Does Anyone Else Avoid Listening to Songs from Dark Matter until Release Date?

pleatherman
pleatherman Posts: 472
edited March 2024 in The Porch
Somehow I cannot believe I made it this far.  Then again, since the first new PJ album I bought- Vitalogy, I vowed not to listen to any tracks prior to owning it.  And for one reason or another, I broke that promise time and time again.  
Is anyone else out there making such an absurd declaration?  If so, I would be curious to hear your reason(s), what you are doing to while away the time, and finally how you plan to implement your debut listening experience once that fateful day in April is upon us?
Or perhaps if others are abstaining from the new songs, this forum could be the last place to visit.
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  • bootlegger10
    bootlegger10 Posts: 16,307
    I can understand doing that because you can get the vibe from a few songs, and wanting to really remember the first listen.  But I don't worry about that stuff anymore.

    One time I wanted to experience the songs live first so I was thinking about not listening.  But if only going to one or two shows you want to get familiar first.
  • Spunkie
    Spunkie i come from downtown. Posts: 7,095
    Ask @mookeywrench, who is also waiting
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  • 2-feign-reluctance
    2-feign-reluctance TigerTown, USA Posts: 23,461
    Other than Dark Matter, I think I'm going to do the same. Or at least try to. Gigaton landed in my inbox early last time and I wish I had waited to listen to it on release day on my birthday, for the first time! 
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  • Loujoe
    Loujoe Posts: 12,396
    I'm pretty much waiting. Like the snippets. Didn't listen to dm. Still never really heard Gigaton. Whatever
  • SVRDhand13
    SVRDhand13 Posts: 27,020
    Hell no lol 
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  • Spunkie
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    SVRDhand13 said:
    Hell no lol 
     =) 

    I don't know what's on your Calandar... but mine is "Running" today!
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    Animals were hiding behind the Coral 
    Except for little Turtle
    I could swear he's trying to talk to me 
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  • pleatherman
    pleatherman Posts: 472
    Yeah, it is an odd stance to take.  Although some artists even embrace it by not dropping any singles ahead of time, or surprise releasing their entire album.
    My reasoning goes back to first becoming a fan in '94.  Thanks to numerous rebroadcasts of the Atlanta concert, taping the SNL episode, and FM radio's insatiable appetite for any PJ material, plus my growing bootleg collection, I was left with only a few unheard tunes after I got my hands on Vitalogy.  At the time, I was kind of let down because it didn't feel new at all.
    In the end, each of us end up in the same place, whether we listen to the music over the course of several weeks, or all at once.  
    Right now, I am looking forward to the experience of picking it up on Record Store Day.  It is quite rare I get to re-experience what it feels like to be a kid on Christmas morning.
  • Spunkie
    Spunkie i come from downtown. Posts: 7,095
    pleatherman said:
    Yeah, it is an odd stance to take.  Although some artists even embrace it by not dropping any singles ahead of time, or surprise releasing their entire album.
    My reasoning goes back to first becoming a fan in '94.  Thanks to numerous rebroadcasts of the Atlanta concert, taping the SNL episode, and FM radio's insatiable appetite for any PJ material, plus my growing bootleg collection, I was left with only a few unheard tunes after I got my hands on Vitalogy.  At the time, I was kind of let down because it didn't feel new at all.
    In the end, each of us end up in the same place, whether we listen to the music over the course of several weeks, or all at once.  
    Right now, I am looking forward to the experience of picking it up on Record Store Day.  It is quite rare I get to re-experience what it feels like to be a kid on Christmas morning.
    Fantastic reasoning. Merry Record Store Day!💥
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    Animals were hiding behind the Coral 
    Except for little Turtle
    I could swear he's trying to talk to me 
    Gurgle Gurgle
  • pleatherman
    pleatherman Posts: 472
    Spunkie said:
    pleatherman said:
    Yeah, it is an odd stance to take.  Although some artists even embrace it by not dropping any singles ahead of time, or surprise releasing their entire album.
    My reasoning goes back to first becoming a fan in '94.  Thanks to numerous rebroadcasts of the Atlanta concert, taping the SNL episode, and FM radio's insatiable appetite for any PJ material, plus my growing bootleg collection, I was left with only a few unheard tunes after I got my hands on Vitalogy.  At the time, I was kind of let down because it didn't feel new at all.
    In the end, each of us end up in the same place, whether we listen to the music over the course of several weeks, or all at once.  
    Right now, I am looking forward to the experience of picking it up on Record Store Day.  It is quite rare I get to re-experience what it feels like to be a kid on Christmas morning.
    Fantastic reasoning. Merry Record Store Day!💥
    Thanks.  Now I am just working out phase 2 of my plan, which involves vacating the house for an hour or two.  I'm sure there will be some bribery involved.
  • spankyMP
    spankyMP NY to NC to NH Posts: 2,122
    pleatherman said:
    Yeah, it is an odd stance to take.  Although some artists even embrace it by not dropping any singles ahead of time, or surprise releasing their entire album.
    My reasoning goes back to first becoming a fan in '94.  Thanks to numerous rebroadcasts of the Atlanta concert, taping the SNL episode, and FM radio's insatiable appetite for any PJ material, plus my growing bootleg collection, I was left with only a few unheard tunes after I got my hands on Vitalogy.  At the time, I was kind of let down because it didn't feel new at all.
    In the end, each of us end up in the same place, whether we listen to the music over the course of several weeks, or all at once.  
    Right now, I am looking forward to the experience of picking it up on Record Store Day.  It is quite rare I get to re-experience what it feels like to be a kid on Christmas morning.
    I had a similar experience with Vitalogy and preferred some of the live versions to the album versions.

