Maybe just a sign of the times, but 'Comes then Goes' just hits me like a ton of bricks. Parting Ways 2. Sounds like it should be played during the acoustic set at Mansfield 2003. I'm blown away.
There really isn't a bad song on the album, just songs I like more. This is one of the things for me that makes this such a great album is that it is all killer with no filler. 1-12 is good. Everyone has their own opinions and tastes, but to me after about 20 listens top to bottom in the last few days, its better songs measure up with those on No Code, Yield and Vitalogy, but in my opinion the lesser songs on Gigaton are much stronger than those of the lesser songs on other albums. Ten and Vs for me are at the top, musically, and also due to their cultural significance, but I am starting to think this album might rank as their 3rd best for me. Gigaton is a grower, and since the first listen my fondness for it is continuing to grow, as you listen to subtleties and intricacies that you don't hear on the first couple of listens, because it is all so new.
Obviously this is my opinion, but I tried a little exercise with Vitalogy and No Code and intermixed the songs from Gigaton with first, Vitalogy and then No Code, ranking them, and for me it turned out as follows:
Vitalogy/Gigaton
Betterman - Vitalogy Seven O’Clock - Gigaton Corduroy - Vitalogy Dance of the Clairvoyants - Gigaton Who Ever Said - Gigaton Quick Escape - Gigaton Immortality - Vitalogy Retrograde - Gigaton Comes Then Goes - Gigaton Nothingman - Vitalogy Superblood Wolfmoon - Gigaton Not For You - Vitalogy Tremor Christ - Vitalogy River Cross - Gigaton Spin the Black Circle - Vitalogy Alright - Gigaton Buckle Up - Gigaton Last Exit - Vitalogy Never Destination - Gigaton Whipping - Vitalogy Take the Long Way - Gigaton Satan’s Bed - Vitalogy Aya Davanita - Vitalogy Hey Foxymophandlemama, That’s Me (Stupidmop) - Vitalogy Bugs - Vitalogy Pry To - Vitalogy
No Code/Gigaton
Red Mosquito - No Code Seven O’Clock - Gigaton Dance of the Clairvoyants - Gigaton Off He Goes - No Code In My Tree - No Code Who Ever Said - Gigaton Quick Escape - Gigaton Who You Are - No Code Hail, Hail - No Code Retrograde - Gigaton Comes Then Goes - Gigaton Present Tense - No Code Superblood Wolfmoon - Gigaton Mankind - No Code River Cross - Gigaton Alright - Gigaton Buckle Up - Gigaton Smile - No Code Never Destination - Gigaton Sometimes - No Code Take the Long Way - Gigaton Around the Bend - No Code Lukin - No Code I’m Open - No Code Habit - No Code
I see you like the shiny new object. DO this again in a couple of years, changes would be interesting.
There really isn't a bad song on the album, just songs I like more. This is one of the things for me that makes this such a great album is that it is all killer with no filler. 1-12 is good. Everyone has their own opinions and tastes, but to me after about 20 listens top to bottom in the last few days, its better songs measure up with those on No Code, Yield and Vitalogy, but in my opinion the lesser songs on Gigaton are much stronger than those of the lesser songs on other albums. Ten and Vs for me are at the top, musically, and also due to their cultural significance, but I am starting to think this album might rank as their 3rd best for me. Gigaton is a grower, and since the first listen my fondness for it is continuing to grow, as you listen to subtleties and intricacies that you don't hear on the first couple of listens, because it is all so new.
