Dark Matter: Official Album Thread

[VinylGuy]

damn it everything is so far away

[tommy]

We'll get a low quality leak the day before the album comes out

[tragabigzanda]

pearl jam sucks now

[Strat]

damn it everything is so far away

That snare drum is right in my face though heyo

[Jaeti]

Okay, good morning! Got my coffee, comfy on the couch, ready for another day of reminding people its okay to criticize one aspect of pearl jam while still loving and being full on obsessed with them!

Lets go!

I think yer gunna need a lot of coffee.

[Ms Harmless]

next clip, please

[Release_Me]

Well, the London Listening Party is tomorrow, so hopefully we get something out of that. More reviews, song descriptions or maybe even a leak?

[Monkey_Driven]

Well, the London Listening Party is tomorrow, so hopefully we get something out of that. More reviews, song descriptions or maybe even a leak?

metal door leak part two

[Hypnos]

Another mix of the Metal Door sessions.

[VinylGuy]

Well, the London Listening Party is tomorrow, so hopefully we get something out of that. More reviews, song descriptions or maybe even a leak?

im not counting a leak but yeah, song descriptions will be all over the place and RM is going to RM hard tomorrow

[Val]

Well, the London Listening Party is tomorrow, so hopefully we get something out of that. More reviews, song descriptions or maybe even a leak?

im not counting a leak but yeah, song descriptions will be all over the place and RM is going to RM hard tomorrow

Or semi-hard because middle aged men don’t RM like they used to

[DDWJMUVW]

when was the last time Ed switched on a tap?

He lives on Evian and Don Julio 1942

[E.H. Ruddock]

It would be incredible if trag could be at the listening party to be able to be the one to provide RM with a review.

[tommy]

It would be incredible if trag could be at the listening party to be able to be the one to provide RM with a review.

We could start a company selling salt

[tragabigzanda]

pearl jam sucks now

[Ms Harmless]

"well, it is as I thought... it sucks"

"tell us more"

"the drums are bad"

"and?"

"no and, left early, grabbed a pint"

[Hypnos]

The scans from MOJO:

Spoiler: show

[tragabigzanda]

pearl jam sucks now

[tragabigzanda]

pearl jam sucks now

[stip]

my take on King Animal is that it's almost a great album but I hate "Worse Dreams"

Thats a good example of a song that seemed awesome when they released a clip and the whole version was a let down. I dont particulary hate it, but it seems there is a better version of the song they didnt record.

it's not as bad as the worst PJ songs imo, but the lyrics just make me cringe unfortunately and the mix isn't punchy enough for me

I hate the word cringe so much, and that's RM's fault. This isn't directed at you MH, you just happened to be the post I responded to.

I think the lyrics are describing something powerful, and I appreciate that it is Mike's authentic stab at it, but they do not read as particularly memorable. In some cases they are just flat out awkward.

It is also a song that is screaming to be epic, and neither the music nor Eddie's performance feels particularly epic, though I do think there's a nice build at the end. But its also so oddly hushed on a record that is always loud even when it shouldn't be.

Live it's pretty great - it gets the scope and sweep the album version can't quite match.

I do like Inside job on the album well enough but 3 star songs on tracks that are reaching to be 5 star experiences always feels slightly disappointing.