A perspective on recent Pearl Jam albums

BF25394
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Here are the Metacritic scores for the most recent Pearl Jam studio albums. They may surprise some fans:

Dark Matter: 81
Gigaton: 80
Lightning Bolt: 73
Backspacer: 79
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  • F Me In The Brain
    F Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 32,014
    I could see that....if the other scores were what they were and Gigatonwas a 60
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  • kmcmanus
    kmcmanus Posts: 903
    F Me In The Brain said:
    I could see that....if the other scores were what they were and Gigatonwas a 60
    Nah, Gigaton was significantly more experimental than the previous, that’s critical catnip.
    Also, believe it or not, a lot of us like Gigaton.
  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 51,019
    edited May 2024
    BF25394 said:
    Here are the Metacritic scores for the most recent Pearl Jam studio albums. They may surprise some fans:

    Dark Matter: 81
    Gigaton: 80
    Lightning Bolt: 73
    Backspacer: 79

    BS, LB and Gigaton are overrated there IMO, or Dark Matter is underrated. And I feel like that isn't just Dark Matter derangement syndrome, lol.
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  • F Me In The Brain
    F Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 32,014
    kmcmanus said:
    F Me In The Brain said:
    I could see that....if the other scores were what they were and Gigatonwas a 60
    Nah, Gigaton was significantly more experimental than the previous, that’s critical catnip.
    Also, believe it or not, a lot of us like Gigaton.
    Blech.  Lol.  All good, I'm liking DM 
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  • KN219077
    KN219077 Montana Posts: 1,204
    They all have their moments and great songs, dark matter seems most well rounded album start to finish 
  • igotid88
    igotid88 Posts: 28,886
    Low for Lightning Bolt or as some here call it Lightening Bolt.
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  • wiscojam
    wiscojam Appleton Posts: 344
    kmcmanus said:
    F Me In The Brain said:
    I could see that....if the other scores were what they were and Gigatonwas a 60
    Nah, Gigaton was significantly more experimental than the previous, that’s critical catnip.
    Also, believe it or not, a lot of us like Gigaton.
    Thank you. A lot us Do like Gigaton.
  • ekwipt
    ekwipt Vancouver Posts: 1,125
    Dark Matter is a very interesting record. There may not be a single song on it I like better than my fav song(s) on those previous albums but as a whole album it far surpasses them. It’s tight & lean with no filler. I never feel like any part of it drags. I don’t skip a single track. 
  • danofun
    danofun Posts: 1,303
    F Me In The Brain said:
    I could see that....if the other scores were what they were and Gigatonwas a 60
    👆40
  • Attaway77
    Attaway77 Posts: 4,004
    edited July 2024
    Riot Act/Binaural/Gigaton... These three albums, to me, are a listening experience. Bring on fall/winter, I enjoy watching the snow fall listening to these albums.

    Backspacer is perfect for what it is, short album with great songs
    LB, not so much
    DM is what everyone was missing
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  • pdalowsky
    pdalowsky Doncaster,UK Posts: 15,288
    PJ_Soul said:
    BF25394 said:
    Here are the Metacritic scores for the most recent Pearl Jam studio albums. They may surprise some fans:

    Dark Matter: 81
    Gigaton: 80
    Lightning Bolt: 73
    Backspacer: 79

    BS, LB and Gigaton are overrated there IMO, or Dark Matter is underrated. And I feel like that isn't just Dark Matter derangement syndrome, lol.
    DM is genuinely the best and most complete record ive heard from any band in years
  • benlw86
    benlw86 Posts: 97
    Agree. And I think the songwriting is terrific. Eddie sounds fantastic, but if this album was released in the 90s and thus you added his 90s voice and general higher fame, it would have been enormous. Not that I care, just a statement of how great the songs are.
  • tempo_n_groove
    tempo_n_groove Posts: 42,162
    KN219077 said:
    They all have their moments and great songs, dark matter seems most well rounded album start to finish 
    I'm still searching for that moment on Backspacer and Gigaton...
  • benlw86
    benlw86 Posts: 97
    Unthought Known? Amongst the waves? comes then goes? Who Ever Said? Quick Escape?
  • HenriettaLowell
    HenriettaLowell Cologne, Germany Posts: 140
    Never got the Gigaton hate at all. To me it was the most considered album since Riot Act, and on par with Avocado. Dark Matter is more well-rounded as an album though, I agree. 
  • HenriettaLowell
    HenriettaLowell Cologne, Germany Posts: 140
    ekwipt said:
    Dark Matter is a very interesting record. There may not be a single song on it I like better than my fav song(s) on those previous albums but as a whole album it far surpasses them. It’s tight & lean with no filler. I never feel like any part of it drags. I don’t skip a single track. 
    Exactly, no skipping here either, but also consider 3-4 tracks on Gigaton superior to anything on Dark Matter

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