Gigaton: Official album thread

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dimejinky99 wrote:
MikeyIsGod wrote:
Monkey_Driven wrote:Considering the cover art, title, and previous themes and ideas explored by the band I think this album could cover some intriguing areas:

- The loss of a material good/relationship/person/idea/natural phenomenon you have taken for granted. How do you cope? Who/what is left when it is gone?
- The finite nature of the world. What's the point?
- Corporate/business machinations that lead to destruction/corruption. Revisiting some of the ground explored in Riot Act, but with a contemporary spin. The world itself is much more important than money.
- Crumbling of long defined, established institutions (government, democracy, bipartisanship, ice caps). What replaces them?
- How do we fight back? What community can be formed to make a meaningful change? Who is there for us when the weight of the world overwhelms us?

I'm not saying this album will tackle any of this with eloquence or tact, but I'm excited to hear more.
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dprival78 wrote:is the leading g hard or soft in gigaton?

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Are you the one that keeps asking this? How do you pronounce gigabyte? It's a hard g in both cases. I have a feeling this might be the GIF or JIF joke that I'm falling for.
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Buby wrote:
Simple Torture wrote:Pre-orders are popping up. Bull Moose has the LP for $37.97: https://www.bullmoose.com/p/34324926/pe ... ge-booklet
PJ.com says it's a 28 page booklet though.
I want Bull Moose's extra 4 pages :P
PJ.com says 40 page booklet for the CD, at least when you go to buy it.
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Brett wrote:
dprival78 wrote:is the leading g hard or soft in gigaton?

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Are you the one that keeps asking this? How do you pronounce gigabyte? It's a hard g in both cases. I have a feeling this might be the GIF or JIF joke that I'm falling for.
It is a goke.
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Sgt. Crackpot wrote:
Brett wrote:
dprival78 wrote:is the leading g hard or soft in gigaton?

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Are you the one that keeps asking this? How do you pronounce gigabyte? It's a hard g in both cases. I have a feeling this might be the GIF or JIF joke that I'm falling for.
It is a goke.
:lol:
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Sgt. Crackpot wrote:
Brett wrote:
dprival78 wrote:is the leading g hard or soft in gigaton?

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Are you the one that keeps asking this? How do you pronounce gigabyte? It's a hard g in both cases. I have a feeling this might be the GIF or JIF joke that I'm falling for.
It is a goke.
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Sgt. Crackpot wrote:
Brett wrote:
dprival78 wrote:is the leading g hard or soft in gigaton?

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Are you the one that keeps asking this? How do you pronounce gigabyte? It's a hard g in both cases. I have a feeling this might be the GIF or JIF joke that I'm falling for.
It is a goke.
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pearl jam sucks now
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tragabigzanda wrote:Didn't avocado have a slightly different book for the 10C version vs the retail version?
I believe so?
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tragabigzanda wrote:Didn't avocado have a slightly different book for the 10C version vs the retail version?
yeah, hence the higher fiber content
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tragabigzanda wrote:Didn't avocado have a slightly different book for the 10C version vs the retail version?
Only differences are 10c version, booklet is attached to the jacket, and that jacket is hard bound. Retail booklet is detached, jacket made of cardboard.
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dad wrote:
tragabigzanda wrote:Didn't avocado have a slightly different book for the 10C version vs the retail version?
Only differences are 10c version, booklet is attached to the jacket, and that jacket is hard bound. Retail booklet is detached, jacket made of cardboard.
I think the 10C version was book-style like PJ20 and the retail version was just a traditional digipack.

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How bout that Gigaton tho...
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I just read it as Gigation. Kinda like it better.
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arthurdent wrote:

Yes, Dear
THIS ISN'T THE FUCKING PIT YOU GODDAMN MONSTERS
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Alright, I'm bored. Time to release the single.
Everything's perfectly all right now. We're fine. We're all fine here, now, thank you. How are you?
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Every time I read it I hear it pronounced as if it were a monster truck.
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Strat wrote:
arthurdent wrote:

Yes, Dear
THIS ISN'T THE FUCKING PIT YOU GODDAMN MONSTERS
Would you like it better if I phrased it in the form of a PJ-related pun?

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