Dark Matter: Official Album Thread

[VinylGuy]

Im, sometimes, skipping DM and Running because i listened so much over these months, i wanna focus on the new songs.

But i agree, its a very good listen all way through

[Juvenal]

Im, sometimes, skipping DM and Running because i listened so much over these months, i wanna focus on the new songs.

But i agree, its a very good listen all way through

I’m fortunate in that I maybe listened to Dark Matter about 10 times or so, so the novelty is still relatively there.

However, I would say it probably holds the least interest for me on the album. Still a fun song but it’s dwarfed by the giants around it.

[DDWJMUVW]

Im, sometimes, skipping DM and Running because i listened so much over these months, i wanna focus on the new songs.

But i agree, its a very good listen all way through

That's pretty normal. But yeah, great album cover to cover and I find the sequencing to be pretty much spot on for my liking. I may change a thing here or there down the road.

For instance, with Gig, I re tracked like this:

WES
SBWM
Dance
Alright
7
QE
Buckle
Never Dest
CTG
TTLW
Retro
River Cross

[VinylGuy]

Im, sometimes, skipping DM and Running because i listened so much over these months, i wanna focus on the new songs.

But i agree, its a very good listen all way through

That's pretty normal. But yeah, great album cover to cover and I find the sequencing to be pretty much spot on for my liking. I may change a thing here or there down the road.

For instance, with Gig, I re tracked like this:

WES
SBWM
Dance
Alright
7
QE
Buckle
Never Dest
CTG
TTLW
Retro
River Cross

True the sequence of songs is really well done. Running has very good spot after all the emotional baggage of the previous songs. It makes the songs better. DM is a very welcome hard rocking song after the beauty of Wreckage.

They thought of it really well.

[guitar_davey]

Happy belated birthday, Davey!

Thanks oneway!

[Strat]

*belated happy birthday

[tree_]

happy birthday everyone

[guitar_davey]

*belated happy birthday

Thanks Strat!

happy birthday everyone

[Ensign9]

Stern was talking about PJ again this morning. He couldn't sleep last night because WFS was stuck in his head. He loves it. (The song's lyrics are also entirely appropriate for describing his mental state.)

[oneway23]

happy Passover to our Jewish friends

[Fattie_Vedder]

Im, sometimes, skipping DM and Running because i listened so much over these months, i wanna focus on the new songs.

But i agree, its a very good listen all way through

That's pretty normal. But yeah, great album cover to cover and I find the sequencing to be pretty much spot on for my liking. I may change a thing here or there down the road.

For instance, with Gig, I re tracked like this:

WES
SBWM
Dance
Alright
7
QE
Buckle
Never Dest
CTG
TTLW
Retro
River Cross

True the sequence of songs is really well done. Running has very good spot after all the emotional baggage of the previous songs. It makes the songs better. DM is a very welcome hard rocking song after the beauty of Wreckage.

They thought of it really well.

Agreed The tracking on DM is great. I’m curious to see what it would be like switching up wreckage with won’t tell, having wreckage the 4th song, then DM number 5 before upper hand.

[hlniv]

Ten: 92% - 60 votes
Vs: 95% - 106 votes
Vitalogy: 100% - 36 votes
No Code: 92% -125 votes
Yield: 99% - 115 votes
Binaural: 86% - 163 votes
Riot Act: 77% - 140 votes
S/T: 63% - 11 votes (make your voices heard)
Backspacer: 23% - 156 votes
Lightning Bolt: 8% - 52 votes
Gigaton: 81% - 262 votes
Dark Matter: 90% - 164 votes

this threads are all linked in the index post at the top of the forum. vote - we need accurate data!

What does the % represent? Percent of songs that received at least 4 stars? If so, I’d love to know how Vitalogy gets a 100% when it has mediocre songs like Satans Bed and Whipping on it, plus thematic ‘songs’ like Bugs, Pry To, That’s Me.

percentage of folks giving the overall album 4 or 5 stars

RM 5 star % only is pretty interesting

1. Yield 82%
2. Vitalogy 80%
3. Ten 76%
4. Vs 72%
5. No Code 65%
6. Dark Matter 61%
7. Binaural 49%
8. Riot Act 27%
8. Gigaton 27%
10. Avocado 22%
11. Backspacer 4%
12. Lightning Bolt 0%

[vedder316]

Hoping this album settles really well, thinking it will, because it gets better each listen.

1st vinyl spin was sublime.


Fuck, I enjoy every song

[McParadigm]

Ten: 92% - 60 votes
Vs: 95% - 106 votes
Vitalogy: 100% - 36 votes
No Code: 92% -125 votes
Yield: 99% - 115 votes
Binaural: 86% - 163 votes
Riot Act: 77% - 140 votes
S/T: 63% - 11 votes (make your voices heard)
Backspacer: 23% - 156 votes
Lightning Bolt: 8% - 52 votes
Gigaton: 81% - 262 votes
Dark Matter: 90% - 164 votes

this threads are all linked in the index post at the top of the forum. vote - we need accurate data!

What does the % represent? Percent of songs that received at least 4 stars? If so, I’d love to know how Vitalogy gets a 100% when it has mediocre songs like Satans Bed and Whipping on it, plus thematic ‘songs’ like Bugs, Pry To, That’s Me.

percentage of folks giving the overall album 4 or 5 stars

RM 5 star % only is pretty interesting

1. Yield 82%
2. Vitalogy 80%
3. Ten 76%
4. Vs 72%
5. No Code 65%
6. Dark Matter 61%
7. Binaural 49%
8. Riot Act 27%
8. Gigaton 27%
10. Avocado 22%
11. Backspacer 4%
12. Lightning Bolt 0%

Because I’m in a long meeting that requires nothing of me but attendance, here is the breakdown of the current album polls (total score divided by number of votes, converted to a percent):

Ten 94%
Vs 93%
Vitalogy 96%
No Code 91%
Yield 96%
Binaural 86%
Riot Act 80%
Pearl Jam 72%
Backspacer 56%
Lightning Bolt 44%
Gigaton 79%
Dark Matter 90%

[Thurman Murman]

RM 5 star % only is pretty interesting

1. Yield 82%
2. Vitalogy 80%
3. Ten 76%
4. Vs 72%
5. No Code 65%
6. Dark Matter 61%
7. Binaural 49%
8. Riot Act 27%
8. Gigaton 27%
10. Avocado 22%
11. Backspacer 4%
12. Lightning Bolt 0%

This is actually pretty representative of how i feel about the catalogue. I'd have those top 5 in a different order but they are clearly the top 5. Dark Matter would be solidly in 6. Binaural and Gigaton battle out for 7-8, Riot Act and Avocado are close in the 9-10 and Backspacer and LB are clearly the bottom 2 records.

[Strat]

Now that Dark Matter is beginning to Gel with my entire listening album, i fucking love it. Super great to have a riff heavy song amongst the rest.

[Habitman]

Does Stern put out video on band performances? Anyone know?

[VinylGuy]

Nice!! there are a bunch of videos now!!

Not the songs yet, but im guessing thats next

[RockPusher]

I've been saving myself for the first vinyl listen so I haven't listened to this album in over 1 1/2 days and I'm suffering lol

[guitar_davey]

I've been saving myself for the first vinyl listen so I haven't listened to this album in over 1 1/2 days and I'm suffering lol

I had taken a day off when I listened to the LP. Totally worth it!