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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brickwalled :(
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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stip wrote:i like that the hand claps are actually in every song

Those aren't hands...
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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stip wrote:i like that the hand claps are actually in every song
The best is when they autotune the handclaps towards the emotional peak of My Father's Son. My goosebumps have yet to go away.
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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I can't wait until this stupid exam I'm learning for is done and I can participate in this beautiful thread more actively again.

Glad to see Ed finally is angry at Jill in song. I would be too. How stupid can you be losing the sponge? Fucking Jill. Beautiful lyrics.
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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Lament wrote:
ABNorman wrote:And how about that 2 minute rap breakdown? Stone's got rhyming skillz.
Stone's rhyming skills are undoubtedly top notch, but the part where he starts "murdering" every other member of Pearl Jam a la Eminem and then fantasizes about having an threesome with Oprah and Michelle Obama on top of a pile of money just made me uncomfortable.
Word is that Stone was collaborating with Cypress Hill again..
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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I thought it was strange that they had 12 normal tracks, but 20 hidden tracks.
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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That was a nice surprise using that new version of Betterman for the "Betterman (live)" bonus track. Didn't see that coming
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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It's so weird hearing Eddie himself covering Weird Al Yankovic's "My Baby's In Love With Eddie Vedder". Didn't expect all these covers.
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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I think i can hear Ed singing Oh Beth in the harmonies at the end of Future Days? It starts around the 3:17 mark.
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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ABNorman wrote:I thought it was strange that they had 12 normal tracks, but 20 hidden tracks.
Yeah. And Of The Earth sounds SO DIFFERENT now.
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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Mine wrote:I think i can hear Ed singing Oh Beth in the harmonies at the end of Future Days? It starts around the 3:17 mark.
Well, Beth wouldn't lose the sponge. I can see why he would want her back.
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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It's bref.

As in, Breandan, yo bref stank.
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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Just leak already
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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Mine wrote:brickwalled :(
Didn't want this post to go unnoticed.
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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The fake leak posts are usually when the thing actually drops and nobody actually believes it:)
Calibrate your enthusiasm
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dimejinky99 wrote:The fake leak posts are usually when the thing actually drops and nobody actually believes it:)
Yeah, that's definitely what's happening now!
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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dimejinky99 wrote:The fake leak posts are usually when the thing actually drops and nobody actually believes it:)
Best album since ten
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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melonhead4 wrote:
dimejinky99 wrote:The fake leak posts are usually when the thing actually drops and nobody actually believes it:)
Best album since ten
Na, Ten is rubbish compared to this. I hate this band now, mostly because this album is so great it's the only significant one they have to me, rendering all of the others garbage. Fuck PJ, I'm done.
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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It's a collection of B-Sides..
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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melonhead4 wrote:
dimejinky99 wrote:The fake leak posts are usually when the thing actually drops and nobody actually believes it:)
Best album since ten
Better than Ten. This truly is a precursor to form.
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