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New Pearl Jam

#1 Post by Artemis » Tue Mar 13, 2018 7:36 am




https://consequenceofsound.net/2018/03/ ... new-album/


Pearl Jam 2018 Tour Dates:
03/16 – Santiago, CL @ Lollapalooza Chile
03/18 – Buenos Aires, AR @ Lollapalooza Argentina
03/21 – Rio de Janeiro, BR @ Maracana Stadium
03/24 – Sao Paulo, BR @ Lollapalooza Brazil
06/12 – Amsterdam, NL @ Ziggo Dome
06/15 – Landgraaf, NL @ Pinkpop Festival
06/18 – London, UK @ O2 Arena
06/19 – London, UK @ O2 Arena
06/22 – Milan, IT @ I-Days Festival at Area Expo
06/24 – Padova, IT @ Stadio Euganeo
06/26 – Rome, IT @ Stadio Olimpico
07/01 – Prague, CZ @ O2 Arena
07/03 – Krakow, PL @ Tauron Arena
07/05 – Berlin, DE @ Waldbuhne
07/07 – Werchter, BE @ Rock Werchter
07/10 – Barcelona, ES @ Palau St. Jordi
07/12 – Madrid, ES @ Mad Cool Festival
07/14 – Lisbon PT @ NOS Alive Festival
08/08 – Seattle, WA @ Safeco Field
08/10 – Seattle, WA @ Safeco Field
08/13 – Missoula, MT @ Washington Grizzly Stadium
08/18 – Chicago, IL @ Wrigley Field
08/20 – Chicago, IL @ Wrigley Field
09/02 – Boston, MA @ Fenway Park
09/04 – Boston, MA @ Fenway Park

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Re: New Pearl Jam

#2 Post by creep » Tue Mar 13, 2018 7:40 am

I don't really like Pearl Jam but I like that song. :noclue:

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Re: New Pearl Jam

#3 Post by JOEinPHX » Tue Mar 13, 2018 9:59 pm

I like that song and I'll be at the two Seattle shows.

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Re: New Pearl Jam

#4 Post by Larry B. » Wed Mar 14, 2018 2:50 am

Apparently, they played 30 songs last night. That's a long fucking show!

https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/pearl-ja ... febc9.html

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Re: New Pearl Jam

#5 Post by Matz » Wed Mar 14, 2018 3:07 am

mediocre song

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Re: New Pearl Jam

#6 Post by JOEinPHX » Wed Mar 14, 2018 12:07 pm

Larry B. wrote:Apparently, they played 30 songs last night. That's a long fucking show!

https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/pearl-ja ... febc9.html
That's pretty standard for them.

At minimum their shows are 2:45

Their long ones go around 3:15

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Re: New Pearl Jam

#7 Post by Hokahey » Wed Mar 14, 2018 12:55 pm

I was a massive, massive Pearl Jam fan up until Yield. I dug a few tracks on that album, and nothing since.

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Re: New Pearl Jam

#8 Post by Tyler Durden » Wed Jan 22, 2020 5:53 am


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Re: New Pearl Jam

#9 Post by creep » Wed Jan 22, 2020 6:03 am

Tyler Durden wrote:
Wed Jan 22, 2020 5:53 am
weird...

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Re: New Pearl Jam

#10 Post by mockbee » Wed Jan 22, 2020 9:51 am

The Davids (bowie/byrne) discover pro-tools in 1982.... :noclue:

And in a kind of washed up/what do we do now way, not groundbreaking way...?

I'll hand it to Eddie for taking a leap though.

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Re: New Pearl Jam

#11 Post by guysmiley » Wed Jan 22, 2020 2:49 pm

When I first heard the synths, I thought, "oh no, they're trying to do that hipster bullshit". But there is a balance of different instruments and sounds. They were kind of doing things like this back with, You Are back in 2002.

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#12 Post by Hokahey » Wed Jan 22, 2020 6:57 pm

The music is fine. But it doesn't work for Pearl Jam. Not with Eddie's vocal style.

