No Code: Official Album Thread

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I think I'll listen to it today. I haven't heard any pj this year.
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LoathedVermin72 wrote:Man, this album is really scratching me where I itch today.
LoathedVermin72 wrote:"Sometimes" is so wonderful. The softness of Jack's drumming underlined by Jeff's playful bass, while a whimsical, jovially contemplative Eddie dances on top of them... :luv: :nice: :heartbeat: :hooray:
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LoathedVermin72 wrote:Oh man, I never noticed that subtle background guitar coming from the left in "Smile". Is that Mike or Stone? Oh my god I love it. The production on this album is out of this world.

As a collection of songs, I don't think this is PJ's strongest album, but taken as whole piece, it is more than the sum of its parts. So much so that I could see this being my favorite PJ album, even though I've always been a Vs. guy.
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It's definitely their richest album sonically. Every moment seems to be exploding with layers of sound, but carefully orchestrated and mixed so as to never become messy, convoluted, or busy. I feel like I'm always discovering some new nuance every time I listen.
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lv keeps getting better and better :heartbeat:
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lol :luv:
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No Code is a really great album that probably could have ended at Present Tense even if I do like Im Open and Around the Bend. Habit is kind of awful and I hate In My Tree, the rest is :thumbsup:
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mikejasond wrote:No Code is a really great album that probably could have ended at Present Tense even if I do like Im Open and Around the Bend. Habit is kind of awful and I hate In My Tree, the rest is :thumbsup:
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mikejasond wrote: I hate In My Tree, the rest is :thumbsup:
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Oh man, the way the acoustic guitar sidles in around the 2:30 mark in "Present Tense"... :luv:
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LoathedVermin72 wrote:Oh man, the way the acoustic guitar sidles in around the 2:30 mark in "Present Tense"... :luv:
wait till the wonderful percussion, it's so good
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darth_vedder wrote:
LoathedVermin72 wrote:Oh man, the way the acoustic guitar sidles in around the 2:30 mark in "Present Tense"... :luv:
wait till the wonderful percussion, it's so good
Yeah, just got there. Magnificent. And way it fades into the quiet outro guitar? And then the drums fade in? Fuhgeddaboutit.
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LoathedVermin72 wrote:
darth_vedder wrote:
LoathedVermin72 wrote:Oh man, the way the acoustic guitar sidles in around the 2:30 mark in "Present Tense"... :luv:
wait till the wonderful percussion, it's so good
Yeah, just got there. Magnificent. And way it fades into the quiet outro guitar? And then the drums fade in? Fuhgeddaboutit.
Present Tense is one bazillion percent better on the album than it is live. I love that album cut so much.
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PHATJ wrote:
LoathedVermin72 wrote:
darth_vedder wrote:
LoathedVermin72 wrote:Oh man, the way the acoustic guitar sidles in around the 2:30 mark in "Present Tense"... :luv:
wait till the wonderful percussion, it's so good
Yeah, just got there. Magnificent. And way it fades into the quiet outro guitar? And then the drums fade in? Fuhgeddaboutit.
Present Tense is one bazillion percent better on the album than it is live. I love that album cut so much.
I have to disagree, this song takes on a brand new energy live. That ending while live is just soooooo good and intense.
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haha oh boy
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mikejasond wrote:
PHATJ wrote:
LoathedVermin72 wrote:
darth_vedder wrote:
LoathedVermin72 wrote:Oh man, the way the acoustic guitar sidles in around the 2:30 mark in "Present Tense"... :luv:
wait till the wonderful percussion, it's so good
Yeah, just got there. Magnificent. And way it fades into the quiet outro guitar? And then the drums fade in? Fuhgeddaboutit.
Present Tense is one bazillion percent better on the album than it is live. I love that album cut so much.
I have to disagree, this song takes on a brand new energy live. That ending while live is just soooooo good and intense.
:lol: Fuckin' A, man.
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LoathedVermin72 wrote:Oh man, the way the acoustic guitar sidles in around the 2:30 mark in "Present Tense"... :luv:

You should hear the version Ed and Glen do. It's great.
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PHATJ wrote: :lol: fuckin a man.
Did you mean to post this in the "what are you doing right now" thread?
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theplatypus wrote:
PHATJ wrote: :lol: fuckin a man.
Did you mean to post this in the "what are you doing right now" thread?
Lolz. I'm gonna edit that post. :lol: :lol: :lol:
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LoathedVermin72 wrote:Oh man, I never noticed that subtle background guitar coming from the left in "Smile". Is that Mike or Stone? Oh my god I love it. The production on this album is out of this world.

As a collection of songs, I don't think this is PJ's strongest album, but taken as whole piece, it is more than the sum of its parts. So much so that I could see this being my favorite PJ album, even though I've always been a Vs. guy.
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No Code and Vs are my favorites albums.

I think they both capture what i love about the band.
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