Lightning Bolt: The Official Album Thread

[Birds in Hell]

Now that I have the CD, I'll probably give it at least a few honest full spins in the car and see what shakes out.

[BurtReynolds]

Now that I have the CD, I'll probably give it at least a few honest full spins in the car and see what shakes out.

like a test of some sort?

[Strat]

Now that I have the CD, I'll probably give it at least a few honest full spins in the car and see what shakes out.

There is a rumbling deep inside you right now isnt there? Its already slowly growing on you without you even knowing....


Its the idiot in you that put pj to the eternal rest and you cant believe that - shit - just maybe....

They live on

[SaturdayNightSeizure]

Now I get the tex mex reference in pendulum.

[Birds in Hell]

Now that I have the CD, I'll probably give it at least a few honest full spins in the car and see what shakes out.

There is a rumbling deep inside you right now isnt there?

I think it's just gas.

[injuddstree]

Can anyone point me to the song credits? Thanks

[mastaflatch]

Now I get the tex mex reference in pendulum.

you ate the peppah?

[darthvedder81]

Got the CD in the mail today. It sounds better than the iTunes stream (obviously) but I haven't changed my opinion on it (the problem isn't BOB's producing it's his bullshit keyboards everywhere). Up through Lightning Bolt I give it a B- and then things really go to hell with songs either unremarkable or downright awful. Yellow Moon is a 5 star masterpiece and does all it can to prop things up but it's nowhere near enough. I give it a D+ (maybe a C- if you ignore Future Days).

[Strat]

Wait so 1-5 are great and swallowed whole is a master piece but you rate it that low?

[darthvedder81]

Wait so 1-5 are great and swallowed whole is a master piece but you rate it that low?

Yellow Moon is a masterpiece. Swallowed Whole is an Ed solo song that I find unremarkable.

I'd say Getaway and Sirens are great everything else up through LB is slightly above average. SBM, LTRP and FD are so God awful they drag the score way down. Infallible and Pendulum aren't bad they just don't do anything for me.

[Got Some]

Can anyone point me to the song credits? Thanks

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[Heathen]

according to Metacritic, Backspacer shits all over Lightning Bolt

[harmless]

RIP PJ

[harmless]

My Amazon order has been dispatched!

[dimejinky99]

It's finally all falling into place for me.

I'm calling this No Code's twin brother. Strange musically but in time it's wonders will reveal themselves to all.

[harmless]

It's finally all falling into place for me.

I'm calling this No Code's twin brother. Strange musically but in time it's wonders will reveal themselves to all.

Go and watch that Pendulum live at Pittsburgh vid. Holy shitballs!

[stip]

according to Metacritic, Backspacer shits all over Lightning Bolt

It is official, then'

[Mike]

according to Metacritic, Backspacer shits all over Lightning Bolt

It is official, then'

It's already worse and Pitchfork's review isn't even here yet!

[fishbob]

Guys, fuck the critics. Very rarely do they give great albums good reviews, and very rarely are their good reviews actually of great albums. Of course LB is better than Backspacer, but are the reviewers Pearl Jam fans? Maybe. Are they Pearl Jam fanatics? Probably not. So generally, while their viewpoint may be more objective it certainly is not right. Think whatever the fuck you want, but this album for me and I'm sure many others is way better than Backspacer could ever be.

[stip]

I rode that metacritic horse into the ground. I can't get off it yet