Lightning Bolt: the official album thread

[stip]

Mirella, answer my questions please

[dimejinky99]

You didn't at all Mirella. Yours was another interesting point of view on it. And that was much appreciated.

[Mirella]

Mirella, answer my questions please

Missed those. I am still trying to catch up, only 200 pages left . Could you copy them here? And I am supposed to work at work, but I will take a look every now and then.

groetjes,
Mirella

[stip]

Had to go back a ways to find these

1. Overall how did Eddie sound?

2. Did any members of the band really stand out?

3. How would you describe the feel of the record

4. Did parts of it remind you of previous albums?

[Got Some]

Mirella


Can I ask some questions please

1) Which other album did you think lightning bolt sounded/felt like??

2) what was your favourite track ???

2) what other tracks can't you wait to hear again ???

3) how good is sirens ??

[harmless]

Do you think they're honestly happy about him being PJ over-seer?

I think they're happy that everything is easier if they just let BOB direct the album to a degree. Creating albums is so hard if you're a family man and don't have time.

It's this.

I've been too negative and am trying to talk myself into a certain reaction; if, on one day, I think that I'm too worried about the album sucking, I'll be too positive to counteract it. And vice versa. I think every band at PJ's stage in their career has a "PJ Inc" business facet to the way their band runs. I just think that PJ, and BO'B, and seemingly everyone involved with PJ, is so bad at the P.R. and interviewing thing (that's one thing that hasn't changed) that they are particularly transparent about the process, and that's embarrassing. I guess I think that in the end, if PJ could be a bit more "cool, calm and collected", even rock-n-roll about it, maybe even a bit punk about it, they could admit that they've had a creative lull, that they're not really feeling it, so they've willingly hired Brendan O'Brien as a sort of creative director for their band as well as a producer. This is what they want to do at this stage, because although they're passionate about their songs, they don't give a shit about the peripheral crap and so Brendan is dealing with it. I would LOVE for them to admit all this. But they can't, they won't. They feel too much pressure to be "professional" about it now. And so the endless cycle of embarrassment rolls on.

That's pretty much as objective as I can be.

I'd like to apologise to Mirella, though, actually, because it sounds as if I shat all over her excellent review, and that's certainly not what I meant to do. I just hate the fact that I sometimes feel as if I love Pearl Jam more than Pearl Jam loves Pearl Jam.

[Mirella]

Had to go back a ways to find these

1. Overall how did Eddie sound?

2. Did any members of the band really stand out?

3. How would you describe the feel of the record

4. Did parts of it remind you of previous albums?

1. better than he should be, still smoking. Clear, but sometimes like he was another singer, for instance at the start of My Father's Son. Maybe I like what he does with his voice on this album most of everything.
2. Jeff, Matt, and Mike, but I guess I will hear the others much better after multiple listens
3. Mixed. I really dont know how to feel about it, as an album. I keep wondering what a non fan may think about this, even though that should not matter. Hard to tell. A happy album at first glance but there is a lot going on in the lyrics. I worry about it becoming too new age-y, with all those 'life wisdom' parts. The music is good and interesting and new, even though they sound a lot like.... Pearl Jam.
4. Yes, all of them, and that is a good thing

groetjes,
Mirella (back to work now, will be back later for the other message)

[Mirella]

I'd like to apologise to Mirella, though, actually, because it sounds as if I shat all over her excellent review, and that's certainly not what I meant to do. I just hate the fact that I sometimes feel as if I love Pearl Jam more than Pearl Jam loves Pearl Jam.

No, dont worry! And thanks. Actually, while writing last night, Dennis (eniMMi) already frustrated me enough by giving negative feedback, because I doubled a lot with his review at first. I changed it for the better, but it was still not much fun .

groetjes,
Mirella

[harmless]

I'd like to apologise to Mirella, though, actually, because it sounds as if I shat all over her excellent review, and that's certainly not what I meant to do. I just hate the fact that I sometimes feel as if I love Pearl Jam more than Pearl Jam loves Pearl Jam.

No, dont worry! And thanks. Actually, while writing last night, Dennis (eniMMi) already frustrated me enough by giving negative feedback, because I doubled a lot with his review at first. I changed it for the better, but it was still not much fun .

groetjes,
Mirella

[harmless]

Ironically, I might need to have the same attitude PJ has. Just gimme the music, everything else is noise.

[Mirella]

I don't know but I always got the impression eds contribution came last in the studio. He's tinkering away working on lyrics in a room while they're down the hall behind a desk twiddling knobs and playing stuff repeatedly.
There's an EPK (for ST?) that seems to suggest this.

That is how I understand it as well. Even though there has to be another order if they are his own songs.

groetjes,
Mirella

[Mirella]

Nothing I can say will be as bad as putting BOB out front for this one.

Wtf is the thinking behind that?

Someone asked, and there did not seem to be much thinking. He was asked to go, and did it.

groetjes,
Mirella

[harmless]

Are there any more hints we might get Sirens today?

[Blenheim Augustine]

Ironically, I might need to have the same attitude PJ has. Just gimme the music, everything else is noise.

Just Let the Records Play.

[harmless]

Ironically, I might need to have the same attitude PJ has. Just gimme the music, everything else is noise.

Just Let the Records Play.

please be good please be good please be good

I hope it's more 'Leaving Here' / 'Gremmie' / 'Don't Gimme No Lip' than Supersonic.

[lecherouslittlestump]

you better mind your manners boy
mind your manners boy
don't gimmie that face then act all coy

[Mirella]

One of my on related highlights ever was watching ex bring mirella onstage at his solo show last year, and singing Bugs to her. Such a well deserved money for her and a brilliant night afterwards, all of us drinking and celebrating it

If I may quote you: "best night ever!"

groetjes,
Mirella

[Lounge Lizard]

Must
Hear
Sirens...

Must
Hear
Sirens...

[Norah]

I can't wait to hate Sirens so much.

[PHATJ]

I can't wait to hate Sirens so much.

Oh god dammit chud.