Lightning Bolt: the official album thread

[oasisfan35]

there is thematic continuity between MFS and Sirens but musically its pretty abrupt

pee pee poo poo

[dad]

I wonder if we’ll get to the point where fans start requesting the Lightning Bolt songs that are rarely, if ever, played. And then we’ll be posting like OMG GETAWAY while we’re watching a setlist

I don't want to live in that world.

[VinylGuy]

I mean some people here in RM wanted them to play Infallible…

[stip]

[epilogue]

Infallible is such a great song

[oftheearth]

I wonder if we’ll get to the point where fans start requesting the Lightning Bolt songs that are rarely, if ever, played. And then we’ll be posting like OMG GETAWAY while we’re watching a setlist

I don’t care what people say but Sirens is pretty great live. Especially the call and response outro can be pretty special. Wish they would have played it at least once on this last tour.

[Vitalogist]

I wonder if we’ll get to the point where fans start requesting the Lightning Bolt songs that are rarely, if ever, played. And then we’ll be posting like OMG GETAWAY while we’re watching a setlist

I don’t care what people say but Sirens is pretty great live. Especially the call and response outro can be pretty special. Wish they would have played it at least once on this last tour.

Sirens and Sleeping By Myself have always been my faves from Lightning Bolt.

[Ms Harmless]

I wonder if we’ll get to the point where fans start requesting the Lightning Bolt songs that are rarely, if ever, played. And then we’ll be posting like OMG GETAWAY while we’re watching a setlist

I don’t care what people say but Sirens is pretty great live. Especially the call and response outro can be pretty special. Wish they would have played it at least once on this last tour.

Sirens and Sleeping By Myself have always been my faves from Lightning Bolt.

same, along with Swallowed Whole

[epilogue]

I wonder if we’ll get to the point where fans start requesting the Lightning Bolt songs that are rarely, if ever, played. And then we’ll be posting like OMG GETAWAY while we’re watching a setlist

I don’t care what people say but Sirens is pretty great live. Especially the call and response outro can be pretty special. Wish they would have played it at least once on this last tour.

Sirens and Sleeping By Myself have always been my faves from Lightning Bolt.

same, along with Swallowed Whole

I can totally rock with Sirens and SBM. SW on the other hand... song just has never clicked for me.

Truth be told, I'm an Infallible kinda guy. But I totally get why that's not everyone's jam.

Really, the album is unfairly maligned. There are some wonderful songs on the record despite some production issues.

[Tj]

Yellow Moons Bridge is one of the finer moments of this band entire career.

[Farmer John]

Yellow Moons Bridge is one of the finer moments of this band entire career.

I wouldn't go that far, but it's probably my favourite moment on the album.

[epilogue]

I really, genuinely adore Yellow Moon. Probably my second fav behind Infallible.

[liebzz]

RM digests Pearl Jam albums like the stages of grief.

[epilogue]

RM digests Pearl Jam albums like the stages of grief.

go on...

[Bi_3]

I wonder if we’ll get to the point where fans start requesting the Lightning Bolt songs that are rarely, if ever, played. And then we’ll be posting like OMG GETAWAY while we’re watching a setlist

I don’t care what people say but Sirens is pretty great live. Especially the call and response outro can be pretty special. Wish they would have played it at least once on this last tour.

Sirens and Sleeping By Myself have always been my faves from Lightning Bolt.

same, along with Swallowed Whole

I've always liked Swallowed Whole live each time I've heard it, but SBM and Sirens can fade awaaayyyy...

[liebzz]

RM digests Pearl Jam albums like the stages of grief.

go on...

Denial - “that’s not the new single, is it!?”

Anger - “I can’t believe they released this piece of garbage, this album sucks!”

Bargaining - “Well, at least we got 5-7 solid albums out of them”

Depression - “They are creatively bankrupt. We just have to understand we’re not getting another gem.”

Acceptance (10 years later): “This is an underrated gem!”

[liebzz]

I’ll also take as denial “Brendan O’Brien held them hostage with his terrible vision”

[epilogue]

RM digests Pearl Jam albums like the stages of grief.

go on...

Denial - “that’s not the new single, is it!?”

Anger - “I can’t believe they released this piece of garbage, this album sucks!”

Bargaining - “Well, at least we got 5-7 solid albums out of them”

Depression - “They are creatively bankrupt. We just have to understand we’re not getting another gem.”

Acceptance (10 years later): “This is an underrated gem!”

10/10 no notes

[epilogue]

Jus to be fair for the record here though, I've always liked Lightning Bolt more than most. It's still PJ's second worst album, so let's not get anything twisted. But I have always (and still do) like it more than Backspacer.

[stip]

my goal is to be 20 years ahead of the RM reappraisal