Wow. Hmmmm. Aside from throw away songs- I’d have to say Let The Records Play, Severed Hand, or Johnny Guitar. They truly fall short of their potential. Severed Hand feels extremely forced to me.
i know it’s loved but there is a reason it didn’t make Yield
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i dont like live just breathe.. and never liked whishlist ,live or at album.. while i like it at studio album,my father son,live sounds bad all the rest i have no problem..
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"..That's One Happy Fuckin Ghost.."
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Always, ever, since LB came out, the answer is only one for me: Sirens.
I love PJ with all my heart, and with time I even came to appreciate songs I kind of really hated at first (Supersonic in particular, I love it now, but also Olé). Some songs are also not the best, but I can find positive or good things in them too.. for example, I agree with the person above that said Severed Hand sounds kind of forced (like, yeah, let's rock with a very cheap and average riff), but lyrics are interesting, solo at the end is great, I like the melody of the vocals, so as a whole it's good.
But Sirens.. if a god existed, he/she would know how much I wish they'd never wrote that song. Can't really save anything from it.
For live versions I would say Just Breathe due to the amount of playtime is gets and the slot it is always in. I get why some may like it but a little too much cheese with this one and overplayed for me.
For years it was Just Breathe for me. I went for a cigarette when they played it in Dublin last time. The sentimentality used to just kill me with it. Nothingman was another one that I couldn't bear to listen to, but I'm not sure if it was the worst or just that it made me too emotional to listen.
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Ten - none VS - none Vitalogy - Bugs plus all of that experimental crap that no one listens to No Code - Mankind. Just not a good song and I enjoy Don't Gimme No Lip a lot so its not because it is Stone. Yield - none Binaural - Evacuation. Parts of this song are just ok while others are unlistenable. Riot Act - Cropduster. Just not a good song imo and a set killer at the shows I have seen with it there. Avocado - Big Wave. One of the worse chorus's they have "Got me a big wave, ride me a big wave, got me a big wave" Backspacer - The album with the most duds imo. Gonna See My Friend, The Fixer, Johnny Guitar, Just Breathe, Supersonic,The End Lightning Bolt - My Fathers Son, Let the Records Play, Sleeping By Myself, Future Days are all duds.
Only picking 15 songs over 10 albums is a pretty good track record if you ask me. The last two albums I picked over half on one and almost half on the other. I am really hoping the next album is more solid.
I've already seen more than a couple songs amongst my absolute favorites here.. funny thread. A 'dud' for one person can be a gem for another.
Totally true. I work at a restaurant. Every now and again I’ll have a table where 3 or 4 people order the same thing and 1 person will send it back saying it’s the worst thing they’ve ever had while the other 3 identical plates are completely crushed
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Evil Goat - wish they hadn't played this live; don't need to acknowledge every song ever, ugh
Bee girl - good with original intention, nowhere near a good enough song to still be playing it. Write something new and quality if you went that vibe in the set...
Let Records Play - lame
Leash - decent, not great when I was 14, immature and crap as an adult. Dump it already.
Last Kiss - same as Bee Girl. Fine with original inspiration. Appreciate it was a success on their terms. But it's the song I never want to hear live.
Besides that, Happy Thanksgiving. I'm off to buy some boots!
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i know it’s loved but there is a reason it didn’t make Yield
2009 - Toronto
2010 - Buffalo
2011 - Toronto 1&2
2013 - London, Pittsburgh, Buffalo
2014 - Cincinnati, St. Louis, Detroit
2016 - Ft. Lauderdale, Miami, Ottawa, Toronto 1
2018 - Fenway 1&2
2022 - Hamilton, Toronto
2023 - Chicago 1&2
2024 - Las Vegas 1&2
and never liked whishlist ,live or at album..
while i like it at studio album,my father son,live sounds bad
all the rest i have no problem..
"..That's One Happy Fuckin Ghost.."
“..That came up on the Pillow Case...This is for the Greek, With Our Apologies.....”
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Werchter 2022
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Krakow 2022
and their cover of Last Kiss is just.... ugghhh
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Leash. It aged like a cut of beef in the desert sun.
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Ten - none
VS - none
Vitalogy - Bugs plus all of that experimental crap that no one listens to
No Code - Mankind. Just not a good song and I enjoy Don't Gimme No Lip a lot so its not because it is Stone.
Yield - none
Binaural - Evacuation. Parts of this song are just ok while others are unlistenable.
Riot Act - Cropduster. Just not a good song imo and a set killer at the shows I have seen with it there.
Avocado - Big Wave. One of the worse chorus's they have "Got me a big wave, ride me a big wave, got me a big wave"
Backspacer - The album with the most duds imo. Gonna See My Friend, The Fixer, Johnny Guitar, Just Breathe, Supersonic,The End
Lightning Bolt - My Fathers Son, Let the Records Play, Sleeping By Myself, Future Days are all duds.
Only picking 15 songs over 10 albums is a pretty good track record if you ask me. The last two albums I picked over half on one and almost half on the other. I am really hoping the next album is more solid.
I take it Sweet Lew is excluded from this to keep it fair and open......
I've never really fallen in love with The Fixer.
Does Pry, To count?
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Evil Goat - wish they hadn't played this live; don't need to acknowledge every song ever, ugh
Bee girl - good with original intention, nowhere near a good enough song to still be playing it. Write something new and quality if you went that vibe in the set...
Let Records Play - lame
Leash - decent, not great when I was 14, immature and crap as an adult. Dump it already.
Last Kiss - same as Bee Girl. Fine with original inspiration. Appreciate it was a success on their terms. But it's the song I never want to hear live.
Besides that, Happy Thanksgiving. I'm off to buy some boots!
I'm guessing this thread won't be long for this world, though.
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