Exclusive PJ listening party West Hollywood 1.31.24 - Confirmed DARK MATTER and wish I was there
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The Gigaton tour also needed finishing before more music came out0
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Lmao, exactly my thoughtmcgruff10 said:Gigaton was hard rocking?0 -
Ditto!bmurray06 said:Thank you Sea!!!!Randall's Island 9/29/96, Continental Arena 9/8/98, MSG 9/10/98, Jones Beach 8/23/00, 8/24/00, 8/25/00, Nassau Coliseum 4/30/03, MSG 7/8/03, 7/9/03, Continental Arena 6/1/06, 6/3/06, MSG 6/24/08, 6/25/08, Spectrum 10/30/09, 10/31/09, MSG 5/20/10, 5/21/10, PJ20 9/3/11, 9/4/11, Charlottesville 10/29/13, Charlotte 10/30/13, Global Citizen 9/26/15, Raleigh 4/20/16 :( Baltimore 3/28/20 :( Austin 9/18/23, 9/19/23, Forum 5/21/24, Baltimore 9/12/24, Fenway 9/17/24, Nashville 5/6/25, 5/8/250 -
um...wut?Gern Blansten said:https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory/pearl-jam-throws-listening-party-new-album-eddie-106852555?fbclid=IwAR1xjcP0Cee4pDnZF6SsiQyQ6_jtHARQKUmyvX2yMzHSSHFmSBUFn-A6hoU“We made this record like a year ago," Ament told the audience. “We’ve been sitting on it.”
“Gigaton” surprised many fans and critics with how hard-rocking it was. The new one goes even harder. It's almost athletic in its speed, aggression, and tenacity, sounding like it would make men of their age sore in the aftermath.
While Vedder remains the face and voice of the band, the star of this album is drummer Matt Cameron, who joined the Jam in 1998 after starting out with Soundgarden.
His relentless pounding opens many of the 11 tracks, and drowns out his bandmates' playing and Vedder's vocals at times.
“It's one of the greatest drum records we’ve ever made,” Vedders said to cheers from a crowd that included Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith. “Matt Cameron is just playing out of his skull, especially seeing as how it’s our last record.”
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👍deb1211 said:Exactly. Same here. I am so happy and grateful that we still have PJ playing live and making new music and being excited about what they are putting out there. I'm so so excited.Randall's Island 9/29/96, Continental Arena 9/8/98, MSG 9/10/98, Jones Beach 8/23/00, 8/24/00, 8/25/00, Nassau Coliseum 4/30/03, MSG 7/8/03, 7/9/03, Continental Arena 6/1/06, 6/3/06, MSG 6/24/08, 6/25/08, Spectrum 10/30/09, 10/31/09, MSG 5/20/10, 5/21/10, PJ20 9/3/11, 9/4/11, Charlottesville 10/29/13, Charlotte 10/30/13, Global Citizen 9/26/15, Raleigh 4/20/16 :( Baltimore 3/28/20 :( Austin 9/18/23, 9/19/23, Forum 5/21/24, Baltimore 9/12/24, Fenway 9/17/24, Nashville 5/6/25, 5/8/250 -
Can't trust what they say much of the time.nicknyr15 said:That bolded sentence annoys me for some reason.___________________________________________
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I thought I read that it was tongue in cheek somewhere, like Ed's "last record" joke, but that may have just been wishful thinking during the moment.JimmyV said:Can't trust what they say much of the time.Randall's Island 9/29/96, Continental Arena 9/8/98, MSG 9/10/98, Jones Beach 8/23/00, 8/24/00, 8/25/00, Nassau Coliseum 4/30/03, MSG 7/8/03, 7/9/03, Continental Arena 6/1/06, 6/3/06, MSG 6/24/08, 6/25/08, Spectrum 10/30/09, 10/31/09, MSG 5/20/10, 5/21/10, PJ20 9/3/11, 9/4/11, Charlottesville 10/29/13, Charlotte 10/30/13, Global Citizen 9/26/15, Raleigh 4/20/16 :( Baltimore 3/28/20 :( Austin 9/18/23, 9/19/23, Forum 5/21/24, Baltimore 9/12/24, Fenway 9/17/24, Nashville 5/6/25, 5/8/250 -
Jeff Ament Jan 2024: we made this record like a year ago
Jeff Ament Summer 2023: we've got a few things recorded, I really don't know where it's at right nowHugh Freaking Dillon is currently out of the office, returning sometime in the fall0 -
