Lightning Bolt: the official album thread

[harmless]

What's with all the bad comedy in here tonight? Have we really all gone that berserk?

[Buby]

What's with all the bad comedy in here tonight? Have we really all gone that berserk?

Tonight???

[harmless]

What's with all the bad comedy in here tonight? Have we really all gone that berserk?

Tonight???

It's 23:17 here.

[Thejambi]

Third World time.

[Buby]

What's with all the bad comedy in here tonight? Have we really all gone that berserk?

Tonight???

It's 23:17 here.

Dude, bad humor here is an everyday activity.
I'm pretty sure it's "RM's thing".

[harmless]

Austerity means it's always night-time, never daytime.

[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?

i did some translate on it with google translate. it's not the best. but good enough to undertand what they are talking about. enjoy...

"Lightning Bolt" is not the disc that you can expect from Pearl Jam: "Mind your manners "and" Sirens "are not as representative of the variety of the album. That, in some ways, it's amazing.
should give a summary to Pearl Jam, and after a couple of records all in all "normal" they tried to move the cards on the table, leaving little 'from their royalties. A lot '.
Certainly, the "canon" is well represented: the title track is an example of rock "to the Pearl Jam" written, sung, played very well. The attack of "Getaway" is another rock straight, with great shot and great sounds, but very, very've heard. But even "Father's son" things change. And they change in a good part of the disc - with almost funk-rock of "Infallible", bluesaccio the (post) modern "Let the records play," the rarefied sounds of "Pendulum". It 'sa little hard on the performance linear, in some ways - certainly less than the previous ones. Now, in all this is a clear fact: Pearl Jam, have passed (by a lot 'of time) the peak of their production in the studio. The best thing that came out of their parties in the last decade, however, has made ​​Eddie Vedder: the masterpiece of the soundtrack for "Into the Wild"; if they hear echoes here, too, in several songs: "Sleeping by myself "- engraved in" Ukulele Songs ", which also seems to be a song with the band solo singer. As well as the two final ballads "," Yellow Moon "and" Future Days. "
In short, "Lightning Bolt" is not the album that will make a miracle and is not comparable with the album "classics" of the band. But it's still a Mr. disc.
I recalled "No Line on the Horizon" by U2. Not because Pearl Jam audition to sound like Bono & co (God forbid) - but because that's where the band came from one of the disks more straight (and trivial) of his career, and had tried to change sounds and structure of a piece of songs, while remaining recognizable. "Lightning bolt" does a similar thing. It is not surprising levels of that masterpiece that was "No code", but it does its job with very good results. Time will tell if it is a record that remains. (Here, here you go really in detail: a small description song by song, the kind that make sense only for curiosity, given that this review comes with two good weeks in advance on ' album. Whether you right up there reading everything you are part really fan or enthusiast "borderline." Thank you.) "Lightning Bolt" - song by song. "Getaway" : traditional rock straight on the performance, all written by Vedder. Great sound of guitars - remember many things "classic" of the band - even too much - without the punk attitude of the individual. Vedder talk about finding a shelter: "It's ok / Sometimes you find yourself / Having to put all your faith / In no faith." "Mind your manners" : This already know. A punkettone beautiful but also all in all this fashion, a genre already often frequented in the past by the band, who has never made ​​a secret of love for bands with X, Dead Kennedys, Bad Religion. "My father's son" : A strange rock , changes in the almost see-saw, or dominated by the bassline of Ament - who in fact wrote the music. Does not seem to be the PJ - and it is a great good - if not for the voice of Vedder. That tells a story of complicated relationships with their parents, from whose legacy we must free ("From the moment I fail / I call on DNA / Why longer available betrayal? / I gotta set sail"). "Sirens" : this too you know. I read about people who are madly in love and people who find it boring, comparing it to Nickelback (no joking, come on). A piece based on the 12-string acoustic and especially the interpretation to scream Vedder. Without him ... "Lightning Bolt" Written all over Vedder - as part of a mid tempo, reminiscent of many things already history of the band: the initial guitar riff seems a bit '"Wish list", but faster, then the song speeds up, and a lot, in the chorus, which is pure rock, great song, though this maybe a bit 'fashion - the first "title track" of the group's history. "Infallible" : Another piece on the performance strange, almost syncopation, written by Vedder with three hands Gossard and Ament, with a beautiful opening in the chorus. There is even used as the Tenori-on sequencing by Brendan O 'Brien - but almost not hear it. Vedder sings of human presumption: "By thinking we're infallible / We are tempting you instead" "Pendulum" Another song written three hands by Vedder / Gossard / Ament: a ballad sound, thin, layered with instruments almost gone. Even Vedder's voice, he turns away in the acute: he sings of the human condition, this time its continuous oscillations, like a pendulum, in fact: "Easy come and easy go / Easy left me a long time ago" "Swallowed whole" : electro-acoustic rock, reminds me a little 'moments of the previous album, a power-pop almost remmiano, with the 12-string electric that fits on acoustics, while Vedder sings of being part of something bigger, nature. " Let the records play " blues rock with distorted guitars between Neil Young and The Black Keys. Even here, trends and sounds that you expect from PJ. God is the DJ? "When the Kingdom Comes / He puts His records on / And With His blistered thumb hits play." "Sleeping by myself" : transformed into a folk rock with acoustic guitars - it sounds fuller (and better) than that of "Ukulele" songs "the only Vedder. The ukulele comes up again at the end, though. "Yellow Moon" A ballad quite traditional, based on an acoustic guitar on which to get the power - the band plays it safe. "Future Days" Another ballad that starts with the plan - then enters a guitar arpeggios, after even a violin. A song of love, the relationship between two people as redemption, in a passage that seems to come straight from the production of solo Eddie Vedder, could stand on its own disk

