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Lightning Bolt first reviews

renzorockrenzorock Posts: 59
edited December 2013 in The Porch
Listened to it twice.

My thoughts: Backspacer production with depth if Avocado and Binaural.

Also, more adult contemporary sounding than anything they've done.

Like it better that Riot Act and Backspacer.

Standouts:

MYM
Sirens
Pendulum
Yellow Moon-this should have ended the album!!!
Lightning Bolt

Thoughts?
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    IamTomIamTom Posts: 1,138
    Best since Vitalogy for me.

    Loving this to pieces already.
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    CranMalReignCranMalReign Posts: 1,928
    renzorock wrote:
    Also, more adult contemporary sounding than anything they've done.

    Oh God...

    "Adult contemporary" is the phrase I use over and over and over again when lambasting Sirens (which, after a half dozen tries, I still haven't heard the whole thing).

    This makes me very very sad.

    Also, I have not listened yet.
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    staz17staz17 Posts: 88
    Infallible is a standout for me. Love the whole thing. Currently on my 4th listen
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    eeriepadaveeeriepadave West Chester, PA Posts: 40,975
    renzorock wrote:
    Listened to it twice.

    My thoughts: Backspacer production with depth if Avocado and Binaural.

    Also, more adult contemporary sounding than anything they've done.

    Like it better that Riot Act and Backspacer.

    Standouts:

    MYM
    Sirens
    Pendulum
    Yellow Moon-this should have ended the album!!!
    Lightning Bolt

    Thoughts?

    Yeah Yellow Moon probably should have ended the album. I'm not really digging the studio version of Future Days, i kinda liked it at Wrigley though. Also don't care too much for sleeping by myself

    my standouts:
    Getaway
    Yellow Moon
    Swallowed WHole
    Mind Your Manners
    Pendulum


    Infallable. not sure what to make of it. def. different :?
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    elvistheking44elvistheking44 Posts: 4,245
    Half this album is fucking outstanding. Territory the band has not ventured to in some time. The other half sucks and would fit nicely as backspacer b-sides. Seriously, sleeping by myself is a joke, yellow moon is sirens broke cousin....never heard an album be so good and so shitty at the same time.
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    MayDay10MayDay10 Posts: 11,612
    ofthegirl99 wrote:
    Half this album is fucking outstanding. Territory the band has not ventured to in some time. The other half sucks and would fit nicely as backspacer b-sides. Seriously, sleeping by myself is a joke, yellow moon is sirens broke cousin....never heard an album be so good and so shitty at the same time.


    I havent heard the entire thing yet, but this review made me lol a lot.
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    slightofjeffslightofjeff Posts: 7,758
    CranMalReign wrote:
    renzorock wrote:
    Also, more adult contemporary sounding than anything they've done.

    Oh God...

    "Adult contemporary" is the phrase I use over and over and over again when lambasting Sirens (which, after a half dozen tries, I still haven't heard the whole thing).

    This makes me very very sad.

    Also, I have not listened yet.

    Just listen to it first. I will say, if all you want to do is headbang and rock out, you've probably been listening to the wrong band for about 10 years now. This album will probably not be for you, beyond Mind Your Manners.
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    slightofjeffslightofjeff Posts: 7,758
    staz17 wrote:
    Infallible is a standout for me. Love the whole thing. Currently on my 4th listen

    Reminds me of the best post-Beatles stuff Paul McCartney might have written. I swear I mean this as a compliment. :D
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    choopchoop Posts: 1,060
    MayDay10 wrote:
    ofthegirl99 wrote:
    Half this album is fucking outstanding. Territory the band has not ventured to in some time. The other half sucks and would fit nicely as backspacer b-sides. Seriously, sleeping by myself is a joke, yellow moon is sirens broke cousin....never heard an album be so good and so shitty at the same time.


    I havent heard the entire thing yet, but this review made me lol a lot.

    i've heard the album twice, and it's pretty spot on, the songs that are good are very good, but it's only 1/2 the album, the rest are very meh.
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    Like everything except Sleeping by Myself and Future Days (although Future Days is a pretty song)
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    63schoefflin63schoefflin Posts: 2,581
    I literally expected nothing from the new album when it was first announced. I mean their last really damn good album was Binaural 13 years ago. After MYM I was buying in a little bit more, and I dug the songs at Wrigley. But after listening through the whole album twice today....this is their best since Binaural. Really caught me off guard at how good this is. Yeah, some of it is pretty mainstream sounding but that's refreshing from time to time. I mean go back and listen to the studio versions of Betterman, Daughter, Elderly Woman, etc. as they are all along those lines.

