Dark Matter in Theaters

SB51117

AS242348 said:

SB51117 said:

Pretty empty at start time in Crawley too - looked liked 20ish tickets sold

I’m not surprised at £19.50 a ticket - I thought about it for two minutes and decided it wasn’t worth driving all that way.

Agreed - it was the only in the South East counties as well - we did get a refund and a voucher for another film but it was an evening life wasted

23scidoo

Better than Backspacer..all i can say right now..

Spiritual_Chaos

pjl44 said:

 It was also interesting that the first play had an interlude between Stevie and Running but the second play did not.

Because there not being visuals done for it like for the actual songs? I take it, these visuals were mainly done to play during the songs for the youtube uploads (and now also used on this tour and for the theatrical thing). Like the Gigaton stock-footage edits.

aisleseats

Spiritual_Chaos said:

pjl44 said:

 It was also interesting that the first play had an interlude between Stevie and Running but the second play did not.

Because there not being visuals done for it like for the actual songs? I take it, these visuals were mainly done to play during the songs for the youtube uploads (and now also used on this tour and for the theatrical thing). Like the Gigaton stock-footage edits.

I really hope these aren't the visuals for the tour. If so, I think most of us would vote for the return of rear stage seats instead.

breakmarysfall

smiling all over and hearing still the sound in my head this morning.

..it had been full house/ theater (even 2 rooms, each almost sold out - tix for 12 €) in Munich ...what a nice surprise to me 👍 
And the spirit was great, too, all so nice ppl of all ages around, many with PJ shirts on just like at concerts- what another lovely surprise. 

The sound was also good, not perfect but dolby, so you could hear every detail in the sound mix;
and: the show started right on time, directly.

What to say about this first time ever music experience?  Just Wow! 

Again, I am very impressed and stunned by the excellent new album!  Another growing up to masterpiece. I truly like every song. Some blew me away right from the start, others got me at the second listening with the full understanding of the wonderful lyrics.
anyway, dark matter is already crawling into me, the Pearl Jam fever has lighten up, again 😛 and I love it! 

So, Thanks for the wonderful music again;
Thank you, Pearl Jam, still!

mvw

shawnb199 said:

The experience in Woburn, MA wasn’t perfect (it started almost 30 minutes late, the sound wasn’t great, there was a super obnoxious woman), but the album is awesome. 

I’m not somebody who dislikes the recent stuff (I love both Avocado and Gigaton), but I think this is their best album in 25 years. The run from Wreckage to Waiting for Stevie is phenomenal, and I was singing the chorus to Setting Sun over and over the whole way home. 

marumaruko

JR8321 said:

I went to Milford Cinemark (eastern Cincy).

Just got home. We had a few young'uns in our audience. Mostly Gen X for sure.  Some lady definitely in her 60s stood up right before it started and said "Is this a Pearl Jam crowd? You're too quiet!".  That got some cheers. We had about 20% full. Decent vibe but wish it was more crowded. The theater botched the sound though. It was way too quiet for the first half of the first playing. People yelling "turn it up!" after the first song. Someone left and complained after 3 songs.  And they finally turned it up after 5-6 songs and it was better, but still muddled. We definitely did not get the Atmos mix.  I knew that was possible but did not expect it to sound quieter than a movie.  All in all, still a positive experience. Still digesting the tunes.  Jeff’s intro was cool. . I thought the visualizers were meh. 

Something Special was not as bad as some have said. Not gonna be a favorite of mine  but not necessarily cringeworthy either. 

I'd say DM through Running was my fav stretch. Setting Sun a beautiful closer, sad then hopeful. 

At any given time I heard some elements of Yield, Binaural, Vs., Backspacer. But also Floyd, S Garden, The Who, u2, Petty, Bad Religion.  Again, my sound was a little muddled even when the volume improved. But Cameron definitely shining as reviews have stated. I hear some quirky Stone riffage, and most of Mike's solos hit for me. 

Very eager to listen at home with proper sound. And of course live 🙌🏻.

Basically, Something special seems to be a song that goes 50/50, tear inducing for those who can relate with own kids or close family and those who can't relate and find it cringeworthy. 

I'm in the first group. 

PB71405

Foriginal Sin said:

How to view after the fact? No theatres near me 

It will more than likely be on YouTube after the album drops

JPPJ84

rahjiim said:

JPPJ84 said:

Ten minutes to go! Nice turnout in Hamburg, it’s being shown in two cinemas here

We're were you, cinemax or Mundsburg? What did you think of the sound? 

