Also, it mentioned the production of Avocado but not the production of Dark Matter, which tells me that it is not really receiving what this forum is putting out. AI is good for spitting out a flawed reflection of what's out there.Matters wrote: Sat July 18, 2026 9:13 am That’s not a bad list and the descriptions mostly make sense but… is there really a consensus that Gigaton was heavily over-produced?
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I think this is a very good list to be honest. Quite close to my personal rankings. Lighting Bolt and Gig are where they should be. Top 3 are absolutely spot on. Riot Act is not tied with Binaural - it is, without question, a better record. The only tracks I can still enjoy from Binaural are Breakerfall, God's Dice, Light Yrs, and Grievance, whilst Riot Act can be enjoyed ALMOST cover to cover (exceptions Green Disease and Bushleaguer).
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I will say this, Reddit and RM have very different opinions on Riot Act and Gigaton. Gigaton is almost universally hated on Reddit.
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WildMonkey_Driven wrote: Mon July 20, 2026 6:46 pm I will say this, Reddit and RM have very different opinions on Riot Act and Gigaton. Gigaton is almost universally hated on Reddit.
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many of the fans i met in 2024/2025 when i saw them live 5 times HATED gigaton - particularly buckle up. although i never heard anyone say it was "overproduced". sometimes people are just wrong...epilogue wrote: Mon July 20, 2026 9:08 pmWildMonkey_Driven wrote: Mon July 20, 2026 6:46 pm I will say this, Reddit and RM have very different opinions on Riot Act and Gigaton. Gigaton is almost universally hated on Reddit.
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Now that y'all mention it, when I went to see the Dark Matter listening event in the movie theater everyone there did trash Gigaton. "At least this (Dark Matter) is way better than whatever that (Gigaton) was!"
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I can't understand hating Gigaton. I think Dark Matter has superior, tighter songwriting, but Gigaton is so nice in so many ways.Monkey_Driven wrote: Mon July 20, 2026 6:46 pm I will say this, Reddit and RM have very different opinions on Riot Act and Gigaton. Gigaton is almost universally hated on Reddit.
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Buckle Up is a great song! Man, people do not get Stone.WtOB? wrote: Tue July 21, 2026 5:25 ammany of the fans i met in 2024/2025 when i saw them live 5 times HATED gigaton - particularly buckle up. although i never heard anyone say it was "overproduced". sometimes people are just wrong...epilogue wrote: Mon July 20, 2026 9:08 pmWildMonkey_Driven wrote: Mon July 20, 2026 6:46 pm I will say this, Reddit and RM have very different opinions on Riot Act and Gigaton. Gigaton is almost universally hated on Reddit.
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I'm not a big fan of the album versions on Gigaton, but in 2021 I saw all but 3 of them live, and every single one (except Superblood Wolfmoon) was outstanding in a live setting. That being said, Gigaton is still hard for me to rank anywhere above any other album except Backspacer and Lightning Bolt.
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No, we can not.Monkey_Driven wrote: Tue July 21, 2026 9:01 pmCan we ever trust a man that doesn't like In My Tree?
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