MC 4-14: Rival vs. Parting Ways

Post by **stip** » Mon April 27, 2026 1:21 am

Rival vs. Parting Ways

wease · Post by **wease** » Mon April 27, 2026 1:38 am

Parting Ways.

I have gained a greater appreciation for Rival over the years but it’s still quite behind Parting Ways.

jamfan14 · Post by **jamfan14** » Mon April 27, 2026 5:38 am

Parting ways for sure for me. Wish they played it more.

Anders · Post by **Anders** » Mon April 27, 2026 6:51 am

Easily Rival

ABNorman · Post by **ABNorman** » Mon April 27, 2026 8:11 am

Tricky. I think Parting Ways though.

Post by **epilogue** » Mon April 27, 2026 6:56 pm

Anders wrote:Easily Rival

Yep.

This shouldn't be close

Matters · Post by **Matters** » Mon April 27, 2026 7:15 pm

Don’t forget to factor in the 20 seconds dog growling at the start of Rival. Deduct accordingly.

As good as Rival is, there’s no part of that track than can compete with “drifting away.”

Parting Ways

Post by **epilogue** » Mon April 27, 2026 7:32 pm

The boner this board has for Parting Ways always surprises me when we get to MM.

Norah · Post by **Norah** » Mon April 27, 2026 7:59 pm

Not sure why you would detract points for the Rival dog growl.

Matters · Post by **Matters** » Mon April 27, 2026 9:26 pm

It goes on for too long. 5-8 seconds would have been fine. Great song though.

Post by **epilogue** » Mon April 27, 2026 9:42 pm

Yeah, but Parting Ways goes on for 4:47 seconds. So...

Matters · Post by **Matters** » Mon April 27, 2026 9:43 pm

And every second is beautiful.

wease · Post by **wease** » Mon April 27, 2026 9:45 pm

epilogue wrote:The boner this board has for Parting Ways always surprises me when we get to MM.

stfu, Habit boy

Post by **epilogue** » Mon April 27, 2026 9:52 pm

wease wrote:
epilogue wrote:The boner this board has for Parting Ways always surprises me when we get to MM.
stfu, Habit boy

Post by **epilogue** » Mon April 27, 2026 9:54 pm

Matters wrote:And every second is beautiful.

Not as beautiful as a dog growl

Matters · Post by **Matters** » Mon April 27, 2026 10:05 pm

Without looking, what’s the name of the dog credited in the Binaural album notes? I can’t remember.

wease · Post by **wease** » Mon April 27, 2026 10:12 pm

Matters wrote:Without looking, what’s the name of the dog credited in the Binaural album notes? I can’t remember.

It’s not Rival?

Norah · Post by **Norah** » Mon April 27, 2026 10:59 pm

idk but it's tchad blake's dog

Post by **stip** » Mon April 27, 2026 11:19 pm

These are both top 6 Binaural songs for me (and binaural has a STEEP drop after those 6). But I'm pretty sure Rival is number 1.

Parting Ways should have found a life as an Ed solo encore set staple. It is really good live

Matters · Post by **Matters** » Mon April 27, 2026 11:49 pm

Norah wrote:idk but it's tchad blake's dog

That sounds right. I didn’t look up the name but I think I remember it now.
Hint: John Lennon, NYC.

Red Mosquito