Dark Matter: Official Album Thread

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%#*! Andrew Watt
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RockPusher wrote:
Ms Harmless wrote:
RockPusher wrote:
Ms Harmless wrote:maybe the band binned the DM video because it included guitar amps and they felt that was dishonest

RIP Pearl Jam
maybe it's because it shows Watt playing the solo and Mike pouting in the corner

RIP Pearl Jam
they had a good Running
Something Special
something's Got To Give eventually
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Wow this thread really moved while I was asleep.
We still make records to be listened to — not that everyone will listen to a record track one to twelve in a row or side A or Side B — but we still make 'em in case somebody does want to listen to it like that, that's how we make em…
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Ms Harmless wrote:
RockPusher wrote:
Ms Harmless wrote:
RockPusher wrote:
Ms Harmless wrote:maybe the band binned the DM video because it included guitar amps and they felt that was dishonest

RIP Pearl Jam
maybe it's because it shows Watt playing the solo and Mike pouting in the corner

RIP Pearl Jam
they had a good Running
Something Special
something's Got To Give eventually
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tommy wrote:Did this thing leak yet?
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Sadly no. But new Khruangbin, Old 97's, and The Black Keys are out (among plenty others), we have plenty of new ear candy to hold us over.
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Listen to each record done by Miles Davis' Second Great Quintet several times over. The 19th will be here before you know it.
We still make records to be listened to — not that everyone will listen to a record track one to twelve in a row or side A or Side B — but we still make 'em in case somebody does want to listen to it like that, that's how we make em…
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had the absolutely ridiculous idea that I might try not to listen to anything else today; I probably won't stick to that but it made me feel virtuous and patient
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How could they ever please the Pearl Jam audience with an album at this point?

-Play a solo reminiscent to EvenFlow | can't they come up with anything original?
-Record songs that don't sound like Ten | Why can't they sound like Ten again?
-Play something modern sounding | Aren't they like 70?
-Play something that sounds like the 90s | if they do they are just a Nostalgia act
-Make Mike's guitar sound like Yield | if he does then Mike is a boring and unevolving lead guitarist

These two new songs work for me. I love playing them loud through Apple Music on the highest quality. I love the up-front bass from Jeff in Running. I love the bridge in Dark Matter, and I also love that these are probably not in the top five best songs on the album by all accounts.

I can be as critical as anyone about Pearl Jam--especially Ed--but right now I am excited for what this might be and if it is just Gigaton 2, then that will be OK because there is some good stuff on there. I am glad the schmaltzy Brendan O'Brien | Ed combo stuff is gone and Watt wants to rock.
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Early indie store listening party Sunday April 14 at select stores
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They could also fart in a bucket, and a bunch of people would praise them.
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80% of my listening these days is to KBRD 680 AM, and I invite you to do the same:

https://onlineradiobox.com/search?cs=us ... d=1&q=kbrd
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Ms Harmless wrote:maybe the band binned the DM video because it included guitar amps and they felt that was dishonest

RIP Pearl Jam
"Binned" made me chuckle, as it reminded me of a strange (to me, at least) "Bin it your way!" ad campaign when I was in Dublin years ago. It was all about getting people not to drop chewing gum on the ground.

https://www.thejournal.ie/gum-litter-ca ... 2-Jul2013/
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Lmdmusic wrote:Early indie store listening party Sunday April 14 at select stores
So is this the day the album finally leaks?
Pearl Jam is the only band I'll spend money on.
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Anders wrote:They could also fart in a bucket, and a bunch of people would praise them.
or they could make good albums that some would hate, so what?
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Release_Me wrote:
Lmdmusic wrote:Early indie store listening party Sunday April 14 at select stores
So is this the day the album finally leaks?
Hopefully before that, wasn’t Gigaton 8 days early?
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Anders wrote:They could also fart in a bucket, and a bunch of people would praise them.
Depending on the sound though.
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I remember it leaking on 19 or 20 March. Release date was 27 March.
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pearl jam sucks now
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Buby wrote:
Anders wrote:They could also fart in a bucket, and a bunch of people would praise them.
Depending on the sound though.
Metal or plastic bucket?
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Yellow Racket in Chattanooga represent! Great news!
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