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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IlluminEddie wrote:
harmless wrote:
IlluminEddie wrote:This version of lightning bolt is confusing to me. I'm curious if this is possibly a demo. The reason I bring this up is the lyric change and the outro, particularly the lyrical horrible delivery at 3:48-3:50. I can't imagine that wouldn't have been edited out.

I think the song is better here than live, but the end of this sounds... um... kinda unprofessional.
Yeah, you're right, it sounded way better at Wrigley :?

Nah, it sounds better here. But, seriously listen to his vocal at 3:48. If you were producing this, you would have let that in?

I'm not sold on this being a studio "final" edit.
I've heard the whole thing several times. Seriously man, he's submitted worse vocals than this to tape. Where have you been?
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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can someone make poll pages for these 4 like we have for the others? i am curious about the general consensus.
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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KurtLeon wrote:
theplatypus wrote:
There are 3 additional songs in a separate .rar file
I got those now... Yeah, they sound awesome!
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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Iowaska_Experience wrote:
KurtLeon wrote:
theplatypus wrote:
There are 3 additional songs in a separate .rar file
I got those now... Yeah, they sound awesome!
Gmail account temporarily locked right now, but. . . . .
There needs to be a better way to share files than a Gmail account. How about an RM Dropbox folder?
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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theplatypus wrote:
Iowaska_Experience wrote:
KurtLeon wrote:
theplatypus wrote:
There are 3 additional songs in a separate .rar file
I got those now... Yeah, they sound awesome!
Gmail account temporarily locked right now, but. . . . .
There needs to be a better way to share files than a Gmail account. How about an RM Dropbox folder?
That makes far too much sense!
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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A google hangout session would get around the account being closed
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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harmless wrote:
IlluminEddie wrote:
harmless wrote:
IlluminEddie wrote:This version of lightning bolt is confusing to me. I'm curious if this is possibly a demo. The reason I bring this up is the lyric change and the outro, particularly the lyrical horrible delivery at 3:48-3:50. I can't imagine that wouldn't have been edited out.

I think the song is better here than live, but the end of this sounds... um... kinda unprofessional.
Yeah, you're right, it sounded way better at Wrigley :?

Nah, it sounds better here. But, seriously listen to his vocal at 3:48. If you were producing this, you would have let that in?

I'm not sold on this being a studio "final" edit.
I've heard the whole thing several times. Seriously man, he's submitted worse vocals than this to tape. Where have you been?

Not talking about him, I know he probably does a few takes and whatnot. Talking about Brendan. He could've done something there. The outro is an utter mess. The song's actually quite great for a commercial rock song. It's a shame.

Who knows maybe it's the quality here. We'll see.
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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this is getting out of control
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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What are the additional 3?
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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Swallowed whole is still the best for me, best post binaural pearl jam song. I can't stop playing this one
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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(not sure why I had to re-register here)

Can anyone help a guy out with the three additional songs?
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Django Butterworth wrote:What are the additional 3?
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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Any confirmation on the 3 additional tracks?
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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is there anyone who managed to get the 3 song rar that would maybe wanna talk about it? privately?
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SomethingCreative wrote:is there anyone who managed to get the 3 song rar that would maybe wanna talk about it? privately?
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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1st post evah....always been a lurker love reading all the madness on here
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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Yeah I'm all up for privately chatting for those additional 3, if they do actually exist....
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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i don't think the 3 song rar is a thing, right?
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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.
sounds like U2 with a better singer. You can almost confuse Mike for Edge too in those closing seconds
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