Dark Matter: Official Album Thread

[RockPusher]

So stoked to hear the Vince Neil of grunge wheeze his way through this record

Mr. Neil wishes he were the Eddie Vedder of glamhairmetal.

[oneway23]

So stoked to hear the Vince Neil of grunge wheeze his way through this record

Mr. Neil wishes he were the Eddie Vedder of glamhairmetal.

[Ms Harmless]

you listened to Motley Crue?

[RockPusher]

you listened to Motley Crue?

For my part, just the hits and before I really knew my musical taste (which PJ helped clarify for me)

[Ms Harmless]

yeah that's fair it's just a weird comparison, Motley has never not sucked

[dprival78]

There is a Deep: Lightning Bolt Live playlist out there now.

Someday I will have to give that a listen

so like.. in your future days?

[RockPusher]

There is a Deep: Lightning Bolt Live playlist out there now.

Someday I will have to give that a listen

so like.. in your future days?

Ha! Well, I'm certainly not having any more kids!

[lecherouslittlestump]

https://hasitleaked.com/2024/pearl-jam-dark-matter/

[Val]

https://hasitleaked.com/2024/pearl-jam-dark-matter/

How treacherous of you

[Coach]

Here's where I'm at with this album:

Pros
Dark Matter and Running - good, solid songs from a "modern" PJ
Artwork and pics - digging how the band looks in promo photos and liking the DM logo, typeface, etc.

Cons
Production - I'm no audiophile but even I can understand the difference in this vs. a nicer sounding record like Vs., No Code, Riot Act.
Something Special - just not my taste and way too sitcom-based. And, the cursing seems misplaced.

[Ms Harmless]

I dislike the typeface more than the production lol

[Anders]

Think the best is yet to come.

[E.H. Ruddock]

Think the best is yet to come.

We're running out of songs

[RockPusher]

Think the best is yet to come.

We're running out of songs

Lol we've heard barely more than 10% of the album

[E.H. Ruddock]

Think the best is yet to come.

We're running out of songs

Lol we've heard barely more than 10% of the album

When a batter is 0 for 3, there isn't much faith he'll have many hits later in the game!

[tragabigzanda]

pearl jam sucks now

[E.H. Ruddock]

Think the best is yet to come.

We're running out of songs

Lol we've heard barely more than 10% of the album

When a batter is 0 for 3, there isn't much faith he'll have many hits later in the game!

Ruddo's negativity around this aural diarrhea is surprising

Yeah I was very hopeful before the first single came out. I thought for sure I'd be tiptoeing around you for this release, but here we are!

[Monkey_Driven]

I'm still hopeful there will be 4-5 good to great songs and enough live performances to elevate some of the lesser and/or poorly produced tracks.

[RockPusher]

Think the best is yet to come.

We're running out of songs

Lol we've heard barely more than 10% of the album

When a batter is 0 for 3, there isn't much faith he'll have many hits later in the game!

While many here would argue that the batter has had at least 1 hit in those three at-bats, what you've described is not really how baseball works. Even Barry Bonds would have 0-3 moments. This is a small sample size problem. What I would say is, look at the career numbers, and look at recent seasons. Did you think that Gigaton (their last season) was good? Do you think that their overall career numbers are good? Finally, are you unwilling to look past their hideous uniforms (the production) to see what they are actually doing on the field?

(apologies for stretching this metaphor past its breaking point)

[tragabigzanda]

pearl jam sucks now