Dark Matter: Official Album Thread

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How long did it take for Running to get released from first appearing in the visualizer? One day?
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I just prayed for protection from Trag's posts about Something Special
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Ms Harmless wrote:
Strat wrote:Why are the drums pounding and ultra loud in your face for what seems like a lovely country waltz
because Matt only knows how to relentlessly pound, not make love
:haha:
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pearl jam sucks now
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Thurman Murman wrote:Is there any way to listen to this on a computer?
Press F12 in chrome
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Press this button

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Press the button that is blue here so it's blue for you as well

Reload

Do all the things it's asking you to do

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Go to sensors in this menu (the ... -> more tools menu)

Set orientation to portrait and then you can move around the camera

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Or.... wait for someone to upload it
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Strat wrote:Why are the drums pounding and ultra loud in your face for what seems like a lovely country waltz
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Val wrote:
Ms Harmless wrote:
Strat wrote:Why are the drums pounding and ultra loud in your face for what seems like a lovely country waltz
because Matt only knows how to relentlessly pound, not make love
:haha:
lol

I've come to terms with it, we've got glam rock swing instead of jazz / country swing, it's fine and works better here than in previous songs (Speed of Sound comes to mind)
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As much as I enjoy the snippet... Yeah, the drums are terrible
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Ms Harmless wrote:
DDWJMUVW wrote:It’s about what I expected. Could be a fun song and will hit home for me with a 6 week old girl.

The “you don’t need a man” line is trite. But, that’s Ed for ya.

I like the bass and the smidge of edge this seems to have. Maybe there will be an upside surprise once we hear the full thing.
idk, I think "you're sufficient by yourself" is a good message even if it's delivered with a cliché
I said it’s trite, not wrong.

It’s overused and cliched. I expect someone with his lyrical prowess to find a more unique way to deliver this message. That’s all….
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Ms Harmless wrote:
Val wrote:
Ms Harmless wrote:
Strat wrote:Why are the drums pounding and ultra loud in your face for what seems like a lovely country waltz
because Matt only knows how to relentlessly pound, not make love
:haha:
lol

I've come to terms with it, we've got glam rock swing instead of jazz / country swing, it's fine and works better here than in previous songs (Speed of Sound comes to mind)
No but seriously it’s like Matt has only two gears in his shift box.
This song calls for subtlety.
Matt, come on man.
It’s for the girls!
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You can run this thing anywhere and hear it. I pointed it at a wall in my office and it played.

I have 2 daughters, probably still not my thing tbh. The bass sounds kind of nice.

Just a hunch, they’ll play a SS clip (edited) during the NCAA hoops final tonight and release the full song at midnight.
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DDWJMUVW wrote:
Ms Harmless wrote:
DDWJMUVW wrote:It’s about what I expected. Could be a fun song and will hit home for me with a 6 week old girl.

The “you don’t need a man” line is trite. But, that’s Ed for ya.

I like the bass and the smidge of edge this seems to have. Maybe there will be an upside surprise once we hear the full thing.
idk, I think "you're sufficient by yourself" is a good message even if it's delivered with a cliché
I said it’s trite, not wrong.

It’s overused and cliched. I expect someone with his lyrical prowess to find a more unique way to deliver this message. That’s all….
And it was that important to him that he made the word salad of the century
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Ms Harmless wrote:
Strat wrote:Why are the drums pounding and ultra loud in your face for what seems like a lovely country waltz
because Matt only knows how to relentlessly pound, not make love
:haha:
I hear tell his nickname in high school was Jackhammer Cameron
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DDWJMUVW wrote:
Ms Harmless wrote:
DDWJMUVW wrote:It’s about what I expected. Could be a fun song and will hit home for me with a 6 week old girl.

The “you don’t need a man” line is trite. But, that’s Ed for ya.

I like the bass and the smidge of edge this seems to have. Maybe there will be an upside surprise once we hear the full thing.
idk, I think "you're sufficient by yourself" is a good message even if it's delivered with a cliché
I said it’s trite, not wrong.

It’s overused and cliched. I expect someone with his lyrical prowess to find a more unique way to deliver this message. That’s all….
gotcha!
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there's no way matt enjoys playing this kind of stuff
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Ed: "Hey guys, I have this cute song about my daughter"
Jeff: "Let me get my metal bass"
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dprival78 wrote:there's no way matt enjoys playing this kind of stuff
Ed has his voodoo doll
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"Ok guys, Running is recorded, wanna change gear and record Something Special next?"
"No change of gear, same settings, lets go"
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Val wrote:
Ms Harmless wrote:
Val wrote:
Ms Harmless wrote:
Strat wrote:Why are the drums pounding and ultra loud in your face for what seems like a lovely country waltz
because Matt only knows how to relentlessly pound, not make love
:haha:
lol

I've come to terms with it, we've got glam rock swing instead of jazz / country swing, it's fine and works better here than in previous songs (Speed of Sound comes to mind)
No but seriously it’s like Matt has only two gears in his shift box.
This song calls for subtlety.
Matt, come on man.
It’s for the girls!
I've said this from year dot

the way he plays Dave A stuff, with all its dynamic, spacial, ghost noted goodness, is... well, "a travesty" is a bit mean but it's definitely something else
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Mike wrote:"Ok guys, Running is recorded, wanna change gear and record Something Special next?"
"No change of gear, same settings, lets go"
:haha:
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