Lightning Bolt: the official album thread

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Rank Lightning Bolt

5 stars
1
1%
4 stars
4
5%
3 stars
29
37%
2 stars
30
38%
1 star
14
18%
 
Total votes: 78
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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harmless wrote:
theplatypus wrote:They're definitely no Counting Crows, I'll say that much
So are Counting Crows going to be the new Spin Doctors for you now?
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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theplatypus wrote:They're definitely no Counting Crows, I'll say that much
Think The Offspring could pull something like this off?
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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Rank the greatest bands of all time (as a young plat circa 1998):

1. Spin Doctors
2. Offspring
3. Counting Crows
4. Chumbawumba
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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EJ wrote:
theplatypus wrote:They're definitely no Counting Crows, I'll say that much
Think The Offspring could pull something like this off?
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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BurtReynolds wrote:Rank the greatest bands of all time (as a young plat circa 1996)
I was 9 years old in 1996 so, like, the band that played the Dragon Ball theme song probably
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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theplatypus wrote:They're definitely no Counting Crows, I'll say that much
Funnily enough, I once saw Counting Crows supporting the Who.

They were shit.
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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OMG harmless has the worst music taste of any RM account ever. New thread idea?
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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theplatypus wrote:
BurtReynolds wrote:Rank the greatest bands of all time (as a young plat circa 1996)
I was 9 years old in 1996 so, like, the band that played the Dragon Ball theme song probably
I'm bad with dates.
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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theplatypus wrote: I was 9 years old in 1996
That disturbs me.
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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theplatypus wrote:
BurtReynolds wrote:Rank the greatest bands of all time (as a young plat circa 1996)
I was 9 years old in 1996 so, like, the band that played the Dragon Ball theme song probably
Dragon Ball theme song (in my case the portuguese one) is still the best song ever!!!! :mrgreen:
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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EJ wrote:
theplatypus wrote: I was 9 years old in 1996
That disturbs me.
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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Cannot seem to find this new Betterman version
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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nightmareblack0206 wrote:Cannot seem to find this new Betterman version
Hearing it live really brings out all the nuances I missed before.
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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ABNorman wrote:
nightmareblack0206 wrote:Cannot seem to find this new Betterman version
Hearing it live really brings out all the nuances I missed before.
The Betterman (live) joke, no matter how many times I see it, slays me.
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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Despite the lack of Stoney in interviews and those short video clips...he's in this Sirens video almost as much as Eddie.
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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ABNorman wrote:
nightmareblack0206 wrote:Cannot seem to find this new Betterman version
Hearing it live really brings out all the nuances I missed before.
I hate Sirens. Bring back the band that leads people in crowd interactions any day!
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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hbk wrote:Despite the lack of Stoney in interviews and those short video clips...he's in this Sirens video almost as much as Eddie.

And a rare sight, Stone on electric and Mike on acoustic! I gotta say, I love Stone's parts on the song, and it really comes out more in the video version.
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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McParadigm wrote:I cannot fathom how a "let's make a video" live soundstage mix can sound so much better than the carefully crafted album mix.

I don't mean I'm surprised, I just mean....why would you do that?
another reason to be pissed at BoB, i suppose?
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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HardTI wrote:Can we get Sirens added to the poll here?
it's up now.
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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harmless wrote:So that promo shot taken with Boom in the background was for this video?
oh, good catch
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