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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15
I guess if 'Betterman' was being put on Vitalogy now we'd all be really pissed off. That's what I'm telling myself. This band is no stranger to the pop song that doesn't fit the rest. The only wonderful thing that connects Betterman to the rest of the album is that freaky fade-in intro.
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15
gems and rhinestones wrote:Okay here's my review:
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15
Now we need an accompanying explanation as to why that's funny.gems and rhinestones wrote:Okay here's my review:
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15
Farmyard Days:
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15
I was under the impression Betterman was only included with the iTunes version of the album.
If so, why are everyone's knickers in a twist?
If so, why are everyone's knickers in a twist?
Calibrate your enthusiasm
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15
harmless wrote:Now we need an accompanying explanation as to why that's funny.gems and rhinestones wrote:Okay here's my review:
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Because he mistakenly put an "o" instead of an "aw" in Bawlt.
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15
dimejinky99 wrote:I was under the impression Betterman was only included with the iTunes version of the album.
If so, why are everyone's knickers in a twist?
lol, what?
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15
Huh?dimejinky99 wrote:I was under the impression Betterman was only included with the iTunes version of the album.
If so, why are everyone's knickers in a twist?
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15
dimejinky99 wrote:I was under the impression Betterman was only included with the iTunes version of the album.
If so, why are everyone's knickers in a twist?
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15
broken iris wrote:harmless wrote:Now we need an accompanying explanation as to why that's funny.gems and rhinestones wrote:Okay here's my review:
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Because he mistakenly put an "o" instead of an "aw" in Bawlt.
Yeah that's pretty funny.RisingTides wrote:There is more kindness on the internet than we would care to admit to ourselves. Sometimes we are so afraid of falling victim to a ruse, we miss out on actual opportunities.
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15
Maybe you missed it. A live version of betterman is to be included with the iTunes version of the record.harmless wrote:Huh?dimejinky99 wrote:I was under the impression Betterman was only included with the iTunes version of the album.
If so, why are everyone's knickers in a twist?
Calibrate your enthusiasm
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15
broken iris wrote:dimejinky99 wrote:I was under the impression Betterman was only included with the iTunes version of the album.
If so, why are everyone's knickers in a twist?
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15
Yeah I started writing as much. Those guys tend to not have 4 years between releases though. Springsteen has 6 albums since 2000, Neil has at a guess 9 studio albums since 2000. Wow PJ have 5 since 2000. Not as bad as I thought. But the above are one writer, not 5.Strat wrote:lecherouslittlestump wrote:TBH I wouldn't be surprised if a lot of bands reused material from older albums that never made it - they just don't publicise it.LetMeSleep wrote:So 1 of the tracks was definitely recorded for and is a leftover from the Backspacer sessions. I guess that was going to be a part of that lost EP. Ti's kind of sad that you wait 4 years for an album and 2/12 tracks are at least 4 years old. I can understand if they didn't fit onto Backspacer (thematically, tonally, or too over bearing) but the time between releases is disappointing. Ah well.
Springsteen is notorious for it.
So is Neil. Hell, neil even uses old recordings of songs to put on new releases.
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15
What are you smoking? Can I have some?dimejinky99 wrote:Maybe you missed it. A live version of betterman is to be included with the iTunes version of the record.harmless wrote:Huh?dimejinky99 wrote:I was under the impression Betterman was only included with the iTunes version of the album.
If so, why are everyone's knickers in a twist?
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15
I think that last sentence highlights the problem. It's often hard to have a continuous creative flow when there are various conflicting sources forcing each other to compromise their vision.LetMeSleep wrote:Yeah I started writing as much. Those guys tend to not have 4 years between releases though. Springsteen has 6 albums since 2000, Neil has at a guess 9 studio albums since 2000. Wow PJ have 5 since 2000. Not as bad as I thought. But the above are one writer, not 5.Strat wrote:lecherouslittlestump wrote:TBH I wouldn't be surprised if a lot of bands reused material from older albums that never made it - they just don't publicise it.LetMeSleep wrote:So 1 of the tracks was definitely recorded for and is a leftover from the Backspacer sessions. I guess that was going to be a part of that lost EP. Ti's kind of sad that you wait 4 years for an album and 2/12 tracks are at least 4 years old. I can understand if they didn't fit onto Backspacer (thematically, tonally, or too over bearing) but the time between releases is disappointing. Ah well.
Springsteen is notorious for it.
So is Neil. Hell, neil even uses old recordings of songs to put on new releases.
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15
So Yellow Moon is the new Immortality?harmless wrote:Mike wrote:Yeah and otherwise we just pretend FD never happened and end the album with Yellow Moon.harmless wrote:Me too. It sounds like there's enough eclecticism and mood changes that they might get away with FD at the end.
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15
Betterman (Live) was included in the Backspacer Itunes version.
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15
It's just odd that he's been the face of his album so far.
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15
Yes.LetMeSleep wrote:So Yellow Moon is the new Immortality?harmless wrote:Mike wrote:Yeah and otherwise we just pretend FD never happened and end the album with Yellow Moon.harmless wrote:Me too. It sounds like there's enough eclecticism and mood changes that they might get away with FD at the end.