these two statements go together. I'm not in the industry but usually takes a while to release a big band's album with marketing, releases, lining up with a tour. They were talking about recording new music in 2022.HughFreakingDillon said:Jeff Ament Jan 2024: we made this record like a year ago
Jeff Ament Summer 2023: we've got a few things recorded, I really don't know where it's at right nowMansfield 6/30/08 - Wrigley Field 7/14/13 - Worcester I 10/15/13 - Global Citizen 9/26/15 - MSG II 5/2/16 - Fenway I 8/5/16 - Fenway II 8/7/16 - Fenway II 9/4/18 - LA I 5/6/22 - LA II 5/7/22 - MSG 9/11/22 - Nashville 9/16/22 - St. Paul I and II 8/31/23-9/2/23 - Napa 5/25/24 - MSG I 9/3/24 - MSG II 9/4/24 - Hollywood FL I 4/24/25 - Hollywood FL II 4/26/250 -
Also, maybe he likes surprising fans.
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Spoken like a guy who plays bass.HughFreakingDillon said:Jeff Ament Jan 2024: we made this record like a year ago
Jeff Ament Summer 2023: we've got a few things recorded, I really don't know where it's at right now0 -
If the 2023 quote is from the interview I think it was, he was also clearly annoyed that Stone had said the album was close to done.HughFreakingDillon said:Jeff Ament Jan 2024: we made this record like a year ago
Jeff Ament Summer 2023: we've got a few things recorded, I really don't know where it's at right now
I love Jeff. I don't trust him to tell us the truth on these things.
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If they dropped the album this afternoon I’d be surprised. He should do that.Tim Simmons said:Also, maybe he likes surprising fans.0 -
That was EXACTLY my first thoughtmcgruff10 said:Gigaton was hard rocking?0 -
hey! I play bass! hahaGo Beavers said:Spoken like a guy who plays bass.Hugh Freaking Dillon is currently out of the office, returning sometime in the fall0 -
the absolutely do not. "a few things recorded" 6 months after it was "in the can" are not at all the same thing.estarr31 said:these two statements go together. I'm not in the industry but usually takes a while to release a big band's album with marketing, releases, lining up with a tour. They were talking about recording new music in 2022.Hugh Freaking Dillon is currently out of the office, returning sometime in the fall0 -
would be a courageous move by the band and management. I support it.kmcmanus said:If they dropped the album this afternoon I’d be surprised. He should do that.0 -
From the sound of that back-alley recording, it actually sounds like it was crystal-clear in the alley (if not on the recording).pdalowsky said:Dude i wouldnt worry, hearing an album partially through walls and catching snippets in low quality sound really isnt the way you want to hear the new stuff. It'll soon be out, and you can sit back with a beer or two, with your lossless headphones on and savour it fresh. Its the best way.
I don't have headphones, but I will definitely look forward to listening to the record in SurroundSound in my living room on on full blast in my car while enjoying an ice-cold Diet Coke. But none of that would have been spoiled by getting a preview yesterday. Mainly, it's just that it would have been so easy for me to go over there that I'm kicking myself.I gather speed from you fucking with me.0 -
But Jeff’s the one who does most of the art direction, so when Stone’s work is finished he still has all of that left to do. He might honestly have a very different idea of “finished” than the other guys.HughFreakingDillon said:the absolutely do not. "a few things recorded" 6 months after it was "in the can" are not at all the same thing.0 -
I was told by Josh last June that the recording of the album was done, so I never took Jeff's comments seriously.nicknyr15 said:That bolded sentence annoys me for some reason.I gather speed from you fucking with me.0
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