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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My favorite part of this little endeavor is that going back in to the songs have brought out new things I enjoy. Let The Records Play moving into LIKE realm and fast.

I personally don't think the fade outs will be the same on the album. Seems 'Sampler Style'. Hoping is the case, thought it was pointed out in some reviews.
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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stip wrote:I'm sure others will dump on this lyric but I like the line in getaway 'sometimes you have to put all your faith in your faith'
I thought it was 'put all your faith in no faith'...which i guess doesn't make much sense, but i thought it meant not putting your faith in religion.
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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Thejambi wrote:Enjoying all of these and they aren't even the ones i was looking forward to from the reviews.
yeah, the song I still really want to hear is pendulum
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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stupidmop wrote:
stip wrote:I'm sure others will dump on this lyric but I like the line in getaway 'sometimes you have to put all your faith in your faith'
I thought it was 'put all your faith in no faith'...which i guess doesn't make much sense, but i thought it meant not putting your faith in religion.

I'll listen for it on the next pass. Could be. I have a crying baby in my lap so these are not ideal conditions
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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stupidmop wrote:
stip wrote:I'm sure others will dump on this lyric but I like the line in getaway 'sometimes you have to put all your faith in your faith'
I thought it was 'put all your faith in no faith'...which i guess doesn't make much sense, but i thought it meant not putting your faith in religion.
That was my initial assumption, but I didn't think it was worth debating on these slurry mp3s.
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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well I like the lyric either way
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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obviously they mean very different things
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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"getaway" is kind of a more upbeat "ghost"
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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"There is no god with such might..." is one of the better lyrical moments on Lightning Bolt, too (also that swirling part in that section really adds to the....wait for it...Pete Townshend quality).
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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liebzz wrote:More than a leak, I need the new Roots/Costello album out so I can be momentarily distracted from this.

Really, I am an unequivocal positive fan who chomps at the bit at these things. I was way calmer in the lead up to Backspacer.
That Roots/Costello album leaked a few days ago.
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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guitar_davey wrote:
Iowaska_Experience wrote:Don't worry Harmless, it's good. My biggest impressions so far is "PJ Gets Its Groove Back." [emphasis on groove!]
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Thanks,
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Sorry, I didn't mean to post that here. Arrgh.
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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guitar_davey wrote:
Iowaska_Experience wrote:Don't worry Harmless, it's good. My biggest impressions so far is "PJ Gets Its Groove Back." [emphasis on groove!]
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Sorry, I didn't mean to post that here. Arrgh.
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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I did just that, Stip. So far I like the live version of LB better than the album version. I need a few more listens for sure. It sounds like it got neutered.
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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guitar_davey wrote:
Iowaska_Experience wrote:Don't worry Harmless, it's good. My biggest impressions so far is "PJ Gets Its Groove Back." [emphasis on groove!]

Are you able to PM these to me? Pretty please. :)

Thanks,
Dave

Me too...i just woke up, it feels like christmas morning but i dont have any presents..
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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McParadigm wrote:
stip wrote:I'm sure others will dump on this lyric but I like the line in getaway 'sometimes you have to put all your faith in your faith'
I liked that one. It certainly tops "we've all been thinking with our different brains," or whatever he says.
I thought that might be a reference to the 'lizard brain'
stip wrote:
stupidmop wrote:
stip wrote:I'm sure others will dump on this lyric but I like the line in getaway 'sometimes you have to put all your faith in your faith'
I thought it was 'put all your faith in no faith'...which i guess doesn't make much sense, but i thought it meant not putting your faith in religion.

I'll listen for it on the next pass. Could be. I have a crying baby in my lap so these are not ideal conditions
Yeah honestly i hear 'no faith' the forst time and 'your faith' the second time, but i've been wrong before so.
dprival78 wrote:"getaway" is kind of a more upbeat "ghost"
I said before! totally reminds me of riot act in some way.
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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are these things of good sound quality?
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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Dr. Van Nostrand wrote:are these things of good sound quality?
not really. 128kbps
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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I'm so happy right now. I will write more later.
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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Dr. Van Nostrand wrote:are these things of good sound quality?
no

McP descibed them as slurry and that seems just right
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