Lightning BoltBest Lightning Bolt Albums Ranked
8.0
Avg Score
20
Opinions
7
Albums
6
Reviewers
Summary from 20 ratings
On Rate.fm, fans have rated Lightning Bolt’s catalog across 7 albums from 20 opinions, with an overall average of 8.0/10. The top-rated Lightning Bolt album is Wonderful Rainbow (2003) with a 8.4/10 average from 3 ratings, followed by Sonic Citadel and Fantasy Empire. The discography on Rate.fm spans 2001 to 2019.
Wonderful Rainbow
“Forming in 1995 and performing locally around Providence, Rhode Island, Lightning Bolt started out a sloppy but determined art-school trio with a penchant for Skin Graft-style noise-rock and aggressive live shows. It took them two years to get a record out, and when they finally did, it was released in a limited run of 750 copies. Since then, they've tightened up-- even dropping a member to become”
Ride the Skies
“Ah, the bass guitar. So overlooked, so underappreciated. Look how it sits, looking so innocuous, so pure. Its warm, rich tones and angelic harmonics tell a story of innocence and chastity. But its seductive curves, its smooth metallic hardware, and its rock-hard, finely crafted neck tell another story. Oh, how it begs to be perverted! To be slapped, to be twisted, to be warped, to be forced into m”
Sonic Citadel
“With Sonic Citadel, the two Brians successfully take Lightning Bolt's sound in a more melodic and accessible direction.”