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Happy 25th... I mean 10th Lightning Bolt

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    igotid88igotid88 Posts: 27,437
    Sirens is a blemish? 
    I miss igotid88
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    PJNBPJNB Posts: 12,828
    dwjmu84 said:
    The one blemish on PJ’s otherwise stellar career, in my opinion. 

    The only songs I can listen to 11 years removed from this record are MFS, LTRP, and Getaway. 

    3/12

    Oh well!

    Those first two are among the worst songs this band has ever come up with though...
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    dwjmu84dwjmu84 Posts: 359
    igotid88 said:
    Sirens is a blemish? 
    I wouldn’t say it’s a blemish necessarily. The record as a whole is, however.

    That said, I don’t mind sirens. It’s ok. Nothing noteworthy though. 
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    dwjmu84dwjmu84 Posts: 359
    PJNB said:
    dwjmu84 said:
    The one blemish on PJ’s otherwise stellar career, in my opinion. 

    The only songs I can listen to 11 years removed from this record are MFS, LTRP, and Getaway. 

    3/12

    Oh well!

    Those first two are among the worst songs this band has ever come up with though...
    To each their own, but I’d say future days is the consensus worst song on the album. Meanwhile, anecdotally, it seems MFS is widely thought of as one of the few quality tracks. 
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    ZodZod Posts: 10,258
    I like the first two songs, and I like Future Days.

    The songs I like on Lightning Bolt are:

    Getaway
    Mind Your Manners
    Lightning Bolt
    Future Days
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    dwjmu84dwjmu84 Posts: 359
    Running is everything MYM wanted to be. 

    MYM is atrocious live to make matters worse. 
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    Spiritual_ChaosSpiritual_Chaos Posts: 29,093
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    MYM is quite great. And quite great live.
    Sirens is an all time classic
    Too bad Getaway didn't "work" or turned up more live
    Future Days is banal, like The End on the former album
    Lightning Bolt is banal, like Amongst the Waves on the former album
    Yellow Moon should be played more
    Post edited by Spiritual_Chaos on
    "Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
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    iOnlyownMymindiOnlyownMymind Posts: 2,547
    Pendulum is the standout track on that album, easily. 
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    GlowGirlGlowGirl New York, NY Posts: 9,947
    I will go on record saying I like Lightning Bolt. I especially like MYM, Infallible, Sirens, Lightning Bolt, Yellow Moon. I can listen to those over and over. 
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    silvosilvo Posts: 290
    Still regularly listen to My Fathers Son, Yellow Moon and Pendulum. Probably need to revisit the rest
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    mcgruff10mcgruff10 New Jersey Posts: 27,914
    Lighting bolt is amazing live.  Sirens is a classic.  I love yellow moon, sounds like old school pj to me.  Pendulum has definitely grown on me over the years.  The rest of the album is forgettable.
    I'll ride the wave where it takes me......
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    CROJAM95CROJAM95 Posts: 9,217
    Its my least favorite album, but i like most of it
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    Spiritual_ChaosSpiritual_Chaos Posts: 29,093
    iOnlyownMymind said:
    Pendulum is the standout track on that album, easily. 
    Yeah. How could I forget. The whole album should have been soaked in that mood! Great stuff
    "Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
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    kramerica4kramerica4 Posts: 259
    With PENDULUM, it has one of the greatest Pearl Jam tracks ever on the tracklist.
    The atmosphere of this song is so intense!
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    Spiritual_ChaosSpiritual_Chaos Posts: 29,093
    Has there ever been a more "Save it for Lost Dogs 2" song than Let the Records Play
    "Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
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    kramerica4kramerica4 Posts: 259
    There are some great tracks on this record for sure.
    Pendulum stands out of course, but there also are Getaway, Sirens (it sadly suffers from the production), Infallible and Yellow Moon.
    Plus, there is no song I want to skip like Gigaton has with Buckle Up.
    So Lightning Bolt is still a fun ride all these years later.
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    Abe FromanAbe Froman Posts: 5,078
    LB has the most songs of any PJ album that didn't quite hit like previous records. Still has a lot of good tunes though. 

    Pendulum is a PJ classic for me. 
    MYM, Getaway, LB and Yellow Moon are all cool songs as well. 
    SBM was a weird choice and just didn’t work IMO. Still not as bad as Buckle Up though. 
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    marumarukomarumaruko Frankfurt / Calgary Posts: 91
    Lightning Bolt in San Diego in 2022 was amazing. One of their best newer songs. 
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    pledgeagrievancepledgeagrievance Posts: 2,822
    Getaway, MYM, Infallible, Pendulum, Yellow Moon, Swallowed Whole are still in rotation for me. The rest are meh. LTRP is my least fav song in their catalogue 
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