Lightning Bolt: the official album thread

[harmless]

"Got Some" is political, and so are lines from "Supersonic" inadvertently political, or I read them that way anyway.

I could be swayed on Got Some. Not a chance on Supersonic. Anyway, what "political" is got some about then?

I'm not going to spoonfeed you, you can Google the lyrics. If I have to explain what those lines are about you need to resit Kindergaarten.

Supersonic has two or three lines you could take as metaphor around putting a ballot slip in a ballot box.

Backspacer was a light album that Ed wanted to be care-free and enjoyable, for the most part. So there isn't much politics, but he slips it in at points.

You can't spoonfeed me because the song's "message" is not political. It uses a few terms that are often used in political discourse, but the message is not political. If it is, prove otherwise.

Supersonic is not even remotely political and you're reaching to try to say it is.

I personally believe the song to be about sweet F.A. It's one of those songs that has no idea what the fuck it is, but as much as it's about anything, it's about political and social action; being in it to win it and not backing down. Or some shit. You've said it yourself; things don't have to attack a president to be political.

[IlluminEddie]

Backspacer had some political songs ...they were less obvious than Bushleaguer...But even a song like, lets say, Glorified G or WMA is political.

Mind your manners is political too...and seems a lot of what he is writing is hinted that way....

Can you point me to the political songs on Backspacer?

I said about 2 or 3 on most albums are political. I don't see it on Backspacer at all, which to me, may be one reason why I like Backspacer.

well, The fixer was released around the time Obama got into office...a lot of people thought it was about him too. It isnt and eddie himself told a different story, but i can see it as a political song too, like mind your manners is a political song.
My point is: Ed writes from a socio-political point of view most of the times. Even if he is clearly making a point ( wws/bushleaguer) or if the whole point is more subtext oriented.
He was more direct with his lyrics during the bush administration, perhaps because he felt it was worse than this one or the previous Clinton one...or because he felt he needed to be as direct as he could to get the message out there.

Nah, I don't see The Fixer as a political song. I know that Ed writes from a socio-political POV. That's kinda my point.

Also, I don't see a need for everyone to constantly harp on Bushleaguer as their political song. Look at Evenflow or Glorified G for other examples.

What the actual fuck? You mean to say that Evenflow is political but Mind Your Manners isn't?

Yes, Mind Your Manners is about religion, not a political issue - like homelessness and how to deal with that. If Mind Your Manners was a political issue, there would be a policy-related to it. Welfare is the policy related to evenflow IMO.

[Lounge Lizard]

Mike's vignette and Tangerine are as similar as two songs that have acoustic guitar.
I'm not hearing what you guys mean yet

[IlluminEddie]

"Got Some" is political, and so are lines from "Supersonic" inadvertently political, or I read them that way anyway.

I could be swayed on Got Some. Not a chance on Supersonic. Anyway, what "political" is got some about then?

I'm not going to spoonfeed you, you can Google the lyrics. If I have to explain what those lines are about you need to resit Kindergaarten.

Supersonic has two or three lines you could take as metaphor around putting a ballot slip in a ballot box.

Backspacer was a light album that Ed wanted to be care-free and enjoyable, for the most part. So there isn't much politics, but he slips it in at points.

You can't spoonfeed me because the song's "message" is not political. It uses a few terms that are often used in political discourse, but the message is not political. If it is, prove otherwise.

Supersonic is not even remotely political and you're reaching to try to say it is.

I personally believe the song to be about sweet F.A. It's one of those songs that has no idea what the fuck it is, but as much as it's about anything, it's about political and social action; being in it to win it and not backing down. Or some shit. You've said it yourself; things don't have to attack a president to be political.

So, you're saying the song has no message? Which is my point. To reiterate, there's not one song on Backspacer with a political message.

PJ has boatloads of political message songs. Not one on there. Probably none on LB either.

[Waverider]

Jesus Christ how many times is Mike going to blatantly rip off a Led Zeppelin song?

which one is it now?

Either Tangerine of Thank You, I can't remember which is which.

Tangerine.....great Zep song...one of their few songs that isnt played out

We could go on and on with many bands. Steve Miller's "The Stake" with Joe Walsh's "Rocky Mountain Way"...That "Hero" song featuring Matt on drums with Seal's "Kiss from the Rose"....Led Zeppelin's many songs with many other artists......and so on.............with the amount of music out there........it's going to happen.

[harmless]

Backspacer had some political songs ...they were less obvious than Bushleaguer...But even a song like, lets say, Glorified G or WMA is political.

Mind your manners is political too...and seems a lot of what he is writing is hinted that way....

Can you point me to the political songs on Backspacer?

I said about 2 or 3 on most albums are political. I don't see it on Backspacer at all, which to me, may be one reason why I like Backspacer.

well, The fixer was released around the time Obama got into office...a lot of people thought it was about him too. It isnt and eddie himself told a different story, but i can see it as a political song too, like mind your manners is a political song.
My point is: Ed writes from a socio-political point of view most of the times. Even if he is clearly making a point ( wws/bushleaguer) or if the whole point is more subtext oriented.
He was more direct with his lyrics during the bush administration, perhaps because he felt it was worse than this one or the previous Clinton one...or because he felt he needed to be as direct as he could to get the message out there.

