Lightning Bolt: the official album thread

[harmless]

How do you even go from wanting to write a dark pink floydish song to writing Sirens?

Yes, and this.

[harmless]

my tracklist at home is in order (getaway, mym, l-bolt, swallowed whole, LTRP, future days (wrigley) and it does flow quite nicely

I think it is a good sign that I was suddenly singing Sleeping By Myself in the car this morning. It just made sense.

groetjes,
Mirella

This tracklist is really tickling my ears. Can't wait for the rest of the songs.

[Noaheb]

How do you even go from wanting to write a dark pink floydish song to writing Sirens?

God, he even LOOKS like a dick

[harmless]

Hate his faaaaaace.

[Mike]

I know it's the bands "fault" if they ask him to arrange song and it might be his job as a producer to do that but I can't help but get mad when I hear about "Bob helping arrange the songs". Why don't you ask the band to help you arrange the song?

I'm sorry, I don't want to start a BOB discussion again.

[Dr. Van Nostrand]

God bless Jeff, he's responsible for the 3 dark songs on the album, Infallible, Yellow Moon and Pendulum.

Jeff

[Dr. Van Nostrand]

I know it's the bands "fault" if they ask him to arrange song and it might be his job as a producer to do that but I can't help but get mad when I hear about "Bob helping arrange the songs". Why don't you ask the band to help you arrange the song?

I'm sorry, I don't want to start a BOB discussion again.

yes, lets not do that, i think we all at least somewhat know he sucks, so we can keep it at that

[harmless]

I know

At this point, I would much rather have an interviewer ask "What leads you to let a producer get so involved with the arrangements of your songs?"

Of course, the elephant in the room has always been that we have no idea what influence he had on the songs, even in the "golden years". Apparently they made those albums in spite of BO'B, but he must've done some of what he does, or they wouldn't have kept going back.

But, cards on the table: this is the way the band wants it. I don't. But I like these songs. That's it.

[stupidmop]

God bless Jeff, he's responsible for the 3 dark songs on the album, Infallible, Yellow Moon and Pendulum.

Jeff

Jeff is the last bastion of hope in this band. Keep fighting the good fight Jeff. I dunno what stones doing, maybe he just flipped bob the bird and walked out after 'what is that riff?'

I'd be interested to hear the sirens demo.

[Revelator]

I've listened to Sirens about 7 times now. I really can't describe it better than most here have already--it's so "un-Pearl Jam" that I have this like morbid curiosity to repeats listens because I can't get over how weird it is to hear something like this from them. And I still don't know if that's a good thing or not. I still haven't gotten past the music and have absolutely no clue how Pink Floyd was Mike's inspiration here. That said, I think what keeps drawing me back are Ed's vocals. He knocked Sirens out of the park.

Again the fate of this one in my eyes will probably reside with how well it flows on the album's track list. I kind of had an idea before about what to expect from My Father's Son, now I'm totally clueless.

Thanks for summing up the MMM interview, too

[harmless]

I'm actually not sure whether the problem is that BO'B arranges the songs, or that Pearl Jam just admit it. Maybe the same happens with other bands but they just don't have the lack of shame to tell anyone.

[harmless]

I've listened to Sirens about 7 times now. I really can't describe it better than most here have already--it's so "un-Pearl Jam" that I have this like morbid curiosity to repeats listens because I can't get over how weird it is to hear something like this from them. And I still don't know if that's a good thing or not. I still haven't gotten past the music and have absolutely no clue how Pink Floyd was Mike's inspiration here. That said, I think what keeps drawing me back are Ed's vocals. He knocked Sirens out of the park.

Again the fate of this one in my eyes will probably reside with how well it flows on the album's track list. I kind of had an idea before about what to expect from My Father's Son, now I'm totally clueless.

Thanks for summing up the MMM interview, too

I think the acoustic guitar and "Hear the sirens" at the start is quite Floyd. But that's because "Hear the sirens" sounds strange and surreal. The problem is, the rest of the song is anything but. It's a cheesy love song other than the slightest nod to the surrealism of Floyd.

[stupidmop]

Getaway-?
Mym- mike
My fathers son-?
Sirens- mike
Lightning Bolt-ed
Infallible- Jeff
Pendulum-Jeff
Swallowed whole-ed
Ltrp- stone
SbM-ed
Yellow moon- Jeff
Future days- ed

Is that all right?

[Mike]

Getaway-?
Mym- mike
My fathers son-?
Sirens- mike
Lightning Bolt-ed
Infallible- Jeff
Pendulum-Jeff
Swallowed whole-ed
Ltrp- stone
SbM-ed
Yellow moon- Jeff
Future days- ed

Is that all right?

Where did we get the Yellow Moon confirmation? Everything else is right.

[Dr. Van Nostrand]

God bless Jeff, he's responsible for the 3 dark songs on the album, Infallible, Yellow Moon and Pendulum.

Jeff

Jeff is the last bastion of hope in this band. Keep fighting the good fight Jeff. I dunno what stones doing, maybe he just flipped bob the bird and walked out after 'what is that riff?'

I'd be interested to hear the sirens demo.

yep, even with out having heard the song yet, it sounds like one that would be a good bit different from the final song, and i love getting to hear those

[Dr. Van Nostrand]

Getaway-?
Mym- mike
My fathers son-?
Sirens- mike
Lightning Bolt-ed
Infallible- Jeff
Pendulum-Jeff
Swallowed whole-ed
Ltrp- stone
SbM-ed
Yellow moon- Jeff
Future days- ed

Is that all right?

i thought i had read somehting that said Ed brought Getaway and My Fathers Son to the 2nd session, but i dont remember where i might have seen it

[stupidmop]

Getaway-?
Mym- mike
My fathers son-?
Sirens- mike
Lightning Bolt-ed
Infallible- Jeff
Pendulum-Jeff
Swallowed whole-ed
Ltrp- stone
SbM-ed
Yellow moon- Jeff
Future days- ed

Is that all right?

Where did we get the Yellow Moon confirmation? Everything else is right.

Oh I don't think we did now you mention it, I was just going off the posts above.
I know mike said he fought to have it on the album.

[keeponjammin89]

Hey does anyone have the mp3 file of Sirens or is it only on the website?

[stip]

Since it is a new day I might as well say again how much I am loving the song lightning bolt

[Dr. Van Nostrand]

Getaway-?
Mym- mike
My fathers son-?
Sirens- mike
Lightning Bolt-ed
Infallible- Jeff
Pendulum-Jeff
Swallowed whole-ed
Ltrp- stone
SbM-ed
Yellow moon- Jeff
Future days- ed

Is that all right?

Where did we get the Yellow Moon confirmation? Everything else is right.

Oh I don't think we did now you mention it, I was just going off the posts above.
I know mike said he fought to have it on the album.

im pretty sure he said it was one of jeff songs when he said that