I know Mike McCready is really in to Grizzly Bear. I wonder if this is his doing.

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Re: New Pearl Jam

#13 Post by SR » Thu Jan 23, 2020 6:13 am

Everywhere I have read comments on this tune, I see comparisons to The Talking Heads....I hear an anthemic Springsteen tune. :noclue:

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Re: New Pearl Jam

#14 Post by mockbee » Thu Jan 23, 2020 8:35 am

guysmiley wrote:
Wed Jan 22, 2020 2:49 pm
When I first heard the synths, I thought, "oh no, they're trying to do that hipster bullshit". But there is a balance of different instruments and sounds.

Yeah, on second listen, I agree with this.

It is a major David Byrne retread though, but I suppose there has been all that Springsteen retread already with Arcade Fire/War on Drugs/etc that I could see it working out for them.
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Re: New Pearl Jam

#15 Post by Hokahey » Thu Jan 23, 2020 11:27 am

mockbee wrote:
Thu Jan 23, 2020 8:35 am
guysmiley wrote:
Wed Jan 22, 2020 2:49 pm
When I first heard the synths, I thought, "oh no, they're trying to do that hipster bullshit". But there is a balance of different instruments and sounds.

Yeah, on second listen, I agree with this.

It is a major David Byrne retread though, but I suppose there has been all that Springsteen retread already with Arcade Fire/War on Drugs/etc that I could see it working out for them.
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War on Drugs are far beyond a Springsteen retread.

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Re: New Pearl Jam

#16 Post by mockbee » Thu Jan 23, 2020 11:45 am

Hokahey wrote:
Thu Jan 23, 2020 11:27 am
mockbee wrote:
Thu Jan 23, 2020 8:35 am
guysmiley wrote:
Wed Jan 22, 2020 2:49 pm
When I first heard the synths, I thought, "oh no, they're trying to do that hipster bullshit". But there is a balance of different instruments and sounds.

Yeah, on second listen, I agree with this.

It is a major David Byrne retread though, but I suppose there has been all that Springsteen retread already with Arcade Fire/War on Drugs/etc that I could see it working out for them.
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War on Drugs are far beyond a Springsteen retread.
Don't get me wrong, I love War on Drugs, just finished listening to Deeper Understanding album doing my workout. But Springsteen is all over it, in a good way....

Springsteen really made a unique/original sound though, like Talking Heads, and early PJ.....

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Re: New Pearl Jam

#17 Post by Artemis » Fri Jan 24, 2020 5:45 pm

SR wrote:
Thu Jan 23, 2020 6:13 am
Everywhere I have read comments on this tune, I see comparisons to The Talking Heads....I hear an anthemic Springsteen tune. :noclue:
Really??? To my ears there is nothing Springsteenish about this song. Perhaps some vocal similarities to Bruce in parts of the song but otherwise, I don't hear it.

I like the new song. There is definitely an 80s sound with strong Talking Heads, especially the guitar and singing in the beginning. As the song goes on, Eddie Vedder's singing is a mélange of David Byrne, Brian Ferry, David Bowie, and even Peter Murphy!

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Re: New Pearl Jam

#18 Post by SR » Sat Jan 25, 2020 5:03 am

Less so on second listen, but I definitely get the Boss vibe on Vedder's vocals in the chorus.

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#19 Post by Pandemonium » Sat Jan 25, 2020 8:03 pm

I like the new tune, probably because it's just different from the usual Pearl Jam meant n' potatoes rawk or acoustic stuff. I believe the band has already stated this song is kind of an outlier compared to the rest of the album. Aside form the already mentioned throwback references, it reminds me of what Arcade Fire did to shake up their sound over the last two albums which didn't end ....well.

BTW, I tried for a single ticket to one of the LA Forum shows yesterday - TM was absolutely slammed, both shows sold out in minutes.

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Re: New Pearl Jam

#20 Post by mockbee » Mon Jan 27, 2020 5:21 am

Pandemonium wrote:
Sat Jan 25, 2020 8:03 pm
I like the new tune, probably because it's just different from the usual Pearl Jam meant n' potatoes rawk or acoustic stuff. I believe the band has already stated this song is kind of an outlier compared to the rest of the album.

