Song of the Moment: Lightning Bolt

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Rate Lightning Bolt

5 Stars
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24%
4 Stars
59
42%
3 Stars
22
16%
2 Stars
8
6%
1 Star
12
9%
Betterman (live)
4
3%
 
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Well I love it in both places. I think it's pretty essential to start GSMF off that way to help establish the happy grunge/genre inversion it's going for.
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stip wrote:Well I love it in both places. I think it's pretty essential to start GSMF off that way to help establish the happy grunge/genre inversion it's going for.
That's a good take on it. I'd like to buy it.
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Inversion and agency. Shit, Pj got it all
Calibrate your enthusiasm
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Re: New Song: Lightning Bolt

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Or at least two things!
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stip wrote:Well I love it in both places.
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I know skitch put that quote in the quotes out of context thread, but i wanted it here as well for all of our non-GD visiting folks.
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Well that quote loves it in both places
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I did a thing.
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My appreciation of this song is rising. It's a good title track.
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Hate to say I told you so...
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I always liked it, but apart from Sirens, it's got the most studio polish of any track so far. That's what was holding it back. But I'm starting to appreciate it fwiw.
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Why does Ed pronounce "a" as "o-uh" in this? It annoys me.
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harmless wrote:I still can't help thinking of Springsteen's "Born in the USA" with that keyboard melody on the outro. I can't decide whether that makes the song cheesier, or just lends it more timelessness for being a Springsteen homage. Probably both.
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verb_to_trust wrote:
harmless wrote:I still can't help thinking of Springsteen's "Born in the USA" with that keyboard melody on the outro. I can't decide whether that makes the song cheesier, or just lends it more timelessness for being a Springsteen homage. Probably both.
I can't decide if Ed is dressing up as Bruce for Halloween in a few weeks or if that is just really how he looks now
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:lol:
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the start of the outro music (after the 'they won't die with you' lyric) reminds me of electric church bells.
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stip wrote:I love that early guitar solo. Kind of unexpected, and it's a good one. Not an overly complex one, but it feels really good

Yea same here...especially the very end of it where it goes...wrreh wrehh wrehh...or whatever...lol
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Too much buildup in the song. I keep thinking Unthought Known when I listen.
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Re: New Song: Lightning Bolt

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This is the song UK wanted to be
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