Lightning Bolt -- guess the tracks!

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which song artwork is your favorite?

Mind Your Manners
5
7%
Future Days
6
9%
Sirens
5
7%
Yellow Moon
12
18%
Swallowed Whole
7
10%
Getaway
4
6%
Let The Records Play
2
3%
My Father's Son
10
15%
Sleeping By Myself
0
No votes
Lightning Bolt
2
3%
Infallible
9
13%
Pendulum
6
9%
 
Total votes: 68

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Dos Equis = PJ20
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Wondering if this one is about the Arab Spring.
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Image

Still plenty of space on that bottle for a big fat lightning bolt :bammer:
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bluestate wrote:Image

Still plenty of space on that bottle for a big fat lightning bolt :bammer:
Or EV logo.
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Title will be two words at least starting with a consonant
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harmless wrote:
southp wrote:That just got a bit lame.
It was sort of lame to start with. Definite step down in quality since the first four. Let's see if the last reveal gives us something awesome.

I don't get this sentiment at all. I thought the turntable was great, and the guy preaching to the two dunces was a bit provocative, which I like. This one, to me, seems to be in the same vein as all of them. What I guess I'm saying is that I really have zero clue how you all define lame.
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harmless wrote:Dos Equis = PJ20
:shock: It's a song about their 20th anniversary, dedicated to the fans that went to Destination Weekend?

To all the faithfull
Who've stuck with us over the years
You rock like a molotov cocktail
You're shit is hot fire!!!

Hot fire!!!

Yea yea yea yeaaaaaa


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guitar_davey wrote:
harmless wrote:
southp wrote:That just got a bit lame.
It was sort of lame to start with. Definite step down in quality since the first four. Let's see if the last reveal gives us something awesome.

I don't get this sentiment at all. I thought the turntable was great, and the guy preaching to the two dunces was a bit provocative, which I like. This one, to me, seems to be in the same vein as all of them. What I guess I'm saying is that I really have zero clue how you all define lame.
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Think about, its two guys giving each other "cheers" with two molotovs instead of two beers.
Very cool graphic indeed.
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guitar_davey wrote:
harmless wrote:
southp wrote:That just got a bit lame.
It was sort of lame to start with. Definite step down in quality since the first four. Let's see if the last reveal gives us something awesome.

I don't get this sentiment at all. I thought the turntable was great, and the guy preaching to the two dunces was a bit provocative, which I like. This one, to me, seems to be in the same vein as all of them. What I guess I'm saying is that I really have zero clue how you all define lame.
i like the turntable one too
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guitar_davey wrote:
harmless wrote:
southp wrote:That just got a bit lame.
It was sort of lame to start with. Definite step down in quality since the first four. Let's see if the last reveal gives us something awesome.

I don't get this sentiment at all. I thought the turntable was great, and the guy preaching to the two dunces was a bit provocative, which I like. This one, to me, seems to be in the same vein as all of them. What I guess I'm saying is that I really have zero clue how you all define lame.
lame is when stip likes it
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Idk seems very PJ to me. Don't really have a problem with it. Let's hope the name isn't retarded.
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guitar_davey wrote:
harmless wrote:
southp wrote:That just got a bit lame.
It was sort of lame to start with. Definite step down in quality since the first four. Let's see if the last reveal gives us something awesome.

I don't get this sentiment at all. I thought the turntable was great, and the guy preaching to the two dunces was a bit provocative, which I like. This one, to me, seems to be in the same vein as all of them. What I guess I'm saying is that I really have zero clue how you all define lame.
According to the poll above, 33% voted for either Getaway or LTRP... which just boggles my mind :shake:
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stupidmop wrote:Idk seems very PJ to me. Don't really have a problem with it. Let's hope the name isn't retarded.
07. Retarded
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Heathen wrote:lame is when stip likes it
:haha:
theplatypus wrote:A solo is when the guitar goes twiddly diddly
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guitar_davey wrote:
harmless wrote:
southp wrote:That just got a bit lame.
It was sort of lame to start with. Definite step down in quality since the first four. Let's see if the last reveal gives us something awesome.

I don't get this sentiment at all. I thought the turntable was great, and the guy preaching to the two dunces was a bit provocative, which I like. This one, to me, seems to be in the same vein as all of them. What I guess I'm saying is that I really have zero clue how you all define lame.
I don't know if I define lame in the same way as "us all". We're not all programmed or anything. I love the themes, nearly all of the song titles, but from an artistic standpoint, the first four images are by far my favourite. All this "OMG you have different opinion to me? You're dead inside!" is getting really boring.
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I just meant the flaming bottle was lame.
The concept so far has been great.
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Lounge Lizard wrote:
guitar_davey wrote:
harmless wrote:
southp wrote:That just got a bit lame.
It was sort of lame to start with. Definite step down in quality since the first four. Let's see if the last reveal gives us something awesome.

I don't get this sentiment at all. I thought the turntable was great, and the guy preaching to the two dunces was a bit provocative, which I like. This one, to me, seems to be in the same vein as all of them. What I guess I'm saying is that I really have zero clue how you all define lame.
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Think about, its two guys giving each other "cheers" with two molotovs instead of two beers.
Very cool graphic indeed.
Seems likely. It's a nice idea, for sure.
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bluestate wrote:
guitar_davey wrote:
harmless wrote:
southp wrote:That just got a bit lame.
It was sort of lame to start with. Definite step down in quality since the first four. Let's see if the last reveal gives us something awesome.

I don't get this sentiment at all. I thought the turntable was great, and the guy preaching to the two dunces was a bit provocative, which I like. This one, to me, seems to be in the same vein as all of them. What I guess I'm saying is that I really have zero clue how you all define lame.
According to the poll above, 33% voted for either Getaway or LTRP... which just boggles my mind :shake:

I can't say I'd be able to pick a favourite. I was a little nonplussed at the vector art thing when they first rolled out MYM, but now that the entire concept is revealing itself, I like the direction they've gone with it. I initially thought the Future Days artwork was corny, but by the time it had all played out, I thought it was pretty cool.

As for the titles, I can't really say how I feel about any of them without context.
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It really seems like we're getting a new song title here.

Looking back on that RS article with BoB, he says: "A song called "Infallible" – at least that's what I believe it's called – is also a little more developed that way." http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/ ... t-20130731

So maybe they changed the name?
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harmless wrote:
guitar_davey wrote:
harmless wrote:
southp wrote:That just got a bit lame.
It was sort of lame to start with. Definite step down in quality since the first four. Let's see if the last reveal gives us something awesome.

I don't get this sentiment at all. I thought the turntable was great, and the guy preaching to the two dunces was a bit provocative, which I like. This one, to me, seems to be in the same vein as all of them. What I guess I'm saying is that I really have zero clue how you all define lame.
I don't know if I define lame in the same way as "us all". We're not all programmed or anything. I love the themes, nearly all of the song titles, but from an artistic standpoint, the first four images are by far my favourite. All this "OMG you have different opinion to me? You're dead inside!" is getting really boring.

Sorry, I shouldn't have generalized. I'm new here. I've been a Pearl Jam fan since the beginning and I'm kind of blown away how strong some people's opinions are about the smallest details of the band's art, lyrics, decision-making process, etc. I'm by no means an apologist for the band, but they've put out a lot of music I like and have seemingly remained very grounded. That's enough for me.
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