Dark Matter: Official Album Thread

[hlniv]

Thanks for the FLAC CD rip guys. I haven’t even had my coffee yet, so slow your roll on the DMs newcomers.

FLAC CD rip????

wuts this now

ooomph

wut it mean?

apparently the flac cd rip is also REALLY LOUD and will OVERWHELM your EAR CAVITIES

[tragabigzanda]

pearl jam sucks now

[lecherouslittlestump]

Thanks for the FLAC CD rip guys. I haven’t even had my coffee yet, so slow your roll on the DMs newcomers.

FLAC CD rip????

wuts this now

ooomph

wut it mean?

The bigger the sound wave, the more the album rocks

[hlniv]

Jfc

let's hope someone just flac'd up the mp3's from yesterday and the real thing won't look like this.

I'm reaching I know

[Homeboyd]

Thanks for the FLAC CD rip guys. I haven’t even had my coffee yet, so slow your roll on the DMs newcomers.

FLAC CD rip????

wuts this now

I’ve shared, and now I’m logging off for a bit

Anybody got the new Taylor Swift lol? My daughter is jealous that I'm listening to my new one but she can't listen to her new one yet.

Just saw a news story that it leaked but true swifties are getting mad and telling people not to share it

I was looking around for a leak yesterday for my girls and can confirm that the swifties are indeed upset. That’s a scary group to piss off lol…

[Thurman Murman]

Jfc

let's hope someone just flac'd up the mp3's from yesterday and the real thing won't look like this.

I'm reaching I know

Haha at this point it is what it is....im just gonna focus in on the positive. The vast majority of these songs are fucking killer!!

[hlniv]

The bigger the sound wave, the more the album rocks

Eddie and Pearl Jams said to turn it up LOUD

[Homeboyd]

All I know is the Spotify version of Wreckage sounds noticeably better than the leak version. So maybe there’s a sliver of hope for the slower/mid-tempo songs. Or maybe that’s just wishful thinking.

[Release_Me]

Anyone here using YT music? I'm interested to know how the audio quality compares to Spotify (I have set the streaming to very high quality on my Spotify).

[hlniv]

Anybody got the new Taylor Swift lol? My daughter is jealous that I'm listening to my new one but she can't listen to her new one yet.

Just saw a news story that it leaked but true swifties are getting mad and telling people not to share it

I was looking around for a leak yesterday for my girls and can confirm that the swifties are indeed upset. That’s a scary group to piss off lol…

So. did you find said leak when looking around?

[rosser0432]

Tier 1:
Scared of Fear - Pearl Jam just doesn't miss when it comes to album openers. Great chorus, Mike and Matt are on fire. Love the "setting sun" lyric.
Wreckage - Might be my early favorite. Eddie really shines here - especially on the "holding on, holding out" lines.
Won't Tell - I tend to gravitate more toward mid-tempo PJ these days, and this song is right in the sweet spot.
Upper Hand - What an awesome intro - would be a cool way to open a show (or maybe an encore). And then when that second half kicks it up - man oh man.
Something Special - Had really low expectations for this - figured it would be in the "Future Days"/"The Haves" category for me. But... I think I love it. The lyrics are cheese, but the band sounds great. I love Mike's guitar tone. It's catchy as hell. And as a new dad, I can't help singing it to my daughter. Maybe I've softened in my old age?
Setting Sun - I said earlier that PJ doesn't miss on album openers. They rarely miss on closers. This is the best closer since "All Or None". Love the drums, love they lyrics, love everything about this. "Let us not fade" - damn, what a way to end it.

Tier 2:
React, Respond - Cool intro. Jeff sounds great. Chorus is a little boring, but I like the different ways Eddie sings it.
Dark Matter - Loved it initially, but may have burned it out during the last month or so. Definitely works better in the context of the album. Great gym playlist song.
Waiting For Stevie - Where Something Special was helped by low expectations, the opposite is happening here. Don't get me wrong, I think this is a great song but it hasn't clicked for me the way it has for others here. Trying to pin down why that is, and I think I have it. The song has everything we loved about early PJ, except a 25 year old Eddie singing. I love "Breath", "Hold On", etc. and he's really the star of the show on those. Not a knock on Ed (I think he's fantastic on this record), but I think this song's more suited for a younger version of him. I dunno? Hopefully it'll grow more on me. Mike and Matt are insane on this one.
Got To Give - The "Hard to Handle" drums always throw me off for a second. Eddie loves The Boss, I love The Boss, this sounds like Pearl Jam doing a Springsteen song, and I'm all for it.

This is the first album in 20 years where I won't skip a single song. Eddie really stays within his limits and sounds fantastic throughout. Some really nice backing vocals, too. I saw someone mention that Watt really encouraged them to show off on this one, and that's really evident with Mike and Matt. They're playing their asses off. If there's one takeaway here it's that the band needs to always record this way in the future. I think Stone described it as "destroying each other's art". Taking each members ideas and molding them into something greater. The result is fantastic. Thank you Pearl Jam for giving me goosebumps again.

** Rankings are subject to change.

[Thurman Murman]

Anybody got the new Taylor Swift lol? My daughter is jealous that I'm listening to my new one but she can't listen to her new one yet.

Just saw a news story that it leaked but true swifties are getting mad and telling people not to share it

I was looking around for a leak yesterday for my girls and can confirm that the swifties are indeed upset. That’s a scary group to piss off lol…

So. did you find said leak when looking around?

I have two young girls that are very eager for this one too if you happen to track it down!

[Farmer John]

Thanks for the FLAC CD rip guys. I haven’t even had my coffee yet, so slow your roll on the DMs newcomers.

FLAC CD rip????

wuts this now

ooomph

Is there anything our AI overlords can do about this?

[Farmer John]

The waveforms of the interlude at the end looks nice (as per my understanding of how these should look)

[DDWJMUVW]

All I know is the Spotify version of Wreckage sounds noticeably better than the leak version. So maybe there’s a sliver of hope for the slower/mid-tempo songs. Or maybe that’s just wishful thinking.

it does, and if you tinker with the eq to your linking, it will sound even better

oh and make sure you have payback quality set to highest.

[DDWJMUVW]

the little build up prior to the first chorus in R/R is basically the segment in hitchhiker leading into the second verse around the :56 mark.

try it

[Homeboyd]

Anybody got the new Taylor Swift lol? My daughter is jealous that I'm listening to my new one but she can't listen to her new one yet.

Just saw a news story that it leaked but true swifties are getting mad and telling people not to share it

I was looking around for a leak yesterday for my girls and can confirm that the swifties are indeed upset. That’s a scary group to piss off lol…

So. did you find said leak when looking around?

Negative…but it was a low effort search. As punishment my kids only let me play Something Special from the new album (true story). They love that song…

[hlniv]

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[hlniv]

The waveforms of the interlude at the end looks nice (as per my understanding of how these should look)

It should all look that, as 21st century technology has allowed for headphones, speakers, etc... to have their own individual volume controls.

[mvw]

Can someone please link me to the flac. Thanks