Pearl Jam - C or D?

The Cure proved you can successfully push back as an artist, so I'm giving side-eye to just about everyone now.

Someone in my work Slack is helping a friend sell a pair of tix for Kylie Minogue in Las Vegas; in addition to the ticket price, the venue imposes a $500 food/beverage minimum for the table – which I thought was pretty funny. (I looked it up, and turns out that's just for a 2-person table; the minimum escalates to $1,000 for four seats, and higher for more.)

On the other end of things, I saw that Matthew Sweet was coming to town, and tickets are $35, and ... that feels about right! But I bet he could have pitched a "Plays 'Girlfriend' In Its Entirety" concert and charged more.

well, it's finally happening. i just put on Pearl Jam. loving feeling like i'm in junior high again.

I like the new album much more than I expected to. still need to get to know it for a bit longer but so far so good!

I know all the attention is over at the Swift thread, but I was hoping to see VG's preliminary thoughts on this one, I'm cautiously optimistic now!

it's pretty good

I heard the single, or what must be the single, a few days ago in the car and had no idea it was them. It sounded like some sort of other alt rock song from the late '90s.

yeah the single was like the least-best song as it turns out

it's very 90's grunge sounding, and i love it

yeah they’re not reinventing the wheel really at all, just maybe leaning harder into what they’ve always done well ie melodic rock

This interview w Jeff Ament on his favorite bass players is pretty good

https://www.guitarworld.com/features/jeff-ament-11-bassists-who-shaped-my-sound

Faves on Dark Matter so far:
React, Respond
Won’t Tell
Setting Sun

the only one i don’t love & i feel SO mean for saying this is “Something Special” which is obviously for his/their daughters & i’m happy for all you dads but it’s a bit too campfire or something likr cant you put this on another ukulele album or something I KNOW I KNOW I AM MEAN I AM SORRY