Lightning Bolt: The Official Album Thread

[LetMeSleep]

Nah, LB was shite. It'll hopefully always be the worst PJ album.

IT ALREADY ISN'T

Infallible posting.

[epilogue]

Nah, LB was shite. It'll hopefully always be the worst PJ album.

IT ALREADY ISN'T

Infallible posting.

I wasn't sure if I could getaway with it.

[LetMeSleep]

Nah, LB was shite. It'll hopefully always be the worst PJ album.

IT ALREADY ISN'T

Infallible posting.

I wasn't sure if I could getaway with it.

Let's let the records show that we quit while we were ahead.

[evenslow]

speaking as a child of the 90s... it was Vitalogy for sure. even though most people liked corduroy and betterman there was a sizeable contingent that were dumb and turned off by shit like bugs. that's when the leakage started. no code obviously accelerated it.

[Rangi Guy]

I've always liked Backspacer. Lightning Bolt however - I struggle to find a reason to put this on.
Maybe I'll remedy that now and give it a spin

[VinylGuy]

speaking as a child of the 90s... it was Vitalogy for sure. even though most people liked corduroy and betterman there was a sizeable contingent that were dumb and turned off by shit like bugs. that's when the leakage started. no code obviously accelerated it.

yeah, bugs, aye davanita, even songs like tremor christ...most people were really turned off by them

[lecherouslittlestump]

I think you're looking at their 90s output with rose-tinted glasses.

Kids absolutely adore Backspacer and Lightning Bolt. When the latter came out, every kid at my school had a copy of the CD with LB t-shirts everywhere. My kid would come home and sing nothing but LB songs every day. When I played him Vitalogy and Vs, he laughed and said it was faggy old mans music.

Fact is - the hundreds of teenagers that attend PJ songs these days don't go for the old stuff, they're going for the new stuff. Sadly The Ten-Riot Act era is now the realms of old men.

[Kevin Davis]

Kids absolutely adore Backspacer and Lightning Bolt. When the latter came out, every kid at my school had a copy of the CD

Finally, the revival I've been waiting for! Suck it, Simple Torture!

[Anders]

I think you're looking at their 90s output with rose-tinted glasses.

Kids absolutely adore Backspacer and Lightning Bolt. When the latter came out, every kid at my school had a copy of the CD with LB t-shirts everywhere. My kid would come home and sing nothing but LB songs every day. When I played him Vitalogy and Vs, he laughed and said it was faggy old mans music.

Fact is - the hundreds of teenagers that attend PJ songs these days don't go for the old stuff, they're going for the new stuff. Sadly The Ten-Riot Act era is now the realms of old men.

This sounds incredibly weird. Like a different world. However, the band must not have noticed, as they hardly play Lightning Bolt songs these day.

To be fair, I have noticed none of the above either.

[Anders]

I think you're looking at their 90s output with rose-tinted glasses.

Kids absolutely adore Backspacer and Lightning Bolt. When the latter came out, every kid at my school had a copy of the CD with LB t-shirts everywhere. My kid would come home and sing nothing but LB songs every day. When I played him Vitalogy and Vs, he laughed and said it was faggy old mans music.

Fact is - the hundreds of teenagers that attend PJ songs these days don't go for the old stuff, they're going for the new stuff. Sadly The Ten-Riot Act era is now the realms of old men.

This sounds incredibly weird. Like a different world. However, the band must not have noticed, as they hardly play Lightning Bolt songs these day.

To be fair, I have noticed none of the above either.

I just realised that this was a joke.

[liebzz]

yeah Vitalogy too. But Vs? i think everyone kinda agrees on those 3.

I do think people’s opinion changes over time with them. Often the more casual fan base is just not ready for their evolution as a band until a time later. I think fans rejected Vs. at that time because it wasn’t Ten. Then with Vitalogy it was the “filler”, and with No Code I think Who You Are was unsettling for the casual fan and the band really meandered around trying a host of different sounds.

However, as the years progress I am often surprised how many people now claim to love these albums. I think a lot of fans just needed some time with these new songs, which are now all over 20 years old- scary to think.

[epilogue]

I've always liked Backspacer. Lightning Bolt however - I struggle to find a reason to put this on.
Maybe I'll remedy that now and give it a spin

I reach for LB over Backspacer 10 times out of 10.

[epilogue]

I was talking to a kid about 12 years younger than me a few months back. He's really into music. Works in the industry. And we talked about PJ. His entry point was S/T and he thinks that one of their absolute best records. He fucking adores it and the ones that have come since.

[Jorge]

I was talking to a kid about 12 years younger than me a few months back. He's really into music. Works in the industry. And we talked about PJ. His entry point was S/T and he thinks that one of their absolute best records. He fucking adores it and the ones that have come since.

And that kid's name? Albert Einstein

[epilogue]

I was talking to a kid about 12 years younger than me a few months back. He's really into music. Works in the industry. And we talked about PJ. His entry point was S/T and he thinks that one of their absolute best records. He fucking adores it and the ones that have come since.

And that kid's name? Albert Einstein

[epilogue]

When I told him my two favorites were Vitalogy and Riot Act. He gave me Riot Act but he kind of winced at Vitalogy. It was hilarious.

[Leatherhead]

My 14 song BS/LB mix is better than both the albums. It's actually quite good.

[VinylGuy]

Listening to this right now.

Fuck i love the first 4 tracks so muuuuch,...and in the context of the album Infallible is such a good song.

[Chris_H_2]

after the first listen, i have never listened to this album from front to back straight through. once i get to sirens, i turn to something new. frankly, now that i think about it, outside of a concert, i don't think i've listened to anything from this album in over 5 years.

this album is just a disappointment. it's just pure, hackneyed drivel. when it was released was the first time i realized that we're never getting an honest studio effort from this band again.

[Bammer]

I think you're looking at their 90s output with rose-tinted glasses.

Kids absolutely adore Backspacer and Lightning Bolt. When the latter came out, every kid at my school had a copy of the CD with LB t-shirts everywhere. My kid would come home and sing nothing but LB songs every day. When I played him Vitalogy and Vs, he laughed and said it was faggy old mans music.

Fact is - the hundreds of teenagers that attend PJ songs these days don't go for the old stuff, they're going for the new stuff. Sadly The Ten-Riot Act era is now the realms of old men.

When I see 68 year olds in the merch line I really do start to question myself: “What am I doing here?”