Dark Matter (song)

[Ms Harmless]

Somebody said the drum intro is the worst part. I think I agree.

Yeah, I'm kind of tired of drum intros. Pearl Jam uses a lot of them.

[thesound]

Somebody said the drum intro is the worst part. I think I agree.

Yeah, I'm kind of tired of drum intros. Pearl Jam uses a lot of them.

Perhaps it’s time to just scrap the drums altogether! How’s the drum sound you ask… oh there aren’t any drums…

[Ms Harmless]

this drum intro doesn't bother me as much as SBWM's did

[dprival78]

Somebody said the drum intro is the worst part. I think I agree.

Yeah, I'm kind of tired of drum intros. Pearl Jam uses a lot of them.

Perhaps it’s time to just scrap the drums altogether! How’s the drum sound you ask… oh there aren’t any drums…

we've now entered the age of relentless pounding

better get used to it

[Val]

https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/pearl-jam-dark-matter-number-1-rock-alternative-airplay-chart-1235613849/

Would you look at that

[Jaeti]

Somebody said the drum intro is the worst part. I think I agree.

Yeah, I'm kind of tired of drum intros. Pearl Jam uses a lot of them.

[WaitingForBluey]

Ooh... Adult Alternative Airplay... well, hello there...

It's not Adult Alternative

Adult Alternative is one of the charts it debuted on... number 39 it says in the article

Yes but clearly the point of the post was that it was #1 in Alternative, which they had never achieved. Seems like a weird little dig at that achievement to shift focus to that other chart of much lower significance because oh they old and dad rock and whatever.

Huh. I didn't read it that way. I thought Bluestate was saying "adult alternative" sounded sexy

Exactly... Jorge gets it. Geez, everyone else... too sophisticated for ya, eh?

[Jorge]

We a little sensitive here

*claim of sensitivity kicks off 10 pages of debate*

[oneway23]

We a little sensitive here

*claim of sensitivity kicks off 10 pages of debate*

Fuck off...Who you calling sensitive, you asshole?

[VinylGuy]

Sensitive RM is the best RM

[Bammer]

Back to the Foo Fighters.

It’s probably been mentioned but they are only who they are because of Nirvana. You have to factor that in.

Pearl Jam wasn’t immediately supported by this massive existing Mother Love Bone fan base all over the world.

[oneway23]

Back to the Foo Fighters.

It’s probably been mentioned but they are only who they are because of Nirvana. You have to factor that in.

Pearl Jam wasn’t immediately supported by this massive existing Mother Love Bone fan base all over the world.

Great point, Bammer...

There was obviously some pre-existing industry support for MLB given their tragedy, but, nothing akin to the outpouring of public support Dave had. There was plenty of skepticism, too. The drummer a guitar player and a frontman? OK, sure. Every drummer is a failed frontman, after all, right? LOL. To be fair, he still needed to have the goods when his time came.

[Jorge]

I wonder how often the phrase "rose from the ashes" was applied to the Foos/Nirvana

[oneway23]

I wonder how often the phrase "rose from the ashes" was applied to the Foos/Nirvana

All the headlines pre-written for the journos...Same as MLB, but on a much wider scale

[rick malone]

Did you notice how PJ and Foo Fighters are never in the same place at the same time? Clever management.

[BurtReynolds]

A lot of it was pj's own narrative. They leaned into it pretty hard. Shit, Green River is more relevant than MLB.

[elliseamos]

I like the layers to DM.

Ed's approach is fitting for the type of song it is. Put him foremost in the mix when it's more of a ballad, but set back when it's all a build up to a Mike Facemelt-o-rama©.

Like I mentioned, the radio had it more evenly set up than what I heard on Spotify™ & YouTube™.

[elliseamos]

Hi, Burt!

[oneway23]

A lot of it was pj's own narrative. They leaned into it pretty hard. Shit, Green River is more relevant than MLB.

Difference is, the MLB story had the "shoulda coulda woulda,...on the cusp" angle to it...Very similar to the myth that propelled the 'Mats cult status after their demise. If ONLY they hadn't botched SNL...If only, if only...

Never bought that about the 'Mats, much as I adore 'em, but, it was a similar form of reflexive journalism that cultivated the narrative .

[Ms Harmless]

Did you notice how PJ and Foo Fighters are never in the same place at the same time? Clever management.

I expected this to end with "are we sure they aren't the same band?" and not "clever management"