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Re: Lightning Bolt or Backspacer?
Posted: Sun July 12, 2015 1:32 pm
by Kevin Davis
darth_vedder wrote:Am I the only one who thinks Getaway is terrible?
Nope. Opening the proceedings with this and "Mind Your Manners" really makes "LB" a dead-on-arrival album for me.
Re: Lightning Bolt or Backspacer?
Posted: Sun July 12, 2015 1:39 pm
by stip
It certainly underwhelms, but it has its charms. There's a nice bounce to the song. I wish some of the shriller guitar moments were a larger part of the song.
MYM is, of course, fantastic
Re: Lightning Bolt or Backspacer?
Posted: Sun July 12, 2015 1:43 pm
by Kevin Davis
I always thought the verse melody sounded like "Falling in Love (Is Hard on the Knees)" by Aerosmith.
Re: Lightning Bolt or Backspacer?
Posted: Sun July 12, 2015 1:44 pm
by stip
I only remember the title line from that song
Re: Lightning Bolt or Backspacer?
Posted: Sun July 12, 2015 1:58 pm
by LoathedVermin72
There's a really nice interplay between the instruments in "Getaway" that I don't feel like you hear in PJ a lot. Reminds me of Interpol a bit.
Re: Lightning Bolt or Backspacer?
Posted: Sun July 12, 2015 2:32 pm
by Kaius
I really despise the opening to Getaway. Limp.
Re: Lightning Bolt or Backspacer?
Posted: Sun July 12, 2015 2:47 pm
by LoathedVermin72
I'd argue it's the only song on LB that benefits from the ultra-polished production.
Re: Lightning Bolt or Backspacer?
Posted: Sun July 12, 2015 6:52 pm
by Norah
LoathedVermin72 wrote:Doug Getaway is the only song I really like from LB
Re: Lightning Bolt or Backspacer?
Posted: Sun July 12, 2015 8:15 pm
by PHATJ
Lightning Bolt is better by
Backspacer:
GSMF -1
Got Some -1
The Fixer 0
Johnny Guitar +1
Just Breathe -1
Amongst The Waves +1
Unthought Known -1
Supersonic 0
Speed Of Sound 0
Force Of Nature 0
The End -1
TOTAL: -3
Lightning Bolt:
Getaway +1
Mind Your Manners +1
My Father's Son +1
Sirens 0
Lightning Bolt +1
Infallible +1
Pendulum +1
Swallowed Whole -1
Let The Records Play 0
Sleeping By Myself -1
Yellow Moon +1
Future Days 0
TOTAL +5
Re: Lightning Bolt or Backspacer?
Posted: Sun July 12, 2015 8:47 pm
by Kevin Davis
stip wrote:I only remember the title line from that song
"Everyone's a critic looking back up the river"
We was makin' love when you told me that you loved me...
Not a perfect match, the melodies just remind me of each other...
Re: Lightning Bolt or Backspacer?
Posted: Sun July 12, 2015 8:50 pm
by PHATJ
LightSpacer//BackBolt
01. Getaway
02. Mind Your Manners
03. My Father's Son
04. Johnny Guitar
05. Lightning Bolt
06. Infallible
07. Pendulum
08. Supersonic
09. Speed of Sound
10. Force of Nature
11. Yellow Moon
Re: Lightning Bolt or Backspacer?
Posted: Mon July 13, 2015 12:48 am
by Leatherhead
Tj wrote:Pendulum
Swallowed Whole
Force of Nature
Sirens
Lightning Bolt
Got Some
Mind Your Manners
My Fathers Son
Speed Of Sound
Gonna See My Friend
The Fixer
Supersonic
Sleeping By My Self
Johnny Guitar
The End
There ya go
Thanks, I'll give it a shot.
Re: Lightning Bolt or Backspacer?
Posted: Tue July 14, 2015 3:44 pm
by Brett
I don't need to play the numbers game to figure out that I like Lightning Bolt more. Usually, I can barely even remember half the songs on Backspacer. I listened to both of them earlier and can confirm that Lightning Bolt is the better record, outside of having "Future Days" as its closer.
Re: Lightning Bolt or Backspacer?
Posted: Tue July 14, 2015 4:18 pm
by MattA75
Kevin Davis wrote:stip wrote:I only remember the title line from that song
"Everyone's a critic looking back up the river"
We was makin' love when you told me that you loved me...
Not a perfect match, the melodies just remind me of each other...
Well fuck, thanks for ruining one of my favorite LB songs
Re: Lightning Bolt or Backspacer?
Posted: Sat July 25, 2015 1:55 am
by Rick Grimes
The first half of Lightning Bolt is killer but the second half is the worst of this bands career. I think they are just lazy these days and only put out albums because they think they need to do it. From the sound of the interviews I've heard, without actually saying it, it's like pulling teeth to get Eddie into the studio. At least that's how I've perceived it.
Re: Lightning Bolt or Backspacer?
Posted: Sat July 25, 2015 2:13 am
by bada
Backspacer:
GSMF +1
Got Some 0
The Fixer +1
Johnny Guitar 0
Just Breathe 0
Amongst The Waves +1
Unthought Known -1
Supersonic 0
Speed Of Sound +1
Force Of Nature 0
The End -1
TOTAL: 2
Lightning Bolt:
Getaway +1
Mind Your Manners +1
My Father's Son 0
Sirens 0
Lightning Bolt 0
Infallible 0
Pendulum 0
Swallowed Whole +1
Let The Records Play -1
Sleeping By Myself 0
Yellow Moon 0
Future Days -1
TOTAL 1
Re: Lightning Bolt or Backspacer?
Posted: Sat July 25, 2015 2:34 am
by Rick Grimes
GSMF 0
Got Some 0
The Fixer 0
Johnny Guitar +1
Just Breathe +1
Amongst The Waves 0
Unthought Known 0
Supersonic 0
Speed of Sound 0
Force of Nature +1
The End +1
TOTAL: 4
Getaway +1
Mind Your Manners +1
My Father's Son +1
Sirens +1
Lightning Bolt +1
Infallible +1
Pendulum +1
Swallowed Whole 0
Let The Records Play 0
Sleeping By Myself -1
Yellow Moon 0
Future Days -1
TOTAL: 5
Re: Lightning Bolt or Backspacer?
Posted: Sat July 25, 2015 5:22 am
by darth_vedder
God, the last two albums really suck.
Re: Lightning Bolt or Backspacer?
Posted: Sat July 25, 2015 7:09 am
by stip
Suck like a fox!
Re: Lightning Bolt or Backspacer?
Posted: Sat July 25, 2015 12:26 pm
by bada
