Dark Matter: Official Album Thread

[Birds in Hell]

Is “Po” a Hawaiin reference, e.g. Po and 4 Fathers?

https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2023/03/21/ ... e-week-po/

Pō

—Night, darkness, obscurity; the realm of the gods

[Birds in Hell]

Questioning the provenance of a song that has six different writers on it is a perfectly natural level of interest to take in a band that you like.

Being a lifelong Blue Oyster Cult fan has granted me immunity to this tendency (and also to most common low-level spells).

LOL

This was a very good post.

[stip]

there is no accent mark in the liner notes

[Birds in Hell]

I guess that wouldn’t have slipped through given the rigorous attention to detail evidenced elsewhere in the liner notes.

[ridleybradout]

Is “Po” a Hawaiin reference, e.g. Po and 4 Fathers?

https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2023/03/21/ ... e-week-po/

Pō

—Night, darkness, obscurity; the realm of the gods

[injuddstree]

Ed sounds really good on the Stern songs.

[Farmer John]

That's gotta be one of the best Yellow Ledbetters

[Jaeti]

I assume Watt also did the Waiting for Stevie visualizer.

Spoiler: show

I hear it's pretty good

Spoiler: show

Has anyone noted how that visualizer in particular looks a lot like images certain images of the Large Hadron Collider?

[smallest_oceans]

thanks for the Stern files.

The band sounds great. I too would love a SVT or live at the basement take on this album in particular.

Ed sounds better than he has in years. For instance they way he sings "to hurt me" in scared of fear has that deeper full bodied note, reminds me of a younger, 1998-2003 Ed.

I'll probably get the vinyl or atmos blueray to sample different mix.

Anecdotally, the album sounds great on my little crappy JBL blue tooth speaker that I use while doing dishes or other chores around the house.

[RockPusher]

Ed sounds really good on the Stern songs.

With one very noticeable exception at the very end of SoF. It's kind of hilarious. Work that one out before the tour, Echo Victor

[tragabigzanda]

pearl jam sucks now

[smallest_oceans]

Anecdotally, the album sounds great on my little crappy JBL blue tooth speaker that I use while doing dishes or other chores around the house.

I think this is intentional

Totally - they've tried to mix this to appease everyone, maybe a sign of the times?

Still, I do like it with my proper open back headphones and I can hear everything. Plus I'm excited to hear your remix

Would still love a proper "live version" of this album too.

[skilesare]

JFC ten club. My LP was just delayed until Thursday. Wtf?

[Rangi Guy]

JFC ten club. My LP was just delayed until Thursday. Wtf?

Hey - at least yours is moving..... Mine hasn't had any update

[stip]

guys, mailing things is hard. be patient...

[brisk]

Ed sounds really good on the Stern songs.

Why do people keep saying this, he clearly doesn't, he isn't hitting all of the notes/wrong notes and on fear he barely attempts the big 'woah', yes it's early and new but either way it objectively is not good for the new tunes.

[Birds in Hell]

For what it’s worth, I also thought Ed sounded good.

Does he sound like he did in 1998 or even 2006?

No, but I’ve heard him sound much worse.

[washing machine]

Question for the vinyl nerds.

My record store is telling me that they're out of stock. Is it more likely that their distributor hasn't filled the order yet or that they had a run on the vinyl... in Houston of all places?

[dad]

For what it’s worth, I also thought Ed sounded good.

Does he sound like he did in 1998 or even 2006?

No, but I’ve heard him sound much worse.

Bring back ‘98-‘00 Ed vocals.

[injuddstree]

Ed sounds really good on the Stern songs.

Why do people keep saying this, he clearly doesn't, he isn't hitting all of the notes/wrong notes and on fear he barely attempts the big 'woah', yes it's early and new but either way it objectively is not good for the new tunes.

I said it because it's my opinion based on his voice in recent years and based on what I was expecting. I think he sounds good.