Best song on DM?

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  • Gern Blansten
    Gern Blansten Mar-A-Lago Posts: 22,250
    Setting Sun
    tbergs said:
    Those first few lyrics to Waiting for Stevie are so powerful to me. Just hits home so hard in the context of life at this point. Beautiful, sad and profound all in one.

    Edit: Lyrics and music from them hasn't hit this hard since I Got ID, which is probably one of my all time favorites.
    same....I Got ID is my absolute favorite PJ song...some would argue it's not PJ but whatevs

    Totally agree on the lyrics...I thought the same thing
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  • GlowGirl
    GlowGirl New York, NY Posts: 12,121
    Upper Hand
    Jdub5521 said:
    I am surprised by the relative lack of love for Got To Give. Song rocks. 

    I love the second half of got to give. That ending will sound amazing live.
  • Tjm007
    Tjm007 Posts: 189
    Setting Sun
    spankyMP said:
    Right now, Waiting For Stevie.
    This - it’s the melodic dare I say it “grunge” banger with the shred solo that we’ve been needing. Best PJ song for 15-20 years.
  • spankyMP
    spankyMP NY to NC to NH Posts: 2,019
    Waiting For Stevie
    Tjm007 said:
    spankyMP said:
    Right now, Waiting For Stevie.
    This - it’s the melodic dare I say it “grunge” banger with the shred solo that we’ve been needing. Best PJ song for 15-20 years.
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  • schaefferlax
    schaefferlax Posts: 467
    Tjm007 said:
     spankyMP said:
    Right now, Waiting For Stevie.
    This - it’s the melodic dare I say it “grunge” banger with the shred solo that we’ve been needing. Best PJ song for 15-20 years.
    Tjm007 said:
    spankyMP said:
    Right now, Waiting For Stevie.
    This - it’s the melodic dare I say it “grunge” banger with the shred solo that we’ve been needing. Best PJ song for 15-20 years.
    Tjm007 said:
    spankyMP said:
    Right now, Waiting For Stevie.
    This - it’s the melodic dare I say it “grunge” banger with the shred solo that we’ve been needing. Best PJ song for 15-20 years.
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  • bobasfeet
    bobasfeet Posts: 1,195
    edited April 2024
    I'm showing my age but does anyone hear Michael Hutchence-sque vocal cadence (the one thing) in the verses of React / Respond?
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  • BSully
    BSully Indiana Posts: 1,501
    React, Respond
    Looks like I'm in the minority on this, but after 3 listens, this one is floating to the top for me.
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  • BSully
    BSully Indiana Posts: 1,501
    React, Respond
    Vedd Hedd said:
    This was tough.  Wanted to put Waiting for Stevie.  It might be that eventually, especially live.  I went with React, Respond for now.  But SOF, UH, WT...need to hear them more, and live, to really judge. 
    Yeah, it's tough to pick so this early. But I agree with you on these.
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  • spankyMP
    spankyMP NY to NC to NH Posts: 2,019
    edited April 2024
    Waiting For Stevie
    BSully said:
    Looks like I'm in the minority on this, but after 3 listens, this one is floating to the top for me.
    What is it, 5 songs pulling at least 10% of the vote? That’s not too shabby and not including Dark Matter.

    This is tough competition.
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  • Jdub5521
    Jdub5521 Posts: 163
    GlowGirl said:
    Jdub5521 said:
    I am surprised by the relative lack of love for Got To Give. Song rocks. 

    I love the second half of got to give. That ending will sound amazing live.
    Right?! I think some are turned off by the first 20 seconds, but it picks up. 
  • MikeDigs
    MikeDigs Santa Monica, CA Posts: 1,680
    React, Respond
    Jdub5521 said:
    GlowGirl said:
    Jdub5521 said:
    I am surprised by the relative lack of love for Got To Give. Song rocks. 

    I love the second half of got to give. That ending will sound amazing live.
    Right?! I think some are turned off by the first 20 seconds, but it picks up. 
    Now that I've sat with the album after a few spins, I agree that Got To Give does rock. I love the whole track, and it's placement is refreshing with a nice uplifting boost before the beautiful Setting Sun closes it out. Then on repeat, even Setting Sun flows so nicely in to Scared of Fear. I'm just spinning Dark Matter all day on repeat, no skips and it feels great.
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  • Vedd Hedd
    Vedd Hedd Posts: 4,631
    React, Respond
    For those not digging setting sun yet....damn that 2nd half of that song is fucking epic. 
    Turn this anger into
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  • hadfiiw
    hadfiiw Posts: 218
    React, Respond
    For now "React, Respond" REALLY loud.  Can't wait to see what they do with that one live.
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  • iOnlyownMymind
    iOnlyownMymind Posts: 2,955
    I like the ending to React Respond and parts here and there but it overall give me vibes of My Father's Son which I don't like. 
  • Attaway77
    Attaway77 Posts: 3,771
    Got to Give
    After quite a few plays, I'm still sticking with Got To Give. Great song cranked up.....
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  • RoleModelsinBlood31
    RoleModelsinBlood31 Austin TX Posts: 6,242
    React, Respond
    RR has the coolest guitar tone on the album to me
    I'm like an opening band for your mom.
  • Spags
    Spags Leigh-on-Sea, UK Posts: 3,057
    Upper Hand
    Just had my first listen and my ears feel like they should be smoking a cigarette right now! 
    Nature drunk and High
  • eeriepadave
    eeriepadave West Chester, PA Posts: 43,252
    gonna give it a few more listens before I vote.

    I do like Scared of Fear, React/Respond and Waiting for Stevie a lot though.
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  • BloodMeridian80
    BloodMeridian80 Seattle Posts: 715
    Scared of Fear
    I went with Scared of Fear, but could have easily voted for Wreckage, Stevie, or Setting Sun. Really, just about every song except one has something special that I love. Very good album.
  • AnimalCh1n
    AnimalCh1n Posts: 86
    Upper Hand
    All responses that are not Upper Hand are in question. 
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