Dark Matter: Official Album Thread

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Clem Halibut wrote:It seems the crowd at yesterday's London Listening party were chosen specifically for their inability to articulate or string together anything that resembles a coherent description of the music they were so lucky to listen to.
"Force Of Nature said:
Were there any riff driven songs or mainly heavy chord songs?
Chord heavy but not all heavy chords"

welp,
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Strat wrote:
Clem Halibut wrote:It seems the crowd at yesterday's London Listening party were chosen specifically for their inability to articulate or string together anything that resembles a coherent description of the music they were so lucky to listen to.
"Force Of Nature said:
Were there any riff driven songs or mainly heavy chord songs?
Chord heavy but not all heavy chords"

welp,
Asking these folks to describe the music they heard seems to be as difficult as asking them to explain quantum physics...
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EBowie wrote:I'm feeling quite optimistic about this album - Dark Matter and Running have not given me reason not to be. And the first couple singles are rarely album favorites for me...
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Yeah it's like not even a drum kit as someone said, super pro tools...just listen to Sleight of Hand ffs.

Dog shit song, PJ always great at bridges and it semi saves the song but luckily its only 2 minutes long. Hopefully its like Supersonic, a single but never played.

I have 0 time for shit EV punk songs like johnny guitar, comatose etc.
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the snare (and the whole drum kit) is drenched in special effects on Sleight of Hand
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brisk wrote:Yeah it's like not even a drum kit as someone said, super pro tools...just listen to Sleight of Hand ffs.

Dog shit song, PJ always great at bridges and it semi saves the song but luckily its only 2 minutes long. Hopefully its like Supersonic, a single but never played.

I have 0 time for shit EV punk songs like johnny guitar, comatose etc.
EV did not write the music for Johnny Guitar or Comatose.
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Ms Harmless wrote:the snare (and the whole drum kit) is drenched in special effects on Sleight of Hand
those are beautiful production choices that add a vibe/element to that type of song. Still sounds like matt cameron playing drums. I love it.

These drums on the other hand are stripped of any vibe and character. So, i think its a bit different. Producing/adding effects doesnt automatically mean its shit production or over produced. otr wahtever whatever.
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Monkey_Driven wrote:
brisk wrote:Yeah it's like not even a drum kit as someone said, super pro tools...just listen to Sleight of Hand ffs.

Dog shit song, PJ always great at bridges and it semi saves the song but luckily its only 2 minutes long. Hopefully its like Supersonic, a single but never played.

I have 0 time for shit EV punk songs like johnny guitar, comatose etc.
EV did not write the music for Johnny Guitar or Comatose.
Or running!
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brisk wrote:Yeah it's like not even a drum kit as someone said, super pro tools...just listen to Sleight of Hand ffs.

Dog shit song, PJ always great at bridges and it semi saves the song but luckily its only 2 minutes long. Hopefully its like Supersonic, a single but never played.

I have 0 time for shit EV punk songs like johnny guitar, comatose etc.
Supersonic was a single? Jesus!
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nah
it was a b side i think? for the fixer? i have the 7¨
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Running is a Jeff song.
That's pretty disappointing
Jeff usually brings some of the more interesting PJ songs
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Strat wrote:
Ms Harmless wrote:the snare (and the whole drum kit) is drenched in special effects on Sleight of Hand
those are beautiful production choices that add a vibe/element to that type of song. Still sounds like matt cameron playing drums. I love it.

These drums on the other hand are stripped of any vibe and character. So, i think its a bit different. Producing/adding effects doesnt automatically mean its shit production or over produced. otr wahtever whatever.
they don't sound "natural" either, was my point; if I was going to yearn for a more organic acoustic drum sound, that's not a song I'd pick; "yeah but it's nicer" isn't really an effective counter-point
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Ms Harmless wrote:the snare (and the whole drum kit) is drenched in special effects on Sleight of Hand
Effects or no effects, sounds good unlike this mix.
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brisk wrote:
Ms Harmless wrote:the snare (and the whole drum kit) is drenched in special effects on Sleight of Hand
Effects or no effects, sounds good unlike this mix.
it would sound a lot better without being washed in reverb, but yeah, it's a better song in every way
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Monkey_Driven wrote:
brisk wrote:Yeah it's like not even a drum kit as someone said, super pro tools...just listen to Sleight of Hand ffs.

Dog shit song, PJ always great at bridges and it semi saves the song but luckily its only 2 minutes long. Hopefully its like Supersonic, a single but never played.

I have 0 time for shit EV punk songs like johnny guitar, comatose etc.
EV did not write the music for Johnny Guitar or Comatose.
Yeah but he tries to put this like punk element over the top.
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VinylGuy wrote:nah
it was a b side i think? for the fixer? i have the 7¨
My bad, not a single.
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Clem Halibut wrote:Running is a Jeff song.
That's pretty disappointing
Jeff usually brings some of the more interesting PJ songs
yeah, but i think he wrote the intro, which is the best part along with the bridge.
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I listen to so many tiny math rock bands with 200 followers and their studio production is 9000 trillion times better than any of Pj's last few records, don't get it. No character, texture, warmth or anything in them, all sounds like it was made in a macbook...oh wait.
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VinylGuy wrote:
Clem Halibut wrote:Running is a Jeff song.
That's pretty disappointing
Jeff usually brings some of the more interesting PJ songs
yeah, but i think he wrote the intro, which is the best part along with the bridge.
Agreed
The intro and the bridge are the best parts of the song
I love the interplay between Mike and Stone on the bridge...One of them is playing some very cool weird & chords while the other is banging away straight power chords
Looking forward to getting home today and trying to figure this one out on guitar
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Clem Halibut wrote:
VinylGuy wrote:
Clem Halibut wrote:Running is a Jeff song.
That's pretty disappointing
Jeff usually brings some of the more interesting PJ songs
yeah, but i think he wrote the intro, which is the best part along with the bridge.
Agreed
The intro and the bridge are the best parts of the song
I love the interplay between Mike and Stone on the bridge...One of them is playing some very cool weird & chords while the other is banging away straight power chords
Looking forward to getting home today and trying to figure this one out on guitar
yeah the one banging is really banging...guess thats what stone called caveman in the spin interview.
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