***OFFICAL Dance of the Clairvoyants Reaction Thread!***

tbergs

Hagrid7575 said:

FYI.... volume matters. Louder you play it, the better it sounds 

Got legitimate chills as the intro kicked in with phones on this morning. It sounded so good.

Faithfull_fe

I'm loving it, the boys are so groovy! They need to be experimental, is in their essence!
 (I can see Eddie raising one fist while holding the mic for "stand back!" on the stage)

Daron Oshay

Hagrid7575 said:

FYI.... volume matters. Louder you play it, the better it sounds 

Agree. Sound great really loud. Especially the end

The Juggler

dimitrispearljam said:

thank u Josh Evans so this time we can listen jeff bass 

That's actually Stone, fella. 

The Juggler

First PJ song where your Juggler was literally dancing around the house at first listen

tdawe

tempo_n_groove said:

PB11041 said:

tempo_n_groove said:

tdawe said:

-Like a lot of people here, I’m glad heard trying something new and, even if this song hasn’t fully grown on me, it makes me much more excited to hear the album than previous lead singles. 

-For whatever reason, Matt’s drums sound a lot better on the version I’m streaming through Spotify than they did on the BS and twitter clips. Makes a big difference, and they’ll only be more muscular live. 

-With any PJ song, to me the question isn’t how much I like the studio version, it’s “how will this play live?” Sometimes you can tell off the bat which songs will be killers live, but I really don’t know here. It might be a really solid live song, but the best part to me is the layered vocals at the end which tend not to translate really well, because nobody in the band other than Ed can really sing. Definitely looking forward to seeing it though. 

This isn't a drum machine?

It is not.  The demos started that way between Matt and Stone.  But when they went to record it, Matt insisted on laying down the drum track even though there was some resistance to change the machine sound.  It sounds like the compromise is that Josh Evans engineered it in a way that sounds very Bowie/Talking Heads late 70s, midi and synth to get a feel of greater syncopation 

If Matt can play this way live without a backtrack I will be impressed.  It sounds layered and very much like a drum machine.

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again - Fab Moretti is the most influential drummer since Dave Grohl. Just a tremendous impact on the way rock music sounds in this century. 

tdawe

tempo_n_groove said:

PB11041 said:

tempo_n_groove said:

tdawe said:

-Like a lot of people here, I’m glad heard trying something new and, even if this song hasn’t fully grown on me, it makes me much more excited to hear the album than previous lead singles. 

-For whatever reason, Matt’s drums sound a lot better on the version I’m streaming through Spotify than they did on the BS and twitter clips. Makes a big difference, and they’ll only be more muscular live. 

-With any PJ song, to me the question isn’t how much I like the studio version, it’s “how will this play live?” Sometimes you can tell off the bat which songs will be killers live, but I really don’t know here. It might be a really solid live song, but the best part to me is the layered vocals at the end which tend not to translate really well, because nobody in the band other than Ed can really sing. Definitely looking forward to seeing it though. 

This isn't a drum machine?

It is not.  The demos started that way between Matt and Stone.  But when they went to record it, Matt insisted on laying down the drum track even though there was some resistance to change the machine sound.  It sounds like the compromise is that Josh Evans engineered it in a way that sounds very Bowie/Talking Heads late 70s, midi and synth to get a feel of greater syncopation 

If Matt can play this way live without a backtrack I will be impressed.  It sounds layered and very much like a drum machine.

Also Matt can one million percent play this live. And like with the Strokes, it will play so much better in person because of the live drums. 

nicknyr15

I love the way the drums,  bass and synth come in a little quieter after that first chorus. 

RunIntoTheRain

maximumlawman said:

Very funky. I hear  „It‘s ok“ being tagged when they play it live. 

Ohhhhh! I like the idea of that.

lastexitlondon

Of course matt can. He is matt fuckin cameron for fuck sake.!😍

tempo_n_groove

tdawe said:

tempo_n_groove said:

PB11041 said:

tempo_n_groove said:

tdawe said:

-Like a lot of people here, I’m glad heard trying something new and, even if this song hasn’t fully grown on me, it makes me much more excited to hear the album than previous lead singles. 

