Where does Lightning Bolt rank for you?

OlivavuOlivavu England Posts: 1,683
edited December 2013 in The Porch
Is anyone ready to put Lightning Bolt into their ranking order of Pearl Jam's albums?

I can rarely, if ever, settle on my order, but the same albums generally occupy the same echelons.

I'm not sure I'm ready to put LB into my order...are you?
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  • Vedd HeddVedd Hedd Posts: 4,330
    Olivavu wrote:
    Is anyone ready to put Lightning Bolt into their ranking order of Pearl Jam's albums?

    I can rarely, if ever, settle on my order, but the same albums generally occupy the same echelons.

    I'm not sure I'm ready to put LB into my order...are you?


    I usually need a live show, and a few months to pass before I can do that.

    (I see this being up there, though.)
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  • mrpink90mrpink90 Posts: 415
    i dont think its as good as any of their 90s albums, but i like it better than binaural, riot act, and backspacer. im one of the few it seems that LOVES avocado.
  • CD1083CD1083 Albany, NY Posts: 58
    edited October 2013
    Ten > No Code = Vitalogy > Vs > Yield = Binaural = Lightning Bolt = Riot Act =Avacado > Backspacer

    Ask me again tomorrow though and it will surely be different.
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  • Gern BlanstenGern Blansten Your Mom's Posts: 17,937
    Definitely above Backspacer. Not sure if I put it above ST

    I almost consider all of them equal except for Backspacer.
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  • OlivavuOlivavu England Posts: 1,683
    I think it'll be interesting to see people put it in a rank now and then see how it changes over time.

    I'm really not sure where I can put it. I have a strange sense of loyalty to older albums and, in turn, don't like to downgrade the latest one!

    Right now, my album order would be (without strict numbering):

    Top bracket: Yield, Ten, vs.
    Second tier: Vitalogy, No Code.
    Third tier: Riot Act, Pearl Jam, Binaural, Backspacer.

    I suspect LB will slot into the third tier in time.
  • OlivavuOlivavu England Posts: 1,683
    Ask me again tomorrow though and it will surely be different.

    It's like that for me most of the time!
  • bicyclejoebicyclejoe USA Posts: 1,042
    A disappointingly medicore effort. Dead last.
    My favorites in order:
    Vitalogy
    Ten
    No Code
    Yield
    Vs
    Pearl Jam
    Binaural
    Riot Act
    Backspacer

    Lightning Bolt
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  • I'd put it above Backspacer. Toss up with Avocado and below all the rest.
  • javis el errantejavis el errante Buenos Aires Posts: 6,136
    Top Ten?
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  • iamloco724iamloco724 Brooklyn NY Posts: 1,441
    only thing im sure of is its above backspacer and i dont totally dislike backspacer this just feels more like pearl jam to me
  • snipes824snipes824 Posts: 870
    Above Backspacer and Self-Titled, below the rest.
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    I am putting it about here.
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  • 9th place. Other than 3 or 4 songs, album isent anything special.
  • SB51327SB51327 NJ Posts: 35
    Interesting so much hate for Backspacer I thought it was much better than LB. If you compare them side by side


    Gonna See My Friend X Getaway
    X Got Some Mind Your Matter
    X The Fixer My Fathers Son
    Johnny Guitar X Sirens
    X Just Breathe Lightning Bolt
    X Amongst the Waves Infallible
    X Unthought Known Pendulum
    Supersonic X Swallowed Whole
    X Speed of Sound Let the Records Play
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    X The End Yellow Moon
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    Anyway my album rank now is

    No Code
    Yield
    Vs
    Ten
    Vitalogy
    Backspacer
    Pearl Jam
    Lightning Bolt
    Binaural
    Riot Act
  • mrpink90 wrote:
    i dont think its as good as any of their 90s albums, but i like it better than binaural, riot act, and backspacer. im one of the few it seems that LOVES avocado.


    im with u i LOVE avacado. havent listened to every song on lb yet but my ranking goes something like-

    Vs
    Vitalogy
    Avocado
    Yield
    Ten
    Backspacer
    No Code
    Riot Act
    Binaural
  • JK109224JK109224 Posts: 558
    It's not very good.
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    Caveeze wrote:
    I am putting it about here.

