Dark Matter: Official Album Thread

[Ello Sailor]

Gigaton has more snoozers that should've been Eddie solo tracks.

DM has a few too but they're of a higher quality overall.

Generally speaking, I need my Pearl Jam to stay rawkin', which they do more of on DM.

[WaitingForBluey]

Album is OP; it insta-healed the whole party.

I just got out of a DnD sesh. Love it!

Processing... Processing

[WaitingForBluey]

Gigaton is prob better

Yeah, I think so too.

I love Gigaton so much... but wow, talk about building the emotional wall of potatoes... like amirite or am amirite?

[Ensign9]

“Emotional Wall of Potatoes” should definitely be their next album.

[WaitingForBluey]

What happened to Boom Gasper?

Andrew Watt kicked him out of the band and replaced him with Klinghoffer
#InsideJob

[Ello Sailor]

Despite what a number of you colossal weirdos say, Klinghoffer is the man. Boom is more of a meme.

Great trade tbh.

[WaitingForBluey]

Despite what a number of you colossal weirdos say, Klinghoffer is the man. Boom is more of a meme.

Great trade tbh.

Oh yeah, totally agree... x1000

[WaitingForBluey]

There's still one major problem with this album... I can't believe no one's talking about it...

Uh... the cover?... as in, the flaming veejay on the cov... nevermind, potato song just came on, peace out

[Hypnos]

I don't see how that's a problem. Everybody loves vjs

[mattyv1908]

Setting Sun elevates this album to “the best thing since” category alone.

I can’t get through this album without being emotionally destroyed yet inspired and full of resolve. It’s a weird feeling because before I even knew a single lyric the second half of the song would make me feel the same way. Upon reflecting on the lyrics I feel that sense more strongly.

What a song. If this band ended their career on this high note I couldn’t fault them. It’s that good.

[Tj]

I definitely operate completely counter to recency biases. I never felt this way about Gigaton or LB or even Backspacer which slowly became on of my favorites. After Dance Gig falls off a cliff..

[Tj]

The last album that felt this way was Vitalogy.
Ten
Vitalogy
Yield
All at one time or another have been and taken turns at my number 1. Ten from lare 92 till the day Vitalogy came out then Vitalogy from its birth through about 2000 by then Yield which since then has dominated the number one spot since. Ten gets runs and has gotten more runs at 1 in the last 5 years. Dark Matter is 1 today.
I actually have been trying to deny this, because it seems absurd. Also maybe I need to quit thinking in terms like best favorite etc.. the catalog seem to maybe to expansive now for that.

[contamination]

I keep hearing this https://youtu.be/8SbUC-UaAxE?t=61 when the drums hit at 1:33 in Upper Hand.

[Ms Harmless]

i recall someone (harmless? ) enjoying something special. may do a visualizer listen tomorrow

I do enjoy it, very much

[dimejinky99]

It’s growing on me.

[Ms Harmless]

listening to this album right now in the sunshine

[dimejinky99]

We’re being telegraphed this is their last album I reckon.

[Mike]

After spending a day buried in the individual tracks for John Evans's mix of Scared of Fear, I'm ready to put like 98% of the blame with the sound on Serban Ghanea and not on Wotman.

So we can save it?

[Mike]

First time for a Pearl Jam album that I am really excited to hear the first live versions of songs

[dimejinky99]

First time for a Pearl Jam album that I am really excited to hear the first live versions of songs

No fear of Matt playing them too fast that’s for sure