Lets Actually Listen to the Album: Lightning Bolt

[stip]

Well all I was doing was listening to it on a shitty stereo because it was all I had

[Rangi Guy]

I own a ton of pj stuff I don't want.

You could have mentioned this when we met up - I'd have happily mugged you for it

[dimejinky99]

I want chud modded. Make it happen n it's yours:)

[Norah]

Dude, I don't even want that to happen anymore.

[harmless]

You mean you did? Why?

[numbers]

It would totally be RM jumping the shark if it happened.

[Lament]

Now I want to see a gif of Chud's head photoshopped onto the Fonz's body as he jumps the shark.

[Heathen]

Dude, I don't even want that to happen anymore.

This post works reallly well in the context of this thread.

[VinylGuy]

Came back to this album after a long time. And yes, i really like it.
The first 4 tracks are as strong as anything they done since...maybe Yield....My Fathers Son and MYM are specially interesting and good, and both of them have that edge that i needed in Backspacer.

And yes, Ed does sounds good in this....

[pnjguy]

Ed is screaming and way too loud in the mix. I miss the subdued Ed.

[Thejambi]

I miss the subdued Ed.

[Kaius]

I miss the subdued Ed.

[Jorge]

I miss the subdued Ed.

[Strat]

I miss the subdued Ed.

[McParadigm]

I, too, subdued Ed.

[daft twat]

With concerts on the horizon, I have started playing this album regularly after a fairly long layoff. Here are some thoughts that maybe Stip will read:
1) I thought MYM was decent when it came out as the lead single. It reminds me of WWS in that it took me a while to appreciate it because I was so busy anticipating the rest of the album's tracks. WWS is one of a handful of tracks I still like on Avocado. MYM is my favorite track on LB. I wish it swapped places with its brother Getaway in the tracklist.
2) Yellow Moon has been the biggest grower. It's just a beautiful song. The crescendo it builds through "the black and white fades" really gets me. If I could pick one song to see on this tour, this would be it. Hopefully it happens at Bridge.
3) I really like LTRP. In a way, I see it as a companion piece to Swallowed Whole, and both are answers to Getaway and MYM. Here are two examples of people who have found their own way of connecting or finding wisdom. Swallowed Whole is the sort of song Emerson would have loved. It's a transcendental viewpoint. LTRP is just a man who finds comfort and happiness in music and a beverage or two. That's my religion too.
4) Infallible reminds me of Tremor Christ, so I like it a lot. I don't really know what either is about, but both have lines that I get a lot from. Ed's choice of melody for the chorus is great, too.
5) Pendulum. Boy, this is a wasted opportunity. This song need needed to meander for another 2 or 3 minutes. It could have been up there with Sleight of Hand, but it was cut way too short. I enjoy it, but I wish Trent Reznor had been in the studio that day to say something.
6) Future Days. I don't get the hate for this song. Okay, the piano is unnecessary, but as a dad with young kids, I can't think of a more lovely sentiment.
7) I hate the title track. The lyrics are awful, the guitar tone sounds like The Fixer, and they already wrote Unthought Known. It annoys me that this song is a staple in the live set. This will be my piss break.
8) Sirens. "If you choose to stay, I'll wait, I'll understand." If someone can explain how this line makes sense, I'll like this song a lot better.
9) My Father's Son. I just can't get past Ed singing insemination. Really?
10) SBM. This is like the Speed of Sound abortion from Backspacer. Let's have happy Casio keyboard beats play behind sad lyrics.

Overall, it's solid, if unspectacular. I think 10 years from now, hearing Yellow Moon or Infallible at a show will be a real treat.

[ABNorman]

8) Sirens. "If you choose to stay, I'll wait, I'll understand." If someone can explain how this line makes sense, I'll like this song a lot better.

"... It's not my plan to send you in the arms of another man. And if you choose to stay, I'll wait, I'll understand"

As in, if she stays in the arms of the aforementioned other man, he'll wait for her. He'll, like, understand, man.

