![]() ![]() ![]() It’s a great opening track, something that could easily kick off an arena rock concert. Lightning Bolt begins with the crescendoing guitar riff of “ Getaway,” a bona fide electric-guitar-distortion-bass-pumping-drum-thumping rocker that would have fit perfectly in the band’s catalog twenty years ago. This is no surprise, as Backspacer, Pearl Jam’s last album release from 2009, is a particularly thoughtful musical experience. The album is best viewed as a progression from loud to soft, initially reaching the punk-rock energy of days past before moving to sentimental, calmer music. For those concerned, the raw, gritty, longing vocals of front-man Eddie Vedder are a mainstay of Lightning Bolt, only, the means to those vocals has shifted over the years. Lightning Bolt shows that Pearl Jam’s maturation as human beings has not affected their songwriting or their familiar Pearl Jam style. With this in mind, it is Lightning Bolt, the tenth studio album from perennial alternative rockers Pearl Jam, that demonstrates an artist is never done creating, even after doing so for over two decades. Sure, the old songs will always hold a place in our hearts, but, no true artist aspires towards a dependency on biannual revival tours to earn money. The longevity of a band relies heavily on their ability to continue to create artistically. ![]()
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