Lightning Bolt: the official album thread

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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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gems and rhinestones wrote:Sirens is the next single huh, I thought for sure it would be Lightning Bolt.
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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i feel like that song (if it remains true to this recent form) is more of an exercise of singing melody rather than a real song
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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I feel like if I'm ever asked about what I hate about this song, I will never run out of things to say.
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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McParadigm wrote:I don't know how he doesn't get bored playing it.

It feels like the first song one writes after sitting with a chord book for beginners on guitar.....
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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stip wrote:just heard the demo. it's still a pretty song since eddie sounds nice, but it's boring. This will really need something special to color in the spaces, since there are so many of them. Maybe the context of the album will help too, but this certainly seems like it is in the running for weakest closer
I'll not lose my faith that it will sound better on the album
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It's gonna sound better on the album because it couldn't sound worse.
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gems and rhinestones wrote:Sirens is the next single huh, I thought for sure it would be Lightning Bolt.
Where did you hear thissssss
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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harmless wrote:
gems and rhinestones wrote:Sirens is the next single huh, I thought for sure it would be Lightning Bolt.
Where did you hear thissssss
I was told but now that I see where that info is coming from I guess it's still in the rumor stage.

http://community.pearljam.com/viewtopic ... 4&t=216970
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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theplatypus Thank you,

Not a fan of Eddie's solo stuff but this one is much better than one from the Wrigleys 3/5
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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theplatypus wrote:
theplatypus wrote:
theplatypus wrote:I'm fairly certain what leaked is the isolated Eddie audio from Wrigley. The performance is identical to the youtube video from the show.

Here it is for you folks to listen to.
Direct link for mobile: http://jorgefarah.files.wordpress.com/2 ... ys-sbd.mp3

Thank you very much platypus !

Well, that's clearly a demo or just isolated from Wrigley. It will sound alot better with the violins, mandolins , slide guitar and echoey vocals . It's a nice little song , but shit it is boring.
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Vindicator wrote:
theplatypus wrote:
theplatypus wrote:
theplatypus wrote:I'm fairly certain what leaked is the isolated Eddie audio from Wrigley. The performance is identical to the youtube video from the show.

Here it is for you folks to listen to.
Direct link for mobile: http://jorgefarah.files.wordpress.com/2 ... ys-sbd.mp3

Thank you very much platypus !

Well, that's clearly a demo or just isolated from Wrigley. It will sound alot better with the violins, mandolins , slide guitar and echoey vocals . It's a nice little song , but shit it is boring.
maybe down the road they'll do the reverse Lukin treatment and turn it in to a 1 minute bark fest
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The song will serve its purpose as a little acoustic song on the end, and I'm looking forward to the extra instrumentation actually. Hopefully 'Yellow Moon' has a strong enough resolution that it can serve as a 'real ending'.
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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gems and rhinestones wrote:
harmless wrote:
gems and rhinestones wrote:Sirens is the next single huh, I thought for sure it would be Lightning Bolt.
Where did you hear thissssss
I was told but now that I see where that info is coming from I guess it's still in the rumor stage.

http://community.pearljam.com/viewtopic ... 4&t=216970
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harmless wrote:The song will serve its purpose as a little acoustic song on the end, and I'm looking forward to the extra instrumentation actually. Hopefully 'Yellow Moon' has a strong enough resolution that it can serve as a 'real ending'.
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Thejambi wrote:
harmless wrote:The song will serve its purpose as a little acoustic song on the end, and I'm looking forward to the extra instrumentation actually. Hopefully 'Yellow Moon' has a strong enough resolution that it can serve as a 'real ending'.
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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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Re: Lightning Bolt - October 15

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harmless wrote:It's gonna sound better on the album because it couldn't sound worse.
Somewhere B'oB just slammed his laptop shut and yelled "challenge accepted!"
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stupidmop wrote:
harmless wrote:It's gonna sound better on the album because it couldn't sound worse.
Somewhere B'oB just slammed his laptop shut and yelled "challenge accepted!"
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