Running

[stip]

I don't mean this in a negative way. I am really into running. The one think that strikes me is it feels like a retooling of a formula that has gotten a bit tired. It sounds fresh . It leans into a different punk influence a little less Ramones a little bit more Motor Head. I can also listen to each Parr and get the why of each players choices and parts. I enjoy how Mike is kind of bouncing around kind of floundering right under the surface. I feel like I am being set up for a Social d style solo the out of nowhere comes a tsunami alarm .

i think you hit on something that really appeals to me - the fact that at every point of the song each band member is making a choice - that there is space within the song for them to play, and in a way that reflects the reality of a song being co-constructed around them. THIS is what I wanted, what capturing the live experience means to me, and what the band being in a room together should feel like. this is much more important (to me) then cleaner instrument separation

[tragabigzanda]

pearl jam sucks now

[digster]

some folks also have hyper sensitive ears, apparently.

I am going to crank running and dark matter in my car. its going to be a great commute

Some seem under the impression that the problem is PJ turned their amps up too loud and some listeners can't handle it. That's not really the issue. A mid-tempo or even slow song can suffer from this kind of thing. It's a choice in the production, not in the composition. I'd love it if PJ went really heavy, but this kind of production style makes things sound smaller and tinnier, which I'd imagine is the opposite reaction.

The production is what it is; if I discounted every album that had crappy production, the list of albums I like would be much shorter. So far, the problem for me is both songs have some pretty bland songwriting choices (though that's more of an issue w/ Dark Matter than here).

[VinylGuy]

I don't mean this in a negative way. I am really into running. The one think that strikes me is it feels like a retooling of a formula that has gotten a bit tired. It sounds fresh . It leans into a different punk influence a little less Ramones a little bit more Motor Head. I can also listen to each Parr and get the why of each players choices and parts. I enjoy how Mike is kind of bouncing around kind of floundering right under the surface. I feel like I am being set up for a Social d style solo the out of nowhere comes a tsunami alarm .

i think you hit on something that really appeals to me - the fact that at every point of the song each band member is making a choice - that there is space within the song for them to play, and in a way that reflects the reality of a song being co-constructed around them. THIS is what I wanted, what capturing the live experience means to me, and what the band being in a room together should feel like. this is much more important (to me) then cleaner instrument separation

yeah, i agree with the Motorhead reference here. This is something they tried in MYM, with good success, and this time i think its more clear.

Damn the two songs back to back are great.

[coptheriotact]

millencolin - flippin’ beans

[Jorge]

I'd love it if PJ went really heavy, but this kind of production style makes things sound smaller and tinnier, which I'd imagine is the opposite reaction.

Bingo. If anything, this approach makes them sound less heavy because everything sounds paper thin and flimsy

[Ms Harmless]

Stip was correct, Running sounds good followed by Dark Matter; say what you want about the production values, at least there's a consistency here

Virtually every album in the world has consistent production values, that’s exactly what mastering is for

yes thank you Trag, but you did say "virtually", correct? so I can hear when they don't; and I said this because there are two Pearl Jam albums I feel the opposite way about (LB and BS, but particularly LB), and my personal wish for this album is simply that it is more consistent in sound than those two

LB and BS have the same production values throughout as well. For examples of albums with diverse production elements, I’d look to the Beastie Boys, Beck, Kendrick Lamar’s TPAB…all of which went through the same mastering process to create a cohesive sound.

Trag, I disagree that those PJ albums I mentioned sound that way, regardless of what objective, scientific, observable processes those albums went through, and despite the fact they let you sit in on the sessions

[Ms Harmless]

Stip was correct, Running sounds good followed by Dark Matter; say what you want about the production values, at least there's a consistency here

Virtually every album in the world has consistent production values, that’s exactly what mastering is for

yes thank you Trag, but you did say "virtually", correct? so I can hear when they don't; and I said this because there are two Pearl Jam albums I feel the opposite way about (LB and BS, but particularly LB), and my personal wish for this album is simply that it is more consistent in sound than those two

LB and BS have the same production values throughout as well. For examples of albums with diverse production elements, I’d look to the Beastie Boys, Beck, Kendrick Lamar’s TPAB…all of which went through the same mastering process to create a cohesive sound.

