New Pearl Jam Album Gigaton Available March 27

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  • AR288142
    AR288142 Posts: 20
    halv said:
    I am truly loving this album. It's pretty much everything I hoped it would be. I love that most of the songs are close to 5 minutes. They experiment with sounds and let the songs breathe. And some real heartfelt and emotional moments. The first time I listened to Quick Escape on headphones I was actually punching the air. That song is going to be ridiculous live.
    +1 to this. This album is a lot of fun to listen to and dissect the layers.

  • WhiteMaleRat
    WhiteMaleRat Posts: 302
    just ordered the cd through the ten club. with the Covid-19, anybody have any idea how long this will take to get?
    "This guy back here is giving me the ole one more....one more back to you buddy."

    - Mr. Edward Vedder 7/11/03


  • ac281090
    ac281090 new jersey Posts: 37
    delivered to NJ Friday April 3rd.
  • bazzer
    bazzer Posts: 3,126
    Natashapearljamfan said:
    bazzer said:
    I don't think there's any way to get a physical copy in New Zealand. I suppose the 10C one might arrive by post but i doubt it. That's OK, I'll listen on Spotify etc.
    Im in Australia and ordered from JB hi-fi I got an email today it's getting sent via Toll so I should get it tomorrow. If they can do that in Australia I'm sure you can get it in NZ. Good luck in tracking it down. 
    It's old news now but we are on full Level 4 lockdown, so only essential businesses were/are open. Even though I would argue this is essential, don't think the government would have agreed. Some people did get their orders from overseas though, the post is still working. :)
  • ianh42
    ianh42 Posts: 260
    I logged on to see what the PJ Faithful were saying about the new album as I've given it at least a spin a day since dropping.  It is SOOOO good as each and every one has been.  I'm loving most of what Eddie laid down on it the most.  The early favorites early releases are good and a few others are GREAT.  It opens with an absolute kick ass EV written jam in Who Ever Said that has grown to be on of my top 5 on the album and better than both early releases. That said SBWM is an instant gym/workout necessity.  I can't get enough of Comes Then Goes, which is arguably my favorite on the LP.  Also digging Never Destination, Alright and Retrograde with excitement to hear QE live. Seven O'Clock is growing on me, but the best song on the record is River Cross.  So much emotion, super heavy with the organ, and this song has been around.  Me my wife and son were fortunate to be at Ohana Fest in 2017 and Eddie opened with River Cross and it was so fucking powerful live.  I sure hope to God I get to see the band play this together in September this year, and even more importantly that the tour gets back on track sometime in 2020.  Enjoy the album and see you at a future show!!! @dana26s. 
    Living in a SOLAT...SJ 11/95 SD 11/95 BB 10/96 Oak 11/97 SD 7/98 LA 7/98 BB 10/99 LV 10/00 San B 10/00 Irvine 6/03 SD 6/03 LA 7/06 Fonda 7/06 SB 7/06 DC 6/08 LA 9-30 10-6 & 10-7-09 SD 10-9-09 SD 11/13 LA1&2 11/13 MIL 10/14 OHANA FEST 2016, 2017, 2019, 2021 (EV, PJ and PJ Encore 1) SD 5/3/22 LA 5/6/22 LA 5/7/22 Fresno 5/16/22 LA 5/21/24 LA 5/22/24 OHANA FEST 9/27/24
  • southernmanfan
    southernmanfan Johannesburg, South Africa Posts: 1,029
    I am just loving this album.
    It is most welcome in this very difficult time. 
    rustedsigns
  • bettermen
    bettermen Posts: 4
    Pearl Jam made their name out of a financial crisis. They failed to deliver anything during the GFC. God knows this album won't help now
  • 1ThoughtKnown
    1ThoughtKnown Posts: 6,155
    This album sounds terrible on Spotify. I have got a better idea of how good this album is through YouTube on my Smart TV. Spotify Is so compressed... can’t hear all the subtleties. I can’t wait for my wax to finally arrive and truly
    hear this album. 
  • Thoughts_Arrive
    Thoughts_Arrive Melbourne, Australia Posts: 15,165
    I still haven't listened to it. I cannot find the time at the moment.
    Adelaide 17/11/2009, Melbourne 20/11/2009, Sydney 22/11/2009, Melbourne (Big Day Out Festival) 24/01/2014
  • herogroundzero
    herogroundzero Posts: 366
    it finally arrived, and gas is cheap, and the traffic on the roads is super light
    and a sweet ride.
    and i'm f'n pumped and so ready for it. monday is almost here. HYPE
  • fortyshades
    fortyshades Posts: 1,835
    I was late with ordering due to personal reasons, but saw the unbelievable visuals on youtube. Wow. This band really took an artistic step forward. I love the chants at the end of 7 'O clock, Retrogade and River Cross. How the voice dissapears in the music and almost becomes a Native American prayer. (Which fits the feel of the album.) Was a bit confused with the starting lyrics of Who Ever Said; for I am writing a dissertation!!! (sob), where I try to explain social processes that leads to exclusion, tribalism and identity politics: an important topic at the moment. SWBM has the same feel and urgency to me (and conflicted lyrics) as Hail Hail. I am really diging this album. I even start to like Never Destination and the lyrics, perspective and vocal melody shift at the end. I am also an poet and I think these are the best lyrics Ed wrote in a long while. It is not preachy, it is aggressive but not in a decisive way. I can't put my finger on it. (And I can't wait until I have this f.... er in my greedy hands.)

    The reviews in the Netherlands are mweh and some are good; but you start to realize that these young reviewers do not understand what Pearl Jam (or the whole Grunge movement) stood for.  You also start to see copy and paste. Almost every reviewer here in the Netherlands compared 7 O'clock with Bruce Springsteen, while this song has to me a more open sound, like Pink Floyd on their later albums (Obsucred by Clouds for example) where the melodies are more delicate.

    One thing I was wondering, because see no one comment on it: how is the art work. (No pictures please!  Descriptions are enough.) But how does it fit with the feel of the album? Are it photo's from the visualizations? For me the artwork ties it all together. And it is more important than people think. It felt disjounted with Advocado. The pop art didnt seem to symbolize the album. But that is just me.

    I cannot wait to bast this from my speakers.

    Stay safe.





  • fortyshades
    fortyshades Posts: 1,835
    Album arrived =)=)=)=). Like the nature artwork. It fits and there is more messages than we see at a first glimpse. I will return to that, when I have enough energy to write a prober review.

    The first thing I noticed is the art on the binding. This is not complete and situated on the edge? I wonder if this indicates a second album, where Gigaton was side A.

    We can all dream.
  • 1ThoughtKnown
    1ThoughtKnown Posts: 6,155
    My wax arrived this morning. I finally get to listen to this album TONIGHT.  I may never pre-order anything again. 
  • fortyshades
    fortyshades Posts: 1,835
    1ThoughtKnown said:
    My wax arrived this morning. I finally get to listen to this album TONIGHT.  I may never pre-order anything again. 

    It didn't take so long from my side, since I was late in ordering it. Considering that all postal orders work slower with the corona crisis, I think TenC did a terrific job. I wish I had seen the visualizations on a big screen, with Dolby Surround. That would (and would still be) an amazing experience.
  • demetrios
    demetrios Posts: 97,311
    For those you missed out, the official UK Pearl Jam store are taking pre orders again on Gigaton. Available May 1st.


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