Red Mosquito

Rick Grimes wrote: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.

yellow moon and especially sleeping by myself are excellent songs.

stip wrote:

Rick Grimes wrote: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.

yellow moon and especially sleeping by myself are excellent songs.

Yellow Moon is so fantastic.

durdencommatyler wrote:

stip wrote:

Rick Grimes wrote: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.

yellow moon and especially sleeping by myself are excellent songs.

Yellow Moon is so fantastic.

Till the solo.

bada wrote:

durdencommatyler wrote:

stip wrote:

Rick Grimes wrote: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.

yellow moon and especially sleeping by myself are excellent songs.

Yellow Moon is so fantastic.

Till the solo.

Till Ed starts warbling, croaking, and pitching all over the place. Which is immediately upon arrival.

I... I don't... what?

durdencommatyler wrote:I... I don't... what?

Ed's singing on Yellow Moon is only slightly less depressing and ruinous to the music around him than Axel Rose in concert.

McParadigm wrote:

durdencommatyler wrote:I... I don't... what?

Ed's singing on Yellow Moon is only slightly less depressing and ruinous to the music around him than Axel Rose in concert.

Oh okay, my bad.

durdencommatyler wrote:

bada wrote:

durdencommatyler wrote:

stip wrote:

Rick Grimes wrote: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.

yellow moon and especially sleeping by myself are excellent songs.

Yellow Moon is so fantastic.

Till the solo.

Mike comes in way too early. Then he has to compensate for the note not sustaining long enough and he hits it again which is so hacky. He does that shit all the time. The rest of the solo is then so bland and blah. The tone is horrible. Shrill. It had to be a first take that he planned to go back and redo but then they thought good enough or something. It ruins the song for me.

Opinions are such weird things. They never cease to amazing me.

It's an objective fact Joesph!!!

Lb and it's not even that close. It's their best since binaural and even then it's close. I'm not one to love albums unconditionally and have been bored with the bands output post binaural so I'm not fanboy at all but I don't get the vitriol towards this record. There are two bad songs and a very vanilla production but the songs are actually quite enjoyable imo.

bada wrote:It's an objective fact Joesph!!!

Lightning Bolt or Backspacer?

How about neither?

Wendy Carlos's Twin wrote:Lightning Bolt or Backspacer?

How about neither?

I like it

some good songs on both albums, but i gotta go with Lightening Bolt.

darth_vedder wrote:Am I the only one who thinks Getaway is terrible?

Not that anybody cares about my take on this, but it's fun to do-

BACKBOLT / LIGHTNING BS / LIGHT SPACE / SPACER BOLT
10 tracks

1. Mind Your Manners
2. Gonna See My Friend
3. Swallowed Whole
4. Sleeping By Myself
5. Force Of Nature
6. Pendulum
7. My Father's Son
8. Got Some
9. Yellow Moon
10. The End

I'm going to listen to this right now actually.

As long as Future Days, Sirens, Just Breathe, and The Fixer are not included, almost any combination of the remaining tunes is an improvement.

BackBolt (my attempt)

Got Some
MYM
Lightning Bolt
Sirens
The Fixer
Infallible
Pendulum
Force of Nature
Speed of Sound (demo version)
Yellow Moon
Sleeping By Myself
The End

Backspacer feels like a coherent record of fun, short songs. A band letting loose and enjoying themselves, and not trying to be young and angry any more. The less try-hard they are, the better. It's a great summer bbq album, which is fine with me, as there are plenty of "earphones" albums or "driving at night" or "angry young man" albums in their catalogue - one with a bit of fun is great, thanks.

Lightning bolt is all too polished for me. It's got good songs, but it doesn't hang together as an album. The only songs i find myself coming back to are Getaway and MYM. Pendulum is good, but overrated. Future days is pretty, but not a patch on The End. It's all inoffensive.

Backspacer wins easy for me.

(my current ranking)

5**
No Code
Vitalogy
Vs
Ten

4**
Yield
Binaural
Riot Act

3**
Backspacer
Lightning Bolt

1**
Avocado