Matt Pinfield comment about the new Pearl Jam album

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  • BrainofBGA
    BrainofBGA Australia Posts: 4,567
    Who is Matt Pinfield?

    being an Aussie I’m not sure that I’ve heard of him!? 
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  • CROJAM95
    CROJAM95 NEW YORK Posts: 11,300
    BrainofBGA said:
    Who is Matt Pinfield?

    being an Aussie I’m not sure that I’ve heard of him!? 
    Hosted mtv rock show, radio personality… loves rock music 
  • on2legs
    on2legs Posts: 16,102
    We fortunate to have Matt as a DJ and program director from the mid 80s until the early 90s on our local alternative rock station FM 106.3 here in NJ.  The station was about 5 minutes from our house.  
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  • pledgeagrievance
    pledgeagrievance Posts: 2,874
    on2legs said:
    We fortunate to have Matt as a DJ and program director from the mid 80s until the early 90s on our local alternative rock station FM 106.3 here in NJ.  The station was about 5 minutes from our house.  
    Yes! Ran into him a few times at local bars 
  • washed in black
    washed in black Posts: 900
    pledgeagrievance said:
    on2legs said:
    We fortunate to have Matt as a DJ and program director from the mid 80s until the early 90s on our local alternative rock station FM 106.3 here in NJ.  The station was about 5 minutes from our house.  
    Yes! Ran into him a few times at local bars 

    Ran into him at a Soundgarden show at Hammerstein Ballroom
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  • BSully
    BSully Indiana Posts: 1,506
    BF25394 said:
    BSully said:
    He's always been a huge cheerleader for this type of music... I love it!

    There are not enough of us left in this world of pop and country.
    Reports of rock's demise continue to be premature. Both of the genres you mention were actually consumed less than rock in 2023, according to Luminate's year-end report on U.S. music consumption. And you didn't mention hip-hop/R&B, which was not only consumed more than rock, but was also consumed more than pop and country combined:

    1) Hip-hop/R&B: 25.3 percent of total volume of consumption
    2) Rock: 19.4 percent
    3) Pop: 12.3 percent
    4) Country: 8.4 percent
    5) Latin: 6.9 percent
    This is really interesting... It must just be where I live because I don't hear hip-hop/R&B all that much.

    Thanks for the stats.
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  • BF25394
    BF25394 Posts: 4,940
    BSully said:
    BF25394 said:
    BSully said:
    He's always been a huge cheerleader for this type of music... I love it!

    There are not enough of us left in this world of pop and country.
    Reports of rock's demise continue to be premature. Both of the genres you mention were actually consumed less than rock in 2023, according to Luminate's year-end report on U.S. music consumption. And you didn't mention hip-hop/R&B, which was not only consumed more than rock, but was also consumed more than pop and country combined:

    1) Hip-hop/R&B: 25.3 percent of total volume of consumption
    2) Rock: 19.4 percent
    3) Pop: 12.3 percent
    4) Country: 8.4 percent
    5) Latin: 6.9 percent
    This is really interesting... It must just be where I live because I don't hear hip-hop/R&B all that much.

    Thanks for the stats.
    It's what the kids listen to, and has been for a generation now. Hip-hop/R&B's overall share of consumption actually dropped from 2022 to 2023 by a smidge, and country did see about a 21-percent increase so if you feel like you're hearing more country than you used to, there is something to that.

    Fun fact: 1.79 percent of all music consumed in the U.S. in 2023 was by Taylor Swift. That may seem like a small number, but it's actually a crazily large share for one artist.
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  • KK257911
    KK257911 Indiana Posts: 30
    BF25394 said:
    BSully said:
    BF25394 said:
    BSully said:
    He's always been a huge cheerleader for this type of music... I love it!

    There are not enough of us left in this world of pop and country.
    Reports of rock's demise continue to be premature. Both of the genres you mention were actually consumed less than rock in 2023, according to Luminate's year-end report on U.S. music consumption. And you didn't mention hip-hop/R&B, which was not only consumed more than rock, but was also consumed more than pop and country combined:

    1) Hip-hop/R&B: 25.3 percent of total volume of consumption
    2) Rock: 19.4 percent
    3) Pop: 12.3 percent
    4) Country: 8.4 percent
    5) Latin: 6.9 percent
    This is really interesting... It must just be where I live because I don't hear hip-hop/R&B all that much.

    Thanks for the stats.
    It's what the kids listen to, and has been for a generation now. Hip-hop/R&B's overall share of consumption actually dropped from 2022 to 2023 by a smidge, and country did see about a 21-percent increase so if you feel like you're hearing more country than you used to, there is something to that.

