Lightning Bolt: The Official Album Thread

[Revelator]

Agree with all about the craziness of the tracklist. Only my first listen now, but guys, Eddie sounds fucking fantastic, like 100x better than he has on S/T and BS....

My Father's Son is bad ass...

[ridleybradout]

Yeah most albums released via iTunes seem to have that stamped on them now. I guess it means they're somehow optimised for their AAC format? Sounds like a gimmick to me...

[McParadigm]

Guinness is a great way to cut down your drinking. Four in, and you're full.

[Viller]

Haters gonna hate. Biters gonna bite: RED MOSQUITO.

I approve!

[@SkitchP]

I remember when I thought Guinness was high end.

[LikeLukin]

Well, it's a diverse album for sure which I like. I think that's its strongest point. There are a couple of real good songs, a couple of shitters, and mostly mediocre to decent songs... at least we have a new PJ album finally

[Soma.]

Guinness is a great way to cut down your drinking. Four in, and you're full.

But its so tasty and the night so young. Surely there are techniques of consumption akin to the way one would approach a hot dog eating contest?

[AllNiteThing]

Guinness is a great way to cut down your drinking. Four in, and you're full.

[Strat]

I remember when I thought Guinness was high end.

Sames. And when I believed the lies of how many calories were in 1 pint...

[LikeLukin]

Guinness is a great way to cut down your drinking. Four in, and you're full.

I don't find this at all. Since it's not carbonated I can put away way more Guinness than anything else I have drank.

[Revelator]

Ok not sure why people are not feeling Infallible, it's not as dark as I expected but I can see myself crooning to this in the car....great jam

[Monkey_Driven]

Ok not sure why people are not feeling Infallible, it's not as dark as I expected but I can see myself crooning to this in the car....great jam

Too high of expectations. I thought it was great too.

[Strat]

Ok not sure why people are not feeling Infallible, it's not as dark as I expected but I can see myself crooning to this in the car....great jam

Too high of expectations. I thought it was great too.

Absolutely. I had massively high expectations but im now appreciating it as it is and damn near beginning to love it.

Strat may be back in full force

[McParadigm]

Guinness is a great way to cut down your drinking. Four in, and you're full.

I don't find this at all. Since it's not carbonated I can put away way more Guinness than anything else I have drank.

I don't really tend to put all that much of anything away. 375ml of scotch a night doesn't take up that much belly room.

[Revelator]

Okay I loved Pendulum and Yellow Moon instantly, too. And this isn't just new album excitement, they really are excellent songs. This album is all over the place, very difficult to soak in after one listen, but damn there are some huge highlights on this fucker....

[dimejinky99]

I really wanna put SBM after MYM

am I alone?

[gardenparty]

so happy i got to actually pm the platypus for something

I'm burning to disc and blasting in my car for a first listen as soon as this Sox game is over!

also got my Constitution Hall vinyl today. Haven't torn into it but the packaging looks great so far

good day in PJ world!!

[HardTI]

as much as i enjoy the album (as i said before, 7/10 overall), there's still not a single song on here i'd consider amazing yet or one of the best songs i've heard this year... the closest might be Pendulum, but melodically it's not that strong, it's mostly based on the music/production.

as weak as Riot Act was, I at least would put 'All or None' in my top 30 PJ tunes... so far nothing on here cracks that mark.

Pendulum isn't the best song this year, or even close. But, it's easily my favorite PJ song in a long time.

[Revelator]

It's funny, as much shit as I talked about the inclusion of SBM, this really is a great little version. Totally disagree with most of the listening party reviews, band really hit this one. THAT said, I still think it could have been a killer a bside, I still would have gone with a proper studio version of Of The Earth. Or hell, why not just include both and make it a 13 song LP, who cares anymore if it fits, this fucking thing is all over the place anyway!

[dimejinky99]

It's funny, as much shit as I talked about the inclusion of SBM, this really is a great little version. Totally disagree with most of the listening party reviews, band really hit this one. THAT said, I still think it could have been a killer a bside, I still would have gone with a proper studio version of Of The Earth. Or hell, why not just include both and make it a 13 song LP, who cares anymore if it fits, this fucking thing is all over the place anyway!

Agree about SBM

OTE sounds faaaaaar too much like LB though. But! It would have sat nicely after it.