Reviews of Gigaton

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  • False_Belief
    False_Belief Cardiff Posts: 763
    pjpjpaul said:
    False_Belief said:
    Celticskemba8 said:
    Hey, Big Thief are great! Haha
    ^^^^^
    Going to see them this summer at The National in RVA. Can't wait. Hopefully the public health scenario is better by then.
    Saw them a couple of weeks ago in London.  They were phenomenal. 

    Leeds 2006, London 2007, Hartford 2008, London Shepherds Bush 2009, London O2 2009, Dublin 2010, London Hyde Park 2010, Amsterdam 1 2012, Amsterdam 2 2012, Berlin 1 2012, EV solo London 30/7/2012, Berlin 2014, Stockholm 2014, Milton Keynes 2014, Amsterdam 1 2018, London 1 2018, London 2 2018, EV solo Dublin 2019, London 1 2022, London 2 2022, New York City 2022 

  • stuckinline
    stuckinline Posts: 3,407
    “Quick Escape” might be the best of the bunch. Penned by Jeff Ament and relying on his rumbling basslines, the song rides a grinding, uncomfortable groove underpinning talk of fleeing to far-flung lands to seek refuge from the headlines of the day, before rupturing into a chorus that, no joke, feels like it could’ve been on one of Pearl Jam’s early ’90s releases.
  • Lostpawn
    Lostpawn Posts: 414
    edited March 2020
    Hey, Big Thief are great! Haha
    Ha!  My point exactly. I love that people have different tastes. Lots of artists out there, we won’t all love them all. 

    BTW musically I like them a lot. I just don’t dig her voice. Something about it just grates on me. 

    ETA: I probably would never have listened to those albums if not for the reviews. I’m grateful I did, even though I ultimately am not a fan. 
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  • demetrios
    demetrios Posts: 98,322

  • cp3iverson
    cp3iverson Posts: 8,702
    Loving these reviews
  • CarryTheZero
    CarryTheZero Posts: 3,548
    Can’t find it online yet, but Entertainment Weekly’s review is a strong B+!
  • Daron Oshay
    Daron Oshay Middletown, NJ Posts: 2,595
    demetrios said:

    Oh wow that has me excited. I’m reading it right that Stone and Matt sing lead on two songs?
  • KN219077
    KN219077 Montana Posts: 1,202
    Pretty good reviews. Love hearing that it’s a return to form for the band. 
  • cp3iverson
    cp3iverson Posts: 8,702
    CarryTheZero said:
    Can’t find it online yet, but Entertainment Weekly’s review is a strong B+!
    Take a pic of it?
  • igotid88
    igotid88 Posts: 28,760
    They always get good reviews. Doesn't mean you guys won't find a way to hate it
    I miss igotid88
  • CarryTheZero
    CarryTheZero Posts: 3,548
    Oddly, that Spin article says Stone and Matt have vocals in one song each. Misprint? It is the songs they wrote.
  • CarryTheZero
    CarryTheZero Posts: 3,548
    I’d take a pic, but not sure how to link photos on into the forum. I have no social media so I can’t embed the photo in.
  • KN219077
    KN219077 Montana Posts: 1,202
    igotid88 said:
    They always get good reviews. Doesn't mean you guys won't find a way to hate it
    I think it’s fair to base the work on its own merit and not just give it a pass because it’s from your favorite band.
  • JPPJ84
    JPPJ84 Hamburg, Germany Posts: 3,464
    edited March 2020
    An earlier review said Ed is singing all the songs but didn’t write them all 🤷🏼‍♀️ This one is very specific about it: https://www.guerrillacandy.com/2020/03/09/10-details-to-know-about-pearl-jams-gigaton/
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  • YourDirtisMyfood
    YourDirtisMyfood Boston Posts: 4,668
    CarryTheZero said:
    Can’t find it online yet, but Entertainment Weekly’s review is a strong B+!
    Just about to post this.  By Sarah Rodman for the 2 page article.  Has Scarlett Johannson on the cover.
  • CarryTheZero
    CarryTheZero Posts: 3,548
    edited March 2020
    Yes! That issue. Post it if you can. Great two page spread. EW does not always cover PJ much and they are not given to giving great reviews to them (I tend to ignore them). So this one has me excited!
  • cp3iverson
    cp3iverson Posts: 8,702
    edited March 2020
    CarryTheZero said:
    Yes! That issue. Post it if you can. Great two page spread. EW does not always cover PJ much and they are not given to giving great reviews to them (I tend to ignore them). So this one has me excited!
    Hey just take a pic with your phone and then click on this to browse to it



  • CarryTheZero
    CarryTheZero Posts: 3,548

  • CarryTheZero
    CarryTheZero Posts: 3,548
    Thanks for the tip!

    Well they went in out of order, but read bottom to top.

    There was a side bar about their best studio covers: Crazy Mary, Love, Reign O’er Me, and Last Kiss.
  • cp3iverson
    cp3iverson Posts: 8,702
    Thanks!!!!

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