I hope i make more sense than the google translator. Here it is:

Lighting Bolt isn't a record you'd expect from Pearl Jam. Mind Your Manners and Sirens aren't particularly representative of the variety of the record which in a way is surprising.
Pearl Jam need to be given credit , for trying to mix the cards on the table and getting a bit out of their comfort zone after 2, at the end of the day, »in the norm« records. Quite a bit.
Their comfort zone is however well represented. The title track is an example of rock in the vein of Pearl Jam, written, sung and played very well. The start of Gateway is another straight rock piece with a great hook and great sounds but also very familiar. With My Father's Son things start to change and they keep changing for a good part of the record with the almost funk-rock of Infallible to the post modern bluesy Let The Record Play to the subtle sounds of Pendulum. It's a record that doesn't have much of a linear flow, certainly less than it's predecessors. Now one thing is clear in all of this. Pearl Jam is way pass their prime as far as their studio output is concerned and the best thing to come out of a studio from them in the last decade comes from Eddie Vedder – that masterpiece that was the Into The Wild OST echoes of which can be heard here in various songs like Sleeping By Myself already recorded for Ukulele Songs which even in it's full band version sounds like a frontman's solo track just like the 2 ballads that close the record; Yellow Moon and Future Days.
All things considered Lightning Bolt isn't the record that will have anybody scream at a miracle and isn't comparable to the classics but it's still a very respectable record.
It reminded me of U2's No Line on the horizon. Not because Pearl Jam is trying to play like Bono & co (god spare us that) but because the band comes from one of the more direct (and bland) records of their career and have tried to change sounds and structures in part of the songs while still remaining recognizable. Lightning Bolt does something similar. Not at the levels of that blowing away masterpiece that No Code was but it does it's job with excellent results. Time will tell if it will age well.

Lighning Bolt – song by song

Gateway: Straight rock with standard flow all written by Vedder. Great guitar sounds – reminiscent of many of the band's classics – even too much – without the punk attitude of the single. Vedder talks about finding a refuge “It’s ok/Sometimes you find yourself/Having to put all your faith/In no faith”.

