Lightning Bolt: the official album thread
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15
ItsOkay wrote:If Nightswimming is a masterpiece then Just Breathe is the Mona Lisa.
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15
didn't know Nightswimming had such a sweet spot in everyone's heart. Sorry to offend 
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15
I love that performanceverb_to_trust wrote:
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Oh don't you worry, you'll get it.....and there is no way in the world it will have anything in the same universe as Nightswimming.ItsOkay wrote:Possibly...just give me a new Pearl Jam album!
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Not trolling, just wondering what is about this song that makes it so great?
I hear repetive music with poetic lyrics. So, I guess not an awful song but wouldn't have been one to stop and say, "Wow, that's something!"
I hear repetive music with poetic lyrics. So, I guess not an awful song but wouldn't have been one to stop and say, "Wow, that's something!"
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It's got bags of atmosphere. I'm guessing you've never night-swum in France to this song. Poetic lyrics are all part of the magic, for sure, but REM had a talent for melody which was pretty much unrivalled in rock bands.
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Same with Everybody Hurts. I'm guessing you're just not inclined towards ballads, because these are two of the best.
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15
Based on some of your posts, I have to ask, are you a self-hatin' PJ fan?verb_to_trust wrote:Oh don't you worry, you'll get it.....and there is no way in the world it will have anything in the same universe as Nightswimming.ItsOkay wrote:Possibly...just give me a new Pearl Jam album!
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The part at the end of Nightswimming where the strings come in. THE PART AT THE END WHERE THE STRINGS COME IN.
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Lament wrote:The part at the end of Nightswimming where the strings come in. THE PART AT THE END WHERE THE STRINGS COME IN.
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15
I'll just throw this in...
The worst part about RVM live for me is that Ed hasn't sang the correct 1st chorus for about 18 years. He sings the second chorus twice and it bugs the crap out of me!
That, and the fact that for years now Ed starts singing a line of the song but moves away from the mic to focus on his guitar playing so we just get loads of half-lines.
I don't mind the jam, but the rest of the song is an outright mess these days. Studio version for the victory.
The worst part about RVM live for me is that Ed hasn't sang the correct 1st chorus for about 18 years. He sings the second chorus twice and it bugs the crap out of me!
That, and the fact that for years now Ed starts singing a line of the song but moves away from the mic to focus on his guitar playing so we just get loads of half-lines.
I don't mind the jam, but the rest of the song is an outright mess these days. Studio version for the victory.
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15
Do we know the reason he doesn't sing that line anymore?BootsToAsses wrote:I'll just throw this in...
The worst part about RVM live for me is that Ed hasn't sang the correct 1st chorus for about 18 years. He sings the second chorus twice and it bugs the crap out of me!
That, and the fact that for years now Ed starts singing a line of the song but moves away from the mic to focus on his guitar playing so we just get loads of half-lines.
I don't mind the jam, but the rest of the song is an outright mess these days. Studio version for the victory.
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15
Forgot he wrote it different probably
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15
Lightning bowwwwwlwwt.
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15
I'm just here for the hot girls thread in GDCleverman wrote:Based on some of your posts, I have to ask, are you a self-hatin' PJ fan?verb_to_trust wrote:Oh don't you worry, you'll get it.....and there is no way in the world it will have anything in the same universe as Nightswimming.ItsOkay wrote:Possibly...just give me a new Pearl Jam album!
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15
harmless wrote:Lightning bowwwwwlwwt.
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15
She comes on like a stone but she don't know
You got yourself some sand but what
Ever you replied she took as LIGHTNIGHT BOOWOOOOWWOWLWT!
You got yourself some sand but what
Ever you replied she took as LIGHTNIGHT BOOWOOOOWWOWLWT!
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15
Doesn't this happen with "In My Tree", too? He skips a line or two, right?Dr. Van Nostrand wrote:Do we know the reason he doesn't sing that line anymore?BootsToAsses wrote:I'll just throw this in...
The worst part about RVM live for me is that Ed hasn't sang the correct 1st chorus for about 18 years. He sings the second chorus twice and it bugs the crap out of me!
That, and the fact that for years now Ed starts singing a line of the song but moves away from the mic to focus on his guitar playing so we just get loads of half-lines.
I don't mind the jam, but the rest of the song is an outright mess these days. Studio version for the victory.
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15
theplatypus wrote:Doesn't this happen withDr. Van Nostrand wrote:Do we know the reason he doesn't sing that line anymore?BootsToAsses wrote:I'll just throw this in...
The worst part about RVM live for me is that Ed hasn't sang the correct 1st chorus for about 18 years. He sings the second chorus twice and it bugs the crap out of me!
That, and the fact that for years now Ed starts singing a line of the song but moves away from the mic to focus on his guitar playing so we just get loads of half-lines.
I don't mind the jam, but the rest of the song is an outright mess these days. Studio version for the victory."In My Tree"every song they perform, too? He skips a line or two, right?