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  • vant0037vant0037 Posts: 6,109
    AndySlash wrote:
    if anyone here doesn't have it, i saw the tres mts lp at the st. paul cheapo in the clearance bin for $15.

    Musically, I thought Tres Mts was alright, but I really didn't like the singer's voice.
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  • Dirty Frank ZDirty Frank Z Posts: 2,878
    I'm giving Lightning Bolt an A-.

    Getaway - Love it. Really dig how Eddie's voice travels with the music. And its a pretty cool first track.
    Mind Your Manners - Love it as well. But, I did skip it my first listen...
    My Father's Son - I don't get it. I haven't been able to get into the song and dig any aspect of it. Maybe live?
    Sirens - This one has really grown on me but, again, I skipped it my first listen.
    Lightning Bolt - Oh man, Vant, I was way wrong. Maybe it was because they hadn't polished it live or I just wasn't into feeling new songs at Wrigley. But this song has really grabbed me. Love it. Every verse and build in the song reallly is excellent.
    Infallable - I don't understand the PJ community that rails against "Sirens" for sounding too one way and then loves this song. I don't like the synth and machine produced stuff going on throughout it. To me, this song sounds dated and not like PJ. But, maybe live....
    Pendulum - Hmmm....this one hasn't gotten me yet either....I was waiting for an explosion of music to happen but it just kept on going. I guess like a pendulum......maybe live?
    Swallowed Whole - Sounds like a Who song on the first listen to me. I think its great and will be excellent live. I like the part about playing music loud loud loud loud loud
    Let the Records Play - A real roadhouse, bar blues, stomp along jam. I like it. It's unique to them but fits. Plus, I know a majority of us actually do spin records still. So that's a neat bonus.
    Sleeping By Myself - Ugh. Why cover an Eddie Vedder solo song? What's next a RNDM song? A Brad tune? An Ament solo? Lame. Pass. Not holding out for a kick ass live version. I've already heard it at the Orpheum in 2011.
    Yellow Moon - Pretty stellar slow creeping song. I bet this one will be excellent live.
    Future Days - This is a goofy song for me. 1) Disliked it live but didn't understand the outrage from fans. To me it's no different than Just breathe. Which brings me to #2) I don't care for the Just Breathe type songs in general, but there are some sweet lines in this song that I'm sure any of us who have found that special someone can relate to. And its nice to have Eddie sing those lines and not some rando pop star.

    Okay, you go......
  • AndySlashAndySlash Posts: 3,236
    i was part of the no leak club this time around. i'd heard mind your manners from the initial release, and lightning bolt/future days at wrigley, and also had heard most of sirens because i couldn't seem to avoid it (with that espn/gleason thing being the main culprit).

    i still have yet to receive the album- hell, i just got my vault vinyl today, so i probably won't have a physical copy for a couple more weeks yet- but used the 10c download to listen to at work yesterday and then last night fed the audio line from the computer to my cassette deck to make a tape copy for my car.

    anyway, initial thoughts:

    -for better or worse lightning bolt seems to be their most commercially accessible record yet. it's all over the place with seemingly something for everyone. unlike backspacer, though, i do feel they somewhat challenged themselves on this one. however, they also sound influenced by (or ripped off, if you prefer) more bands than on any of their other records.
    -sirens and future days are atrocious and will no doubt be my piss break/beer run songs going forward.
    -i'm not really a lyrics person, so perhaps my opinions aren't the most informed, but there's a lot of cringeworthy stuff throughout the album. ed seems to be choosing the more direct path these days.
    -there's a lot of embellishments on this album that just seem out of place on a pearl jam record (~2:40 on lightning bolt, for example, with whatever that woo-ee-wee-oo thing is supposed to be). they were on backspacer, too, so it's not new, but it still sounds lame.
    -as with a lot of pearl jam records, this one is front loaded. the opening trio is pretty decent, and then sirens drops a diarrhetic turd on everything.
    -jeff ament is the mvp of the album.
    -lightning bolt is better as a whole than backspacer, but after several spins i don't see myself putting it above any other record in the near future. lightning bolt has a better chance at being a grower, though, than backspacer ever did.
    -top 3 in no order would probably be my father's son, lightning bolt, and pendulum (loooooove the moody stuff. pendulum would fit on binaural/riot act just fine). let the records play and mind your manners might find their way up there.
  • vant0037vant0037 Posts: 6,109
    Well said Ryan and Derek.

    I tend to agree. There are definitely things I cringe over, mostly, some of Ed's word choices, and there are some effects that do seem out of place ("Lightning Bolt" the song, for instance).

    But I agree that there's a lot more to like on this album than Backspacer.

    I almost wonder if they hadn't moved the track list around if this might not feel like a totally different album.

    For instance:

    1. Mind Your Manners
    2. Getaway
    3. Lightning Bolt
    4. Yellow Moon
    5. Let The Records Play
    6. Swallowed Whole
    7. Sirens
    8. Infallible
    9. My Father's Son
    10. Sleeping By Myself
    11. Future Days
    12. Pendulum

    I think the album might flow a little better if they mixed up some of the tracks. I do notice myself finding the end of some songs and the beginnings of others running a little funny.