Nah, I don't see The Fixer as a political song. I know that Ed writes from a socio-political POV. That's kinda my point.

Also, I don't see a need for everyone to constantly harp on Bushleaguer as their political song. Look at Evenflow or Glorified G for other examples.

What the actual fuck? You mean to say that Evenflow is political but Mind Your Manners isn't?

Yes, Mind Your Manners is about religion, not a political issue - like homelessness and how to deal with that. If Mind Your Manners was a political issue, there would be a policy-related to it. Welfare is the policy related to evenflow IMO.

Religion isn't a political issue. Right. Have a nice day, I'm not doing this anymore.

[VinylGuy]

Backspacer had some political songs ...they were less obvious than Bushleaguer...But even a song like, lets say, Glorified G or WMA is political.

Mind your manners is political too...and seems a lot of what he is writing is hinted that way....

Can you point me to the political songs on Backspacer?

I said about 2 or 3 on most albums are political. I don't see it on Backspacer at all, which to me, may be one reason why I like Backspacer.

well, The fixer was released around the time Obama got into office...a lot of people thought it was about him too. It isnt and eddie himself told a different story, but i can see it as a political song too, like mind your manners is a political song.
My point is: Ed writes from a socio-political point of view most of the times. Even if he is clearly making a point ( wws/bushleaguer) or if the whole point is more subtext oriented.
He was more direct with his lyrics during the bush administration, perhaps because he felt it was worse than this one or the previous Clinton one...or because he felt he needed to be as direct as he could to get the message out there.

Nah, I don't see The Fixer as a political song. I know that Ed writes from a socio-political POV. That's kinda my point.

Also, I don't see a need for everyone to constantly harp on Bushleaguer as their political song. Look at Evenflow or Glorified G for other examples.

What the actual fuck? You mean to say that Evenflow is political but Mind Your Manners isn't?

Yes, Mind Your Manners is about religion, not a political issue - like homelessness and how to deal with that. If Mind Your Manners was a political issue, there would be a policy-related to it. Welfare is the policy related to evenflow IMO.

Religion is a form of politic my friend. Specially these days.

[philpritchard]

Yes, Mind Your Manners is about religion, not a political issue - like homelessness and how to deal with that. If Mind Your Manners was a political issue, there would be a policy-related to it. Welfare is the policy related to evenflow IMO.

Religion is not a political issue? Like... that's what you're actually saying? Come on, I'm trying to figure out where the typo is in there, but I can't find it.

[McParadigm]

"Got Some" is political, and so are lines from "Supersonic" inadvertently political, or I read them that way anyway.

Got Some borrows imagery and phrase from politics.

As metaphor for something entirely different, yeah? Like parenting?

To create a mood or a sense of urgency in those places where it prefers to convey such a sensation.

It's a brief use of simple political metaphor inadvertently betraying Ed's stance about war and democracy. So it counts, dammit.

Meh. If you can pinpoint anything that the song is "about"....and it's reaching to declare a song like that to be really "about" anything....it seems to be about music. You need a song? I've got some. But I need to know a few things: are you rising? Or falling? I need to know which song is going to best help you out. Maybe you're getting out of or away from something? Or you're angry? Tell me what kind of song you're in need of, cos I've got some.

And, of course, he wants to know if you've heard of diplomatic resolve.....because if that's your thing, he's got a song all about fixin' stuff.

[Dr. Van Nostrand]

Mike's vignette and Tangerine are as similar as two songs that have acoustic guitar.
I'm not hearing what you guys mean yet

I still haven't watched it, but if it has any similarity to tangerine then ill be happy

[Heathen]

Mike's vignette and Tangerine are as similar as two songs that have acoustic guitar.
I'm not hearing what you guys mean yet

I still haven't watched it, but if it has any similarity to tangerine then ill be happy

I wish it had similarity to Tangerine Dream

[harmless]

"Got Some" is political, and so are lines from "Supersonic" inadvertently political, or I read them that way anyway.

Got Some borrows imagery and phrase from politics.

As metaphor for something entirely different, yeah? Like parenting?

To create a mood or a sense of urgency in those places where it prefers to convey such a sensation.

It's a brief use of simple political metaphor inadvertently betraying Ed's stance about war and democracy. So it counts, dammit.

Meh. If you can pinpoint anything that the song is "about"....and it's reaching to declare a song like that to be really "about" anything....it seems to be about music. You need a song? I've got some. But I need to know a few things: are you rising? Or falling? I need to know which song is going to best help you out. Maybe you're getting out of or away from something? Or you're angry? Tell me what kind of song you're in need of, cos I've got some.

And, of course, he wants to know if you've heard of diplomatic resolve.....because if that's your thing, he's got a song all about fixin' stuff.

OK, yeah, I'll buy that. I just need to stop talking about this.

