Lightning Bolt: the official album thread

[stip]

If I read the "If I heard someone else sing this song" argument one more time, I'm gonna lose my shit.

On the record: if I heard plenty of PJ songs sung by another band, I probably wouldn't like them as much because they wouldn't sound like PJ.

If you are referring to my post you missed my point. Since Pearl jam sang the song I know Mutt Lange didn't write it....in a vacuum if I heard the song by an unknown artist I would think I bet Mutt Lange produced that album. It has all his post 80's hallmarks.

Maybe, and I have to admit, I did laugh at the Shania Twain reference because I could see it. But we also said Shania Twain about Unemployable. And I guess no comparison to any other artist means a damn when it sounds good when PJ do it (imo).

LTRP sounds real bad to me....like horrible...love Unemployable though....I have a feeling the love for this one is gonna confuse me like the love for FoN.

I don't *love* LTRP, but it's better than FoN (there was no part of that song that wasn't generic, and this chorus is not generic). I thought Marc Bolan and T.Rex more than Shania Twain, but there we are.

I like LTRP but no way is this better than FON

[harmless]

Do I hear lasers on LB?

There's some annoying 'woo-ee-oo-ee' thing that appears once or twice that the song doesn't need, yeah. But well... it's not prominent enough to care about.

[littlecomment]

Hmmmm...... http://phantasytour.com/bands/1/topics/3544586/posts

Here's the key clue for those still looking.

[harmless]

LTRP = 'Man, I feel like a woman!'

[Revelator]

Haven't listened to the new ones yet, how long do you think it will take for the rest of the album to leak out? Also, what's the quality of the leak? Didn't wanna spoil the first listen with a shitty rip...

[Thejambi]

If I read the "If I heard someone else sing this song" argument one more time, I'm gonna lose my shit.

On the record: if I heard plenty of PJ songs sung by another band, I probably wouldn't like them as much because they wouldn't sound like PJ.

If you are referring to my post you missed my point. Since Pearl jam sang the song I know Mutt Lange didn't write it....in a vacuum if I heard the song by an unknown artist I would think I bet Mutt Lange produced that album. It has all his post 80's hallmarks.

Maybe, and I have to admit, I did laugh at the Shania Twain reference because I could see it. But we also said Shania Twain about Unemployable. And I guess no comparison to any other artist means a damn when it sounds good when PJ do it (imo).

LTRP sounds real bad to me....like horrible...love Unemployable though....I have a feeling the love for this one is gonna confuse me like the love for FoN.

I don't *love* LTRP, but it's better than FoN (there was no part of that song that wasn't generic, and this chorus is not generic). I thought Marc Bolan and T.Rex more than Shania Twain, but there we are.

I like LTRP but no way is this better than FON

Not even close.

[stip]

I like these more on the first listen than I did most of Backspacer.

Me too. Cause for concern?

did you get to hear the whole thing, Dime?

[harmless]

If I read the "If I heard someone else sing this song" argument one more time, I'm gonna lose my shit.

On the record: if I heard plenty of PJ songs sung by another band, I probably wouldn't like them as much because they wouldn't sound like PJ.

If you are referring to my post you missed my point. Since Pearl jam sang the song I know Mutt Lange didn't write it....in a vacuum if I heard the song by an unknown artist I would think I bet Mutt Lange produced that album. It has all his post 80's hallmarks.

Maybe, and I have to admit, I did laugh at the Shania Twain reference because I could see it. But we also said Shania Twain about Unemployable. And I guess no comparison to any other artist means a damn when it sounds good when PJ do it (imo).

LTRP sounds real bad to me....like horrible...love Unemployable though....I have a feeling the love for this one is gonna confuse me like the love for FoN.

I don't *love* LTRP, but it's better than FoN (there was no part of that song that wasn't generic, and this chorus is not generic). I thought Marc Bolan and T.Rex more than Shania Twain, but there we are.

I like LTRP but no way is this better than FON

It is. FACT. The chorus is magic.

But they are totally different kinds of songs, so they can co-exist.

[solace]

i dig all 4 of these, but Swallowed Whole is definitely an Ed solo song turned into a PJ song too. killer bridge + solo though.

Getaway is my jam, and the studio version of Lightning Bolt is infinitely better than it was at Wrigley. I like it quite a bit, despite stealing a lot of it's melody from Unthought Known.

