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

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  • goldrush
    goldrush everybody knows this is nowhere Posts: 7,865
    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.
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  • smile6680
    smile6680 Posts: 437
    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
    drakeheuer14 Posts: 4,629
    Some of you are basically saying their worst decision was to continue making music. That’s kind of sad. 
    Pittsburgh 2013
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  • Spiritual_Chaos
    Spiritual_Chaos Posts: 31,676
    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.
    "Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
  • HughFreakingDillon
    HughFreakingDillon Posts: 40,129
    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). 
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  • darwinstheory
    darwinstheory LaPorte, IN Posts: 7,606
    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
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  • emptycupinthemiddleofthesea
    emptycupinthemiddleofthesea Posts: 212
    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. 
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    Dallas 2003
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    EV Los Angeles 2008 x 2
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    Berlin 2009
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  • drakeheuer14
    drakeheuer14 Posts: 4,629
    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. 
    Pittsburgh 2013
    Cincinnati 2014
    Greenville 2016
    (Raleigh 2016)
    Columbia 2016
  • smile6680
    smile6680 Posts: 437
    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
    emptycupinthemiddleofthesea Posts: 212
    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. 
    Dallas 98
    Dallas 2000
    Kansas City 2000
    St. Louis 2000
    Memphis 2000
    OKC 2003
    Dallas 2003
    Kansas City 2003
    Little Rock 2003
    Cincinnati 2006
    Vegas 2006
    EV Los Angeles 2008 x 2
    VH1 Rock Honors the Who 2008 
    Berlin 2009
    Los Angeles 2009 x 4
    The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien 2009
    Los Angeles 2013 x 2
    Tulsa 2014
    EV Ohana 2016
    Ohana 2021 x 4
    Los Angeles 2022 x 2
  • HughFreakingDillon
    HughFreakingDillon Posts: 40,129
    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. 
    Your boos mean nothing to me, for I have seen what makes you cheer



  • smile6680
    smile6680 Posts: 437
    edited January 2022
    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.
    Post edited by smile6680 on
  • mlyons
    mlyons Posts: 10
    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
    Go Beavers Posts: 9,689
    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
    1ThoughtKnown Posts: 6,155
    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
    HughFreakingDillon Posts: 40,129
    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?
    Your boos mean nothing to me, for I have seen what makes you cheer



  • Of The Aggie
    Of The Aggie The ATX Posts: 1,554
    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
    Go Beavers Posts: 9,689
    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
    1ThoughtKnown Posts: 6,155
    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
    HughFreakingDillon Posts: 40,129
    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. 
    Your boos mean nothing to me, for I have seen what makes you cheer



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