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  • bicyclejoe
    bicyclejoe USA Posts: 1,203
    edited October 2013
    Metacritic
    78/100
    http://www.metacritic.com/music/lightni ... /pearl-jam

    At this point, it's getting worse reviews than Backspacer
    http://www.metacritic.com/music/backspacer/pearl-jam
    Post edited by bicyclejoe on
    My Pearl Jam Road: 10/22/90 Seattle | 12/22/90 Seattle, Moore Theater | 9/29/92 Seattle, Magnusson Park, Drop in the Park | 9/5/93 The Gorge, with Neil Young and Blind Melon | 7/20/06 Portland, Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall with Sleater-Kinney | 7/22/06 The Gorge, 10/21/06 Mountain View, Shoreline Ampitheatre, Bridge School Benefit | 9/21/09 Seattle | 9/22/09 Seattle | 9/26/09 Portland, OR | 7/14/2011 Eddie Vedder, Portland, OR | 11/29/13 Portland, OR
  • bicyclejoe
    bicyclejoe USA Posts: 1,203
    There’s no inherently bad songwriting here, but most of it isn’t particularly interesting, either. This ultimately becomes the chief complaint here.
    6.5/10
    http://thelineofbestfit.com/reviews/alb ... olt-138791
    My Pearl Jam Road: 10/22/90 Seattle | 12/22/90 Seattle, Moore Theater | 9/29/92 Seattle, Magnusson Park, Drop in the Park | 9/5/93 The Gorge, with Neil Young and Blind Melon | 7/20/06 Portland, Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall with Sleater-Kinney | 7/22/06 The Gorge, 10/21/06 Mountain View, Shoreline Ampitheatre, Bridge School Benefit | 9/21/09 Seattle | 9/22/09 Seattle | 9/26/09 Portland, OR | 7/14/2011 Eddie Vedder, Portland, OR | 11/29/13 Portland, OR
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  • The Juggler
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    bicyclejoe wrote:
    Metacritic
    78/100
    http://www.metacritic.com/music/lightni ... /pearl-jam

    At this point, it's getting worse reviews than Backspacer
    http://www.metacritic.com/music/backspacer/pearl-jam

    there's only like 6 reviews up :lol:

    either way, "at this point," it's getting better reviews than binaural, riot act, and avocado: :mrgreen:

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  • Veddernarian
    Veddernarian Posts: 1,924
    News

    PEARL JAM

    Andy Gill

    REVIEWS BY ANDY GILL

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    LIGHTNING BOLT (Monkeywrench/ Virgin EMI)

    ***

    Not quite as impressive as 2009's Backspacer, this followup offers a similarly broad range of styles, exemplified by its two singles: the urgent thrash of "Mind Your Manners"and the ballad "Sirens". In between, things lean towards the former, through the declamatory riffing of "Getaway", the anthemic pessimism of "Infallible", and the sinuous groove of "My Father's Son".

    DOWNLOAD THIS: Mind Your Manners; Sirens; Lightning Bolt; Infallible
    Up here so high I start to shake, Up here so high the sky I scrape, I've no fear but for falling down, So look out below I am falling now, Falling down,...not staying down, Could’ve held me up, rather tear me down, Drown in the river
  • Veddernarian
    Veddernarian Posts: 1,924
    The Ticket

    PEARL JAM Lightning Bolt Monkeywrench HHH

    Kevin Courtney

    Kevin Courtney

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    11 October 2013



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    Pearl Jam wisely moved away from grunge before it was watered down by the likes of Creed and Nickelback. It's taken more than 20 years for the Seattle band to finally settle

    into what they are: a good, old-fashioned classic rock combo crafting riff-heavy songs with poppy hooks, a punk edge and a solid guitar solo in the middle. Getaway, Mind Your Manners and My Father's Son

    are tightly wound bursts of controlled anger, tempered by the maturity of veteran contrarians. There's always been a sense that Pearl Jam are America's band, and don't really speak to the rest of us, but power ballad Sirens proves that singer and lyricist Eddie Vedder can cast

    his emotional net beyond the homelands. And due tribute to Zep and REM are paid via the bluesy Let the Records Play and the jangly Swallowed Whole.

