Lightning Bolt: the official album thread

[Jorge]

I love her but she's basically an avatar for the "pure" punk rock aesthetic and idiosyncratic comedy that is perceived as truly alternative. I think "the boys" feel like stooges around someone like that

Someone should show them her American Express ads.

[Strat]

Love Mark Richards. He is one of us, clearly. It was like I was in the room asking the questions.

This is one of the most enjoyable interviews with the band I've seen. Good questions. And, really good answers. Stone & Jeff, in particular.

Best interview in years.


Mike was absent because mark didnt ask about sirens and cameron was mostly gone because he's cool as shit.

[IlluminEddie]

Take away from video: now we know who "she" in Lightning Bolt is. She was not who I originally thought. Not sure anyone had this right...

This was very correct. Very, very correct. Not only did Ed mention it again, but so did Jeff.

(Pats oneself on the back)

[Mirella]

Take away from video: now we know who "she" in Lightning Bolt is. She was not who I originally thought. Not sure anyone had this right...

This was very correct. Very, very correct. Not only did Ed mention it again, but so did Jeff.

(Pats oneself on the back)

Is not this still open for multiple interpretations?

groetjes,
Mirella

[harmless]

WHY WON'T THIS LEAK

Because there is no God. No God would make his sons and daughters suffer like this.

My God...

my God, why have you forsaken me?

My son, why have you hidden from my light?

What GIVES, man?

[Strat]

Im really intrigued by My Fathers Son now....

As long as Future Days turns out at least NICE and sleeping by myself is not completely pointless, this album could be quite fantastic!

[harmless]

It's funny. When you have their faces in front of you, it's so damn easier not to pick apart everything. You could speculate, but it's far easier to just take their word for it. I don't care as much that they're holding stuff back because I can see it was their professional decision to do so. The overall impression is that they look good and happy. That's kind of hard to argue with. The trouble with a written article is that they're so often written terribly, and insensitively, that they'll have RM scrambling like vultures to get a piece of them. And that's not our fault. We want more info about everything if there's controversy. These articles often stir shit up without ever actually resolving anything for us. I just feel a bit more in touch with the band when I can watch them talking. It may be a construct, but meh... how would I know anyway?

No, it IS our fucking fault. We should be smart enough to know that it's a written article and everything can't be grasped from a tossed off quote from Jeff or Mike on how the album is going. Even if the writer sucks, it is the reader's fault for overeacting.

Oh come on, it's a little of both. There's a responsibility to read maturely, of course, but when journalists write terrible articles and people who aren't press-savvy say stuff which could be interpreted badly, I don't blame people for overreacting at all. It's all of these things, but PJ apologists frequently exaggerate how much it's OUR FAULT. By saying that it's not all our fault, I'm not even implicating PJ. Music journalism is terrible these days and usually you have a million ways something could be interpreted after a PJ article. That's just not very good writing, and I think it's got to share part of the blame. So you know, let's have some fucking perspective.

[Strat]

It's funny. When you have their faces in front of you, it's so damn easier not to pick apart everything. You could speculate, but it's far easier to just take their word for it. I don't care as much that they're holding stuff back because I can see it was their professional decision to do so. The overall impression is that they look good and happy. That's kind of hard to argue with. The trouble with a written article is that they're so often written terribly, and insensitively, that they'll have RM scrambling like vultures to get a piece of them. And that's not our fault. We want more info about everything if there's controversy. These articles often stir shit up without ever actually resolving anything for us. I just feel a bit more in touch with the band when I can watch them talking. It may be a construct, but meh... how would I know anyway?

No, it IS our fucking fault. We should be smart enough to know that it's a written article and everything can't be grasped from a tossed off quote from Jeff or Mike on how the album is going. Even if the writer sucks, it is the reader's fault for overeacting.

Oh come on, it's a little of both. There's a responsibility to read maturely, of course, but when journalists write terrible articles and people who aren't press-savvy say stuff which could be interpreted badly, I don't blame people for overreacting at all. It's all of these things, but PJ apologists frequently exaggerate how much it's OUR FAULT. By saying that it's not all our fault, I'm not even implicating PJ. Music journalism is terrible these days and usually you have a million ways something could be interpreted after a PJ article. That's just not very good writing, and I think it's got to share part of the blame. So you know, let's have some fucking perspective.