Obviously this is my opinion, but I tried a little exercise with Vitalogy and No Code and intermixed the songs from Gigaton with first, Vitalogy and then No Code, ranking them, and for me it turned out as follows:
Vitalogy/Gigaton
Betterman - Vitalogy Seven O’Clock - Gigaton Corduroy - Vitalogy Dance of the Clairvoyants - Gigaton Who Ever Said - Gigaton Quick Escape - Gigaton Immortality - Vitalogy Retrograde - Gigaton Comes Then Goes - Gigaton Nothingman - Vitalogy Superblood Wolfmoon - Gigaton Not For You - Vitalogy Tremor Christ - Vitalogy River Cross - Gigaton Spin the Black Circle - Vitalogy Alright - Gigaton Buckle Up - Gigaton Last Exit - Vitalogy Never Destination - Gigaton Whipping - Vitalogy Take the Long Way - Gigaton Satan’s Bed - Vitalogy Aya Davanita - Vitalogy Hey Foxymophandlemama, That’s Me (Stupidmop) - Vitalogy Bugs - Vitalogy Pry To - Vitalogy
No Code/Gigaton
Red Mosquito - No Code Seven O’Clock - Gigaton Dance of the Clairvoyants - Gigaton Off He Goes - No Code In My Tree - No Code Who Ever Said - Gigaton Quick Escape - Gigaton Who You Are - No Code Hail, Hail - No Code Retrograde - Gigaton Comes Then Goes - Gigaton Present Tense - No Code Superblood Wolfmoon - Gigaton Mankind - No Code River Cross - Gigaton Alright - Gigaton Buckle Up - Gigaton Smile - No Code Never Destination - Gigaton Sometimes - No Code Take the Long Way - Gigaton Around the Bend - No Code Lukin - No Code I’m Open - No Code Habit - No Code
I see you like the shiny new object. DO this again in a couple of years, changes would be interesting.
Maybe there is a bit of shiny new object going on, but I love the balance in this album and the organic feel that it has. It is a grower, not a burner much like No Code, so I am having a tough time thinking my opinion of it will be much less later on. There honestly isn't a bad song on this album. That cannot be said of many albums.
There really isn't a bad song on the album, just songs I like more. This is one of the things for me that makes this such a great album is that it is all killer with no filler. 1-12 is good. Everyone has their own opinions and tastes, but to me after about 20 listens top to bottom in the last few days, its better songs measure up with those on No Code, Yield and Vitalogy, but in my opinion the lesser songs on Gigaton are much stronger than those of the lesser songs on other albums. Ten and Vs for me are at the top, musically, and also due to their cultural significance, but I am starting to think this album might rank as their 3rd best for me. Gigaton is a grower, and since the first listen my fondness for it is continuing to grow, as you listen to subtleties and intricacies that you don't hear on the first couple of listens, because it is all so new.
Obviously this is my opinion, but I tried a little exercise with Vitalogy and No Code and intermixed the songs from Gigaton with first, Vitalogy and then No Code, ranking them, and for me it turned out as follows:
Vitalogy/Gigaton
Betterman - Vitalogy Seven O’Clock - Gigaton Corduroy - Vitalogy Dance of the Clairvoyants - Gigaton Who Ever Said - Gigaton Quick Escape - Gigaton Immortality - Vitalogy Retrograde - Gigaton Comes Then Goes - Gigaton Nothingman - Vitalogy Superblood Wolfmoon - Gigaton Not For You - Vitalogy Tremor Christ - Vitalogy River Cross - Gigaton Spin the Black Circle - Vitalogy Alright - Gigaton Buckle Up - Gigaton Last Exit - Vitalogy Never Destination - Gigaton Whipping - Vitalogy Take the Long Way - Gigaton Satan’s Bed - Vitalogy Aya Davanita - Vitalogy Hey Foxymophandlemama, That’s Me (Stupidmop) - Vitalogy Bugs - Vitalogy Pry To - Vitalogy
No Code/Gigaton
Red Mosquito - No Code Seven O’Clock - Gigaton Dance of the Clairvoyants - Gigaton Off He Goes - No Code In My Tree - No Code Who Ever Said - Gigaton Quick Escape - Gigaton Who You Are - No Code Hail, Hail - No Code Retrograde - Gigaton Comes Then Goes - Gigaton Present Tense - No Code Superblood Wolfmoon - Gigaton Mankind - No Code River Cross - Gigaton Alright - Gigaton Buckle Up - Gigaton Smile - No Code Never Destination - Gigaton Sometimes - No Code Take the Long Way - Gigaton Around the Bend - No Code Lukin - No Code I’m Open - No Code Habit - No Code
I see you like the shiny new object. DO this again in a couple of years, changes would be interesting.
