Lightning Bolt - Pearl Jam
User Score
8.2

Universal acclaim- based on 22 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 20 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 22
  3. Negative: 2 out of 22

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  1. bicyclejoe
    Oct 15, 2013
    1
    Once a great rock band, Pearl Jam has settled into a pattern of retreaded guitar riffs, middling songwriting and FM soft rock theatrics. There's really no reason to revisit this album; it's simply an expression of a band merely existing to pay the bills and to relive the glory days. But we'll always have the live shows and "Vitalogy."

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Metascore
72

Generally favorable reviews - based on 24 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 24
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 24
  3. Negative: 0 out of 24
  1. Paste Magazine
    Oct 15, 2013
    40
    Essentially, the cruise control is running onward with disregard for all the maintenance and repairs that an engine needs, and the result is the worst album of their career.
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  2. Pitchfork
    Oct 15, 2013
    50
    Lightning Bolt begins with a spirited sprint before sputtering out and winding up in dullsville.
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  3. Rolling Stone
    Oct 15, 2013
    70
    Lightning Bolt is the sound of anger and brooding depression. In Pearl Jam terms, this is reason to be happy.
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