Dark Matter (song)

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Dark Matter Initial Reactions

5 Stars
33
17%
4 Stars
92
48%
3 Stars
56
29%
2 Stars
8
4%
1 Star
3
2%
 
Total votes: 192

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Cutting away the the two and one star votes, which appear as extreme tail outcomes given the likely mean, we have a really symmetrical Gaussian (normal) distribution between 5 and 3.

Way to go gang.
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THE ASCENDING CHROMATIC RIFF SOUNDS LIKE RAINING BLOOD BY SLAYER SLOWED DOWN. \m/. :bammer:
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SatanicDmitrispearljam wrote:THE ASCENDING CHROMATIC RIFF SOUNDS LIKE RAINING BLOOD BY SLAYER SLOWED DOWN. \m/. :bammer:
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rockpusher don't let it get to you. speaking from experience this board is filled with jabronis waiting to take you down. it's best that you spend your time sharpening your blades on the off chance you can perform the sleeper hold and cut some hair.
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pearl jam sucks now
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trag we're gonna cut your hair off.
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The pic of Demolition that Trag posted had them sporting a very uncommon face-paint pattern.
Pretty exciting
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oneway23 wrote:The pic of Demolition that Trag posted had them sporting a very uncommon face-paint pattern.
Pretty exciting
I didn't even recognize them!
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Lighting was terrible.

I like the new photos though. No weird crouching/stretching from Ed.
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stip wrote:
oneway23 wrote:The pic of Demolition that Trag posted had them sporting a very uncommon face-paint pattern.
Pretty exciting
I didn't even recognize them!
Now I'm gonna have to call Mom and see if I can't retrieve a pic of me and my childhood buddy, Dennis, in Demolition face-paint for Halloween, aged 9 or 10.
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my uncle is an artist and i had him make me hand drawn ultimate warrior tshirts
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stip wrote:my uncle is an artist and i had him make me hand drawn ultimate warrior tshirts
:heartbeat:
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Enjoying these calm hours before the circus comes back online.

I can't wait to hear this track live and see how it sits within their set. This will be a standard this year like The Fixer was, like Lightning Bolt and MYM were. But will it have true staying power.

Upon further listens this is more of a 3* track in their catalogue but for the time being I'm sticking with 4.
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tragabigzanda wrote:Ok who are the Porch castoffs that showed up to rank this at five stars? Reveal yourselves
I rated it 5 because it's the Pearl Jam I've been wanting back since VS but more mature (IMO). And I'm not a Porch cast off, been here for years and years, had a diff username way way back (frankthebunny). Lost access to the email attached to it and couldn't get back into the account.
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Don't take the bait, bait.
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LetMeSleep wrote:Don't take the bait, bait.
No bait taken, I don't mind explaining my rating, I stand proudly behind it. I've seen the band 19 times, across 9 states going back to 98. I know that's nothing compared to some who've seen them like 200 times all over the world, but none of that means anything to me. This bands music has been the soundtrack of my life and even saved it a time or two. I'm a musician because of them. I love their whole catalog, some more than others. I've been told the rest of the album has a little of their entire catalog sprinkled about, but I've missed heavy, angry, speaker rattling PJ, and that's what this is to me. :bammer:
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RockPusher wrote:
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tragabigzanda wrote:Ok who are the Porch castoffs that showed up to rank this at five stars? Reveal yourselves
That's a shit thing to say, man. I gave it a 5 because I fucking love it.
What he wants to know is, do you love it because it’s good or because it’s Pearl Jam?
What the fuck do you think you condescending punk? Because it's good. Sorry if that doesn't fit some idiot's narrative. This is why people around here get all pissy at certain posters. Damn.
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It’s a good song. I’m somewhere between 4 and 5 stars, or 5 and 6 on the dice Trag.

A solid 8 out of 10.
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