Trag, I disagree that those PJ albums I mentioned sound that way, regardless of what objective, scientific, observable processes those albums went through, and despite the fact they let you sit in on the sessions

I'm trying not to lose my patience but "that's what mastering does" is a deeply condescending thing to reply to someone who has recorded in studios multiple times (albeit as a musician); at some point I need you to just let someone disagree

[tragabigzanda]

pearl jam sucks now

[tragabigzanda]

pearl jam sucks now

[VinylGuy]

Trag, now you are being too loud

[VinylGuy]

tragabigzanda produced by Andrew Watt

[Ms Harmless]

Stip was correct, Running sounds good followed by Dark Matter; say what you want about the production values, at least there's a consistency here

Virtually every album in the world has consistent production values, that’s exactly what mastering is for

yes thank you Trag, but you did say "virtually", correct? so I can hear when they don't; and I said this because there are two Pearl Jam albums I feel the opposite way about (LB and BS, but particularly LB), and my personal wish for this album is simply that it is more consistent in sound than those two

LB and BS have the same production values throughout as well. For examples of albums with diverse production elements, I’d look to the Beastie Boys, Beck, Kendrick Lamar’s TPAB…all of which went through the same mastering process to create a cohesive sound.

Trag, I disagree that those PJ albums I mentioned sound that way, regardless of what objective, scientific, observable processes those albums went through, and despite the fact they let you sit in on the sessions

You sound like a lunatic. It would be way easier for you to just say “I don’t really get how production works, but some of the songs on BS and LB sound ok to me, and some don’t.”

My point is that in suggesting the consistency in production values between Dark Matter and Running is somehow a mark of quality, you’ve in fact made no point at all.

fuck off Trag, nowhere did I say "mark of quality"

[Ms Harmless]

I've tried, I really have

[tragabigzanda]

pearl jam sucks now

[Ms Harmless]

Stip was correct, Running sounds good followed by Dark Matter; say what you want about the production values, at least there's a consistency here

Virtually every album in the world has consistent production values, that’s exactly what mastering is for

yes thank you Trag, but you did say "virtually", correct? so I can hear when they don't; and I said this because there are two Pearl Jam albums I feel the opposite way about (LB and BS, but particularly LB), and my personal wish for this album is simply that it is more consistent in sound than those two

LB and BS have the same production values throughout as well. For examples of albums with diverse production elements, I’d look to the Beastie Boys, Beck, Kendrick Lamar’s TPAB…all of which went through the same mastering process to create a cohesive sound.

Trag, I disagree that those PJ albums I mentioned sound that way, regardless of what objective, scientific, observable processes those albums went through, and despite the fact they let you sit in on the sessions

You sound like a lunatic. It would be way easier for you to just say “I don’t really get how production works, but some of the songs on BS and LB sound ok to me, and some don’t.”

My point is that in suggesting the consistency in production values between Dark Matter and Running is somehow a mark of quality, you’ve in fact made no point at all.

fuck off Trag, nowhere did I say "mark of quality"

Don’t try to gaslight me into thinking I somehow misconstrued your comment quite at the top of this disgusting pyramid. We all know what you meant. Just admit you’re wrong.

"we all" aren't being the dickhead you are being

[WaitingForBluey]

Eh, after the initial disappointment of "this is the direction they went with for the 2nd single?" wore off... it's a fun enough song I guess (although production choices are not very flattering). It could fit well on the album as a mid-album kick in the pants.

I'm laughing at the thought of someone turning on the radio and hearing Ed suffocating himself in that at outro. "Ooh, that was so catchy! I want to hear that again!"

[Ms Harmless]

Trag's being "gaslighted" on the internet lmao

[WaitingForBluey]

BTW, Good and Evil is a much better song

[VinylGuy]

BTW, Good and Evil is a much better song

yeah i agree