Song of the Moment: Lightning Bolt

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Rate Lightning Bolt

5 Stars
34
24%
4 Stars
59
42%
3 Stars
22
16%
2 Stars
8
6%
1 Star
12
9%
Betterman (live)
4
3%
 
Total votes: 139

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Re: New Song: Lightning Bolt

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dimejinky99 wrote:This is dangerous ground but ed seems to keep writing about 'her' and the hurt she caused.

Is he still on about his ex missus do you think?

Edit-harmless, my post chimes with yours, weirdly,
I'm sure the damaging relationship angle is bubbling underneath somewhere, yeah. Personally I think if it's happened to you it never really fully leaves you.
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Re: New Song: Lightning Bolt

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harmless wrote:
dimejinky99 wrote:This is dangerous ground but ed seems to keep writing about 'her' and the hurt she caused.

Is he still on about his ex missus do you think?

Edit-harmless, my post chimes with yours, weirdly,
I'm sure the damaging relationship angle is bubbling underneath somewhere, yeah. Personally I think if it's happened to you it never really fully leaves you.

I've seen him in years towards the end of Black, one or two times, so perhaps we're right
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dimejinky99 wrote:This song is climbing to the top of the mountain of my affections and its taking no prisoners along the way.

This is fuckin pearl jam. Possibly at their balls out best

And for this I make no apologies.

See this is where posting while drinking gets you.

Howm I gonna retract that??
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dimejinky99 wrote:
dimejinky99 wrote:This song is climbing to the top of the mountain of my affections and its taking no prisoners along the way.

This is fuckin pearl jam. Possibly at their balls out best

And for this I make no apologies.

See this is where posting while drinking gets you.

Howm I gonna retract that??
With a more carefully worded retraction, for starters
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Re: New Song: Lightning Bolt

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No. Fuckit. I'm standing by it.

It's a great song.
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dimejinky99 wrote:
dimejinky99 wrote:This song is climbing to the top of the mountain of my affections and its taking no prisoners along the way.

This is fuckin pearl jam. Possibly at their balls out best

And for this I make no apologies.

See this is where posting while drinking gets you.

Howm I gonna retract that??
When the love for LB dies down in about six months, just make sure you sink back and blend into the general milieu. Only give an opinion on the song when you're asked for it. There's plenty you can do to avoid embarrassment.
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Re: New Song: Lightning Bolt

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I'm gonna play it again in a while.
It's brilliant. I know it is.
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Dah! This needed to be one minute longer.
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I'm cheating on PJ with Janelle.
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Coach wrote:Dah! This needed to be one minute longer.

I'm the same with sirens.

That's why I hope they jam it out live on these two
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Sirens would've felt too bloated on the record if it was any longer. It's already in danger of being boring unless it's got your full concentration. They can afford to make a big indulgent thing of it in concert.
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harmless wrote:Sirens would've felt too bloated on the record if it was any longer. It's already in danger of being boring unless it's got your full concentration. They can afford to make a big indulgent thing of it in concert.

Except they don't jam out anymore really. And they really Aboud with these two.

Why in fuck does this song fade out???
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I always maintained Pj do the fade out thing so much cos while they write killer songs, they never know how to end them. We get to see this live sometimes, but these two better get some jamming on em.
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dimejinky99 wrote:
harmless wrote:Sirens would've felt too bloated on the record if it was any longer. It's already in danger of being boring unless it's got your full concentration. They can afford to make a big indulgent thing of it in concert.

Except they don't jam out anymore really. And they really Aboud with these two.

Why in fuck does this song fade out???
Do they not even jam out live? Hmmm... didn't know that. I can live without the jams, really, but I know a lot of people like them.

And I don't know... the fadeout is too early but there's a fade-in to Infallible after so it could turn out quite cool. Two songs sandwiched together.
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dimejinky99 wrote:I always maintained Pj do the fade out thing so much cos while they write killer songs, they never know how to end them. We get to see this live sometimes, but these two better get some jamming on em.
They're very good at the traditional slow down and then KABLAM rock-n-roll ending. It's hardly contemporary or interesting. Brendan probably just thinks it's not hip enough, and he's right really. Other bands do some interesting things with abrupt endings in unexpected places, not PJ.
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Last exit?
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Yeah that was good.
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Swallowed whole has a nice ending. So does mym
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True.

I don't think I mind the LB fadeout, but it would've been better after another round of Mike's part.
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Re: New Song: Lightning Bolt

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I just love what they're doing and want more.
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