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  • EarlWelsh
    EarlWelsh Buffalo, NY Posts: 1,127
    tbergs said:
    nicknyr15 said:
    JimmyV said:
    Changing producers after Can't Deny Me was undeniably the right decision.
    Yes 100%!!!  
    I thought Evans produced that song?
    I think he was an engineer maybe?
  • RhinoJam
    RhinoJam Raleighwood Posts: 596
    Wow, what a listening experience, each song takes you on a journey... and DOTC through some good headphones... pretty darn cool! -- Time to put this album on repeat!
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  • KV4053
    KV4053 Mike's side, crushed up against the stage Posts: 1,514
    WOW!  Where have these guys been?
    I know I was born and I know that I'll die. The in between is mine.
  • cincybearcat
    cincybearcat Posts: 16,840
    Ok, 1 listen through

    Songs I love:
    Superblood Wolfmoon
    DOTC
    Quick Escape
    Take the Long way
    Buckle Up
    Alright

    Songs I like (and likely will grow to love):
    Who ever said
    Seven O'clock
    River Cross
    Never Destination

    Songs that are fine, may end up liking:
    Retrograde
    Comes and goes

    I think part of the problem for me is the 4 song ending slows down and stays slow (Buckle up, COmes and goes, Retrograde, and river cross)...kinda prefer more variety, but this seems to be consistent with other PJ albums.

    Overall I love it.  Can;t wait to see what songs move up or down over time.  Tough not to like new PJ, but which will have staying power.

    hippiemom = goodness
  • The Rock
    The Rock Posts: 1,439
    Love:
    Who Ever Said
    DOTC
    Quick Escape
    Never Destination
    Take The Long Way
    Buckle Up
    Comes Then Goes

    Like:
    Superblood Wolfmoon
    Alright
    Seven O'Clock
    River Cross

    Not wild about it (yet):
    Retrograde.

    Overall, this is stunning.
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  • JimmyV
    JimmyV Boston's MetroWest Posts: 19,600
    tbergs said:
    nicknyr15 said:
    JimmyV said:
    Changing producers after Can't Deny Me was undeniably the right decision.
    Yes 100%!!!  
    I thought Evans produced that song?
    We were told when it was released that CDM was from the forthcoming album produced by Brendan O'Brien.
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  • cp3iverson
    cp3iverson Posts: 8,702
    edited March 2020
    it's a tiny magical bubble in this weird world right now.  Enjoy release day, everyone.  We don't know how many release days are left, or how many years the next one will be.
  • Spiritual_Chaos
    Spiritual_Chaos Posts: 31,488
    After the first listen. 

    Love:
    Who Ever Said
    Quick Escape
    Take The Long Way

    Like:
    Superblood Wolfmoon
    Never Destination
    DOTC
    Alright
    Seven O'Clock
    River Cross

    Not wild about it (after first listen):
    Retrograde.
    Buckle Up
    Comes Then Goes
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  • jonsey30
    jonsey30 Rochester Hills, MI Posts: 1,005
    First listen through headphones and I’m blown away.  There are points that I feel like I’m at a live show, others where I just close my eyes and live in between all the beautiful layers, and points that I’m surprisingly impressed at the vocals.  These are great musicians and together can produce incredibly thoughtful music.  The drums and bass kick you in the gut so much throughout the album.  I love that Mike got several awesome solos, and hope they let it breath live and let him create in the moment.

    well done, guys!  Can’t wait to hear it many more times
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  • JV267526
    JV267526 Posts: 203
    edited March 2020
    There really isn't a bad song on the album, just songs I like more. This is one of the things for me that makes this such a great album is that it is all killer with no filler. 1-12 is good. Everyone has their own opinions and tastes, but to me after about 20 listens top to bottom in the last few days, its better songs measure up with those on No Code, Yield and Vitalogy, but in my opinion the lesser songs on Gigaton are much stronger than those of the lesser songs on other albums. Ten and Vs for me are at the top, musically, and also due to their cultural significance, but I am starting to think this album might rank as their 3rd best for me. Gigaton is a grower, and since the first listen my fondness for it is continuing to grow, as you listen to subtleties and intricacies that you don't hear on the first couple of listens, because it is all so new.

