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Re: Dark Matter: Official Album Thread
Posted: Sat April 20, 2024 7:57 pm
by WaitingForBluey
Ledbetterdays wrote:Someone mentioned about emotional responses and I felt compelled to share one I had on my last listen to Setting Sun. Long story short my father passed away young in the early 90s and Release was a big connecting point for me with Pearl Jam and dealing with that loss.
Fast forward to Setting Sun and I have a daughter getting ready to leave for college this Fall--our only kid-- and she is a wonderful person, and thinking of my Dad because he never met her and I just had this emotion with that lyric "if you could see what I see now, you'd find a way to stay somehow" and it just was this moment Pearl Jam or much of anything has not caused in a very long time.
Just beautiful... love this so much
Re: Dark Matter: Official Album Thread
Posted: Sat April 20, 2024 8:07 pm
by jdopj
This line Stip was beautiful and a gut punch. Great write up!!
It is a remarkable record, full of life because it is haunted by death
Re: Dark Matter: Official Album Thread
Posted: Sat April 20, 2024 8:12 pm
by tommy
Why won't Joey tell us how he feels about the album? What is he hiding?
Re: Dark Matter: Official Album Thread
Posted: Sat April 20, 2024 8:18 pm
by Bi_3
tommy wrote:Why won't Joey tell us how he feels about the album? What is he hiding?
Like Eddie he's not sure he's worthy of love.
Narrator: He is.
Re: Dark Matter: Official Album Thread
Posted: Sat April 20, 2024 8:20 pm
by stip
bluestate wrote:Ledbetterdays wrote:Someone mentioned about emotional responses and I felt compelled to share one I had on my last listen to Setting Sun. Long story short my father passed away young in the early 90s and Release was a big connecting point for me with Pearl Jam and dealing with that loss.
Fast forward to Setting Sun and I have a daughter getting ready to leave for college this Fall--our only kid-- and she is a wonderful person, and thinking of my Dad because he never met her and I just had this emotion with that lyric "if you could see what I see now, you'd find a way to stay somehow" and it just was this moment Pearl Jam or much of anything has not caused in a very long time.
Just beautiful... love this so much
agreed
Re: Dark Matter: Official Album Thread
Posted: Sat April 20, 2024 8:28 pm
by Vitalogy79
I’ll probably get hate for this, but oh well.
For me Ten-Yield is untouchable. Binaural is probably neck and neck with Dark Matter for me right now. Then I’d say Riot Act, Avocado and Gigaton. Lightning Bolt and Backspacer are my least liked.
Until this album, I always marked Binaural as the end of their ultracreative period
Re: Dark Matter: Official Album Thread
Posted: Sat April 20, 2024 8:28 pm
by stip
Vitalogy79 wrote:I’ll probably get hate for this, but oh well.
For me Ten-Yield is untouchable. Binaural is probably neck and neck with Dark Matter for me right now. Then I’d say Riot Act, Avocado and Gigaton. Lightning Bolt and Backspacer are my least liked.
Until this album, I always marked Binaural as the end of their ultracreative period
thats a fairly main line opinion in these parts
Re: Dark Matter: Official Album Thread
Posted: Sat April 20, 2024 8:31 pm
by basically_infirmed
Vitalogy79 wrote:I’ll probably get hate for this, but oh well.
For me Ten-Yield is untouchable. Binaural is probably neck and neck with Dark Matter for me right now. Then I’d say Riot Act, Avocado and Gigaton. Lightning Bolt and Backspacer are my least liked.
Until this album, I always marked Binaural as the end of their ultracreative period
I have been toying with putting this above Yield, but it's waaay too early for that. I'll have to see what I think in 25 years. We were accustomed to it back then so it probably didn't hit as hard as this did for me now.
Re: Dark Matter: Official Album Thread
Posted: Sat April 20, 2024 8:39 pm
by Vitalogy79
basically_infirmed wrote:Vitalogy79 wrote:I’ll probably get hate for this, but oh well.
For me Ten-Yield is untouchable. Binaural is probably neck and neck with Dark Matter for me right now. Then I’d say Riot Act, Avocado and Gigaton. Lightning Bolt and Backspacer are my least liked.
Until this album, I always marked Binaural as the end of their ultracreative period
I have been toying with putting this above Yield, but it's waaay too early for that. I'll have to see what I think in 25 years. We were accustomed to it back then so it probably didn't hit as hard as this did for me now.
Isn’t it grand to have a new album we like enough to even entertain these types of comments?
