Lightning Bolt: the official album thread

[harmless]

These tracks are MYM trying to sound like pop songs trying to sound like MYM.

[Django Butterworth]

LTRP has grown on me. Even thought he chorus is still a little "Charles in Charge", the guitar playing is phenomenal and that alone is worth a listen.

[Lounge Lizard]

Tbf, MYM was a very different song to all of these, and it wasn't representative at all.

Really?

I feel differently. I think MYM is a close relative of all these. OK, it's punk rawk and all that but it's mostly in a major key and has this happy upbeat atmosphere in it's melody.

[Lostdog]

they're really great great songs. what about ed voice? mike solos? for me it has nothing to do with Backspacer, sounds much more solid.

[harmless]

Tbf, MYM was a very different song to all of these, and it wasn't representative at all.

Really?

I feel differently. I think MYM is a close relative of all these. OK, it's punk rawk and all that but it's mostly in a major key and has this happy upbeat atmosphere in it's melody.

Not sure about that, I wouldn't call it 'happy' even if it's upbeat. The riff isn't half as 'happy' as these are. It's not claw-your-face-off aggressive but it's more hard-hitting than these.

[Lounge Lizard]

Tbf, MYM was a very different song to all of these, and it wasn't representative at all.

Really?

I feel differently. I think MYM is a close relative of all these. OK, it's punk rawk and all that but it's mostly in a major key and has this happy upbeat atmosphere in it's melody.

Not sure about that, I wouldn't call it 'happy' even if it's upbeat. The riff isn't half as 'happy' as these are. It's not claw-your-face-off aggressive but it's more hard-hitting than these.

Naturally.
But to me it's hard hitting in the same shiny mood with the others.

[HardTI]

Basically these songs sound like Pearl Jam trying to sound like Pearl Jam.

I expect Pearl Jam to sound like Pearl Jam. There is some new stuff in these songs that I haven't heard them try before and that's all I ask of them.

[Django Butterworth]

Basically these songs sound like Pearl Jam trying to sound like Pearl Jam.

I expect Pearl Jam to sound like Pearl Jam. There is some new stuff in these songs that I haven't heard them try before and that's all I ask of them.

Nail meet head.

[harmless]

Tbf, MYM was a very different song to all of these, and it wasn't representative at all.

Really?

I feel differently. I think MYM is a close relative of all these. OK, it's punk rawk and all that but it's mostly in a major key and has this happy upbeat atmosphere in it's melody.

Not sure about that, I wouldn't call it 'happy' even if it's upbeat. The riff isn't half as 'happy' as these are. It's not claw-your-face-off aggressive but it's more hard-hitting than these.

Naturally.
But to me it's hard hitting in the same shiny mood with the others.

We can agree there, absolutely. I think the track fits with these fine, I just meant that before we had these, we might have expected them to be different, leading some to be even more disappointed that they weren't. MYM was "OK" to some of the haters, but if other songs had been in a more similar vein, that "OK" could've become really good. But then not everyone agrees with me that a song can be lifted or brought down by its context.

[harmless]

Basically these songs sound like Pearl Jam trying to sound like Pearl Jam.

I expect Pearl Jam to sound like Pearl Jam. There is some new stuff in these songs that I haven't heard them try before and that's all I ask of them.

Nail meet head.

[WtOB?]

don't worry about it guys, skitch is a huge douche bag.

[Thenews15]

I find I am much happier if I take each new record as a separate piece and don't try to compare it stuff they have done previously.

Given that, I am enjoying the shit out of these.

Exactly how I feel. Why compare to 90's PJ? I'm not an angst filled, over emotional teenager anymore so I don't expect the band to be. If I heard "Black" for the first time now that I'm in my mid 30's I'd think it was an overreaction to a high school relationship type song. Would not appeal to me and my life now. I'd probably think, "Why are these guys trying to over dramatize an end of a relationship?" Shit happens.

I think these songs are solid songs. They are upbeat and happy, I can live with it. Jeff sounds great in these and I'm surprised how go Ed sounds.

[Lounge Lizard]

But then not everyone agrees with me that a song can be lifted or brought down by its context.

Oh yes it can, there is no doubt about that.
But there are songs and there are songs.
Some are self sufficient to a degree of not needing any sort of context at all.

[Lounge Lizard]

don't worry about it guys, skitch is a huge douche bag.

Damn, so he's overweight too.

[harmless]

But then not everyone agrees with me that a song can be lifted or brought down by its context.

Oh yes it can, there is no doubt about that.
But there are songs and there are songs.
Some are self sufficient to a degree of not needing any sort of context at all.

Yup.

[keeponjammin89]

Im loving these songs Pearl Jam has not let down. They still got it after 22 years there still growing.

[WtOB?]

if anything, some of these songs are pearl jam trying to be something they're not.

[WtOB?]

don't worry about it guys, skitch is a huge douche bag.

Damn, so he's overweight too.

he's super unattractive.

[harmless]

if anything, some of these songs are pearl jam trying to be something they're not.

Or progressing into something you don't like. I think anyone pushing forward could be said to be being 'who they're not'.

[Lounge Lizard]

if anything, some of these songs are pearl jam trying to be something they're not.

This must be referring LTRP