    Overall, I'm happy with it so far. I think the live experience of it will be very telling, so I'll reserve ultimate judgment until then. But there are some very good things to take away, even with some of the warts. Namely, that for every song people might call "Lite FM" there's another song that does the opposite and either rocks or haunts you.
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  • evenflow82evenflow82 Posts: 3,891
    The lyrics of Sirens kind of make me cringe.

    Hear the circus so profound.
    Let me catch my breath to breathe and reach across the bed. Just to know we're safe; I am a grateful man.

    Blah. I love the band and most bands have those moments for me so it isn't the end of the world. 8-)

    With that said, please come to PJ and play a 84 song set. :D
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  • evenflow82evenflow82 Posts: 3,891
    Where is the MN delegation?
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  • FlannelGalFlannelGal Posts: 532
    PAGE 8!

    They missed us on Page 1 :D
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  • evenflow82evenflow82 Posts: 3,891
    The usual gang is MIA.
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  • FlannelGalFlannelGal Posts: 532
    Yeah, where is everyone? Actually working? :lol:
    I've been MIA for a few days, myself, so I shouldn't complain.

    Only 28 days until I see PJ - would be great to have them here though!!
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  • FlannelGalFlannelGal Posts: 532
    Fall'n fast!

    Back to the top!
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  • vant0037vant0037 Posts: 6,109
    Halloween softball tournament. I'm going as Megaman.

    Gopher hockey. Gopher football. Wild. Gopher hockey.

    Do it.
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  • evenflow82evenflow82 Posts: 3,891
    PJ and Minnesota, please make it happen, Kelly Curtis!
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  • AndySlashAndySlash Posts: 3,236
    the tour setlists are looking fantastic. let's hope we get one in minnesota in 2014.
  • evenflow82evenflow82 Posts: 3,891
    Ditto. We're here an waiting, PJ! Please follow through!
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  • evenflow82evenflow82 Posts: 3,891
    Garrison keilor on banjo for rockin in the free world in MN 2014.
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  • vant0037vant0037 Posts: 6,109
    Hockey night.
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  • evenflow82evenflow82 Posts: 3,891
    Rainy Sunday bump.

    Anticipating a vikings loss today. :lol:
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  • vant0037vant0037 Posts: 6,109
    BUMP.
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  • evenflow82evenflow82 Posts: 3,891
    Dang it is cold out! Ice bowl 2.0, tonight anywhere in MN, PJ!!!
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  • Bee GuyBee Guy Posts: 49
    Got back from Brooklyn and it was as good as everyone has been saying! My wife and I ended up sitting next to another Mn. couple on the first night. Hope you guys had a good trip home.
  • vant0037vant0037 Posts: 6,109
    Bee Guy wrote:
    Got back from Brooklyn and it was as good as everyone has been saying! My wife and I ended up sitting next to another Mn. couple on the first night. Hope you guys had a good trip home.

    Nice! Glad to hear it. Catch any other shows out there?
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  • YieldInHidingYieldInHiding Posts: 1,841
    Going through MSP to get to Philly today. Flight leaves in 2 hours. STOKED!!!

    Play Hard to Imagine in Philly because it's hard to imagine we'll ever get that song in Minnesota. :)
    No longer overwhelmed it seems so simple now.
  • kdiddykdiddy Posts: 737
    Totally looking forward to an historically bad Monday Night Football match. Let's go Vikings!!

    been MIA all weekend.. good to be back (.. on PJ Forum... not at work)
  • evenflow82evenflow82 Posts: 3,891
    I'm not going to any shows and my flight leaves never. :P

    dear pj,

    whatever Minnesota did to make you not visit us, we're sorry.

    sincerely,

    Minnesota
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  • vant0037vant0037 Posts: 6,109
    A cold fall day, but sunny. I like it.
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  • RyanRyan Posts: 1,100
    Off to Minneapolis this weekend from Winnipeg. Will be seeing the Vikings/Packers Sunday night and Wild/Blackhawks on Monday. Apparently Ed has been saying, "Maybe we'll see you next summer" at the last couple shows. Hopefully if they do some US dates next year Minneapolis/St. Paul finally get a show (North Dakota wouldn't hurt either).
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  • evenflow82evenflow82 Posts: 3,891
    Ryan wrote:
    Off to Minneapolis this weekend from Winnipeg. Will be seeing the Vikings/Packers Sunday night and Wild/Blackhawks on Monday. Apparently Ed has been saying, "Maybe we'll see you next summer" at the last couple shows. Hopefully if they do some US dates next year Minneapolis/St. Paul finally get a show (North Dakota wouldn't hurt either).

    I'd love for that to be true, but Ed says that all the time...and he's usually drunk when he says it. :lol:
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  • Dirty Frank ZDirty Frank Z Posts: 2,878
    Has anyone still NOT received their Tenclub vinyl cut of Lightning Bolt?

    I got the shipping confirmation two Mondays ago (10-7).

    :( :( :( :( :( :(
  • vant0037vant0037 Posts: 6,109
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  • adusickadusick Posts: 1,387
    Dirty Frank Z wrote:
    Has anyone still NOT received their Tenclub vinyl cut of Lightning Bolt?

    I got the shipping confirmation two Mondays ago (10-7).

    :( :( :( :( :( :(

    Still nothing. However mine is currently in St. Paul, projected delivery date today (10/21). Ha.

    Don't mean to whine, but it does irk me a bit. Didn't they claim on the preorder this would be delivered by the street date?
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