    Obviously this is my opinion, but I tried a little exercise with Vitalogy and No Code and intermixed the songs from Gigaton with first, Vitalogy and then No Code, ranking them, and for me it turned out as follows:

    Vitalogy/Gigaton

    Betterman - Vitalogy
    Seven O’Clock - Gigaton
    Corduroy - Vitalogy
    Dance of the Clairvoyants - Gigaton
    Who Ever Said - Gigaton
    Quick Escape - Gigaton
    Immortality - Vitalogy
    Retrograde - Gigaton
    Comes Then Goes - Gigaton
    Nothingman - Vitalogy
    Superblood Wolfmoon - Gigaton
    Not For You - Vitalogy
    Tremor Christ - Vitalogy
    River Cross - Gigaton
    Spin the Black Circle - Vitalogy
    Alright - Gigaton
    Buckle Up - Gigaton
    Last Exit - Vitalogy
    Never Destination - Gigaton
    Whipping - Vitalogy
    Take the Long Way - Gigaton
    Satan’s Bed - Vitalogy
    Aya Davanita - Vitalogy
    Hey Foxymophandlemama, That’s Me (Stupidmop) - Vitalogy
    Bugs - Vitalogy
    Pry To - Vitalogy

    No Code/Gigaton

    Red Mosquito - No Code
    Seven O’Clock - Gigaton
    Dance of the Clairvoyants - Gigaton
    Off He Goes - No Code
    In My Tree - No Code
    Who Ever Said - Gigaton
    Quick Escape - Gigaton
    Who You Are - No Code
    Hail, Hail - No Code
    Retrograde - Gigaton
    Comes Then Goes - Gigaton
    Present Tense - No Code
    Superblood Wolfmoon - Gigaton
    Mankind - No Code
    River Cross - Gigaton
    Alright - Gigaton
    Buckle Up - Gigaton
    Smile - No Code
    Never Destination - Gigaton
    Sometimes - No Code
    Take the Long Way - Gigaton
    Around the Bend - No Code
    Lukin - No Code
    I’m Open - No Code
    Habit - No Code

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  • PJALK
    PJALK Posts: 83
    Awesome album.  So much to digest.  
  • stuckinline
    stuckinline Posts: 3,406
    Holy s**t! They knocked it out of the park!
    Thank you Pearl Jam! 
  • LC
    LC North Andover, MA Posts: 307
    Maybe just a sign of the times, but 'Comes then Goes' just hits me like a ton of bricks.  Parting Ways 2.  Sounds like it should be played during the acoustic set at Mansfield 2003.  I'm blown away.
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  • cincybearcat
    cincybearcat Posts: 16,840
    JV267526 said:
    There really isn't a bad song on the album, just songs I like more. This is one of the things for me that makes this such a great album is that it is all killer with no filler. 1-12 is good. Everyone has their own opinions and tastes, but to me after about 20 listens top to bottom in the last few days, its better songs measure up with those on No Code, Yield and Vitalogy, but in my opinion the lesser songs on Gigaton are much stronger than those of the lesser songs on other albums. Ten and Vs for me are at the top, musically, and also due to their cultural significance, but I am starting to think this album might rank as their 3rd best for me. Gigaton is a grower, and since the first listen my fondness for it is continuing to grow, as you listen to subtleties and intricacies that you don't hear on the first couple of listens, because it is all so new.

    Obviously this is my opinion, but I tried a little exercise with Vitalogy and No Code and intermixed the songs from Gigaton with first, Vitalogy and then No Code, ranking them, and for me it turned out as follows:

    Vitalogy/Gigaton

    Betterman - Vitalogy
    Seven O’Clock - Gigaton
    Corduroy - Vitalogy
    Dance of the Clairvoyants - Gigaton
    Who Ever Said - Gigaton
    Quick Escape - Gigaton
    Immortality - Vitalogy
    Retrograde - Gigaton
    Comes Then Goes - Gigaton
    Nothingman - Vitalogy
    Superblood Wolfmoon - Gigaton
    Not For You - Vitalogy
    Tremor Christ - Vitalogy
    River Cross - Gigaton
    Spin the Black Circle - Vitalogy
    Alright - Gigaton
    Buckle Up - Gigaton
    Last Exit - Vitalogy
    Never Destination - Gigaton
    Whipping - Vitalogy
    Take the Long Way - Gigaton
    Satan’s Bed - Vitalogy
    Aya Davanita - Vitalogy
    Hey Foxymophandlemama, That’s Me (Stupidmop) - Vitalogy
    Bugs - Vitalogy
    Pry To - Vitalogy