-For whatever reason, Matt’s drums sound a lot better on the version I’m streaming through Spotify than they did on the BS and twitter clips. Makes a big difference, and they’ll only be more muscular live. 

-With any PJ song, to me the question isn’t how much I like the studio version, it’s “how will this play live?” Sometimes you can tell off the bat which songs will be killers live, but I really don’t know here. It might be a really solid live song, but the best part to me is the layered vocals at the end which tend not to translate really well, because nobody in the band other than Ed can really sing. Definitely looking forward to seeing it though. 

This isn't a drum machine?

It is not.  The demos started that way between Matt and Stone.  But when they went to record it, Matt insisted on laying down the drum track even though there was some resistance to change the machine sound.  It sounds like the compromise is that Josh Evans engineered it in a way that sounds very Bowie/Talking Heads late 70s, midi and synth to get a feel of greater syncopation 

If Matt can play this way live without a backtrack I will be impressed.  It sounds layered and very much like a drum machine.

Also Matt can one million percent play this live. And like with the Strokes, it will play so much better in person because of the live drums. 

I hate the sound that it made on the song but live I am sure will be much better because it is a killer beat.  I never understood making a song that wouldn't sound the same live.  Makes no sense to me.

nicknyr15

lastexitlondon said:

Of course matt can. He is matt fuckin cameron for fuck sake.!😍

How can anyone doubt he can play this? Lol. 

BennyLaRue

tdawe said:

It might be a really solid live song, but the best part to me is the layered vocals at the end which tend not to translate really well, because nobody in the band other than Ed can really sing. Definitely looking forward to seeing it though. 

One of the first things I thought of as well - the layering will be missed. It will be preferable to exclude than to use prerecorded ambient vocals though.

jwc6160

High Fidelity 2000 said:

karl_chihiro said:

Kind of like it.

I must listen this more.

Same here.
I'm hoping this is the You Are of the album, sandwiched amongst a lot of rock.
You call your album Gigaton it better have a lot of heavy shit on it, not just processed drums, hip hop high hats, and 80s synth. But they also used those processed drums for Can't Deny Me, so who knows!

This is where I am after first listen. Just OK for me and I’m wondering if I would like it at all if it wasn’t PJ. Probably not, but I’ll give it a few more listens. Completely agree with what you said above, if this is the “You Are”, I’ll be thrilled. If the rest is “computer” sounding, I’ll be disappointed. Still more than happy to have new music though. 

tdawe

jwc6160 said:

High Fidelity 2000 said:

karl_chihiro said:

Kind of like it.

I must listen this more.

Same here.
I'm hoping this is the You Are of the album, sandwiched amongst a lot of rock.
You call your album Gigaton it better have a lot of heavy shit on it, not just processed drums, hip hop high hats, and 80s synth. But they also used those processed drums for Can't Deny Me, so who knows!

This is where I am after first listen. Just OK for me and I’m wondering if I would like it at all if it wasn’t PJ. Probably not, but I’ll give it a few more listens. Completely agree with what you said above, if this is the “You Are”, I’ll be thrilled. If the rest is “computer” sounding, I’ll be disappointed. Still more than happy to have new music though. 

That’s how I try to think about any new music from one of my favorite bands - how would I feel about this if it wasn’t PJ/whatever? I’ve decided that if I wanted to check out a new band and this was the first song I heard, I’d definitely want to hear more. 

wall232

jwc6160 said:

High Fidelity 2000 said:

karl_chihiro said:

Kind of like it.

I must listen this more.

Same here.
I'm hoping this is the You Are of the album, sandwiched amongst a lot of rock.
You call your album Gigaton it better have a lot of heavy shit on it, not just processed drums, hip hop high hats, and 80s synth. But they also used those processed drums for Can't Deny Me, so who knows!

This is where I am after first listen. Just OK for me and I’m wondering if I would like it at all if it wasn’t PJ. Probably not, but I’ll give it a few more listens. Completely agree with what you said above, if this is the “You Are”, I’ll be thrilled. If the rest is “computer” sounding, I’ll be disappointed. Still more than happy to have new music though. 

