Dark Matter: Official Album Thread

[Bi_3]

"Ok guys, Running is recorded, wanna change gear and record Something Special next?"
"No change of gear, same settings, lets go"

[Strat]

"Ok guys, Running is recorded, wanna change gear and record Something Special next?"
"No change of gear, same settings, lets go"

WOTT and Serbian at the compressor knob

[Mike]

"Andrew, do you have a bass that sounds a bit more subtle than this? For Something Special? Should I get my upright?"
"No, lets go"

[VinylGuy]

I like that clip 10 times more than The Haves which it was compared to in some review

yeah, thats probably the best thing about this song, that is not an awful tearjerker ballad like Future Days and The Haves but im sure itll be number 3 in ¨songs eddie should only sing to his family¨

[stip]

ill wait for someone to upload it

[Strat]

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

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

Its so strange of him because he is a very talented and versed jazz drummer. The guy knows how to! But he just doesnt in PJ

[Ms Harmless]

Ed: "Hey guys, I have this cute song about my daughter"
Jeff: "Let me get my metal bass"

this was always a hallmark of good Pearl Jam though imo; if it was cute, there was a quirky edge; Lightning Bolt all but erased that edge

[Ms Harmless]

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

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

Its so strange of him because he is a very talented and versed jazz drummer. The guy knows how to! But he just doesnt in PJ

I haven't heard his jazz stuff but I have my doubts

[Mike]

ill wait for someone to upload it

https://darkmatter.pearljam.com/audio/s ... pecial.mp3

I found it on their site lol

[Monkey_Driven]

I like that clip 10 times more than The Haves which it was compared to in some review

yeah, thats probably the best thing about this song, that is not an awful tearjerker ballad like Future Days and The Haves but im sure itll be number 3 in ¨songs eddie should only sing to his family¨

And yet, both songs do a great job of highlighting the lowlights of Ed's current vocals.

[Mike]

ill wait for someone to upload it

https://darkmatter.pearljam.com/audio/s ... pecial.mp3

I found it on their site lol

Maybe I can find more...

[tragabigzanda]

pearl jam sucks now

[Mike]

ill wait for someone to upload it

https://darkmatter.pearljam.com/audio/s ... pecial.mp3

I found it on their site lol

Maybe I can find more...

Ok, seems like there are no more snippets hidden there

[Ms Harmless]

I like the "mmmmmm" he does in this, he should do that 100% more than the woah-woahs or the yeah yeahs

[Jorge]

ill wait for someone to upload it

https://darkmatter.pearljam.com/audio/s ... pecial.mp3

I found it on their site lol

Wow I truly hate this

[Strat]

Goddamnit i dont want to say this and start another 80 page battle but what the fuck are we doing with these drums. Sounds like a goddamn drum machine plugin. ITS MATT FUCKING CAMERON STOP RUINING HIS LIFE AND MINE AND TRAGS ARRGHGHGHARHGH

[Strat]

Boy stip is gonna have to work extra hard to convince himself this is another four-star song

Will he?

[Mike]

Goddamnit i dont want to say this and start another 80 page battle but what the fuck are we doing with these drums. Sounds like a goddamn drum machine plugin. ITS MATT FUCKING CAMERON STOP RUINING HIS LIFE AND MINE AND TRAGS ARRGHGHGHARHGH

It's the worst, it's so depressing

[Fattie_Vedder]

I’m really going to try to focus on what’s positive about this clip.

Lovely sentiment. I can see why some folks especially dads with daughters would appreciate this.

Nice fuzzy bass. Unexpected.

…

Ok I lied. The drums sound worse here than anything we’ve heard so far. So flat and loud. And overall too glossy and pop rocky. This would be tolerable if it had a softer, folky, legit country vibe.

Ed’s lyrics are so on the nose I can’t just breathe.

They are idiots if they release this as the next single instead of what we’ve heard from others to be the highlights of the album (wreckage, upper hand, waiting for Stevie…)

Or… they are actually geniuses for releasing the 3 lowlights of the album first, lower our expectations, and leave us with the best stuff yet to come.

Barf.

[VinylGuy]

omg im thinking we are going to see this:

Encore 1

Something Special
Just Breathe
Future Days
Imagine