Mind Your Manners: You already know this one. It's a nice punk number but again not unlike many things they've done before by the band that never hid their love for the likes of the Dead Kennedys and Bad Religion

My Father's Son: A weird rock number with an almost fluctuating flow , dominated by the bassline by Ament, who has written the music for it,. It wouldn't seem like PJ, and it's a good thing, if it wasn't for Vedder's voice who tells a story of complicated relationships with parents who's inheritance has to be abandoned. “From the moment I fail/I call on DNA/Why such betrayal? /I gotta set sail”

Sirens: Another one you're already familiar with. I've read of people who are crazy about it and people who are bored wih it comparing it to Nickelback (come on let's be serious). A track based on a 12 string and especially the mind blowing performance by Vedder

Lightning Bolt: Written completely by Vedder starts as a mid tempo, reminiscent of many of the band's classics. The initial guitar line sounds a little like Wishlist but faster then the song gets faster especially by the time it reaches the it's pure rock chorus. Great track even if nothing new by the band's standards. The 1st tittle track in the band's history.

Infallible: Another one with a weird flow, syncope like almost. Written by Vedder with Gossard and Ament with a beautiful opening in the chorus. There's even the Tenori-on used like a sequencer by Brendan O'Brien – but you can barely hear it. Vedder sings about the human presumption By thinking we’re infallible/We are tempting fate instead”

Pendulum: Another Vedder/Gossard/Ament collaboration. A ballad with a rarefied qnd layered sound with the instruments sounding almost far back. Vedder's voice also moves further back when he hits the high note. He sings of the human condition this time about it's constant oscillating like a pendulum. Easy come and easy go/ Easy left me a long time ago

Swallowed whole: electro-acoustic rock. At times it reminds of the previous record. A REM like power pop with an electric 12 string joining in the acoustic while Vedder sings about being part of something bigger, the nature

Let The Records Play: Neil Young meats the Black Keys Blues rock with distorted guitars. Again sounds and flows you wouldn't expect from PJ. God's a DJ? “When the Kingdom comes/He puts his records on/And with his blistered thumb hits play”.

Sleeping By Myself. Transformed into an acoustic guitar driven folk rock – sounds fuller and better than the Ukulele Songs version. The ukulele makes an appearance at the end though.

Yellow Moon: A rather traditional ballad based on an acoustic guitar joined by an electric. The band plays it safe in it's comfort zone.

Future Days: Another ballad that starts with a piano then a guitar doing apreggios enters and is later joined by even a violin. A love song, the relationship between the 2 like redemption in a song that sounds like it comes straight from Ed's solo work, could be on a solo record.

[evenslow]

[Blenheim Augustine]

I'm a bit worried about Yellow Moon now. Apparently it's an inconsequential ballad.

[KurtLeon]

Hey everybody

[WtOB?]

don't we kind of already know that the vine video is future days?

[Hypnos]

Hey everybody

The 10C let you go?

[harmless]

I like their take on LTRP, the God as a DJ thing.

[Cleverman]

Hey everybody

Hey, I like your quote

[Cleverman]

Hey everybody

The 10C let you go?

He escaped from their Nazi meth lab (sorry, Breaking Bad stuck on my brain)

[Hypnos]

I'm a bit worried about Yellow Moon album now.

I´m a bit worried about the whole album now.

[harmless]

I'm a bit worried about Yellow Moon now. Apparently it's an inconsequential ballad.

I guess we're sure that's Yellow Moon at this point... it sounds pretty nice. Maybe the reviewer is using the word ballad for every song that isn't heavy.

[ABNorman]

I'm really excited about the whole album now.

[harmless]

I'm a bit worried about the whole album now.

Why now?

[stupidmop]

All these reviews make me think, is that if they do knock off another album fairly soon it might be an "interesting" one. Assuming it is a logical extention of the stranger stuff on this album.

Half the yellow moon descriptions describe something really cool and the other half describe something fairly normal. Same with MFS.