Lightning Bolt: the official album thread

[stip]

i like that groovy solo mike plays after the first l-bolt chorus

[melonhead4]

Not impressed with LtRP after the first listen.

Neither was I..Listen again tho....Great production, almost riot actish

[stupidmop]

I will say i'm a little worried about all the other songs featuring the same spiritual/faith/tree hugging in the lyrics.

i like that groovy solo mike plays after the first l-bolt chorus

Only part of the song i like.

[solace]

I dont feel like any of these will be setlist killers either.

LTRP might be...

it could go either way. it's so cheesy, but musically i could see Mike & Stone ripping it up enough to forgive Ed's vocal melody.

[sward]

Swallowed Whole is amazing.

Im not sure who pointed out the bass in this song (Harmless maybe?), but once I read that I went back in and focused on it to get a good sense and the song really is growing on me after that. Good call.

Definitely sounds ITW'ish, but the way it takes off around the solo sets it apart. Jeff and Mike make this song a keeper.

[Evolution6579]

Getaway is my favorite so far for lyrical and musical quality. Swallowed Whole is the only one that is taking multiple listens to sink in.

[Pearlhawk]

Wish I was a part of listening to this. Can't unzip things and it looks like I don't have any friends here.

[Jaeti]

They're always keen to remind us they're just a rock band, even in their most interesting songs, imo.

Pretty solid point.

[Norah]

The fadeouts are awful too.

The fadeouts are bad and they happen too quickly, especially if you listen carefully. The cut-off points are too abrupt.

Just a question though: you mention that the interesting things begin to happen, but then swiftly change back to standard PJ, so there's not enough time given to the original parts. Do you not feel like that about a lot of PJ? They're always keen to remind us they're just a rock band, even in their most interesting songs, imo.

That's a good point. I think it's a lot worse these days though because Pearl Jam has become a bit of a caricature of its former self, making the more standard parts of the songs even more bland.

And I didn't say parts were that original, just interesting. Let The Records Play for a few seconds sounds like it's going to be a really cool, sideways, crunchy number right up until the point Ed opens his mouth. Not that Ed is the only problem, but that's the moment the song starts to suck.

[Iowaska_Experience]

First play through on headphones and definitely a different experience (in a good way!). Just wish we'd have gotten 256k rips.

And the fade out on LB didn't bother me much, but wish it had faded to black just before Mike was about to unleash rather than a half-second into that. . . . .

[still intrigued by the opening notes of the next song after LB]

[jforte20]

Does anyone like MYM more than these?

[everything]

i really like from 3:08 to 3:11 of LtRP. The rest is a little better than meh.

[tacvbo]

Do we have lyrics for these new songs??

[solace]

is LTRP their most generic bar band sounding song to date?

i can't think of another that's this close... like Red Mosquito is blues-y, but it's not generic

[Hypnos]

The fadeouts are awful too.

we'll always have this

BoB hates solos apparently. Fuckin BoB.

[solace]

Does anyone like MYM more than these?

i def like it more than LTRP and probably Swallowed Whole, but too early to say.

[dimejinky99]

One of these had elements that reminded me of I will follow by U2. Not sure which one.

[bada]

I gotta think that fade out wont be as abrupt on the album.

[Strat]

Ament is killing it in Getaway....

[harmless]

Swallowed Whole is amazing.

Im not sure who pointed out the bass in this song (Harmless maybe?), but once I read that I went back in and focused on it to get a good sense and the song really is growing on me after that. Good call.

Definitely sounds ITW'ish, but the way it takes off around the solo sets it apart. Jeff and Mike make this song a keeper.

Yeah the way the bass plays the melody is great.