    Download tracks: Getaway, Sirens, Lightning Bolt
    Up here so high I start to shake, Up here so high the sky I scrape, I've no fear but for falling down, So look out below I am falling now, Falling down,...not staying down, Could’ve held me up, rather tear me down, Drown in the river
  • Veddernarian
    Veddernarian Posts: 1,924
    Guardian Film and Music Pages

    Pearl Jam Lightning Bolt MONKEYWRENCH 24/40

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    Still flying the flag for independence of thought and movement while stoically avoiding getting bogged down in the music-biz bullshit that so plainly jars with their earnest motives, Pearl Jam have always been admirable, even when their music has fallen some way short of exciting. Pleasingly, Lightning Bolt finds the Seattle quintet in a more bullish and spiky mood than usual, as exemplified by the furious, spittle-spraying punk rush of Mind Your Manners. On the similarly urgent My Father's Son, they pull off the neat trick of sounding like Fugazi and UFO at the same time, as Eddie Vedder delivers one of his most intense performances to date. There are still gentle moments here, of course: the plaintive shuffle of Sirens and the wonderfully fragile Pendulum striking the sweetest chords.

    Elsewhere, the title track nimbly evokes the surging spirit of Pearl Jam's mid-90s creative zenith, replete with a euphoric frisson of Springsteen-esque bombast, while Let the Records Play lives up to its name with an infectious, blues-flecked groove. A few ponderous moments aside, this is a sturdy return to great form. Dom Lawson
    Up here so high I start to shake, Up here so high the sky I scrape, I've no fear but for falling down, So look out below I am falling now, Falling down,...not staying down, Could’ve held me up, rather tear me down, Drown in the river
  • Veddernarian
    Veddernarian Posts: 1,924
    Today

    The epic Sirens is the best single Pearl Jam have released since 1998’s Given to...

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    (c) 2013, West Australian Newspapers Limited


    The epic Sirens is the best single Pearl Jam have released since 1998’s Given to Fly, giving 10th album Lightning Bolt the air of a big one. A rocking one-two punch in Getaway and the punk-infused Mind Your Manners get things off to an energetic if predictable start, while post punk-ish My Father’s Son contains great lyrics from frontman Eddie Vedder, particularly considering he’s usually better at character studies than turning the microscope on himself. Lightning Bolt steps up with Sirens and the title track, the latter trading traditional structure for a steady build and vocal performance from Vedder that proves Pearl Jam can still match it with rock’s best. Infallible and Pendulum add great texture and by the time Swallowed Whole arrives eight tracks in there’s the nagging sense they’ve come up with something great. Unfortunately the goodwill created in the first two-thirds slips as Pearl Jam revert to their worst dad rock tendencies across the last four tracks.
    Up here so high I start to shake, Up here so high the sky I scrape, I've no fear but for falling down, So look out below I am falling now, Falling down,...not staying down, Could’ve held me up, rather tear me down, Drown in the river
  • Veddernarian
    Veddernarian Posts: 1,924
    Top iTunes song downloads this week:

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    Top iTunes song downloads this week:

    1) Roar, Katy Perry

    2) Heartbreaker, Justin Bieber

    3) The Fox (What Does the Fox Say?), Ylvis

    4) Dark Horse (feat. Juicy J), Katy Perry

    5) Wrecking Ball, Miley Cyrus

    6) Royals, Lorde

    7) Wake Me Up, Avicii

    8) Something I Need, OneRepublic

    9) Counting Stars, OneRepublic

    10) Team, Lorde

    Top iTunes album downloads this week:

    1) Pure Heroine, Lorde

    2) Lightning Bolt, Pearl Jam

    3) The Love Club, Lorde

    4) Flume, Flume

    5) Word of Mouth (Deluxe Version), The Wanted

    6) Now That's What I Call Music, Vol. 42, Various Artists

    7) AM, Arctic Monkeys

    8) We Are Young & Free, Hillsong Young & Free

    9) Fleetwood Mac: Greatest Hits, Fleetwood Mac

    10) Take Me Home (Yearbook Edition), One Direction
    Up here so high I start to shake, Up here so high the sky I scrape, I've no fear but for falling down, So look out below I am falling now, Falling down,...not staying down, Could’ve held me up, rather tear me down, Drown in the river
  • Veddernarian
    Veddernarian Posts: 1,924
    Features

    Pearl Jam Lightning Bolt (Virgin/EMI) [...]