    I can't resist listening to the new stuff, so Dark Matter has been on repeat for a month and now Running has played 5 or 6 times....
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  • JojoRice
    JojoRice Kennesaw, GA Posts: 4,554
    For Gigaton, I held off on listening to any live versions until the shows that I was attending happened. Might do that this time too since I won't be seeing them until the Seattle shows. 
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  • dreamweaver
    dreamweaver New York Posts: 750
    edited March 2024
    I think you're missing out on some of the excitement leading up to the release. It's a chance to sink into one song, rather than getting it all in one lump sum. You pay less taxes. 

    With that said, you still have a small window of time to soak up DM single tonight, then experience the next one tomorrow. 
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  • bootleg
    bootleg Posts: 1,208
    spankyMP said:
    pleatherman said:
    Yeah, it is an odd stance to take.  Although some artists even embrace it by not dropping any singles ahead of time, or surprise releasing their entire album.
    My reasoning goes back to first becoming a fan in '94.  Thanks to numerous rebroadcasts of the Atlanta concert, taping the SNL episode, and FM radio's insatiable appetite for any PJ material, plus my growing bootleg collection, I was left with only a few unheard tunes after I got my hands on Vitalogy.  At the time, I was kind of let down because it didn't feel new at all.
    In the end, each of us end up in the same place, whether we listen to the music over the course of several weeks, or all at once.  
    Right now, I am looking forward to the experience of picking it up on Record Store Day.  It is quite rare I get to re-experience what it feels like to be a kid on Christmas morning.
    I had a similar experience with Vitalogy and preferred some of the live versions to the album versions.

    I can't resist listening to the new stuff, so Dark Matter has been on repeat for a month and now Running has played 5 or 6 times....
    I had this problem with Grievance.  I taped the Letterman performance on VHS and listened to it it so many times before the album came out.  That letterman performance had all this energy and the guitars were so raw that by the time I heard the album version it just felt too thin.  I still prefer that letterman version more.

    I do miss sitting down with the album in full for the first time and just soaking it all in.  I can still remember where I was for each of the albums up through Avacado.  After that I think I probably had too much access to clips, or the CDs came in the mail or download instead of me having to go out and get it which took away from me remembering the whole experience.  I still don’t have the ability to hold out but I do try not to overplay the singles so that I’m not burned out by the time I hear the whole album.
  • pleatherman
    pleatherman Posts: 472
    dreamweaver said:
    I think you're missing out on some of the excitement leading up to the release. It's a chance to sink into one song, rather than getting it all in one lump sum. You pay less taxes. 

    With that said, you still have a small window of time to soak up DM single tonight, then experience the next one tomorrow. 
    Yeah, and I have fond memories of hearing lead singles, like Given to Fly on the radio or downloading WWS prior to their respective release date.  
    Then there was the time I streamed the entire Lightning Bolt album prior to attending the 2013 Pittsburgh concert since that show preceded the album's official release.  It felt like a homework assignment I was glad to be immersed in.
    I am still reading Dark Matter articles and interviews, which serves as a kind of nicotine patch for me.  And discovering other artists, such as Jeff Rosenstock, has helped a great deal.  Hmm, maybe I could finally start those New Year's resolutions as a welcome distraction.
  • Loujoe
    Loujoe Posts: 12,396
    dreamweaver said:
    I think you're missing out on some of the excitement leading up to the release. It's a chance to sink into one song, rather than getting it all in one lump sum. You pay less taxes. 

    With that said, you still have a small window of time to soak up DM single tonight, then experience the next one tomorrow. 
    Ok!
  • Gibson
    Gibson Chicago Posts: 2,671
    edited March 2024
    I wouldn't consider it absurd, but I try my best to avoid overexposure and overplay before the release. I don't want to be sick of any singles before I hear the album or get to a live show.

    If I hear it, I hear it..but spotify wouldn't show Dark Matter in my top 25 list.
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  • MJ178168
    MJ178168 Posts: 238
    I don't avoid the singles, but don't listen to them a ton.  I take a few listens to quench my curiosity and then just plan on listening to the entire album on repeat when it comes out.
  • JOEJOEJOE
    JOEJOEJOE Posts: 10,864
    I usually wait to hear the songs live before I listen to the record......gives me nice memories of the songs!
  • jjflash
    jjflash Posts: 5,049
    I've listened to Dark Matter 2x, and am on some social media platforms where snippets of it are all over PJ's posts. Also enjoyed the fun experiment of aiming my phone at the sky earlier this week to get a snippet of a song. If 'Running' drops tomorrow then I'll give it a least one listen. But, for the most part, I'm trying to look the other way until the proper album drops (in less than a month :bee: !!)
  • jimjam1982
    jimjam1982 AZ Posts: 1,471
    I just try to avoid unofficial snippets like the bootlegged listening party recording from the beyond the door of muffled noises. Other then that nope, just listen to new music if it's good. Never avoided hearing singles my whole life, can't teach an old dog new tricks.

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