Maybe there is a bit of shiny new object going on, but I love the balance in this album and the organic feel that it has. It is a grower, not a burner much like No Code, so I am having a tough time thinking my opinion of it will be much less later on. There honestly isn't a bad song on this album. That cannot be said of many albums.
I may be projecting some as I am super impressed overall after my 2nd listen...but I tend to get that way with the new albums.
Seven O'Clock brought me to tears. I don't know why but it really hit me.
Listened to the whole thing once through. Wow. Fantastic job. As with all PJ music, the songs will move around on my list of favorites but there isn't one that I can't listen to at all.
there is something VERY special about seven o´clock after the 4:20 mark , the song just explodes i dont know if it is the times we live in these days but i just find it full of hope and passion , i cannot stop smiling and there a strange soft feeling of hope and that everything will be alright, that we´ll make it alright in the end. in one of the first times i listen to the song i almost cried after the 4:20 mark...
Honestly surprised that Who Ever Said and Retrograde made the album. . . Who Ever Said is too long and sounds like a b-side from Backspacer. Retrograde is like Yellow Moon part 2. Still too early to know how much I like the album, but Ed is rambling way too much without melody. I think the album would have been perfect if 80% of the songs had been shorter and had less vocals from ed (Comes then Goes would have been PERFECT if it just stayed ed and acoustic guitar, without the vocal layers). All in all over produced. And Buckle Up? Music is perfect, but the lyrics had me chuckling when he starts singing "buckle up."
I love it. Can't rank it yet because I think I'd put it absurdly high on my list right now. Must listen on headphones or surround sound. Echo studio was a wise investment 😂. Only song that needs to grow on me is take the long way.
Honestly surprised that Who Ever Said and Retrograde made the album. . . Who Ever Said is too long and sounds like a b-side from Backspacer. Retrograde is like Yellow Moon part 2. Still too early to know how much I like the album, but Ed is rambling way too much without melody. I think the album would have been perfect if 80% of the songs had been shorter and had less vocals from ed (Comes then Goes would have been PERFECT if it just stayed ed and acoustic guitar, without the vocal layers). All in all over produced. And Buckle Up? Music is perfect, but the lyrics had me chuckling when he starts singing "buckle up."
Can't get enough of Whoever Said. My fav on the album.
there is something VERY special about seven o´clock after the 4:20 mark , the song just explodes i dont know if it is the times we live in these days but i just find it full of hope and passion , i cannot stop smiling and there a strange soft feeling of hope and that everything will be alright in the end and that we´ll make it alright in the end. in one of the first times i listen to the song i almost cried after the 4:20 mark...
Totally agree. The last two minutes are really awesome.
Honestly surprised that Who Ever Said and Retrograde made the album. . . Who Ever Said is too long and sounds like a b-side from Backspacer. Retrograde is like Yellow Moon part 2. Still too early to know how much I like the album, but Ed is rambling way too much without melody. I think the album would have been perfect if 80% of the songs had been shorter and had less vocals from ed (Comes then Goes would have been PERFECT if it just stayed ed and acoustic guitar, without the vocal layers). All in all over produced. And Buckle Up? Music is perfect, but the lyrics had me chuckling when he starts singing "buckle up."
I pretty much agree with everything here. Hopefully I will feel differently with more listens.
