Dark Matter: Official Album Thread

[Tj]

lots of great runs of songs - i mean multiple anthemic songs stacked one after the other

Ahhhhh....gotcha...What qualifies as an anthem?

I really like No Way, but, anthem?
Never heard a packed arena, in full voice, belting that one out.

No way No Way is a anthem.

[Tj]

So to stips point this hasn't happened since Ten

[Tj]

Well one could argue it's a 5 song athem run starting with Wreckage. Wreckage kind of becomes anthem in its back 3rd.

[Oversize]

Daughter through Dissident?
Go through Dissident?

That's probably the closest comparison in my mind since Ten.

[McParadigm]

This album marries honest and reflective grief processing to a lush sonic safe space that can be as masculine as Zeppelin, as warm as any hug, and is as healing as a phone call from a friend. To borrow a phrase, it’s a record that says hey…me, too.

Man, I just think that’s a fucking brilliant thing for rock and roll to do.

[Ms Harmless]

yeah, baby baby

[RockPusher]

This album marries honest and reflective grief processing to a lush sonic safe space that can be as masculine as Zeppelin, as warm as any hug, and is as healing as a phone call from a friend. To borrow a phrase, it’s a record that says hey…me, too.

Man, I just think that’s a fucking brilliant thing for rock and roll to do.

You have a way with words.

[stip]

lots of great runs of songs - i mean multiple anthemic songs stacked one after the other

Ahhhhh....gotcha...What qualifies as an anthem?

I really like No Way, but, anthem?
Never heard a packed arena, in full voice, belting that one out.

yea I wasnt really convinced by it

[stip]

This album marries honest and reflective grief processing to a lush sonic safe space that can be as masculine as Zeppelin, as warm as any hug, and is as healing as a phone call from a friend. To borrow a phrase, it’s a record that says hey…me, too.

Man, I just think that’s a fucking brilliant thing for rock and roll to do.

well said, as always. Its a very healing record. it may well be the purest mature incarnation of what pearl jam has always wanted music to do

[stip]

over a month in and my esteem for this album has probably grown

[Antelope]

This album seems to be one of their most thematically consistent lyrically. There are a number of internal lyrical references/callbacks. More than I can think of on any other record. There are also some songs that reference lyrics from past records or lyrics from songs that the song musically sounds like. Or am I overthinking this?

Scared of Fear
…one last setting sun. (Setting Sun)
I’ll give, but I can’t give up (Waiting for Stevie, Got to Give)

React, Respond
It’s better to give, give than to deceive (Got to Give)

Wreckage
Rivers overflowing, drowning all our yesterdays (All Those Yesterdays)

Won’t Tell
The chains in my heart -> The change in my heart (Corduroy)

Upper Hand
Lonely ship on the horizon (Pink Floyd’s Comfortably Numb – Distant ship, smoke on the horizon)

Waiting for Stevie
You can be told to not give up (Scared of Fear)
You can’t take or give what you got (Got to Give)

Running
Was cleared for, for liftoff / Aborted my takeoff (Invincible from Earthling)

Something Special
If you could see what I see now (Setting Sun)

Got to Give
Stormy seas behind your eyes (The Who - Behind Blue Eyes)
Something’s got to give (Scared of Fear)

Setting Sun
If you could see what I see now (Something Special)
We can become one last setting sun (Scared of Fear)

[stip]

given how eddie was writing lyrics (based on what we know) it makes sense he would be reusing/revisting some ideas - but it doesnt feel repetitive. more like working through similar ideas in different spaces

[Tj]

I think it is Quadraphina for the middle aged. I think it is very deliberate. I don't think he would ever come out and say concept or rock opera . He would just let it stand.

[spike]

This album seems to be one of their most thematically consistent lyrically. There are a number of internal lyrical references/callbacks. More than I can think of on any other record. There are also some songs that reference lyrics from past records or lyrics from songs that the song musically sounds like. Or am I overthinking this?

Scared of Fear
…one last setting sun. (Setting Sun)
I’ll give, but I can’t give up (Waiting for Stevie, Got to Give)

React, Respond
It’s better to give, give than to deceive (Got to Give)

Wreckage
Rivers overflowing, drowning all our yesterdays (All Those Yesterdays)

Won’t Tell
The chains in my heart -> The change in my heart (Corduroy)

Upper Hand
Lonely ship on the horizon (Pink Floyd’s Comfortably Numb – Distant ship, smoke on the horizon)

Waiting for Stevie
You can be told to not give up (Scared of Fear)
You can’t take or give what you got (Got to Give)

Running
Was cleared for, for liftoff / Aborted my takeoff (Invincible from Earthling)

Something Special
If you could see what I see now (Setting Sun)

Got to Give
Stormy seas behind your eyes (The Who - Behind Blue Eyes)
Something’s got to give (Scared of Fear)

Setting Sun
If you could see what I see now (Something Special)
We can become one last setting sun (Scared of Fear)

Reeks of leaning on AI.

[Tj]

I mean it is really right in front of us

[webbmexico]

Waiting for Stevie: “You can be told to not give up”

Just makes me think of the “Don’t Give Up” shirt from back in the day.

[daft twat]

Waiting for Stevie: “You can be told to not give up”

Just makes me think of the “Don’t Give Up” shirt from back in the day.

Nice!

Red circle, red circle.

[Gigalogy84]

I’m still listening to this album constantly. As much as I love other Pearl Jam albums I can’t seem to skip a song on repeated listens. Some I like more than others but they are all awesome. My ranking of songs seems to be consistent since it was first released. Not sure if it will change over time.

1. Scared of Fear
2. React, Respond
3. Wreckage
4. Setting Sun
5. Waiting For Stevie
6. Dark Matter
7. Upper Hand
8. Running
9. Won’t Tell
10. Got to Give
11. Something Special

[stip]

Waiting for Stevie: “You can be told to not give up”

Just makes me think of the “Don’t Give Up” shirt from back in the day.

Nice!

Red circle, red circle.

they reprinted that shirt (for the gigaton tour?). ive bought 4-5 pearl jam shirts in recent years. that one is my favorite.

[warehouse]

This album seems to be one of their most thematically consistent lyrically. There are a number of internal lyrical references/callbacks. More than I can think of on any other record. There are also some songs that reference lyrics from past records or lyrics from songs that the song musically sounds like. Or am I overthinking this?

Scared of Fear
…one last setting sun. (Setting Sun)
I’ll give, but I can’t give up (Waiting for Stevie, Got to Give)

React, Respond
It’s better to give, give than to deceive (Got to Give)

Wreckage
Rivers overflowing, drowning all our yesterdays (All Those Yesterdays)

Won’t Tell
The chains in my heart -> The change in my heart (Corduroy)

Upper Hand
Lonely ship on the horizon (Pink Floyd’s Comfortably Numb – Distant ship, smoke on the horizon)

Waiting for Stevie
You can be told to not give up (Scared of Fear)
You can’t take or give what you got (Got to Give)

Running
Was cleared for, for liftoff / Aborted my takeoff (Invincible from Earthling)

Something Special
If you could see what I see now (Setting Sun)

Got to Give
Stormy seas behind your eyes (The Who - Behind Blue Eyes)
Something’s got to give (Scared of Fear)

Setting Sun
If you could see what I see now (Something Special)
We can become one last setting sun (Scared of Fear)

considering how fast the songs were written, it makes sense. he also almost admitted it's a story front to back in an interview. i'm pretty sure he cracked that avocado was.