Let The Records Play is a fun swamp blues song, but man is that vocal melody/chorus ever super SUPER cheesy. great guitar work tho.

based on these 5 I already like this album more than Backspacer, which was all i was hoping for

[Monkey_Driven]

Not impressed with LtRP after the first listen.

[harmless]

i dig all 4 of these, but Swallowed Whole is definitely an Ed solo song turned into a PJ song too. killer bridge + solo though.

Getaway is my jam, and the studio version of Lightning Bolt is infinitely better than it was at Wrigley. I like it quite a bit, despite stealing a lot of it's melody from Unthought Known.

Let The Records Play is a fun swamp blues song, but man is that vocal melody/chorus ever super SUPER cheesy. great guitar work tho.

based on these 5 I already like this album more than Backspacer, which was all i was hoping for

[taffer]

LTRP = 'Man, I feel like a woman!'

shaniah?

[Thejambi]

i dig all 4 of these, but Swallowed Whole is definitely an Ed solo song turned into a PJ song too. killer bridge + solo though.

Getaway is my jam, and the studio version of Lightning Bolt is infinitely better than it was at Wrigley. I like it quite a bit, despite stealing a lot of it's melody from Unthought Known.

Let The Records Play is a fun swamp blues song, but man is that vocal melody/chorus ever super SUPER cheesy. great guitar work tho.

based on these 5 I already like this album more than Backspacer, which was all i was hoping for

Swallowed Whole is how Ed solo songs should be translated in Pearl Jam.

[everything]

Second listen to Getaway: I am honestly, like, holy shit. This is hot fire IMO.

[harmless]

LTRP = 'Man, I feel like a woman!'

shaniah?

Yep.

[gems and rhinestones]

Was on the old board and thought I'd sign up again...

Could someone PM me the gmail account details?

Thanks!

Hi Kat

[stupidmop]

Ed mentions they like how they like to write songs they can play live. He then proceeds to sing the bridge/outro of Lightning Bolt in a way that he will never be able to reproduce live.

He sounded exactly like he did live to me on the outro. A mess.

Diff'rent strokes i guess.

There's no way he shits on the outro like he did live. Are you even listening to the same thing?

Sorry actually i mixed up the outro with the last verse. The bit i'm talking about is 'with no repair in ssiiakfdhgjdfgjfgfjt no god with such miiiieeeggghhhhhhh' and so on. I feel tired listening to him try and belt that out.

[Jaeti]

i dig all 4 of these, but Swallowed Whole is definitely an Ed solo song turned into a PJ song too. killer bridge + solo though.

Getaway is my jam, and the studio version of Lightning Bolt is infinitely better than it was at Wrigley. I like it quite a bit, despite stealing a lot of it's melody from Unthought Known.

Let The Records Play is a fun swamp blues song, but man is that vocal melody/chorus ever super SUPER cheesy. great guitar work tho.

based on these 5 I already like this album more than Backspacer, which was all i was hoping for

Swallowed Whole is how Ed solo songs should be translated in Pearl Jam.

Yep.

[Jaeti]

Second listen to Getaway: I am honestly, like, holy shit. This is hot fire IMO.

Yep.

[jforte20]

If I read the "If I heard someone else sing this song" argument one more time, I'm gonna lose my shit.

On the record: if I heard plenty of PJ songs sung by another band, I probably wouldn't like them as much because they wouldn't sound like PJ.

If you are referring to my post you missed my point. Since Pearl jam sang the song I know Mutt Lange didn't write it....in a vacuum if I heard the song by an unknown artist I would think I bet Mutt Lange produced that album. It has all his post 80's hallmarks.

Maybe, and I have to admit, I did laugh at the Shania Twain reference because I could see it. But we also said Shania Twain about Unemployable. And I guess no comparison to any other artist means a damn when it sounds good when PJ do it (imo).

LTRP sounds real bad to me....like horrible...love Unemployable though....I have a feeling the love for this one is gonna confuse me like the love for FoN.

I don't *love* LTRP, but it's better than FoN (there was no part of that song that wasn't generic, and this chorus is not generic). I thought Marc Bolan and T.Rex more than Shania Twain, but there we are.

I like LTRP but no way is this better than FON

It is. FACT. The chorus is magic.

But they are totally different kinds of songs, so they can co-exist.

I like all 4 songs better than FON..