    No Code/Gigaton

    Red Mosquito - No Code
    Seven O’Clock - Gigaton
    Dance of the Clairvoyants - Gigaton
    Off He Goes - No Code
    In My Tree - No Code
    Who Ever Said - Gigaton
    Quick Escape - Gigaton
    Who You Are - No Code
    Hail, Hail - No Code
    Retrograde - Gigaton
    Comes Then Goes - Gigaton
    Present Tense - No Code
    Superblood Wolfmoon - Gigaton
    Mankind - No Code
    River Cross - Gigaton
    Alright - Gigaton
    Buckle Up - Gigaton
    Smile - No Code
    Never Destination - Gigaton
    Sometimes - No Code
    Take the Long Way - Gigaton
    Around the Bend - No Code
    Lukin - No Code
    I’m Open - No Code
    Habit - No Code

    I see you like the shiny new object.  DO this again in a couple of years, changes would be interesting.
    hippiemom = goodness
  • JV267526
    JV267526 Posts: 203
    cincybearcat said:
    JV267526 said:
    There really isn't a bad song on the album, just songs I like more. This is one of the things for me that makes this such a great album is that it is all killer with no filler. 1-12 is good. Everyone has their own opinions and tastes, but to me after about 20 listens top to bottom in the last few days, its better songs measure up with those on No Code, Yield and Vitalogy, but in my opinion the lesser songs on Gigaton are much stronger than those of the lesser songs on other albums. Ten and Vs for me are at the top, musically, and also due to their cultural significance, but I am starting to think this album might rank as their 3rd best for me. Gigaton is a grower, and since the first listen my fondness for it is continuing to grow, as you listen to subtleties and intricacies that you don't hear on the first couple of listens, because it is all so new.

    Obviously this is my opinion, but I tried a little exercise with Vitalogy and No Code and intermixed the songs from Gigaton with first, Vitalogy and then No Code, ranking them, and for me it turned out as follows:

    Vitalogy/Gigaton

    Betterman - Vitalogy
    Seven O’Clock - Gigaton
    Corduroy - Vitalogy
    Dance of the Clairvoyants - Gigaton
    Who Ever Said - Gigaton
    Quick Escape - Gigaton
    Immortality - Vitalogy
    Retrograde - Gigaton
    Comes Then Goes - Gigaton
    Nothingman - Vitalogy
    Superblood Wolfmoon - Gigaton
    Not For You - Vitalogy
    Tremor Christ - Vitalogy
    River Cross - Gigaton
    Spin the Black Circle - Vitalogy
    Alright - Gigaton
    Buckle Up - Gigaton
    Last Exit - Vitalogy
    Never Destination - Gigaton
    Whipping - Vitalogy
    Take the Long Way - Gigaton
    Satan’s Bed - Vitalogy
    Aya Davanita - Vitalogy
    Hey Foxymophandlemama, That’s Me (Stupidmop) - Vitalogy
    Bugs - Vitalogy
    Pry To - Vitalogy

    No Code/Gigaton

    Red Mosquito - No Code
    Seven O’Clock - Gigaton
    Dance of the Clairvoyants - Gigaton
    Off He Goes - No Code
    In My Tree - No Code
    Who Ever Said - Gigaton
    Quick Escape - Gigaton
    Who You Are - No Code
    Hail, Hail - No Code
    Retrograde - Gigaton
    Comes Then Goes - Gigaton
    Present Tense - No Code
    Superblood Wolfmoon - Gigaton
    Mankind - No Code
    River Cross - Gigaton
    Alright - Gigaton
    Buckle Up - Gigaton
    Smile - No Code
    Never Destination - Gigaton
    Sometimes - No Code
    Take the Long Way - Gigaton
    Around the Bend - No Code
    Lukin - No Code
    I’m Open - No Code
    Habit - No Code