I given it about 10 listens but it's just not sinking in for me. I can 100% say that if this wasn't a Pearl Jam song I would've skipped past it after about 10 seconds and never went back. Glad to hear new music and glad so many people seem to enjoy it but i'm hoping for some bad ass rock tunes on this album.

tdawe

tempo_n_groove said:

tdawe said:

tempo_n_groove said:

PB11041 said:

tempo_n_groove said:

tdawe said:

-Like a lot of people here, I’m glad heard trying something new and, even if this song hasn’t fully grown on me, it makes me much more excited to hear the album than previous lead singles. 

-For whatever reason, Matt’s drums sound a lot better on the version I’m streaming through Spotify than they did on the BS and twitter clips. Makes a big difference, and they’ll only be more muscular live. 

-With any PJ song, to me the question isn’t how much I like the studio version, it’s “how will this play live?” Sometimes you can tell off the bat which songs will be killers live, but I really don’t know here. It might be a really solid live song, but the best part to me is the layered vocals at the end which tend not to translate really well, because nobody in the band other than Ed can really sing. Definitely looking forward to seeing it though. 

This isn't a drum machine?

It is not.  The demos started that way between Matt and Stone.  But when they went to record it, Matt insisted on laying down the drum track even though there was some resistance to change the machine sound.  It sounds like the compromise is that Josh Evans engineered it in a way that sounds very Bowie/Talking Heads late 70s, midi and synth to get a feel of greater syncopation 

If Matt can play this way live without a backtrack I will be impressed.  It sounds layered and very much like a drum machine.

Also Matt can one million percent play this live. And like with the Strokes, it will play so much better in person because of the live drums. 

I hate the sound that it made on the song but live I am sure will be much better because it is a killer beat.  I never understood making a song that wouldn't sound the same live.  Makes no sense to me.

The Strokes landed on a particular sound on Is This It that made Fab sound like a drum machine, and for better or worse that sound was copied so extensively that it became at least partially baked into most of the rock music recorded since. Which is why when you listen to studio music recorded in the 90’s (very much including early Pearl Jam) the drums sound distractingly busy. 

andrew68

envious of all who dig it......it just does't do it for me 

Spiritual_Chaos

tempo_n_groove said:

tdawe said:

tempo_n_groove said:

PB11041 said:

tempo_n_groove said:

tdawe said:

-Like a lot of people here, I’m glad heard trying something new and, even if this song hasn’t fully grown on me, it makes me much more excited to hear the album than previous lead singles. 

-For whatever reason, Matt’s drums sound a lot better on the version I’m streaming through Spotify than they did on the BS and twitter clips. Makes a big difference, and they’ll only be more muscular live. 

-With any PJ song, to me the question isn’t how much I like the studio version, it’s “how will this play live?” Sometimes you can tell off the bat which songs will be killers live, but I really don’t know here. It might be a really solid live song, but the best part to me is the layered vocals at the end which tend not to translate really well, because nobody in the band other than Ed can really sing. Definitely looking forward to seeing it though. 

This isn't a drum machine?

It is not.  The demos started that way between Matt and Stone.  But when they went to record it, Matt insisted on laying down the drum track even though there was some resistance to change the machine sound.  It sounds like the compromise is that Josh Evans engineered it in a way that sounds very Bowie/Talking Heads late 70s, midi and synth to get a feel of greater syncopation 

If Matt can play this way live without a backtrack I will be impressed.  It sounds layered and very much like a drum machine.

Also Matt can one million percent play this live. And like with the Strokes, it will play so much better in person because of the live drums. 

I hate the sound that it made on the song but live I am sure will be much better because it is a killer beat.  I never understood making a song that wouldn't sound the same live.  Makes no sense to me.

because they are two separate things.  

"I don't understand why Michael Bay does all those intricate camera moves when it can't be done in the theatre!"

cp3iverson

12 hr work day yesterday and knowing id hear new PJ got me thru....my wife and i stayed up listening to the Sirius App....

that was fun.  The only band ever for me where radio debuts are an event worth planning. Love the tune.  Exactly the PJ stuff i wanted.