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Poll--The Weakest Link: Lightning Bolt Round 1

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    Spiritual_ChaosSpiritual_Chaos Posts: 28,974
    Let The Records Play
    Damn. i should have voted for Future Days. Well, whatever. I do that next time.
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    Spiritual_ChaosSpiritual_Chaos Posts: 28,974
    Let The Records Play
    A smorgasbord of choices with this album.
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    F Me In The BrainF Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 30,619
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    Abe FromanAbe Froman Posts: 5,058
    Sleeping By Myself
    So boring 
    Worst song on the album??!?!?  Wow. Pendulum is a far superior song than most on this record. 
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    KC138045KC138045 Columbus, OH Posts: 2,715
    Sirens
    The votes on these polls continue to amaze me.  Why all the hate for My Father's Son?  One of the best on this album IMO.
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    Spiritual_ChaosSpiritual_Chaos Posts: 28,974
    Let The Records Play
    KC138045 said:
    The votes on these polls continue to amaze me.  Why all the hate for My Father's Son?  One of the best on this album IMO.
    It sounds like a rough demo.
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    VitalogensiaVitalogensia Posts: 1,924
    Future days.
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    JojoRiceJojoRice Kennesaw, GA Posts: 3,924
    Sleeping By Myself
    There's some really solid tracks on this record but none of them really stand out to me.  Should be interesting to see which song last the longest.  
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    whoanelly15whoanelly15 Posts: 737
    Let The Records Play
    KC138045 said:
    The votes on these polls continue to amaze me.  Why all the hate for My Father's Son?  One of the best on this album IMO.
    Just don't like it. I only like the bridge and how it transitions back into the last verse. The rest of it isn't worth listening to for that alone. 
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    jjflashjjflash Posts: 4,836
    My Father's Son
    No easy targets on this one. The three slot is an important one and, IMO, MFS doesn't pull the weight
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    shetellsherselfshetellsherself New Jersey Posts: 8,781
    edited May 2017
    I can't say I detest any PJ song. It's a very strong word. I detest songs like any bad hip hop or cheesy 80s Gloria Estefan or the like.  Detest is not a word that would work for any PJ song for me. 

    Just remembered. Detest works for Celine dion too
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    drummerboy_73drummerboy_73 Las Vegas, NV Posts: 2,011
    edited May 2017
    Sleeping By Myself
    Sleeping by Myself should have remained a Uke song; full band didn't elevate it in any way for me and I don't understand putting a previously released song on a new PJ album to me. Didn't fit at all in my opinion.

    P.S. - you misspelled "Getwaway".
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    buck502000buck502000 Birthplace of GIBSON guitar Posts: 8,951
    Sleeping By Myself
    easy
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    pearldavidsonpearldavidson PA Posts: 1,356
    edited May 2017
    Sleeping By Myself
    As much as I like Pendulum, I hope to never see it as an opener again. 
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    rgambsrgambs Posts: 13,576
    My Father's Son
    I can't say I detest any PJ song. It's a very strong word. I detest songs like any bad hip hop or cheesy 80s Gloria Estefan or the like.  Detest is not a word that would work for any PJ song for me. 

    Just remembered. Detest works for Celine dion too
    I know, northerndragon detests far too many PJ songs lol
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    mace1229mace1229 Posts: 9,001
    edited May 2017
    My Father's Son
    tbergs said:
    Sirens is going to get an unceremonious elimination next round I'm sure. Deserves better.
    I cant stand the intro to that song. After that long, drawn-out intro, If I'm still awake it's just okay. Doesn't deserve to go round 1, but round 2 is probably fair.
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    JimmyVJimmyV Boston's MetroWest Posts: 18,910
    My Father's Son
    rgambs said:
    I can't say I detest any PJ song. It's a very strong word. I detest songs like any bad hip hop or cheesy 80s Gloria Estefan or the like.  Detest is not a word that would work for any PJ song for me. 

    Just remembered. Detest works for Celine dion too
    I know, northerndragon detests far too many PJ songs lol
    Every time it has been used it has come across as too strong. Detest, hate, loathe...we are talking about Pearl Jam music, not murderers or criminals. 

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    tbergstbergs Posts: 9,237
    My Father's Son
    I can't say I detest any PJ song. It's a very strong word. I detest songs like any bad hip hop or cheesy 80s Gloria Estefan or the like.  Detest is not a word that would work for any PJ song for me. 

