lightning bolt. the song

robthepjfan
robthepjfan Posts: 647
edited October 2013 in The Porch
i didnt think much of it when i first heard it. but now im lovin it. alot. weird how songs u skip iver at first become favorites
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  • jimbojones1138
    jimbojones1138 Posts: 3,640
    sometimes it has taken me years to find things in songs that leave me scratching my head as to why its taken me so long...sleight of hand was one of those for sure.

    lightning bolt is fantastic. it reminds me so much of the who

    :)
    it's largely due to eddie that i liked to jump off of things as a child...
  • Ahr Mann
    Ahr Mann Posts: 141
    robthepjfan wrote:
    i didnt think much of it when i first heard it. but now im lovin it. alot. weird how songs u skip iver at first become favorites

    Great tune. Had my wife shimmying when she heard me playing it in the office. And lemmie tellya buddy, that woman can shimmy.
  • phungi
    phungi Posts: 641
    thought: the gal in the song is the same as the gal described in "Force of Nature",,,

    talk amongst yourselves...
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  • jimbojones1138
    jimbojones1138 Posts: 3,640
    Ahr Mann wrote:
    Great tune. Had my wife shimmying when she heard me playing it in the office. And lemmie tellya buddy, that woman can shimmy.

    You gotta know you'll never let her go
    She's a lightning bolt


    :D
    it's largely due to eddie that i liked to jump off of things as a child...
  • Veddernarian
    Veddernarian Posts: 1,924
    I love the song. Love the neat riffs, all the change ups, etc. The one thing that bugs me a little are the whale sounds at the end of the solo. I hope that solo can be extended live with a better transition at the end.
    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
  • slightofjeff
    slightofjeff Posts: 7,762
    To me, it's almost a callback to Nothingman. Of course, in that song, the protagonist does let his lightning bolt go -- and curses the day.
    everybody wants the most they can possibly get
    for the least they could possibly do
  • BELLZDEEP
    BELLZDEEP Posts: 289
    jimbojones1138 wrote:
    sometimes it has taken me years to find things in songs that leave me scratching my head as to why its taken me so long...sleight of hand was one of those for sure.

    :)


    .....i totally agree, and sleight of hand is an example of this for me as well
  • DewieCox
    DewieCox Posts: 11,432
    I dig it. Wasn't a fan of Backspacer, but this song signifies how much better some of those song could've been with a more old school PJ approach. Really blends the old and the new.
  • BrainofBGA
    BrainofBGA Australia Posts: 4,559
    Awesome song... Rocking...catchy in a 'good way'. Top 3 on the album for me!!

    The lightning strike sets you free!!!!
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  • Joshoeuh
    Joshoeuh Posts: 167
    I like it and think it has a good groove... But I hate the lyrics. They seem too amateur for Ed.

    But what the hell do I know?
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  • jimbojones1138
    jimbojones1138 Posts: 3,640
    Joshoeuh wrote:
    I like it and think it has a good groove... But I hate the lyrics. They seem too amateur for Ed.

    But what the hell do I know?


    im not understanding why people expect the rapture whenever a new pj album comes out lyric-wise. not everything pj-world has to be absolutely profound. ed was a huge ramones fan, right? can't he just write a good, simple rock song?
    it's largely due to eddie that i liked to jump off of things as a child...
  • RoughMix
    RoughMix back of a lorry Posts: 385
    Didn't really like it at first.
    But,heard it live in Pitt.
    This song is a rocker.
    "They don't give a shit Keith Moon is dead,
    is that exactly what I thought I read."
  • robthepjfan
    robthepjfan Posts: 647
    thats y i didnt dig it at first. i was like hmm shes a lightning bolt! ehh , skip to next track...but i gave it another listen and it just stuck. i probably listened 30 times today..btw This is the best ed has sounded since Yield
  • slightofjeff
    slightofjeff Posts: 7,762
    Joshoeuh wrote:
    I like it and think it has a good groove... But I hate the lyrics. They seem too amateur for Ed.

    But what the hell do I know?

    I'm not sure if they are amateurish. There's a lot of metaphor going on here. People seem to hate the "straightforward" stuff. People seem to hate the "metaphorical" stuff.

    I think Ed knows what he's doing when it comes to stringing words together.
    everybody wants the most they can possibly get
    for the least they could possibly do
  • Leezestarr313
    Leezestarr313 Temple of the cat Posts: 14,451
    Ahr Mann wrote:

    Great tune. Had my wife shimmying when she heard me playing it in the office. And lemmie tellya buddy, that woman can shimmy.

    I love the mental image I get in my head when I read this :D :thumbup:

    I don't like the beginning of that song for whatever reason, but I dig the rest of it. And it's awesome live!
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  • SVRDhand13
    SVRDhand13 Posts: 27,016
    I love the song but the first verse takes too long to build up for me
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  • slightofjeff
    slightofjeff Posts: 7,762
    SVRDhand13 wrote:
    I love the song but the first verse takes too long to build up for me

    I maybe see what you're saying, but I also think lyrically that's a hell of a start to a song.
    everybody wants the most they can possibly get
    for the least they could possibly do
  • fox_mulderX
    fox_mulderX Posts: 1,134
    Not feeling it. It's a song I've heard before with Pearl Jam and I'm already over it.
  • slightofjeff
    slightofjeff Posts: 7,762
    fox_mulderX wrote:
    Not feeling it. It's a song I've heard before with Pearl Jam and I'm already over it.

    Do you have a DeLorean, a flux capacitor and 1.21 gigawatts? Please explain.
    everybody wants the most they can possibly get
    for the least they could possibly do
  • Joshoeuh
    Joshoeuh Posts: 167
    jimbojones1138 wrote:
    Joshoeuh wrote:
    I like it and think it has a good groove... But I hate the lyrics. They seem too amateur for Ed.

    But what the hell do I know?


    im not understanding why people expect the rapture whenever a new pj album comes out lyric-wise. not everything pj-world has to be absolutely profound. ed was a huge ramones fan, right? can't he just write a good, simple rock song?

    He can write a simple rock song, sure... But I think he has done it in the past with better lyrics. As I stated, it's a fine song and I enjoy listening to it.. I just think it's pretty corny at times. Better than anything I could ever write? Certainly. But I don't love the lyrics, and as much as I love Pearl Jam it's not so unconditional that I'll never criticize anything.
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