MM 4-9: Cropduster vs. Parachutes

Post by **stip** » Tue March 19, 2024 11:06 pm

Cropduster vs. Parachutes

Post by **stip** » Tue March 19, 2024 11:09 pm

Easy vote for Parachutes. No shade for cropduster. Two really good quirky songs, but Parachutes just glides along to someplace special

Farmer John · Post by **Farmer John** » Tue March 19, 2024 11:36 pm

This one hurts. Two song titles that make me warm and fuzzy anytime I see them on any kind of list.

Cropduster

Post by **epilogue** » Tue March 19, 2024 11:39 pm

Cropduster, easy

liebzz · Post by **liebzz** » Tue March 19, 2024 11:43 pm

I used to feel nothing about Cropduster, and I would read the posts here, and give it another chance, and another chance, and yet another chance. For years. And then somehow post-Gigaton actually, the nuances of this thing hit me properly and it’s been steadily rising up the list, especially this past year. Pre-2023, I would have said easy vote for Parachutes, but now I am voting Cropduster. That a song could finally hit 22+ years after its release speaks to the genius of this band.

LetMeSleep · Post by **LetMeSleep** » Tue March 19, 2024 11:45 pm

Both phenomenal songs.

Parachutes is truly special and this may be the last time I can piss Higgs and Wease off with my love for it.

wease · Post by **wease** » Wed March 20, 2024 12:15 am

epilogue wrote:Cropduster, easy

Parachutes is garbage.

wease · Post by **wease** » Wed March 20, 2024 12:16 am

LetMeSleep wrote:Both phenomenal songs.

Parachutes is truly special and this may be the last time I can piss Higgs and Wease off with my love for it.

Goddammit

Birds in Hell · Post by **Birds in Hell** » Wed March 20, 2024 2:19 am

Both great but Cropduster has the edge.

Gigalogy84 · Post by **Gigalogy84** » Wed March 20, 2024 2:59 am

Cropduster is one my favorites from Riot Act but Parachutes is not even close to a favorite of mine from Self Titled.

AndySlash · Post by **AndySlash** » Wed March 20, 2024 3:33 am

liebzz wrote:I used to feel nothing about Cropduster, and I would read the posts here, and give it another chance, and another chance, and yet another chance. For years. And then somehow post-Gigaton actually, the nuances of this thing hit me properly and it’s been steadily rising up the list, especially this past year. Pre-2023, I would have said easy vote for Parachutes, but now I am voting Cropduster. That a song could finally hit 22+ years after its release speaks to the genius of this band.

cropduster took a long time for me to appreciate, too. it's not a favorite or anything, but i enjoy it a lot more now than i did then. and it smokes parachutes, then and now. easy vote.

Higgs · Post by **Higgs** » Wed March 20, 2024 4:13 am

LetMeSleep wrote:Both phenomenal songs.

Parachutes is truly special and this may be the last time I can piss Higgs and Wease off with my love for it.

Anders · Post by **Anders** » Wed March 20, 2024 4:47 am

Parachutes

Post by **Bammer** » Wed March 20, 2024 12:07 pm

I danced to Parachutes with Mrs. Bam at our wedding

Cropduster

Anders · Post by **Anders** » Wed March 20, 2024 1:04 pm

I'm glad Cropduster is finally getting the recognition it deserves.

liebzz · Post by **liebzz** » Wed March 20, 2024 1:04 pm

Bammer wrote:I danced to Parachutes with Mrs. Bam at our wedding

Cropduster

This only cracks me up because you then went immediately with the other song, and I connected with that.

Strat · Post by **Strat** » Wed March 20, 2024 3:14 pm

Oooh. real tough one.

A classic cameron riff paired against a classic quirky stone composition.

Damn.

LetMeSleep · Post by **LetMeSleep** » Wed March 20, 2024 11:14 pm

Higgs wrote:
LetMeSleep wrote:Both phenomenal songs.

Parachutes is truly special and this may be the last time I can piss Higgs and Wease off with my love for it.

Post by **stip** » Thu March 21, 2024 1:18 am

cropduster wins

Red Mosquito