[stip]

With concerts on the horizon, I have started playing this album regularly after a fairly long layoff. Here are some thoughts that maybe Stip will read:
1) I thought MYM was decent when it came out as the lead single. It reminds me of WWS in that it took me a while to appreciate it because I was so busy anticipating the rest of the album's tracks. WWS is one of a handful of tracks I still like on Avocado. MYM is my favorite track on LB. I wish it swapped places with its brother Getaway in the tracklist.
2) Yellow Moon has been the biggest grower. It's just a beautiful song. The crescendo it builds through "the black and white fades" really gets me. If I could pick one song to see on this tour, this would be it. Hopefully it happens at Bridge.
3) I really like LTRP. In a way, I see it as a companion piece to Swallowed Whole, and both are answers to Getaway and MYM. Here are two examples of people who have found their own way of connecting or finding wisdom. Swallowed Whole is the sort of song Emerson would have loved. It's a transcendental viewpoint. LTRP is just a man who finds comfort and happiness in music and a beverage or two. That's my religion too.
4) Infallible reminds me of Tremor Christ, so I like it a lot. I don't really know what either is about, but both have lines that I get a lot from. Ed's choice of melody for the chorus is great, too.
5) Pendulum. Boy, this is a wasted opportunity. This song need needed to meander for another 2 or 3 minutes. It could have been up there with Sleight of Hand, but it was cut way too short. I enjoy it, but I wish Trent Reznor had been in the studio that day to say something.
6) Future Days. I don't get the hate for this song. Okay, the piano is unnecessary, but as a dad with young kids, I can't think of a more lovely sentiment.
7) I hate the title track. The lyrics are awful, the guitar tone sounds like The Fixer, and they already wrote Unthought Known. It annoys me that this song is a staple in the live set. This will be my piss break.
8) Sirens. "If you choose to stay, I'll wait, I'll understand." If someone can explain how this line makes sense, I'll like this song a lot better.
9) My Father's Son. I just can't get past Ed singing insemination. Really?
10) SBM. This is like the Speed of Sound abortion from Backspacer. Let's have happy Casio keyboard beats play behind sad lyrics.

Overall, it's solid, if unspectacular. I think 10 years from now, hearing Yellow Moon or Infallible at a show will be a real treat.

I did read it, and you're wrong about Lightning Bolt and SBM, but I agree Pendulum needed another two minutes.

[daft twat]

With concerts on the horizon, I have started playing this album regularly after a fairly long layoff. Here are some thoughts that maybe Stip will read:
1) I thought MYM was decent when it came out as the lead single. It reminds me of WWS in that it took me a while to appreciate it because I was so busy anticipating the rest of the album's tracks. WWS is one of a handful of tracks I still like on Avocado. MYM is my favorite track on LB. I wish it swapped places with its brother Getaway in the tracklist.
2) Yellow Moon has been the biggest grower. It's just a beautiful song. The crescendo it builds through "the black and white fades" really gets me. If I could pick one song to see on this tour, this would be it. Hopefully it happens at Bridge.
3) I really like LTRP. In a way, I see it as a companion piece to Swallowed Whole, and both are answers to Getaway and MYM. Here are two examples of people who have found their own way of connecting or finding wisdom. Swallowed Whole is the sort of song Emerson would have loved. It's a transcendental viewpoint. LTRP is just a man who finds comfort and happiness in music and a beverage or two. That's my religion too.
4) Infallible reminds me of Tremor Christ, so I like it a lot. I don't really know what either is about, but both have lines that I get a lot from. Ed's choice of melody for the chorus is great, too.
5) Pendulum. Boy, this is a wasted opportunity. This song need needed to meander for another 2 or 3 minutes. It could have been up there with Sleight of Hand, but it was cut way too short. I enjoy it, but I wish Trent Reznor had been in the studio that day to say something.
6) Future Days. I don't get the hate for this song. Okay, the piano is unnecessary, but as a dad with young kids, I can't think of a more lovely sentiment.
7) I hate the title track. The lyrics are awful, the guitar tone sounds like The Fixer, and they already wrote Unthought Known. It annoys me that this song is a staple in the live set. This will be my piss break.
8) Sirens. "If you choose to stay, I'll wait, I'll understand." If someone can explain how this line makes sense, I'll like this song a lot better.
9) My Father's Son. I just can't get past Ed singing insemination. Really?
10) SBM. This is like the Speed of Sound abortion from Backspacer. Let's have happy Casio keyboard beats play behind sad lyrics.

Overall, it's solid, if unspectacular. I think 10 years from now, hearing Yellow Moon or Infallible at a show will be a real treat.

I did read it, and you're wrong about Lightning Bolt and SBM, but I agree Pendulum needed another two minutes.

I'm often wrong. I also like Backspacer quite a bit, which I am pretty sure is wrong.

[stip]

no, you're right about that one, too.