Dark Matter: Official Album Thread

[Vindicator]

There's that intro to scared of fear, can't wait

[sweeper]

I hope everyone is hearing this through head phones. I find it stunning. I wonder if this was at shangri-la. I'm getting such a 70s am radio vibe laurel canyon /Fleetwood Mac . I've listened about 30 times.

It was indeed from Shangri-La, per the Stone interview:

Andrew and Ed worked that out together. One morning, we came in and they had something going on. That was definitely a Shangri-La track. That one probably has the biggest build for me personally, in terms of hearing it at first and thinking, it’s kind of an Ed song. I wasn’t quite aware of its potency until later. Andrew encouraged me to play this little harmonic, acoustic part almost like a Cure melody. I’ve been playing along with the song to relearn it and I’m really looking forward to playing it live. It’s a really powerful lyric and I think we did a really great job of taking something and really pushing it to its limit.

[Lmdmusic]

. Something special 4/9
2. Wreckage 4/10
3. e.g. Got To Give 4/11
4. e.g. Upper Hand 4/12
5. e.g. Scared of Fear 4/13
6. e.g. Waiting For Stevie 4/14
7. e.g. React, Respond 4/15
8. e.g. Won't Tell 4/16
9. e.g. Setting Sun 4/17

[Farmer John]

I like the intro. Hearkens back to Master/Slave but a little more Pink Floyd-y.

[oneway23]

Sounding vaguely ominous...I like that!

[WaitingForBluey]

. Something special 4/9
2. Wreckage 4/10
3. e.g. Got To Give 4/11
4. e.g. Upper Hand 4/12
5. e.g. Scared of Fear 4/13
6. e.g. Waiting For Stevie 4/14
7. e.g. React, Respond 4/15
8. e.g. Won't Tell 4/16
9. e.g. Setting Sun 4/17

Is this just a guess or did you read it somewhere?

[Lmdmusic]

It was posted on the pit, from some site?

[Gigalogy84]

I like the intro. Hearkens back to Master/Slave but a little more Pink Floyd-y.

So is this part of the intro which we know by now is Scared of Fear part of that clip we heard with organ that played when they were teasing an album and tour announcement? I wonder if Setting Sun has a bit of an outro like this in the way Master/Slave did with Once and Release.

[Vindicator]

https://x.com/critikarl/status/17782368 ... mgzMokH9KQ

[Tj]

I kind of feel bad for Ed the world is gonna shit on something special and because of the sentiment that's kind of annoying.

[Monkey_Driven]

My guess is worst = Something Special and best is either Waiting for Stevie or Wreckage.

[WaitingForBluey]

That's a trade-off I think most of us would be willing to make

p.s. Something Special will not be PJ'S worst song ever

[LetMeSleep]

https://x.com/Steven_Hyden/status/1778066520700076084

[Thurman Murman]

That's a trade-off I think most of us would be willing to make

p.s. Something Special will not be PJ'S worst song ever

Right? I think we would all GLADLY accept a bottom 5 song on this album if we were getting a top 5 all timer in return.

[tragabigzanda]

pearl jam sucks now

[Thurman Murman]

What are the odds any of these come close to their “best ever”? It took three straight albums before we got a real contender in DOTC.

Oh there's no chance. And as much as i adore DOTC and think its the best thing they've done in 20+ years its still unlikely to even be a top 20 Pearl Jam song for me.

[Vindicator]

https://x.com/Steven_Hyden/status/1778066520700076084

Gotta be Waiting For Stevie. Maybe it could have been a single if they didn't name it fucking Waiting For Stevie

[Thurman Murman]

Gotta be Waiting For Stevie. Maybe it could have been a single if they didn't name it fucking Waiting For Stevie

Yeah i believe he confirmed in the replies its Waiting For Stevie.

[Gigalogy84]

https://x.com/critikarl/status/1778236821295804588?s=46&t=F51e8kesqPR5mgzMokH9KQ

Hopefully one of the worst is Something Special. Although I’d have to hear the entire song. A part of me feels like it could be this bright sounding song in the vein of Down but at the same time it could be something of a clunker like a song from Lightning Bolt. I’ll try to stay positive until the full song comes along.

As for one of the best, it’s gotta be Waiting For Stevie (even if a cheesy song title). I’m still looking forward to React, Respond the most given the metal door clip with that solo.

[epilogue]

https://x.com/Steven_Hyden/status/1778066520700076084

Hyden is a legit idiot.