Lightning Bolt: The Official Album Thread

[BurtReynolds]

Avocados highs are higher but this is a far more satisfying listen from start to finish

there's nothing on Avocado that touches Pendulum. its the best song they've written in maybe 15 years.

I think Pendulum is the type of song they could write in their sleep but they don't because they are stupid assholes.

[Jorge]

Avocados highs are higher but this is a far more satisfying listen from start to finish

there's nothing on Avocado that touches Pendulum. its the best song they've written in maybe 15 years.

"Parachutes" is a better song.

[harmless]

Yeah, there are two or three tracks on here that are better than anything on the last two albums, for me. Whether that means Lightning Bolt is better overall will depend on a lot more time. Years later, S/T has become canon. Hell, even Backspacer has. So I need to wait until LB has had that much time before deciding whether it'll ultimately be a throwaway record, or actually have a lasting impact.

[Norah]

Avocados highs are higher but this is a far more satisfying listen from start to finish

there's nothing on Avocado that touches Pendulum. its the best song they've written in maybe 15 years.

"Parachutes" is a better song.

It's true.

[stip]

Yeah, there are two or three tracks on here that are better than anything on the last two albums, for me. Whether that means Lightning Bolt is better overall will depend on a lot more time. Years later, S/T has become canon. Hell, even Backspacer has. So I need to wait until LB has had that much time before deciding whether it'll ultimately be a throwaway record, or actually have a lasting impact.

no pearl jam album, even the ones I like the least, have ever felt disposable to me. They may be records I rarely revisit outside of a few favorite songs, but not disposable. I think in part that's because I feel like each of the record really has an idea its exploring or a point it wants to make.




Regarding lightning bolt, I had made this comment a little while back regarding FD and My Father's Son, but there's lots of little moments on this record that sound haunted. By ghosts, by missed opportunities, by regrets, by memories. Subtle little ways they appear in most of the songs. I like that.

[Lostdog]

http://vimeo.com/76810034

Sirenas

Nice, thanks for posting

Can any of you guitar aficionados let me know if the chords are similar to the ones in Pink Floyd's Wish You Were Here?

Similar

[harmless]

Missed opportunities. Yep. Frustratingly, there's a lot that I could read into this album that would make it seem more cool to me. But I doubt that any of it was deliberate on the part of the band, because, as they've said before, they had no plans going in, so any concept or narrative or reason for doing this or that or the other was imposed on the album after the fact. That's a shame.

[Tj]

Missed opportunities. Yep. Frustratingly, there's a lot that I could read into this album that would make it seem more cool to me. But I doubt that any of it was deliberate on the part of the band, because, as they've said before, they had no plans going in, so any concept or narrative or reason for doing this or that or the other was imposed on the album after the fact. That's a shame.

Look at the last page five symbols a code? Think about what songs those symbols unify, and Ed's interview where he speaks of this as a concept album.

[warehouse]

Avocados highs are higher but this is a far more satisfying listen from start to finish

there's nothing on Avocado that touches Pendulum. its the best song they've written in maybe 15 years.

"Parachutes" is a better song.

It's true.

shocking turn of developments

[harmless]

Missed opportunities. Yep. Frustratingly, there's a lot that I could read into this album that would make it seem more cool to me. But I doubt that any of it was deliberate on the part of the band, because, as they've said before, they had no plans going in, so any concept or narrative or reason for doing this or that or the other was imposed on the album after the fact. That's a shame.

Look at the last page five symbols a code? Think about what songs those symbols unify, and Ed's interview where he speaks of this as a concept album.

The art / album concept was done after the songs were written, recorded and fought for. Granted, Ed wrote all the lyrics, so there's some thematic unity. But the reasons for making FD such a schlock radio ballad are probably not as cool or ironic as I want them to be. As for the 5 symbols, well, who knows what they mean? There's no code to unlock. But No Code this ain't.

