing off, but every time I listen through, I still really enjoy it. This album definitely has staying power. I still can’t believe they accomplished this at this point in their career.

Riot Act was a really pleasant surprise. I actually loved giving it a spin and listening top to bottom. I also listened to about half of No Code, and I’m now pretty confident I like RA better than No Code. I’ve never held that opinion previously.

[Jaeti]

Haven't listened all the way through in a couple of weeks. A little while ago I was outside and wanted to hear Who Ever Said, so I just cranked it up through shitty phone speakers.

It was so clearly a great song, even when sonically compromised like that. That experience might've just earned it its 5th star from me.

[VinylGuy]

Listened to Binaural, Gigaton, and Riot Act in their entirety last night.

Binaural is my favorite album. Full stop. It’s a perfect listen all the way through. I love it more all the time.

The initial shine of Gigaton is wearing off, but every time I listen through, I still really enjoy it. This album definitely has staying power. I still can’t believe they accomplished this at this point in their career.

Riot Act was a really pleasant surprise. I actually loved giving it a spin and listening top to bottom. I also listened to about half of No Code, and I’m now pretty confident I like RA better than No Code. I’ve never held that opinion previously.

Riot Act grew a lot on me these last year. I didnt loved the album so much since it was released.

[PHATJ]

Listened to Binaural, Gigaton, and Riot Act in their entirety last night.

Binaural is my favorite album. Full stop. It’s a perfect listen all the way through. I love it more all the time.

The initial shine of Gigaton is wearing off, but every time I listen through, I still really enjoy it. This album definitely has staying power. I still can’t believe they accomplished this at this point in their career.

Riot Act was a really pleasant surprise. I actually loved giving it a spin and listening top to bottom. I also listened to about half of No Code, and I’m now pretty confident I like RA better than No Code. I’ve never held that opinion previously.

Riot Act grew a lot on me these last year. I didnt loved the album so much since it was released.

Something about it really came together for me last night. I’m not sure what. I’m excited to listen to it again. RA used to feel like a bit of a chore to listen to, but last night it was a treat.

[Strat]

Alright and Retrograde are the only two songs on here i wont SEEK out to listen but within the context of the album they are fantastic.

[RockPusher]

I just listened to Never Destination after Black, Red, Yellow because I figured they had some similar aspects. ND is so much better in my opinion! My god! It's a fantastic song, and it's not even close to being a favorite of mine on this album.

[VinylGuy]

Alright is the song that lost its power these days.

[RockPusher]

Alright is the song that lost its power these days.

It is exquisitely placed though, its opening is beautimous, and if that little rhythm hint at it taking off (about 2/3 thru the song) actually went somewhere instead of disappearing back into the normal rhythm, it could be quite something!

[VinylGuy]

I love the song, but these days...i dont need to listen to it. While Retrograde changed so much for me....from a song i didnt even remembered to one im always humming to.

[guitar_davey]

Alright is the song that lost its power these days.

It is exquisitely placed though, its opening is beautimous, and if that little rhythm hint at it taking off (about 2/3 thru the song) actually went somewhere instead of disappearing back into the normal rhythm, it could be quite something!

Alright is the one that speaks to me most personally during this entire pandemic mess. It's the perfect transition between the opening blast of the album and Seven O'Clock.

[scrub12]

[VinylGuy]

Oh fuck thats great!! Stone is super cool. I love that brief excerpt.

[Ms Harmless]

yeah that's cool, hopefully there's another way to listen eventually

[VinylGuy]

hopefully someone...records it.

[Ms Harmless]

it sounds like he'd like to work that way again

[RockPusher]

it sounds like he'd like to work that way again

Definitely! I am hopeful about Pearl Jam's future in a way I wasn't before