Lets Actually Listen to the Album: Lightning Bolt

[Strat]

if i could tuuuurn back tayyyyuuummm

[dimejinky99]

When did he start stressing /adding vowels when singing? It only happens live really.

Wasn't 2003 I don't think. Afterwards at some point

[Kevin Davis]

Around '08 or '09 I think. It's really gotten bad in the last five or so years, though.

[dimejinky99]

Around '08 or '09 I think. It's really gotten bad in the last five or so years, though.

Right. It's a weird and honestly bad change. Everything develops in any situation and often with things we do personally we don't even realise and I don't think he realises. Cos he talks like that too sometimes in a different way.

Odd thing is and I'm no expert but it doesn't happen at Europe or overseas shows as much *i think*

Can't remember noticing it before here. I may well be wrong though.

[chewm]

It's a way better song than Habit. And that's an objective fact.

Future Days and Habit might be the 2 pearl jam songs I dislike the most.

[Strat]

I dont care about the lyrics for MFS. Thats a great pearl jam song. Eds delivery is what its all about. He sounds great.

[Strat]

Also i respect that the lyrics are ridiculous.

What a great song

[tragabigzanda]

pearl jam sucks now

[Strat]

Does Lightning Bolt still suck on really nice speakers, Strat?

eat a dick or 2

[Strat]

Im just kidding.

I wish pearl jam would produce great sounding records though.

[Strat]

Listened to about 8 different albums tonight and then i get to lightning bolt and its just a muddled mess.

No separation anywhere to be found. Muddy. Mess.

I like the album overall but as far as production. Good god. What an abortion.

[tragabigzanda]

pearl jam sucks now

[Strat]

Yea, I wasn't even trying to be a dick. I had never listened to LB on hi-fi equipment, was really curious if it sounded any better. But I'm not surprised (though I haven't found the album to be muddled, but rather very flat).

Well, we could be describing the same thing with different words. Its basically uninspiring.

[Strat]

My god by the end of Infallible it becomes a mass race to see which instrument can be buried the deepest by being the loudest wtf i dont know but my ears are tired.

Maybe i call it a night.

[tragabigzanda]

pearl jam sucks now

[Strat]

You've made it this far, you may as well listen to Pendulum.

Nah. Didnt feel like flipping it over.

My ears need a rest.

It's almost movie time!

[stip]

Around '08 or '09 I think. It's really gotten bad in the last five or so years, though.

Right. It's a weird and honestly bad change. Everything develops in any situation and often with things we do personally we don't even realise and I don't think he realises. Cos he talks like that too sometimes in a different way.

Odd thing is and I'm no expert but it doesn't happen at Europe or overseas shows as much *i think*

Can't remember noticing it before here. I may well be wrong though.

It kicks into overdrive post backspacer but if you listen you can start hearing early signs way before that. Of the three great Eddie affectations (the early hur durr, the mid period vibrato, and the late period vowel issue it's the most annoying. Which is too bad, because I think he sounds pretty solid when he's not doing that. I do think BoB did a great job making Eddie sound good on lightning bolt

[dimejinky99]

He sounds a lot better on LB than that fake screaming he was doing on ST

[chewm]

He sounds a lot better on LB than that fake screaming he was doing on ST

Not at all

[chewm]

I mean, as much as I like S/T, ed doesnt sound great on it. But the vocals on LB are terrible.