Lightning Bolt: the official album thread

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Rank Lightning Bolt

5 stars
1
1%
4 stars
4
5%
3 stars
29
37%
2 stars
30
38%
1 star
14
18%
 
Total votes: 78

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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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McParadigm wrote:
warehouse wrote:
Strat wrote:
McParadigm wrote:I'd rather be with an animal is simple.

Let me catch my breath to breathe looks like it got run through Google Translator a few times.

Ed is just addressing his breathy vocals for us all. aw huh.
he has a habit of acknowledging previous songs in his lyrics
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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elliseamos wrote:you got the recommendation for my evening listening, sir?
Pretty much any of the albums have a range of styles, with not many fucks given to uniformity.
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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McParadigm wrote:
warehouse wrote:
McParadigm wrote:So the Dave Matthews Band is pretty terrible. What's that about?
u really havent listened to much dmb, have u?
I even have boots, my man.

Nothing post-2002, I'll admit.
sounds like u gave up on them too early. tim reynolds being in the band really compliments everything they do. i dunno how anyone can think they are terrible after listening to them live. they've got influences from all over the place and some of the most diverse songs in popular music. i mean, i hate satellite too, but get with it man.
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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McParadigm wrote:I'd rather be with an animal is simple.

Let me catch my breath to breathe looks like it got run through Google Translator a few times.
Your trolling is going downhill fast. You can do better than nitpicking let me catch my breath to breathe. I remember the good old days when you kept telling us how you could not stop laughing to the sight of lightning bolts. That was grade A tro... oh wait that was bad too.

But you can do something?
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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I think "let me catch my breath to breathe" is on par with "try my patience / my patience tried"

just kind of a simple play on words. I'm not mad at those words in that order or anything. Maybe I'm weird.
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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elliseamos wrote:
harmless wrote:
McParadigm wrote:I'd rather be with an animal is simple.

Let me catch my breath to breathe looks like it got run through Google Translator a few times.
'Let me get some air to breathe' would at least make sense. Whoever wrote that line put a little ESL on it.
i mean no disrespect when i say this happened overseas where English may not be the first language, no?
I'm obviously talking about whoever wrote it in the original song, not our German review. I'm assuming the line is right for the purposes of pointless internet speculation.
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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McParadigm wrote:I'd rather be with an animal is simple.

Let me catch my breath to breathe looks like it got run through Google Translator a few times.
My fear with that lyric is a live pregnant pause after breath........ cue screaming crowd and ed raising his right arm


to breathe (enter Mike from Stage left and solo to out).
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Cleverman wrote:I think "let me catch my breath to breathe" is on par with "try my patience / my patience tried"

just kind of a simple play on words. I'm not mad at those words in that order or anything. Maybe I'm weird.
What effect is this play on words having? Tried my patience / my patience tried is at least a slightly interesting subversion of a phrase.
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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I only ever heard three songs where the songwriting affected me in any way.

One of the boots is Dave and Tim. It says Jimi Thing on the cdr, but I dunno if that's really the boot name.

It's better than any of the studio records I heard.
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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harmless wrote:
elliseamos wrote:you got the recommendation for my evening listening, sir?
Pretty much any of the albums have a range of styles, with not many fucks given to uniformity.
maybe i'm missing something. i know/have many/most of their albums, which album would you say exemplifies your point.
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elliseamos wrote:
harmless wrote:
McParadigm wrote:I'd rather be with an animal is simple.

Let me catch my breath to breathe looks like it got run through Google Translator a few times.
'Let me get some air to breathe' would at least make sense. Whoever wrote that line put a little ESL on it.
i mean no disrespect when i say this happened overseas where English may not be the first language, no?
I'm obviously talking about whoever wrote it in the original song, not our German review. I'm assuming the line is right for the purposes of pointless internet speculation.
you seem like a good guy, so i'll play along to try and get in your pants.
LetMeSleep wrote:
McParadigm wrote:I'd rather be with an animal is simple.

Let me catch my breath to breathe looks like it got run through Google Translator a few times.
My fear with that lyric is a live pregnant pause after breath........ cue screaming crowd and ed raising his right arm


to breathe (enter Mike from Stage left and solo to out).
but that would mean they're writing music with the live performance in mind... oh shi-
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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Okay guys, I think it is time.

