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Re: New Song: Lightning Bolt
Posted: Sun September 29, 2013 11:46 am
by stip
Well I love it in both places. I think it's pretty essential to start GSMF off that way to help establish the happy grunge/genre inversion it's going for.
Re: New Song: Lightning Bolt
Posted: Sun September 29, 2013 11:56 am
by harmless
stip wrote:Well I love it in both places. I think it's pretty essential to start GSMF off that way to help establish the happy grunge/genre inversion it's going for.
That's a good take on it. I'd like to buy it.
Re: New Song: Lightning Bolt
Posted: Sun September 29, 2013 12:42 pm
by dimejinky99
Inversion and agency. Shit, Pj got it all
Re: New Song: Lightning Bolt
Posted: Sun September 29, 2013 12:47 pm
by stip
Or at least two things!
Re: New Song: Lightning Bolt
Posted: Sun September 29, 2013 1:21 pm
by E.H. Ruddock
stip wrote:Well I love it in both places.
Re: New Song: Lightning Bolt
Posted: Sun September 29, 2013 1:24 pm
by E.H. Ruddock
I know skitch put that quote in the quotes out of context thread, but i wanted it here as well for all of our non-GD visiting folks.
Re: New Song: Lightning Bolt
Posted: Sun September 29, 2013 1:25 pm
by stip
Well that quote loves it in both places
Re: New Song: Lightning Bolt
Posted: Sun September 29, 2013 1:27 pm
by harmless
I did a thing.
Re: New Song: Lightning Bolt
Posted: Sun September 29, 2013 1:52 pm
by harmless
My appreciation of this song is rising. It's a good title track.
Re: New Song: Lightning Bolt
Posted: Sun September 29, 2013 3:17 pm
by PHATJ
Hate to say I told you so...
Re: New Song: Lightning Bolt
Posted: Sun September 29, 2013 3:18 pm
by harmless
I always liked it, but apart from Sirens, it's got the most studio polish of any track so far. That's what was holding it back. But I'm starting to appreciate it fwiw.
Re: New Song: Lightning Bolt
Posted: Sun September 29, 2013 6:35 pm
by harmless
Why does Ed pronounce "a" as "o-uh" in this? It annoys me.
Re: New Song: Lightning Bolt
Posted: Sun September 29, 2013 6:47 pm
by verb_to_trust
harmless wrote:I still can't help thinking of Springsteen's "Born in the USA" with that keyboard melody on the outro. I can't decide whether that makes the song cheesier, or just lends it more timelessness for being a Springsteen homage. Probably both.
I can't decide if Ed is dressing up as Bruce for Halloween in a few weeks or if that is just really how he looks now
Re: New Song: Lightning Bolt
Posted: Sun September 29, 2013 6:49 pm
by harmless
verb_to_trust wrote:harmless wrote:I still can't help thinking of Springsteen's "Born in the USA" with that keyboard melody on the outro. I can't decide whether that makes the song cheesier, or just lends it more timelessness for being a Springsteen homage. Probably both.
I can't decide if Ed is dressing up as Bruce for Halloween in a few weeks or if that is just really how he looks now
Re: New Song: Lightning Bolt
Posted: Sun September 29, 2013 6:55 pm
by verb_to_trust
Eddie Vedder and the P Street Jams
Re: New Song: Lightning Bolt
Posted: Sun September 29, 2013 6:55 pm
by harmless
Re: New Song: Lightning Bolt
Posted: Wed October 02, 2013 4:14 pm
by stip
the start of the outro music (after the 'they won't die with you' lyric) reminds me of electric church bells.
Re: New Song: Lightning Bolt
Posted: Wed October 02, 2013 8:48 pm
by melonhead4
stip wrote:I love that early guitar solo. Kind of unexpected, and it's a good one. Not an overly complex one, but it feels really good
Yea same here...especially the very end of it where it goes...wrreh wrehh wrehh...or whatever...lol
Re: New Song: Lightning Bolt
Posted: Thu October 03, 2013 2:12 am
by E.H. Ruddock
Too much buildup in the song. I keep thinking Unthought Known when I listen.
Re: New Song: Lightning Bolt
Posted: Thu October 03, 2013 2:17 am
by stip
This is the song UK wanted to be
