Lightning Bolt: the official album thread

[melonhead4]

anyone know how to dl this from the rdio website? im trying to get this on my ipod

[harmless]

I really like it. But not only do I really like it, I really like it even more for being track four, and giving this album a completely mental all-over-the-pace feel.

[LooseGroove927]

I must say all the negativity makes me more excited to hear it.

If people have strong opinions on it, it must mean it's a departure from the norm.

Remember when Kurt Cobain said Pearl Jam sounded like Poison? This was what he was talking about.

[stupidmop]

This doesn't sound like Pearl Jam. But is it a good song? Does Ed sound great? For me, the answers are yes and yes.

How much is your reaction about the fact that it's "bad", and how much is it that it's just a total left-turn? Actually this is most definitely a right turn, but you get my point. If after 23 years they wanted to do something brand-new, a lot of things would get the "This is not Pearl Jam" reaction. At the very least, even if I ended up hating it, they've committed to a completely different type of song and it succeeds at being exactly what it is.

Whatever it is.

Man if i wanted to listen to the googoo dolls or the calling or someshit i would. It succeeds at being a strangely dated power ballad. I was open to an 80s power ballad, for them to purple rain my ass, but no. I'm not even pissed i'm just confused as to why they wanted to make a straight radio rock pop tune, where's the creativity? This just tells me that without eddie and his 'lets fuck with people and make it interesting', they would've been making this shit from day one, and now that he's on board there's no stopping em.

PINK! it also sounds like Pink.

I hope eddie gave mark arm a copy of this to listen to and in turn mark arm gave him a kick to the crotch.

I hope Josh Homme fucked eddie in the ass over this

Josh homme probably patted him on the head and said 'that's nice eddie' before going home to make some decent music. Mark arm now he'd tell you how he really feels.

I'll stop complaining now. Ain't the end of the world and so on.

[dimejinky99]

What the actual fuck was that?

If they don't put mike on a mountaintop with lightning all around him for the video ill feel robbed.

[BoltofLightning]

I think this is more Springsteen-like than anything else.

[Django Butterworth]

I must say all the negativity makes me more excited to hear it.

If people have strong opinions on it, it must mean it's a departure from the norm.

Remember when Kurt Cobain said Pearl Jam sounded like Poison? This was what he was talking about.

I really don't think that's possible.

[jtr101]

I really like it. But not only do I really like it, I really like it even more for being track four, and giving this album a completely mental all-over-the-pace feel.

Yeah it is definintely going to be all over the place.... just listened to it followed by LIghtning Bolt.... know if we only had My father's son....

[Jaeti]

Some will probably hate it, and I can admit that my present life circumstances make me susceptible to something like this, but I really like everything about the line "the fear goes away."

[LooseGroove927]

What the actual fuck was that?

If they don't put mike on a mountaintop with lightning all around him for the video ill feel robbed.

Complete with Ten era hair, leather pants, and an unbuttoned shirt

[Jaeti]

I really like it. But not only do I really like it, I really like it even more for being track four, and giving this album a completely mental all-over-the-pace feel.

Yes. I was just about to say that I think the No. 4 slot is the perfect place for this.

[bada]

Doesn't move the needle either way.

[harmless]

I think this is more Springsteen-like than anything else.

Me too. But still, the same lazy references will keep popping up.

[dimejinky99]

This is gonna make Pj fucking megastars.

This is gonna be huge everywhere

I'm loving it

[harmless]

I really like it. But not only do I really like it, I really like it even more for being track four, and giving this album a completely mental all-over-the-pace feel.

Yeah it is definintely going to be all over the place.... just listened to it followed by LIghtning Bolt.... know if we only had My father's son....

I'm hoping it'll prepare us for this because this is

[Thenews15]

Hasn't PJ always had cheesy songs?

Ten-none
VS-Golirified G, maybe Rats
Vitalogy-Bugs
No Code-Mankind(enough said)
Yield-none that I can think of
Binaural-Soon Forget
Riot Act-BushLeaguer
S/t-Big Wave, Inside Job
Backspacer-The Fixer, Johnny Guitar,Supersonic, Speed of Sound...that's a lot on BS

While I haven't hear Sirens yet, PJ has done cheesy quiet well over their career...Am I missing any?

[harmless]

This is gonna make Pj fucking megastars.

This is gonna be huge everywhere

I'm loving it

[harmless]

It's very 80s.

I could listen to this on a rainy day with a cup of tea and a biscuit.

[igotworms]

Can't find the blasted thing. Has it been taken down?

[harmless]

Hasn't PJ always had cheesy songs?

Ten-none
VS-Golirified G, maybe Rats
Vitalogy-Bugs
No Code-Mankind(enough said)
Yield-none that I can think of
Binaural-Soon Forget
Riot Act-BushLeaguer
S/t-Big Wave, Inside Job
Backspacer-The Fixer, Johnny Guitar,Supersonic, Speed of Sound...that's a lot on BS

While I haven't hear Sirens yet, PJ has done cheesy quiet well over their career...Am I missing any?

Um... you need to hear it.