The Live Gigaton CD is better than the studio tracks. That is where the album came alive for me. After 2 listens of DM, l.feel that it doesn't stick out to me but it is a 21C PJ record for sure.
I'm still digesting Dark Matter but I love it.
It's transcendent and I have been a fan since Mother Love Bone days. The dust hadn't settled but DM is in my top half of PJ albums:
Ten
VS
Yield
Vitalogy
Dark Matter
No Code
Avocado
Gigaton
Binaural
Lightning Bolt
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Riot Act