Lightning Bolt: the official album thread

[unLEASHed]

Just these 6 songs we have already make 24 minutes...its going to be alot longer then backspacer...

Not when you're skipping 5 of em.

i dont think i will skip any of them...strange feeling this one...i definitely didn't want another pop oriented album, but i am really digging these songs...i cant wrap my head around why but...its really clicking with me...

[guitar_davey]

Argh... what to do with all these PMs? I don't have a link guys and I'm not going to take the time to email everyone the file, sorry.

Says the guy who was the first one waving his hand when this tune started leaking.

To each their own and I'm not judging. Just pointing it out...

I've had like 50 PMs.

I'll admit, that is pretty nutty.

[Lounge Lizard]

As a Backspacer fan I can honestly say this album so far has given me no reason to listen to it again apart from FON and The End. Tickle me boys.

wait, do you mean that thanks to l-bolt you'll never listen to backspacer again?

It's shaping up that way my friend.

That's what I said.
JG is the only possible survivor after the onslaught of LB

[unLEASHed]

Just these 6 songs we have already make 24 minutes...its going to be alot longer then backspacer...

one of the reviewers from one of the listening parties took down song lengths, and it looked like around 46 minutes im pretty sure

but some of the songs he clocked turned out to be longer, like Getaway...

[McParadigm]

Regardless of whether it's a good record or not, the distinct and extremely polished nature of this record is going to make the six month RM hangover on this bitch the stuff of legends.

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[Heathen]

red mosquito: stunned...speechless...never heard a song like this before, so challenging

rest of the internet: sounds a bit like Nickelback

LOL, did anyone other than stip use the word "challenging"?

good try though

Absolutely. It's like when people wish PJ were challenging and alienating still, like Stone said this album would be, "like No Code." Well, it is (what is this song if not challenging?), but this time it's Red Mosquito being alienated, not the Pit. It kind of hurts when you're the one being alienated!

that post says people wish PJ were still challenging, meaning they arent anymore. or at least this "sirens" song hasnt been called "challenging" by anyone but stip, and even then he was talking about describing the song, not the song itself.

hmm no, that post clearly says the song is challenging, right here: what is this song if not challenging?

good try though

[BurtReynolds]

I still want to hear My Father's Son and Pendulum, but I think I can safely call it: Lightning Bolt and the band that spawned it are not for me.

I'm cancelling my appointment for that PJ tattoo as I type this.

[McParadigm]

I assume the next time I hear this will be while I wait for my wife to buy baby clothes at Kohls.

Thus was a prophecy born that would shape the tide of things to come

[stupidmop]

Yeah, that is probably the most commercial song they've ever made. Heavy production/layers in there.

If somebody had released this song in 1994-2002, I would have pointed to it and said "See, THAT'S exactly what Pearl Jam will never sound like."

**That's not a values statement. That's an explanation of what makes it confusing to hear for the first time.

this is an accurate statement.

So incredibly true. For years, all I heard was how PJ was a breathe of fresh air when all the music sounded like this. we have come full circle.

Where do they go from this though? If I was optimistic I'd say somewhere strange, but realistically I'm thinking deeper into the shitbyss.

[Dr. Van Nostrand]

Just these 6 songs we have already make 24 minutes...its going to be alot longer then backspacer...

one of the reviewers from one of the listening parties took down song lengths, and it looked like around 46 minutes im pretty sure

but some of the songs he clocked turned out to be longer, like Getaway...

i didnt realize that, but either way, 45 to 50 minutes is about the perfect length for a PJ album i think

[IlluminEddie]

You'll like this song if you liked Betterman and Wishlist style songs. It's a commercial song that will get recognition. If you don't like that, you'll hate this. It's a pop song. Meaning nothing more than... popular culture will like it.

So, my guess, most here will hate it. #hipsters

those are two of my favorite songs, and on my first two listens I'm not feeling this one.

Not sure you're a hipster or not, stip. I would think you're more of the type that wants PJ to have loads of fans. But, I may be wrong.

But, the point was popular culture will enjoy this. Many hardcore fans won't. The most pop-friendly PJ songs I could think of were those two at the time. So, that's what I meant. It falls into that category.

[Dr. Van Nostrand]

I still want to hear My Father's Son and Pendulum, but I think I can safely call it: Lightning Bolt and the band that spawned it are not for me.