Re: Dark Matter: Official Album Thread
Posted: Sat April 20, 2024 8:41 pm
by basically_infirmed
Vitalogy79 wrote:basically_infirmed wrote:Vitalogy79 wrote:I’ll probably get hate for this, but oh well.
For me Ten-Yield is untouchable. Binaural is probably neck and neck with Dark Matter for me right now. Then I’d say Riot Act, Avocado and Gigaton. Lightning Bolt and Backspacer are my least liked.
Until this album, I always marked Binaural as the end of their ultracreative period
I have been toying with putting this above Yield, but it's waaay too early for that. I'll have to see what I think in 25 years. We were accustomed to it back then so it probably didn't hit as hard as this did for me now.
Isn’t it grand to have a new album we like enough to even entertain these types of comments?
It makes no sense. It's awesome.
Re: Dark Matter: Official Album Thread
Posted: Sat April 20, 2024 8:41 pm
by EBowie
Vitalogy79 wrote:I’ll probably get hate for this, but oh well.
For me Ten-Yield is untouchable. Binaural is probably neck and neck with Dark Matter for me right now. Then I’d say Riot Act, Avocado and Gigaton. Lightning Bolt and Backspacer are my least liked.
Until this album, I always marked Binaural as the end of their ultracreative period
This is where I’m at. For me, Dark Matter feels more likely to rise up the ranks than going down.
Re: Dark Matter: Official Album Thread
Posted: Sat April 20, 2024 8:42 pm
by stip
waiting on KD and McP now…
Re: Dark Matter: Official Album Thread
Posted: Sat April 20, 2024 8:43 pm
by stip
just going with my heart today, in the full flower of recency, i would have this at number 4. it should settle no lower than 5 or 6 at the worst
Re: Dark Matter: Official Album Thread
Posted: Sat April 20, 2024 8:45 pm
by dprival78
probably missing something obvious, but who's the "one and only P.O." that eddie dedicates the album to in the liner notes?
patton oswalt?
pam oliver?
paul orndorff?
Re: Dark Matter: Official Album Thread
Posted: Sat April 20, 2024 8:45 pm
by epilogue
stip wrote:waiting on KD and McP now…
McP's on his porch before dawn every morning listening to this on headphones calling it a fucking gift.
I think we know where he's landed.
Re: Dark Matter: Official Album Thread
Posted: Sat April 20, 2024 8:46 pm
by Monkey_Driven
stip wrote:Vitalogy79 wrote:I’ll probably get hate for this, but oh well.
For me Ten-Yield is untouchable. Binaural is probably neck and neck with Dark Matter for me right now. Then I’d say Riot Act, Avocado and Gigaton. Lightning Bolt and Backspacer are my least liked.
Until this album, I always marked Binaural as the end of their ultracreative period
thats a fairly main line opinion in these parts
I'd go up until Riot Act personally. I think many here share the same thoughts.
Re: Dark Matter: Official Album Thread
Posted: Sat April 20, 2024 8:47 pm
by Vitalogy79
stip wrote:just going with my heart today, in the full flower of recency, i would have this at number 4. it should settle no lower than 5 or 6 at the worst
So what’s your ranking? Putting this at 4 is esteemed company. Not disagreeing, just curious what your list looks like (as of right now)
Enjoyed your review, btw
Re: Dark Matter: Official Album Thread
Posted: Sat April 20, 2024 8:49 pm
by dad
Monkey_Driven wrote:stip wrote:Vitalogy79 wrote:I’ll probably get hate for this, but oh well.
For me Ten-Yield is untouchable. Binaural is probably neck and neck with Dark Matter for me right now. Then I’d say Riot Act, Avocado and Gigaton. Lightning Bolt and Backspacer are my least liked.
Until this album, I always marked Binaural as the end of their ultracreative period
thats a fairly main line opinion in these parts
I'd go up until Riot Act personally. I think many here share the same thoughts.
Same.
Re: Dark Matter: Official Album Thread
Posted: Sat April 20, 2024 8:49 pm
by daft twat
This isn’t my favorite PJ album, but at this stage of my life, I am 100% certain that I will listen to this album front to back more than any other Pearl Jam album the rest of the way. That’s something.
Re: Dark Matter: Official Album Thread
Posted: Sat April 20, 2024 8:50 pm
by basically_infirmed
stip wrote:just going with my heart today, in the full flower of recency, i would have this at number 4. it should settle no lower than 5 or 6 at the worst
behind what?