Lightning Bolt: the official album thread

General Pearl Jam discussion.

Rank Lightning Bolt

5 stars
1
1%
4 stars
4
5%
3 stars
29
37%
2 stars
30
38%
1 star
14
18%
 
Total votes: 78

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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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so, you guys are giving a shot by shot review of the EPK?

Niceee, a new low for pj fans.
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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stupidmop wrote:Stone is thinking : yes
Anyone responsible for "stinky french cheese" has zero right to laugh.
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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VinylGuy wrote:so, you guys are giving a shot by shot review of the EPK?

Niceee, a new low for pj fans.
Do you not talk about scenes in films that you either enjoyed or didn't, VinylGuy?
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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durdencommatyler wrote:
stupidmop wrote:Stone is thinking : yes
Anyone responsible for "stinky french cheese" has zero right to laugh.
Is that a line in a stone song? :lol:
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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stupidmop wrote:
durdencommatyler wrote:
stupidmop wrote:Stone is thinking : yes
Anyone responsible for "stinky french cheese" has zero right to laugh.
Is that a line in a stone song? :lol:
Oh yes. Dear god, yes.
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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If someone is interested in getting a Ph.D. in "Over Analyze Everything," you can use this thread as your thesis.
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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I enjoyed the last scene. It was charming.
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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VinylGuy wrote:so, you guys are giving a shot by shot review of the EPK?

Niceee, a new low for pj fans.
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New Rule for RM:

You will only heavily critique or analyse things that I don't like either.
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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harmless wrote:
VinylGuy wrote:so, you guys are giving a shot by shot review of the EPK?

Niceee, a new low for pj fans.
Do you not talk about scenes in films that you either enjoyed or didn't, VinylGuy?
yes, :(
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harmless wrote:New Rule for RM:

You will only heavily critique or analyse things that I don't like either.
Sounds about right
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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VinylGuy wrote:
harmless wrote:
VinylGuy wrote:so, you guys are giving a shot by shot review of the EPK?

Niceee, a new low for pj fans.
Do you not talk about scenes in films that you either enjoyed or didn't, VinylGuy?
yes, :(
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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durdencommatyler wrote:
stupidmop wrote:
durdencommatyler wrote:
stupidmop wrote:Stone is thinking : yes
Anyone responsible for "stinky french cheese" has zero right to laugh.
Is that a line in a stone song? :lol:
Oh yes. Dear god, yes.
Good ol' Stone.

Anyway, i just really wanted to post that gif of ed lookin smokin somewhere.
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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stupidmop wrote:
durdencommatyler wrote:
stupidmop wrote:
durdencommatyler wrote:
stupidmop wrote:Stone is thinking : yes
Anyone responsible for "stinky french cheese" has zero right to laugh.
Is that a line in a stone song? :lol:
Oh yes. Dear god, yes.
Good ol' Stone.

Anyway, i just really wanted to post that gif of ed lookin smokin somewhere.
You see? It's not at all contrived if you ended up thinking he looked hot.
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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harmless wrote:
wilkins wrote:
harmless wrote:If I was going to do a short video to advertise a new poetry book, I wouldn't have a scene where I got overly excited about my own poems, jizzed over the pages or anything. I just don't think it looks good.
Cue Eddie and Laird in his truck playing Big Wave...
What, that looked good did it?
No, it was another awkward self-excited moment caught on tape and put forth to the masses. At least Getaway is a decent song.
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wilkins wrote:
harmless wrote:
wilkins wrote:
harmless wrote:If I was going to do a short video to advertise a new poetry book, I wouldn't have a scene where I got overly excited about my own poems, jizzed over the pages or anything. I just don't think it looks good.
Cue Eddie and Laird in his truck playing Big Wave...
What, that looked good did it?
No, it was another awkward self-excited moment caught on tape and put forth to the masses. At least Getaway is a decent song.
Oh, haha, yeah that's true :thumbsup:
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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harmless wrote:
VinylGuy wrote:
harmless wrote:
VinylGuy wrote:so, you guys are giving a shot by shot review of the EPK?

Niceee, a new low for pj fans.
Do you not talk about scenes in films that you either enjoyed or didn't, VinylGuy?
yes, :(
:thumbsup: You get to pick the next thing we analyse too much.
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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Creo Mccready hace uno de sus mejores solos en SW. Tremendo.
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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VinylGuy wrote:
harmless wrote:
VinylGuy wrote:
harmless wrote:
VinylGuy wrote:so, you guys are giving a shot by shot review of the EPK?

Niceee, a new low for pj fans.
Do you not talk about scenes in films that you either enjoyed or didn't, VinylGuy?
yes, :(
:thumbsup: You get to pick the next thing we analyse too much.
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I've never seen that, but now I really want to.
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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harmless wrote:
stupidmop wrote:
harmless wrote:
stupidmop wrote:Stone is thinking : yes

And that goofy dancing is exactly what he does on stage anyway.

It's lamer when you consider the option that that sequence was probably was entirely planned out lol.
Goofy dancing as spontaneous gig thing can be forgiven. They actually planned this, though. It was like a scene which was deliberated over. It's staged and contrived.
They probably planned the accidental music, i dont think they decided 'and then, we dance'. They could have taken it out or they could have said 'Ed you sucker, we're leaving the dorky dancing in muahaha'.

They know they don't look cool here lol.

More contrived to me are the cool blurry shots of ed lookin all cool and shit

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'just stand there for a second ed, no! no smiling'

Nice sunglasses though.
That's a good thought. I like the idea that they know they don't look cool. Perhaps my laughter reaction was the one they intended :shock:
Someone said this earlier but we constantly assume a band that has spent 20 years recording themselves, appearing on magazine covers, being talked about, etc. is shockingly unself aware. The other possibility is that we keep missing the joke
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