Lightning Bolt: the official album thread

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Rank Lightning Bolt

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1%
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5%
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37%
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30
38%
1 star
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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A ballad from the picture book, only much better. What Eddie does with its powerful because touching voice, can not be human. Transported during the beat of the bass, Ed pushes the drive conditions trembling high voltage busbar. Spreading, but not long-winded.
You can't fight the hype, my friends.
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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gems and rhinestones wrote:Don't know if it's been mentioned here but someone on the Porch message board said Mike is doing an interview tonight at 9:00 PM pacific time on this radio station.


http://www.cfox.com/
damn, i cant stay up that late
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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McParadigm wrote:
A ballad from the picture book, only much better. What Eddie does with its powerful because touching voice, can not be human. Transported during the beat of the bass, Ed pushes the drive conditions trembling high voltage busbar. Spreading, but not long-winded.
You can't fight the hype, my friends.
Where is that from?
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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Dr. Van Nostrand wrote:
gems and rhinestones wrote:Don't know if it's been mentioned here but someone on the Porch message board said Mike is doing an interview tonight at 9:00 PM pacific time on this radio station.


http://www.cfox.com/
damn, i cant stay up that late
How long away is that? I think it's tomorrow morning for me.
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Lounge Lizard wrote:
McParadigm wrote:
A ballad from the picture book, only much better. What Eddie does with its powerful because touching voice, can not be human. Transported during the beat of the bass, Ed pushes the drive conditions trembling high voltage busbar. Spreading, but not long-winded.
You can't fight the hype, my friends.
Where is that from?
The Greatest Review Ever - in the LB reviews thread. It's a German review I found and someone Google translated.
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McParadigm wrote:
A ballad from the picture book, only much better. What Eddie does with its powerful because touching voice, can not be human. Transported during the beat of the bass, Ed pushes the drive conditions trembling high voltage busbar. Spreading, but not long-winded.
You can't fight the hype, my friends.
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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harmless wrote:
Dr. Van Nostrand wrote:
gems and rhinestones wrote:Don't know if it's been mentioned here but someone on the Porch message board said Mike is doing an interview tonight at 9:00 PM pacific time on this radio station.


http://www.cfox.com/
damn, i cant stay up that late
How long away is that? I think it's tomorrow morning for me.
im pretty sure its 13 hours away
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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theplatypus wrote:
McParadigm wrote:
A ballad from the picture book, only much better. What Eddie does with its powerful because touching voice, can not be human. Transported during the beat of the bass, Ed pushes the drive conditions trembling high voltage busbar. Spreading, but not long-winded.
You can't fight the hype, my friends.
http://forums.pearljam.com/viewtopic.ph ... 339659edcd
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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Dr. Van Nostrand wrote:
harmless wrote:
Dr. Van Nostrand wrote:
gems and rhinestones wrote:Don't know if it's been mentioned here but someone on the Porch message board said Mike is doing an interview tonight at 9:00 PM pacific time on this radio station.


http://www.cfox.com/
damn, i cant stay up that late
How long away is that? I think it's tomorrow morning for me.
im pretty sure its 13 hours away
:shock:
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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stupidmop wrote:

I haven't actually listened to it though.
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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This goes back a dozen pages or so to the discussion about the quality/complexity/importance of Pearl Jam choruses. Someone said that in many cases it's actually the bridge that tends to be the standout part of a song, and that kind of rang true in the moment (I read it last night). I just put on S/T here at work as was reminded how much I like the bridges in each of the first four songs on that album. I think they're far and away the best parts of all of those songs. Anyway.
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Jaeti wrote:This goes back a dozen pages or so to the discussion about the quality/complexity/importance of Pearl Jam choruses. Someone said that in many cases it's actually the bridge that tends to be the standout part of a song, and that kind of rang true in the moment (I read it last night). I just put on S/T here at work as was reminded how much I like the bridges in each of the first four songs on that album. I think they're far and away the best parts of all of those songs. Anyway.
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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harmless wrote:
Lounge Lizard wrote:
McParadigm wrote:
A ballad from the picture book, only much better. What Eddie does with its powerful because touching voice, can not be human. Transported during the beat of the bass, Ed pushes the drive conditions trembling high voltage busbar. Spreading, but not long-winded.
You can't fight the hype, my friends.
Where is that from?
The Greatest Review Ever - in the LB reviews thread. It's a German review I found and someone Google translated.
oh, right, thanks :lol:
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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theplatypus wrote:
McParadigm wrote:
A ballad from the picture book, only much better. What Eddie does with its powerful because touching voice, can not be human. Transported during the beat of the bass, Ed pushes the drive conditions trembling high voltage busbar. Spreading, but not long-winded.
You can't fight the hype, my friends.
http://forums.pearljam.com/viewtopic.ph ... 339659edcd
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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I bet Mike won't be promising any EP's this time. Somehow i have the feeling they let him have his Shadow reissue as a trade off for his legendary EP's.
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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Jaeti wrote:This goes back a dozen pages or so to the discussion about the quality/complexity/importance of Pearl Jam choruses. Someone said that in many cases it's actually the bridge that tends to be the standout part of a song, and that kind of rang true in the moment (I read it last night). I just put on S/T here at work as was reminded how much I like the bridges in each of the first four songs on that album. I think they're far and away the best parts of all of those songs. Anyway.
Don't most musicians find the bridge to be the most difficult part of a song?
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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McParadigm wrote:
A ballad from the picture book, only much better. What Eddie does with its powerful because touching voice, can not be human. Transported during the beat of the bass, Ed pushes the drive conditions trembling high voltage busbar. Spreading, but not long-winded.
You can't fight the hype, my friends.


it's been the low voltage in the busbar that's been turning some people off of the recent albums, I think
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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Mine wrote:I bet Mike won't be promising any EP's this time. Somehow i have the feeling they let him have his Shadow reissue as a trade off for his legendary EP's.
No! Mike needs to keep on fighting the good fight.
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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And the radio edit of Sirens single is supposedly shortened...rumours abound.

I'm really looking forward to hearing this song and this album and then hearing it live. Don't let me down, PJ!
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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stip wrote:
McParadigm wrote:
A ballad from the picture book, only much better. What Eddie does with its powerful because touching voice, can not be human. Transported during the beat of the bass, Ed pushes the drive conditions trembling high voltage busbar. Spreading, but not long-winded.
You can't fight the hype, my friends.
it's been the low voltage in the busbar that's been turning some people off of the recent albums, I think
More brief-winded spreading will def help with that.
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