Lightning Bolt: The Official Album Thread

[Mike]

Yeah, of course it's just as much if not more the fault of band if they don't do something they want to do because their producer might not like it. I just wonder what kind of dynamic that is.

There's a good section in the interview that talks about how it works with BoB.

Tell me about the most interesting bits.

[harmless]

Yeah, of course it's just as much if not more the fault of band if they don't do something they want to do because their producer might not like it. I just wonder what kind of dynamic that is.

There's a good section in the interview that talks about how it works with BoB.

It's not really about what they want to do, because BoB isn't stopping them doing anything. If they don't want to pay him, he can't make them. What they want to do is whatever's easiest, which is why he's on board.

[EJ]

Yeah, of course it's just as much if not more the fault of band if they don't do something they want to do because their producer might not like it. I just wonder what kind of dynamic that is.

There's a good section in the interview that talks about how it works with BoB.

Tell me about the most interesting bits.

- more reiteration on how quickly things move with BoB
- lots of things are being done at the same time in different rooms - vocal tracks, overdubs, edits
- no band member really knows what each song will sound like until BoB is done shaping/piecing it together
- lots of discussions afterward with themselves and BoB about things that were dropped, things that should be added, etc
- they (Stone, at least) liked what came out of BoB's distillation process

[McParadigm]

no band member really knows what each song will sound like until BoB is done shaping/piecing it together

[Mike]

Yeah, of course it's just as much if not more the fault of band if they don't do something they want to do because their producer might not like it. I just wonder what kind of dynamic that is.

There's a good section in the interview that talks about how it works with BoB.

Tell me about the most interesting bits.

- no band member really knows what each song will sound like until BoB is done shaping/piecing it together

Thanks for summing that up!

[EJ]

BoB probably added a lot of subliminal messages in these songs.

[digster]

I get what they're saying; the mixing process can really re-shape a song. I'm just surprised that PJ seems to have such a divorced attitude when it comes to that aspect of the record's making.

[EJ]

I get what they're saying; the mixing process can really re-shape a song. I'm just surprised that PJ seems to have such a divorced attitude when it comes to that aspect of the record's making.

Yeah, that was the most telling part of that section. Really sounds like they're just giving BoB the reigns to do what he thinks best with each song track.

[stip]

no band member really knows what each song will sound like until BoB is done shaping/piecing it together

that's a good one

[harmless]

Yup, sounds like they go in, play the instruments and that's it for another 4 years. Another day at the office. The fact that Stone said "As we're getting older... four years... might happen that way again bla bla bla", just thirty seconds into the interview, doesn't really help.

[BootsToAsses]

Quick question:

Which 10c version of the album should I download? FLAC, Lossless, or WAV?

[Heathen]

I get what they're saying; the mixing process can really re-shape a song. I'm just surprised that PJ seems to have such a divorced attitude when it comes to that aspect of the record's making.

Yeah, that was the most telling part of that section. Really sounds like they're just giving BoB the reigns to do what he thinks best with each song track.

Basically we're listening to Brendan O'Brien music, performed by Pearl Jam.

[stip]

I get what they're saying; the mixing process can really re-shape a song. I'm just surprised that PJ seems to have such a divorced attitude when it comes to that aspect of the record's making.

Yeah, that was the most telling part of that section. Really sounds like they're just giving BoB the reigns to do what he thinks best with each song track.

I kind of get that. I know by the time i'm done working on something I tend to be pretty open to suggestions and craving an editor. I can see the appeal of being able to surrender it to someone else. I'd rather it reflect their vision , but I get the appeal.

Then again I'm someone who likes the way the album sounds.

[Thejambi]

Quick question:

Which 10c version of the album should I download? FLAC, Lossless, or WAV?

All of them.

[EJ]

I get what they're saying; the mixing process can really re-shape a song. I'm just surprised that PJ seems to have such a divorced attitude when it comes to that aspect of the record's making.

Yeah, that was the most telling part of that section. Really sounds like they're just giving BoB the reigns to do what he thinks best with each song track.

I kind of get that. I know by the time i'm done working on something I tend to be pretty open to suggestions and craving an editor. I can see the appeal of being able to surrender it to someone else. I'd rather it reflect their vision , but I get the appeal.