I dont know man, take any quote from stone in that Video Interview and put it to paper and a majority of PJ detractors would manipulate it into some bullshit that Ed has brainwashed stone or something...

[Thejambi]

WHY WON'T THIS LEAK

Because there is no God. No God would make his sons and daughters suffer like this.

My God...

my God, why have you forsaken me?

My son, why have you hidden from my light?

What GIVES, man?

Jesus?

[Tuolumne]

It's funny. When you have their faces in front of you, it's so damn easier not to pick apart everything. You could speculate, but it's far easier to just take their word for it. I don't care as much that they're holding stuff back because I can see it was their professional decision to do so. The overall impression is that they look good and happy. That's kind of hard to argue with. The trouble with a written article is that they're so often written terribly, and insensitively, that they'll have RM scrambling like vultures to get a piece of them. And that's not our fault. We want more info about everything if there's controversy. These articles often stir shit up without ever actually resolving anything for us. I just feel a bit more in touch with the band when I can watch them talking. It may be a construct, but meh... how would I know anyway?

No, it IS our fucking fault. We should be smart enough to know that it's a written article and everything can't be grasped from a tossed off quote from Jeff or Mike on how the album is going. Even if the writer sucks, it is the reader's fault for overeacting.

Oh come on, it's a little of both. There's a responsibility to read maturely, of course, but when journalists write terrible articles and people who aren't press-savvy say stuff which could be interpreted badly, I don't blame people for overreacting at all. It's all of these things, but PJ apologists frequently exaggerate how much it's OUR FAULT. By saying that it's not all our fault, I'm not even implicating PJ. Music journalism is terrible these days and usually you have a million ways something could be interpreted after a PJ article. That's just not very good writing, and I think it's got to share part of the blame. So you know, let's have some fucking perspective.

Nope. We should own up to it and quite shifting the blame on poor writing. Recognize it as poor writing, we should be critical enough to do that. And also recognize that we are not actually face to face with them and that the written quote could have been said in many many different ways. That is our responsibility. Then, knowing this, we won't overreact like fools. Come on, a little of both my ass. It is as clear as day for me.

[harmless]

It's funny. When you have their faces in front of you, it's so damn easier not to pick apart everything. You could speculate, but it's far easier to just take their word for it. I don't care as much that they're holding stuff back because I can see it was their professional decision to do so. The overall impression is that they look good and happy. That's kind of hard to argue with. The trouble with a written article is that they're so often written terribly, and insensitively, that they'll have RM scrambling like vultures to get a piece of them. And that's not our fault. We want more info about everything if there's controversy. These articles often stir shit up without ever actually resolving anything for us. I just feel a bit more in touch with the band when I can watch them talking. It may be a construct, but meh... how would I know anyway?

No, it IS our fucking fault. We should be smart enough to know that it's a written article and everything can't be grasped from a tossed off quote from Jeff or Mike on how the album is going. Even if the writer sucks, it is the reader's fault for overeacting.

Oh come on, it's a little of both. There's a responsibility to read maturely, of course, but when journalists write terrible articles and people who aren't press-savvy say stuff which could be interpreted badly, I don't blame people for overreacting at all. It's all of these things, but PJ apologists frequently exaggerate how much it's OUR FAULT. By saying that it's not all our fault, I'm not even implicating PJ. Music journalism is terrible these days and usually you have a million ways something could be interpreted after a PJ article. That's just not very good writing, and I think it's got to share part of the blame. So you know, let's have some fucking perspective.

I dont know man, take any quote from stone in that Video Interview and put it to paper and a majority of PJ detractors would manipulate it into some bullshit that Ed has brainwashed stone or something...

Well yeah, good point. But there's always some authorial intrusion in an article. Either not enough, or too much, or the wrong thing. I think that's badly handled by the writer sometimes. Also, I just think the video allows you to see facial expressions while they're talking. Stone looks happy. Jeff looks content. These things are crucial for our piece of mind, and it's not like this band does that very often. They've been very quiet over the last several years apart from in very contrived, staged, nostalgic settings (PJ20) and badly-written articles. It's great to see them lounging around and chatting. I think that more of this would prevent a good deal of negative speculation, because silence and / or spin breeds that kind of stuff.

