Lightning Bolt: The Official Album Thread

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Getaway
42
13%
Mind Your Manners
8
2%
My Father's Son
38
12%
Sirens
23
7%
Lightning Bolt
21
6%
Infallible
38
12%
Pendulum
88
27%
Swallowed Whole
21
6%
Let the Records Play
7
2%
Sleeping By Myself
7
2%
Yellow Moon
32
10%
Future Days
4
1%
 
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VinylGuy wrote:I hate FD so so much.

is there a worst PJ song?
Swallowed Whole
Lightning Bolt
Getaway
Force of Nature
Supersonic
Comatose
Red Dot
Habit

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There are plenty.
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Rock around Barack, maybe
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durdencommatyler wrote:
VinylGuy wrote:I hate FD so so much.

is there a worst PJ song?
Swallowed Whole
Lightning Bolt
Getaway
Force of Nature
Supersonic
Comatose
Red Dot
Habit

...

There are plenty.
Comatose? Habit? Force of Nature?

Damn joe you really like your coffee with extra sugar
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pearl jam sucks now
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Amongst the Waves is easily my favorite song on Backspacer.
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JuanHamm wrote:Rock around Barack, maybe
That one too
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VinylGuy wrote:
durdencommatyler wrote:
VinylGuy wrote:I hate FD so so much.

is there a worst PJ song?
Swallowed Whole
Lightning Bolt
Getaway
Force of Nature
Supersonic
Comatose
Red Dot
Habit

...

There are plenty.
Comatose? Habit? Force of Nature?

Damn joe you really like your coffee with extra sugar
black as midnight on a moonless night, my friend
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PHATJ wrote:Amongst the Waves is easily my favorite song on Backspacer.
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durdencommatyler wrote:
VinylGuy wrote:
durdencommatyler wrote:
VinylGuy wrote:I hate FD so so much.

is there a worst PJ song?
Swallowed Whole
Lightning Bolt
Getaway
Force of Nature
Supersonic
Comatose
Red Dot
Habit

...

There are plenty.
Comatose? Habit? Force of Nature?

Damn joe you really like your coffee with extra sugar
black as midnight on a moonless night, my friend
Sugar doesn't change the color of the coffee, Joe
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JuanHamm wrote:
durdencommatyler wrote:
VinylGuy wrote:
durdencommatyler wrote:
VinylGuy wrote:I hate FD so so much.

is there a worst PJ song?
Swallowed Whole
Lightning Bolt
Getaway
Force of Nature
Supersonic
Comatose
Red Dot
Habit

...

There are plenty.
Comatose? Habit? Force of Nature?

Damn joe you really like your coffee with extra sugar
black as midnight on a moonless night, my friend
Sugar doesn't change the color of the coffee, Joe
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durdencommatyler wrote:
VinylGuy wrote:I hate FD so so much.

is there a worst PJ song?
Swallowed Whole
Lightning Bolt
Getaway
Force of Nature
Supersonic
Comatose
Red Dot
Habit

...

There are plenty.
Future Days is definitely low end PJ, but it’s not the worst song. It’s not even the worst on its own album. As for the songs you mentioned...

Swallowed Whole is terrible. I hate it.
Getaway is annoying. No desire to ever hear it again.
Force of Nature is ok, it’s just boring and nondescript.
Supersonic has a awesome bridge - its the best 20 seconds on Backspacer
Comatose is pretty rough. Never liked it.
Red Dot is silly and pointless, but whatever, it’s over before you know it.
Habit is fucking bad ass. The outro melts faces. :bammer:
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Amongst The Waves has a groove man. Future Days is bland and boring.
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both are a low point for two different songwriters
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Did someone really compare Infallible to Tremor Christ?
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Just gonna chime in here with my usual "'Swallowed Whole' is one of the few high points in an altogether pretty terrible album" thing
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pearl jam sucks now
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Sorry trag, I’m with plat here.
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pearl jam sucks now
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pearl jam sucks now
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