Touche. But, he's still wrong.stip wrote:RM is a home for misfits of all stripes15showsandcounting wrote:Lol. No. Not at all. Riot Act is fine, but nothing great. No one who was around for Ten and Vs can possibly think this. Hell, even if you arrived at No Code or Yield this thought is absurd.greendisease wrote:Why? Vs. and Riot Act are still great albums but Vitalogy easily tops them, everyone has their different tastes but surely the majority thinks that.RockPusher wrote:Open up the "Your opinion is wrong" floodgates!
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I could believe Vitalogy. Unless Riot Act is your first album, I just don't see it. Different strokes...Ms Harmless wrote:a lot of people here love Riot Act, and for me Vitalogy is their best album
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Ive been around since 10. No way 10 and VS are my favorite albums.
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It took me years to accept that, 15showsandcounting. it's still baffling to me, but I recognize that it's real
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"no one who was around for Ten and Vs. can possibly think this" is a wild thing to say
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I can accept album rankings of every configuration. What I can't wrap my head around was the "favorite opening songs run" conversation from the other day.
Beyond the scope of my limited understanding, that.
Beyond the scope of my limited understanding, that.
We still make records to be listened to — not that everyone will listen to a record track one to twelve in a row or side A or Side B — but we still make 'em in case somebody does want to listen to it like that, that's how we make em…
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Agreed. But I think it's pretty true, so I said it.Ms Harmless wrote:"no one who was around for Ten and Vs. can possibly think this" is a wild thing to say
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I'd bet it has to be one of the other two I mentioned then, Yield or No Code... maybe Vitalogy.Strat wrote:Ive been around since 10. No way 10 and VS are my favorite albums.
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wrong again15showsandcounting wrote:I'd bet it has to be one of the other two I mentioned then, Yield or No Code... maybe Vitalogy.Strat wrote:Ive been around since 10. No way 10 and VS are my favorite albums.
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Even if you take away the music on what I consider two flawless albums, the era made the music that much more potent. Good times.stip wrote:It took me years to accept that, 15showsandcounting. it's still baffling to me, but I recognize that it's real
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Now talk about Lightning Bolt15showsandcounting wrote:Even if you take away the music on what I consider two flawless albums, the era made the music that much more potent. Good times.stip wrote:It took me years to accept that, 15showsandcounting. it's still baffling to me, but I recognize that it's real
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Then you just have bad taste. Not that there's anything wrong with that.Strat wrote:wrong again15showsandcounting wrote:I'd bet it has to be one of the other two I mentioned then, Yield or No Code... maybe Vitalogy.Strat wrote:Ive been around since 10. No way 10 and VS are my favorite albums.
Binaural? I do love Insignificance and Grievance.
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Do we have a poop icon?Jorge wrote:Now talk about Lightning Bolt15showsandcounting wrote:Even if you take away the music on what I consider two flawless albums, the era made the music that much more potent. Good times.stip wrote:It took me years to accept that, 15showsandcounting. it's still baffling to me, but I recognize that it's real
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Burgeoning friendship with Stip: over15showsandcounting wrote:Do we have a poop icon?Jorge wrote:Now talk about Lightning Bolt15showsandcounting wrote:Even if you take away the music on what I consider two flawless albums, the era made the music that much more potent. Good times.stip wrote:It took me years to accept that, 15showsandcounting. it's still baffling to me, but I recognize that it's real
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Well, shit.Jorge wrote:Burgeoning friendship with Stip: over15showsandcounting wrote:Do we have a poop icon?Jorge wrote:Now talk about Lightning Bolt15showsandcounting wrote:Even if you take away the music on what I consider two flawless albums, the era made the music that much more potent. Good times.stip wrote:It took me years to accept that, 15showsandcounting. it's still baffling to me, but I recognize that it's real
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“ARE WE AT WAR WITH EACH OTER?
ARE YOU AT WAR WITH YOURSELF?”
Oof. I hope I'm wrong, but I picture Ed during live performances doing that whisper-question style singing of this line.
ARE YOU AT WAR WITH YOURSELF?”
Oof. I hope I'm wrong, but I picture Ed during live performances doing that whisper-question style singing of this line.
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tragabigzanda wrote:E.H. Ruddock wrote:“ARE WE AT WAR WITH EACH OTER?
ARE YOU AT WAR WITH YOURSELF?”
Oof. I hope I'm wrong, but I picture Ed during live performances doing that whisper-question style singing of this line.
We still make records to be listened to — not that everyone will listen to a record track one to twelve in a row or side A or Side B — but we still make 'em in case somebody does want to listen to it like that, that's how we make em…
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as long as he doesn't elongated yell "at war with yourSEEEEEEEEELF" we'll be fine
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Ms Harmless wrote:as long as he doesn't elongated yell "at war with yourSEEEEEEEEELF" we'll be fine
We still make records to be listened to — not that everyone will listen to a record track one to twelve in a row or side A or Side B — but we still make 'em in case somebody does want to listen to it like that, that's how we make em…