S/T, Backspacer, Lightning Bolt & Gigaton - rank the songs

[Anders]

Most first places (if same, higher average wins, if no first place, most second places count etc):

1. Force Of Nature 3
2. The Fixer 2
3. Pendulum 2
4. Infallible 1
5. Sirens 1
6. Mind Your Manners 1
7. Amongst The Waves 1
8. Yellow Moon two second places
9. Sleeping By Myself two second places
10. Johnny Guitar one second place
11. Lightning Bolt one second place
12. Got Some one second place
13. Just Breathe one third place
14. Future Days one third place
15. Swallowed Whole one third place
16. My Father's Son one fourth place
17. The End one fourth place
18. Getaway two fifth places
19. Unthought Known one fifth place
20. Speed Of Sound one sixth place
21. Gonna See My Friend one sixth place
22. Let The Records Play one ninth place
23. Supersonic one twelfth place

Edited to include thespaniard’s list.

[Anders]

RM has voted. Supersonic you are the weakest link. Pendulum wins. Lightning Bolt now destroys Backspacer in every way.

1. Pendulum 68
2. Yellow Moon 71
3. Infallible 80
4. The Fixer 89
5. Force of Nature 90
6. Johnny Guitar 91
7. Lightning Bolt 97
8. Got Some 100
9. Sirens 104
10. Mind Your Manners 106
11. Sleeping by Myself 106
12 Just Breathe 119
13. Amongst the Waves 121
14. My Father's Son 121
15. Getaway 123
16. Speed of Sound 137
17. The End 142
18. Future Days 154
19. Gonna See My Friend 155
20. Swallowed Whole 165
21. Unthought Known 169
22. Let the Records Play 174
23. Supersonic 179

Lightning Bolt 1 2 3 7 9 10 11 14 15 18 20 22 = 132 avg of 11,00
Backspacer 4 5 6 8 12 13 16 17 19 21 23 = 144 avg of 13,09

Lightning Bolt 68 71 80 97 106 106 121 123 154 165 174 = 1159 avg of 96,58
Backspacer 89 90 91 100 119 121 137 142 155 169 179 = 1392 avg of 126,54

This looks about right. Good work team.

Not a bad list.

[worldwithyourheart]

wow I'm shocked how low Unthought Known is. That would be really high for me.

[darth_vedder]

they're all bad

[thespaniard]

1 Pendulum
2 Yellow Moon
3 Lightning Bolt
4 Mind Your Manners
5 Unthought Known
6 Just Breathe
7 Amongst the Waves
8 Sirens
9 Getaway
10 The Fixer
11 Got Some
12 Force of Nature
13 Speed of Sound
14 The End
15 Supersonic
16 Infallible
17 Swallowed Whole
18 Future Days
19 Sleeping by Myself
20 My Father's Son
21 Gonna See My Friend
22 Johnny Guitar
23 Let the Records Play

A lot of that middle section is very interchangeable for me.

I quite like the top few (despite the cheese of Unthought Known or Sirens), can tolerate the middle few (but would rarely seek them out), and actively dislike/skip the bottom few.

There really is nothing there that stands up well against their early-mid period output though. Quite depressing really.

[bodysnatcher]

man you guys need a new record if this is how you're spending your time

[melonhead4]

these are really good albums you jerks!

I have to admit I wasnt a big fan of Backspacer when it came out but d@mn has it aged well

[ridleybradout]

The best thing about listening to Backspacer and Lightning Bolt is how great these songs sound in comparison to the down-tuned mess most of them have become when played live.

[daft twat]

My fave 3 bs songs are Force of Nature, GSMF, and the SOS demo. I think I’ve seen them 18 times since the album came out. I’ve seen none of them live.

My fave 3 on LB are Getaway, Yellow Moon, and LTRP (I like it, fuck you), and I’ve seen none of them live.

Fuck. This. Band.

[LoathedVermin72]

18 times?!?!?!?!?!

[epilogue]

My fave 3 bs songs are Force of Nature, GSMF, and the SOS demo. I think I’ve seen them 18 times since the album came out. I’ve seen none of them live.

