Dark Matter (song)

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VinylGuy wrote:
stip wrote:animal does that as well - those hanging silences that dont quite let you catch your breath
yeah, and You Are. They also nailed it with Insignificance live.
I hate that pause in insignificance. It goes on for too long and I'm not sure what it's adding to the experience. But i've also never liked Insignificance live - it's never captured the atmosphere of the studio version
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yeah, maybe the suffocating vibe from the studio has not been matched but there are very good performances of that song in 00 and 06 i would say.

and the live pause is pretty cool to me, how they pick up exactly in that moment and hammer it down in a very tight and precise way.
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matters are lightening
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pearl jam sucks now
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I love that there isnt a fade out at the end.
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no fadeout, but I think the squeezed intro / outro annoyed me probably more at first
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tragabigzanda wrote:From a compositional standpoint, they have done a good job opening the song at a fairly high energy and then upping the ante as the song progresses.
I'm excited to see how far you can take this
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pearl jam sucks now
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tragabigzanda wrote:
Monkey_Driven wrote:
tragabigzanda wrote:From a compositional standpoint, they have done a good job opening the song at a fairly high energy and then upping the ante as the song progresses.
I'm excited to see how far you can take this
I’ve got two more genuine compliments earmarked for the day
Are they scheduled like timed tweets?
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VinylGuy wrote:Im very interested on watching the band play this one live, specially because of the groove. Its somehow missing here, and i want more Jeff

Yknow it’s gonna be too fast
Calibrate your enthusiasm
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dimejinky99 wrote:
VinylGuy wrote:Im very interested on watching the band play this one live, specially because of the groove. Its somehow missing here, and i want more Jeff

Yknow it’s gonna be too fast
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pearl jam sucks now
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Bears repeating, I wish PJ would do a Live at KEXP session for this one.

Also, BizarroTrag is as entertaining as regular Trag (I'm a fan).
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dimejinky99 wrote:
VinylGuy wrote:Im very interested on watching the band play this one live, specially because of the groove. Its somehow missing here, and i want more Jeff

Yknow it’s gonna be too fast
Maybe not? the gigaton songs were mostly performed in the right tempo
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tragabigzanda wrote:
Monkey_Driven wrote:
tragabigzanda wrote:From a compositional standpoint, they have done a good job opening the song at a fairly high energy and then upping the ante as the song progresses.
I'm excited to see how far you can take this
I’ve got two more genuine compliments earmarked for the day
Babyface Trag, while entertaining in its own right, hasn't been an entirely successful creative decision on your part, in my humble opinion.

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tragabigzanda wrote:
Monkey_Driven wrote:
tragabigzanda wrote:
Monkey_Driven wrote:
tragabigzanda wrote:From a compositional standpoint, they have done a good job opening the song at a fairly high energy and then upping the ante as the song progresses.
I'm excited to see how far you can take this
I’ve got two more genuine compliments earmarked for the day
Are they scheduled like timed tweets?
I post whenever a jamily member shares their new "wave + lyrics" tattoo
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tomorrow I'm getting "DROP THE ALBUM" tattooed across my butt
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pearl jam sucks now
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tragabigzanda wrote:
oneway23 wrote:
tragabigzanda wrote:
Monkey_Driven wrote:
tragabigzanda wrote:From a compositional standpoint, they have done a good job opening the song at a fairly high energy and then upping the ante as the song progresses.
I'm excited to see how far you can take this
I’ve got two more genuine compliments earmarked for the day
Babyface Trag, while entertaining in its own right, hasn't been an entirely successful creative decision on your part, in my humble opinion.

Will you be turning heel again tomorrow?
Today I will only say nice things about this song.
Do you switch back at midnight?
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pearl jam sucks now
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