[wilkins]

http://www.clashmusic.com/features/albu ... tning-bolt

[Lounge Lizard]

Yes, Mind Your Manners is about religion, not a political issue - like homelessness and how to deal with that. If Mind Your Manners was a political issue, there would be a policy-related to it. Welfare is the policy related to evenflow IMO.

Religion is not a political issue? Like... that's what you're actually saying? Come on, I'm trying to figure out where the typo is in there, but I can't find it.

religion fuels politics and vice versa
all you need to remember is how a senate meeting established christianity in Rome as a state religion
purely a political decision

OK, guys, please, we are ruining the thread!!!

[Heathen]

"Got Some" is political, and so are lines from "Supersonic" inadvertently political, or I read them that way anyway.

Got Some borrows imagery and phrase from politics.

As metaphor for something entirely different, yeah? Like parenting?

To create a mood or a sense of urgency in those places where it prefers to convey such a sensation.

It's a brief use of simple political metaphor inadvertently betraying Ed's stance about war and democracy. So it counts, dammit.

Meh. If you can pinpoint anything that the song is "about"....and it's reaching to declare a song like that to be really "about" anything....it seems to be about music. You need a song? I've got some. But I need to know a few things: are you rising? Or falling? I need to know which song is going to best help you out. Maybe you're getting out of or away from something? Or you're angry? Tell me what kind of song you're in need of, cos I've got some.

And, of course, he wants to know if you've heard of diplomatic resolve.....because if that's your thing, he's got a song all about fixin' stuff.

Maybe Diplomatic Resolve is one of these shitty punk bands that Ed is such a huge fan of.

[IlluminEddie]

Backspacer had some political songs ...they were less obvious than Bushleaguer...But even a song like, lets say, Glorified G or WMA is political.

Mind your manners is political too...and seems a lot of what he is writing is hinted that way....

Can you point me to the political songs on Backspacer?

I said about 2 or 3 on most albums are political. I don't see it on Backspacer at all, which to me, may be one reason why I like Backspacer.

well, The fixer was released around the time Obama got into office...a lot of people thought it was about him too. It isnt and eddie himself told a different story, but i can see it as a political song too, like mind your manners is a political song.
My point is: Ed writes from a socio-political point of view most of the times. Even if he is clearly making a point ( wws/bushleaguer) or if the whole point is more subtext oriented.
He was more direct with his lyrics during the bush administration, perhaps because he felt it was worse than this one or the previous Clinton one...or because he felt he needed to be as direct as he could to get the message out there.

Nah, I don't see The Fixer as a political song. I know that Ed writes from a socio-political POV. That's kinda my point.

Also, I don't see a need for everyone to constantly harp on Bushleaguer as their political song. Look at Evenflow or Glorified G for other examples.

What the actual fuck? You mean to say that Evenflow is political but Mind Your Manners isn't?

Yes, Mind Your Manners is about religion, not a political issue - like homelessness and how to deal with that. If Mind Your Manners was a political issue, there would be a policy-related to it. Welfare is the policy related to evenflow IMO.

Religion isn't a political issue. Right. Have a nice day, I'm not doing this anymore.

There's no policy-related intent behind the message IMO.

Edit - Other than to avoid talking about Obama.

[BurtReynolds]

maybe someone has already mentioned it, but doesn't the MYM artwork fit Getaway more?

[IlluminEddie]

"Got Some" is political, and so are lines from "Supersonic" inadvertently political, or I read them that way anyway.

Got Some borrows imagery and phrase from politics.

As metaphor for something entirely different, yeah? Like parenting?

To create a mood or a sense of urgency in those places where it prefers to convey such a sensation.

It's a brief use of simple political metaphor inadvertently betraying Ed's stance about war and democracy. So it counts, dammit.

Meh. If you can pinpoint anything that the song is "about"....and it's reaching to declare a song like that to be really "about" anything....it seems to be about music. You need a song? I've got some. But I need to know a few things: are you rising? Or falling? I need to know which song is going to best help you out. Maybe you're getting out of or away from something? Or you're angry? Tell me what kind of song you're in need of, cos I've got some.

And, of course, he wants to know if you've heard of diplomatic resolve.....because if that's your thing, he's got a song all about fixin' stuff.

I agree with this.

[McParadigm]

Meh. If you can pinpoint anything that the song is "about"....and it's reaching to declare a song like that to be really "about" anything....it seems to be about music. You need a song? I've got some. But I need to know a few things: are you rising? Or falling? I need to know which song is going to best help you out. Maybe you're getting out of or away from something? Or you're angry? Tell me what kind of song you're in need of, cos I've got some.

And, of course, he wants to know if you've heard of diplomatic resolve.....because if that's your thing, he's got a song all about fixin' stuff.

Maybe Diplomatic Resolve is one of these shitty punk bands that Ed is such a huge fan of.

The best part is, he answers his own question. "Have you heard of this band? Yeah!"

"Oh, of course I've heard of Diplomatic Resolve (snooty laughter). Now go fetch me some eggs."

[Lounge Lizard]

http://www.clashmusic.com/features/album-preview-pearl-jams-lightning-bolt

it says My Father's Son is a punk song? That's new/