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Re: Dark Matter: Official Album Thread
Posted: Sat March 02, 2024 2:24 pm
by stip
I'd take Bushleaguer off. After that it's hard to say. Depending on the day I might single out Thumbing My Way, Green Disease, Help Help, even LBC. Lots of decent songs on Riot Act for me. After the run of my favorites
Can't Keep
Save You
Cropduster
Ghost
I Am Mine
Get Right (Ruddo wore me down and I trained myself to ignore the lyrics. This song is a blast)
They're all bunched up in the pretty decent category. They work better for me on the album than as isolated songs since Riot Act is a real vibes record, but it also starts to wear me down towards the end.
There is the additional issue (for me) that Down and Undone are not on there. They would lighten the album (and I think their exclusion is thematically significant). Plus Undone is probably my favorite song from these sessions after I Am Mine
Re: Dark Matter: Official Album Thread
Posted: Sat March 02, 2024 2:26 pm
by Anders
Re: Dark Matter: Official Album Thread
Posted: Sat March 02, 2024 2:27 pm
by Vindicator
Other Side should have been on Riot Act as well. Great song
Re: Dark Matter: Official Album Thread
Posted: Sat March 02, 2024 2:32 pm
by stip
Vindicator wrote:Other Side should have been on Riot Act as well. Great song
what would you have pulled to make room?
Re: Dark Matter: Official Album Thread
Posted: Sat March 02, 2024 2:50 pm
by Jaeti
stip wrote:Get Right (Ruddo wore me down and I trained myself to ignore the lyrics. This song is a blast)
This has kind of been my journey with this song lately. Trying to ignore the lyrics. I enjoy it more now.
Re: Dark Matter: Official Album Thread
Posted: Sat March 02, 2024 3:01 pm
by E.H. Ruddock
stip wrote:
Get Right (Ruddo wore me down and I trained myself to ignore the lyrics. This song is a blast)
Now i need your help getting this played in Baltimore
Re: Dark Matter: Official Album Thread
Posted: Sat March 02, 2024 3:06 pm
by tragabigzanda
Re: Dark Matter: Official Album Thread
Posted: Sat March 02, 2024 3:07 pm
by stip
Sign campaign? It's been 21 years.
Re: Dark Matter: Official Album Thread
Posted: Sat March 02, 2024 3:07 pm
by stip
tragabigzanda wrote:E.H. Ruddock wrote:stip wrote:
Get Right (Ruddo wore me down and I trained myself to ignore the lyrics. This song is a blast)
Now i need your help getting this played in Baltimore
How many 12x18 posters would it take to hold a stip song request?
Just one. We'd use QR codes.
Re: Dark Matter: Official Album Thread
Posted: Sat March 02, 2024 3:11 pm
by Vindicator
stip wrote:Vindicator wrote:Other Side should have been on Riot Act as well. Great song
what would you have pulled to make room?
I could do without Arc, and maybe Bu$leaguer. Looking at it now and Riot Act is 15 songs but only 54 minutes. I wouldn't mind adding a few more tracks, but then again I rarely listen to the album in its entirety, even though I think every song is solid.
Re: Dark Matter: Official Album Thread
Posted: Sat March 02, 2024 3:19 pm
by tragabigzanda
Re: Dark Matter: Official Album Thread
Posted: Sat March 02, 2024 3:28 pm
by Ms Harmless
Leatherhead wrote:GD is fuckin' great guys.
Re: Dark Matter: Official Album Thread
Posted: Sat March 02, 2024 3:33 pm
by VinylGuy
Not sure why are we retracking RA but im alright with what we got. Ohterside and Undone are very good too, maybe Undone could have been a part of the album and Get Right works better as a b side? not sure. Down is an example of that, it really works better as a b side.
Re: Dark Matter: Official Album Thread
Posted: Sat March 02, 2024 3:35 pm
by Vindicator
VinylGuy wrote:Not sure why are we retracking RA but im alright with what we got. Ohterside and Undone are very good too, maybe Undone could have been a part of the album and Get Right works better as a b side? not sure. Down is an example of that, it really works better as a b side.
I think it just shows how strong the Binaural / Riot Act era was.
Re: Dark Matter: Official Album Thread
Posted: Sat March 02, 2024 4:16 pm
by digster
I think I'm most averse to retooling Riot Act's tracklisting more than any other one of their records, because I feel like trying to whittle it down would undercut what makes it a unique album in their catalog. It's the kind of album I wish every band would do once.
Re: Dark Matter: Official Album Thread
Posted: Sat March 02, 2024 4:22 pm
by Farmer John
Ms Harmless wrote:Leatherhead wrote:GD is fuckin' great guys.
Re: Dark Matter: Official Album Thread
Posted: Sat March 02, 2024 4:33 pm
by guitar_davey
Farmer John wrote:Ms Harmless wrote:Leatherhead wrote:GD is fuckin' great guys.
Re: Dark Matter: Official Album Thread
Posted: Sat March 02, 2024 5:43 pm
by Jorge
Aunt_Claire_Foy wrote:stip wrote:Too many songs that are just ok on Riot Act - only a handful truly great. It’s my favorite start to finish listen of my lesser Pearl Jam albums, but it’s too long.
Three songs too long to be precise.
Bu$hleaguer (would make a great b side)
green disease (trash)
Arc (should be secret track)
Agree re: "Arc" and "Bushleaguer"
Keep "Green Disease," it's good
Lose "I Am Mine," save it for the Shrek 2 soundtrack
Re: Dark Matter: Official Album Thread
Posted: Sat March 02, 2024 5:45 pm
by Fattie_Vedder
Vindicator wrote:Other Side should have been on Riot Act as well. Great song
Re: Dark Matter: Official Album Thread
Posted: Sat March 02, 2024 5:55 pm
by McParadigm
Bushleaguer and Green Disease are good strong b-side material. LBC is a chore.