After 4-5 listens I am really liking this tune.....
It's way more complex than I initially perceived.
I like the familiarity of the 80s pop sound and the lyrics I catch are intriguing.

I dont know if it would rank high enough for listens beyond a month or two, but I will definetly be checking out the whole album.... That is saying something as well. I havent done that since No Code... :lol:
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Hope the fact that this tune may be an outlier is a good thing, not that I would want 8 of these tracks, but hope they maintain the quality.
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Re: New Pearl Jam

#21 Post by Tyler Durden » Mon Jan 27, 2020 7:33 am

Some tidbits about the forthcoming album...

Early word (from Variety) is that it's their strongest album since Yield (1998); we shall see.

It's their longest running album, clocking in at 57 minutes.

"Dance of the Clairvoyants" is not a reflection on the rest of the album, stylistically. Stone has stated that you can expect some rockers, ballads, etc. Who knows? :noclue:

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Re: New Pearl Jam

#22 Post by mockbee » Mon Jan 27, 2020 9:17 am

Tyler Durden wrote:
Mon Jan 27, 2020 7:33 am

"Dance of the Clairvoyants" is not a reflection on the rest of the album, stylistically. Stone has stated that you can expect some rockers, ballads, etc. Who knows? :noclue:
See that's what I would be concerned about. If this is just going to be a one off and the rest is rehashing old ballads and rockers, not interested. There is only so much you can do stylistcally with those....would be pretty mind blowing if somehow they had an "original" rocker/ballad. And if not, im not interested.

Like you say, we'll see.
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#23 Post by Tyler Durden » Mon Jan 27, 2020 9:37 am

mockbee wrote:
Mon Jan 27, 2020 9:17 am
Tyler Durden wrote:
Mon Jan 27, 2020 7:33 am

"Dance of the Clairvoyants" is not a reflection on the rest of the album, stylistically. Stone has stated that you can expect some rockers, ballads, etc. Who knows? :noclue:
See that's what I would be concerned about. If this is just going to be a one off and the rest is rehashing old ballads and rockers, not interested. There is only so much you can do stylistcally with those....would be pretty mind blowing if somehow they had an "original" rocker/ballad. And if not, im not interested.

Like you say, we'll see.
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It's a fine line. With a band this far along, on the one hand...I don't want drastic experimentation that just doesn't work...while on the other hand, I don't want a "by the numbers", tried and true rehash.

For me, personally...I really enjoyed their self titled album (or "Avocado"). It straddled that line between relatively ambitious experimentation (for Pearl Jam, anyway), yet it wasn't so different that it no longer resembled who they are. And it felt like a cohesive album, where all of the songs fit together.

They do have a new producer on board...so that may help.

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Re: New Pearl Jam

#24 Post by mockbee » Mon Jan 27, 2020 9:53 am

What do think of this Clairvoyant track?

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Re: New Pearl Jam

#25 Post by Tyler Durden » Mon Jan 27, 2020 10:06 am

mockbee wrote:
Mon Jan 27, 2020 9:53 am
What do think of this Clairvoyant track?
I love the vocals and lyrics...in my opinion, very thought provoking. I also love the guitar work. The drums are okay...apparently, it's Matt Cameron playing and not a machine...though I'm not big on the drum fill going into the first chorus, which sounds like some weird "midi" sample or something. The keyboard and bass are fine.

But the drums, keyboard, and bass all together make them sound like Depeche Mode or something upon initial listens...and completely flies in the face of their traditional, organic, "Neil Young", meat and potatoes sound.

I do enjoy the track but I think it will make more sense upon hearing it within the context of the full album (how I usually fully assess songs by bands I follow). So, on a certain level, I'm still reserving judgment. It reminds me of when R.E.M. debuted "What's the Frequency, Kenneth?" or when U2 dropped "The Fly"...people were kind of perplexed but then it all made sense once the respective albums came out.

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