    I see you like the shiny new object.  DO this again in a couple of years, changes would be interesting.
    Maybe there is a bit of shiny new object going on, but I love the balance in this album and the organic feel that it has. It is a grower, not a burner much like No Code, so I am having a tough time thinking my opinion of it will be much less later on. There honestly isn't a bad song on this album. That cannot be said of many albums.
  • cincybearcat
    cincybearcat Posts: 16,840
    JV267526 said:
    cincybearcat said:
    JV267526 said:
    There really isn't a bad song on the album, just songs I like more. This is one of the things for me that makes this such a great album is that it is all killer with no filler. 1-12 is good. Everyone has their own opinions and tastes, but to me after about 20 listens top to bottom in the last few days, its better songs measure up with those on No Code, Yield and Vitalogy, but in my opinion the lesser songs on Gigaton are much stronger than those of the lesser songs on other albums. Ten and Vs for me are at the top, musically, and also due to their cultural significance, but I am starting to think this album might rank as their 3rd best for me. Gigaton is a grower, and since the first listen my fondness for it is continuing to grow, as you listen to subtleties and intricacies that you don't hear on the first couple of listens, because it is all so new.

    Obviously this is my opinion, but I tried a little exercise with Vitalogy and No Code and intermixed the songs from Gigaton with first, Vitalogy and then No Code, ranking them, and for me it turned out as follows:

    Vitalogy/Gigaton

    Betterman - Vitalogy
    Seven O’Clock - Gigaton
    Corduroy - Vitalogy
    Dance of the Clairvoyants - Gigaton
    Who Ever Said - Gigaton
    Quick Escape - Gigaton
    Immortality - Vitalogy
    Retrograde - Gigaton
    Comes Then Goes - Gigaton
    Nothingman - Vitalogy
    Superblood Wolfmoon - Gigaton
    Not For You - Vitalogy
    Tremor Christ - Vitalogy
    River Cross - Gigaton
    Spin the Black Circle - Vitalogy
    Alright - Gigaton
    Buckle Up - Gigaton
    Last Exit - Vitalogy
    Never Destination - Gigaton
    Whipping - Vitalogy
    Take the Long Way - Gigaton
    Satan’s Bed - Vitalogy
    Aya Davanita - Vitalogy
    Hey Foxymophandlemama, That’s Me (Stupidmop) - Vitalogy
    Bugs - Vitalogy
    Pry To - Vitalogy

    No Code/Gigaton

    Red Mosquito - No Code
    Seven O’Clock - Gigaton
    Dance of the Clairvoyants - Gigaton
    Off He Goes - No Code
    In My Tree - No Code
    Who Ever Said - Gigaton
    Quick Escape - Gigaton
    Who You Are - No Code
    Hail, Hail - No Code
    Retrograde - Gigaton
    Comes Then Goes - Gigaton
    Present Tense - No Code
    Superblood Wolfmoon - Gigaton
    Mankind - No Code
    River Cross - Gigaton
    Alright - Gigaton
    Buckle Up - Gigaton
    Smile - No Code
    Never Destination - Gigaton
    Sometimes - No Code
    Take the Long Way - Gigaton
    Around the Bend - No Code
    Lukin - No Code
    I’m Open - No Code
    Habit - No Code

    I see you like the shiny new object.  DO this again in a couple of years, changes would be interesting.
    Maybe there is a bit of shiny new object going on, but I love the balance in this album and the organic feel that it has. It is a grower, not a burner much like No Code, so I am having a tough time thinking my opinion of it will be much less later on. There honestly isn't a bad song on this album. That cannot be said of many albums.
    I may be projecting some as I am super impressed overall after my 2nd listen...but I tend to get that way with the new albums. ;)
    hippiemom = goodness
  • Tjm007
    Tjm007 Posts: 189
    Can’t believe the love for Buckle up.

    Take that and DoTC out and it’s a killer album.
  • cincybearcat
    cincybearcat Posts: 16,840
    Tjm007 said:
    Can’t believe the love for Buckle up.

    Take that and DoTC out and it’s a killer album.
    Love it.  Love them both.  Good thing we no longer have tapes and you can skip easily or even setup your own album playlist! enjoy your killer album!
    hippiemom = goodness
  • Daron Oshay
    Daron Oshay Middletown, NJ Posts: 2,592
    It’s incredible. Crazy how relevant the lyrics are right now. They sound energized and fired up. So happy. Can’t wait to hear these live
  • RunIntoTheRain
    RunIntoTheRain Texas Posts: 1,032
    Seven O'Clock brought me to tears. I don't know why but it really hit me.
    Listened to the whole thing once through. Wow. Fantastic job. As with all PJ music, the songs will move around on my list of favorites but there isn't one that I can't listen to at all.
    What a gift this band is to us. Thank you.

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