[harmless]

It's funny. When you have their faces in front of you, it's so damn easier not to pick apart everything. You could speculate, but it's far easier to just take their word for it. I don't care as much that they're holding stuff back because I can see it was their professional decision to do so. The overall impression is that they look good and happy. That's kind of hard to argue with. The trouble with a written article is that they're so often written terribly, and insensitively, that they'll have RM scrambling like vultures to get a piece of them. And that's not our fault. We want more info about everything if there's controversy. These articles often stir shit up without ever actually resolving anything for us. I just feel a bit more in touch with the band when I can watch them talking. It may be a construct, but meh... how would I know anyway?

No, it IS our fucking fault. We should be smart enough to know that it's a written article and everything can't be grasped from a tossed off quote from Jeff or Mike on how the album is going. Even if the writer sucks, it is the reader's fault for overeacting.

Oh come on, it's a little of both. There's a responsibility to read maturely, of course, but when journalists write terrible articles and people who aren't press-savvy say stuff which could be interpreted badly, I don't blame people for overreacting at all. It's all of these things, but PJ apologists frequently exaggerate how much it's OUR FAULT. By saying that it's not all our fault, I'm not even implicating PJ. Music journalism is terrible these days and usually you have a million ways something could be interpreted after a PJ article. That's just not very good writing, and I think it's got to share part of the blame. So you know, let's have some fucking perspective.

Nope. We should own up to it and quite shifting the blame on poor writing. Recognize it as poor writing, we should be critical enough to do that. And also recognize that we are not actually face to face with them and that the written quote could have been said in many many different ways. That is our responsibility. Then, knowing this, we won't overreact like fools. Come on, a little of both my ass. It is as clear as day for me.

Right. OK, you're right and I'm a fucking idiot.

Edit: Tuolumne, I'm not exempting the fans' responsibility to not be idiots in their speculation. I'm just saying that it's all of the above, and I understand the fan speculation given other factors. It's all of it, not just one thing or another thing.

[Tuolumne]

I think with Carrie (and people like Carrie) they feel like they're never cool enough, so that affects how they answer. I love her but she's basically an avatar for the "pure" punk rock aesthetic and idiosyncratic comedy that is perceived as truly alternative. I think "the boys" feel like stooges around someone like that (or Mark Arm).

Mark Richards is more "hail fellow well met" and they can just relax.

Man, that is an astute observation. Thing is, Carrie is intelligent as all hell. I'd be intimidated by her. She could be a college professor. As right as I think you are, I do think she's down to earth enough to see them for what they are and really appreciate them as a band. The don't have to think she's judging them like that. But I thought her interview brought out a whimsical nature in the band that I hadn;t seen too much of. Love her.

[Mirella]

A while ago I saw these on the Facebook Brendan O'Brien fan page. This from 5 years ago:



and this one (for those who only knew the name and that picture here):



groetjes,
Mirella

[Strat]

So, yea im actually kind of excited about this album. Even though I think LTRP is a waste of space, i feel the tracks we haven't heard may or may not make it a great album. By all accounts, to me, it sounds like they will be the best songs. As I stated previously, as long as Sleeping By Myself brings more to the table than just a quick Uke turned full band song, and Future Days is produced well enough to not be boring...


suck my balls,
strat

[harmless]

How come we've had no thoughts from the latest listening party?

[Django Butterworth]

How come we've had no thoughts from the latest listening party?

It was a clever ruse, they were all lured there and murdered.

[EJ]

How come we've had no thoughts from the latest listening party?

It was a clever ruse, they were all lured there and murdered.

[harmless]

How come we've had no thoughts from the latest listening party?

It was a clever ruse, they were all lured there and murdered.

It's a reeeeeaaaal possibilityyyyyyyyyyy

[guitar_davey]

Right. OK, you're right and I'm a fucking idiot.

Well, I'll give you credit for your self awareness at least.