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    London Evening Standard

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    Pearl Jam Lightning Bolt (Virgin/EMI) YOU know you're getting old when you sit down and listen to Pearl Jam's 10th studio LP and realise that you still remember the first one. Eddie Vedder and his crew haven't changed much in all that time: I still recall their heroic fight to keep concert ticket prices fair for the punters, and the themes of personal integrity run through the new record. Pearl Jam still purvey the same old rock 'n' roll sieved through a filter of grunge: Getaway, Mind Your Manners and Let the Records Play are all straightforward stompers, led by the Vedder growl and Stone Gossard's well-judged guitar interventions. Elsewhere, the other Jam are sensitive souls: the title track has elements of Neil Diamond on afterburners; Infallible is downright pretty; Sleeping By Myself is a touch maudlin (dream on, Eddie); Yellow Moon is as mellow as the title, while Future Days, a piano and violindriven ballad, suggests Pearl Jam may one day be fixtures on the folk scene.

    Pete Clark
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  • Veddernarian
    Veddernarian Posts: 1,924
    Music

    Review: Pearl Jam, Lightning Bolt (Monkeywrench/Republic)

    Tom Willmott

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    11 October 2013

    10:30



    Independent Online

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    © 2013. Independent Print Ltd. All Rights Reserved.


    Four years on from their last outing and nearly 25 years after forming in Seattle, the grunge survivors deliver their 10th album – and it is a work of contrasts. Openers “Getaway" and “Mind Your Manners" are gutsy, full-blooded blasts, but these soon give way to several soft, contemplative ballads.

    The plaintive “Sirens" will divide fans; and, for many, Eddie Vedder’s musings on life in “Future Days" will come uncomfortably close to the sentimental. But the likes of “My Father’s Son" and “Swallowed Whole" are potent reminders that no one nails “classic rock" better than these guys.

    An intriguing mix overall and further proof that Pearl Jam play by their own rules – a fact that real fans would never want to change.

    Star Rating: 3.00 stars
    Up here so high I start to shake, Up here so high the sky I scrape, I've no fear but for falling down, So look out below I am falling now, Falling down,...not staying down, Could’ve held me up, rather tear me down, Drown in the river
  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,715
    Veddernarian wrote:
    http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/08/eddie-vedder-lightning-bolt_n_4025260.html?utm_hp_ref=uk-entertainment&ir=UK+Entertainment
    So in this interview he says:

    "My friend Ian MacKaye [from the band Fugazi] says it really well: There's so many ways to navigate this open field. We're fortunate to have an open field, and the reason we have it is as much because we've had support from people who have listened over the years. So we try to navigate that responsibly, but keeping them in mind pretty much at all times. Figuring out the balance of the relationships. It's a really interesting, mostly positive relationship. If that continues, and we continue -- if that grows and we grow -- at some point the healthiest thing might be to not play. Or maybe even just ... sabbatical is a great word, I think. I can't wait to use it someday."

    And in the Billboard interview I read earlier today he was talking about them having tons of music inside them right now and the thinks they could be getting prolific. He talks about surging forward with the band and going on sabbatical. :think: I like the first thing better than the second! It is disturbing that he quoted Ian Mackaye, the guy whose band has been on "hiatus" for 15 years or whatever it's been! Don't quote that guy too often Eddie! :lol:
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  • CloudDog23
    CloudDog23 Posts: 147
    edited October 2013
    bicyclejoe wrote:
    The Guardian
    3 out of 5
    http://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/o ... olt-review
    See below
    Post edited by CloudDog23 on
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  • CloudDog23
    CloudDog23 Posts: 147
    Veddernarian wrote:
    Guardian Film and Music Pages

    Pearl Jam Lightning Bolt MONKEYWRENCH 24/40

    202 words

    11 October 2013



    The Guardian

    GRDN

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    © Copyright 2013. The Guardian. All rights reserved.


    Still flying the flag for independence of thought and movement while stoically avoiding getting bogged down in the music-biz bullshit that so plainly jars with their earnest motives, Pearl Jam have always been admirable, even when their music has fallen some way short of exciting. Pleasingly, Lightning Bolt finds the Seattle quintet in a more bullish and spiky mood than usual, as exemplified by the furious, spittle-spraying punk rush of Mind Your Manners. On the similarly urgent My Father's Son, they pull off the neat trick of sounding like Fugazi and UFO at the same time, as Eddie Vedder delivers one of his most intense performances to date. There are still gentle moments here, of course: the plaintive shuffle of Sirens and the wonderfully fragile Pendulum striking the sweetest chords.

