Lightning Bolt: the official album thread

[Thejambi]

I really didnt get much from the review on how most of the songs really sounded.

look, if you think you can post a better review start your own band, record an album, fly your producer to germany, have him hold a listening party, go to it, and then write a review.

Look, I said it already but that's what young people do FFS!

[harmless]

Overall, 4 years and three months will be brutal if this ends up sucking.

[Mike]

Ok i`ll try to write some thoughts. It`s really impossible to give a real review case after one listen i can never judge a Pearl Jam album. So it might be that after 5 listens i would write the complete opposite. I even might mix up some songs cause like 10 minutes after i heard it i forgot most of it

Getaway:
- pretty catchy uptempo song. It`s nothing crazy innovative but a great opener for the album i would say. I think the second verse was only voice and drums which was pretty cool. The melody is really catchy and you can sing along after first verse. But yeah it`s a bit - don`t know how to say it but it`s like a mixture of some PJ songs i heard before. So when i heard this i was a bit afraid that they really don`t have anything new to say...

- MYM:
You know that already. Only think i would say that it`s the fasted song on the record.

- My Fathers Son:
When it started i remember me saying what is that? That`s not Eddie singing! But it was Eddie First i really thought it`s Stone singing. Might just be because the room was pretty noisy. Other than that i think it was decent but a bit too long. Got a bit bored towards the end.

- Sirens:
I have to say i did not liked this song very much. I was really disappointed with this one because of all the hype. It`s a pretty (too) radio friendly ballad. Comparing it with Black is a joke too me. It was still interesting the guitars sounded a bit like 80 rock too me. But yeah I think i liked this song the least of all.

- Lighning Bolt:
I liked it much more than the live version we`ve all heard. I think it might be in my top 4 of this album.

- Infallible:
Liked this one a lot too! It has a nice Groove. Reminded me a bit of No Way. It`s not like No Way but the way a simple powerfull groove dominates this song just reminded me of it. Don`t remember much more only that i really liked it.

- Pendulum:
Really nice slow song with a psychedelic touch. Brandon said they recorded this one already for Backspacer but it didn`t made it...

- Swallowed Whole:
Didn`t really got into this one. It reminded me of something from Into The Wild but one of the more upbeat songs like Setting Forth..

- Let The Records Play:
Easily one of my favs. Good old school blues rock. Sounded like Black Rebel Motorcycle Club meets Black Keys!
Really nice can`t wait to hear it again.

- Sleeping By Myself:
I don`t know... It`s a bit like a joke. It`s not that much different than the Uke version but with a funny groove. Don`t know how to say it but it`s difficult to find a reason why this one should be on the album. It really feels like a joke. Not in a bad way but just like they make fun of themselves or something.

- Yellow Moon
Don`t know felt it was a bit boring.

- Future Days
Eddies voice is great but still it`s a bit boring to me.

So all in all i think it`s pretty great but the ending (last 3 songs) for me felt a bit like filler material. Like they had not enough and just put some Eddie solo material at the end. The album is heavy on production. Even more than Backspacer i would say. I have to say i liked it cause that`s what they should do in the studio but i`m sure there will be some people complaining about. So for me it a bit like Backspacer but with more depth and a bit more experimentation.
Ok that`s it for know. I realize this might not really help people to get an idea of the album. In the end it`s really impossible to say anything after one listen And again often the songs i don`t like first become my favorites later and the other way around so don`t take this too serious...

quoting so people don't have to search

Bad time to get bottom-paged.

[stip]

it certainly sounds like some people's fears of an all punk record can be put to rest.

[darth_vedder]

Based on that review, looks like LB really takes a dive with the final 3 songs

[Norah]

This album is going to suck.

[Lounge Lizard]

Based on that review, looks like LB really takes a dive with the final 3 songs

just to one guy

[Dr. Van Nostrand]

Overall, 4 years and three months will be brutal if this ends up sucking.

its not gonna suck, its gonna be great

[Mike]

Based on that review, looks like LB really takes a dive with the final 3 songs

No, no, Yellow Moon will be good. I promise.

[harmless]

This album is going to suck.

[stip]

it does. But I guess it depends on what is boring. Is All or None boring (I say yes). Is Indifference boring (I say no, platypus says yse). Is it a subtle song that doesn't make a strong first impression.

They could suck and they might be boring, of course.

[darth_vedder]

This album is going to suck.

Not sure if you're joking, but I have a bad feeling about it. I think it's gonna be "meh" at best.

[stip]

Imagine the first person who got to talk about Backspacer was me...

[Dr. Van Nostrand]

This album is going to suck.

its not gonna suck, its gonna be great

[darth_vedder]

it does. But I guess it depends on what is boring. Is All or None boring (I say yes). Is Indifference boring (I say no, platypus says yse). Is it a subtle song that doesn't make a strong first impression.

They could suck and they might be boring, of course.

That's a good point.

I really like "All Or None". I don't like "Indifference" though.

[harmless]

Incidentally, one of my favourite ever 'boring' songs is Thumbing My Way. It's gorgeous and nearly everyone finds it boring.

[Dr. Van Nostrand]

it does. But I guess it depends on what is boring. Is All or None boring (I say yes). Is Indifference boring (I say no, platypus says yse). Is it a subtle song that doesn't make a strong first impression.

They could suck and they might be boring, of course.

That's a good point.

I really like "All Or None". I don't like "Indifference" though.

which is why im excited, i like a lot of the the songs that could be considered "boring" so this could be just the album im hoping for

[stip]

the conditions matter as well. If these guys were given a CD and a few listens (or even one clean listen) you could garner a lot more information

[stip]

Incidentally, one of my favourite ever 'boring' songs is Thumbing My Way. It's gorgeous and nearly everyone finds it boring.

yup, pretty boring

[stip]

we're not talking about the real story here, which is that once again my lifelong dream of getting to be the first person to review a pearl jam album has fallen through