Lightning Bolt: the official album thread

[dimejinky99]

This has X factor/American idol written aaaaaaaaaall over it in huge letters

[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....

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

Definitely need something to bridge between Mind your Manners and this tune....haha....

[stupidmop]

This is gonna make Pj fucking megastars.

This is gonna be huge everywhere

I'm loving it

Brenden O'Brien will be ecstatic!

[Jocko Homo]

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[Jaeti]

This has X factor/American idol written aaaaaaaaaall over it in huge letters

Haha, I just said that in an email to a friend who hasn't listened yet.

[BoltofLightning]

Man, Ed hasn't belted out a song like this since Ten. In fact, this song would not be out of place on that album.

[harmless]

We're looking down on Pearl Jam's music. Only, that's not Pearl Jam's music. Isn't that weird?

[Jaeti]

It's going to be all over the fucking place, but Lightning Bolt's going to be a good album.

[BoltofLightning]

Double.

[VinylGuy]

Man, Ed hasn't belted out a song like this since Ten. On fact, this song would not be out of place on that album

[Mine]

I'm very curious about how this will be received.

[McParadigm]

Man, Ed hasn't belted out a song like this since Ten. In fact, this song would not be out of place on that album

Whether or not you like it, and whether or not Ed is sounding good (he is), this song has verrrrrrrry little in common with the songs found on Ten.

[Mine]

Man, Ed hasn't belted out a song like this since Ten. On fact, this song would not be out of place on that album

Well it isn't as big of a stretch as some people would like to believe. It's also arguable that there aren't any cheesy songs on Ten as someone posted earlier.

[Brambo]

I have the app ans search for pearl jam sirens, but got no hit. I'm living in the netherlands. Has anybody a tip that will work, thans for now

[Mine]

Another thing i like here is Ed's lower register.

[vedder316]

I haven't listened to any of these leaks, but I'm thoroughly enjoying the reviews. Sounds like after this one, Stone is rolling over in his grave.

[Mine]

Man, Ed hasn't belted out a song like this since Ten. In fact, this song would not be out of place on that album

Whether or not you like it, and whether or not Ed is sounding good (he is), this song has verrrrrrrry little in common with the songs found on Ten.

Mostly because of production and Ed not sounding as in PMS mode any more.

[unLEASHed]

Another thing i like here is Ed's lower register.

He is amazing in this song...

[evenslow]

I think it's the general anthemic quality that people are finding evocative of Ten.

This is kinda of like what ATW was trying to be, except here they totally commit.

[mray10]

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.

Team Harmless.

I really like the song overall. It's got some lyrics that seem a little clunky and it absolutely doesn't feel at all like "Pearl Jam." It's hard to imagine it fitting into a live show at all--even if it's going to sound very different played live.

But the song itself, I like it pretty well. Even the solo.