psst...01/31/2024

dwjmu84 said:

BF25394 said:

100 Pacer said:

HughFreakingDillon said:

gigaton depresses me a bit, even though I love the music, for the pandemic reason. my ottawa show got cancelled the week before it was supposed to happen, then when time came for the make up show, we couldn't make it happen. 

I have yet to purchase the record. Between the rescheduled 2022 and subsequent 2023 shows I managed to hear the entire album live (Comes Then Goes aside) so it never really felt strange.

Once the lottery is done in a couple of weeks I’ve resolved to deep dive into Gigaton thoroughly.

I am completely fascinated by the fact that you belong to the band's fan club but don't own the album. Why didn't you get it when it came out?

I don't own it either.  I have no way of playing a CD or record.  how am I going to "purchase" it? I pay for Spotify and access my music this way.  I spend a small fortune on seeing them live.  I suppose I could be moved to buy an actual record if the artwork was something I loved. I do have ten and yield in lp.

JimmyV said:

100 Pacer said:

HughFreakingDillon said:

gigaton depresses me a bit, even though I love the music, for the pandemic reason. my ottawa show got cancelled the week before it was supposed to happen, then when time came for the make up show, we couldn't make it happen. 

I have yet to purchase the record. Between the rescheduled 2022 and subsequent 2023 shows I managed to hear the entire album live (Comes Then Goes aside) so it never really felt strange.

Once the lottery is done in a couple of weeks I’ve resolved to deep dive into Gigaton thoroughly.

Do you mean not at all or just not in physical form? I don't own the CD or vinyl but have listened the shit out of my digital download. 

dwjmu84 said:

aisleseats said:

dwjmu84 said:

BF25394 said:

100 Pacer said:

HughFreakingDillon said:

gigaton depresses me a bit, even though I love the music, for the pandemic reason. my ottawa show got cancelled the week before it was supposed to happen, then when time came for the make up show, we couldn't make it happen. 

I have yet to purchase the record. Between the rescheduled 2022 and subsequent 2023 shows I managed to hear the entire album live (Comes Then Goes aside) so it never really felt strange.

Once the lottery is done in a couple of weeks I’ve resolved to deep dive into Gigaton thoroughly.

I am completely fascinated by the fact that you belong to the band's fan club but don't own the album. Why didn't you get it when it came out?

I don't own it either.  I have no way of playing a CD or record.  how am I going to "purchase" it? I pay for Spotify and access my music this way.  I spend a small fortune on seeing them live.  I suppose I could be moved to buy an actual record if the artwork was something I loved. I do have ten and yield in lp.

Um, Apple, Amazon, any number of places. Download it, add it to your iTunes and phone, and take it with you everywhere.

? all the records are downloaded via my Spotify. why would I go and purchase a digital copy of an album I already own?

dwjmu84 said:

aisleseats said:

dwjmu84 said:

BF25394 said:

100 Pacer said:

HughFreakingDillon said:

gigaton depresses me a bit, even though I love the music, for the pandemic reason. my ottawa show got cancelled the week before it was supposed to happen, then when time came for the make up show, we couldn't make it happen. 

I have yet to purchase the record. Between the rescheduled 2022 and subsequent 2023 shows I managed to hear the entire album live (Comes Then Goes aside) so it never really felt strange.

Once the lottery is done in a couple of weeks I’ve resolved to deep dive into Gigaton thoroughly.

I am completely fascinated by the fact that you belong to the band's fan club but don't own the album. Why didn't you get it when it came out?

I don't own it either.  I have no way of playing a CD or record.  how am I going to "purchase" it? I pay for Spotify and access my music this way.  I spend a small fortune on seeing them live.  I suppose I could be moved to buy an actual record if the artwork was something I loved. I do have ten and yield in lp.

Um, Apple, Amazon, any number of places. Download it, add it to your iTunes and phone, and take it with you everywhere.

? all the records are downloaded via my Spotify. why would I go and purchase a digital copy of an album I already own?

100 Pacer said:

BF25394 said:

100 Pacer said:

HughFreakingDillon said:

gigaton depresses me a bit, even though I love the music, for the pandemic reason. my ottawa show got cancelled the week before it was supposed to happen, then when time came for the make up show, we couldn't make it happen. 

I have yet to purchase the record. Between the rescheduled 2022 and subsequent 2023 shows I managed to hear the entire album live (Comes Then Goes aside) so it never really felt strange.

Once the lottery is done in a couple of weeks I’ve resolved to deep dive into Gigaton thoroughly.

I am completely fascinated by the fact that you belong to the band's fan club but don't own the album. Why didn't you get it when it came out?

131,XXX representing.

It was disappointing, for all of us, when the 2020 tour was postponed. And then the pandemic hit. As a business owner during those strange times I kept my head down and focused on work to avoid distractions and when I wasn’t at the office I was spending all my time with the kids. It’s funny but just never set aside the time to think about the new record while things were in limbo. My mother passed away in September 2020 (not Covid related). I told myself when the rescheduled shows were announced in 2022 I’d purchase the record but again work/life was busy. Mind you PJ radio certainly helped fill the void but I knew I’d have the opportunity to explore Gigaton once I
was ready. Having booked all the hotels and airfare for the 2024 tour now I’m mentally prepared to explore the previous record lol.

dwjmu84 said:

aisleseats said:

dwjmu84 said:

BF25394 said:

100 Pacer said:

HughFreakingDillon said:

gigaton depresses me a bit, even though I love the music, for the pandemic reason. my ottawa show got cancelled the week before it was supposed to happen, then when time came for the make up show, we couldn't make it happen. 

I have yet to purchase the record. Between the rescheduled 2022 and subsequent 2023 shows I managed to hear the entire album live (Comes Then Goes aside) so it never really felt strange.

