That's because the songs are just that fucking good!tree_ wrote:some of you might laugh at me, but it really did sound fantastic listening on DTS setting on my Samsung soundbar. I know it's not perfectly ideal but it's the next best thing for me without listening through headphones
nobody could ever deliver and make be believe in a soaring intro like Pearl JamBuby wrote:Even if there's plenty of overindulgence with all the soaring outros, and the mastering being loud, we have a winner.
I dunno, I just mess around with treble, bass, and subwoofer settings and can get it sounding about perfect. i don't care what anyone says, it sounds great; very warm and crisp and deep.. but yeah i do think the melodies are impressiveStrat wrote:That's because the songs are just that fucking good!tree_ wrote:some of you might laugh at me, but it really did sound fantastic listening on DTS setting on my Samsung soundbar. I know it's not perfectly ideal but it's the next best thing for me without listening through headphones
Is this the album with best Background and Vocal harmonies?
EVERYTHING improved, and I am going to refrain from re-ranking until I know the songs back and forth.Homeboyd wrote:This was my favorite ranking from last night...I need an update! If Upper Hand and Won't Tell are the two worst songs on this album the boys may well indeed be onto somethingstip wrote:Okay here is a ranking an hour prior of my first proper album (I did not track down the better leak today)
1. Waiting for Stevie
2. Setting Sun
3. Scared of Fear
4. Dark Matter
5. React/Respond
6. Wreckage
7. Running
8. Got To Give
9. Something Special
10. Upper Hand
11. Wont Tell
I have not spent enough time with 8/10/11 yet (any of them really but especially those 3) so that placement is tenuous
That's gotta be Klinghoffer right?Strat wrote: Is this the album with best Background and Vocal harmonies?
Eh, i think its all Ed for the most part. The gang vocals probably include all of them and smitty.bluestate wrote:That's gotta be Klinghoffer right?Strat wrote: Is this the album with best Background and Vocal harmonies?
This is pretty close to my original feelings after the record store listen. I believe my handwritten notes are generally reflective of my initial lukewarm reception.darth_vedder wrote:I listened to the album this morning and over liked it. I went in thinking I'll like some songs and probably not like some. It's exactly this. For me, it's kind of like parts of Backspacer, Lightning Bolt, and Gigaton mixed together. I hear Unthought Known, Got Some, Infallible, SBWM, Sleeping By Myself, Gonna See My Friend, Comes & Goes, and more all here. In a way, Dark Matter reminds me some of my favorite parts of those three albums rolled into DM, but with more soar.
Overall I like this album, but I don't see it ever replacing anything from 1991 - 2006 for me. There are some things I just don't get with modern Ed and his singing style decisions. Like things all y'all discussed before about warbling and such, while cramming in lots of words. He's at his best on DM during the soaring parts. Using his voice as an instrument, rather than being a lead singer singing lots of verses. Also, as noted by many others, the mixing/mastering/production is too loud, too digitized, etc...Seems like that's just par for the course now. It's like the 80's key-tars and electric drums and digital voices got mixed with power 70's rock. That's a different thread though...
So yeah, I'm overall liking what the guys are doing here and happy a bunch of old farts can still make some rockin' tunes. Not sure about new era Ed's singing styles (I'm thinking BS to DM) and the mastering/production choices (with music in general).
6.5/10
Be mightyMs Harmless wrote:I saw someone on Facebook refer to the instrumental interlude as Be Humble and I like that
that's my next tattoo sortedbluestate wrote:Be mightyMs Harmless wrote:I saw someone on Facebook refer to the instrumental interlude as Be Humble and I like that
Be humble
Be mighty humble
It's so interesting hearing how different everyone's listening experience has been. For me, the Apple Music Dolby Atmos (on AirPods Pros) has been the worst one. It sounds like all the instrument volume levels are all off with Eddies vocals being so far back in the mix. Last night I signed up for a "free" trial of Qobuz and that has been the best quality for me so far, everything sounds really balanced. I have not downloaded the Ten Club WAV/FLAC lossless yet.Ledbetterdays wrote:For what it's worth my best listening experience so far has been Apple Music Dolby Atmos with AirPods Pro with the spatial audio turned on. I don't have a true Dolby Atmos setup but I did notice a lot of details in this and even felt the solo moving side to side and around the back in a couple songs and a very good balance on Ed's placement..
I get home from work around 5:30. I plan to go for a long walk, listen to the album twice, and then start writing and hope I can figure out what to say. It still feels overwhelmingMcParadigm wrote:I keep hitting reply to this thread, staring at the empty space for a while, and then leaving without typing a thing.
Truly at a loss for words.
I had similar critiques of Ed's current vocal abilities and choices initially. I have since started to focus on the melody and emotion in his delivery for subsequent listens and it has helped tremendously. His tone and ear for finding the space within the music is still top notch.darth_vedder wrote:I listened to the album this morning and over liked it. I went in thinking I'll like some songs and probably not like some. It's exactly this. For me, it's kind of like parts of Backspacer, Lightning Bolt, and Gigaton mixed together. I hear Unthought Known, Got Some, Infallible, SBWM, Sleeping By Myself, Gonna See My Friend, Comes & Goes, and more all here. In a way, Dark Matter reminds me some of my favorite parts of those three albums rolled into DM, but with more soar.
Overall I like this album, but I don't see it ever replacing anything from 1991 - 2006 for me. There are some things I just don't get with modern Ed and his singing style decisions. Like things all y'all discussed before about warbling and such, while cramming in lots of words. He's at his best on DM during the soaring parts. Using his voice as an instrument, rather than being a lead singer singing lots of verses. Also, as noted by many others, the mixing/mastering/production is too loud, too digitized, etc...Seems like that's just par for the course now. It's like the 80's key-tars and electric drums and digital voices got mixed with power 70's rock. That's a different thread though...
So yeah, I'm overall liking what the guys are doing here and happy a bunch of old farts can still make some rockin' tunes. Not sure about new era Ed's singing styles (I'm thinking BS to DM) and the mastering/production choices (with music in general).
6.5/10
