Lightning Bolt: the official album thread

[Evolution6579]

So, for those of us that have listened to all available leaks, how do you approach the album when we finally get it? Listen to it from beginning to end or quickly listen to the tracks we have yet to hear?

Put the vinyl at the beginning and talk to Mary.

[Thejambi]

Let the Records Play: 2/5

Just out of curiosity, what don't you like about LTRP? I mean, like what you like obviously, but just curious. Most people on this board that hate it call it generic or say it sounds like something else.

I like it and think if it was a B-side, it would be more accepted. I love the hook and like Stip said, it's the way to do a "fun" song without it being disposable.

Overall it's fine. I don''t find it disagreeable or anything but it is just too clean. I want songs like this dirty and sleezy . I enjoy it more than the 2 from the bridge on.

[stip]

Stip

Maybe for that other thread? (Which I can never find)
http://m.rollingstone.com/music/news/q- ... -20130927/

already got it. And it is stickied, Dime!

[Mine]

Italian review here: http://www.rockol.it/recensione-5429/pe ... tning-bolt

Pendulum and Infallible are both credited to Ament/Gossard/Vedder
Some lyrics from Infallible: By thinking we’re infallible/We are tempting fate instead
Some from Pendulum: Easy come and easy go/ Easy left me a long time ago
My Father's Son is Jeffs. Some lyrics from it : From the moment I fail/I call on DNA/Why such betrayal? /I gotta set sail

[Evolution6579]

Has this been posted? Definitive track times...

I'm puzzled by the date on that puppy... May 29 2013?
If that's accurate, it's amazing this hasn't found it's way to the internets.

Plus, I assume "Seq5" means sequence 5. I'm wondering how the other versions would play and I haven't even heard the full version of the sequence they picked. I am losing my mind.

[stip]

Italian review here: http://www.rockol.it/recensione-5429/pe ... tning-bolt

Pendulum and Infallible are both credited to Ament/Gossard/Vedder
Some lyrics from Infallible: By thinking we’re infallible/We are tempting fate instead
Some from Pendulum: Easy come and easy go/ Easy left me a long time ago
My Father's Son is Jeffs. Some lyrics from it : From the moment I fail/I call on DNA/Why such betrayal? /I gotta set sail

Can we trouble you to translate it?

[stip]

For what it is worth:
Getaway: 3.5/5
Mind Your Manners: 3.75/5
Sirens: 4.5/5
Lightning Bolt: 4/5
Swallowed Whole: 5/5
Let the Records Play: 2/5

Out of the above...

Getaway: 4.5
MYM: 3.5
Sirens: 4
Lightning Bolt: 3.5
Swallowed Whole: 4
LTRP: 3

I'm trying to be restrained. If you add three more legit 4-star tracks to the above, we really have a solid album.

I am at

MYM: 4.5
Lightning Bolt: 4.5

(those could each go higher or lower. MYM certainly won't be lower than a 4. It is past the new song glow. Lightning Bolt won't be below a 4, but might not sustain 4.5. Of course the clean copy could take it even higher.

Everything else is at a 3.5 Nothing will drop below a 3. They could all make their way to a 4. not sure if they'd go higher. I am trying to be conservative. It's hard to control for new album excitement. Swallowed Whole is the most likely to make the jump to a definite 4. Sirens is the one I like listening to the most but it's Sirens, so I still have a hard time scoring it.

[stip]

Italian review here: http://www.rockol.it/recensione-5429/pe ... tning-bolt

Pendulum and Infallible are both credited to Ament/Gossard/Vedder
Some lyrics from Infallible: By thinking we’re infallible/We are tempting fate instead
Some from Pendulum: Easy come and easy go/ Easy left me a long time ago
My Father's Son is Jeffs. Some lyrics from it : From the moment I fail/I call on DNA/Why such betrayal? /I gotta set sail

Shit, did jeff write the lyrics?


I am expecting Pendulum, Infallible, Lightning Bolt, and Mind Your manners to be my 4 favorites.

[harmless]

For what it is worth:
Getaway: 3.5/5
Mind Your Manners: 3.75/5
Sirens: 4.5/5
Lightning Bolt: 4/5
Swallowed Whole: 5/5
Let the Records Play: 2/5

Out of the above...

