Dark Matter: Official Album Thread

[Ms Harmless]

something I've realised about modern PJ is that because their music is more direct and immediate now (by which I mean more opaque, not necessarily immediately good), I think I should be trusting first instincts more, stop overthinking it

[Val]

They’ve definitely mellowed down through the years

[stip]

Steven Hyden is pretty insightful about Pearl Jam. He wrote a whole book about them! I trust his opinion quite a bit

he is way too down on some of the later records, but it's a pretty great book. Highly recommend

[stip]

I need to read his book; I remember he did a podcast series about PJ a few years back with guests for each album that I thought was kind of a disappointment.

To be honest, I don't even know what a version of the band's Ten-era approach even sounds like 30 years later with the band now. Should be interesting to hear.

I like Hyden, but the few factual inaccuracies in the book left a bad taste in my mouth. Granted, the book was a collection of essays, but c'mon man...you can't fact-check or have your editor fact-check a few things? yikes.

What inaccuracies? I only read it once and don't recall

[EBowie]

I ordered one vinyl and one CD from the 10C and it's showing as shipped in my account.

[Val]

I ordered one vinyl and one CD from the 10C and it's showing as shipped in my account.

Uh-oh.
So 2-3 days for you in waiting then?

[GreenMosquito1996]

I ordered one vinyl and one CD from the 10C and it's showing as shipped in my account.

Me too !

[EBowie]

I ordered one vinyl and one CD from the 10C and it's showing as shipped in my account.

Uh-oh.
So 2-3 days for you in waiting then?

Probably something like that. Gigaton landed in my mailbox the Monday before release. I'm in Massachusetts fwiw.

[oftheearth]

I ordered one vinyl and one CD from the 10C and it's showing as shipped in my account.

Me too !

It just means a label has been created, not actually "shipped" unfortunately.

[Val]

I ordered one vinyl and one CD from the 10C and it's showing as shipped in my account.

Uh-oh.
So 2-3 days for you in waiting then?

Probably something like that. Gigaton landed in my mailbox the Monday before release. I'm in Massachusetts fwiw.

I love that dirty water

[DDWJMUVW]

https://x.com/jeffgorra/status/17780741 ... PQo4iKQC4g

[Val]

[oneway23]

belongs here with that level of unabashed hyperbole!

[Fattie_Vedder]

Uggghhhh work right now. Meetings all day. I’m glad this new one has everyone feeling good about it

[brisk]

its too EV solo style, maybe its the production messing with my mind.
https://darkmatter.pearljam.com/audio/wreckage.mp3

[Clem Halibut]

These reviews are killing me.
Song that captures early Pearl Jam
Closing song that's as strong as Release

My imagination is going crazy at how good this album could be...or perhaps how let down I'm going to be

9 days to go !!

[Ms Harmless]

there's no way it'll be those things, doesn't mean it won't be good though

[dad]

i had some google rewards money in my Paypal account. used it towards a CD copy of this.

hope this is good.

[scrub12]

Stern appears to be confirmed. 4/22 and 9 am EST.

[EBowie]

Stern appears to be confirmed. 4/22 and 9 am EST.

Rock on...should be fun!