Lightning Bolt: the official album thread

--- · Post by **---** » Wed September 25, 2013 1:55 am

our gilded age may come and go, our crooked dreams will always glow

wilkins · Post by **wilkins** » Wed September 25, 2013 2:01 am

Was this posted: http://instagram.com/p/eqdSF0pnI0/

And the validity of this: http://community.pearljam.com/viewtopic ... &start=150 is thrown back intot he mix now with Letterman on the 8th...

WtOB? · Post by **WtOB?** » Wed September 25, 2013 2:03 am

wilkins wrote:Was this posted: http://instagram.com/p/eqdSF0pnI0/

i'm very much looking forward to this.

Post by **stip** » Wed September 25, 2013 2:03 am

so with that instagram clip it looks like we get the EPK on thursday?

Habitman · Post by **Habitman** » Wed September 25, 2013 2:03 am

Tj wrote:
harmless wrote:
Tj wrote:
harmless wrote:It's a nod to 80s power ballads, Pink Floyd, and commercial radio rock. Are we genuinely devastated that this band might not give a shit that something sounds like Nickelback?
As long as they don't give a shit I am in. Very good point. I forgot I have been trying to make that point about Sirens all week.
Was this apparent "rivalry" between Pearl Jam and NickelCreed ever actually a real thing? Or is it just some fan-made mythology?
I remember the day in 2000 when Creed was on The End 107.7 in Seattle. Their bass player said some shit about Pearl Jam. Creed was never played again on the air again.

http://m.mtv.com/news/article.rbml?id=1 ... ml&cid=300

verb_to_trust · Post by **verb_to_trust** » Wed September 25, 2013 2:06 am

Habitman wrote:
Tj wrote:
harmless wrote:
Tj wrote:
harmless wrote:It's a nod to 80s power ballads, Pink Floyd, and commercial radio rock. Are we genuinely devastated that this band might not give a shit that something sounds like Nickelback?
As long as they don't give a shit I am in. Very good point. I forgot I have been trying to make that point about Sirens all week.
Was this apparent "rivalry" between Pearl Jam and NickelCreed ever actually a real thing? Or is it just some fan-made mythology?
I remember the day in 2000 when Creed was on The End 107.7 in Seattle. Their bass player said some shit about Pearl Jam. Creed was never played again on the air again.
http://m.mtv.com/news/article.rbml?id=1 ... ml&cid=300

What a jackass....

WtOB? · Post by **WtOB?** » Wed September 25, 2013 2:09 am

verb_to_trust wrote:
Habitman wrote:
Tj wrote:
harmless wrote:
Tj wrote:
harmless wrote:It's a nod to 80s power ballads, Pink Floyd, and commercial radio rock. Are we genuinely devastated that this band might not give a shit that something sounds like Nickelback?
As long as they don't give a shit I am in. Very good point. I forgot I have been trying to make that point about Sirens all week.
Was this apparent "rivalry" between Pearl Jam and NickelCreed ever actually a real thing? Or is it just some fan-made mythology?
I remember the day in 2000 when Creed was on The End 107.7 in Seattle. Their bass player said some shit about Pearl Jam. Creed was never played again on the air again.
http://m.mtv.com/news/article.rbml?id=1 ... ml&cid=300
What a jackass....

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Post by **Jorge** » Wed September 25, 2013 2:27 am

The guy basically read a Stip post on air.

Vindicator · Post by **Vindicator** » Wed September 25, 2013 2:28 am

EPK on Thursday fuck yeah!

Iowaska_Experience · Wed September 25, 2013 2:57 am

Well, I have no idea what's flawed in Matt's drumming in the video, but to the extent anything is, his killer background vocals more than make up for it!

jforte20 · Post by **jforte20** » Wed September 25, 2013 3:24 am

I heard they re-used Jeff's bass riffs in the choruses for the Sirens video..you guys hear it?

Birds in Hell · Post by **Birds in Hell** » Wed September 25, 2013 3:42 am

stip wrote:
harmless wrote:Dave A. never fucked up what is meant to be an official single video, though. From a drummer's perspective it's kind of embarrassing that that will be people's first exposure to the song. I love the song and the rest of the video but wow, the intro...
I actually still don't know where Matt's mistake is.

That makes two of us!

Post by **Jorge** » Wed September 25, 2013 3:52 am

He botches the second fill in the intro. It's pretty egregious.

Post by **Sgt. Crackpot** » Wed September 25, 2013 3:59 am

theplatypus wrote:He botches the second fill in the intro. It's pretty egregious.

I think he just starts it a little late/off time but finishes the kick/crash on the correct beat. I could be wrong, I'm a drummer with a generally very loose playing style - so he could have just played it a little 'loose'.

digster · Post by **digster** » Wed September 25, 2013 4:14 am

Sgt. Crackpot wrote:
BDB wrote:wait, do we now hate the Sirens video version?
Because about 150 pages back, people were creaming their pants about it.
In some ways I prefer it over the studio version.

I prefer it to the studio version by a big margin. I think it manages to dull all the worst attributes of the studio version.

Vindicator · Post by **Vindicator** » Wed September 25, 2013 4:21 am

I like the studio version more, it's just louder. But Stone's part on electric guitar is my favorite part and it's more pronounced in the video version. Both versions are good.

guitar_davey · Post by **guitar_davey** » Wed September 25, 2013 4:48 am

Birds in Hell wrote:
stip wrote:
harmless wrote:Dave A. never fucked up what is meant to be an official single video, though. From a drummer's perspective it's kind of embarrassing that that will be people's first exposure to the song. I love the song and the rest of the video but wow, the intro...
I actually still don't know where Matt's mistake is.
That makes two of us!

Third. I'm a musician too. I haven't compared the studio and video versions really, but I have watched the video and made a point of listening to Matt's drumming in the intro. Sounds bang on to me.

Post by **Jorge** » Wed September 25, 2013 5:10 am

It's really not an enormous fuckup, nor does it ruin the performance, but I do think it's noticeable and distracting. It could've been easily fixed in post. It certainly doesn't warrant 10+ pages of discussion, but this is RM, and we are RMers.

Post by **Sgt. Crackpot** » Wed September 25, 2013 5:11 am

theplatypus wrote:It's really not a huge fuckup, nor does it ruin the performance, but I do think it's noticeable. It certainly doesn't warrant 10+ pages of discussion, but this is RM, and we are RMers.

gardenparty · Post by **gardenparty** » Wed September 25, 2013 5:36 am

jforte20 wrote:I heard they re-used Jeff's bass riffs in the choruses for the Sirens video..you guys hear it?

is that a bass or a tuba?

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