[Tj]

Missed opportunities. Yep. Frustratingly, there's a lot that I could read into this album that would make it seem more cool to me. But I doubt that any of it was deliberate on the part of the band, because, as they've said before, they had no plans going in, so any concept or narrative or reason for doing this or that or the other was imposed on the album after the fact. That's a shame.

Look at the last page five symbols a code? Think about what songs those symbols unify, and Ed's interview where he speaks of this as a concept album.

The art / album concept was done after the songs were written, recorded and fought for. Granted, Ed wrote all the lyrics, so there's some thematic unity. But the reasons for making FD such a schlock radio ballad are probably not as cool or ironic as I want them to be. As for the 5 symbols, well, who knows what they mean? There's no code to unlock. But No Code this ain't.

I just don't get the point of those images, there is no wasted space in the booklet. Those last two pages could have been used for alot of things, but they choose five random images?

[harmless]

Missed opportunities. Yep. Frustratingly, there's a lot that I could read into this album that would make it seem more cool to me. But I doubt that any of it was deliberate on the part of the band, because, as they've said before, they had no plans going in, so any concept or narrative or reason for doing this or that or the other was imposed on the album after the fact. That's a shame.

Look at the last page five symbols a code? Think about what songs those symbols unify, and Ed's interview where he speaks of this as a concept album.

The art / album concept was done after the songs were written, recorded and fought for. Granted, Ed wrote all the lyrics, so there's some thematic unity. But the reasons for making FD such a schlock radio ballad are probably not as cool or ironic as I want them to be. As for the 5 symbols, well, who knows what they mean? There's no code to unlock. But No Code this ain't.

I just don't get the point of those images, there is no wasted space in the booklet. Those last two pages could have been used for alot of things, but they choose five random images?

The images are representative of the songs, sure, I'm not saying anything different. But there's no objective reading of them.

The eye - I believe 'cus I can see
The heart - love, belief, faith etc.
Vinyl - LTRP, yellow vinyl / yellow moon
Flame - Shit is hot fire
Moon - Crescent (like in cover artwork)

[Sgt. Crackpot]

Missed opportunities. Yep. Frustratingly, there's a lot that I could read into this album that would make it seem more cool to me. But I doubt that any of it was deliberate on the part of the band, because, as they've said before, they had no plans going in, so any concept or narrative or reason for doing this or that or the other was imposed on the album after the fact. That's a shame.

Look at the last page five symbols a code? Think about what songs those symbols unify, and Ed's interview where he speaks of this as a concept album.

The art / album concept was done after the songs were written, recorded and fought for. Granted, Ed wrote all the lyrics, so there's some thematic unity. But the reasons for making FD such a schlock radio ballad are probably not as cool or ironic as I want them to be. As for the 5 symbols, well, who knows what they mean? There's no code to unlock. But No Code this ain't.

I just don't get the point of those images, there is no wasted space in the booklet. Those last two pages could have been used for alot of things, but they choose five random images?

Geez, it's quite simple.

Eye, Heart, Record, Fire, Crescent Moon.
The least obvious of the 5 is the crescent moon, which is often referred to as the 'waxing moon'. So...

I love records (on) melted wax.

Honestly, you guys.

[harmless]

It's a reaaaaal possibilityyyyyy.

[Sgt. Crackpot]

Actually, the moon is the wrong way for a 'waxing' crescent, it's a 'waning' crescent.

So, maybe:

I love records, burnt wang

[harmless]

Actually, the moon is the wrong way for a 'waxing' crescent, it's a 'waning' crescent.

So, maybe:

I love records, burnt Wayne

Fixed. Could be Bruce Wayne, could be Wayne Campbell.

[Sgt. Crackpot]

Actually, the moon is the wrong way for a 'waxing' crescent, it's a 'waning' crescent.

So, maybe:

I love records, burnt Wayne

Fixed. Could be Bruce Wayne, could be Wayne Campbell.

We are deep in the rabbit warren now.

[Tj]

Those images are giving me a head ache, and my mind is a fault line. The good china is in danger.

[harmless]

Dafuq?

[Tj]

Dafuq?

What?