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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15
Posted: Fri September 13, 2013 3:57 pm
by stupidmop
solace wrote:jforte20 wrote:I dont feel like any of these will be setlist killers either.
LTRP might be...
it could go either way. it's so cheesy, but musically i could see Mike & Stone ripping it up enough to forgive Ed's vocal melody.
They dropped the ball on that chorus man. I bet it was either eddie or Bo'B. Could have gone fun or dancey with some edge and some swagger like the rest of the song but nooo...
MYM is better then everything except getaway.
Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15
Posted: Fri September 13, 2013 3:57 pm
by stip
I've pretty much had the same reaction to this I had the S/T leak. No song that I loved to death on the first listen (although I did feel that way with WWS), but I keep feeling compelled to listen and liking it more and more the more I discover--especially as the lyrics start to crystallize.
I think I took to Backspacer quicker.
Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15
Posted: Fri September 13, 2013 3:57 pm
by solace
Strat wrote:Ament is killing it in Getaway....
YUP.
Getaway is their most Kiss sounding tune too
Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15
Posted: Fri September 13, 2013 3:57 pm
by harmless
bada wrote:I gotta think that fade out wont be as abrupt on the album.
Dangerous territory. I'm not assuming anything's changing about these except for the quality.
Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15
Posted: Fri September 13, 2013 3:57 pm
by Thejambi
jforte20 wrote:Does anyone like MYM more than these?
I for sure like it better than LTRP. Probably like it better than LB but the studio cut did tickle me better than wrigley.
Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15
Posted: Fri September 13, 2013 3:58 pm
by solace
stupidmop wrote:solace wrote:jforte20 wrote:I dont feel like any of these will be setlist killers either.
LTRP might be...
it could go either way. it's so cheesy, but musically i could see Mike & Stone ripping it up enough to forgive Ed's vocal melody.
They dropped the ball on that chorus man. I bet it was either eddie or Bo'B. Could have gone fun or dancey with some edge and some swagger like the rest of the song but nooo...
MYM is better then everything except getaway.
shockingly i like Lightning Bolt more than MYM. i was SO bored with that song at Wrigley. the chorus lyrics are still super cheesy, but musically it's pretty aces.
Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15
Posted: Fri September 13, 2013 3:58 pm
by Iowaska_Experience
bada wrote:I gotta think that fade out wont be as abrupt on the album.
Don't hold your breath on that one!
[plus you can hear the next track starting]
Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15
Posted: Fri September 13, 2013 3:58 pm
by stip
jforte20 wrote:Does anyone like MYM more than these?
I probably do. But it's too early to tell. I also really liked MYM a lot.
Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15
Posted: Fri September 13, 2013 3:59 pm
by Waverider
2 listens in. I'm on the fence. I do like parts of the songs alot, but then I just feel unsure. I think there's that part of me that's just expecting to be vaulted back to at least 1998 or earlier, but I have to realize it's just not going to happen. They're older and that's that. I'll enjoy this album I have no doubt, but at this very moment I think I have to adjust my expectations. I'm also confident the rest of the album will have at least a couple of better songs.
Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15
Posted: Fri September 13, 2013 4:00 pm
by melonhead4
Pearlhawk wrote:Wish I was a part of listening to this. Can't unzip things and it looks like I don't have any friends here.
Just right click and hit extract
Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15
Posted: Fri September 13, 2013 4:00 pm
by dimejinky99
The song swallowed whole clearly is a leftover from ITW. it's 100% an ed song that's made a transition into a band song 100% successfully. Gives me hope for SBM.
Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15
Posted: Fri September 13, 2013 4:01 pm
by Strat
dimejinky99 wrote:The song swallowed whole clearly is a leftover from ITW. it's 100% an ed song that's made a transition into a band song 100% successfully. Gives me hope for SBM.
Yea, i like that Stone and Mike are actually adding a bit to the song instead of just hammering away
Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15
Posted: Fri September 13, 2013 4:01 pm
by Hypnos
Hypnosomnia wrote:stip wrote:cutuphalfdead wrote:The fadeouts are awful too.
we'll always have this
BoB hates solos apparently. Fuckin BoB.
I´m sorry but I´m a little frustrated about this when you compare it to the live version, where´s the guitars in this? Lightning Bolt lacks the balls.
Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15
Posted: Fri September 13, 2013 4:01 pm
by everything
that sad realization that i will only hear 5 new pearl jam songs over the next 4+ years...
Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15
Posted: Fri September 13, 2013 4:02 pm
by harmless
cutuphalfdead wrote:harmless wrote:cutuphalfdead wrote:The fadeouts are awful too.
The fadeouts are bad and they happen too quickly, especially if you listen carefully. The cut-off points are too abrupt.
Just a question though: you mention that the interesting things begin to happen, but then swiftly change back to standard PJ, so there's not enough time given to the original parts. Do you not feel like that about a lot of PJ? They're always keen to remind us they're just a rock band, even in their most interesting songs, imo.
That's a good point. I think it's a lot worse these days though because Pearl Jam has become a bit of a caricature of its former self, making the more standard parts of the songs even more bland.
And I didn't say parts were that original, just interesting. Let The Records Play for a few seconds sounds like it's going to be a really cool, sideways,
crunchy number right up until the point Ed opens his mouth. Not that Ed is the only problem, but that's the moment the song starts to suck.
OK, thanks for the clarification. So it's more of an all-encompassing reaction to the general pop direction, where they're doing 'PJ things' but aren't pushing them as far beyond 'enjoyable' as they used to.
Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15
Posted: Fri September 13, 2013 4:02 pm
by stip
what I like about crappy leaks is that you get to learn the songs, and then when you finally hear them clearly and cleanly it's like discovering them again.
Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15
Posted: Fri September 13, 2013 4:02 pm
by sward
I think that Lightning Bolt would have better reception if it wasn't previewed at Wrigley
If you listen to the guitar work and the other stuff going on, its way more interesting (to me) than anything on Backspacer, and I was a fan of that album.
Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15
Posted: Fri September 13, 2013 4:03 pm
by drunk on ego
After 10 or 11 listens, this is how I rank them:
Getaway
Swallowed Whole(!)
Lightning Bolt
Let The Records Play
LTRP is a nice and fun song, but I still don't see them fit in with the rest...
Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15
Posted: Fri September 13, 2013 4:03 pm
by stip
Hypnosomnia wrote:Hypnosomnia wrote:stip wrote:cutuphalfdead wrote:The fadeouts are awful too.
we'll always have this
BoB hates solos apparently. Fuckin BoB.
I´m sorry but I´m a little frustrated about this when you compare it to the live version, where´s the guitars in this? Lightning Bolt lack the balls.
I'd like to hear more, but I really like the feel of what's there.
Lightning Bolt is certainly the most backspacer sounding of all these songs.
Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15
Posted: Fri September 13, 2013 4:04 pm
by bada
everything wrote:that sad realization that i will only hear 5 new pearl jam songs over the next 4+ years...
6 for me I skipped Uke songs so I never heard the song they took from there....but yeah I hear ya....