New Pearl Jam Album .. has been heard! :)

justam

HeavyHands wrote:

justam wrote:

That picture was taken in 2006. (March maybe?)

K. Thanks for the clarification.

samnation

The reporter added this to his blog today:

http://hearyoume3.blogspot.com/2009/05/ ... in-uk.html

You know what? Seattle was amazing - I had such an amazing time, met so many amazing people and went so many amazing places. Pearl Jam, and all the people who work with them, were brilliant. The interviews were good, as I posted the other day, the record is my favourite in years (since 'Yield' at least), and they were kind enough to invite us into their warehouse-cum-HQ, where they rehearse, run their fanclub, produce their merchandise, and keep all the stuff they've accumulated over the years (boxes upon boxes of fan letters stretching back decades, the original cut out letters from the 'Ten' sleeve, a collection of surf boards with the bands portraits on them... and I'll save the rest of the details for the forthcoming NME piece!) For a Pearl Jam fan, it's Mecca! That said, I think my favourite part of the entire trip, was when - upon leaving - Jeff Ament (who'd remembered that I'd said I was a big Black Flag fan when I was interview him) came running out of the warehouse - in an orange Venom shirt! - to give me a copy of the new record by Deranged Diction, his old/reformed hardcore band. Nice guy...

Lizard

samnation wrote:

The reporter added this to his blog today:

http://hearyoume3.blogspot.com/2009/05/ ... in-uk.html

You know what? Seattle was amazing - I had such an amazing time, met so many amazing people and went so many amazing places. Pearl Jam, and all the people who work with them, were brilliant. The interviews were good, as I posted the other day, the record is my favourite in years (since 'Yield' at least), and they were kind enough to invite us into their warehouse-cum-HQ, where they rehearse, run their fanclub, produce their merchandise, and keep all the stuff they've accumulated over the years (boxes upon boxes of fan letters stretching back decades, the original cut out letters from the 'Ten' sleeve, a collection of surf boards with the bands portraits on them... and I'll save the rest of the details for the forthcoming NME piece!) For a Pearl Jam fan, it's Mecca! That said, I think my favourite part of the entire trip, was when - upon leaving - Jeff Ament (who'd remembered that I'd said I was a big Black Flag fan when I was interview him) came running out of the warehouse - in an orange Venom shirt! - to give me a copy of the new record by Deranged Diction, his old/reformed hardcore band. Nice guy...

EXCITING!!!!!!!

DewieCox

samnation wrote:

The reporter added this to his blog today:

http://hearyoume3.blogspot.com/2009/05/ ... in-uk.html

You know what? Seattle was amazing - I had such an amazing time, met so many amazing people and went so many amazing places. Pearl Jam, and all the people who work with them, were brilliant. The interviews were good, as I posted the other day, the record is my favourite in years (since 'Yield' at least), and they were kind enough to invite us into their warehouse-cum-HQ, where they rehearse, run their fanclub, produce their merchandise, and keep all the stuff they've accumulated over the years (boxes upon boxes of fan letters stretching back decades, the original cut out letters from the 'Ten' sleeve, a collection of surf boards with the bands portraits on them... and I'll save the rest of the details for the forthcoming NME piece!) For a Pearl Jam fan, it's Mecca! That said, I think my favourite part of the entire trip, was when - upon leaving - Jeff Ament (who'd remembered that I'd said I was a big Black Flag fan when I was interview him) came running out of the warehouse - in an orange Venom shirt! - to give me a copy of the new record by Deranged Diction, his old/reformed hardcore band. Nice guy...

:shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock:

BEST SINCE YIELD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!????????????????????? Holy f'in shit. Hopefully he has similar feeling about PJ albums as I.

HeavyHands

samnation wrote:

The reporter added this to his blog today:

http://hearyoume3.blogspot.com/2009/05/ ... in-uk.html

...the record is my favourite in years (since 'Yield' at least)...

Can anyone qualify this guy's tastes? Cuz honestly I thought "Pearl Jam" was the bands best album since Yield.

DewieCox

HeavyHands wrote:

samnation wrote:

The reporter added this to his blog today:

http://hearyoume3.blogspot.com/2009/05/ ... in-uk.html

...the record is my favourite in years (since 'Yield' at least)...

Can anyone qualify this guy's tastes? Cuz honestly I thought "Pearl Jam" was the bands best album since Yield.

How could that be? Binaural came out after Yield and it's better than S/T.

Gardenparty

HeavyHands wrote:

samnation wrote:

The reporter added this to his blog today:

http://hearyoume3.blogspot.com/2009/05/ ... in-uk.html

...the record is my favourite in years (since 'Yield' at least)...

Can anyone qualify this guy's tastes? Cuz honestly I thought "Pearl Jam" was the bands best album since Yield.

Tough to qualify anybodies tastes because we wall have different opinions.

I think Yield is better than anything they've put out since then. Binaural is close behind. Riot Act and S/T are just okay

not to mention he's probbaly only heard it 1-3 times so it's tough to really say

Gonzo1977

Whoa..
Now that's a game changer!!!

Saying that this album is his "Favorite since Yield" makes this excruciating wait for this goddamn album to drop even harder.

