Red Mosquito

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?

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.

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).

I will say this, Reddit and RM have very different opinions on Riot Act and Gigaton. Gigaton is almost universally hated on Reddit.

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.

Wild

Binaural
No Code
Gigaton
Riot Act
Vitalogy
Avocado
Yield
Vs
Ten
Dark Matter
Backspacer
Lightning Bolt

epilogue wrote: Mon July 20, 2026 9:08 pm

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.

Wild

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...

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!"

People man

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.

I can't understand hating Gigaton. I think Dark Matter has superior, tighter songwriting, but Gigaton is so nice in so many ways.

WtOB? wrote: Tue July 21, 2026 5:25 am

epilogue wrote: Mon July 20, 2026 9:08 pm

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.

Wild

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...

Buckle Up is a great song! Man, people do not get Stone.

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.

PS, SBWM still sucks, live or studio

E.H. Ruddock wrote: Tue July 21, 2026 6:46 pm PS, SBWM still sucks, live or studio

Can we ever trust a man that doesn't like In My Tree?

Monkey_Driven wrote: Tue July 21, 2026 9:01 pm

E.H. Ruddock wrote: Tue July 21, 2026 6:46 pm PS, SBWM still sucks, live or studio

Can we ever trust a man that doesn't like In My Tree?

No, we can not.

E.H. Ruddock wrote: Tue July 21, 2026 6:46 pm PS, SBWM still sucks, live or studio

Thank you for holding ground in my absence.