I'm cancelling my appointment for that PJ tattoo as I type this.

i cant believer you are gonna take the money out of the artists pocket

[warehouse]

red mosquito: stunned...speechless...never heard a song like this before, so challenging

rest of the internet: sounds a bit like Nickelback

LOL, did anyone other than stip use the word "challenging"?

good try though

Absolutely. It's like when people wish PJ were challenging and alienating still, like Stone said this album would be, "like No Code." Well, it is (what is this song if not challenging?), but this time it's Red Mosquito being alienated, not the Pit. It kind of hurts when you're the one being alienated!

that post says people wish PJ were still challenging, meaning they arent anymore. or at least this "sirens" song hasnt been called "challenging" by anyone but stip, and even then he was talking about describing the song, not the song itself.

hmm no, that post clearly says the song is challenging, right here: what is this song if not challenging?

good try though

that post says its challenging to RM, yet no one here said they think its challenging except stip. what is your point here?

[harmless]

red mosquito: stunned...speechless...never heard a song like this before, so challenging

rest of the internet: sounds a bit like Nickelback

LOL, did anyone other than stip use the word "challenging"?

good try though

Absolutely. It's like when people wish PJ were challenging and alienating still, like Stone said this album would be, "like No Code." Well, it is (what is this song if not challenging?), but this time it's Red Mosquito being alienated, not the Pit. It kind of hurts when you're the one being alienated!

that post says people wish PJ were still challenging, meaning they arent anymore. or at least this "sirens" song hasnt been called "challenging" by anyone but stip, and even then he was talking about describing the song, not the song itself.

hmm no, that post clearly says the song is challenging, right here: what is this song if not challenging?

good try though

"Challenging" is anything that defeats expectations to the extent that they have to stretch themselves to it, not the other way round. "Challenging" is off-putting, something which challenges you for whatever reason. Even if you hear Dillinger Escape Plan's rhythms and ejaculate from your ears, it doesn't make the rhythms unchallenging. Binaural and Riot Act aren't "challenging" to 90% of the people here. The challenge here is "Will you still be into this if we choose to go in this direction?" The answer to that challenge, from most of us, has been no.

[pnjguy]

Is Sirens the lapsteel sound coming from that vine video?

[Tuolumne]

I haven't heard this song yet but I find the commentary here hilarious (usually when RM think it's funny it is not). The divisive reactions have me so intrigued. Haven't see this in forever..... Maybe PJ are in that "there's no guilty pleasures anymore" stage with this? You know, we're in this era of music where everyone listens to everything, Taylor Swift has hipster fans and Taylor Swift fans have Grizzly Bear songs on their playlist, things like that ......

[IlluminEddie]

wishlist is one of the strongest pieces of writing in the catalog, lyrically.

This is one of the most retarded statements I've ever read. I like Wishlist (the song) for what it is. But, claiming wishlist is one of PJs strongest pieces of lyrical writing is hysterical...

...it's well, well, well below average - lyrically. This statement seems, somewhat... what's the word ---- contrarian?

[stip]

I just posted this in the sirens thread:

okay, after 5 or 6 listens it's a very pretty song so utterly unlike anything I expected to hear from them--almost like everything that I expect from pearl jam is there and turned inside out. I was expecting this to be a huge song, and nothing like this.

It is utterly cheesy in a glorious way because, while it has just about every cheesy affectation you can think of short of strings, I do not doubt for even one second that this is absolutely 100% sincere--like someone chose to adopt every one of these conventions because they love them without thinking of them as conventions. It's just bizzare.

Haven't gotten to the lyrics yet.

Eddie sounds wonderful

The music is very pleasant...

This song will be great or a skipper based entirely on one factor and one factor only: Will I want to belt this song out at the top of my lungs.

I have no idea. If I do it'll be amazing. If I don't it'll be an ipod shuffle listen.

[warehouse]

wishlist is one of the strongest pieces of writing in the catalog, lyrically.

This is one of the most retarded statements I've ever read. I like Wishlist (the song) for what it is. But, claiming wishlist is one of PJs strongest pieces of lyrical writing is hysterical...

...it's well, well, well below average - lyrically. This statement seems, somewhat... what's the word ---- contrarian?

stipian