Song of the Moment: Lightning Bolt

[harmless]

i really liked it...i hear MFC , some RVM, a lot of UK....seems its going to be a really nice song. I hope we get the jamming section at the end, because if i hear a fade in the studio version...

...you're gonna lose your shit?

[yofismom]

Musical
Lyrical

+1

[VinylGuy]

i really liked it...i hear MFC , some RVM, a lot of UK....seems its going to be a really nice song. I hope we get the jamming section at the end, because if i hear a fade in the studio version...

...you're gonna lose your shit?

yeap. Im tired of them burting into a great jam and then the fucking fade...BOB`s fucking fade.

[Thejambi]

Doesn't Eddie say it's just called Lightning before the song?

No he says this is the title track then says Lightning Bolt

[Strat]

I dont like matts choice of drumming for the verses. Barely any thought went into it, or it was just used so the fans can clap along!

But I am starting to enjoy the song. The melody is nice and I like the key change for the chorus...

MIkes solo is pretty interesting too. I like the Ebow approach...

There is a nice groove in this song.

[southp]

i really liked it...i hear MFC , some RVM, a lot of UK....seems its going to be a really nice song. I hope we get the jamming section at the end, because if i hear a fade in the studio version...

Agreed on all accounts here. I'm only going to give it a couple of listens today, and that's all but I definitely hear some MFC and UK which is ok by me. The pre-chorus lift even had shades of GTF in it as it builds to the chorus. As for the chorus itself... sure he's not doing much lyrically, but it's a good build-up/release and works well. The best parts seems to be the end with more of the scream into the solo/jam, but it's harder to make out... I would probably like that part on the studio version. And yeah, no fade out please!

Great potential!

[Dr. Van Nostrand]

Doesn't Eddie say it's just called Lightning before the song?

Nope, he clearly says Lightning Bolt.

I would say clearly, it is Eddie Vedder

But he does pull away from the mike or just doesn't emphasize as much when he says bolt

[harmless]

Doesn't Eddie say it's just called Lightning before the song?

Nope, he clearly says Lightning Bolt.

I would say clearly, it is Eddie Vedder

But he does pull away from the mike or just doesn't emphasize as much when he says bolt

Yup.

[dprival78]

lightning bolt > of the earth

[verb_to_trust]

Doesn't Eddie say it's just called Lightning before the song?

Nope, he clearly says Lightning Bolt.

I would say clearly, it is Eddie Vedder

But he does pull away from the mike or just doesn't emphasize as much when he says bolt

I think this was a reaction to his embarrassment of actually saying the song title out loud.

[harmless]

Doesn't Eddie say it's just called Lightning before the song?

Nope, he clearly says Lightning Bolt.

I would say clearly, it is Eddie Vedder

But he does pull away from the mike or just doesn't emphasize as much when he says bolt

I think this was a reaction to his embarrassment of actually saying the song title out loud.

I had the same thought. Who was going to announce that confidently?

[Thejambi]

lightning bolt > of the earth

[Lament]

They're going to start covering Lightnin' Hopkins by R.E.M. and Lightning Crashes by Live for a new Lightning Trilogy.


(I just thought about what a good cover of Lightnin' Hopkins Pearl Jam could have done like fifteen years ago and made myself sad)

[Dr. Van Nostrand]

Doesn't Eddie say it's just called Lightning before the song?

Nope, he clearly says Lightning Bolt.

I would say clearly, it is Eddie Vedder

But he does pull away from the mike or just doesn't emphasize as much when he says bolt

I think this was a reaction to his embarrassment of actually saying the song title out loud.

I had the same thought. Who was going to announce that confidently?

And maybe that is why the chorus is the way it is, because he doesn't feel good about singing it

[verb_to_trust]

Doesn't Eddie say it's just called Lightning before the song?

Nope, he clearly says Lightning Bolt.

I would say clearly, it is Eddie Vedder

But he does pull away from the mike or just doesn't emphasize as much when he says bolt

I think this was a reaction to his embarrassment of actually saying the song title out loud.

I had the same thought. Who was going to announce that confidently?

And maybe that is why the chorus is the way it is, because he doesn't feel good about singing it

I got some of that at the end of the song. Some of those LB's he was dropping sounded a little forced to these ears....

[harmless]

Doesn't Eddie say it's just called Lightning before the song?

Nope, he clearly says Lightning Bolt.

I would say clearly, it is Eddie Vedder

But he does pull away from the mike or just doesn't emphasize as much when he says bolt

I think this was a reaction to his embarrassment of actually saying the song title out loud.

I had the same thought. Who was going to announce that confidently?

And maybe that is why the chorus is the way it is, because he doesn't feel good about singing it

Possibly... but again, I've had those same thoughts before. The GTF chorus is delivered in the same shouty way, and those lyrics are no good either. HE'S. FLYING. HOOOOO

[harmless]

Doesn't Eddie say it's just called Lightning before the song?

Nope, he clearly says Lightning Bolt.

I would say clearly, it is Eddie Vedder

But he does pull away from the mike or just doesn't emphasize as much when he says bolt

I think this was a reaction to his embarrassment of actually saying the song title out loud.

I had the same thought. Who was going to announce that confidently?

And maybe that is why the chorus is the way it is, because he doesn't feel good about singing it

I got some of that at the end of the song. Some of those LB's he was dropping sounded a little forced to these ears....

Yup. The earlier ones are better in comparison.

[epilogue]

Yeah, I like it. It's not fucking me up the way MYM did. Like, Doc, I'll reserve final judgement until I hear the studio version. But there's a lot I like about it after watching that video.

[littlecomment]

Wonder if this is the one Mike described as having a bit of "U2-ness" or however he put it.

[harmless]

Wonder if this is the one Mike described as having a bit of "U2-ness" or however he put it.

I hope so, because I don't want another one.