Getaway: 4.5
MYM: 3.5
Sirens: 4
Lightning Bolt: 3.5
Swallowed Whole: 4
LTRP: 3

I'm trying to be restrained. If you add three more legit 4-star tracks to the above, we really have a solid album.

I am at

MYM: 4.5
Lightning Bolt: 4.5

(those could each go higher or lower. MYM certainly won't be lower than a 4. It is past the new song glow. Lightning Bolt won't be below a 4, but might not sustain 4.5. Of course the clean copy could take it even higher.

Everything else is at a 3.5 Nothing will drop below a 3. They could all make their way to a 4. not sure if they'd go higher. I am trying to be conservative. It's hard to control for new album excitement. Swallowed Whole is the most likely to make the jump to a definite 4. Sirens is the one I like listening to the most but it's Sirens, so I still have a hard time scoring it.

I can totally relate. Maybe if PJ wrote more schlock ballads I'd have something to compare it with...

[Mine]

Italian review here: http://www.rockol.it/recensione-5429/pe ... tning-bolt

Pendulum and Infallible are both credited to Ament/Gossard/Vedder
Some lyrics from Infallible: By thinking we’re infallible/We are tempting fate instead
Some from Pendulum: Easy come and easy go/ Easy left me a long time ago
My Father's Son is Jeffs. Some lyrics from it : From the moment I fail/I call on DNA/Why such betrayal? /I gotta set sail

Can we trouble you to translate it?

Yup. They ranked it 4 starts btw.

The Rolling Stone feature is a Stone interview btw. but i wasn't able to find it yet.

[Jaeti]

It's too hard not to play:

Getaway: 4
Mind Your Manners: 3.5
Sirens: 4/5
Lightning Bolt: 4/5
Swallowed Whole: 3.5/5
Let the Records Play: 3/5

Conceivably MYM, Sirens, LB, and Swallowed Whole could all see half-point jumps.

[stip]

I think so far we have 3 4 star reviews (out of 5, presumably) and a 7/10

[Mine]

Italian review here: http://www.rockol.it/recensione-5429/pe ... tning-bolt

Pendulum and Infallible are both credited to Ament/Gossard/Vedder
Some lyrics from Infallible: By thinking we’re infallible/We are tempting fate instead
Some from Pendulum: Easy come and easy go/ Easy left me a long time ago
My Father's Son is Jeffs. Some lyrics from it : From the moment I fail/I call on DNA/Why such betrayal? /I gotta set sail

Shit, did jeff write the lyrics?


I am expecting Pendulum, Infallible, Lightning Bolt, and Mind Your manners to be my 4 favorites.

No. The music is his. The lyrics are all Ed as far as i can tell.

[harmless]

The MFS lyrics look nicely weird.

[Cleverman]

Let the Records Play: 2/5

Just out of curiosity, what don't you like about LTRP? I mean, like what you like obviously, but just curious. Most people on this board that hate it call it generic or say it sounds like something else.

I like it and think if it was a B-side, it would be more accepted. I love the hook and like Stip said, it's the way to do a "fun" song without it being disposable.

Overall it's fine. I don''t find it disagreeable or anything but it is just too clean. I want songs like this dirty and sleezy . I enjoy it more than the 2 from the bridge on.

[Monkey_Driven]

A leak this weekend would be swell.

[stupidmop]

The MFS lyrics look kinda rhymy but apparently its kinda weird too so maybe it fits.

I have a niggling suspicion that lyrics are going to be infallibles down fall. I hope not.

[Jaeti]

The MFS lyrics look kinda rhymy but apparently its kinda weird too so maybe it fits.

I have a niggling suspicion that lyrics are going to be infallibles down fall. I hope not.

Maybe we can get him to just sing Arc-style all over it and avoid that catastrophe.

[stip]

guys, I really like Let the Records Play.

[Mirella]

Yknow the way Pj don't jam out in anything anymore?

I hope to all fuck that they start again and I hope they do it with sirens.

Mikes solo is too short and it could be really epic live if they gave it some space and some more balls in a live setting.

I mean it has balls aplenty but live they could make it have big hairy deadly balls.

Thatd be so great if they did

I hope they can make some time to read this whole thread

groetjes,
Mirella