Lightning Bolt: the official album thread

[Dr. Van Nostrand]

I think if anyone was turned off Johnny Guitar, it was because of the uncharacteristic lyrics.

ding ding ding. That's what mostly ruins it for me. I appreciate the song, but I just can't stand to listen to it very often because of that.

i dont worry too much about the lyrics, i just love the way he sings them, great great vocals on that one

[harmless]

I think if anyone was turned off Johnny Guitar, it was because of the uncharacteristic lyrics.

ding ding ding. That's what mostly ruins it for me. I appreciate the song, but I just can't stand to listen to it very often because of that.

If it didn't feel like such a one-off, it might be more appreciated across the board (pun intended). But I guess its individuality is a reason some people like it as well.

[Lounge Lizard]

I think if anyone was turned off Johnny Guitar, it was because of the uncharacteristic lyrics.

ding ding ding. That's what mostly ruins it for me. I appreciate the song, but I just can't stand to listen to it very often because of that.

I'm fine with the lyrics, playful for a change, naughty even.

[harmless]

Yeah, I personally find them witty, well-delivered and with a lot of innuendo. So I'm fine with them. It's unusual for PJ. I also find the song frustrating though, because it's the only example on the album of the kind of 'fun' I want PJ to be having. If they were going to make a 'fun' album, they got it right here.

[Lounge Lizard]

Yeah, I personally find them witty, well-delivered and with a lot of innuendo. So I'm fine with them. It's unusual for PJ. I also find the song frustrating though, because it's the only example on the album of the kind of 'fun' I want PJ to be having. If they were going to make a 'fun' album, they got it right here.

If I wanted to critisize JG I would not touch the lyrics

[Blenheim Augustine]

I'm looking forward to a power ballad. I love power ballads.



They could even make it into the next series of Glee.

[Thurman Murman]

It's one of the many possibilities. Read my post above; I'd rather it be NAIS revisited than Inside Job revisited.

Don't we all!

I'm actually really excited to hear Sirens, despite the mixed early reviews.

[Thejambi]

So on Tuesday we will hear the sirens?

[harmless]

No idea, but that's the rumour.

[Dr. Van Nostrand]

So on Tuesday we will hear the sirens?

some will, im still not sure if i will or not

[Lounge Lizard]

Guys, help me out. I was reading a conversation on this forum this morning, it was about Ed's high note singing, and falcetto singing, things like that. Can't find it anywhere. Which thread was that, can anyone remember?

[Lounge Lizard]

So on Tuesday we will hear the sirens?

I'll be hearing the siiiiireeeeeeens, oh yeah, it's only teenage wasteland... oh wait, that's another song

[Thejambi]

No idea, but that's the rumour.

I like rumors.

[darth_vedder]

No idea, but that's the rumour.

I like rumors.

Is that a new song?

[Thejambi]

No idea, but that's the rumour.

I like rumors.

Is that a new song?

Maybe.

[McParadigm]

Yeah, I personally find them witty, well-delivered and with a lot of innuendo. So I'm fine with them. It's unusual for PJ. I also find the song frustrating though, because it's the only example on the album of the kind of 'fun' I want PJ to be having. If they were going to make a 'fun' album, they got it right here.

If I wanted to critisize JG I would not touch the lyrics

Yeah, they're fantastically silly. It's probably the only song on Backspacer that actually exudes a 'playing for the fun of it and not worried about anything' attitude. The lyrics are so goofy it's almost flippant.

[harmless]

Yeah, I personally find them witty, well-delivered and with a lot of innuendo. So I'm fine with them. It's unusual for PJ. I also find the song frustrating though, because it's the only example on the album of the kind of 'fun' I want PJ to be having. If they were going to make a 'fun' album, they got it right here.

If I wanted to critisize JG I would not touch the lyrics

Yeah, they're fantastically silly. It's probably the only song on Backspacer that actually exudes a 'playing for the fun of it and not worried about anything' attitude. The lyrics are so goofy it's almost flippant.

And then The Fixer totally contradicts that premise, imo. It's not that bad in itself, but it makes for an album where it doesn't sound like they know what they're doing. That's OK, they probably didn't, which makes it an experiment.

[liebzz]

I think Pearl Jam was going for light and quick with Backspacer because at the time they felt bogged down with the overly serious and relative thematic consistency of the prior 3 albums. They achieved it, but it still sounded forced and lacked a certain depth we expect from a Pearl Jam composition both musically and lyrically. Based on the 3 songs I've heard and the one we've heard on the uke, sounds like this album is going to try to achieve that prior depth without having the grave seriousness of those other albums mentioned above. I am optimistic it will work because I've never hated a Pearl Jam album, and it sounds like an improvement from Backspacer already.

[Jaeti]

I've grown more and more nervous of Sirens. It could be horribly cheesy and terrible. It could be powerful and awesome. It could be all of the above.

Best case, of course I'm hoping for pretty straight "powerful and awesome." Realistically, I think I'll be happy if it manages to take some from Column A and some from Column B.

[harmless]

I've grown more and more nervous of Sirens. It could be horribly cheesy and terrible. It could be powerful and awesome. It could be all of the above.

Best case, of course I'm hoping for pretty straight "powerful and awesome." Realistically, I think I'll be happy if it manages to take some from Column A and some from Column B.