Pearl Jam - C or D?

wow this was unexpected to say the least

I dig it

that was fun! they might as well stretch out a bit at this point

this is so good wtf

when does the prins thomas discomiks drop

Weird and exhilarating to hear Vedder imitate David Byrne singing atop a Sleater-Kinney track from the last album.

oh man i loooove this!

You know, that album cover made me think of "Grace Under Pressure," but the red wave at the top is actually reminiscent of "Permanent Waves."

I've already cooled on this song after a handful of listens, but still intrigued by the idea of a curveball PJ album in 2020. I'm not sure I ever listened to Lightning Bolt more than one time, if that.

i liked Lightning Bolt a lot
(not as much as avocado tho)

Backspacer got a lot of plays from me, but even that one I haven't spun in years.

No Code/Yield is their real sweet spot imo.

00’s highlight is def Avocado, there’s literally not a bad song on the whole album

weird to realize Eddie Vedder is older than Mick Jagger was when the Stones released Bridges to Babylon.

I heard “Dance of the Clairvoyants” for the first time last night and it’s surprising and I like it, but my brain keeps drawing a lot of parallels to the Killers “The Man” and insists on melding them into one song on mental replay. Just me?

I'd never heard that, but there are some very loose similarities.

Oh, I see that song was based around a Kool & the Gang sample. Cool:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8k90kIgG5Q

weird to realize Eddie Vedder is older than Mick Jagger was when the Stones released Bridges to Babylon.

He’s almost as old as Time Out of Mind-era Dylan!

That's a good comparison.

xxxpost

older than Mick Jagger was when the Stones released Bridges to Babylon.

Seems like it could make a good thread. Patterson Hood, David Yow, Steve Albini ...

Lol, I just looked up Mariah Carey, and wiki says "Born March 27, 1969 or 1970 (age 49–50)" wtf?

It’s not polite to ask a lady about her age.

I didn't read beyond her birthday(s), but I'm fairly certain there is more embarrassing information in that wikipedia entry.

"Dance" got me excited about the prospect of a weird late-career PJ album but unfortunately it's largely just boring and shaggy :/

It's rather dull, despite a sharp mix. Without knowing the credits, it sounds like acoustic Eddie Veder songs fleshed out by the band but unable to reject their garrulousness.

Yeah, that sounds right. Real missed opportunity.

Do they credit their songs to individual writers, or just to the band as a whole?

individual writers

I really love it.

I see they just released their eleventh album Gigaton. Had no idea but will play the singles for the heck of it

It's a muddle.

"Comes Then Goes" and "Buckle Up" are the best from a band still trying to sound as if they weren't middle aged since their twenties; they worry themselves to death.

I am deeply biased obv but i really love the album so far.

“Quick Escape” is my current favorite — mainly bc of the unashamed Zeppelin feel of the jangly riff & badass drums.

I don’t think they are trying to NOT sound middle aged imo, they are not that cynical. I think they are more ok with being middle aged than most bands their age; and the varying styles is more just they just like pushing the boat out together :D

I think the new one's excellent. And yes, Quick Escape is totally as if PhysGraf-era Zeppelin were a post-punk group.

how much you love the new album witll depend on how much you believe in vedder, and i've always been a believer.

I believe in him, the arrangements often tangle themselves in knots.

As usual I'm into the non-ballads which makes up about half of Gigaton. "Dance" sounds much better as Track 3 than on its own -- I don't think it was a great lead single choice.

weird to realize Eddie Vedder is older than Mick Jagger was when the Stones released Bridges to Babylon.
He’s almost as old as Time Out of Mind-era Dylan!
― dad genes (morrisp), Friday, February 7, 2020 10:39 AM (one month ago)

This is fucked. Jagger and Dylan felt 55 or older when those records came out. PJ still feels perpetually 40.

As usual I'm into the non-ballads which makes up about half of Gigaton.

I like the slower-paced stuff as well, but Never Destination is a belter and an album highlight for me.

I haven't heard the new album, but I heard a second of I think "Retrograde" on the radio and for that second I thought it sounded like Dave Matthews Band. Though maybe not as much as (iirc) "Glorified G" sounded like DMB.

Anyone feel like reviving their fandom or rediscovering the band, or diving into live shows, I highly recommend the 2003 Benaroya Hall live show for your Sunday vibes

Marks somewhat of a turning point in Eddie’s relationship w the audience but also the band sounds incredible & Mikey gives some truly show stopping solos - entire show has a definite introspective feel but positive & laid-back, rather than dour or maudlin

Though maybe not as much as (iirc) "Glorified G" sounded like DMB.

o_O!

think you meant another song. I ain't ever heard no DMB song that sounds like Glorified G.

loool wtf i missed that O_o

Josh. My dude. Just, no.

ALWAYS KEEP IT LOAAAADdddddded in the space betweeeeeeen your heart and mind

i mean tbf dave coopted the vedder vibe that would later become a de rigeur style eg creed; the grunge screamers (staley, cornell) were more my thing and harder to pull off. nb i think vedder is an incredible vocalist, nothing inherently wrong with his style but it really got picked up by some lames

I mean, sure, but that just happens to be one song where he yells his head off though :)

wonder if JiC meant "Elderly Woman"...

Up until the point where the vocals come in I think you could make an argument that it sounds like the band that did "What Would You Say" was trying something in a heavier style. At least that's what popped into my head when I first read Josh's post.

stop yr making me nauseous

take a damp washcloth, move it around your forehead in an even flow

SO HELP ME I WILL TURN THIS CAR AROUND

make sure to check your

rear view mirror

when backing out