Lightning Bolt: the official album thread

[B]

Ignore him. The thread posts more than 10 pages a day. Who can be bothered to read all that drivel?

[dimejinky99]

Ouch.

[tommymtcom]

I'm pretty optimistic for this album. I like the lead single a lot more than the rockers from the last two albums and that soundcheck recording sounds VERY promising.

[WtOB?]

Guys, this album is gonna be great.

[PHATJ]

After today, I have a scary boner for this album.

[Thejambi]

Guys, this album is gonna be great. underwhelming with poor production but it is going to sound pretty good because Backspacer sucks.

[Birds in Hell]

The production on Mind Your Manners is already much improved on either of the previous two records, so I'm quite optimistic it won't sound terrible.

[Sgt. Crackpot]

The production on Mind Your Manners is already much improved on either of the previous two records, so I'm quite optimistic it won't sound terrible.

This. I still think S/T could have been a better album if the production was done right, and might have had more reply value.

I'd like to see them use the same production techniques as the Yeild era, the sound was raw, and clear (without sounding abrasive).

[Hatfield]

The production on Mind Your Manners is already much improved on either of the previous two records, so I'm quite optimistic it won't sound terrible.

Watershed moment for this board. Spenno is feeling hopeful!!!

Platty is next.

[Thejambi]

The production on Mind Your Manners is already much improved on either of the previous two records, so I'm quite optimistic it won't sound terrible.

See I only find it marginally better than Backspacer. Over compressed and all that but I rather enjoy most of the guitar sound on S/T but based on MYM its seems like they will be closer to Backspacer.

[Norah]

The production on Mind Your Manners is already much improved on either of the previous two records, so I'm quite optimistic it won't sound terrible.

Watershed moment for this board. Spenno is feeling hopeful!!!

Platty is next.

Spenno has always been the most hopeful of the naysayers.

[Birds in Hell]

The production on Mind Your Manners is already much improved on either of the previous two records, so I'm quite optimistic it won't sound terrible.

Watershed moment for this board. Spenno is feeling hopeful!!!

Platty is next.

Spenno has always been the most hopeful of the naysayers.

I like Pearl Jam.

(Sorta.)

[Fuzzcharger]

The production on Mind Your Manners is already much improved on either of the previous two records, so I'm quite optimistic it won't sound terrible.

Watershed moment for this board. Spenno is feeling hopeful!!!

Platty is next.

Spenno has always been the most hopeful of the naysayers.

I like Pearl Jam.

(Sorta.)

BAM!

[ridleybradout]

The production on Mind Your Manners is already much improved on either of the previous two records, so I'm quite optimistic it won't sound terrible.

See I only find it marginally better than Backspacer. Over compressed and all that but I rather enjoy most of the guitar sound on S/T but based on MYM its seems like they will be closer to Backspacer.

I listened to MYM followed by Gonna See My Friend today - the difference in sound production is staggering (I knew Backspacer was bad, but not that bad). Team spenno FTW

[darthvedder81]

My guess is "Lightning Bolt" (I will forever put that name in quotes) will have some songs fast songs, some slow songs, some songs that sound like earlier songs and some songs that go in new directions--in other words it will be a Pearl Jam album.

[Sgt. Crackpot]

My guess is "Lightning Bolt" (I will forever put that name in quotes) will have some songs fast songs, some slow songs, some songs that sound like earlier songs and some songs that go in new directions--in other words it will be a Pearl Jam album.

That's a startling revelation.

[harmless]

The production on Mind Your Manners is already much improved on either of the previous two records, so I'm quite optimistic it won't sound terrible.

See I only find it marginally better than Backspacer. Over compressed and all that but I rather enjoy most of the guitar sound on S/T but based on MYM its seems like they will be closer to Backspacer.

I agree with RM user Thejambi. The production on MYM suits the song (and that's already an improvement on Backspacer, because so much of that material has plain inappropriate production) but it contains both clean (lead) guitars and slightly more distorted (rhythm) ones. But still nothing here is messy. I'm OK with that, and I was OK with that on Backspacer. If Lightning Bolt is to Riot Act what American Idiot is to Dookie (still a rock album, recognisably, but cleaner and more 'accessible') I'll be good with it. I just want better songs, and hopefully more interesting music and some dirtier minor chords. What we're not going to get is another No Code / Yield / Riot Act. Another Binaural? Possibly, but with a fuller, slightly more polished sound.

[LetMeSleep]

I feel LB will be like a cross of Binaural and ST, with BoB overdubs (strings, percussion, keys etc).

[harmless]

I feel LB will be like a cross of Binaural and ST, with BoB overdubs (strings, percussion, keys etc).

That would suit my ears entirely.

[Sgt. Crackpot]

I feel LB will be like a cross of Binaural and ST, with BoB overdubs (strings, percussion, keys etc).

That would suit my ears entirely.

Yep. Total ear-boner for me.