Gigaton would be a better album if...

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  • Merkin Baller
    Merkin Baller Posts: 12,818
    mfc2006 said:
    Merkin Baller said:
    I friggin' love Buckle Up.
    Me too. If I had to drop one song, it would be Retrograde.
    That would be my vote too... I don't dislike it, but I like every other song more... even Superblood Wolf Moon has grown on me, and I couldn't stand it when I first heard it. 
  • mcgruff10
    mcgruff10 New Jersey Posts: 29,223
    mfc2006 said:
    Merkin Baller said:
    I friggin' love Buckle Up.
    Me too. If I had to drop one song, it would be Retrograde.
    Matt the ending of Retrograde is unreal!!!!
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  • Abe Froman
    Abe Froman Posts: 5,394
    mfc2006 said:
    Merkin Baller said:
    I friggin' love Buckle Up.
    Me too. If I had to drop one song, it would be Retrograde.
    Give the last 90 sec of retrograde a listen with headphones. It’s my favorite part of the album. 
  • mfc2006
    mfc2006 HTOWN Posts: 37,491
    Merkin Baller said:
    mfc2006 said:
    Merkin Baller said:
    I friggin' love Buckle Up.
    Me too. If I had to drop one song, it would be Retrograde.
    That would be my vote too... I don't dislike it, but I like every other song more... even Superblood Wolf Moon has grown on me, and I couldn't stand it when I first heard it. 
    Same---I don't dislike it either, but it's the one I'd choose to leave off.
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  • nicknyr15
    nicknyr15 Posts: 9,464
    Abe Froman said:
    mfc2006 said:
    Merkin Baller said:
    I friggin' love Buckle Up.
    Me too. If I had to drop one song, it would be Retrograde.
    Give the last 90 sec of retrograde a listen with headphones. It’s my favorite part of the album. 
    Rest of the song is unbearably bland to me. I can’t even make it to the awesome ending and it’s just not worth it to me. 
  • F Me In The Brain
    F Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 31,968
    If I had to drop one song it would be song # Fivethroughtwelve
    :lol:   

    Hearing live will make a huge difference with some of those songs, I hope.  Never had a Pearl Jam record I did not like before. 
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  • matt84
    matt84 Posts: 834
    I actually think Buckle Up is one of the better tracks on the album.
  • mfc2006
    mfc2006 HTOWN Posts: 37,491
    mcgruff10 said:
    mfc2006 said:
    Merkin Baller said:
    I friggin' love Buckle Up.
    Me too. If I had to drop one song, it would be Retrograde.
    Matt the ending of Retrograde is unreal!!!!
    The ending is great! Again, I don't dislike the song---just my least favorite.
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  • BloodMeridian80
    BloodMeridian80 Seattle Posts: 717
    edited March 2021
    mfc2006 said:
    Merkin Baller said:
    I friggin' love Buckle Up.
    Me too. If I had to drop one song, it would be Retrograde.
    I friggin’ love retrograde, lol. I think that’s one thing to notice - there doesn’t seem to be much consensus on what’s weak on the album. Kinda highlights it’s a really good album.
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  • mcgruff10
    mcgruff10 New Jersey Posts: 29,223
    Take the long way, buckle up and seven o clock are in my bottom tier.  Everyone thing else is pretty damn solid.  
    I'll ride the wave where it takes me......
  • mfc2006
    mfc2006 HTOWN Posts: 37,491
    mcgruff10 said:
    Take the long way, buckle up and seven o clock are in my bottom tier.  Everyone thing else is pretty damn solid.  
    Seven O Clock & Buckle Up are 2 of my favorites. Great album, really. Not any "filler".
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  • iOnlyownMymind
    iOnlyownMymind Posts: 2,969
    edited March 2021
    I like Get it Back better than any song on Gigaton.  I guess I am very much a Ten through Riot Act and Lost Dogs guy, a decent amount of self titled and few songs here or there since.  There is not one song on Gigaton that totally grabs me from start to finish.  I wish I did enjoy it, really and I listened to it a lot over the first 4 months it was out.  Hope to be surprised to hear the songs live.  Also, happy that so many fans rank it as high as they do! 
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  • tbergs
    tbergs Posts: 10,513
    ...it had been recorded in my house and backyard. 
    It's a hopeless situation...
  • Foriginal Sin
    Foriginal Sin Scottsdale, AZ Posts: 1,878
    Everyone enjoyed it for what it is. Listening to it last March it was like the band predicted Covid
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  • JT167846
    JT167846 Posts: 996
    Love the album-just so solid and the things I'd change are few and far between-enough so that I don't skip anything. I'm not a fan of the lyrical phrasing on 7OC, the direct mentions of Trump make me cringe a bit despite my inability to stand 45 (plus I don't mind Bu$hleaguer), BU is a bit meh to me and I can't tap into the intensity of RC even though I know it's there. But what's good is everyone's suggestions are different so no obvious universally regarded bad moments and it seems only a minority don't like it as much as they thought they would.
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  • JT167846
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    Foriginal Sin said:
    Everyone enjoyed it for what it is. Listening to it last March it was like the band predicted Covid
    Tool did a pretty good job of it too with Fear Inoculum 😂
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  • leep75
    leep75 Posts: 278
    Tjm007 said:
    lastexitlondon said:
    Just get rid of buckle up and add anything.  
    Will Buckle up ever be played live ?
    Buckle up is straight up garbage...It's their worst song since The Fixer.
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  • lastexitlondon
    lastexitlondon Posts: 15,069
    leep75 said:
    Tjm007 said:
    lastexitlondon said:
    Just get rid of buckle up and add anything.  
    Will Buckle up ever be played live ?
    Buckle up is straight up garbage...It's their worst song since The Fixer.
    This 


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  • TheBeardedFellow
    TheBeardedFellow Posts: 330
    Buckle Up is rad. 
  • lexicondevil
    lexicondevil Posts: 2,317
    I'm gonna be honest and say that this album has not taken for me yet. Yet. DOTC really raised my hopes for the album. It is so different from their other stuff and is well written and arranged. I was excited for this different sound and hoped that the rest of the album might follow suit. It was an anomaly and I'm still kinda pouting about it. ;)
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