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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pearl jam sucks now
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I listened to this song for the first time in at least a week last night. Taking out the need to dissect it a hundred ways, as a whole I really enjoyed it. Not as a return to form or throwback or anything like that. Just as the song standing on its own. I really enjoyed it on its own merits.
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Just listened to this back-to-back on Apple Music and then Spotify with my Air Pods Pro. I think I strongly prefer the Apple version. I hear more Ed-echo effects, and the drums and bass seemed more prominent to my ears. Apple Music is the most "band in a room" feeling I've gotten from this one so far.
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Jaeti wrote:Just listened to this back-to-back on Apple Music and then Spotify with my Air Pods Pro. I think I strongly prefer the Apple version. I hear more Ed-echo effects, and the drums and bass seemed more prominent to my ears. Apple Music is the most "band in a room" feeling I've gotten from this one so far.
Same.
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Is there a way to listen to this without subscribing to apple music?
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RockPusher wrote:Is there a way to listen to this without subscribing to apple music?
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Unfortunately, I don’t think so. I generally use Spotify, but iihave Apple Music as part of the ‘Apple bundle’, or whatever it’s called, that comes with Apple TV, storage, and other things.
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Yeah, I only have it because of a free trial associated with buying the Air Pods.
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oneway23 wrote:
wease wrote:
stip wrote:I'm listening to the BoB mix of Avocado (which I prefer to the original, overall),and I wish the intro to severed hand sounded as heavy as Dark Matter.
Is this available anywhere other than Spotify?
I believe this can be purchased from Qobuz, as well as other high-resolution audio sites like HDTracks and ProStudioMasters.
It can be identified by the (2017 mix) distinction
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wease wrote:
oneway23 wrote:
wease wrote:
stip wrote:I'm listening to the BoB mix of Avocado (which I prefer to the original, overall),and I wish the intro to severed hand sounded as heavy as Dark Matter.
Is this available anywhere other than Spotify?
I believe this can be purchased from Qobuz, as well as other high-resolution audio sites like HDTracks and ProStudioMasters.
It can be identified by the (2017 mix) distinction
Thank you friend.
No problem :thumbsup:
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oneway23 wrote:
wease wrote:
oneway23 wrote:
wease wrote:
stip wrote:I'm listening to the BoB mix of Avocado (which I prefer to the original, overall),and I wish the intro to severed hand sounded as heavy as Dark Matter.
Is this available anywhere other than Spotify?
I believe this can be purchased from Qobuz, as well as other high-resolution audio sites like HDTracks and ProStudioMasters.
It can be identified by the (2017 mix) distinction
Thank you friend.
No problem :thumbsup:
You can get the same WAV file at the pearl jam shop.
Select WAV, you'll get both the single and the instrumental version for $2.00 (we're talking about the same 58.1 MB, 48000Hz WAV file).
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Im getting more of Jeff with each new listen, i love what he is doing. Loving that distortion.
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I forgot about this song
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Strat wrote:I forgot about this song
no you didn't
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Monkey_Driven wrote:
Strat wrote:I forgot about this song
no you didn't
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I changed my vote from 3 to 2 stars. Hadn't listened to it since release day. Sorry. Don't care much for this.
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it's the RM way - listen hundreds of times until you're bored out of your skull, then drop your score to a 1 or 2
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Haven't listened since release day. Keeping myself pure. Basically trying to mentally re-cherry myself for Dolby Atmos
We still make records to be listened to — not that everyone will listen to a record track one to twelve in a row or side A or Side B — but we still make 'em in case somebody does want to listen to it like that, that's how we make em…
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oneway23 wrote:Haven't listened since release day. Keeping myself pure. Basically trying to mentally re-cherry myself for Dolby Atmos
Makes one question why we love them so much

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Val wrote:
oneway23 wrote:Haven't listened since release day. Keeping myself pure. Basically trying to mentally re-cherry myself for Dolby Atmos
Makes one question why we love them so much
I quietly ask myself that question that every time I log-on here.
We still make records to be listened to — not that everyone will listen to a record track one to twelve in a row or side A or Side B — but we still make 'em in case somebody does want to listen to it like that, that's how we make em…
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