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}} ''Lightning Bolt'' is the tenth studio album by the American rock band Pearl Jam. Produced by long-time Pearl Jam collaborator Brendan O'Brien, the album was released in the United States on October 15, 2013 through the band's own Monkeywrench Records, with Republic Records handling the international release. The band begun composing new songs in 2011, and had the album's first recording sessions in early 2012 before the musicians decided to take a break. As all the band members got into side projects afterwards, work on ''Lightning Bolt'' only resumed in March 2013. The music for ''Lightning Bolt'' has a harder rock sound with longer songs to contrast predecessor ''Backspacer'' (2009), and the lyrics convey singer Eddie Vedder's feelings on aging and mortality. Preceded by a promotional campaign focusing on Pearl Jam's website and social network profiles and two moderately successful singles, "Mind Your Manners" and "Sirens", ''Lightning Bolt'' was well received by critics, who considered the album an effective return to the band's old sound, and topped the charts in the United States, Canada, and Australia. ==Production== Soon after completing ''Backspacer'' in 2009, Pearl Jam and producer Brendan O'Brien intended to soon repeat the experience given that according to O'Brien "we had a really good time doing it.".〔 In 2011, amidst preparations for the documentary ''Pearl Jam Twenty'' and its accompanying tour, the band recorded some tracks with O'Brien at Los Angeles' Henson Recording Studios, with the song "Olé" being issued as a free download. O'Brien considered that the studio helped the band get to a "submarine mentality, and everybody going into the ship together", and bassist Jeff Ament added that working outside the band's hometown Seattle led the musicians to work more efficiently.〔 After some time developing demos, the musicians returned to Henson in March 2012, recording seven songs before the band decided to take a break, as according to guitarist Mike McCready "we had to take some time to figure out what we wanted to do."〔 Guitarist Stone Gossard added that despite the bandmembers thinking that after the productive sessions the album was nearing completion, eventually they considered the tracks "didn’t feel strong enough for a record. Work on the album resumed only in March 2013 as the bandmembers regrouped with new compositions, mostly done separatedly in each member's home studio—though McCready at times worked along with drummer Matt Cameron—before the group reunited to finish the songs together.〔 O'Brien attributed the long break to the band's busy schedule,〔 as the musicians got into side projects after putting the Pearl Jam album on hold: singer Eddie Vedder started a solo tour, drummer Matt Cameron returned to Soundgarden,〔 guitarist Stone Gossard rejoined side project Brad, Ament recorded solo album ''While My Heart Beats'' and started the project RNDM, and McCready formed the group Walking Papers while also taking part in a partial reunion of Mad Season.〔Reiff, Corbin. "(Interview: Mike McCready on Mad Season Reissue and New Pearl Jam )". ''Premier Guitar'', 6 March 2013.〕 Vedder still considered that all the diversions helped Pearl Jam to have "more importance placed on the records" and focusing on making the best album possible. Like with previous records the songs had their first recordings with all the musicians playing together, though O'Brien added that with ''Lightning Bolt'' "we don’t keep as much of (live recordings ) as we used to."〔 Guest musicians include O'Brien himself at the keyboards,〔 long time keyboardist Boom Gaspar,〔 and violinist Ann Marie Calhoun. After six weeks of new recording sessions, the album was mixed in Seattle at the band's desire,〔 with the process taking place in Studio X.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Studio X News: Projects in 2013 )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Lightning Bolt (Pearl Jam album)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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