Re: Dark Matter: Official Album Thread
Posted: Mon March 18, 2024 12:38 pm
Buckle Up > Parachutes
No, they’re supporting the RM March Madness event.armogi wrote:why is this new song clip used to promote some sort of basket ball bs? did pearl jam sell out again???
Pro sports in the US have been using PJ songs for a very long time now for promos, bumps, etc. This isn't anything remotely new.armogi wrote:why is this new song clip used to promote some sort of basket ball bs? did pearl jam sell out again???
Something Throuplelecherouslittlestump wrote:Nice ditty. My wife and her boyfriend have chosen it to be their first dance.
Are you taking your wife or her boyfriend to the listening party this week?lecherouslittlestump wrote:Nice ditty. My wife and her boyfriend have chosen it to be their first dance.
Something Special (dong)Monkey_Driven wrote:Wife Wasted
And not included on the album, presumably.Mike wrote:The song could be cute but it would need to sound more like Last Kiss or their Someday At Christmas cover
Or, and also, its probably the only way he knows how to mi/master an album? They are all pop hounds, right?tragabigzanda wrote:But obliterating all decay of the snare and kick, and accentuating all of the attack, Serban Ghanea has mixed a drum sound that is more in line with today's pop music, and this can presumably fit more comfortably on randomized playlists and be used in film/tv licensing deals.Fattie_Vedder wrote:For all the talk about production and mixing and what not I still don’t get why anyone would choose to make the drums sound the way they do. What logical, technical, or creative reason is there to make them sound flat? Genuine non-rhetorical question. I don’t understand what purpose it serves, or it’s drive n by or required by other production choices.
Well i dont like it!tragabigzanda wrote:I doubt it's "the only way he knows." He's got a particular sound that is making him a lot of money, so he delivers.Strat wrote:Or, and also, its probably the only way he knows how to mi/master an album? They are all pop hounds, right?tragabigzanda wrote:But obliterating all decay of the snare and kick, and accentuating all of the attack, Serban Ghanea has mixed a drum sound that is more in line with today's pop music, and this can presumably fit more comfortably on randomized playlists and be used in film/tv licensing deals.Fattie_Vedder wrote:For all the talk about production and mixing and what not I still don’t get why anyone would choose to make the drums sound the way they do. What logical, technical, or creative reason is there to make them sound flat? Genuine non-rhetorical question. I don’t understand what purpose it serves, or it’s drive n by or required by other production choices.
I presume it sounds "better" (though obviously not better from an audiophile perspective) through phone and laptop speakers, which is how the kids are consuming their music these days.tragabigzanda wrote:I doubt it's "the only way he knows." He's got a particular sound that is making him a lot of money, so he delivers.Strat wrote:Or, and also, its probably the only way he knows how to mi/master an album? They are all pop hounds, right?tragabigzanda wrote:But obliterating all decay of the snare and kick, and accentuating all of the attack, Serban Ghanea has mixed a drum sound that is more in line with today's pop music, and this can presumably fit more comfortably on randomized playlists and be used in film/tv licensing deals.Fattie_Vedder wrote:For all the talk about production and mixing and what not I still don’t get why anyone would choose to make the drums sound the way they do. What logical, technical, or creative reason is there to make them sound flat? Genuine non-rhetorical question. I don’t understand what purpose it serves, or it’s drive n by or required by other production choices.
Certainly Pearl Jam fans don't do that!guitar_davey wrote:I presume it sounds "better" (though obviously not better from an audiophile perspective) through phone and laptop speakers, which is how the kids are consuming their music these days.tragabigzanda wrote:I doubt it's "the only way he knows." He's got a particular sound that is making him a lot of money, so he delivers.Strat wrote:Or, and also, its probably the only way he knows how to mi/master an album? They are all pop hounds, right?tragabigzanda wrote:But obliterating all decay of the snare and kick, and accentuating all of the attack, Serban Ghanea has mixed a drum sound that is more in line with today's pop music, and this can presumably fit more comfortably on randomized playlists and be used in film/tv licensing deals.Fattie_Vedder wrote:For all the talk about production and mixing and what not I still don’t get why anyone would choose to make the drums sound the way they do. What logical, technical, or creative reason is there to make them sound flat? Genuine non-rhetorical question. I don’t understand what purpose it serves, or it’s drive n by or required by other production choices.
Is this really true though? Seems everybody has Bluetooth earbuds these days.guitar_davey wrote:I presume it sounds "better" (though obviously not better from an audiophile perspective) through phone and laptop speakers, which is how the kids are consuming their music these days.tragabigzanda wrote:I doubt it's "the only way he knows." He's got a particular sound that is making him a lot of money, so he delivers.Strat wrote:Or, and also, its probably the only way he knows how to mi/master an album? They are all pop hounds, right?tragabigzanda wrote:But obliterating all decay of the snare and kick, and accentuating all of the attack, Serban Ghanea has mixed a drum sound that is more in line with today's pop music, and this can presumably fit more comfortably on randomized playlists and be used in film/tv licensing deals.Fattie_Vedder wrote:For all the talk about production and mixing and what not I still don’t get why anyone would choose to make the drums sound the way they do. What logical, technical, or creative reason is there to make them sound flat? Genuine non-rhetorical question. I don’t understand what purpose it serves, or it’s drive n by or required by other production choices.