Dark Matter (song)

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4 Stars
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I thought his channel was neat at first but it quickly descended into clickbait boomer shite. Lots of "back when they made REAL music"-adjacent takes and general attention seeking behavior.
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But I'm glad you guys are enjoying it. I'm sorry I yelled.
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oneway23 wrote:
Fattie_Vedder wrote:
You have me going down a new wormhole, Jorge. I had no idea Justin Hawkins had this delightful channel. Three videos in already
Love his channel. One of the first I look for when something new and of note comes out.
Kinda gets grating sometimes when he stops a song every six seconds to comment, but, the way he breaks things down is great.

It is annoying but assuming its how he gets around getting demonetized.
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Ello Sailor wrote:But I'm glad you guys are enjoying it. I'm sorry I yelled.
You scared the little ones
bada wrote:It is annoying but assuming its how he gets around getting demonetized.
Good point
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Fattie_Vedder wrote:
Jorge wrote:
You have me going down a new wormhole, Jorge. I had no idea Justin Hawkins had this delightful channel. Three videos in already
Same. I know who he is. Had no idea he had such an incredible ear and knowledge of music production. This is still a 3 star song for me, but I am appreciating it more because of this analysis.
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We’re at the stage in my household where if I say, “hey listen to this..” they immediately reply, “we don’t want to hear the new Pearl Jam song!”
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Ello Sailor wrote:I thought his channel was neat at first but it quickly descended into clickbait boomer shite. Lots of "back when they made REAL music"-adjacent takes and general attention seeking behavior.
OK but "back when they made REAL music" could be the motto of RM
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* of a very minor amount of rmers
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just a little jokey joke
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this song getting some play during the rangers-islanders game, both in the stadium and on the broadcast going to commercial
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bada wrote:
oneway23 wrote:
Fattie_Vedder wrote:
You have me going down a new wormhole, Jorge. I had no idea Justin Hawkins had this delightful channel. Three videos in already
Love his channel. One of the first I look for when something new and of note comes out.
Kinda gets grating sometimes when he stops a song every six seconds to comment, but, the way he breaks things down is great.

It is annoying but assuming its how he gets around getting demonetized.
100% this, although it's not fool-proof
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3.43 today

-0.30

the low quality of the bridge is bothering me

and the unintelligibleness of the lyrics is an issue

i don't want to have to study them in order to be able to sing along at the live show

and they are so muddled it's hard for me to even make up words that sound like the lyrics (currently about 65% of my pearl jam lyric knowledge)
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Ello Sailor wrote:I thought his channel was neat at first but it quickly descended into clickbait boomer shite. Lots of "back when they made REAL music"-adjacent takes and general attention seeking behavior.
Justin Hawkins is definitively Gen X. His parents are boomers.
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96583UP, I've found that the chorus is actually quite easy to sing along with. The rest of it though has been a bit harder.
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Ms Harmless wrote:just a little jokey joke
Could also be RM motto.
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Likening Wotman to Mutt Lange. Oh god. Really hits a nail there.

I can't wait to hear new material no matter the production. Sure it isn't exactly how I would like it but hopefully there'll be passable live performances to satisfy.

And reading those comments.... why do PJ fans always have to swing their dicks regarding fan since and shows attended.
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I think it's quite possible that Watt veers more toward arena rock sound (a la Mutt Lange comparison in that video) and that part of his "creative spark" reputation is built on him contributing riff ideas and the like. Is that a concern of mine? Having heard Earthling, the metal door leak in general and this song in particular, not really. I think with more washed up acts, there might be more Watt coming thru in the album, but anyone who's seen Pearl Jam live in the last few years knows that they still have the rock spirit alive and well inside them, and don't need babysitting.
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RockPusher wrote:96583UP, I've found that the chorus is actually quite easy to sing along with. The rest of it though has been a bit harder.
you want to know what my latest working version of the chorus lyrics is?
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I really need to read the lyrics for this before i get myself into trouble humming this in a public place
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these are the correct lyrics

i will read them now

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LetMeSleep wrote:why do PJ fans always have to swing their dicks regarding fan since and shows attended.
Seriously. If you’re old enough you’ve been a fan since 91. No one is special.
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