Lightning Bolt: the official album thread

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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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dimejinky99 wrote:
Dr. Van Nostrand wrote:
stupidmop wrote:

Hah cut off before the song gets shite :twisted:

Axe tossing near cars doesnt sound like a good idea.

here you go Dime

Thanks fella:)

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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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harmless wrote:
stupidmop wrote:I'm hoping infallible is kinda like No Way, cause that's what it reminded me of. On that same note, I was listening to No Way earlier and wondered whether ed could pull of that same measured kinda subtly weird delivery today. I'm thinking no.
I kind of don't think he has any reason to make anything "weird" today. Which makes me very intrigued about what the apparently "weird" tracks on this album will sound like vocally.
I doubt these songs are anything super 'weird'. They'll probably just be not straight forward rock. Someone even Saud infallible turns into a typical ed anthem, whatever that means.

The only song that might be weird delivery wise is MFS, but then not all the reviewers have mentioned/ noticed ed sounding odd (or like stone :lol:) so maybe not.

And I don't think no way is especially weird...just kinda different lol. It's one if my favourite studio performances from ed.
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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stupidmop wrote:
harmless wrote:
stupidmop wrote:I'm hoping infallible is kinda like No Way, cause that's what it reminded me of. On that same note, I was listening to No Way earlier and wondered whether ed could pull of that same measured kinda subtly weird delivery today. I'm thinking no.
I kind of don't think he has any reason to make anything "weird" today. Which makes me very intrigued about what the apparently "weird" tracks on this album will sound like vocally.
I doubt these songs are anything super 'weird'. They'll probably just be not straight forward rock. Someone even Saud infallible turns into a typical ed anthem, whatever that means.

The only song that might be weird delivery wise is MFS, but then not all the reviewers have mentioned/ noticed ed sounding odd (or like stone :lol:) so maybe not.
The reviews that didn't notice his voice being different aren't from fans. So I just guessed that the other reviewers just didn't have any expectations about how Ed was / wasn't "meant" to sound. So they just went yeah, that works or whatever.
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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I'm excited to see the artwork and package contents.

Do we know if this is the actual album cover?
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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wilkins wrote:I'm excited to see the artwork and package contents.

Do we know if this is the actual album cover?
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There's a version of that image with the colours reversed too, isn't there?
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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wilkins wrote:I'm excited to see the artwork and package contents.

Do we know if this is the actual album cover?
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im pretty sure it is, and there will be a white and a black version i believe, maybe one for the CD and one for the Vinyl


and i still see the damn dog
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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and i still see the damn dog
That's exactly what the illuminati want my friend
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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Rangi Guy wrote:
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and i still see the damn dog
That's exactly what the illuminati want my friend[/quote]
i know :(
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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Confess with your mouth!
There's the dog. You can't fake that stuff. Confess with your mouth.
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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I have never been able to see a dog. 8-)
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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wilkins wrote:I have never been able to see a dog. 8-)
you are a lucky one
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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wilkins wrote:I have never been able to see a dog. 8-)
Not since... the accident.
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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harmless wrote:
theplatypus wrote:
stip wrote:LTRP is significantly better (I think) than Big Wave and Supersonic--the two tracks it makes the most sense to compare it to.
Why does it make sense to compare it to "Big Wave"?

And I don't think it's better than "Big Wave". Probably better than "Supersonic".
We won't know until we have the album, but I'm guessing because of the "obligatory fun song / worst song on the album" function it's going to have.
They seem to be more casual cool down songs that kick off the final sequence on the records.

I like LTRP quite a bit. If it is the worst song on the record I'll be thrilled.
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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ABNorman wrote:
wilkins wrote:I have never been able to see a dog. 8-)
Not since... the accident.
Here's mine as an example.

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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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harmless wrote:Wouldn't it be cool if it leaked tonight? Wouldn't that be cool?
it would

Tomorrow night would also be acceptable. tomorrow during the day would be bad.
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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ABNorman wrote:
wilkins wrote:I have never been able to see a dog. 8-)
Not since... the accident.
Wha?
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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stip wrote:
harmless wrote:
theplatypus wrote:
stip wrote:LTRP is significantly better (I think) than Big Wave and Supersonic--the two tracks it makes the most sense to compare it to.
Why does it make sense to compare it to "Big Wave"?

And I don't think it's better than "Big Wave". Probably better than "Supersonic".
We won't know until we have the album, but I'm guessing because of the "obligatory fun song / worst song on the album" function it's going to have.
They seem to be more casual cool down songs that kick off the final sequence on the records.

I like LTRP quite a bit. If it is the worst song on the record I'll be thrilled.
Same here. :) And yeah, it looks like it begins the more bluesy / folky ending. The album generally looks intelligently put together.
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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And here's the white version, I guess.
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I'm a fan of the artwork, but not as cover art, just seems too similar to BS and I prefer something real life, like an avocado. :arrow:
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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harmless wrote:I'm just a bit concerned that our 4 "weird songs" have turned into 2, based on the last couple of reviews. The album's going to feel pretty imbalanced if there are only 2 tracks which are dark and adventurous.
Yield?
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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harmless wrote:
ABNorman wrote:
wilkins wrote:I have never been able to see a dog. 8-)
Not since... the accident.
Here's mine as an example.

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yep, looks just like the album cover :D
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