Lightning Bolt: The Official Album Thread

[solace]

People have lost their minds.

For example, Release is a 5-star song. How can any song on LB be a 5-star song when compared to that? Ya gotta grade your PJ on a curve, people!

Opinions be different, yo?

there's different and there's DOES NOT COMPUTE

[harmless]

it looks really good. Probably their best artwork this side of vitalogy.


well, and S/T, obviously.

I've decided I liked the S/T artwork, but the fact that the music didn't fit it (not quite drug-induced and trippy enough) sort of diminishes it. The last album I liked completely (including artwork) was Riot Act. So this is the best album and artwork since then for me.

[Strat]

5 Star songs since 2000 off the top of my head, go:

Grievance
All or None
insignificance

[DeLima]

The intial top tracks for me are Getaway and Yellow Moon.

The beginning of Infallible sounds like Mega Man!

[solace]

5 Star songs since 2000 off the top of my head, go:

Grievance
All or None
insignificance

Sleight of Hand
Sad
Of The Girl
Fatal

[DeLima]

5 Star songs since 2000 off the top of my head, go:

Grievance
All or None
insignificance

plus Parting Ways. I could see arguments for Of the Girl and Sleight Of Hand, but that's it.

[bada]

I wish Jeff was a little louder in Getaway.

[PHATJ]

LB has five 5 star songs

holy shit. which ones? it has not a single one for me... the highest would be Pendulum at a 4.5/5 and Getaway 4/5

their last 5/5 song for me would be 'All or None' 10 years ago

Opinions do be different, yo. I like a lot of these new crop very much. I couldn't give two shits about All or None.

[Coach]

People have lost their minds.

For example, Release is a 5-star song. How can any song on LB be a 5-star song when compared to that? Ya gotta grade your PJ on a curve, people!

Opinions be different, yo?

Opinions are great and I'm expressing mine. It's art. I understand. No right or wrong.

I think that when you rate a song a "5" or a "4" or even a "1" you've got to look how you've rated similar PJ songs in that category and ask yourself: "Do these belong in the same recognition or category?"

[Lounge Lizard]

I wish Jeff was a little louder in Getaway.

yeh those backing vocals by Jeff are barely audible

[Strat]

5 Star songs since 2000 off the top of my head, go:

Grievance
All or None
insignificance

Sleight of Hand
Sad
Of The Girl
Fatal

I cant believe i fucking forgot sleight of hand

Of the girl woudl probably make my list

So would sad and fatal

Im going back to bed. This hangover is the worst.

[Jaeti]

Please tell me we're all joking and no one actually thinks Brendan had anything to do with the size of his name in the liner notes.

It's now clear that he's in charge of everything. He's probably even named all of the band's children.

[PHATJ]

Sleight of Hand is the best song they've ever written.

[Coach]

5 Star songs since 2000 off the top of my head, go:

Grievance
All or None
insignificance

Sleight of Hand
Sad
Of The Girl
Fatal

None of those are 5 stars for me, but all strong songs.

[Release_Me]

LB has five 5 star songs

holy shit. which ones? it has not a single one for me... the highest would be Pendulum at a 4.5/5 and Getaway 4/5

their last 5/5 song for me would be 'All or None' 10 years ago

Infallible, Pendulum, Getaway, Yellow Moon, My Father's Son. I'm not sure I can count 5 on Binaural and Riot Act combined.

[solace]

LB has five 5 star songs

holy shit. which ones? it has not a single one for me... the highest would be Pendulum at a 4.5/5 and Getaway 4/5

their last 5/5 song for me would be 'All or None' 10 years ago

Opinions do be different, yo. I like a lot of these new crop very much. I couldn't give two shits about All or None.

best PJ closer post '00 for me... stunning/gorgeous song... not cheesy dreck like Sirens, Future Days, Just Breathe, The End, etc.

[stip]

People have lost their minds.

For example, Release is a 5-star song. How can any song on LB be a 5-star song when compared to that? Ya gotta grade your PJ on a curve, people!

how can any song from Binaural or Riot Act be 5 stars compared to that?

Even within the 5 star range there's lots of room.

I don't know if any songs on here will be 5 stars. But quite a few will come close.

[DeLima]

Fatal could make it too

[solace]

LB has five 5 star songs

holy shit. which ones? it has not a single one for me... the highest would be Pendulum at a 4.5/5 and Getaway 4/5

their last 5/5 song for me would be 'All or None' 10 years ago

Infallible, Pendulum, Getaway, Yellow Moon, My Father's Son. I'm not sure I can count 5 on Binaural and Riot Act combined.

Infallible 3.5/5
Yellow Moon 3.5/5
My Father's Son 4/5

[solace]

People have lost their minds.

For example, Release is a 5-star song. How can any song on LB be a 5-star song when compared to that? Ya gotta grade your PJ on a curve, people!

how can any song from Binaural or Riot Act be 5 stars compared to that?

Even within the 5 star range there's lots of room.

I don't know if any songs on here will be 5 stars. But quite a few will come close.

not really.. 5/5 = essentially a perfect song that you have zero complaints about, of which that hasn't happened for a decade with me