Worst Gigaton song

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Pick one

1. Who Ever Said
2
1%
2. Superblood Wolfmoon
27
15%
3. Dance of the Clairvoyants
1
1%
4. Quick Escape
2
1%
5. Alright
5
3%
6. Seven O'Clock
10
6%
7. Never Destination
24
13%
8. Take the Long Way
23
13%
9. Buckle Up
28
16%
10. Comes Then Goes
6
3%
11. Retrograde
35
19%
12. River Cross
17
9%
 
Total votes: 180

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NO BAD SONGS
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thats true. even the bottom songs are fine
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stip wrote:thats true. even the bottom songs are fine
Well, except for SBWM. I retract my statement.
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Every song here is better than Future Days.
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there are no bad Gigasongs
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SUPERBLOOD WOLFMOON IS EXCELLENT!
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There are parts of Retrograde, which I think are easily the worst on the album, but with high volume, the last minute is pretty great.
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someone posted in a different thread that even the weaker songs have compelling passage
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Yes. I like Never Destination, but I can see why it would rub some people the wrong way. It's got some moments that are meh, and has even fallen a bit in my rankings, but the best parts of it are gold.
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the thing that saves the slightly "Backspacer"-ish parts of Never Destination, for me, is the bright warmth of the guitars and Ed's delivery / energy, both of which feel super Yield-y to me
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I woke up singing retrograde this morning for some odd reason.

Still think it’s the worst and incredibly out of place on this album.
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stip wrote:someone posted in a different thread that even the weaker songs have compelling passage

Took a 10 mile bike ride with this yesterday, and I would agree with this.

Never Destination and Retrograde are my least favorite tracks, yet I found significant moments in each. The Retrograde outro which has been mentioned, I like where Eddie sings More Denial differently over ND, and the songs slows, picks back up, it’s got a few more interesting moments than I heard initially.
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Ms Harmless wrote:the thing that saves the slightly "Backspacer"-ish parts of Never Destination, for me, is the bright warmth of the guitars and Ed's delivery / energy, both of which feel super Yield-y to me

Yes!

I think you captured this better than what I was trying to say in post prior to this re: ND
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vedder316 wrote:
Ms Harmless wrote:the thing that saves the slightly "Backspacer"-ish parts of Never Destination, for me, is the bright warmth of the guitars and Ed's delivery / energy, both of which feel super Yield-y to me

Yes!

I think you captured this better than what I was trying to say in post prior to this re: ND
I just get really nostalgic listening to this :)
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Strat wrote:I woke up singing retrograde this morning for some odd reason.

Still think it’s the worst and incredibly out of place on this album.
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E.H. Ruddock wrote:
Strat wrote:I woke up singing retrograde this morning for some odd reason.

Still think it’s the worst and incredibly out of place on this album.
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Trade you retrograde for a superblood wolfmoon ?
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E.H. Ruddock wrote:NO BAD SONGS
I think I agree with this.
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stip wrote:someone posted in a different thread that even the weaker songs have compelling passage
Yes
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I voted for Take the long way as the “worst”, but for me its become evident that it is SBWM.
Delete it from the tracklist and you have such a incredible flow.
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Royalearth wrote:I voted for Take the long way as the “worst”, but for me its become evident that it is SBWM.
Delete it from the tracklist and you have such a incredible flow.
I'd replace SBWM with Safe in the Car from Jeff's recent solo album. Jeff, Matt and Mike are already on it, so just swap in Ed's vocals and voila, instant improvement. The theme fits too.
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