Dark Matter: Official Album Thread

[liebzz]

Well, the London Listening Party is tomorrow, so hopefully we get something out of that. More reviews, song descriptions or maybe even a leak?

im not counting a leak but yeah, song descriptions will be all over the place and RM is going to RM hard tomorrow

Or semi-hard because middle aged men don’t RM like they used to

They sell pills for that which can be discreetly delivered to your home at no additional charge. Imagine if the Ten Club could charge shipping and handling for that!?

[Mike]

what is jeff hiding under that hat

[stip]

I really love The Dark and Try (They also happen to be two of the rare girlfriend approved songs from the Eddie Vedder extended universe)

those are two of my top 3 on the record, with Invincible.

But I like every song except for the two singles (Long Way has grown on me once it wasn't a single)


Apparently the Dark was on some Apple+ series

[Ms Harmless]

my take on King Animal is that it's almost a great album but I hate "Worse Dreams"

Thats a good example of a song that seemed awesome when they released a clip and the whole version was a let down. I dont particulary hate it, but it seems there is a better version of the song they didnt record.

it's not as bad as the worst PJ songs imo, but the lyrics just make me cringe unfortunately and the mix isn't punchy enough for me

I hate the word cringe so much, and that's RM's fault. This isn't directed at you MH, you just happened to be the post I responded to.

I think the lyrics are describing something powerful, and I appreciate that it is Mike's authentic stab at it, but they do not read as particularly memorable. In some cases they are just flat out awkward.

It is also a song that is screaming to be epic, and neither the music nor Eddie's performance feels particularly epic, though I do think there's a nice build at the end. But its also so oddly hushed on a record that is always loud even when it shouldn't be.

Live it's pretty great - it gets the scope and sweep the album version can't quite match.

I do like Inside job on the album well enough but 3 star songs on tracks that are reaching to be 5 star experiences always feels slightly disappointing.

my post is about a Soundgarden song from King Animal

and I used "cringe" as a verb, as it should be used! never an adjective

[tragabigzanda]

pearl jam sucks now

[Ms Harmless]

YOU'RE a wall of directionless noise

[Val]

YOU'RE a wall of directionless noise

[DDWJMUVW]

I really love The Dark and Try (They also happen to be two of the rare girlfriend approved songs from the Eddie Vedder extended universe)

those are two of my top 3 on the record, with Invincible.

But I like every song except for the two singles (Long Way has grown on me once it wasn't a single)


Apparently the Dark was on some Apple+ series

The Dark was on Shrinking ( a pretty decent show) with Jason Siegel and Harrison Ford. I was pumped when it came on to open an episode.

The Dark
Power of Right (I know some hate it but it's my favorite on the record)
BTC
Fallout Today
Mrs. Mills

(All legitimately strong tracks to me)

ROJ
Try
Invincible

(All Pretty Good)

Good and Evil
Picture

(Have to be in the mood)

The Haves

(No Thanks)

On my Way - unrated not really a song.....

[Ms Harmless]

Power of Right is awesome, hand claps and all

[Thurman Murman]

I really love The Dark and Try (They also happen to be two of the rare girlfriend approved songs from the Eddie Vedder extended universe)

those are two of my top 3 on the record, with Invincible.

But I like every song except for the two singles (Long Way has grown on me once it wasn't a single)


Apparently the Dark was on some Apple+ series

It was on that show with Harrison Ford...pleasant but forgettable show.

[McParadigm]

I think Long Way and Haves are the only songs I don’t like on that record. Although I sometimes skip Fallout Today.

[DeeDee]

Try is very good.

[Strat]

I hate Try so much. Just a wall of directionless noise.

Go back to bed

[DDWJMUVW]

I think Long Way and Haves are the only songs I don’t like on that record. Although I sometimes skip Fallout Today.

Ha - I forgot long way on my rankings. So, that tells you...

it's 3rd quartile for me.

[VinylGuy]

That mojo magazine looks great, cant wait to read those scans

[DDWJMUVW]

Hey

This seems to be a MUCH higher quality clip of Running.

It's sounds great though my Sonos FIVE speakers in stereo.

https://darkmatter.pearljam.com/audio/0315.mp3

[tragabigzanda]

pearl jam sucks now

[Strat]

I hate Try so much. Just a wall of directionless noise.

Go back to bed

The college radio station just played GnR Locomotive for some reason(?!). Now there’s a song.

i love it when our GnR paths cross

[DDWJMUVW]

I hate Try so much. Just a wall of directionless noise.

Go back to bed

The college radio station just played GnR Locomotive for some reason(?!). Now there’s a song.

UYI 2 is so, so good.

Estranged and Breakdown are epic two of my favorite GnR tracks.

[Strat]

This mojo article is mostly rehashing their history so far. Thanks Fricke! Never heard any of this before!

One new tidbit from Ament/Ed about the first couple rehearsals though