Lightning Bolt: The Official Album Thread

[southp]

Pearl Jam brand Oculus Rift: coming soon.

Live streaming concerts through one of those things, with an HD 360° cam set up front row center. That's the future of the music business.

I'd pay to see that actually. If you were watching the setlist relays, and they had just played Sometimes and then Hail Hail, wouldn't you have put down $50 on the spot to log in and watch the rest of the show through a live feed?

[Jorge]

Pearl Jam brand Oculus Rift: coming soon.

Live streaming concerts through one of those things, with an HD 360° cam set up front row center. That's the future of the music business.

I'd pay to see that actually. If you were watching the setlist relays, and they had just played Sometimes and then Hail Hail, wouldn't you have put down $50 on the spot to log in and watch the rest of the show through a live feed?

Hey, I think it's a great idea.

[McParadigm]

It'll be pretty weird in 30 years when some old singer or band "releasing legendary concerts from their youth" to cash in on their legacy will actually mean you can "attend" the concert, though.

[Alex]

It'll be pretty weird in 30 years when some old singer or band "releasing legendary concerts from their youth" to cash in on their legacy will actually mean you can "attend" the concert, though.

who doesn't feel this way, though?

[Mine]

Pearl Jam brand Oculus Rift: coming soon.

Live streaming concerts through one of those things, with an HD 360° cam set up front row center. That's the future of the music business.

The Pearl Jam version will need to have the audience noise mixed slightly higher than the band for the authentic experience.

[bodysnatcher]

Pearl Jam brand Oculus Rift: coming soon.

Live streaming concerts through one of those things, with an HD 360° cam set up front row center. That's the future of the music business.

The Pearl Jam version will need to have the audience noise mixed slightly higher than the band for the authentic experience.

it's not all that insane to assume that live shows and recent albums are mixed poorly on purpose so in the future they can release remastered versions and people will buy them again

[McParadigm]

it's not all that insane to assume that live shows and recent albums are mixed poorly on purpose so in the future they can release remastered versions and people will buy them again

You just blew my mind.

[Mine]

s/t sounds remastered as it is

[bodysnatcher]

it's not all that insane to assume that live shows and recent albums are mixed poorly on purpose so in the future they can release remastered versions and people will buy them again

You just blew my mind.

[B]

Hey! Lightning Bolt won the least musical Grammy possible!

[Leatherhead]

Hey! Lightning Bolt won the least musical Grammy possible!

[BurtReynolds]

congrats Jeff Ament, you deserve it.

[Rangi Guy]

Hey! Lightning Bolt won the least musical Grammy possible!

they only won this cause the Illuminati run the music industry and they liked what PJ did with that dog face on the cover

[Thejambi]

[bodysnatcher]

[Strat]

Review on this album from rdio streaming service. I think its pretty spot on.

Perhaps it's destined that a band who considered the Who and Neil Young idols would have no quarrel with middle age; nevertheless, the settled nature of Pearl Jam's Lightning Bolt comes as a bit of a jolt. Long ago, Pearl Jam opted out of the rat race, choosing to abandon MTV and album rock radio, ready to take any fans who came their way, and in a way, Lightning Bolt -- their tenth studio album, arriving 22 years after the first -- is a logical extension of that attitude, flirting with insouciance even at its loudest moments. Often, this record seems to ignore the very idea of immediacy; even when the tempos are rushed and the amplifiers are revved up, Pearl Jam never quite seem to be rocking with abandon, choosing to settle into comforting cacophony instead. Then again, nothing on Lightning Bolt -- not the wannabe breakneck rocker "Mind Your Manners," not the tightly coiled title track, not the glam stomp of "Let the Records Play" -- proceeds with any manner of urgency, with even the loudest rockers unveiled at a measured pace that allows plenty of space for solos by Mike McCready. The guitarist has room to roam and the band has a supple, natural interplay that only comes from almost 30 years of collaboration, but here more than ever, all the emotional notes seem to derive from Eddie Vedder, who is not only the chief songwriter/lyricist but a spiritual touchstone. Eying the milestone of 50, Vedder is very comfortable in his skin: he's no longer raging against the dying light or tilting at windmills, he's choosing his battles, knowing when to lie back so he can enjoy the rush of rock pushed out from his familiar, but never lazy, colleagues. This unhurriedness may seem to run counter to the rebellious spirit of rock & roll, but for all their insurrectionist acts, Pearl Jam weren't upstarts: they eagerly accepted the torch of arena rock when it was handed to them. On Lightning Bolt, they've grown into that classic rock mantle, accentuating the big riffs and bigger emotions, crafting songs without a worry as to whether they're hip or not and, most importantly, enjoying the deep-rooted, nervy arena rock that is uniquely their own. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

[stip]

It is, and the lack of urgency in the music is pretty accurate, and apparent compared to the rest of the catalog- which is getting a lot of attention thanks to MM

[hlniv]

Logical extension....

[E.H. Ruddock]

It is, and the lack of urgency in the music is pretty accurate, and apparent compared to the rest of the catalog- which is getting a lot of attention thanks to MM

*agency

[epilogue]

I've now listened to this album all the way through three times in a row without a break.

Guys, it's a pretty good record.