Dark Matter: Official Album Thread

[Ms Harmless]

Buckle Up > Parachutes

[Fattie_Vedder]

why is this new song clip used to promote some sort of basket ball bs? did pearl jam sell out again???

No, they’re supporting the RM March Madness event.

[SJM]

Think I’m gonna like this one more than Dark Matter. Love Ed’s vocal delivery and melody choices, the clean sounding guitars, and the guitar tone on the solo. Sounds catchy as hell too.

I can understand it’s not everyone’s cup of tea but I’m pretty excited for this one.

Drums are what they are though lol

[E.H. Ruddock]

why is this new song clip used to promote some sort of basket ball bs? did pearl jam sell out again???

Pro sports in the US have been using PJ songs for a very long time now for promos, bumps, etc. This isn't anything remotely new.

[lecherouslittlestump]

Nice ditty. My wife and her boyfriend have chosen it to be their first dance.

[oneway23]

Nice ditty. My wife and her boyfriend have chosen it to be their first dance.

Something Throuple

[igotworms]

Nice ditty. My wife and her boyfriend have chosen it to be their first dance.

Are you taking your wife or her boyfriend to the listening party this week?

[Monkey_Driven]

Wife Wasted

[warehouse]

i liked the clip better than than 'dark matter', but lets see if they fucked this one up being old and lame. it kinda had a 'let the records play' vibe

[guitar_davey]

This was a lot for a Monday morning.

[E.H. Ruddock]

Wife Wasted

Something Special (dong)

[Kevin Davis]

The song could be cute but it would need to sound more like Last Kiss or their Someday At Christmas cover

And not included on the album, presumably.

I'm open to surprises but the clip did not sound encouraging -- and a super-weird song to use in a sports ad.

[Leatherhead]

I am kinda loving the way Eddie says "phenomenal."

[tragabigzanda]

pearl jam sucks now

[Strat]

For all the talk about production and mixing and what not I still don’t get why anyone would choose to make the drums sound the way they do. What logical, technical, or creative reason is there to make them sound flat? Genuine non-rhetorical question. I don’t understand what purpose it serves, or it’s drive n by or required by other production choices.

But obliterating all decay of the snare and kick, and accentuating all of the attack, Serban Ghanea has mixed a drum sound that is more in line with today's pop music, and this can presumably fit more comfortably on randomized playlists and be used in film/tv licensing deals.

Or, and also, its probably the only way he knows how to mi/master an album? They are all pop hounds, right?

[tragabigzanda]

pearl jam sucks now

[Strat]

For all the talk about production and mixing and what not I still don’t get why anyone would choose to make the drums sound the way they do. What logical, technical, or creative reason is there to make them sound flat? Genuine non-rhetorical question. I don’t understand what purpose it serves, or it’s drive n by or required by other production choices.

But obliterating all decay of the snare and kick, and accentuating all of the attack, Serban Ghanea has mixed a drum sound that is more in line with today's pop music, and this can presumably fit more comfortably on randomized playlists and be used in film/tv licensing deals.

Or, and also, its probably the only way he knows how to mi/master an album? They are all pop hounds, right?

I doubt it's "the only way he knows." He's got a particular sound that is making him a lot of money, so he delivers.

Well i dont like it!

[guitar_davey]

For all the talk about production and mixing and what not I still don’t get why anyone would choose to make the drums sound the way they do. What logical, technical, or creative reason is there to make them sound flat? Genuine non-rhetorical question. I don’t understand what purpose it serves, or it’s drive n by or required by other production choices.

But obliterating all decay of the snare and kick, and accentuating all of the attack, Serban Ghanea has mixed a drum sound that is more in line with today's pop music, and this can presumably fit more comfortably on randomized playlists and be used in film/tv licensing deals.

Or, and also, its probably the only way he knows how to mi/master an album? They are all pop hounds, right?

I doubt it's "the only way he knows." He's got a particular sound that is making him a lot of money, so he delivers.

I presume it sounds "better" (though obviously not better from an audiophile perspective) through phone and laptop speakers, which is how the kids are consuming their music these days.

[E.H. Ruddock]

For all the talk about production and mixing and what not I still don’t get why anyone would choose to make the drums sound the way they do. What logical, technical, or creative reason is there to make them sound flat? Genuine non-rhetorical question. I don’t understand what purpose it serves, or it’s drive n by or required by other production choices.

But obliterating all decay of the snare and kick, and accentuating all of the attack, Serban Ghanea has mixed a drum sound that is more in line with today's pop music, and this can presumably fit more comfortably on randomized playlists and be used in film/tv licensing deals.

Or, and also, its probably the only way he knows how to mi/master an album? They are all pop hounds, right?

I doubt it's "the only way he knows." He's got a particular sound that is making him a lot of money, so he delivers.

I presume it sounds "better" (though obviously not better from an audiophile perspective) through phone and laptop speakers, which is how the kids are consuming their music these days.

Certainly Pearl Jam fans don't do that!

[Leatherhead]

For all the talk about production and mixing and what not I still don’t get why anyone would choose to make the drums sound the way they do. What logical, technical, or creative reason is there to make them sound flat? Genuine non-rhetorical question. I don’t understand what purpose it serves, or it’s drive n by or required by other production choices.

But obliterating all decay of the snare and kick, and accentuating all of the attack, Serban Ghanea has mixed a drum sound that is more in line with today's pop music, and this can presumably fit more comfortably on randomized playlists and be used in film/tv licensing deals.

Or, and also, its probably the only way he knows how to mi/master an album? They are all pop hounds, right?

I doubt it's "the only way he knows." He's got a particular sound that is making him a lot of money, so he delivers.

I presume it sounds "better" (though obviously not better from an audiophile perspective) through phone and laptop speakers, which is how the kids are consuming their music these days.

Is this really true though? Seems everybody has Bluetooth earbuds these days.