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PianoManKD

River Cross. #gorgeous

That is all.

mfc2006

SVRDhand13 said:

Tier 1: Who Ever Said, DoTC, Quick Escape, Alright, River Cross
Tier 2: Seven O Clock, Take the Long Way, Buckle Up, Comes then Goes
Tier 3: Superblood Wolfmoon, Never Destination Retrograde

I'd switch Retrograde with Comes Then Goes. Otherwise, I agree!

Long Red

Went for an isolated drive this morning and the three song punch of Quick Escape, Alright, and 7 o'clock had me in goddamn tears. Catharsis. 

se7v7en

HailHailVitalogy said:

I’ve listened to it twice. It will grow on me

The last 2 minutes of Who Ever Said is amazing. The synth in the beginning throws you off, but tells you this album is nothing like anything they’ve tried before...and it’s fucking awesome. It’s really a shame they released 3 of the first 4 songs before the album dropped. 

Honestly the last 5 songs of the album don’t do it for me, knowing Comes and Goes is about Chris will make me go back. 7 O’Clock is too Springsteen for me, I wish it took off into more a LBC or Unthought Known vibe.

I agree that the 2nd half isnt as strong as the 1st half, but that is only bc I think the 1st half  (who ever said -through-7 O'clock) is perfection.
The only song I'm not feeling is Retrograde.  There are moments in all the others that make me smile or want to jump through the roof.  The ending to never destination fells beatles to me.  The guitar tones and the solo work in Take the Long Way are awesome.  River Cross's lyrics..wow, etc... 

JV267526

PJNB said:

I am pretty damn excited to see these songs played live. Here is a breakdown of what I am excited for and how I think each song will play out. Just random thoughts here and hope it makes sense. 

Who Ever Said - They can open with this song to any show or throw it in the middle somewhere. Great rocker that would get the crowd jumping. 

3:00 - 5:10 Great slow and fast parts throughout the last two minutes that is going to make for a fun ride in a live setting.

Superblood Wolfmoon - Fun rocker that I bet they play at every show for the first couple of tours. Could fit in right before a set closer I think perfectly. 

DOTC - This whole song is going to be a fun one to see. So different then what we are used to. I bet they are going to really enjoy playing it too. They seemed really proud of it and bet they nail it live. This could be a show starter like Pendulum was or fit it in anywhere in the set to be honest. 

Quick Escape - When those Zeppelin style notes hit at the start of the song the roof is going off in the arena at some point in the next tour. At the start of the show, at the end of a set, in the middle it, does not matter. This is the song on the album that will click with most fans and it will be a monster live I am guessing. There is nothing wrong with the lyrics to this one but its all about the instruments for me. From 03:25 on is fire and would love to see what they are going to do if they ever extend it. 

Alright - This one hits pretty hard right now especially after closing my wife's business with all thats going on. We got pretty emotional on our first listen connecting with a lot of the lyrics. That emotional connection to this song is going to last forever for us. It obviously fits in the first part of the first encore and look forward to hearing it someday with hopefully happier times surrounding us all. Top 5 song for me from this album. 

7 O'clock- This will be my "Inside Job" on the album and I love Inside Job live. It does sound like a Springsteen style song for sure but that end takes it to another level. This is my most anticipated song to hear live off of the album by far and that is saying something. 

Never Destination - This is going to be a fun song live I think as long as they do not overplay it. It is not an every show or every other show for that matter style song for me but if they brought it out once and while it would get some love and some heads bouncing for sure. 

Take The Long Way - Gotta be honest it is the weakest song on the album and not looking forward to it live so much yet. It is leagues better than than the worse the last two albums produced though. Comes off as a Lost Dogs type of song that will probably grow on me if they can nail it live. 

Buckle Up - Really cool song that I think a lot of us will be chasing for years to come to hear at least once. Hope I am wrong on that as I think it would be great to see! 

Comes Then Goes - Going to be a hard one for Eddie to sing live I bet emotionally. It's a longer song that pretty much stays in the same place throughout but it keeps my interest the whole time. Live I can see him killing it.

Retrograde -  First 3:30 had me thinking Sirens/Just Breathe fans are going to love this and I thought it was just ok. After that though holy shit does it take off all on Eddies shoulders too. If he can nail that live as I think he can we are in for a treat! Funny enough after listening to the whole song the start sounds much better than I thought it did on first listen. 

River Cross - I am not sure if this could be a show opener or just the start to the first or second encore. I would like it as an opener but I love  this song. This section is my favourite moment of the whole album I think. Imagine the whole arena singing this part together. Chills. 

03:45 - 04:25 Can't hold me down. Can't hold me down. Won't hold us down. Won't hold us down! Live it out. Let it out. Let it out! Shout it out! Won't hold us down. Won't hold us down!

Thanks for your review. I like how you were thinking of the songs in the context of how they will be in a live performance.

JV267526

SVRDhand13 said:

Tier 1: Who Ever Said, DoTC, Quick Escape, Alright, River Cross
Tier 2: Seven O Clock, Take the Long Way, Buckle Up, Comes then Goes
Tier 3: Superblood Wolfmoon, Never Destination Retrograde

I like your idea of tiering the songs. It is interesting to see which ones resonate the most with different people. I agree with JimmyV above, that it is a good sign of a strong album when everyone is all over the place with what they think are the strongest tunes.