    Fun fact: 1.79 percent of all music consumed in the U.S. in 2023 was by Taylor Swift. That may seem like a small number, but it's actually a crazily large share for one artist.
    Since the statistics seem to interest you, I highly recommend: Rockonomics by Alan B. Krueger.  One of the best music books I have ever read and I read about a dozen or so a year.
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  • joseph33
    joseph33 Washington DC Posts: 1,341
    Man I can't wait!
  • pdalowsky
    pdalowsky Doncaster,UK Posts: 15,273
    Cant wait to hear it too but not getting carried away with these reactions ....I mean its become the usual cycle: - 

    1) Phenomenal record, love it and have it on repeat. The best album since......

    two weeks later

    2) Its ok, but........

    6 months later

    3) Rate your albums in order ...........bottom 4 ....gigaton, LB, Backspacer and Dark Matter

    Hype is very real

    I hope its absolutely amazing but I fell for this with gigaton, I did really enjoy it at first, and there's still a handful of tracks that are great but once the dust settled it quickly fell out of rotation. I do wonder however if thats my own fault for playing it to death for the first month 
  • bootlegger10
    bootlegger10 Posts: 16,301
    pdalowsky said:
    Cant wait to hear it too but not getting carried away with these reactions ....I mean its become the usual cycle: - 

    1) Phenomenal record, love it and have it on repeat. The best album since......

    two weeks later

    2) Its ok, but........

    6 months later

    3) Rate your albums in order ...........bottom 4 ....gigaton, LB, Backspacer and Dark Matter

    Hype is very real

    I hope its absolutely amazing but I fell for this with gigaton, I did really enjoy it at first, and there's still a handful of tracks that are great but once the dust settled it quickly fell out of rotation. I do wonder however if thats my own fault for playing it to death for the first month 
    It's not your fault.   "Take The Long Way","Never Destination", "Buckle Up", "SBWM", "Comes then Goes".  That is a lot of meh for an album to make up for.  All you have to do is listen to "Animal" or "Do The Evolution" and know that there is no time machine.  
  • rey
    rey Monmouth County, NJ Posts: 308
    pledgeagrievance said:
    on2legs said:
    We fortunate to have Matt as a DJ and program director from the mid 80s until the early 90s on our local alternative rock station FM 106.3 here in NJ.  The station was about 5 minutes from our house.  
    Yes! Ran into him a few times at local bars 
    And before that he was kind of a legend on the Rutgers University music scene, both as DJ for the school's radio station and as DJ in some of the bars in New Brunswick. 

    Pretty big praise for the new PJ release coming from a guy who has listened to A LOT of music in his life.
  • igotid88
    igotid88 Posts: 28,814
    pdalowsky said:
    Cant wait to hear it too but not getting carried away with these reactions ....I mean its become the usual cycle: - 

    1) Phenomenal record, love it and have it on repeat. The best album since......

    two weeks later

    2) Its ok, but........

    6 months later

    3) Rate your albums in order ...........bottom 4 ....gigaton, LB, Backspacer and Dark Matter

    Hype is very real

    I hope its absolutely amazing but I fell for this with gigaton, I did really enjoy it at first, and there's still a handful of tracks that are great but once the dust settled it quickly fell out of rotation. I do wonder however if thats my own fault for playing it to death for the first month 
    I still have Gigaton on heavy rotation 
    I miss igotid88
  • JeBurkhardt
    JeBurkhardt Posts: 5,378
    edited March 2024
    120 minutes! That show helped me keep current with new music from bands I loved when I was stationed at an overseas base. They were not playing the music I was listening to on AFRT. 
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  • 2-feign-reluctance
    2-feign-reluctance TigerTown, USA Posts: 23,462
    igotid88 said:
    pdalowsky said:
    Cant wait to hear it too but not getting carried away with these reactions ....I mean its become the usual cycle: - 

    1) Phenomenal record, love it and have it on repeat. The best album since......

    two weeks later

    2) Its ok, but........

    6 months later

    3) Rate your albums in order ...........bottom 4 ....gigaton, LB, Backspacer and Dark Matter

    Hype is very real

    I hope its absolutely amazing but I fell for this with gigaton, I did really enjoy it at first, and there's still a handful of tracks that are great but once the dust settled it quickly fell out of rotation. I do wonder however if thats my own fault for playing it to death for the first month 
    I still have Gigaton on heavy rotation 
    Same. I think what helps me is having a broad range of music that I love just as much as Pearl Jam. When I return to listening to them I find deeper appreciation for their entire works every time. 
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  • igotid88
    igotid88 Posts: 28,814
    2-feign-reluctance said:
    igotid88 said:
    pdalowsky said:
    Cant wait to hear it too but not getting carried away with these reactions ....I mean its become the usual cycle: - 

    1) Phenomenal record, love it and have it on repeat. The best album since......

    two weeks later

    2) Its ok, but........

