Lightning Bolt: the official album thread

[benton netty]

Nope. It's literally the same recording. In the "Yield" liner notes, it says "Recorded by Jack Irons at home" or whatever.

The drums are obviously the same. It's an edit piece, and it's been altered a bunch with varispeed and remixed, but it's the same thing. That's why Jack says that it's the same thing.

You're wrong.

For starters the steel drum notes are fucking different.

Whoa, a little testy, there. You know you can change the steel drum notes by muting the track they're recorded on and/or recording a new one, right? That's what I meant by "altered" and "remixed." Because that's what that means.

This is not worth talking about that much, but it's my opinion that the track is the same, just altered, edited, overdubbed, and remixed. That's why the liner notes say that it was recorded by Jack at his house and not by Nick Didia or whoever like the rest of the album tracks.

[WaitingForBluey]

This thread is looking pretty sad over here

*slowly turns around, walks out the door, and returns to lightning bolt thread #2*

[harmless]

I've never read so much conversation over Red Dot *and* a track that some people passionately claim is Red Dot.

[bodysnatcher]

I've never read so much conversation over Red Dot *and* a track that some people passionately claim is Red Dot.

[E.H. Ruddock]

This may have already been discussed, but whatever. Here's my problem with the album art. It feels like an extension of Backspacer. I know it is completely different (and better, imo) art than the Tom Tomorrow stuff, but I guess I prefer the grainy photos, rough sketches, that type of thing on album art. This is another "clean" looking production, just like Backspacer. Maybe I'm not explaining it well enough, but it's just a vibe I guess.

I think it's Backspacer's dark side. I like the artwork. It's dark and interesting enough for me. But yeah, it's also clean and poppy as well. I don't think we'll get a return to the grungy polaroids and sketches unfortunately. I'm OK with an extension of Backspacer, as long as I'm happy with what they did. Longer songs implies more depth, etc. etc. Hopefully.

Don't get me wrong, I like this artwork a lot, way more than Backspacer. I just don't like it for the next album.

[southp]

This may have already been discussed, but whatever. Here's my problem with the album art. It feels like an extension of Backspacer. I know it is completely different (and better, imo) art than the Tom Tomorrow stuff, but I guess I prefer the grainy photos, rough sketches, that type of thing on album art. This is another "clean" looking production, just like Backspacer. Maybe I'm not explaining it well enough, but it's just a vibe I guess.

I think it's Backspacer's dark side. I like the artwork. It's dark and interesting enough for me. But yeah, it's also clean and poppy as well. I don't think we'll get a return to the grungy polaroids and sketches unfortunately. I'm OK with an extension of Backspacer, as long as I'm happy with what they did. Longer songs implies more depth, etc. etc. Hopefully.

Don't get me wrong, I like this artwork a lot, way more than Backspacer. I just don't like it for the next album.

The one image per song is a bit tiresome. However I agree that it's different and not as "dreamy" as the Tom Tomorrow stuff. While still very clean I think the images are giving me more hope for a darker themed album... as are the song titles themselves.

[bune]

October 15





Link to the old rumors thread: http://forums.theskyiscrape.com/viewtop ... f=15&t=302

Tracklisting (Unknown as of 8/1)
Mind Your Manners
Lightning Bold
Future Days
Sirens
Infallible

Lightning...Bold?

[Lounge Lizard]

[stip]

This may have already been discussed, but whatever. Here's my problem with the album art. It feels like an extension of Backspacer. I know it is completely different (and better, imo) art than the Tom Tomorrow stuff, but I guess I prefer the grainy photos, rough sketches, that type of thing on album art. This is another "clean" looking production, just like Backspacer. Maybe I'm not explaining it well enough, but it's just a vibe I guess.

I think it's Backspacer's dark side. I like the artwork. It's dark and interesting enough for me. But yeah, it's also clean and poppy as well. I don't think we'll get a return to the grungy polaroids and sketches unfortunately. I'm OK with an extension of Backspacer, as long as I'm happy with what they did. Longer songs implies more depth, etc. etc. Hopefully.

it reminds me of the manual for free living

[verb_to_trust]

As long as the artwork isn't a 'logical' extension of Backspacer...

[harmless]

"I think you're really sad for coming on here every night this week to wait for the artwork, so I've come here every night this week to let you know. But as soon as they release the artwork I'm off to live my life, because I really don't care about it all."

[LetMeSleep]

So I've been RM free for nearly 2 days. Apart from the artwork is there anything new? there's too many pages to wade thru.

do we have track placements yet?

[evenslow]

So I've been RM free for nearly 2 days. Apart from the artwork is there anything new? there's too many pages to wade thru.

do we have track placements yet?

Bunch o' new artwork and song titles. No context for any of it yet.

[LetMeSleep]

So I've been RM free for nearly 2 days. Apart from the artwork is there anything new? there's too many pages to wade thru.

do we have track placements yet?

