Lightning Bolt: the official album thread

[Mine]

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[dimejinky99]

I'm wondering what effect the long hiatus and particularly Eds touring solo, will have on this album. Will it be a big shredder rock album in response?
I can see that happening somehow.

[Mine]

Mixed bag as usuall i think.

[dimejinky99]

I'm sure there's something else to it.

Quick! we need a rambling barely informative interview with ed.

He apparently did a phone interview on some radio station the other morning?

Saw that mentioned on the pit somewhere

[harmless]

With this single, we have all the evidence we need that the album will be quite enjoyable at most, but nothing groundbreaking.

[dimejinky99]

Are you so sure? That atmos track sounds incredible

[Juvenal]

With this single, we have all the evidence we need that the album will be quite enjoyable at most, but nothing groundbreaking.

Yes, I was really hoping for an avant-garde masterpiece. Way to dash my dreams.

[Thejambi]

Are you so sure? That atmos track sounds incredible

Nope. This single is fully indicative. That was surely an objective statement by harmless.

[Mine]

With this single, we have all the evidence we need that the album will be quite enjoyable at most, but nothing groundbreaking.

Agreed. I suspect there will be some pleasant surprises though. I think they picked a relatively safe 1st single which is usually middle of the road on their albums.

[harmless]

Are you so sure? That atmos track sounds incredible

I am sure because what I just described was the single itself. Even if the rest of the album is groundbreaking genius, this song will let it down. The atmospheric song we heard sounds potentially interesting but no more than that. It's not very interesting other than its dark mood and its apparently roomy production. I'm expecting the song as a whole to not be that.

[dimejinky99]

I love harmless but he's an emtional flip flopper when it comes to Pj.
Which I understand completely. So objectivity isn't a factor really

[harmless]

With this single, we have all the evidence we need that the album will be quite enjoyable at most, but nothing groundbreaking.

Agreed. I suspect there will be some pleasant surprises though. I think they picked a relatively safe 1st single which is usually middle of the road on their albums.

Yeah. I would say that if this song is 'filler' (as something like 'Get Right' is on Riot Act), then we could have a special album.

[psychobain]

for me, their last great album was Yield

Binaural was very good, Riot Act was decent....the rest, meh

i like the new single, let's hope the new one is good

[harmless]

I love harmless but he's an emtional flip flopper when it comes to Pj.
Which I understand completely. So objectivity isn't a factor really

I'm not flip-flopping. I haven't called MYM 'groundbreaking genius' once! I find it pleasantly surprising but nothing more.

[harmless]

'Like' and 'not like' is a binary I'm not interested in, dime.

[Dr. Van Nostrand]

Mixed bag as usuall i think.

That's also what ill be hoping for

[Thejambi]

I really wish i could wipe my knowledge of Pearl Jam and come into it fresh right now. I think it would be a fascinating exploration.

[LostDog1079]

Mixed bag as usuall i think.

That's also what ill be hoping for

4 full-on rockers
4 ballads
4 middle of the road/way out there tracks.

That's my prediction.

[dimejinky99]

I really wish i could wipe my knowledge of Pearl Jam and come into it fresh right now. I think it would be a fascinating exploration.

That's what won backspacer so many new fans.
New people who didn't know anything about them. Most of them under 21 too

[harmless]

I really wish i could wipe my knowledge of Pearl Jam and come into it fresh right now. I think it would be a fascinating exploration.

That's what won backspacer so many new fans.
New people who didn't know anything about them. Most of them under 21 too

Which ones?