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Lightning Bolt, the song- Owns you!

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  • E.KE.K New South Wales, Australia Posts: 7,726
    Nothing mediocre about it all. It's classic kickass Pearl Jam. The more I listen to it, the more I like it.

    8-)
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  • dr122931dr122931 Posts: 464
    Don't judge a song by a low quality bootleg. I didn't want to listen, but I gave each song one listen. For what it's with, LB seems like it kicks ass and FD doesn't do much for me, but I don't put much stock into that. Let's wait until the album comes out.
  • SICKMANSICKMAN Posts: 56
    matter of opinion I suppose

    hell.....the sound of two cats fuckin' is Mozart to some ears

    E.K wrote:
    Nothing mediocre about it all. It's classic kickass Pearl Jam. The more I listen to it, the more I like it.

    8-)
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  • Dr. DelightDr. Delight Posts: 11,210
    Yeah....like I said :)
    And so you see, I have come to doubt
    All that I once held as true
    I stand alone without beliefs
    The only truth I know is you.
  • E.KE.K New South Wales, Australia Posts: 7,726
    Yeah....like I said :)

    Was great hearing it on the Danny Clinch video. I think it's going to be my favourite. :)
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  • thefixer9thefixer9 Posts: 9,376
    E.K wrote:
    Yeah....like I said :)

    Was great hearing it on the Danny Clinch video. I think it's going to be my favourite. :)

    I agree! :D
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  • It's been owning me for the past 24 hours! Listened to the studio version about 50x and, for me, it's the best PJ song in a long time. My bro and I have been waiting for a song like this since yield. It's classic PJ sound with "new" PJ composition. If u thought 90s PJ was dead this song brings it back to life. Don't judge from those fan boots...It's like 2 different songs.
  • jimc3 wrote:
    "All the places where you would naturally go up to perk up a song or create a dynamic, he would almost consciously take it down and add tension. He'd avoid the obvious. It's less spoon-fed and less appealing at first, but you listen and go, 'Wow, there's a lot of dignity in that vocal."

    "We try to do that as a band, take the less traveled route," he continues. "With 'Light Years,' Mike McCready had written some music. We were excited about it for a while, but when we got down to recording it, it was too nice, too right there - it was a little too close to 'Given to Fly.' We changed the tempos, and then one night Mike and I, after working on it all day and getting frustrated, just flipped it backwards, and in about 35 minutes it became 'Light Years,' with words and everything. It still has a fairly contagious chorus and melody, but it's just sideways enough to make me happy.""

    http://www.fivehorizons.com/archive/art ... 2000.shtml

    I miss the sideways...

    Same here, but after giving it some thought those years still had songs I did not like as well like Breakerfall, God's Dice, and Evacuation. So if Ed is changing it up and writing faster and using the obvious, hopefully the same percentage of the music is great as before.
  • I love this tune, it is melodic and rocking at the same time

    I am surprised by how many people aren't into it, when I first heard the live version the first thing I thought was "THIS is the kind of stuff that should have been on the last 2 albums"
  • Dr. DelightDr. Delight Posts: 11,210
    This song doesnt kick in until after the first chorus, after Mike's guitar solo.... then it turns into an entirely different song.
    And so you see, I have come to doubt
    All that I once held as true
    I stand alone without beliefs
    The only truth I know is you.
  • Dr. DelightDr. Delight Posts: 11,210
    I love this tune, it is melodic and rocking at the same time

    I am surprised by how many people aren't into it, when I first heard the live version the first thing I thought was "THIS is the kind of stuff that should have been on the last 2 albums"
    To be fair.. the Wrigley version is no comparison to this studio version.
    And so you see, I have come to doubt
    All that I once held as true
    I stand alone without beliefs
    The only truth I know is you.
  • E.KE.K New South Wales, Australia Posts: 7,726
    Good to know there are others who really like it. I liked it immediately after hearing just the Wrigley version so I knew it was going to be a winner.
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  • ForceofNature101ForceofNature101 Posts: 1,295
    edited September 2013
    I love this tune, it is melodic and rocking at the same time

