Has time changed the mind of anyone on these albums?
I haven't listened to TDPDH since the time this thread was posted.
No change for me. After a few more listens to LB, I still really don't like it at all and really don't listen to it. TDPDH gets better with every listen. KA still rocks.
Lightning Bolt, because PJ is still my favorite band.
King Animal, because it's a damn good album but I don't listen to it too often for some reason. (I think I'll spin it right now that I'm thinking about it.)
Dinosaurs, because I've never listened to nor do I have any plans to. Yes, I'm one of those people that won't listen to it because it's not Layne. :?
I am going to have to get KA! It's the only one out of the three I don't own.
And to all the hate on BS? I get it, but I don't get it. I think I liked BS more the LB. it had great songs like: Just Breathe, Gonna see my Friend, The Fixer, Johnny Guitar, Got Some, and amongst the waves. I find it had a similar sound to Avacado guitar wise, they were both very punk-ish. But I can definitely see that LB was more technical.
1) Lightning Bolt 2) King Animal 3) The Devil Put Dinosaurs here
But I like the AIC album fine, unlike so many others here. I don't think it's at all bad. Listening to it right now, and it's alright. Not great, but not a pile of crap IMO. Totally listen-worthy. But PJ and SG have always been way better than AIC for me anyway.... LB takes it by a landslide however. For me, there is a huge gap between LB and the other two. And I don't think that Kind Animal is WAY better than the AIC album. I think they are pretty close (I also don't give a flying fuck about Mudhoney).
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I'm a way bigger PJ fan than Soundarden fan but King Animal is a better record as a whole than LB. It's close, and I've definately listened to LB more but got to go KA. As far as Devil Dinosaurs here, haven't heard it. No Layne = Not AIC. Yes, I'm one of those guys
Is comparing Lightning Bolt and King Animal fair though? Given that PJ are on album ten and Soundgarden are up to six - plus KA had 15 years worth of potential ideas in it.
I remember KA coming out the same day as Koi No Yokan from the Deftones. A great album I'd forgotten about in the excitement of new SG.
I'm KA then LB then Devil. The latter two seem a bit top heavy. There are a couple of later songs like Yellow Moon, Scalpel and Phantom I love but the songs around them don't grab me as much as the earlier ones. Do like the sound of Devil though.
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And to all the hate on BS? I get it, but I don't get it. I think I liked BS more the LB. it had great songs like: Just Breathe, Gonna see my Friend, The Fixer, Johnny Guitar, Got Some, and amongst the waves. I find it had a similar sound to Avacado guitar wise, they were both very punk-ish. But I can definitely see that LB was more technical.
Pearl Jam is a much more rocking album. Backspacer is more polished and upbeat.
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2) King Animal
3) The Devil Put Dinosaurs here
But I like the AIC album fine, unlike so many others here. I don't think it's at all bad. Listening to it right now, and it's alright. Not great, but not a pile of crap IMO. Totally listen-worthy. But PJ and SG have always been way better than AIC for me anyway.... LB takes it by a landslide however. For me, there is a huge gap between LB and the other two. And I don't think that Kind Animal is WAY better than the AIC album. I think they are pretty close (I also don't give a flying fuck about Mudhoney).
Soundgarden are probably borderline top ten for me, while Alice are probably top twenty material.
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I prefer Lightning Bolt anyway.
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I just can't stand AIC anymore. man I miss Layne. :(
I'm KA then LB then Devil. The latter two seem a bit top heavy. There are a couple of later songs like Yellow Moon, Scalpel and Phantom I love but the songs around them don't grab me as much as the earlier ones. Do like the sound of Devil though.
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