Lightning Bolt: The Official Album Thread

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Getaway
42
13%
Mind Your Manners
8
2%
My Father's Son
38
12%
Sirens
23
7%
Lightning Bolt
21
6%
Infallible
38
12%
Pendulum
88
27%
Swallowed Whole
21
6%
Let the Records Play
7
2%
Sleeping By Myself
7
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Yellow Moon
32
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Future Days
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also, the instrumentation in LB's outro is just uninspired.
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a few seconds in, and i think infallible is just trying too hard.

huh, didn't see that chorus coming.
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--- wrote:also, the instrumentation in LB's outro is just uninspiring.

Real talk question:

Would thodoks ever admit that the album is actually good? I mean, at this point, would go completely against every personality trait you have created for yourself.
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dimejinky99 wrote:Best

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yeah, not liking infallible. sounds kind of kitschy, very backspacerish.
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--- wrote:yeah, not liking infallible. sounds kind of kitschy, very backspacerish.

This one is surprising.
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the lyrics are horrid on infallible
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Strat wrote:
--- wrote:also, the instrumentation in LB's outro is just uninspiring.

Real talk question:

Would thodoks ever admit that the album is actually good? I mean, at this point, would go completely against every personality trait you have created for yourself.
haha, of course i would. i love pendulum, and, were the album constructed thematically and musically around the instincts displayed in its creation, i would have happily consumed the album, and announced the unexpected return of my affection for the band.
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i'd only heard the live version of pendulum, and definitely prefer it to the record version
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--- wrote:a few seconds in, and i think infallible is just trying too hard.

huh, didn't see that chorus coming.
Now it's not trying hard enough, right?
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still, this song is fantastic.
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Lightning Bolt has actually grown on me more than any other song on this thing, which is pretty surprising considering how rough it sounded at Wrigley.
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harmless wrote:
--- wrote:a few seconds in, and i think infallible is just trying too hard.

huh, didn't see that chorus coming.
Now it's not trying hard enough, right?
i'm not really sure what to think of it, will probably give it another listen
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malice wrote:the lyrics are horrid on infallible
Interesting, I thought the exact contrary! I found them very significative.
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--- wrote:also, the instrumentation in LB's outro is just uninspired.

there are tons of horribly incorrect things you've said throughout your time here on RM. This is one of the most.
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--- wrote:
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--- wrote:also, the instrumentation in LB's outro is just uninspiring.

Real talk question:

Would thodoks ever admit that the album is actually good? I mean, at this point, would go completely against every personality trait you have created for yourself.
haha, of course i would. i love pendulum, and, were the album constructed thematically and musically around the instincts displayed in its creation, i would have happily consumed the album, and announced the unexpected return of my affection for the band.

Musically, sure its a departure from others, but lyrically I think this song does fit in to a really cohesive thematic discussion throughout the album.
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stip wrote:
--- wrote:also, the instrumentation in LB's outro is just uninspired.

there are tons of horribly incorrect things you've said throughout your time here on RM. This is one of the most.
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malice wrote:the lyrics are horrid on infallible
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malice wrote:the lyrics are horrid on infallible
they're pretty excellent actually. Maybe the strongest lyrics on the record.
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verb_to_trust wrote:Lightning Bolt has actually grown on me more than any other song on this thing, which is pretty surprising considering how rough it sounded at Wrigley.
Yeah, while I've liked Infallible less on every listen, I've unexpectedly warmed up a substantial amount to the title track.
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