Honestly surprised that Who Ever Said and Retrograde made the album. . . Who Ever Said is too long and sounds like a b-side from Backspacer. Retrograde is like Yellow Moon part 2. Still too early to know how much I like the album, but Ed is rambling way too much without melody. I think the album would have been perfect if 80% of the songs had been shorter and had less vocals from ed (Comes then Goes would have been PERFECT if it just stayed ed and acoustic guitar, without the vocal layers). All in all over produced. And Buckle Up? Music is perfect, but the lyrics had me chuckling when he starts singing "buckle up."
I pretty much agree with everything here. Hopefully I will feel differently with more listens.
Who Ever Said is such a badass song with the catchiest chorus and melody on the album.
Honestly surprised that Who Ever Said and Retrograde made the album. . . Who Ever Said is too long and sounds like a b-side from Backspacer. Retrograde is like Yellow Moon part 2. Still too early to know how much I like the album, but Ed is rambling way too much without melody. I think the album would have been perfect if 80% of the songs had been shorter and had less vocals from ed (Comes then Goes would have been PERFECT if it just stayed ed and acoustic guitar, without the vocal layers). All in all over produced. And Buckle Up? Music is perfect, but the lyrics had me chuckling when he starts singing "buckle up."
I pretty much agree with everything here. Hopefully I will feel differently with more listens.
Who Ever Said is such a badass song with the catchiest chorus and melody on the album.
Took a couple of listens to appreciate the song but i love it right now.
Honestly surprised that Who Ever Said and Retrograde made the album. . . Who Ever Said is too long and sounds like a b-side from Backspacer. Retrograde is like Yellow Moon part 2. Still too early to know how much I like the album, but Ed is rambling way too much without melody. I think the album would have been perfect if 80% of the songs had been shorter and had less vocals from ed (Comes then Goes would have been PERFECT if it just stayed ed and acoustic guitar, without the vocal layers). All in all over produced. And Buckle Up? Music is perfect, but the lyrics had me chuckling when he starts singing "buckle up."
I pretty much agree with everything here. Hopefully I will feel differently with more listens.
Who Ever Said is such a badass song with the catchiest chorus and melody on the album.
Agreed. And the last two minutes of retrograde are unreal.
Honestly surprised that Who Ever Said and Retrograde made the album. . . Who Ever Said is too long and sounds like a b-side from Backspacer. Retrograde is like Yellow Moon part 2. Still too early to know how much I like the album, but Ed is rambling way too much without melody. I think the album would have been perfect if 80% of the songs had been shorter and had less vocals from ed (Comes then Goes would have been PERFECT if it just stayed ed and acoustic guitar, without the vocal layers). All in all over produced. And Buckle Up? Music is perfect, but the lyrics had me chuckling when he starts singing "buckle up."
I pretty much agree with everything here. Hopefully I will feel differently with more listens.
Who Ever Said is such a badass song with the catchiest chorus and melody on the album.
Took a couple of listens to appreciate the song but i love it right now.
Love Who Ever Said. Love the way it kicks in especially
Who Ever Said is just an odd song. All over the place. After the hype that song was getting for being this crazy guitar heavy opener, what??? I'd take Unthought Known and Amongst The Waves any day of the week over it.
Who Ever Said is just an odd song. All over the place. After the hype that song was getting for being this crazy guitar heavy opener, what??? I'd take Unthought Known and Amongst The Waves any day of the week over it.
Both those songs would have been atrocious opening songs for any album
I'm ok with DOTC....I could lose BU and the three tracks that follow it
I am with you. such a drag 4 songs like that at the end.
I like Quick Escape the most first couple listens. Really nothing else stands out for me personally. Going to let it steep for a while then relisten. The production I am also not a fan of like I wasn't on Binaural. But I love that album otherwise.
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Take that and DoTC out and it’s a killer album.
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I like Quick Escape the most first couple listens. Really nothing else stands out for me personally. Going to let it steep for a while then relisten. The production I am also not a fan of like I wasn't on Binaural. But I love that album otherwise.
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