Lightning Bolt: The Official Album Thread

[Wendy Carlos's Twin]

Easily their worst album ever for me.

For me too, so far.

Where did Backspacer and Self Titled sit for the two of you?

S/T worst & Backspacer 2nd worst

[Soma.]

Something something Special Olympics.

[Lament]

Lament, you missed my run earlier. Until Jorge ruined it.

Uh oh. I'll scroll back and check it out. Any vague idea of where in the 50+ pages it was?

Pages 22-30, top posts.

WHY WOULD YOU RUIN WHAT WAS TURNING INTO THE GREATEST EVENT IN LATTER DAY PEARL JAM HISTORY, JORGE?

WHAT IS IT LIKE TO BE DEAD INSIDE?

[malice]

Future Days is everything I hate about modern day Eddie Vedder.

this is as good a description as any of why I haven't bothered to listen to any of this album yet.

[pnjguy]

BoB is playing the Michael Jackson's doctor role.

[wilkins]

Sirens kinda kills the momentum and vibe Getaway, MYM, and MFS build/set, it somewhat picks up with the end of Sirens; LB builds it back up, Infallible and Pendulum get things weird; SW gets back to LB style; LTRP takes it bluesy but cheesy; SBM just castrates the record; YM is mellow and good and should be the closer; FD's production and such are great, song is less than mediocre at best, should have been left off along with SBM.

Add in LIR after SW (in place of LTRP), add CC before YM; remove SBM and FD, very good 11 track record or keep LTRP and have a very good 11 track record with one semi-clunker.

[tommymtcom]

Future Days is everything I hate about modern day Eddie Vedder.

this is as good a description as any of why I haven't bothered to listen to any of this album yet.

It's worth a listen. I think it's an improvement over the last two, although I can't say I'll listen to it much after tonight (if at all).

[Jorge]

Lament, you missed my run earlier. Until Jorge ruined it.

Uh oh. I'll scroll back and check it out. Any vague idea of where in the 50+ pages it was?

Pages 22-30, top posts.

WHY WOULD YOU RUIN WHAT WAS TURNING INTO THE GREATEST EVENT IN LATTER DAY PEARL JAM HISTORY, JORGE?

WHAT IS IT LIKE TO BE DEAD INSIDE?

He wasn't going to be able to keep it up for long. It was a mercy kill.

[BurtReynolds]

You silly bastards. i knew you would hear that soundcheck and think 'oh my gosh! PJ is gonna go dark! " you had to know you were just setting yourselves up for crushing disappointment.

We got BOB'd on that one , didn't we?

fool me ten times, shame on bob. Fool me twenty times, shame on me.

[Wendy Carlos's Twin]

Future Days is everything I hate about modern day Eddie Vedder.

this is as good a description as any of why I haven't bothered to listen to any of this album yet.

You're missing out. It's their best since Vitalogy.

[spike]

Future Days is everything I hate about modern day Eddie Vedder Springsteen.

the people want a mid set vedder solo acoustic future days - just breathe - thumbing my way.

[malice]

Future Days is everything I hate about modern day Eddie Vedder.

this is as good a description as any of why I haven't bothered to listen to any of this album yet.

It's worth a listen. I think it's an improvement over the last two, although I can't say I'll listen to it much after tonight (if at all).

I have to download itunes though, and I fucking hate itunes...

(I'll probably do it anyway. might as well seal my utter and complete disappointment once and for all)

[Norah]

Future Days is everything I hate about modern day Eddie Vedder Springsteen.

the people want a mid set vedder solo acoustic future days - just breathe - thumbing my way.

Thumbing My Way doesn't deserve to be surrounded by such garbage.

[Citizen Dick]

Easily their worst album ever for me.

For me too, so far.

Where did Backspacer and Self Titled sit for the two of you?

S/T worst & Backspacer 2nd worst

Thanks. Yours and Kevin's opinions are in the half dozen or so I was keeping an eye out for on this Board. And considering your rankings this doesn't bode well for my appreciation of Lightning Bolt (yet to listen to it).

[malice]

Future Days is everything I hate about modern day Eddie Vedder.

this is as good a description as any of why I haven't bothered to listen to any of this album yet.

You're missing out. It's their best since Vitalogy.

:/ I'm going to cry soon.

[darthvedder81]

I can't believe certain members of the Jamily still blames PJ's producer. No matter how hard you try, you can't polish a turd.

Agreed. I get a little irritated with his keyboard/synth obsessions but the band writes the songs. BOB was there when PJ was establishing itself as a band. Vs-Yield is easily their greatest era and he was a big part of that.

[Lament]

Lament, you missed my run earlier. Until Jorge ruined it.

Uh oh. I'll scroll back and check it out. Any vague idea of where in the 50+ pages it was?

Pages 22-30, top posts.

WHY WOULD YOU RUIN WHAT WAS TURNING INTO THE GREATEST EVENT IN LATTER DAY PEARL JAM HISTORY, JORGE?

WHAT IS IT LIKE TO BE DEAD INSIDE?

He wasn't going to be able to keep it up for long. It was a mercy kill.

NOT EVERYTHING THAT IS AT ONE TIME AMAZING DIES OFF AS IN AS UGLY A FASHION AS PEARL JAM, MAN.

[tommymtcom]

Future Days is everything I hate about modern day Eddie Vedder.

this is as good a description as any of why I haven't bothered to listen to any of this album yet.

It's worth a listen. I think it's an improvement over the last two, although I can't say I'll listen to it much after tonight (if at all).

I have to download itunes though, and I fucking hate itunes...

(I'll probably do it anyway. might as well seal my utter and complete disappointment once and for all)

I downloaded it from TPB. New Pearl Jam is not worth installing itunes for.

[pnjguy]

Future Days is everything I hate about modern day Eddie Vedder Springsteen.

the people want a mid set vedder solo acoustic future days - just breathe - thumbing my way.

Thumbing My Way doesn't deserve to be surrounded by such garbage.

Thumbing My Way is shit, let's be honest.

[Jorge]

Fuck off.