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
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18%
 
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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When I listen to Let the Records play, I hear sitcom theme song for some reason...
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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lecherouslittlestump wrote:
Iowaska_Experience wrote:
Django Butterworth wrote:But if you're gonna promote during the playoffs, wouldn't you want to include the single?

I would think so.
Perhaps that was Track 4 that we didn't get.
That was probably Mind Your Manners. Original leaker on Phish forum said MYM was included.
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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Can anyone hit me up with a link? would appreciate it
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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lecherouslittlestump wrote:
Iowaska_Experience wrote:
Django Butterworth wrote:But if you're gonna promote during the playoffs, wouldn't you want to include the single?

I would think so.
Perhaps that was Track 4 that we didn't get.
That was probably Mind Your Manners. Original leaker on Phish forum said MYM was included.
You can hear a tiny clip of song 4 at the end of LB...it doesn't sound like MYM
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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I suspect we will see Lightning Bolt as the next single.
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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lecherouslittlestump wrote:
Iowaska_Experience wrote:
Django Butterworth wrote:But if you're gonna promote during the playoffs, wouldn't you want to include the single?

I would think so.
Perhaps that was Track 4 that we didn't get.
That was probably Mind Your Manners. Original leaker on Phish forum said MYM was included.
You can hear a tiny clip of song 4 at the end of LB...it doesn't sound like MYM
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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Buby wrote:Getaway :luv:
totally. i took a little drive at lunch with the intent of listening to all these songs at high volume. getaway got repeated a few times.

liking it lots. i'm very encouraged about the album, especially since these are the most easily digestable tracks.
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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This might be a bad idea , but could a mod make a Lightning bolt lyric page and lock it so we can't post 700 pages of BoB debate drummer debate
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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sward wrote:I suspect we will see Lightning Bolt as the next single.
My guess as well.
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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harmless wrote:"Every bone is naked in this town."

Great line.

I don't think that's the line... I think it's "every boat is leaking in this town"

This is what I got for Getaway lyrics (PS there's def a theme here):

Everyone’s a critic, looking back at the river, every boat is leaking in this town
Everybody’s thinking that they’ll all be delivered, set in a box like lost and found
But, I found my place, and it’s all right… we’re all searching for a better way
Cause if it’s off my plate, it’s all right.. I got my own way to believe
Find a lighthouse in the dark, stormy weather, we all could use a sedative right now
Holyrollers sitting with their backs to the middle, the only thing that’s sinking is the bow
And if you want or have to pray, it’s all right, we all be thinking with our different brains
Cause if it’s off my plate, it’s all right.. I got my own way to believe
It’s ok… sometimes you find yourself having to put all your faith, in no faith
Mine is mine and yours won’t take his place, now make your getaway
Science says we’re making love like the lizards, try and say that fossils are profound
Someone says that we are not allowed to consider, that …. (?)
But, I found my place, and it’s all right… I’m bearing witness to some stranger days
Cause if it’s off my plate, it’s all right.. I got my own way to believe
It’s ok… sometimes you find yourself being told to change your ways
There’s no way, mine is mine and yours won’t take his place, now make your getaway
It’s ok… sometimes you find yourself having to put all your faith, in no faith
There’s no way, mine is mine and yours won’t take his place, now make your getaway
It’s ok… sometimes you find yourself being told to change your ways
God saves, mine is mine and yours won’t take his place, now make your getaway
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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Django Butterworth wrote:When I listen to Let the Records play, I hear sitcom theme song for some reason...
Ya I did the same thing it is driving me nuts
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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stip wrote:I still can't get a handle on swallowed whole
No surprise that that's the one I like the most :lol:
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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Trying to come to terms with the fact that Eddie and the Pearl Jams are now fully entrenched in their later period via Springsteen/solo Townshend mode.

More as things develop...
We still make records to be listened to — not that everyone will listen to a record track one to twelve in a row or side A or Side B — but we still make 'em in case somebody does want to listen to it like that, that's how we make em…
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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melonhead4 wrote:
lecherouslittlestump wrote:
Iowaska_Experience wrote:
Django Butterworth wrote:But if you're gonna promote during the playoffs, wouldn't you want to include the single?

I would think so.
Perhaps that was Track 4 that we didn't get.
That was probably Mind Your Manners. Original leaker on Phish forum said MYM was included.
You can hear a tiny clip of song 4 at the end of LB...it doesn't sound like MYM
Track order for the promo CD is:

1. Getaway
2. LB
3. LTRP
4. ?? [MYM]
5. Swallowed Whole

You do hear a snippet of the next song after LB, but we're suspecting it's the next album song that got included for whatever reason (bad copy job); i.e., Infallible.
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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IlluminEddie wrote:
harmless wrote:"Every bone is naked in this town."

Great line.

I don't think that's the line... I think it's "every boat is leaking in this town"
I thought it was that because there's later talk about lizards making love and fossils. The line has sexual innuendo and calls to mind dinosaur fossils. But I don't know, it's Ed.
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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theplatypus wrote:
stip wrote:I still can't get a handle on swallowed whole
No surprise that that's the one I like the most :lol:
I might support this.
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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sward wrote:I suspect we will see Lightning Bolt as the next single.
I'm a little surprised it wasn't the lead single...
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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harmless wrote:
IlluminEddie wrote:
harmless wrote:"Every bone is naked in this town."

Great line.

I don't think that's the line... I think it's "every boat is leaking in this town"
I thought it was that because there's later talk about lizards making love and fossils. The line has sexual innuendo and calls to mind dinosaur fossils. But I don't know, it's Ed.

There's also a boat theme throughout though: river, lighthouse, bow, etc.
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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theplatypus wrote:
stip wrote:I still can't get a handle on swallowed whole
No surprise that that's the one I like the most :lol:
It's climbing up there for me too. And you were right that the keys are lovely on that LB bridge.
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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IlluminEddie wrote:
harmless wrote:
IlluminEddie wrote:
harmless wrote:"Every bone is naked in this town."

Great line.

I don't think that's the line... I think it's "every boat is leaking in this town"
I thought it was that because there's later talk about lizards making love and fossils. The line has sexual innuendo and calls to mind dinosaur fossils. But I don't know, it's Ed.

There's also a boat theme throughout though: river, lighthouse, bow, etc.
Yeah, true. Still, it's one of the more interesting ambiguous lyrics... :lol:
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