Want do you think is the best and worst decision the band has made over their career?

goldrush

Best decision: sending out free holiday singles as a thank you to the fans so early into their career.

Worst decision: completely giving up on the holiday singles because they just couldn’t be bothered anymore (and the 5+ years of anger and resentment that this has caused). For a band that once had ‘viva la vinyl’ on their artwork this is still so disappointing.

smile6680

Of The Aggie said:

Best: Ten, Vs., Vitalogy
Worst: Backspacer, Lightning Bolt, Gigaton

I agree with the worst being Backspacer, lightning bolt, gigaton
Best: The mixing of setlists. 

drakeheuer14

Some of you are basically saying their worst decision was to continue making music. That’s kind of sad. 

Spiritual_Chaos

drakeheuer14 said:

Some of you are basically saying their worst decision was to continue making music. That’s kind of sad. 

That is a very fatalistic and binary view of things.

HughFreakingDillon

I can't believe anyone puts Gigaton in the bottom 3. that's just blasphemy to me (and I kinda find it odd that people are putting albums in their answers for "decisions" the band has made in the first place-I don't really consider art a decision). 

darwinstheory

HughFreakingDillon said:

I can't believe anyone puts Gigaton in the bottom 3. that's just blasphemy to me (and I kinda find it odd that people are putting albums in their answers for "decisions" the band has made in the first place-I don't really consider art a decision). 

+1

emptycupinthemiddleofthesea

HughFreakingDillon said:

I can't believe anyone puts Gigaton in the bottom 3. that's just blasphemy to me (and I kinda find it odd that people are putting albums in their answers for "decisions" the band has made in the first place-I don't really consider art a decision). 

It's insane. Gigaton might be my favorite album by them. And I've been a fan since 91. 

Best: teaming up with Neil Young

Worst: The fuckin Funko Pops. 

drakeheuer14

HughFreakingDillon said:

I can't believe anyone puts Gigaton in the bottom 3. that's just blasphemy to me (and I kinda find it odd that people are putting albums in their answers for "decisions" the band has made in the first place-I don't really consider art a decision). 

Exactly. 

smile6680

It's weird to me that I absolutely love every other album before the last three. I should probably give gigaton another shot. The other two are just not very good in my opinion. 

emptycupinthemiddleofthesea

smile6680 said:

It's weird to me that I absolutely love every other album before the last three. I should probably give gigaton another shot. The other two are just not very good in my opinion. 

If you own Funko Pops, your opinion is invalid. 

HughFreakingDillon

emptycupinthemiddleofthesea said:

smile6680 said:

It's weird to me that I absolutely love every other album before the last three. I should probably give gigaton another shot. The other two are just not very good in my opinion. 

If you own Funko Pops, your opinion is invalid. 

well then, colour me invalid. 

smile6680

I don't buy that garbage. Only posters from concerts I actually attended. Including some from the 98 tour before they went through the roof.

sorry. I meant to quote the person who made reference to buying funko pops.

mlyons

hrd2imgn said:

Best: opening a cassette demo they got in the mail

Worst: letting politics get in the way of their music.

how did they do that...by writing Bushleaguer?  I think YOU let YOUR politics get in the way of their music.

Go Beavers

smile6680 said:

It's weird to me that I absolutely love every other album before the last three. I should probably give gigaton another shot. The other two are just not very good in my opinion. 

Opinions can be wrong. 

1ThoughtKnown

mlyons said:

hrd2imgn said:

Best: opening a cassette demo they got in the mail

Worst: letting politics get in the way of their music.

how did they do that...by writing Bushleaguer?  I think YOU let YOUR politics get in the way of their music.

Well said.

People who “don’t like politics in music” actually don’t like politics in music that aren’t aligned with their own political views.  

Maybe go back to listening to all your boy-band records for more fluff music that doesn’t offend your strong right-wing beliefs. 

For confirmation-bias music check out Jason Aldean or another bro-country loser. That’ll work for ya. 

HughFreakingDillon

it would honestly turn me off too. good thing I'm not a fan of kid rock or ted nugent. however, it's a tad surprising, since this band's politics have been front and centre from the literal "big bang" of the band. maybe people's politics changed over the years since then, and then it started to bug them?

Of The Aggie

HughFreakingDillon said:

I can't believe anyone puts Gigaton in the bottom 3. that's just blasphemy to me (and I kinda find it odd that people are putting albums in their answers for "decisions" the band has made in the first place-I don't really consider art a decision). 

Gigaton would've been awesome if it was in the vain of Dance of the Clairvoyants. They made one truly great out-of-the-box song and then spent the rest of the album retreading Lightning Bolt which is by far the worst album they've made. And writing, making, and releasing an album is definitely a "decision" they made. 

Go Beavers

HughFreakingDillon said:

it would honestly turn me off too. good thing I'm not a fan of kid rock or ted nugent. however, it's a tad surprising, since this band's politics have been front and centre from the literal "big bang" of the band. maybe people's politics changed over the years since then, and then it started to bug them?

I’ll confess that if Wango Tango comes on, I don’t turn the station. 

1ThoughtKnown

HughFreakingDillon said:

it would honestly turn me off too. good thing I'm not a fan of kid rock or ted nugent. however, it's a tad surprising, since this band's politics have been front and centre from the literal "big bang" of the band. maybe people's politics changed over the years since then, and then it started to bug them?

Stranglehold by the Nuge is an amazing song! 

Having said that I don’t support their (Kid Rock as well) politics, buy their records or go to their concerts. 

I also don’t go on their fan club forum and complain that their political views detract from my enjoyment of the music and that it’s the worst decision they ever made.

HughFreakingDillon

Of The Aggie said:

HughFreakingDillon said:

I can't believe anyone puts Gigaton in the bottom 3. that's just blasphemy to me (and I kinda find it odd that people are putting albums in their answers for "decisions" the band has made in the first place-I don't really consider art a decision). 

Gigaton would've been awesome if it was in the vain of Dance of the Clairvoyants. They made one truly great out-of-the-box song and then spent the rest of the album retreading Lightning Bolt which is by far the worst album they've made. And writing, making, and releasing an album is definitely a "decision" they made. 

interesting. I think LB has basically 4 or 5 decent songs and the rest should have been left on the cutting room floor. I don't find Gigaton similar to LB at ALL.