Let's make the Ultimate PJ Album: TRACK 5

[Tj]

As a thought experiment I would like to see others personal list.
Mine at the moment
Who Ever Said
Animal
My Father's son
Cropduster
Black
Parachutes
Unthought Known
Corduroy
Grievance
Present Tense
Setting Sun
Push Me Pull me
Immortality

I can’t abide Unthought Known, but this is otherwise a banger

Yeah I know my love for Unthought Known is weird , but it is what it is for some reason beyond all that is right it's in my top 3 . The only other oddity is GTF is also in my top but to include caused alot of down stream problems. I could have had it and maybe I would consider trading Push Me Pull Me for Bushleager. Otherwise it great to me. Disappointed not to see Dance Make it , but there isn't much I can listen to on Lightning Bolt I do like My Father's Son enough and it fits.

[Monkey_Driven]

Parachutes should have been the S/T choice.

[Tj]

It's harder than it looks. I've tried a few times and I'm never completely satisfied.

The best I can do at the moment:

01. Brain of J
02. Hail, Hail
03. Dance of the Clairvoyants
04. Cropduster
05. Nothingman
06. Unemployable
07. Oceans
08. Swallowed Whole
09. Speed of Sound
10. Rival
11. Setting Sun
12. Indifference
13. All Those Yesterdays

This is very good Swallowed Hole doesn't ruin it. Oceans is probably the Ten song that fits the catalog the best followed by Black. Nice you got dance on this it finishes good .

[wease]

Parachutes should have been the S/T choice.

Good god no

[Ello Sailor]

I wish I was the uppercut
That you gave yourself

Outstanding work. Proud of you.

[Anders]

01. Go
02. Save You
03. Dance of the Clairvoyants
04. In My Tree
05. Black
06. Upper Hand
07. Do The Evolution
08. Corduroy
09. Grievance
10. Force Of Nature
11. Yellow Moon
12. Come Back
13. Immortality

[Kevin Davis]

I tried doing this, thought I had a pretty good list, but then realized I accidentally put two from Vs. and nothing from Gigaton.

[Matters]

1. Life Wasted
2. Animal
3. Evacuation
4. Cropduster
5. Black
6. Amongst the Waves
7. Waiting For Stevie
8. Corduroy
9. Buckle Up
10. Present Tense
11. Yellow Moon
12. Push Me, Pull Me
13. Parting Ways

[Birds in Hell]

This was much tougher than I anticipated.

My second attempt:

01. Gonna See My Friend
02. Even Flow
03. Dance of the Clairvoyants
04. Tremor Christ
05. Marker in the Sand
06. Off He Goes
07. Blood
08. Swallowed Whole
09. Get Right
10. Got to Give
11. Sleight of Hand
12. Push Me, Pull Me
13. All or None

[Anders]

I like a lot of that album. GSMF is a poor start though.

[Birds in Hell]

I'm pretty fond of GSMF in small doses.

The other alternative I mulled over was making Who Ever Said track 1 and The Fixer track 3 - but I was pretty keen on keeping DOTC.

[Matters]

This was much tougher than I anticipated.

It really is tough. I’ve had bad days at work that were easier than this. The best I could do was pick 3 or 4 songs that had to be included and then make compromises for the rest. Oh, and it needs to flow well.
But definitely a fun exercise, thanks for doing it Jorge.

[Farmer John]

Finally managed to do one that I'm happy with

01. Go
02. Hail, Hail
03. Dance of the Clairvoyants
04. Cropduster
05. Black
06. Parachutes
07. Do the Evolution
08. Of the Girl
09. *redacted*
10. *redacted*
11. Setting Sun
12. Aye Davanita
13. All Those Yesterdays

[stip]

1. Cant Keep
2. Mind Your Manners
3. Dance of the Clairvoyants
4. Given to Fly
5. Nothingman
6. Parachutes
7. Waiting for Stevie
8. Red Mosquito
9. Grievance
10. Force of Nature
11. Release
12. Indifference
13. Immortality

this might have flow issues but its a mighty fine crop of songs

[Anders]

Starts off a bit weak, but has a great finish.

[Tj]

1. Cant Keep
2. Mind Your Manners
3. Dance of the Clairvoyants
4. Given to Fly
5. Nothingman
6. Parachutes
7. Waiting for Stevie
8. Red Mosquito
9. Grievance
10. Force of Nature
11. Release
12. Indifference
13. Immortality

this might have flow issues but its a mighty fine crop of songs

3 through 8 flows really well

[Tj]

I can already tell I like everyone's list better than official. Lol I like all them pretty well actually.

[Tj]

1. Life Wasted
2. Animal
3. Evacuation
4. Cropduster
5. Black
6. Amongst the Waves
7. Waiting For Stevie
8. Corduroy
9. Buckle Up
10. Present Tense
11. Yellow Moon
12. Push Me, Pull Me
13. Parting Ways

As much I don't like Buckle Up and miss Setting Sun this has the best flow and feel this is really good!

[Jaeti]

I haven't tried this exercise solo yet, but I'm surprised that I don't think I've seen anyone with Rearviewmirror on their album. Obviously compromises must be made, and there are other great Track 8s, but seems like RVM would be a "non-negotiable" track for someone along the way.

[stip]

I built around albums with clear favorites. And while RVM is my favorite vs. song, there are 4-5 that I wouldn't bat an eye at their inclusion.


I would probably swap out Can't Keep and Parachutes for Life Wasted and I Am Mine, now that I think about it - so revised

1. Life Wasted
2. Mind Your Manners
3. Dance of the Clairvoyants
4. Given to Fly
5. Nothingman
6. I Am Mine
7. Waiting for Stevie
8. Red Mosquito
9. Grievance
10. Force of Nature
11. Release
12. Indifference
13. Immortality


Still don't like 3 slow burners at the end (a la gigaton) but if you had to do it you can't do much better than these 3.