Rank your songs based on anticipation:

1. Pendulum
2. Infallible
3. Getaway
4. Sirens
5. Yellow moon
6. Lightning bolt
7. My fathers son
8. Swallowed whole
9. Let the records play
10. Sleeping by myself (since everyone has slagged it)
11. Future days
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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elliseamos wrote:
Iowaska_Experience wrote:
harmless wrote:
Iowaska_Experience wrote:
harmless wrote:
elliseamos wrote:
harmless wrote:
elliseamos wrote:mankind ... lukin, red mosquito, i'm open, and sometimes
They're all basically different style of rock song
i don't think we could agree less... but i'll ponder for a fortnight and respond.
A band like the Pixies, even Frank Black's solo stuff, is more eclectic than PJ ever were.
And yet BAG BOY sounds like they're trying to retread everything they've ever done. Return to form. . . . .
Maybe. But I don't know. Help me out, fucking crazy bands that clash styles together... any ideas?
Beastie Boys
but on the same album? i know their catalog has range, but one album?

Definitely. Paul's Boutique, Check Ur Head, and Ill Communication have a ton of variety across tracks [but, of course, some of these albums have 20+ tracks].
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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McParadigm wrote:I only ever heard three songs where the songwriting affected me in any way.

One of the boots is Dave and Tim. It says Jimi Thing on the cdr, but I dunno if that's really the boot name.

It's better than any of the studio records I heard.
its probably dave and tim live at luther college 1995. jimi thing on that disc is the best ive heard as well. they can jam that song out too long, but the riff kinda gives me a boner. dave matthews has these weird slide licks on an acoustic i never really heard other people play before.
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elliseamos wrote:you seem like a good guy, so i'll play along to try and get in your pants.
This whole thing would've been easier if you'd just admitted that from the beginning. It's OK.
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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evenslow wrote:
McParadigm wrote:I'd rather be with an animal is simple.

Let me catch my breath to breathe looks like it got run through Google Translator a few times.
Your trolling is going downhill fast. You can do better than nitpicking let me catch my breath to breathe. I remember the good old days when you kept telling us how you could not stop laughing to the sight of lightning bolts. That was grade A tro... oh wait that was bad too.

But you can do something?
His record label post was good, but sometimes less is more

Just wait for inspiration McP. If you can't do this all we have are Chud and thodoks and then why bother?
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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What's up with BoB lying about Cold Confession? Does anyone like the fact that he told a really blatant lie to a bunch of fans at a Q&A? What a dick. That type of a lie would seem to fly in the face of what the band stands for...transparency, honesty, etc., etc.
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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warehouse wrote:
McParadigm wrote:I only ever heard three songs where the songwriting affected me in any way.

One of the boots is Dave and Tim. It says Jimi Thing on the cdr, but I dunno if that's really the boot name.

It's better than any of the studio records I heard.
its probably dave and tim live at luther college 1995. jimi thing on that disc is the best ive heard as well. they can jam that song out too long, but the riff kinda gives me a boner. dave matthews has these weird slide licks on an acoustic i never really heard other people play before.
This sounds right, yeah. I enjoy that one a lot.
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Coach wrote:What's up with BoB lying about Cold Confession? Does anyone like the fact that he told a really blatant lie to a bunch of fans at a Q&A? What a dick. That type of a lie would seem to fly in the face of what the band stands for...transparency, honesty, etc., etc.
What lie? Oh, that he hadn't heard of it?
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stip wrote:
evenslow wrote:
McParadigm wrote:I'd rather be with an animal is simple.

Let me catch my breath to breathe looks like it got run through Google Translator a few times.
Your trolling is going downhill fast. You can do better than nitpicking let me catch my breath to breathe. I remember the good old days when you kept telling us how you could not stop laughing to the sight of lightning bolts. That was grade A tro... oh wait that was bad too.

But you can do something?
His record label post was good, but sometimes less is more

Just wait for inspiration McP. If you can't do this all we have are Chud and thodoks and then why bother?
He's got chops in the non-troll department, I'll give him that.

Maybe it's time for a spa weekend, just me and him. :luv:
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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Iowaska_Experience wrote:Definitely. Paul's Boutique, Check Ur Head, and Ill Communication have a ton of variety across tracks [but, of course, some of these albums have 20+ tracks].
i have listened to each of these countless times, what do y'all mean by varitey/eclecticism that i don't when discussing no code and the descriptions we have of lightening bolt?
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Coach wrote:What's up with BoB lying about Cold Confession? Does anyone like the fact that he told a really blatant lie to a bunch of fans at a Q&A? What a dick. That type of a lie would seem to fly in the face of what the band stands for...transparency, honesty, etc., etc.
What lie?
YEAH WAT LIE?
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