Lightning Bolt: the official album thread

[Dr. Van Nostrand]

You guys are terrible fans for wanting this to leak so badly. Don't you want your favorite band to sell more records?

Precisely. For shaaaaaaame.

they all need to be in the no leak club

[stip]

Why is everybody talking about Yellow Moon? Lets talk about Pendulum

agreed

[Thejambi]

Maybe it's the pendulum that the moon is afraid of.

[SpectorHD]

What I find interesting is that it seems the band on the one hand ignores songs that are a bit more difficult or weird (e.g. Yellow Moon). But at the same time they are super proud of these songs when they put them on a record. There is this other comment from Mike regarding You Are where he says that he wanted to show this song all of his friends:

"Perspiration for me! I was blown away by it. It kind of reminded me a little of The Cure, maybe, or something that this band has never really experimented with before. I was real excited and proud to play that song to all my friends, you know, 'Check this one out'"

[Thejambi]

What I find interesting is that it seems the band on the one hand ignores songs that are a bit more difficult or weird (e.g. Yellow Moon). But at the same time they are super proud of these songs when they put them on a record. There is this other comment from Mike regarding You Are where he says that he wanted to show this song all of his friends:

"Perspiration for me! I was blown away by it. It kind of reminded me a little of The Cure, maybe, or something that this band has never really experimented with before. I was real excited and proud to play that song to all my friends, you know, 'Check this one out'"

I think this is generally true. In this case it seems to me it was more about Brendan not wanting it on the album. Honestly, it wouldn't be good promotion if they talked up songs that didn't make the album that much.

[harmless]

Talking about a Matt tune that never made it on there was a big faux pas. Wish they'd never done that.

[stupidmop]

As one of modern rock’s most robust and indefatigable bands, Pearl Jam has time and again produced quality music through more than their share of adversity. With a sound and style that seems to divide most people right down the middle, either loving or hating them, they’ve managed over 20 years of live performances with a mostly original line-up, and what is soon to be 11 studio albums (Lost Dogs totally counts) – the latest of which is the über-cool Lightning Bolt.

This latest release is one of substance, variation and, most importantly, huge noise. Those with their ears to the ground will have heard the singles Mind Your Manners and Sirens, both of which are great; the former,
a return to form, the latter, a brilliantly crafted ballad with the insight and wisdom that frontman Eddie Vedder seems to have always had. Further listening will reveal more gems – brilliant opener Getaway, a full-band rendition of Sleeping By Myself – which fans will recognise from Vedder’s solo work, giving them a whole new concept to sink their teeth into – and the tasty styling of Infallible provides an anthemic quality to the album.

From the aforementioned track’s unexpected and classic chord progression, to the epic reverb-ridden soundtrack of Pendulum, to the mournful, heartfelt and lachrymose Future Days, Lightning Bolt covers all bases, maintaining a singular voice, yet exploring a multitude of sounds simultaneously. While their albums are starting to look formulaic, the band manages to find new ways to impress and inspire. True to their nature, Pearl Jam just aren’t slowing down.

http://themusic.com.au/reviews/album/20 ... as-murphy/

[harmless]

Even I would say that sounds fairly over-generous. Nice to read though.

[Got Some]

Why is everybody talking about Yellow Moon? Lets talk about Pendulum

agreed

My fathers son anybody

[guitar_davey]

Insert standard Mike McCready poop joke

Classy.

[Lounge Lizard]

This will leak today.

If you keep saying this every day, like you have been, you'll be right eventually.

Like an old saying goes, even a broken watch shows the right time twice a day

[Jaeti]

As one of modern rock’s most robust and indefatigable bands, Pearl Jam has time and again produced quality music through more than their share of adversity. With a sound and style that seems to divide most people right down the middle, either loving or hating them, they’ve managed over 20 years of live performances with a mostly original line-up, and what is soon to be 11 studio albums (Lost Dogs totally counts) – the latest of which is the über-cool Lightning Bolt.

This latest release is one of substance, variation and, most importantly, huge noise. Those with their ears to the ground will have heard the singles Mind Your Manners and Sirens, both of which are great; the former,
a return to form, the latter, a brilliantly crafted ballad with the insight and wisdom that frontman Eddie Vedder seems to have always had. Further listening will reveal more gems – brilliant opener Getaway, a full-band rendition of Sleeping By Myself – which fans will recognise from Vedder’s solo work, giving them a whole new concept to sink their teeth into – and the tasty styling of Infallible provides an anthemic quality to the album.

From the aforementioned track’s unexpected and classic chord progression, to the epic reverb-ridden soundtrack of Pendulum, to the mournful, heartfelt and lachrymose Future Days, Lightning Bolt covers all bases, maintaining a singular voice, yet exploring a multitude of sounds simultaneously. While their albums are starting to look formulaic, the band manages to find new ways to impress and inspire. True to their nature, Pearl Jam just aren’t slowing down.

http://themusic.com.au/reviews/album/20 ... as-murphy/

Sounds nearly perfect. Nothing could possibly go wrong.

[warehouse]

i hope the "form" they are talking about is no code

[harmless]

Judge those reviews by what they say about the songs you've heard. We've heard MYM. If you honestly agree that it's a "return to form", you can probably trust the rest. If you think that's a bit much, be wary of the high praise.

[Tuolumne]

i hope the "form" they are talking about is no code

This comment is very reminiscent of when in the No Code era, everyone was wanting Ten.

[CupidStunt]

This will leak today.

If you keep saying this every day, like you have been, you'll be right eventually.

Like an old saying goes, even a broken watch shows the right time twice a day

Haha, I've been caught out. It was my intention to post that every day and pick up the kudos when I'm eventually right. I think I will carry on anyway, but hopefully I won't need to because it'll drop today.

[Monkey_Driven]

The lack of posting in this thread this morning is disappointing.

[harmless]

It's not as disappointing as the lack of a leak.

[Jorge]

i hope the "form" they are talking about is no code

This comment is very reminiscent of when in the No Code era, everyone was wanting Ten.

Okay.

[ABNorman]

The lack of posting in this thread this morning is disappointing.

Dogs again?