Dark Matter: Official Album Thread

[LetMeSleep]

I do kinda love that due to no new updates that this thread have devolved into us middle aged guys complaining about aging

It's the true dark matter that swallows us whole.

[oneway23]

Hearing Jeff say "I'm 61" on that interview was a little startling

yes...holy shit, was that ever eye-opening!

[stip]

i think he is the oldest guy in the band.

[Rangi Guy]

i think he is the oldest guy in the band.

Isn't Matt the same age?

[Monkey_Driven]

In my eyes, "sex on legs" is ageless.

[RockPusher]

Matt Cameron is about twice the man I hope to be at his age, lol.

[Fattie_Vedder]

I especially love injuring myself in my sleep. Going to bed just fine and waking up with neck or back pain.

I noticed the drop off in recover ability the past year in particular. I play basketball with some guys in their late twenties and early thirties. My brain tells me to do the things I once did when I was their age, but my body is like “haha fuck you”. Just doesn’t happen.

[spike]

I especially love injuring myself in my sleep. Going to bed just fine and waking up with neck or back pain.

I noticed the drop off in recover ability the past year in particular. I play basketball with some guys in their late twenties and early thirties. My brain tells me to do the things I once did when I was their age, but my body is like “haha fuck you”. Just doesn’t happen.

if i dove for a ball now, i'd be down for a few possessions at least.

[Kevin Davis]

Unless they're gonna start chowing down on stem-cells to constantly regenerate and live to 130, it's probably a bit overly-pedantic to call a 65 year-old person middle-aged.

This is really all I was saying. I just think it’s amusing misnomer that what we call “middle age” is well past the middle of most of people’s lives. I am not campaigning for a widespread shift in how people use these terms.

[bodysnatcher]

The Middle Ages included the Dark Ages so Dark Matter was made in middle age

[Anders]

Would be hilarious if Pearl Jam made a middle ages themed album.

[Ms Harmless]

Would be hilarious if Pearl Jam made a middle ages themed album.

three harpsichords is too many

[Anders]

I’m guessing they still wouldn’t use medieval musical instruments.

[Got Some]

can any enterprising posters highlight the best bits?

not enterprising, but of note: Snippets were brought in, but no full tracks - 8 or 9 of the songs were almost fully written within 1-2 hours - Ed wrote all of the lyrics on the spot.

Jeff referred to “won’t Tell” as “won’t tell a sole” and he plays a baritone guitar on that track


React/Respond spawned from Jeff’s initial part he brought into the group

[Val]

“won’t tell a sole”

I’m telling you NOTHING!

[Rob]

Unless they're gonna start chowing down on stem-cells to constantly regenerate and live to 130, it's probably a bit overly-pedantic to call a 65 year-old person middle-aged.

This is really all I was saying. I just think it’s amusing misnomer that what we call “middle age” is well past the middle of most of people’s lives. I am not campaigning for a widespread shift in how people use these terms.

I’ve always agreed with your way of seeing it. I always thought it was weird to have it begin so late. The 35-55 range would be much more accurate.

[oneway23]

In my eyes, "sex on legs" is ageless.

This is hilarious, btw. Haven't read that in about twenty years, yet still remember it.

[Ms Harmless]

haha yes

[oneway23]

I’m guessing they still wouldn’t use medieval musical instruments.

I'd be so down for an album with Stone on lute & Mike on hurdy gurdy

[DDWJMUVW]

Look at jagger. Guy is pushing like 100 and still rocking the chicken dance .


I like that Jeff said they still feel like they have their best album in then. Obviously we know this is not the case but I I hope they keep trying as long as it does not result in LB like efforts.