Bunch o' new artwork and song titles. No context for any of it yet.

Many thanks. Resume thread.

[epilogue]

So I've been RM free for nearly 2 days. Apart from the artwork is there anything new? there's too many pages to wade thru.

do we have track placements yet?

Bunch o' new artwork and song titles. No context for any of it yet.

I hope there's some other game for the track order.

[Dr. Van Nostrand]

So I've been RM free for nearly 2 days. Apart from the artwork is there anything new? there's too many pages to wade thru.

do we have track placements yet?

Some think the song titles could be getting released in reverse order, but there is nothing official yet for track placement

[Mike]

Just found this on facebook posted by the store doing the listening party with BOB:

"PEARL JAM - Einladung zum Pre-Listening von "Lightning Bolt"!
Gast: Produzent Brendan O'Brien

Wir laden ein zur Premiere des neuen PEARL JAM-Albums am Dienstag, dem 3. September, um 16.30 Uhr im RAMONES MUSEUM.

"Lightning Bolt" erscheint zwar erst am 11. Oktober, doch einige von euch haben schon vorab die Möglichkeit, das Werk in seiner kompletten Länge zu hören und ein paar filmische Bilder von den Aufnahmen zu sehen.
Ebenfalls anwesend ist Produzent Brendan O'Brien, der einen Einblick in die Arbeit am neuen PEARL JAM-Werk gibt.

Die Teilnehmerzahl ist begrenzt. RAMONES MUSEUM bietet aber zehn (10!) von euch die Möglichkeit, am Pre-Listening von "Lightning Bolt" teilzunehmen. Voraussetzung ist die richtige Beantwortung folgender Frage:

Bei welchem Song wirkt Pearl Jam-Sänger Eddie Vedder mit, als die RAMONES ihr letztes Konzert am 6. August 1996 in Los Angeles absolvieren?

Antwort als Nachricht an uns! Die Gewinner werden am 30. August benachrichtigt!"

They're giving away tickets to the listening party. The interesting thing is that they're not only going to play the album but they will also show some videos of the recording sessions. Maybe we're going to see an EPK again.

[Sgt. Crackpot]

Just found this on facebook posted by the store doing the listening party with BOB:

"PEARL JAM - Einladung zum Pre-Listening von "Lightning Bolt"!
Gast: Produzent Brendan O'Brien

Wir laden ein zur Premiere des neuen PEARL JAM-Albums am Dienstag, dem 3. September, um 16.30 Uhr im RAMONES MUSEUM.

"Lightning Bolt" erscheint zwar erst am 11. Oktober, doch einige von euch haben schon vorab die Möglichkeit, das Werk in seiner kompletten Länge zu hören und ein paar filmische Bilder von den Aufnahmen zu sehen.
Ebenfalls anwesend ist Produzent Brendan O'Brien, der einen Einblick in die Arbeit am neuen PEARL JAM-Werk gibt.

Die Teilnehmerzahl ist begrenzt. RAMONES MUSEUM bietet aber zehn (10!) von euch die Möglichkeit, am Pre-Listening von "Lightning Bolt" teilzunehmen. Voraussetzung ist die richtige Beantwortung folgender Frage:

Bei welchem Song wirkt Pearl Jam-Sänger Eddie Vedder mit, als die RAMONES ihr letztes Konzert am 6. August 1996 in Los Angeles absolvieren?

Antwort als Nachricht an uns! Die Gewinner werden am 30. August benachrichtigt!"

They're giving away tickets to the listening party. The interesting thing is that they're not only going to play the album but they will also show some videos of the recording sessions. Maybe we're going to see an EPK again.

Translation:

"PEARL JAM - Invitation to Pre-Listening of "Lightning Bolt"!
Guest: Producer Brendan O'Brien

We invite you to the premiere of the new Pearl Jam album on Tuesday, the 3rd September at 16.30 clock in the RAMONES MUSEUM.

"Lightning Bolt" may appear only on 11 October, but some of you have the possibility in advance, to hear the work in its complete length and to see some cinematic images of the pictures.
Also present is a producer Brendan O'Brien, who gives an insight into the work on the new Pearl Jam factory.

The number of participants is limited. But RAMONES MUSEUM offers ten (10!) of you the opportunity to participate in the pre-listening of "Lightning Bolt". Prerequisite is the correct answer to the following question:

Which song Pearl Jam singer Eddie Vedder perform with the Ramones as their last concert on 6 August in Los Angeles in 1996?

Answer as a message to us! The winners will be notified on 30th of August! "

[WaitingForBluey]

...to hear the work in its complete length and to see some cinematic images of the pictures.

[dimejinky99]

Wow. Just had my mind blown. play Daft Punks Get Lucky but sing Sleeping by myself along to it

Really works.