My tiers would be:
Tier 1: Seven O'Clock, DOTC, Who Ever Said, Quick Escape, Retrograde
Tier 2: Comes Then Goes, Superblood Wolfmoon, River Cross, Alright, Buckle Up
Tier 3: Never Destination, Take the Long Way

SVRDhand13

JPPJ84 said:

SVRDhand13 said:

Tier 1: Who Ever Said, DoTC, Quick Escape, Alright, River Cross
Tier 2: Seven O Clock, Take the Long Way, Buckle Up, Comes then Goes
Tier 3: Superblood Wolfmoon, Never Destination Retrograde

Tier 3 still being good or being bad? I like Superblood, still waiting for the album tomorrow 

Yes, I like every song on the album.  However, I also liked every song on Backspacer (even though Speed of Sound demo was soooo much better than the studio version) and every track on LB except Sleeping By Myself (it's fine, just felt forced by BoB).  

I'm 8 listens in.  This is a SOLID album.  I'm extremely happy with the band and Josh Evans.  

JPPJ84

SVRDhand13 said:

JPPJ84 said:

SVRDhand13 said:

Tier 1: Who Ever Said, DoTC, Quick Escape, Alright, River Cross
Tier 2: Seven O Clock, Take the Long Way, Buckle Up, Comes then Goes
Tier 3: Superblood Wolfmoon, Never Destination Retrograde

Tier 3 still being good or being bad? I like Superblood, still waiting for the album tomorrow 

Yes, I like every song on the album.  However, I also liked every song on Backspacer (even though Speed of Sound demo was soooo much better than the studio version) and every track on LB except Sleeping By Myself (it's fine, just felt forced by BoB).  

I'm 8 listens in.  This is a SOLID album.  I'm extremely happy with the band and Josh Evans.  

cool, thanks for the reply. And yes, the SoS demo is so beautiful, they should have kept that one.

southp

Overall I'm really liking it more than LB and BS. I find Gigaton to be a much more engaging listen with way more depth within each song - sometimes on the surface and sometimes more subtle.  Even a fun rocker like Superblood felt like a bit of a throw-away at first listen but it has become one of the catchiest PJ songs for me in quite some time.

It's a bit too early for rankings, etc but my immediate favourites that are already stuck in my head after just a few listens are:
Superblood, Who Ever Said, Seven O'Clock, Quick Escape, DOTC

The only track I'm somewhat let down by is possibly Never Destination.  But I'll give it time.

mschostok

Tier 1: Who Ever Said, SBWM, DOTC, Quick Escape, Never Destination, Take the Long Way, Buckle Up, Retrograde
Tier 2: Alright, Seven O'Clock, River Cross
Tier 3: Comes then Goes

I know I'm going to get shit for putting Comes then Goes as my least favorite song on the album but I just can't really get into it in the spirit of the album, it just feels somewhat out of place. It's a great song - but I feel like it should be on an Ed solo album instead. Of course, all of this can (and probably will change) as we all get more acquainted with Gigaton. 

se7v7en

Tier 1: Who Ever Said, SBWM, DOTC, Quick Escape, 7 O'Clock, River Cross
Tier 2:  Never Destination, Take the Long Way, Alright
Tier 3:  Comes then Goes, Buckle Up, Retrograde

mcgruff10

Tier 1: Never destination, quick escape, retrograde, super wolf, who ever said, alright, comes then goes
Tier 2: DOTC, buckle up, river cross
Tier 3: seven o' clock, take the long way

JPPJ84

Your tiers are all over the place, I love it!! Can’t wait for tomorrow 

Dr.Teeth and the Electric Mayh

Tier 1 - Who Ever Said, Dance, Quick Escape, Never Destination, Comes Then Goes, Buckle Up
Tier 2 - SBWM, Alright, Take The Long Way, Retrograde
Tier 3 - 7 O’Clock, River Cross

mcgruff10

I have eaten crow and must admit DOTC is fucking awesome kick ass song.  It is so different yet refreshing at the same time. 

JimmyV

This has already changed a few times and will no doubt continue to, but as of right now...

Tier 1:
Seven O'clock, Buckle Up, Comes Then Goes, Who Ever Said, Superblood Wolfmoon, Dance Of The Clairvoyants
Tier 2:
Never Destination, Retrograde, Quick Escape
Tier 3:
Alright, River Cross, Take The Long Way

SVRDhand13

I love how everyone is using my Tier system idea

Ive really enjoyed reading the results so far.  Looking forward to seeing more and if anybody's mind will change over repeated listens!

nicknyr15

So I’m the only one who hasn’t heard it yet?!!!! Haha. I’ll join in tomorrow 

EarlWelsh

nicknyr15 said:

So I’m the only one who hasn’t heard it yet?!!!! Haha. I’ll join in tomorrow 

You and I. I’ll be curled up in my bunk at work right at midnight tonight with my headphones on.

primussucks

Tier 1
Who ever said
Quick Escape
Dance
Alright
Comes Then Goes
Take the long way
Retrograde
Tier 2
Super blood wolf moon 
Buckle Up
River cross
Never destination
Tier 3
7 o'clock