    The bottom line is what they sound like live. While some songs I really like, I can see them being crowd killers unfortunately. Kind of like Cropduster, You Are, etc.
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    SColumSColum Posts: 18
    Swallowed Whole is the tune I am really digging, it gives me a real REM feel at the start.
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    TamaDrummer91TamaDrummer91 VA Posts: 1,289
    Loved it upon first listen. There's enough experimentation for me to satisfy that hunger...hasn't been fulfilled since 2002. Eds voice is so rich and Jeff is very prominent. I cant ask for more.
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    corduroykellycorduroykelly Posts: 668
    Another great Pearl Jam album. I love Lightning Bolt.
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    PJ88PJ88 Birthplace of the Toll House Cookie Posts: 1,074
    I guess I like what I have just heard from the iTunes stream. As a whole, I not quite sure though. I am definitely going to reserve full/complete judgement for when I have the cd and vinyl in hand and can give it a proper listen to with my headphones on.
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    MayDay10MayDay10 Posts: 11,612
    Heard negative chatter on Sleeping by Myself.



    I think it sounds phenomenal on this album. They really livened it up just enough.
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    cp3iversoncp3iverson Posts: 8,647
    As a semi-audiophile I cant bring myself to listen to the stream.

    My turntable is waiting for Oct. 15
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    Red LukinRed Lukin Canada Posts: 2,994
    7/10

    A bit too poppy. I could have done with more darker sounds or Ed singer more lower, but still some solid songs.

    I need to give it a few more listens.
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    elvistheking44elvistheking44 Posts: 4,245
    Red Lukin wrote:
    7/10

    A bit too poppy. I could have done with more darker sounds or Ed singer more lower, but still some solid songs.

    I need to give it a few more listens.
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    DH62179DH62179 Posts: 312
    The Juggler wrote:
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    holy shit this fucking rocks!

    Love this one!!! Love the line in Infallible too about things looking better from the otherside of the fence or something that stuck with me.
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    Mitch8415Mitch8415 Posts: 227
    SBM is fine, but I think it takes up valuable real estate. I mean, it could have been Of The Earth, for Christ's sake.
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    McNairnMcNairn Posts: 284
    Great record through and through.
    I am really happy right now.
    Also, quit the banter about "SBM". It's a great song. The lyrics are excellent. I always loved this song from the Uke album and the new version is going to settle in nicely. It has a place on the album, it isn't a misfit, it goes with the flow and it is a classic enduring song.
    There are plenty of folks that feel the same way. I feel like a lot of people pre-judged the tune before they ever heard it. If you havent heard the Lighning Bolt version of Sleeping By Myself keep an open mind. There is definately something special about this song which is why it is on the record.

    There are no negatives for me on this album. it is pure PJ Bliss from beginning to end.
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    Dr. DelightDr. Delight Posts: 11,210
    ofthegirl99 wrote:
    Half this album is fucking outstanding. Territory the band has not ventured to in some time. The other half sucks and would fit nicely as backspacer b-sides. Seriously, sleeping by myself is a joke, yellow moon is sirens broke cousin....never heard an album be so good and so shitty at the same time.
    Yellow Moon is nothing like Sirens.

    Do you like Lowlight? Thats what I hear when I hear YM..but darker lyrics.
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    Mitch8415Mitch8415 Posts: 227
    "Also, quit the banter about "SBM". It's a great song"

    Sorry, people are gonna be disappointed. It's remake taking up space on their first album in over 4 years. I get the hate.

    I don't dislike the song, but it wasn't even close to the best song on Ukulele Songs, and it's the one they chose to do over? Just an odd choice.

    Oh well, not a BFD... songs 1-7 are choice on this record. The others I'm still working through. Might take a few listens.
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    Prince Of DorknessPrince Of Dorkness Posts: 3,763
    Hard to say... Listened three times now and honestly nothing has stuck with me at all. Just goes in one ear and out the other.

    I'm hoping that it'll grow on me but so far, it hasn't.
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    The JugglerThe Juggler Behind that bush over there. Posts: 47,334
    Mitch8415 wrote:
    SBM is fine, but I think it takes up valuable real estate. I mean, it could have been Of The Earth, for Christ's sake.

    why couldn't they both be on it? of the earth would have fit nicely near yellow moon...
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    DedvwDedvw Posts: 245
    A couple meh.

    A couple cool songs.

    A couple masterpieces.

    If I get one masterpiece per album I'm happy. This album has more than one.
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    VitalogensiaVitalogensia Posts: 1,935
    I think the Bolt is sick nasty. Does anyone else think Sleeping By Myself sounds like a holiday single?
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    elvistheking44elvistheking44 Posts: 4,245
    Dr. Delight wrote:
    ofthegirl99 wrote:
    Half this album is fucking outstanding. Territory the band has not ventured to in some time. The other half sucks and would fit nicely as backspacer b-sides. Seriously, sleeping by myself is a joke, yellow moon is sirens broke cousin....never heard an album be so good and so shitty at the same time.
    Yellow Moon is nothing like Sirens.

    Do you like Lowlight? Thats what I hear when I hear YM..but darker lyrics.
    I hear nothing similar to low light. It's original, just not good. This album is fucking awesome.......minus YM,LB and FD. Give me cold confession, let it ride and of the earth instead and this album is unstoppable. SBM was a huge mistake, and it needs to be pointed out over and over.
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