Dark Matter: Official Album Thread

[Ms Harmless]

this is like "Jeff fought to keep Pendulum on the record" but the exact opposite

Jeff fought to keep SS off the record and lost?

actually that would be the opposite

I was thinking "Ed fought to keep a pop song on a rock record" instead of "Jeff fought to keep a rock song on a pop record"

This shit was something Ed and Josh did during the Earthling sessions right?
well, the band does not have any kind of power with these things. I cant imagine the band really wanting this shit to be on the album.

if they were unhappy they'd leave; if nothing else it sounds like this album was collaborative

[Val]

This is like Pixar's Coco....When Ed is old and senile, his daughter will play this song for him on guitar and make him cry to remember.

I’m sorry but “when”?

According to RM, Ed is apparently only middle-aged, Val.

I wasn’t talking about his age

[Val]

this is like "Jeff fought to keep Pendulum on the record" but the exact opposite

Jeff fought to keep SS off the record and lost?

actually that would be the opposite

I was thinking "Ed fought to keep a pop song on a rock record" instead of "Jeff fought to keep a rock song on a pop record"

This shit was something Ed and Josh did during the Earthling sessions right?
well, the band does not have any kind of power with these things. I cant imagine the band really wanting this shit to be on the album.

I think this is it.
He just puts his foot down and the band decides to let him have it or else deal with a tantrum.

[Coach]

oh dear, I can't defend that clip

that's a piss break song

[Ms Harmless]

this is like "Jeff fought to keep Pendulum on the record" but the exact opposite

Jeff fought to keep SS off the record and lost?

actually that would be the opposite

I was thinking "Ed fought to keep a pop song on a rock record" instead of "Jeff fought to keep a rock song on a pop record"

This shit was something Ed and Josh did during the Earthling sessions right?
well, the band does not have any kind of power with these things. I cant imagine the band really wanting this shit to be on the album.

I think this is it.
He just puts his foot down and the band decides to let him have it or else deal with a tantrum.

if speculations like that make you feel better, I'm all for it

[Val]

if speculations like that make you feel better, I'm all for it

I’m sorry, I’m just a little angry.
It’ll pass

[oneway23]

This is like Pixar's Coco....When Ed is old and senile, his daughter will play this song for him on guitar and make him cry to remember.

I’m sorry but “when”?

According to RM, Ed is apparently only middle-aged, Val.

I wasn’t talking about his age

Oh, Val....naughty naughty

Listening again, Peal Jam really targeting the quinceañera and bar mitzvah set with this one

[Ms Harmless]

I don't hate the clip, I think I'll like this song, but I understand why people are hating it

[Ms Harmless]

my biggest issue is all the over-voweeewwweaal-izing he's doing, I'd hoped we were over that

[mattyv1908]

Vocal melody sounds like it’s copied from the closing song in the movie Moneyball that his daughter records for him, only that song was executed better.

[oneway23]

my biggest issue is all the over-voweeewwweaal-izing he's doing, I'd hoped we were over that

Ed's over-annunciating sentence monster is like the killer in a slasher flick. Just keeps coming back no matter how much we try to kill it.

[Higgs]

What is this shit?

[Antelope]

Vocal melody sounds like it’s copied from the closing song in the movie Moneyball that his daughter records for him, only that song was executed better.

This is the song, and I agree the vocal melody sounds similar.

[Jaeti]

Ok
So if this the worst Dark Matter has to offer...I'm in
I don't mind this song as well and I do dig that fuzz guitar

Yeah, I think this could be okay. Yes, it's very "latter-day PJ formula" to drop something like this on an album when thematically it probably is better as a b-side. I don't love that in theory.

But if we're coming of of ~12 minutes of album centerpiece type stuff after Upper Hand and Waiting for Stevie, maybe the Running/Something Special combo will be fine for setting up the final two songs. Based on what we have, I can imagine it working.

[WaitingForBluey]

Just because I'm a father and I have a very special relationship with my 15 year old daughter (who is an absolutely amazing person) doesn't mean my musical discernment and tastes have gone straight the shitter. If anything, it might actually make this song feel MORE cringey!

With that said, I fully expect to enjoy this song much more than Just Breathe and Future Days... but considering my pure hatred for those songs, that's not really saying much.

[tragabigzanda]

pearl jam sucks now

[Fattie_Vedder]

Ok a couple more listens. I can see this being one of those that starts off being hated and then grows on you over time. It has ear wormy potential. As long as one can get over the shitty sound, which could inevitably happen over time as you stop imagining what the song could have sounded like and accept what it does sound like.

But for fucks sake… why is this the next single?

[Fattie_Vedder]

Vocal melody sounds like it’s copied from the closing song in the movie Moneyball that his daughter records for him, only that song was executed better.

This is the song, and I agree the vocal melody sounds similar.

If people were pissed that PJ lifted Going to CA for GTF…

[Val]

https://youtu.be/x_LJakCuFxM?si=_lHtRPZY3pNKYk_B


Goddammit!

[Jaeti]

omg im thinking we are going to see this:

Encore 1

Something Special
Just Breathe
Future Days
Imagine