Lightning Bolt -- guess the tracks!
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There certainly is a 'Love is the key to saving us from ourselves' vibe in the artwork
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Looking at all this art and track titles together has brought out the 14 year old Cleverman (Cleverboy, I guess). This is getting close!
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To give the devil his due that was a far more enjoyable way to get the tracklist than just having them post it
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Quick comparison.
Gonna See My Friend
Got Some
The Fixer
Johñy Guitar
Just Breath
Amongst The Waves
Unthought Known
Supersonic
Speed of Sound
Force of Nature
The End
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Getaway
Mind Your Manners
My Father's Son
Sirens
Lightning Bolt
Infallible
Pendulum
Swallowed Whole
Let The Records Play
Sleeping By Myself
Yellow Moon
Future Days
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Gonna See My Friend
Got Some
The Fixer
Johñy Guitar
Just Breath
Amongst The Waves
Unthought Known
Supersonic
Speed of Sound
Force of Nature
The End
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Getaway
Mind Your Manners
My Father's Son
Sirens
Lightning Bolt
Infallible
Pendulum
Swallowed Whole
Let The Records Play
Sleeping By Myself
Yellow Moon
Future Days
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Re: Lightning Bolt -- guess the tracks!
At first glance, Lightning Bolt appears to be one track longer.Lounge Lizard wrote:Quick comparison.
Gonna See My Friend
Got Some
The Fixer
Johñy Guitar
Just Breath
Amongst The Waves
Unthought Known
Supersonic
Speed of Sound
Force of Nature
The End
============================
Getaway
Mind Your Manners
My Father's Son
Sirens
Lightning Bolt
Infallible
Pendulum
Swallowed Whole
Let The Records Play
Sleeping By Myself
Yellow Moon
Future Days
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It has actually changed my opinion of this song in a good way.harmless wrote:I agree. The problem is, it would only work as the closer. My worry is that it merely serves a function, like The End.Monkey_Driven wrote:I know most of you are Future Days haters, but I think it can really work as the closer.
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stip wrote:To give the devil his due that was a far more enjoyable way to get the tracklist than just having them post it
The pendulum swings again and I agree with you Stip.
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Gotta hand it to the band et al. Track list reveal was cool, made way cooler by the artwork. Titles are intriguing. Ship is tight. Zero leakage.
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The Backspacer track names sucked from the beginning and didn't leave me excited. These ones leave me at least intrigued because none of them are stupid except for LTRP.Lounge Lizard wrote:Quick comparison.
Gonna See My Friend
Got Some
The Fixer
Johñy Guitar
Just Breath
Amongst The Waves
Unthought Known
Supersonic
Speed of Sound
Force of Nature
The End
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Getaway
Mind Your Manners
My Father's Son
Sirens
Lightning Bolt
Infallible
Pendulum
Swallowed Whole
Let The Records Play
Sleeping By Myself
Yellow Moon
Future Days
How's it looking to you? Pretend you haven't heard any, including Backspacer.
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That is just your eyes playing tricks on you. Look closelytheplatypus wrote:At first glance, Lightning Bolt appears to be one track longer.Lounge Lizard wrote:Quick comparison.
Gonna See My Friend
Got Some
The Fixer
Johñy Guitar
Just Breath
Amongst The Waves
Unthought Known
Supersonic
Speed of Sound
Force of Nature
The End
The Fixer Reprise
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Getaway
Mind Your Manners
My Father's Son
Sirens
Lightning Bolt
Infallible
Pendulum
Swallowed Whole
Let The Records Play
Sleeping By Myself
Yellow Moon
Future Days
How's it looking to you? Pretend you haven't heard any, including Backspacer.
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Agreed. This drums up a little publicity to the outside world, but this was clearly done for the hardcore fans and how cool is it for the artist to get this kind of attention.stip wrote:To give the devil his due that was a far more enjoyable way to get the tracklist than just having them post it
I bitch about PJ as much as the next guy, but they did this right.