    Elsewhere, the title track nimbly evokes the surging spirit of Pearl Jam's mid-90s creative zenith, replete with a euphoric frisson of Springsteen-esque bombast, while Let the Records Play lives up to its name with an infectious, blues-flecked groove. A few ponderous moments aside, this is a sturdy return to great form. Dom Lawson

    I got the reviewer to change his score

    https://twitter.com/Dom_Lawson/status/3 ... 4403381249
    @CloudDog23
    @Dom_Lawson nice @PearlJam review this morning, though it read like a 4* one not a 3* one, why only 3*s?
    ‏@Dom_Lawson
    @CloudDog23 @PearlJam Not sure. Think I meant it as a 4. Brain spasm?
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  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,715
    CloudDog23 wrote:
    Veddernarian wrote:
    Guardian Film and Music Pages

    Pearl Jam Lightning Bolt MONKEYWRENCH 24/40

    202 words

    11 October 2013



    The Guardian

    GRDN

    27

    English

    © Copyright 2013. The Guardian. All rights reserved.


    Still flying the flag for independence of thought and movement while stoically avoiding getting bogged down in the music-biz bullshit that so plainly jars with their earnest motives, Pearl Jam have always been admirable, even when their music has fallen some way short of exciting. Pleasingly, Lightning Bolt finds the Seattle quintet in a more bullish and spiky mood than usual, as exemplified by the furious, spittle-spraying punk rush of Mind Your Manners. On the similarly urgent My Father's Son, they pull off the neat trick of sounding like Fugazi and UFO at the same time, as Eddie Vedder delivers one of his most intense performances to date. There are still gentle moments here, of course: the plaintive shuffle of Sirens and the wonderfully fragile Pendulum striking the sweetest chords.

    Elsewhere, the title track nimbly evokes the surging spirit of Pearl Jam's mid-90s creative zenith, replete with a euphoric frisson of Springsteen-esque bombast, while Let the Records Play lives up to its name with an infectious, blues-flecked groove. A few ponderous moments aside, this is a sturdy return to great form. Dom Lawson

    I got the reviewer to change his score

    https://twitter.com/Dom_Lawson/status/3 ... 4403381249
    @CloudDog23
    @Dom_Lawson nice @PearlJam review this morning, though it read like a 4* one not a 3* one, why only 3*s?
    ‏@Dom_Lawson
    @CloudDog23 @PearlJam Not sure. Think I meant it as a 4. Brain spasm?
    That is quite the brain spasm for a music reviewer. :? All he did was post that tweet. His review is still 3-stars. :roll:
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  • PJSEMPRE
    PJSEMPRE Posts: 687
    Pearl Jam’s ‘Lightning Bolt’ is an immaculate conception

    http://www.buffalonews.com/gusto/disc-r ... n-20131013
    Let's say knowledge is a tree, yeah.
    It's growing up just like me.
  • PJSEMPRE
    PJSEMPRE Posts: 687
    All Music Guide

    http://www.allmusic.com/album/lightning ... 0002563197
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  • mattdingle
    mattdingle Posts: 181
    The sunday bus post in Ireland gave it 4/5 today , gave it a great review .
  • facepollution
    facepollution Posts: 6,834
    PJSEMPRE wrote:
    Pearl Jam’s ‘Lightning Bolt’ is an immaculate conception

    http://www.buffalonews.com/gusto/disc-r ... n-20131013

    Good read, I particularly liked:
    Pearl Jam has never gone on hiatus, has never broken up, has never released an album that sought to brazenly embrace any temporal tastes of the day. The group has plowed a singular furrow. And because of this, the band’s members don’t appear foolish in their late 40s, unlike so many artists in their peer group who confuse chasing trends with staying relevant. Similarly, the fans who have grown with them over the years can proceed with their fandom in good faith, with the assurance that Pearl Jam steers by the star of its own integrity.
  • TJ25487
    TJ25487 Posts: 1,501
    PJSEMPRE wrote:
    Pearl Jam’s ‘Lightning Bolt’ is an immaculate conception

    http://www.buffalonews.com/gusto/disc-r ... n-20131013

    Gosh darn it this is one awesome review. Very introspective. Go Buffalo!

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