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  • OlivavuOlivavu England Posts: 1,683
    My ranking today would be:

    Yield
    Ten
    vs
    Vitalogy
    No Code
    Pearl Jam
    Riot Act
    Backspacer
    Binaural
    Lightning Bolt

    I think.

    It's really hard to order them... :?
  • Ten
    Vitalogy
    VS
    No Code
    Yield
    Riot Act
    Binaural
    Pearl Jam
    Backspacer
    lighting Bolt
    Speaking as a child of the 90's
  • My order today is:
    No Code
    Yield
    Binaural
    Vs
    Vitalogy
    Ten
    Riot Act
    Lightning Bolt
    Avocado
    Backspacer

    Once I saw them broken down in my list I realized that my favorites list can be broken down by eras. Hopefully their next one breaks that streak and cracks the top 5 (hi expectations, I know, but I'm trying to be optimistic).
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  • I'd put it above Backspacer. Toss up with Avocado and below all the rest.
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  • OlivavuOlivavu England Posts: 1,683
    Lightning Bolt is definitely in the bottom couple of my list, so far.

    Having listened to it about twenty times now and subsequently listened to the others too, there's no way it can compete with Ten, vs, Vitalogy, No Code, Yield and Pearl Jam for me. I don't think it comes close to Riot Act really either. Binaural isn't in the top bracket for me either, but I'm pretty sure that isn't under threat either. I thought it could push that and Backspacer, but it hasn't so far.

    So I think Lightning Bolt is going to be ranked for me as tenth and bottom.

    But I do like it :)
  • 1STmammal2wearPants1STmammal2wearPants Worcester, MA Posts: 2,825
    Instantly like it better than Backspacer and Self-Titled, so that's pretty damn good to me for a band 23 years into its career.
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  • Atomic PunkAtomic Punk Posts: 2,941
    9th. It is better than Backspacer for me. That is not saying much though.
  • OlivavuOlivavu England Posts: 1,683
    There's no way that I would rank it above PJ. I think that is the best post 2000 album.

    I prefer Backspacer as an album right now as I think it flows better and makes more sense as an album.

    Binaural is always quite low for me and I think this suffers the same thing as that album - it lacks the real stand out tracks that the others have alongside the solid tracks.
  • dannydanny Posts: 2,269
    to early to decide
    danny d
  • JonnyPistachioJonnyPistachio Florida Posts: 10,211
    Olivavu wrote:
    Lightning Bolt is definitely in the bottom couple of my list, so far.

    Having listened to it about twenty times now and subsequently listened to the others too, there's no way it can compete with Ten, vs, Vitalogy, No Code, Yield and Pearl Jam for me. I don't think it comes close to Riot Act really either. Binaural isn't in the top bracket for me either, but I'm pretty sure that isn't under threat either. I thought it could push that and Backspacer, but it hasn't so far.

    So I think Lightning Bolt is going to be ranked for me as tenth and bottom.

    But I do like it :)

    This is exactly how I feel.

    I do like the record too...It has some completely new sounds in a few places, but there's just no epic stand-outs yet. But im only on my 3rd listen.
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  • I think 5 or 6, with the first 4 albums ahead and a toss up right now with Yield.

    I always regard No Code as my #1 and I listened to it last night all the way through. When I got to Mankind, I'm Open, and Around the Bend I thought to myself, I usually skip these. I don't have any right now I skip with LB.
  • LiftedLifted Posts: 1,583
    1. No Code
    1. Vs
    1. Vitalogy
    1. Ten
    2. Yield
    3. Riot Act
    4. Binaural
    5. Lightning Bolt
    6. Pearl Jam
    20. Backspacer
  • 1. No Code
    2. Binaural
    3. Vitalogy
    4. Ten
    5. Yield
    6. Vs
    7. Lightning Bolt
    8. Avocado
    9. Backspacer
    10. Riot Act
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