Then again I'm someone who likes the way the album sounds.

I do too. But, it does make you wonder if this is what they really wanted out of each song. It sounds like they're surprised the way each song turns out.

[harmless]

I get what they're saying; the mixing process can really re-shape a song. I'm just surprised that PJ seems to have such a divorced attitude when it comes to that aspect of the record's making.

Yeah, that was the most telling part of that section. Really sounds like they're just giving BoB the reigns to do what he thinks best with each song track.

Basically we're listening to Brendan O'Brien music, performed by Pearl Jam.

But to be fair, that would be true with any producer, because that's the way PJ want it. It's just that it would be easier to stomach if we liked the producer.

[harmless]

I get what they're saying; the mixing process can really re-shape a song. I'm just surprised that PJ seems to have such a divorced attitude when it comes to that aspect of the record's making.

Yeah, that was the most telling part of that section. Really sounds like they're just giving BoB the reigns to do what he thinks best with each song track.

I kind of get that. I know by the time i'm done working on something I tend to be pretty open to suggestions and craving an editor. I can see the appeal of being able to surrender it to someone else. I'd rather it reflect their vision , but I get the appeal.

Then again I'm someone who likes the way the album sounds.

I do too. But, it does make you wonder if this is what they really wanted out of each song. It sounds like they're surprised the way each song turns out.

Look how many quotes we've had about the songs not being what the band originally imagined.

[digster]

I get what they're saying; the mixing process can really re-shape a song. I'm just surprised that PJ seems to have such a divorced attitude when it comes to that aspect of the record's making.

Yeah, that was the most telling part of that section. Really sounds like they're just giving BoB the reigns to do what he thinks best with each song track.

I kind of get that. I know by the time i'm done working on something I tend to be pretty open to suggestions and craving an editor. I can see the appeal of being able to surrender it to someone else. I'd rather it reflect their vision , but I get the appeal.

Then again I'm someone who likes the way the album sounds.

I do too. But, it does make you wonder if this is what they really wanted out of each song. It sounds like they're surprised the way each song turns out.

I think there's a difference between taking a step back and just seeming to have no idea what was going on during that process, which they seem to suggest. That being said, I don't blame O'Brien for that; it's the band's responsibility to set their level of involvement.

[harmless]

I get what they're saying; the mixing process can really re-shape a song. I'm just surprised that PJ seems to have such a divorced attitude when it comes to that aspect of the record's making.

Yeah, that was the most telling part of that section. Really sounds like they're just giving BoB the reigns to do what he thinks best with each song track.

I kind of get that. I know by the time i'm done working on something I tend to be pretty open to suggestions and craving an editor. I can see the appeal of being able to surrender it to someone else. I'd rather it reflect their vision , but I get the appeal.

Then again I'm someone who likes the way the album sounds.

I do too. But, it does make you wonder if this is what they really wanted out of each song. It sounds like they're surprised the way each song turns out.

I think there's a difference between taking a step back and just seeming to have no idea what was going on during that process, which they seem to suggest. That being said, I don't blame O'Brien for that; it's the band's responsibility to set their level of involvement.

Agreed. I keep reminding myself that it's a lot more common to not be there when the mixing happens than you'd think. They still heard all the mixes and then the final one, and OK'd it.

[EJ]

I get what they're saying; the mixing process can really re-shape a song. I'm just surprised that PJ seems to have such a divorced attitude when it comes to that aspect of the record's making.

Yeah, that was the most telling part of that section. Really sounds like they're just giving BoB the reigns to do what he thinks best with each song track.

I kind of get that. I know by the time i'm done working on something I tend to be pretty open to suggestions and craving an editor. I can see the appeal of being able to surrender it to someone else. I'd rather it reflect their vision , but I get the appeal.

Then again I'm someone who likes the way the album sounds.

I do too. But, it does make you wonder if this is what they really wanted out of each song. It sounds like they're surprised the way each song turns out.

I think there's a difference between taking a step back and just seeming to have no idea what was going on during that process, which they seem to suggest. That being said, I don't blame O'Brien for that; it's the band's responsibility to set their level of involvement.

Oh, totally. They choose to go this route. Just guessing - but, Jeff seems like the one who'd try a different way.