Lightning Bolt: The Official Album Thread

[stip]

Old enough. How old are you? I would wager you're exceptionally young to spend 80% of your waking day on an unofficial PJ message board. Low blow?

Well, inaccurate. But I'm fine about it. You sound about twelve.

Inaccurate? Lol you're always here you have 15000 posts. Clearly you're not a working contributing member of society. And if you are gainfully employed you should be fired for posting here 24/7. lol.

Dont mess with Harmless. He is one of the cool ones.

Yeah, harmless is consistently wrong about Pearl Jam but that is no reason to make things personal.

After several months of staring at VTT's signature that's how I sing the l-bolt chorus now

True story: when I scrolled down and realised you'd replied to this post, I thought your complaint would be that I'd moved in on your RM territory regarding Pearl Jam.

It'd be fine. I'm trying to teach you all to fish...

[harmless]

Old enough. How old are you? I would wager you're exceptionally young to spend 80% of your waking day on an unofficial PJ message board. Low blow?

Well, inaccurate. But I'm fine about it. You sound about twelve.

Inaccurate? Lol you're always here you have 15000 posts. Clearly you're not a working contributing member of society. And if you are gainfully employed you should be fired for posting here 24/7. lol.

Dont mess with Harmless. He is one of the cool ones.

Yeah, harmless is consistently wrong about Pearl Jam but that is no reason to make things personal.

After several months of staring at VTT's signature that's how I sing the l-bolt chorus now

True story: when I scrolled down and realised you'd replied to this post, I thought your complaint would be that I'd moved in on your RM territory regarding Pearl Jam.

It'd be fine. I'm trying to teach you all to fish...

[evenslow]

Old enough. How old are you? I would wager you're exceptionally young to spend 80% of your waking day on an unofficial PJ message board. Low blow?

Well, inaccurate. But I'm fine about it. You sound about twelve.

Inaccurate? Lol you're always here you have 15000 posts. Clearly you're not a working contributing member of society. And if you are gainfully employed you should be fired for posting here 24/7. lol.

Dont mess with Harmless. He is one of the cool ones.

Yeah, harmless is consistently wrong about Pearl Jam but that is no reason to make things personal.

After several months of staring at VTT's signature that's how I sing the l-bolt chorus now

Oddly enough, I'm the one who suggested it for his sig. I apologize.

[harmless]

When I look back to my perception of LB based on that Wrigley performance, I still laugh.

[evenslow]

When I look back to my perception of LB based on that Wrigley performance, I still laugh.

It took the life out of me. I had to pick myself up off the ground. And then they low-blowed me again with Future Days. The record turned out way better than what I had in my head that night.

[Strat]

When I look back to my perception of LB based on that Wrigley performance, I still laugh.

It took the life out of me. I had to pick myself up off the ground. And then they low-blowed me again with Future Days. The record turned out way better than what I had in my head that night.

That was a low point in strats life. No doubt. I feel as though im still dusting myself off.

[harmless]

When I look back to my perception of LB based on that Wrigley performance, I still laugh.

It took the life out of me. I had to pick myself up off the ground. And then they low-blowed me again with Future Days. The record turned out way better than what I had in my head that night.

I just think the whole Wrigley debut of new songs was one of this band's worst ideas.

[evenslow]

When I look back to my perception of LB based on that Wrigley performance, I still laugh.

It took the life out of me. I had to pick myself up off the ground. And then they low-blowed me again with Future Days. The record turned out way better than what I had in my head that night.

That was a low point in strats life. No doubt. I feel as though im still dusting myself off.

"RIP PJ " never cut so close to the bone.

[evenslow]

When I look back to my perception of LB based on that Wrigley performance, I still laugh.

It took the life out of me. I had to pick myself up off the ground. And then they low-blowed me again with Future Days. The record turned out way better than what I had in my head that night.

I just think the whole Wrigley debut of new songs was one of this band's worst ideas.

One could go so far as to say that the lightning strike imprisoned us that night.

[harmless]

When I look back to my perception of LB based on that Wrigley performance, I still laugh.

It took the life out of me. I had to pick myself up off the ground. And then they low-blowed me again with Future Days. The record turned out way better than what I had in my head that night.

I just think the whole Wrigley debut of new songs was one of this band's worst ideas.

One could go so far as to say that the lightning strike imprisoned us that night.

[Tuolumne]

When I look back to my perception of LB based on that Wrigley performance, I still laugh.

It took the life out of me. I had to pick myself up off the ground. And then they low-blowed me again with Future Days. The record turned out way better than what I had in my head that night.

I just think the whole Wrigley debut of new songs was one of this band's worst ideas.

I don't think so, I was at Wrigley, and I think being at a great position with great sound, I left feeling excited about the record. I think sound quality matters alot, it just was not the same listening on a computer through youtube, totally different actually. I guess that's why most artists don't debut things live anymore.

[harmless]

When I look back to my perception of LB based on that Wrigley performance, I still laugh.

It took the life out of me. I had to pick myself up off the ground. And then they low-blowed me again with Future Days. The record turned out way better than what I had in my head that night.

I just think the whole Wrigley debut of new songs was one of this band's worst ideas.

I don't think so, I was at Wrigley, and I think being at a great position with great sound, I left feeling excited about the record. I think sound quality matters alot, it just was not the same listening on a computer through youtube, totally different actually. I guess that's why most artists don't debut things live anymore.

There were others who saw those songs live that night and weren't impressed. Opinions, arseholes and all that.

[evenslow]

When I look back to my perception of LB based on that Wrigley performance, I still laugh.

It took the life out of me. I had to pick myself up off the ground. And then they low-blowed me again with Future Days. The record turned out way better than what I had in my head that night.

I just think the whole Wrigley debut of new songs was one of this band's worst ideas.

I don't think so, I was at Wrigley, and I think being at a great position with great sound, I left feeling excited about the record. I think sound quality matters alot, it just was not the same listening on a computer through youtube, totally different actually. I guess that's why most artists don't debut things live anymore.

There were others who saw those songs live that night and weren't impressed. Opinions, arseholes and all that.

I was one of them. Nobody wants to like new PJ more than me (no one), but as I said above...

[harmless]

Obviously being at the show counts for a lot... excitment, adrenalin. But I think I would've thought the performance wasn't great, whether on Youtube or not.

[iceagecoming]

I've only been listening to this album for a week or so: Here's how I'd rank the songs:

Good-Great:
Getaway
Pendulum
Sleeping By Myself
MYM
Sirens
Infallible

Average - Good:
Yellow Moon
Lightning Bolt
My Father's Son
Swallowed Whole
Let The Records Play
Future Days

[matt reeder]

I held off listening to this until now because I kept trying to get away to buy it. I finally broke down and downloaded it today. My first impression:



It sounds like Coldplay. I do not want Pearl Jam to sound like Coldplay.

[stip]

like coldplay?

[Thejambi]

Where does Coldplay rank ?

[matt reeder]

Say what you want. It sounds like Coldplay to me. I'll give it a few more chances but the album falls off a cliff for me after "My Father's Son".

"Sirens" sounds like an outtake from A Rush of Blood to the Head but with EV singing. The difference - I like A Rush of Blood to the Head . I do not like this at all.

[stip]

So one song out of 12 makes it sound like Coldplay?

At least that's a first. Everyone else has been comparing it to an 80s power ballad.