    6 months later

    3) Rate your albums in order ...........bottom 4 ....gigaton, LB, Backspacer and Dark Matter

    Hype is very real

    I hope its absolutely amazing but I fell for this with gigaton, I did really enjoy it at first, and there's still a handful of tracks that are great but once the dust settled it quickly fell out of rotation. I do wonder however if thats my own fault for playing it to death for the first month 
    I still have Gigaton on heavy rotation 
    Same. I think what helps me is having a broad range of music that I love just as much as Pearl Jam. When I return to listening to them I find deeper appreciation for their entire works every time. 
    Me too. Some want them to sound a certain way or are either looking for a perfect song.
    I miss igotid88
  • PJNB
    PJNB Posts: 13,890
    igotid88 said:
    2-feign-reluctance said:
    igotid88 said:
    pdalowsky said:
    Cant wait to hear it too but not getting carried away with these reactions ....I mean its become the usual cycle: - 

    1) Phenomenal record, love it and have it on repeat. The best album since......

    two weeks later

    2) Its ok, but........

    6 months later

    3) Rate your albums in order ...........bottom 4 ....gigaton, LB, Backspacer and Dark Matter

    Hype is very real

    I hope its absolutely amazing but I fell for this with gigaton, I did really enjoy it at first, and there's still a handful of tracks that are great but once the dust settled it quickly fell out of rotation. I do wonder however if thats my own fault for playing it to death for the first month 
    I still have Gigaton on heavy rotation 
    Same. I think what helps me is having a broad range of music that I love just as much as Pearl Jam. When I return to listening to them I find deeper appreciation for their entire works every time. 
    Me too. Some want them to sound a certain way or are either looking for a perfect song.
    And some like every song no matter what... 
  • igotid88
    igotid88 Posts: 28,814
    PJNB said:
    igotid88 said:
    2-feign-reluctance said:
    igotid88 said:
    pdalowsky said:
    Cant wait to hear it too but not getting carried away with these reactions ....I mean its become the usual cycle: - 

    1) Phenomenal record, love it and have it on repeat. The best album since......

    two weeks later

    2) Its ok, but........

    6 months later

    3) Rate your albums in order ...........bottom 4 ....gigaton, LB, Backspacer and Dark Matter

    Hype is very real

    I hope its absolutely amazing but I fell for this with gigaton, I did really enjoy it at first, and there's still a handful of tracks that are great but once the dust settled it quickly fell out of rotation. I do wonder however if thats my own fault for playing it to death for the first month 
    I still have Gigaton on heavy rotation 
    Same. I think what helps me is having a broad range of music that I love just as much as Pearl Jam. When I return to listening to them I find deeper appreciation for their entire works every time. 
    Me too. Some want them to sound a certain way or are either looking for a perfect song.
    And some like every song no matter what... 
    If it's good its good
    I miss igotid88
  • 2-feign-reluctance
    2-feign-reluctance TigerTown, USA Posts: 23,462
    PJNB said:
    igotid88 said:
    2-feign-reluctance said:
    igotid88 said:
    pdalowsky said:
    Cant wait to hear it too but not getting carried away with these reactions ....I mean its become the usual cycle: - 

    1) Phenomenal record, love it and have it on repeat. The best album since......

    two weeks later

    2) Its ok, but........

    6 months later

    3) Rate your albums in order ...........bottom 4 ....gigaton, LB, Backspacer and Dark Matter

    Hype is very real

    I hope its absolutely amazing but I fell for this with gigaton, I did really enjoy it at first, and there's still a handful of tracks that are great but once the dust settled it quickly fell out of rotation. I do wonder however if thats my own fault for playing it to death for the first month 
    I still have Gigaton on heavy rotation 
    Same. I think what helps me is having a broad range of music that I love just as much as Pearl Jam. When I return to listening to them I find deeper appreciation for their entire works every time. 
    Me too. Some want them to sound a certain way or are either looking for a perfect song.
    And some like every song no matter what... 
    For albums, I am that guy. Except for Foxy Mop. That isn't a song. LOL. If it is a song on an album, then it means something to them as artists, and I want to connect with that. So far so good. 
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  • THEBIBLEISTEN
    THEBIBLEISTEN Posts: 2,024
    Gigaton is still on rotation for me too. Great record. Alright has been my fav lately 

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