Second albums that were better than the debut

[Norah]

I definitely prefer the first St. Vincent record to the second one.

[epilogue]

Also:

[epilogue]

I definitely prefer the first St. Vincent record to the second one.

I still love you, Pete.

[Norah]

I definitely prefer the first St. Vincent record to the second one.

I still love you, Pete.

I'll make you sorry.

[stip]

[epilogue]

Yup.

Good one.

[epilogue]

I definitely prefer the first St. Vincent record to the second one.

I still love you, Pete.

I'll make you horny.

[Jorge]

By a lot.

[Norah]

By a lot.

Would y'all agree that each of her albums is better than the last? Because I think that's true, though I haven't listened to this one a whole lot so it might be better than Extraordinary Machine and I just don't know it.

[stip]

No, I think the current album, while pretty good, is a sizable step back from Extraordinary Machines, which is easily her best.

[Norah]

No, I think the current album, while pretty good, is a sizable step back from Extraordinary Machines, which is easily her best.

Disagree a lot there.

[Jorge]

I haven't listened to this one a whole lot so it might be better than Extraordinary Machine

It is.

And The Idler Wheel is a lot better than Extraordinary Machine to my ears, but still not as good as When the Pawn.

[Mike]

No, I think the current album, while pretty good, is a sizable step back from Extraordinary Machines, which is easily her best.

I agree with the order EM > When The Pawn > Tidal but I'm not sure if I like EM or Idler Wheel better. Idler Wheel is one of my favorite records of this decade.

[Jorge]

Idler Wheel is outstanding. Extraordinary Machine is good but a little safe and middle-of-the-road.

[Jorge]

Actually, I might like Idler Wheel even more than When the Pawn.

[Norah]

Idler Wheel is outstanding. Extraordinary Machine is good but a little safe and middle-of-the-road.

Agreed. I'm gonna go back and listen to When the Pawn again.

[Norah]

Idler Wheel is so fucking good.

[Jorge]

Also, the second Ramones album is an improvement on the first.

[Mike]

That run from Werewolf through to the end is so so good.

[stip]

Maybe I liked the theatricality on EM a bit more. Every Single Night is outstanding, and Anything We Want - Hot Knife is a cool run, but the rest of that record didn't particularly excite me.

I think When The Pawn is the most consistently good of the four records, since EM falls off a bit int he back half. But the first half of EM is the highlight of her catalog for me.