Once the lottery is done in a couple of weeks I’ve resolved to deep dive into Gigaton thoroughly.

I am completely fascinated by the fact that you belong to the band's fan club but don't own the album. Why didn't you get it when it came out?

I don't own it either.  I have no way of playing a CD or record.  how am I going to "purchase" it? I pay for Spotify and access my music this way.  I spend a small fortune on seeing them live.  I suppose I could be moved to buy an actual record if the artwork was something I loved. I do have ten and yield in lp.

Um, Apple, Amazon, any number of places. Download it, add it to your iTunes and phone, and take it with you everywhere.

? all the records are downloaded via my Spotify. why would I go and purchase a digital copy of an album I already own?

BF25394 said:

100 Pacer said:

BF25394 said:

100 Pacer said:

HughFreakingDillon said:

gigaton depresses me a bit, even though I love the music, for the pandemic reason. my ottawa show got cancelled the week before it was supposed to happen, then when time came for the make up show, we couldn't make it happen. 

I have yet to purchase the record. Between the rescheduled 2022 and subsequent 2023 shows I managed to hear the entire album live (Comes Then Goes aside) so it never really felt strange.

Once the lottery is done in a couple of weeks I’ve resolved to deep dive into Gigaton thoroughly.

I am completely fascinated by the fact that you belong to the band's fan club but don't own the album. Why didn't you get it when it came out?

131,XXX representing.

It was disappointing, for all of us, when the 2020 tour was postponed. And then the pandemic hit. As a business owner during those strange times I kept my head down and focused on work to avoid distractions and when I wasn’t at the office I was spending all my time with the kids. It’s funny but just never set aside the time to think about the new record while things were in limbo. My mother passed away in September 2020 (not Covid related). I told myself when the rescheduled shows were announced in 2022 I’d purchase the record but again work/life was busy. Mind you PJ radio certainly helped fill the void but I knew I’d have the opportunity to explore Gigaton once I
was ready. Having booked all the hotels and airfare for the 2024 tour now I’m mentally prepared to explore the previous record lol.

I understand and sympathize with all of that, but the album went up for presale in January 2020. It's just interesting to me that there are a lot of people who are big enough fans of the band to belong to the fan club, but for whom a new album is not an automatic purchase. I'm not judging you or faulting you (or suggesting you're less of a fan). I just find it interesting.

BF25394 said:

dwjmu84 said:

aisleseats said:

dwjmu84 said:

BF25394 said:

100 Pacer said:

HughFreakingDillon said:

gigaton depresses me a bit, even though I love the music, for the pandemic reason. my ottawa show got cancelled the week before it was supposed to happen, then when time came for the make up show, we couldn't make it happen. 

I have yet to purchase the record. Between the rescheduled 2022 and subsequent 2023 shows I managed to hear the entire album live (Comes Then Goes aside) so it never really felt strange.

Once the lottery is done in a couple of weeks I’ve resolved to deep dive into Gigaton thoroughly.

I am completely fascinated by the fact that you belong to the band's fan club but don't own the album. Why didn't you get it when it came out?

I don't own it either.  I have no way of playing a CD or record.  how am I going to "purchase" it? I pay for Spotify and access my music this way.  I spend a small fortune on seeing them live.  I suppose I could be moved to buy an actual record if the artwork was something I loved. I do have ten and yield in lp.

Um, Apple, Amazon, any number of places. Download it, add it to your iTunes and phone, and take it with you everywhere.

? all the records are downloaded via my Spotify. why would I go and purchase a digital copy of an album I already own?

Do you have a DVD or Blu-ray player? Because they also play CDs. If you don't have one, did you ever have one? If you did, why did you get rid of it?

se7v7en said:

dwjmu84 said:

BF25394 said:

dwjmu84 said:

aisleseats said:

dwjmu84 said:

BF25394 said:

100 Pacer said:

HughFreakingDillon said:

gigaton depresses me a bit, even though I love the music, for the pandemic reason. my ottawa show got cancelled the week before it was supposed to happen, then when time came for the make up show, we couldn't make it happen. 

I have yet to purchase the record. Between the rescheduled 2022 and subsequent 2023 shows I managed to hear the entire album live (Comes Then Goes aside) so it never really felt strange.

Once the lottery is done in a couple of weeks I’ve resolved to deep dive into Gigaton thoroughly.

I am completely fascinated by the fact that you belong to the band's fan club but don't own the album. Why didn't you get it when it came out?

I don't own it either.  I have no way of playing a CD or record.  how am I going to "purchase" it? I pay for Spotify and access my music this way.  I spend a small fortune on seeing them live.  I suppose I could be moved to buy an actual record if the artwork was something I loved. I do have ten and yield in lp.

Um, Apple, Amazon, any number of places. Download it, add it to your iTunes and phone, and take it with you everywhere.

? all the records are downloaded via my Spotify. why would I go and purchase a digital copy of an album I already own?

Do you own it via Spotify? Aren't you just renting it? If Pearl Jam pulls their music from Spotify tomorrow, can you listen to it?

I suppose I "own" the right to listen to it on demand, even at 38k ft due to the save feature.  So what happens if PJ ever pulls their music? I've not given that much thought. Go find it on YouTube? Somewhere else? This seems like an extreme tail risk outlier of an outcome (if you like statistics). I don't give it much thought really....

To me having the physical media is essential for the full experience.  The Gigaton packaging is beautiful and each page compliments its respective song.  I always get a copy of the 10C CD since it is a hard cover booklet and a copy of the Vinyl.  When you wait this long for new music from your favorite band, I'm not concerned about spending a little more to fully immerse myself in it.