Lightning Bolt: the official album thread

[harmless]

Swallowed Whole is really wonderful.

LTRP is the weakest, after more listens than is healthy. But none of these songs fails.

[SaturdayNightSeizure]

Will someone listen to Halloween in heaven by type o negative and then swallowed whole. Same exact riff, no??

[harmless]

"If it's off my plate, it's alright. I've got my own way to believe."

[Dugg]

It's funny that BO'B said he thought of them as one record, because honestly, there are very few Backspacer tracks I would put with this.

To me it almost sounds like Backspacer was a practice for this album.

That's a good way to put it

Yeah, that, and these just seem like more complete ideas.

[verb_to_trust]

First impression: Wayyyyyy better than Backspacer. It sounds like the "cooler" Backspacer.

would you say that it is a logical extension of Backspacer?

As opposed to an illogical one? Just stop Stip. Ban yourself.

[Dugg]

Will someone listen to Halloween in heaven by type o negative and then swallowed whole. Same exact riff, no??

No

[harmless]

No fucker wants an illogical extension of Backspacer.

[SaturdayNightSeizure]

Will someone listen to Halloween in heaven by type o negative and then swallowed whole. Same exact riff, no??

No

Totally is, first four notes are verbatim.

[Dugg]

First impression: Wayyyyyy better than Backspacer. It sounds like the "cooler" Backspacer.

would you say that it is a logical extension of Backspacer?

As opposed to an illogical one? Just stop Stip. Ban yourself.

It's like the illegitimate son of Backspacer.

[dprival78]

I really wish the guitar riff at the end of LB wasn't drowned out by nondescript piano.

[Thenews15]

Is it me or does it seem Jeff's bass work is really the standout element of these 4 tracks. They seem to be using him a lot more in these 4.

[Dugg]

What is the lyric in LB that ends in "Northwest"? Near the end, my favorite part of the song.

[verb_to_trust]

If this record is somehow average then why can't we just enjoy it without bringing up Backspacer. Wouldn't this whole experience be more fun if we just pretended like Backspacer never happened?

[harmless]

Is it me or does it seem Jeff's bass work is really the standout element of these 4 tracks. They seem to be using him a lot more in these 4.

It's not just you, Jeff is great here.

[harmless]

If this record is somehow average then why can't we just enjoy it without bringing up Backspacer. Wouldn't this whole experience be more fun if we just pretended like Backspacer never happened?

Yes.

[harmless]

I think if they'd made these four tracks right after Riot Act, I'd have been surprised by how rejuvenated they sounded. And that's in spite of the fact that I love Riot Act to pieces.

[harmless]

The commercial quality of SW reminds of 'Accidentally in Love' by Counting Crows.

[Thenews15]

What's the new single that comes out on 9/19/13 at 3pm EST on Pearl Jam Radio...Sirens for sure?

[Chris_H_2]

That bridge is Swallowed Whole is just begging for a Michael Stipe guest vocal . . .

[mastaflatch]

I think if they'd made these four tracks right after Riot Act, I'd have been surprised by how rejuvenated they sounded. And that's in spite of the fact that I love Riot Act to pieces.

i'm not a RA advocate but i see some positive kinship between SW and the best parts of RA. LB is a good upgrade on what Ed's been trying to do since LBC. i'm happy with what i'm hearing so far.