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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wilkins wrote:And we're under 3 weeks without it leaking. Again, well done, PJ.
What was Backspacer? About 10 days?
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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Lament wrote:
stupidmop wrote:
stip wrote:
harmless wrote:Foo Fighters' 'Hero' is a really good song.
I can't stand that song. Like really can't stand it.
I like 'low' and everlongs ok I guess.
I think Best of You is the only song of theirs I'd leave on if it came on the radio today.
Really? I find that to be probably the most annoying chorus of all time, second only to "Who are you? Who who, who who?"
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Lament wrote:
stupidmop wrote:
stip wrote:
harmless wrote:Foo Fighters' 'Hero' is a really good song.
I can't stand that song. Like really can't stand it.
I like 'low' and everlongs ok I guess.
I think Best of You is the only song of theirs I'd leave on if it came on the radio today.
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harmless wrote:
Lament wrote:
stupidmop wrote:
stip wrote:
harmless wrote:Foo Fighters' 'Hero' is a really good song.
I can't stand that song. Like really can't stand it.
I like 'low' and everlongs ok I guess.
I think Best of You is the only song of theirs I'd leave on if it came on the radio today.
Really? I find that to be probably the most annoying chorus of all time, second only to "Who are you? Who who, who who?"
best of you is another terrible chorus. The only two Foo Fighter's songs I really like off hand are DOA and Everlong. And a few songs from their first album, I guess.
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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The three snare/guitar stabs here (around 3:11) are what I was talking about when I said that Foo Fighters sound like they cut short their stops / pauses in the studio. It's not a big deal, I hear it all the time. It just makes them cleaner.

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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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harmless wrote:
Lament wrote:
stupidmop wrote:
stip wrote:
harmless wrote:Foo Fighters' 'Hero' is a really good song.
I can't stand that song. Like really can't stand it.
I like 'low' and everlongs ok I guess.
I think Best of You is the only song of theirs I'd leave on if it came on the radio today.
Really? I find that to be probably the most annoying chorus of all time, second only to "Who are you? Who who, who who?"
When it came out I was blown away by the way the song was constructed. I loved how the vocals were extreme from the get go, but the music built up around it from next to nothing to a pretty nice crescendo. I spent weeks sitting in my room trying to find a song of mine I could apply a similar trick to.
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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Dave Grohl is a horrible songwriter. All of his songs are typical MOR dad-rock bullshit. Even when he tries to "rock out", he sounds like a pussy.
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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harmless wrote:Wasted Light suffers from Pearl Jamitis, in that I like bits of songs but not the entirety of any of them.
Was it this album that featured the beauty of a line "fame fame go away come back another day"? Cause I know we all make fun of ed being the sun and catching his breath to breathe and shit but...
wilkins wrote:And we're under 3 weeks without it leaking. Again, well done, PJ.
Well done? Or "fuck you"?
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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hey we should talk about the foo fighters in their thread some time!
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stupidmop wrote:
harmless wrote:Wasted Light suffers from Pearl Jamitis, in that I like bits of songs but not the entirety of any of them.
Was it this album that featured the beauty of a line "fame fame go away come back another day"? Cause I know we all make fun of ed being the sun and catching his breath to breathe and shit but...
Yeah the Foos can definitely rival the Pearl Jams for bad lyrics.
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Wendy Carlos's Twin wrote:Dave Grohl is a horrible songwriter. All of his songs are typical MOR dad-rock bullshit. Even when he tries to "rock out", he sounds like a pussy.
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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Lament wrote:
stupidmop wrote:
stip wrote:
harmless wrote:Foo Fighters' 'Hero' is a really good song.
I can't stand that song. Like really can't stand it.
I like 'low' and everlongs ok I guess.
I think Best of You is the only song of theirs I'd leave on if it came on the radio today.

I'm pretty sure I own the first five or six albums. I don't remember enjoying any of them beyond the singles though.
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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Dave Grohl as a person irritates the fuck out of me in what I'd imagine is the same way Bono irritates his haters.
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Lament wrote:Dave Grohl as a person irritates the fuck out of me in what I'd imagine is the same way Bono irritates his haters.
What would happen to the universe if they both hated the fuck out of each other? :shock:
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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I love Dave Grohl i just dont like the foo fighters. Everything else he does is great.
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harmless wrote:
Lament wrote:Dave Grohl as a person irritates the fuck out of me in what I'd imagine is the same way Bono irritates his haters.
What would happen to the universe if they both hated the fuck out of each other? :shock:
Dave Grohl used to hate Bono. Dave Grohl will hate Bono again as soon as it's beneficial to him.
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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I hate Damon Albarn the same way. And I really loved Blur for a while.
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Lament wrote:Dave Grohl as a person irritates the fuck out of me in what I'd imagine is the same way Bono irritates his haters.


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