    Just remembered. Detest works for Celine dion too
    Celine Dion is probably the only singer I can say I detest. She drives me crazy. How she sold so many records, I have no idea.
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    tbergstbergs Posts: 9,237
    My Father's Son
    If my count is right, I had 16 for Future Days right now, which leaves it only 2 behind MFS. They could both go out. I personally like Future Days and think it even has sounded pretty good live, but not the best so it can go whenever.
    It's a hopeless situation...
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    JimmyVJimmyV Boston's MetroWest Posts: 18,910
    My Father's Son
    tbergs said:
    If my count is right, I had 16 for Future Days right now, which leaves it only 2 behind MFS. They could both go out. I personally like Future Days and think it even has sounded pretty good live, but not the best so it can go whenever.
    Agreed. I thought both Future Days and Lightning Bolt were weak when they first debuted at Wrigley in 2013. Since then Lightning Bolt has become an underrated gem live, IMO. Future Days...has not.

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    PJNBPJNB Posts: 12,754
    Sleeping By Myself
    Went out for a road bike ride climbing some hills. I like to play PJ to pass the time. I had my Ipod on shuffle and really lucked out. Let The Records Play into Future Days into My Fathers Son into Sleeping by Myself. What are the odds with over 150 songs on the Shuffle. 
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    tbergstbergs Posts: 9,237
    My Father's Son
    PJNB said:
    Went out for a road bike ride climbing some hills. I like to play PJ to pass the time. I had my Ipod on shuffle and really lucked out. Let The Records Play into Future Days into My Fathers Son into Sleeping by Myself. What are the odds with over 150 songs on the Shuffle. 
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    Gern BlanstenGern Blansten Your Mom's Posts: 17,958
    Sleeping By Myself
    KC138045 said:
    The votes on these polls continue to amaze me.  Why all the hate for My Father's Son?  One of the best on this album IMO.
    no kidding....unreal
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    JimmyVJimmyV Boston's MetroWest Posts: 18,910
    My Father's Son
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    KP278376KP278376 Posts: 42
    Sirens
    I feel like half this album is pretty bad and half this album is really good... first 2 rounds should be easy... and Infallible for the win!
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    Indifference71Indifference71 Chicago Posts: 14,740
    Sirens
    KP278376 said:
    I feel like half this album is pretty bad and half this album is really good... first 2 rounds should be easy... and Infallible for the win!

    Really like half of it (Getaway, Lightning Bolt, Infallible, MYM, Pendulum).  Some songs are OK (Yellow Moon, Swallowed Whole, Future Days) and some are pretty rough (Sirens, Records Play, Sleeping By Myself, My Father's Son)
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    Pearl34JamPearl34Jam TN Posts: 1,102
    Future Days
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    mcgruff10mcgruff10 New Jersey Posts: 27,873
    My Father's Son
    KP278376 said:
    I feel like half this album is pretty bad and half this album is really good... first 2 rounds should be easy... and Infallible for the win!

    Really like half of it (Getaway, Lightning Bolt, Infallible, MYM, Pendulum).  Some songs are OK (Yellow Moon, Swallowed Whole, Future Days) and some are pretty rough (Sirens, Records Play, Sleeping By Myself, My Father's Son)
    I agree with everything except I d put infallible as rough and sirens ok. 
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    whoanelly15whoanelly15 Posts: 737
    Let The Records Play
    mcgruff10 said:
    KP278376 said:
    I feel like half this album is pretty bad and half this album is really good... first 2 rounds should be easy... and Infallible for the win!

    Really like half of it (Getaway, Lightning Bolt, Infallible, MYM, Pendulum).  Some songs are OK (Yellow Moon, Swallowed Whole, Future Days) and some are pretty rough (Sirens, Records Play, Sleeping By Myself, My Father's Son)
    I agree with everything except I d put infallible as rough and sirens ok. 

    Wow. For once, you and I agree on something! ;)
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    mcgruff10mcgruff10 New Jersey Posts: 27,873
    My Father's Son
    mcgruff10 said:
    KP278376 said:
    I feel like half this album is pretty bad and half this album is really good... first 2 rounds should be easy... and Infallible for the win!

    Really like half of it (Getaway, Lightning Bolt, Infallible, MYM, Pendulum).  Some songs are OK (Yellow Moon, Swallowed Whole, Future Days) and some are pretty rough (Sirens, Records Play, Sleeping By Myself, My Father's Son)
    I agree with everything except I d put infallible as rough and sirens ok. 

    Wow. For once, you and I agree on something! ;)
    Nice!!!
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