I mean, how in the Holy Skateboarding Jesus Christ are we expected to sit around and wait patiently until
"Sometime In The Late Fall" with this kind of talk being tossed around?

This is borderline cruelty to all of us devoted fiends.

If this album is even half the size of "Yield" I'm surely going to have to commit to the fact that 2010 is going to be and expensive and grueling year of following this goddamn band all over hells half acre.

It's like 1998 all over again.

Shit.

soulsinging

DewieCox wrote:

samnation wrote:

The reporter added this to his blog today:

http://hearyoume3.blogspot.com/2009/05/ ... in-uk.html

You know what? Seattle was amazing - I had such an amazing time, met so many amazing people and went so many amazing places. Pearl Jam, and all the people who work with them, were brilliant. The interviews were good, as I posted the other day, the record is my favourite in years (since 'Yield' at least), and they were kind enough to invite us into their warehouse-cum-HQ, where they rehearse, run their fanclub, produce their merchandise, and keep all the stuff they've accumulated over the years (boxes upon boxes of fan letters stretching back decades, the original cut out letters from the 'Ten' sleeve, a collection of surf boards with the bands portraits on them... and I'll save the rest of the details for the forthcoming NME piece!) For a Pearl Jam fan, it's Mecca! That said, I think my favourite part of the entire trip, was when - upon leaving - Jeff Ament (who'd remembered that I'd said I was a big Black Flag fan when I was interview him) came running out of the warehouse - in an orange Venom shirt! - to give me a copy of the new record by Deranged Diction, his old/reformed hardcore band. Nice guy...

:shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock:

BEST SINCE YIELD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!????????????????????? Holy f'in shit. Hopefully he has similar feeling about PJ albums as I.

I wouldn't get too excited. Each of the last 3 albums has had the "hardest rocking since vs" or "best since yield" moniker. And honestly, you could say s/t was their best since Yield... and you could be right... but that doesn't mean it's a particularly great album. I'm always pretty skeptical when I read claims like this. As you acknowledge, it doesn't give much info unless you know the guy's tastes, ie. why didn't he like the last few and why does he like Yield?

The Champ

There is a new album on the way? Anyone know when it's gonna drop?

Ok

einatshaul wrote:

Wait, who the hell is this person and why does HE get dibbs??? He doesn't write that well at all!!!

I agree - I don't even know what the hell the point is, except that "its promising"...whatever.

HeavyHands

soulsinging wrote:

I wouldn't get too excited. Each of the last 3 albums has had the "hardest rocking since vs" or "best since yield" moniker. And honestly, you could say s/t was their best since Yield... and you could be right... but that doesn't mean it's a particularly great album. I'm always pretty skeptical when I read claims like this. As you acknowledge, it doesn't give much info unless you know the guy's tastes, ie. why didn't he like the last few and why does he like Yield?

This is exactly my interest in qualifying the guy's tastes. Does anyone know his track record? Does he prefer mellow stuff or harder rocking stuff? Over produced or stripped down? Has he ever given Creed or Nickelback a favorable review? Etc... The ultimate reason is... Why should readers care what this guy thinks if he has terrible tastes or irrelevant opinions? Why should his opinion carry any weight with anyone who reads his review?

Just a thought... It would seem that if PJ are hand picking journalists to review the new album, then the smart thing to do from a marketing perspective would be to pick ones sympathetic towards their work (or at least ones with whom they've had good working relationships with in the past).

Ledbetterdays

The blog has been updated....

"the record is my favourite in years (since Yield at least)"

jack_bass_player

I reckon this is just a complete load of rubbish

This person has not heard the album. And their blog is utter crap.

Deep In The Ocean

THIS IS WHAT I CALL R U M O R S !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

DewieCox

It's been established that this guy is legit^^^ :roll:

100 Pacer

jack_bass_player wrote:

I reckon this is just a complete load of rubbish

This person has not heard the album. And their blog is utter crap.

next time, take the time to read through the entire thread before making the above post, which is essentially a complete load of rubbish given the facts,...

gobrowns19

I think it's safe to assume this album isn't complete yet....and if that's true, any leads Mike may have probably havent been mixed in yet.

IMO

Gardenparty

All early sign point to the album being pretty uptempo for the most part. I think the rolling stone article gives a litttle more insight that this.

from RS-
" Pearl Jam are carrying through with the punchy, melodic energy of their last album. One song, a garage-y composition by Vedder, repeats the lyric "see my friends" over Stooges-meet-the-Who power chords and loose. Johnny Thunders-inspired lead guitar from Mike McCready. Another tune, penned by drummer Matt Cameron, is a bigger surprise: it's sleek power pop, with a Stones-y intro riff-leading into a tight, chiming verse and a catchy vocal melody that wouldn't be out of place on a Kings of Leon record. "That could have been a seven-minute, weird, sideways kind of artsy song with a cool groove," Vedder says. "I thinkered with it after everyone left, and we shrunk it down and turned into somethig else... I'm thinking about set lists: 'Will this be a song we'll play every night?'"

BeerBaron

100 Pacer wrote:

jack_bass_player wrote:

I reckon this is just a complete load of rubbish

This person has not heard the album. And their blog is utter crap.

next time, take the time to read through the entire thread before making the above post, which is essentially a complete load of rubbish given the facts,...

That is what I call getting told.