Lightning Bolt: The Official Album Thread

[harmless]

The 12-string bass is on MFS I think.

[stip]

apparently mike is playing a 6 string bass in MFS. that was confirmed. I have trouble hearing it even in the flac, but I may not know what I'm listening for.

[harmless]

Ah yeah. No, I don't hear it either.

Bass players?

[sward]

I know this much. The flac files and a good pair of headphones take this album to a much grander place. Hearing lots of things I definitely couldn't pick up from the stream. Songs like SBM come alive this way. Even *gasp* Future Days sounds palatable!

[Jaeti]

Wouldn't it be cool of the next record opened with a slow number and gradually built up to a rockin centrepiece or main act?

I'd like that

It'll be structured the same as this one

I'm still having trouble with the structure of this one.
Who's that architect with all the buildings that have all odd boxes sticking out at funny angles?
It's this

[Jaeti]

I've just realised: back in the 90's, I used to say that number 8 was always my favourite song on a PJ album. S/T and Backspacer broke that tradition. "Swallowed Whole" does a very good job of fighting to get it back again.

I think I used to have a theory like this, too, but I can't remember what track # was "lucky" for me. Maybe I'll look into that today.

[Jaeti]

So I still find myself kinda trying to deny that I really like sirens. I wonder at what point I stop.

The fear goes away...

It does. It does.

[Jaeti]

They really don't have any other songs like this. Not bad for a catalog about 180 songs deep

Yeah, I think this and Sirens are the ones that are most striking at this point in their career. Not just for being different, but being different and good. That might ultimately make them the two best songs on the record for me.

[Jaeti]

I kinda wish the acoustic and jangly electric guitars had different tones for the first verse. I like them on the chorus.

Nice little harmonics to transition into the 2nd verse.

The dddddddrown part is kinda dumb.

Can definitely make out more parts now. Still swallowed whole feels a little crowded.

Bridge sounds great


For all the solos on this record mike only has two I love. Lbolt and mym. I really like the idea of the solo here, but I can't bring myself to love it

This is one of my favorite solos in a long, long time.

[Jaeti]

Okay, I kinda got pulled into the Springsteen vibe of fd this time. I kinda liked it

Yeah, I don't hate the lyrics to this one the way I thought I would, and some are really good (I'd paid no attention to anything about this song after listening to the Wrigley one once, so it was essentially new to me).

[stip]

I kinda wish the acoustic and jangly electric guitars had different tones for the first verse. I like them on the chorus.

Nice little harmonics to transition into the 2nd verse.

The dddddddrown part is kinda dumb.

Can definitely make out more parts now. Still swallowed whole feels a little crowded.

Bridge sounds great


For all the solos on this record mike only has two I love. Lbolt and mym. I really like the idea of the solo here, but I can't bring myself to love it

This is one of my favorite solos in a long, long time.

everyone but me keeps saying that. I'll need to come back to it. maybe I was just tired last night. Solos are for the wide awake. at least that one.

[Jaeti]

This Sirens line had been unclear to me. Now that it's clarified, I like it:

The slightest bit of light
and I can see you clear

[harmless]

This Sirens line had been unclear to me. Now that it's clarified, I like it:

The slightest bit of light
and I can see you clear

Yeah, I fucked up the Sirens lyrics initially and then they leaked all over the Internet with all the typos in. Oops.

[Jaeti]

Keep on truckin', One-effed Jefrey. A few more songs and I'll finally be able to jam this album.

Sadly, I have to leave for work in a few minutes.

I noticed in MYM, that the lyric is

I caught myself believing
that I needed God
and if it's out there somewhere
we sure could use hymns now

[EJ]

As great as Ed sounds on this album, Jeff is the MVP. I think he may have saved the band for me.

[harmless]

[Monkey_Driven]

Where are these elusive FLAC files?

[dimejinky99]

Just bought my LB cd. It's a lovely package. Always good to have the real thing.

Got a free poster with it.

Insert Stillwater 'but you're the only one in focus!' Gag here:)

[ABNorman]

Just bought my LB cd. It's a lovely package. Always good to have the real thing.

Got a free poster with it.

Insert Stillwater 'but you're the only one in focus!' Gag here:)

coughstillneedlyricsorlinernotescough

[EJ]

Where are these elusive FLAC files?