Gigaton is a masterpiece!

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  • Zod
    Zod Posts: 10,914
    I love the new album... but I love Avacado so much.   I had to play Gigaton a bunch of times to grown on me.   Avacado was sort of like Yield for me.  I fell in love at first sight.   It's easily my favourite of the albums that came out in the 21st century.  I listened to it again yesterday to make sure, and I still love it.

    I also love Binaural and Riot Act a lot.  Riot Act more so.  I know I easily put Gigaton over Lightning Bolt.   I love backspacer so it's tough a call too.  I guess Gigaton is somewhere my not at the bottom, but in my 3 before the bottom.    In the mix with Binaural and Backspacer.
  • William Wallace
    William Wallace Posts: 553
    Still listening to this album on a daily basis.
    When does this stop? :)
  • pdalowsky
    pdalowsky Doncaster,UK Posts: 15,234
    really love the new record too, a 'masterpiece' may be a bit strong, but its damn good to me
  • Abe Froman
    Abe Froman Posts: 5,382
    I agree OP.  It is a masterpiece!  Dont know where it falls for me quite yet in comparison to Yield, No Code, VS and Vitalogy but it is so fucking good and still getting better each listen.
  • iOnlyownMymind
    iOnlyownMymind Posts: 2,961
    Not a masterpiece for me, but it's above Lightning Bolt and Backspacer.
  • Gern Blansten
    Gern Blansten Mar-A-Lago Posts: 22,467
    El said:
    I am torn between "best since Binaural" and "best since Avocado"... Depends on they day. 
    I'm in the "best since Avocado" group
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  • vito
    vito Chicago Posts: 2,029
    It absolutely for me has more good to great songs then every album going back to Yield. I've already listened to this album start to finish more then BS and LB combined!
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  • lastexitlondon
    lastexitlondon Posts: 14,962
    Anybody else love it when  ed says.
    "Hit me with your rhythm stick"  At the start of whoeversaid. It make me smile and ready. 


    this song is meant to be called i got shit,itshould be called i got shit tickets-hartford 06 -
  • CROJAM95
    CROJAM95 Posts: 10,981
    lastexitlondon said:
    Anybody else love it when  ed says.
    "Hit me with your rhythm stick"  At the start of whoeversaid. It make me smile and ready. 
    Yea it’s funny... great song...Ed’s conviction off the charts
  • graham1978
    graham1978 Posts: 51
    Really like the album. But, if I'm honest, I struggle to get past Take the Long Way. Feels like it needs something a bit more upbeat in the last stretch. 
  • THEBIBLEISTEN
    THEBIBLEISTEN Posts: 2,010
    it’s still pretty great after 3 months. I think this record blows Lightning bolt and backspacer out of the water.  Wish we could hear live.
  • cp3iverson
    cp3iverson Posts: 8,702
    Better than anything since Binaural IMO
  • GlowGirl
    GlowGirl New York, NY Posts: 12,179
    THEBIBLEISTEN said:
    it’s still pretty great after 3 months. I think this record blows Lightning bolt and backspacer out of the water.  Wish we could hear live.
    When we hear this live I am going to know every line of every song off this record. I don’t think this has happened to me with a new album show in a really long time. 
  • Gern Blansten
    Gern Blansten Mar-A-Lago Posts: 22,467
    MF117973 said:
    THEBIBLEISTEN said:
    it’s still pretty great after 3 months. I think this record blows Lightning bolt and backspacer out of the water.  Wish we could hear live.
    When we hear this live I am going to know every line of every song off this record. I don’t think this has happened to me with a new album show in a really long time. 
    true...
    Remember the Thomas Nine !! (10/02/2018)
    The Golden Age is 2 months away. And guess what….. you’re gonna love it! (teskeinc 11.19.24)

    1998: Noblesville; 2003: Noblesville; 2009: EV Nashville, Chicago, Chicago
    2010: St Louis, Columbus, Noblesville; 2011: EV Chicago, East Troy, East Troy
    2013: London ON, Wrigley; 2014: Cincy, St Louis, Moline (NO CODE)
    2016: Lexington, Wrigley #1; 2018: Wrigley, Wrigley, Boston, Boston
    2020: Oakland, Oakland:  2021: EV Ohana, Ohana, Ohana, Ohana
    2022: Oakland, Oakland, Nashville, Louisville; 2023: Chicago, Chicago, Noblesville
    2024: Noblesville, Wrigley, Wrigley, Ohana, Ohana; 2025: Pitt1, Pitt2
  • Tim Simmons
    Tim Simmons Posts: 9,943
    I'm always looking forward to the next show, but I am dying to get to one to hear these songs live. 
  • jjflash
    jjflash Posts: 5,037
    Tim Simmons said:
    I'm always looking forward to the next show, but I am dying to get to one to hear these songs live. 
    Agreed, Tim! The album is aces, IMO, and the fully immersive experience of it, the gap that many are eager to bridge, is hearing these songs played live. Ahhh...one day... :rock_on:
  • Zod
    Zod Posts: 10,914
    I took a little break from it, and came back to it, and I seem to like it even more.   I have a deep respect for Avacado... but I do wonder where I'll rank this album 10 to 15 years from now.. 
  • William Wallace
    William Wallace Posts: 553
    Over 2 months out now and still addicted to Gigaton.
    What a great album!
  • TJ25487
    TJ25487 Posts: 1,501
    William Wallace said:
    Over 2 months out now and still addicted to Gigaton.
    What a great album!
    The only people that are sick of Gigaton are my neighbors!  ;)
  • tschav
    tschav Posts: 2,900
    Best since Binaural, even though I love Avocado for sentimental reasons. Some surprise song styles (DotC) and revitalized rock tracks (Great Escape) that really proved my expectations wrong after Lightning Bolt and Backspacer. 

    Masterpiece? A stretch, but it’s a solid album and concept that I’ve listened to at least a good 100 times while I’ve been working from home.

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