The Jeff Ament Appreciation Thread

[armogi]

has anyone watched that banner of heaven show, is it any good?

[VinylGuy]

i saw half an hour seemed alright, ill continue it

[liebzz]

I watched the first episode. It seems pretty good. Obviously I am listening to the score more carefully than I would a normal crime drama but the soundscapes from them are pretty on point for the show. It would probably be boring to listen to just the audio of them though out of context.

[thesound]

Ament, Pluralone & Wicks - Families Are Forever:

[VinylGuy]

sounds like Mogwai, i dig it

[thesound]

Ament, Pluralone & Wicks - Tar & Feathers

[Monkey_Driven]

Jeff is on the most recent episode of the Bill Simmons podcast. Lots of basketball content I'm sure.

[VinylGuy]

Jeff is on the most recent episode of the Bill Simmons podcast. Lots of basketball content I'm sure.

great news. yeah, im sure theyll talk bout the playoffs and stuff..still Jeff is always a very compelling and interest listen.

[scrub12]

Not sure where to put this but…
https://www.spin.com/2022/05/pearl-jams ... e-learned/

Ament wants Pearl Jam to make shorter records and release them more frequently
Riffing on a Simmons question about how to keep an audience’s attention in the age of ephemeral TikTok memes, Ament said he and his bandmates had recently discussed how in the late ’60s and ‘70s, it wasn’t uncommon for albums to consist of seven or eight songs and run less than 30 minutes. “I think when CDs came out and the price jumped, I remember as an artist, you felt like, you were charging people 12 bucks for this thing, you’ve gotta give them 14 songs,” he said. “You felt guilty. And then it just got out of whack. Most records were 50, 60 minutes long. I feel like now it’s time to go back the other way. Let’s go back and make six and seven-song records, and then the attention deficit thing can handle that part of it. And then maybe you make more records. I would love to do that. I would love to make a record a year or something.”

Among other things.

[Strat]

I like the part about making ambient music with PJ.

Jeff rules.

[VinylGuy]

very cool

I listen to the podcast later.

[B]

I mean, release an EP or a 45. Why does everything have to be an album?

[VinylGuy]

yeah

i also love his idea of maybe trying something closer to an ambient type of music, like he is doing with the soundtrack of that series.

[liebzz]

I mean, release an EP or a 45. Why does everything have to be an album?

Because the last time a band member promised an EP we waited for 13 years and still didn’t get it.

[thesound]

Ament & Pluralone - Pronto

[VinylGuy]

i really liked that

[B]

I feel like we're working on a limited edition vinyl thing here.

[armogi]

man i hate these roll outs, dripping one song at a time for days, weeks, months. JUST GIVE US THE DAMN THING ALREADY!!!
this should be an interesting release in the end.

[washing machine]

What's this now?

[B]

man i hate these roll outs, dripping one song at a time for days, weeks, months. JUST GIVE US THE DAMN THING ALREADY!!!
this should be an interesting release in the end.

I'm pretty sure these are playing over the credits. The episodes come out on Friday, and the song comes out the following Monday.