Mundsburg! You? I saw someone who looked so much like you but then I decided it wasn’t you 😄
the sound was really good but could’ve been a bit louder 

JPPJ84

PJammin' said:

Gern Blansten said:

Loved it... Great album. React respond the standout for me. 

React, Respond has that PJ quirkiness to it. Great track…and it got some ovation in the theater. 

Funny, I absolutely dislike that one

rahjiim

JPPJ84 said:

rahjiim said:

JPPJ84 said:

Ten minutes to go! Nice turnout in Hamburg, it’s being shown in two cinemas here

We're were you, cinemax or Mundsburg? What did you think of the sound? 

Mundsburg! You? I saw someone who looked so much like you but then I decided it wasn’t you 😄
the sound was really good but could’ve been a bit louder 

Yes, I was looking for someone who was not sure if she was going to make it. I couldn't figure out how to book tickets for cinemax Damtor, so I wonder how many showed up there, and if it would have sounded better. 

PJammin'

JPPJ84 said:

PJammin' said:

Gern Blansten said:

Loved it... Great album. React respond the standout for me. 

React, Respond has that PJ quirkiness to it. Great track…and it got some ovation in the theater. 

Funny, I absolutely dislike that one

That’s how I used to feel about Deep, Spin the Black Circle, Pilate, and Sleight of Hand too. 🤷‍♂️ 

Micheyb21

The odeon cinemas version of in the dark meant leaving surround lights on which wasnt great. Not a fan of the visuals either - they made me sleepy (that might also be my age though ha). Was great having the lyrics up to translate too. First listen - loved up to and including Running- end tracks i need to hear again. Definitely get U2 and Pink Floyd vibes. Some are definitely going to be great live.

Something Special not as bad as i thought would be- still reminds me of a 80/90s family tv sitcom theme style but the lyrics are great and I get the sentiment. Probably will still sit on my skip list though.

I would also agree that Ed seems diminished in it all- the rest are smashing it and actually in some ways I like they are all at the front shining brightly.

i also wish had been a bit more like Metallica 72 seasons album experience with snippets of them talking about the songs - but overall positive

Looking forward to Friday

BF25394

JPPJ84 said:

PJammin' said:

Gern Blansten said:

Loved it... Great album. React respond the standout for me. 

React, Respond has that PJ quirkiness to it. Great track…and it got some ovation in the theater. 

Funny, I absolutely dislike that one

How absolute can your feeling be after two listens?

RW8297

23scidoo said:

Better than Backspacer..all i can say right now..

Everything is better than Backspacer,...

JPPJ84

BF25394 said:

JPPJ84 said:

PJammin' said:

Gern Blansten said:

Loved it... Great album. React respond the standout for me. 

React, Respond has that PJ quirkiness to it. Great track…and it got some ovation in the theater. 

Funny, I absolutely dislike that one

How absolute can your feeling be after two listens?

Absolute enough for the moment 😉 

syzygy523

Really enjoyed the record and am absolutely fascinated by Setting Sun. 

Maybe a dumb question - Did anyone else get zero lyrics for Got to Give until the very end? Wasn't sure if that was by design or if my theater just had it framed wrong on the screen

BlueLedbetter

syzygy523 said:

Really enjoyed the record and am absolutely fascinated by Setting Sun. 

Maybe a dumb question - Did anyone else get zero lyrics for Got to Give until the very end? Wasn't sure if that was by design or if my theater just had it framed wrong on the screen

Same lyrics issue for me, I was also at the listening party in London last month and 1 song didn't have lyrics think it was the same song 

David.Narwhal

I absolutely enjoyed this experience! What a way to take in the new album being in a dark room to really listen and then take it in again with the lyrics and visuals. Loved it! (Yes, I wish we could have done this with Gigaton...)

A few thoughts...

• I have not enjoyed a new album first listen like that in last 25 years; make no mistake, I have loved Pearl Jam releases over the last 25 years, but every element of this album was on overdrive and I was hooked on first listen to the whole damn thing. Big smile the whole time.
• Those clips of "Something Special" were nice teasers to have but did not do that song justice until I heard the whole thing
• I hope we get a lot of Dark Matter played on tour because I can tell these songs are going to be amazing live

Enjoy! Can't wait for Friday!!

We All Believe

I went last night. Speakers blew after the first 4 songs, took 20 minutes to fix lol.

I'm not impressed with DM. I want to like it more, but I think it's meh so far. Hoping things change when I can actually give it a serious listen, vs. at a movie theater behind assholes who talked the entire night and ignored people's requests to shut the fuck up.

I have no kids of my own. My Goddaughters are as close as I'll get. That being said, "Something Special" makes "The Haves" look like "Stairway To Heaven" lol. It's awful.