RANK THE ALBUMS

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mkay0 wrote:What an odd time to talk negatively about WMA. Song has never impressed me more, or felt more powerful.
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Good message, boring song.
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Anders wrote:Good message, boring song.
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Monkey_Driven wrote:
mkay0 wrote:What an odd time to talk negatively about WMA. Song has never impressed me more, or felt more powerful.
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lol come on now

I like the song and I appreciate that it can take on an extra poignancy considering the current climate but "THIS IS the WRONG TIME to DISS A SONG YOU DON'T LIKE" is a bad bad take
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Jorge wrote:
Monkey_Driven wrote:
mkay0 wrote:What an odd time to talk negatively about WMA. Song has never impressed me more, or felt more powerful.
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lol come on now

I like the song and I appreciate that it can take on an extra poignancy considering the current climate but "THIS IS the WRONG TIME to DISS A SONG YOU DON'T LIKE" is a bad bad take
I was referring more to how powerful it is in the moment. Diss away!
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WMA has a great bass line, and sort of takes a different vibe and focus to add some range to an album that could sound very same-y without it. Go, Animal, Glorified G, Dissident, Rearviewmirror... a lot of big rock songs that need something other than a ballad to balance it out. WMA more than fits the bill, much in the way Oceans served to rectify a similar scenario in Ten. It even in a sense serves as a palate cleanser so the songs don’t run together. It’s what the album needs. Daughter and Small Town are slower songs but aren’t as effective at doing this as WMA.
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Jorge wrote:Yield
No Code
Binaural
Riot Act
Vitalogy
Vs
Ten
Gigaton
Avocado
Lightning Bolt
Backspacer

I think that's the first time I've ranked Yield over No Code but it's how I'm feeling right now
You've probably expounded on it before, but tell us what it is about Riot Act that ranks fourth for you.
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No Code
Yield
Ten
Vitalogy
Vs
Gigaton
Binaural
Riot Act
Avocado
Lightning Bolt
Backspacer
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Vitalogy
Binaural
No Code
Riot Act
Yield
Vs
Ten
Gigagton
Avocado
Backspacer
Lightning Bolt
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After listening to the entire catalogue in the last few days:

Yield
Vs
Vitalogy
No Code
Ten
Binaural
Gigaton
Riot Act
Avocado
Backspacer
Lightning Bolt
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Recently, it's probably this:

Yield
Vitalogy
Binaural
Vs.
Riot Act
No Code
Gigaton
Ten
Avocado
Lightning Bolt
Backspacer
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I waited a little bit to do this post-Gigaton:

Riot Act
Binaural
Vitalogy
No Code
Gigaton
Yield
Vs
Ten
Avocado
Lightning Bolt
Backspacer
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Mine is quite similar to that but with RA much further down the list. I need to give that album another listen soon - I keep thinking I am missing a new aha moment with that one since many who put it near their top lump it with Vitalogy, Binaural, and No Code which are my top 3.
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Guys, Gigaton might be my favorite.
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Gigaton
Binaural
Ten
Vs.
Yield
Vitalogy
Riot Act
No Code
Avocado
Lightning Bolt
Backspacer
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Vitalogy
Riot Act
Ten
Yield
Gigaton
No Code
Vs
Binaural
S/T
Lightning Bolt
Backspacer
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I’m not looking back to see if I have included Gigaton yet, but as of today I would say:

Vitalogy
Backspacer
No Code
Yield
Gigaton
Ten
Vs.
Lost Dogs (if we were including)
Pearl Jam
Riot Act
Backspacer
Lightning Bolt
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liebzz wrote:I’m not looking back to see if I have included Gigaton yet, but as of today I would say:

Vitalogy
Backspacer
No Code
Yield
Gigaton
Ten
Vs.
Lost Dogs (if we were including)
Pearl Jam
Riot Act
Backspacer
Lightning Bolt
Backspacer X2 and no Binaural. :shake:

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PHATJ wrote:
liebzz wrote:I’m not looking back to see if I have included Gigaton yet, but as of today I would say:

Vitalogy
Backspacer
No Code
Yield
Gigaton
Ten
Vs.
Lost Dogs (if we were including)
Pearl Jam
Riot Act
Backspacer
Lightning Bolt
Backspacer X2 and no Binaural. :shake:

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Wait, did I get autocorrected!? Binaural was supposed to be #2. I mean, it was on my 25 list on the other thread.
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Ten
Riot act
Avocado
Binaural
No code
Yield
Lightning bolt
Vs
Backspacer
Vitalogy


Gigaton--i still have to listen to this
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