Re: 10th album rumors and speculation
Posted: Thu July 11, 2013 5:55 pm
I think this is a good thing. Ed hasn't tackled the lightning metaphors since Vitalogy, right?
Army Reserve.durdencommatyler wrote:I think this is a good thing. Ed hasn't tackled the lightning metaphors since Vitalogy, right?
I thought that serial killer wrote that, though.Lament wrote:Army Reserve.durdencommatyler wrote:I think this is a good thing. Ed hasn't tackled the lightning metaphors since Vitalogy, right?
Sorry "alleged" serial killer.durdencommatyler wrote:I thought that serial killer wrote that, though.Lament wrote:Army Reserve.durdencommatyler wrote:I think this is a good thing. Ed hasn't tackled the lightning metaphors since Vitalogy, right?
Think that's a simile.Lament wrote:Army Reserve.durdencommatyler wrote:I think this is a good thing. Ed hasn't tackled the lightning metaphors since Vitalogy, right?
Nice.Thejambi wrote:Think that's a simile.Lament wrote:Army Reserve.durdencommatyler wrote:I think this is a good thing. Ed hasn't tackled the lightning metaphors since Vitalogy, right?
I think he shares lyrical credit with Ed. So I guess we don't really know who wrote which parts.durdencommatyler wrote:I thought that serial killer wrote that, though.Lament wrote:Army Reserve.durdencommatyler wrote:I think this is a good thing. Ed hasn't tackled the lightning metaphors since Vitalogy, right?
Theoretically I agree, but "Purple" is at least an evocative word with some nuance. "Lightning Bolt" is just a ...thing. Runners up might have been Race Car or Comfortable Chair.durdencommatyler wrote:If they do what STP did with Purple (by which I mean call it whatever the fuck they want but never put the title anywhere on the album cover or spine), they can call this Lightning Bolt. Sure.

If this is the cover they can goddamned call it Lightning Bolt if they want to.EJ wrote:
Comfortable Chair would have been really good, actually.griffinxi wrote:Theoretically I agree, but "Purple" is at least an evocative word with some nuance. "Lightning Bolt" is just a ...thing. Runners up might have been Race Car or Comfortable Chair.durdencommatyler wrote:If they do what STP did with Purple (by which I mean call it whatever the fuck they want but never put the title anywhere on the album cover or spine), they can call this Lightning Bolt. Sure.
I`m german and i don`t see how one could translate it like thisChris_H_2 wrote:Guys, you realize that "Lightning Bolt" in German roughly translates to "We're Breaking Up," right?
dimejinky99 wrote:Shit. This has been in goods for a while now
http://pearljam.com/goods/product_info. ... ts_id=1778
I actually heard an interview with Echols where he said what lyrics Ed took from his letter to put in the song. Can't remember now what they were thoughLament wrote:I think he shares lyrical credit with Ed. So I guess we don't really know who wrote which parts.durdencommatyler wrote:I thought that serial killer wrote that, though.Lament wrote:Army Reserve.durdencommatyler wrote:I think this is a good thing. Ed hasn't tackled the lightning metaphors since Vitalogy, right?