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Obviously the placing works, so they're doing it a second time. If I genuinely like the song as recorded then what I've said will make no difference.HardTI wrote:It has actually changed my opinion of this song in a good way.harmless wrote:I agree. The problem is, it would only work as the closer. My worry is that it merely serves a function, like The End.Monkey_Driven wrote:I know most of you are Future Days haters, but I think it can really work as the closer.
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I can imagine a studio version of "Future Days" I'd really like. It's heavy on ambient noise and feedback, like smolder rising up from debris after some sort of cataclysm. The piano sounds distant and hazy. It won't happen.harmless wrote:Obviously the placing works, so they're doing it a second time. If I genuinely like the song as recorded then what I've said will make no difference.HardTI wrote:It has actually changed my opinion of this song in a good way.harmless wrote:I agree. The problem is, it would only work as the closer. My worry is that it merely serves a function, like The End.Monkey_Driven wrote:I know most of you are Future Days haters, but I think it can really work as the closer.
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I refuse to let a shitty cell phone video of FD automatically hate it, but from what I could tell, it's not the kind of PJ i get into generally.harmless wrote:Obviously the placing works, so they're doing it a second time. If I genuinely like the song as recorded then what I've said will make no difference.HardTI wrote:It has actually changed my opinion of this song in a good way.harmless wrote:I agree. The problem is, it would only work as the closer. My worry is that it merely serves a function, like The End.Monkey_Driven wrote:I know most of you are Future Days haters, but I think it can really work as the closer.
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SBM is suspect to me. FD as good as missing altogether, I don't believe any amount of fixing will make it digestible.
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No difference to the song but sequencing can kill an average song.harmless wrote:Obviously the placing works, so they're doing it a second time. If I genuinely like the song as recorded then what I've said will make no difference.HardTI wrote:It has actually changed my opinion of this song in a good way.harmless wrote:I agree. The problem is, it would only work as the closer. My worry is that it merely serves a function, like The End.Monkey_Driven wrote:I know most of you are Future Days haters, but I think it can really work as the closer.
Early call of OTE as a secret track.
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Totally agree. Heck, the actual basic song is fine, even good. I've been humming it to myself as I've gone about my day. But that bloody piano needs to be matched by something else and not just bookend the song like at Wrigley. "Brendan, it's your bit, wake up!"theplatypus wrote:I can imagine a studio version of "Future Days" I'd really like. It's heavy on ambient noise and feedback, like smolder rising up from the debris after some sort of cataclysm. The piano sounds distant and hazy. It won't happen.harmless wrote:Obviously the placing works, so they're doing it a second time. If I genuinely like the song as recorded then what I've said will make no difference.HardTI wrote:It has actually changed my opinion of this song in a good way.harmless wrote:I agree. The problem is, it would only work as the closer. My worry is that it merely serves a function, like The End.Monkey_Driven wrote:I know most of you are Future Days haters, but I think it can really work as the closer.
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Bold production choices?theplatypus wrote:I can imagine a studio version of "Future Days" I'd really like. It's heavy on ambient noise and feedback, like smolder rising up from debris after some sort of cataclysm. The piano sounds distant and hazy. It won't happen.harmless wrote:Obviously the placing works, so they're doing it a second time. If I genuinely like the song as recorded then what I've said will make no difference.HardTI wrote:It has actually changed my opinion of this song in a good way.harmless wrote:I agree. The problem is, it would only work as the closer. My worry is that it merely serves a function, like The End.Monkey_Driven wrote:I know most of you are Future Days haters, but I think it can really work as the closer.
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Have you seen the Videogremmie version? It's in good quality and still sucks.Cleverman wrote:I refuse to let a shitty cell phone video of FD automatically hate it, but from what I could tell, it's not the kind of PJ i get into generally.harmless wrote:Obviously the placing works, so they're doing it a second time. If I genuinely like the song as recorded then what I've said will make no difference.HardTI wrote:It has actually changed my opinion of this song in a good way.harmless wrote:I agree. The problem is, it would only work as the closer. My worry is that it merely serves a function, like The End.Monkey_Driven wrote:I know most of you are Future Days haters, but I think it can really work as the closer.
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