    I am surprised by how many people aren't into it, when I first heard the live version the first thing I thought was "THIS is the kind of stuff that should have been on the last 2 albums"
    To be fair.. the Wrigley version is no comparison to this studio version.
    I think both are pretty awesome, I like the studio version a lot but I really wish they let the jam at the end play out instead of fade out but it is a badass tune either way!
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  • Dr. DelightDr. Delight Posts: 11,210
    I love this tune, it is melodic and rocking at the same time

    I am surprised by how many people aren't into it, when I first heard the live version the first thing I thought was "THIS is the kind of stuff that should have been on the last 2 albums"
    To be fair.. the Wrigley version is no comparison to this studio version.
    I think both are pretty awesome, I like the studio version a lot but I really with they let the jam at the end play out instead of fade out but it is a badass tune either way!
    Agree...thats the patented B. O'Brien fade out for ya.
    And so you see, I have come to doubt
    All that I once held as true
    I stand alone without beliefs
    The only truth I know is you.
  • PJ_SoulPJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,587
    SICKMAN wrote:
    The song......mediocre.....at it's best

    Like I mentioned in a previous post, it sounds like something me and a couple of friends coulda made up on the spot if handed a microphone and told to wail

    - uninspiring; trite; and grossly devoid of pattern or rhythm-

    these guys are pros....they know, and can do sooooo much better

    they've proved they can
    Wow. You and your friends must be musical geniuses or something to be able to do that. Cool. :P
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  • eeriepadaveeeriepadave West Chester, PA Posts: 43,082
    I think the studio version may sound better than hearign it live. I didn't mind hearing it at Wrigley but didn't really stand out too much. Hearing it in the film sounded better to me :? Maybe i should go back and listen to some youtube clips of the Wrigley version.
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  • Dr. DelightDr. Delight Posts: 11,210
    I'm guessing more rehearsal with this one will make it a lot better live.
    And so you see, I have come to doubt
    All that I once held as true
    I stand alone without beliefs
    The only truth I know is you.
  • E.KE.K New South Wales, Australia Posts: 7,726
    Love it even more after listening to it a few times on the free iTunes stream. :thumbup: :thumbup:
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  • E.KE.K New South Wales, Australia Posts: 7,726
    Still going nuts to this one. Hope I get to hear this live on January 19! :crazy:
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  • E.KE.K New South Wales, Australia Posts: 7,726
    edited November 2013
    I always do the "Eddie" dance to this one.

    You know the one he did during Satans Bed a long time ago where he does that little twist thing with his legs and moves his arms a lot.

    :lol:
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  • buck502000buck502000 Birthplace of GIBSON guitar Posts: 8,951
    I always do the Mike guitar whirl and point ala Pete Townsend.
  • E.KE.K New South Wales, Australia Posts: 7,726
    I can't believe there are people on here criticising this song. It's such a great little rocker and fun to dance to.
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  • fox_mulderXfox_mulderX Posts: 1,134
    Probably my least favourite song on the album. There are no redeeming qualities to it.
  • TJ25487TJ25487 Posts: 1,501
    Probably my least favourite song on the album. There are no redeeming qualities to it.

    Ownership is not for everyone.
  • Last-12-ExitLast-12-Exit Charleston, SC Posts: 8,661
    After first hearing LB at Wrigley, I wasnt sure about it. After hearing the CD and live at charlotte, I love this song. Not my favorite, but I definitely don't skip it when it comes on.
  • DamianKDamianK Posts: 192
    I love this song. It makes me want to throw my arms in the air and scream FUCK YES!! Especially the intro and first verse. Brilliant.
  • Call me crazy, but it reminds me of The Cult's she sells sanctuary...at least the guitar solo...

    Which is a good thing...love the both tunes... :D
  • E.KE.K New South Wales, Australia Posts: 7,726
    DamianK wrote:
    I love this song. It makes me want to throw my arms in the air and scream FUCK YES!! Especially the intro and first verse. Brilliant.

    :thumbup:
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