Lightning Bolt: the official album thread

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Rank Lightning Bolt

5 stars
1
1%
4 stars
4
5%
3 stars
29
37%
2 stars
30
38%
1 star
14
18%
 
Total votes: 78

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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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gems and rhinestones wrote:
given2fly23 wrote:Image
Did we ever hear who is doing this artwork?
Don Pendleton
http://community.pearljam.com/viewtopic ... 4&t=215557
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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stip wrote:I'm thinking back a long ways now, but wasn't Amongst the Waves the one song you were bummed about the drumming on when you did that fantastic drummer review of backspacer? I am thinking of FoN?
I could have sworn I'd replied to this. No, my criticism was the drumming intro to FoN. I was really complimentary of the drumming for ATW. The chorus had an R&B / reggae-loose groove that made it different to the RAWKtastic anthem people wished it was.
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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gems and rhinestones wrote:Did we ever hear who is doing this artwork?
Read somewhere that it's this guy: http://www.elephont.com/

Wish they'd go back to doing it themselves.
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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harmless wrote:
stip wrote:I'm thinking back a long ways now, but wasn't Amongst the Waves the one song you were bummed about the drumming on when you did that fantastic drummer review of backspacer? I am thinking of FoN?
I could have sworn I'd replied to this. No, my criticism was the drumming intro to FoN. I was really complimentary of the drumming for ATW. The chorus had an R&B / reggae-loose groove that made it different to the RAWKtastic anthem people wished it was.
you did and you said almost exactly the same thing.

ease up on the rohypnol man.
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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evenslow wrote:
harmless wrote:
stip wrote:I'm thinking back a long ways now, but wasn't Amongst the Waves the one song you were bummed about the drumming on when you did that fantastic drummer review of backspacer? I am thinking of FoN?
I could have sworn I'd replied to this. No, my criticism was the drumming intro to FoN. I was really complimentary of the drumming for ATW. The chorus had an R&B / reggae-loose groove that made it different to the RAWKtastic anthem people wished it was.
you did and you said almost exactly the same thing.

ease up on the rohypnol man.
WTF? Why didn't I see it a second time? :shake:
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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given2fly23 wrote:
gems and rhinestones wrote:Did we ever hear who is doing this artwork?
Read somewhere that it's this guy: http://www.elephont.com/

Wish they'd go back to doing it themselves.
There's only so much you can use a typewriter font for your album artwork
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I literally can't see it. Fuck, I'm going crazy.
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This artist is infinitely better than the Backspacer guy imo.
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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given2fly23 wrote:Image
I really like this now.
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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harmless wrote:This artist is infinitely better than the Backspacer guy imo.
i like this a lot more. A lot layers to pick apart. Quite a bit potentially going on for such a stylized, seemingly simplistic piece
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They should make T-shirts with every track's artwork.
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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evenslow wrote:
gems and rhinestones wrote:
given2fly23 wrote:Image
Did we ever hear who is doing this artwork?
Don Pendleton
http://community.pearljam.com/viewtopic ... 4&t=215557

Oh yes I remember that thread now. Thanks
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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stip wrote:
harmless wrote:This artist is infinitely better than the Backspacer guy imo.
i like this a lot more. A lot layers to pick apart. Quite a bit potentially going on for such a stylized, seemingly simplistic piece
Yup. And, well, I'm choosing to hope that the tracks themselves are just as interesting, even if they still have one foot in the "pop" door.
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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harmless wrote:They should make T-shirts with every track's artwork.
or at least dog collars
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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harmless wrote:They should make T-shirts with every track's artwork.
actually if I ended up really liking the album and they had a little poster set of all this stuff I'd probably buy it, assuming I like the other stuff.
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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When did we all get so cynical? Janeymack
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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Image


This needs some blood splatter.
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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stip wrote:
harmless wrote:They should make T-shirts with every track's artwork.
actually if I ended up really liking the album and they had a little poster set of all this stuff I'd probably buy it, assuming I like the other stuff.
:thumbsup:
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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harmless wrote:
stip wrote:
harmless wrote:They should make T-shirts with every track's artwork.
actually if I ended up really liking the album and they had a little poster set of all this stuff I'd probably buy it, assuming I like the other stuff.
:thumbsup:
more playingcards, baseball cards, or polaroids?
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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elliseamos wrote:
harmless wrote:
stip wrote:
harmless wrote:They should make T-shirts with every track's artwork.
actually if I ended up really liking the album and they had a little poster set of all this stuff I'd probably buy it, assuming I like the other stuff.
:thumbsup:
more playingcards, baseball cards, or polaroids?
I don't care about baseball, so not that. But I don't care about playing cards either, and I still want a pack of playing cards with these images on the back. Or better yet, Tarot cards.
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