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Re: The Official GIGATON Thread

Posted: Wed March 18, 2020 8:53 pm
by tree_
I cannot read the title of that magazine... I assume it's the one being referred to in the post but I can't tell

Re: The Official GIGATON Thread

Posted: Wed March 18, 2020 8:55 pm
by dad
Kerrang

Re: The Official GIGATON Thread

Posted: Wed March 18, 2020 8:56 pm
by tree_
Oh good thanks

Re: The Official GIGATON Thread

Posted: Wed March 18, 2020 9:00 pm
by bune
there are black holes who marvel at the density on display.

separately:
Tim wrote:
Buby wrote:I'm still intrigued by the fact that this was mastered in Dolby Atmos and the fact that the theater experience got cancelled.
If they went through that process then a physical BR release would be the next logical step right?
My understanding is that Dolby Atmos has almost no home consumer application unless you have a dozen or so speakers.
there are Atmos receivers and speakers, you can do it with a less then $1000 speaker set.

the hi-res part would still be a nice feature to have on disc.

Re: The Official GIGATON Thread

Posted: Wed March 18, 2020 9:00 pm
by bodysnatcher
ESSENTIAL

Re: The Official GIGATON Thread

Posted: Wed March 18, 2020 9:05 pm
by scrub12
Ok, I just read it and can post it here, but they gave it 5 stars. The disturbing thing is their review system isn’t really stars but “K’s”, so any three star album..

Re: The Official GIGATON Thread

Posted: Wed March 18, 2020 9:08 pm
by Anders
scrub12 wrote:Bottom paging myself here but...
:thumbsup:

Re: The Official GIGATON Thread

Posted: Wed March 18, 2020 9:10 pm
by scrub12
Hopefully this is readable...

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Re: The Official GIGATON Thread

Posted: Wed March 18, 2020 9:12 pm
by Jorge
It's not readable

Re: The Official GIGATON Thread

Posted: Wed March 18, 2020 9:12 pm
by dad
scrub12 wrote:Ok, I just read it and can post it here, but they gave it 5 stars. The disturbing thing is their review system isn’t really stars but “K’s”, so any three star album..
:lol:
sorry not sorry.

Re: The Official GIGATON Thread

Posted: Wed March 18, 2020 9:15 pm
by scrub12
theplatypus wrote:It's not readable
I KNEW IT!

In short, he says its great, and Seven O’Clock is one of their best songs ever. Their most musically inventive album since Yield. I can write it all up later.

Re: The Official GIGATON Thread

Posted: Wed March 18, 2020 9:16 pm
by Vindicator
I bought the new digital issue of Kerrang. The review was short but very positive.

A few tidbits from it:

The surging riffs on Who Ever Said camouflages how unorthodox it's structure really is.

Alright has plinking kalimba notes at it's spine

By the time Seven O Clock comes to an end, it has confidently and deservedly established itself as one of the greatest songs Pearl Jam has ever written

Retrograde is a slow burning meditation on climate change

River Cross upholds the tradition of causing damage to the tear ducts with it's closing tracks.

Pretty much it, other small tidbits on each song, calls the album a triumph.

EDIT: I was beaten lol

Re: The Official GIGATON Thread

Posted: Wed March 18, 2020 9:22 pm
by Ms Harmless
Vindicator wrote:Alright has plinking kalimba notes at it's spine
OMG same

Re: The Official GIGATON Thread

Posted: Wed March 18, 2020 9:30 pm
by reconstruction_ seeds
Vindicator wrote:I bought the new digital issue of Kerrang. The review was short but very positive.

A few tidbits from it:

The surging riffs on Who Ever Said camouflages how unorthodox it's structure really is.

Alright has plinking kalimba notes at it's spine

By the time Seven O Clock comes to an end, it has confidently and deservedly established itself as one of the greatest songs Pearl Jam has ever written

Retrograde is a slow burning meditation on climate change

River Cross upholds the tradition of causing damage to the tear ducts with it's closing tracks.

Pretty much it, other small tidbits on each song, calls the album a triumph.

EDIT: I was beaten lol

Quick Escape was left out, which causes it to be even more of an enigma.

Re: The Official GIGATON Thread

Posted: Wed March 18, 2020 9:30 pm
by Strat
Vindicator wrote:I bought the new digital issue of Kerrang. The review was short but very positive.

A few tidbits from it:

The surging riffs on Who Ever Said camouflages how unorthodox it's structure really is.

Alright has plinking kalimba notes at it's spine

By the time Seven O Clock comes to an end, it has confidently and deservedly established itself as one of the greatest songs Pearl Jam has ever written

Retrograde is a slow burning meditation on climate change

River Cross upholds the tradition of causing damage to the tear ducts with it's closing tracks.

Pretty much it, other small tidbits on each song, calls the album a triumph.

EDIT: I was beaten lol

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Re: The Official GIGATON Thread

Posted: Wed March 18, 2020 9:31 pm
by Jorge
Someone help Vindicator! Vindicator who beat you? are you OK?!

Re: The Official GIGATON Thread

Posted: Wed March 18, 2020 9:35 pm
by igotworms
The Kerrang reviewer is a HUGE Pearl Jam fan. He's written quite a few times about how he loves every PJ album and each holds a special place in his heart.

A lot of these super positive reviews have been written by fanboys. And fanboys have a tendency to get a bit carried away when they get an exclusive early listen (as we probably all would in all honestly). So I'm slightly wary of them TBH.

The Spin review was the one that had me most interested, as it kicked off with a line to the effect of "Admit it... you were worried", which I think best reflects my feelings!

Re: The Official GIGATON Thread

Posted: Wed March 18, 2020 9:36 pm
by stip
fair point

Re: The Official GIGATON Thread

Posted: Wed March 18, 2020 9:42 pm
by Vindicator
reconstruction_ seeds wrote:
Vindicator wrote:I bought the new digital issue of Kerrang. The review was short but very positive.

A few tidbits from it:

The surging riffs on Who Ever Said camouflages how unorthodox it's structure really is.

Alright has plinking kalimba notes at it's spine

By the time Seven O Clock comes to an end, it has confidently and deservedly established itself as one of the greatest songs Pearl Jam has ever written

Retrograde is a slow burning meditation on climate change

River Cross upholds the tradition of causing damage to the tear ducts with it's closing tracks.

Pretty much it, other small tidbits on each song, calls the album a triumph.

EDIT: I was beaten lol

Quick Escape was left out, which causes it to be even more of an enigma.

He mentioned it but it's the same thing we keep hearing

Over a hammering baseline, song about fleeing to mars to find a place Trump hadn't fucked up yet. Same old.

Re: The Official GIGATON Thread

Posted: Wed March 18, 2020 9:45 pm
by scrub12
Was the RS reviewer a fan too? This is getting hard to keep track of.