My fave 3 on LB are Getaway, Yellow Moon, and LTRP (I like it, fuck you), and I’ve seen none of them live.

Fuck. This. Band.

I don't think anyone has seen the SOS (demo) live.

[LetMeSleep]

My fave 3 bs songs are Force of Nature, GSMF, and the SOS demo. I think I’ve seen them 18 times since the album came out. I’ve seen none of them live.

My fave 3 on LB are Getaway, Yellow Moon, and LTRP (I like it, fuck you), and I’ve seen none of them live.

Fuck. This. Band.

I don't think anyone has seen the SOS (demo) live.

Isn't that what an Ed Ved solo show would be?

[daft twat]

18 times?!?!?!?!?!

Yeah, but spread out:
09 Chicago x 2
10 KC and St. Louis
11 PJ 20 x 2
12 Pensacola
13 London, Ont and Wrigley
14 Moline, St. Paul, Milwaukee, Bridge x 2
15 none
16 NYC x 2 and Wrigley x 2
17 none

Going to Barcelona and Wrigley x 2 this year as well.

[daft twat]

My fave 3 bs songs are Force of Nature, GSMF, and the SOS demo. I think I’ve seen them 18 times since the album came out. I’ve seen none of them live.

My fave 3 on LB are Getaway, Yellow Moon, and LTRP (I like it, fuck you), and I’ve seen none of them live.

Fuck. This. Band.

I don't think anyone has seen the SOS (demo) live.

Isn't that what an Ed Ved solo show would be?

Yes, and I’ve been to 2 of those as well.

[epilogue]

My fave 3 bs songs are Force of Nature, GSMF, and the SOS demo. I think I’ve seen them 18 times since the album came out. I’ve seen none of them live.

My fave 3 on LB are Getaway, Yellow Moon, and LTRP (I like it, fuck you), and I’ve seen none of them live.

Fuck. This. Band.

I don't think anyone has seen the SOS (demo) live.

Isn't that what an Ed Ved solo show would be?

I'm not convinced anyone's actually ever been to an Ed solo show.

[LetMeSleep]

My fave 3 bs songs are Force of Nature, GSMF, and the SOS demo. I think I’ve seen them 18 times since the album came out. I’ve seen none of them live.

My fave 3 on LB are Getaway, Yellow Moon, and LTRP (I like it, fuck you), and I’ve seen none of them live.

Fuck. This. Band.

I don't think anyone has seen the SOS (demo) live.

Isn't that what an Ed Ved solo show would be?

I'm not convinced anyone's actually ever been to an Ed solo show.

I had tix once. Changed my mind.

[epilogue]

My fave 3 bs songs are Force of Nature, GSMF, and the SOS demo. I think I’ve seen them 18 times since the album came out. I’ve seen none of them live.

My fave 3 on LB are Getaway, Yellow Moon, and LTRP (I like it, fuck you), and I’ve seen none of them live.

Fuck. This. Band.

I don't think anyone has seen the SOS (demo) live.

Isn't that what an Ed Ved solo show would be?

I'm not convinced anyone's actually ever been to an Ed solo show.

I had tix once. Changed my mind.

aw huh

[PHATJ]

18 times?!?!?!?!?!

Yeah, but spread out:
09 Chicago x 2
10 KC and St. Louis
11 PJ 20 x 2
12 Pensacola
13 London, Ont and Wrigley
14 Moline, St. Paul, Milwaukee, Bridge x 2
15 none
16 NYC x 2 and Wrigley x 2
17 none

Going to Barcelona and Wrigley x 2 this year as well.

I went to one of those.

[daft twat]

On the plus side, here are some songs not off these two albums I’ve caught for the first (and sometimes second and third) time at those shows: Brother, Smile, In My Tree, Satan’s Bed, Alone, Let Me Sleep, Bugs, Hold On, All or None, No Way, Sonic Reducer, Breath, Black, Red, and Yellow, Bugs, Help, help, Oceans, Real Me, Of the Earth, Bee Girl, Chloe/crown, Red Mosquito, In the Moonlght, Dead Man, Don’t Gimme No Lip...I guess that’s a better list than my unseen bs/lb list.

[epilogue]

Wow. How do you guys find the money and the time?