The new 'I f***in' feeel like talking about 'Riot Act' thread.

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  • pymusy
    pymusy Posts: 21
    100% agree. Mystifying to me that that record is not universally loved. Wish they played more of it on tour. Maybe they feel a bit emotionally disconnected from it thematically?
  • demetrios
    demetrios Posts: 97,125
    pymusy said:
    100% agree. Mystifying to me that that record is not universally loved. Wish they played more of it on tour. Maybe they feel a bit emotionally disconnected from it thematically?

    I wish they did too.
  • MikeDigs
    MikeDigs Santa Monica, CA Posts: 1,680
    edited November 2024
    Happy Birthday Riot Act!

    This is such a happening tailpipe of a party

    :joy:
    Post edited by MikeDigs on
    I'm spinning, oh-oh-oh I'm spinning
  • Pap
    Pap Serres, Greece Posts: 29,883

    Athens 2006 / Milton Keynes 2014 / London 1&2 2022 / Seattle 1&2 2024 / Dublin 2024 / Manchester 2024 / New Orleans 2025
  • THEBIBLEISTEN
    THEBIBLEISTEN Posts: 2,002
    When I first heard RA in 2002, I thought it was boring, slow and depressing. I was like where is the rock, the anger, the fast songs? I thought maybe I had downloaded the B sides or something. If you guys remember it was leaked early on the internet and heard it a few weeks before it was released. 
    Then after a few spins and listening to the whole record in order, it’s a beautiful record with some incredible moments. I think thumbing my way might be one the best songs in their catalog. Mix in save you, can’t keep, LBC, green disease, I am mine, 1/2 full and this thing is fuckin magic. One of my fav albums, underrated and the 2003 tour was one of their best if not their best .  
  • MikeDigs
    MikeDigs Santa Monica, CA Posts: 1,680
    edited November 2024
    ^ Agree that this album is truly magical, and was underrated initially.  Ahead of it's time.

    If you sit with this album, and just let it run, you will find that ultimate magic where it's all connected.
    The lyrics, sounds, and vibe.  A remarkable masterpiece that simply took some time for some of the fans to truly appreciate.

    This album has aged like fine wine.
    I love every song.
    Post edited by MikeDigs on
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  • yosi
    yosi NYC Posts: 3,141
    MikeDigs said:
    Happy Birthday Riot Act!

    This is such a happening tailpipe of a party

    :joy:
    Like sugar the guests are soooo refined. 
    you couldn't swing if you were hangin' from a palm tree in a hurricane

  • demetrios
    demetrios Posts: 97,125
    Such a wonderful day for a reissue Box Set of Riot Act. Where's that pre order button already? 
  • spived
    spived Posts: 115


    Loving Riot Act and a Happy 22!
    all you need is love
    I got some if you need it
  • MikeDigs
    MikeDigs Santa Monica, CA Posts: 1,680
    Help me

    The man they call my enemy, I've seen his eyes
    He looks just like me, a mirror

    The more you read, we've been deceived
    Everyday it becomes clearer

    Clearer

    :heart:
    I'm spinning, oh-oh-oh I'm spinning
  • HailHailVitalogy
    HailHailVitalogy Posts: 6,011
    The way Ed sings the end of All or None made me tear up on the way home last night. 
    2003: Uniondale, MSG x2 | 2004: Reading | 2005: Gorge, Vancouver, Philly | 2006: East Rutherford x2, Gorge x2, Camden 1, Hartford | 2008: MSG x2, VA Beach | 2009: Philly x3 | 2010: MSG x2, Bristow | 2011: Alpine Valley x2 | 2012: MIA Philly | 2013: Wrigley, Charlottesville, Brooklyn 2 | 2014: Milan, Amsterdam 1 | 2016: MSG x2, Fenway x2, Wrigley 2 | 2018: Rome, Krakow, Berlin, Wrigley 2 | 2021: Sea Hear Now | 2022: San Diego, LA x2, MSG, Camden, Nashville, St. Louis, Denver | 2023: St. Paul 1, Chicago x2, Fort Worth x2, Austin 2 | 2024: Las Vegas 1, Seattle x2, Indy, MSG x2, Philly x2, Baltimore, Ohana 2 | 2025: Florida x2, Atlanta x2, Pittsburgh x2
  • MikeDigs
    MikeDigs Santa Monica, CA Posts: 1,680
    HailHailVitalogy said:
    The way Ed sings the end of All or None made me tear up on the way home last night. 
    All or None is a top 3 album closer for me, along with Indifference and Setting Sun.  I love the way Ed's voice changes between the versus as well.  Brilliant singing here.

    The whole album is a vibe, and then All or None perfectly closes everything out.
    I'm spinning, oh-oh-oh I'm spinning
  • lastexitlondon
    lastexitlondon Posts: 14,866
    MikeDigs said:
    Help me

    The man they call my enemy, I've seen his eyes
    He looks just like me, a mirror

    The more you read, we've been deceived
    Everyday it becomes clearer

    Clearer

    :heart:
    One of my all time favourite lyrics and songs 
    brixton 93
    astoria 06
    albany 06
    hartford 06
    reading 06
    barcelona 06
    paris 06
    wembley 07
    dusseldorf 07
    nijmegen 07

    this song is meant to be called i got shit,itshould be called i got shit tickets-hartford 06 -
  • demetrios
    demetrios Posts: 97,125
    spived said:


    Loving Riot Act and a Happy 22!

    Great stuff!
  • yosi
    yosi NYC Posts: 3,141
    MikeDigs said:
    HailHailVitalogy said:
    The way Ed sings the end of All or None made me tear up on the way home last night. 

    The whole album is a vibe, and then All or None perfectly closes everything out.
    100%
    you couldn't swing if you were hangin' from a palm tree in a hurricane

  • mcgruff10
    mcgruff10 New Jersey Posts: 29,111
    twenty years later and this is still my least favorite album.  I am mine and 1/2 full are the standouts to me,  the rest are meh.  
    I'll ride the wave where it takes me......
  • iOnlyownMymind
    iOnlyownMymind Posts: 2,952
    mcgruff10 said:
    twenty years later and this is still my least favorite album.  I am mine and 1/2 full are the standouts to me,  the rest are meh.  
    I don't understand this at all but I guess that's the beauty of the catalog. Different strokes for different folk. To me this is a better album than anything that has came after. By far.  Just wish they'd play more songs off of it live.  Super underrated. 
  • lastexitlondon
    lastexitlondon Posts: 14,866
    Mike leaves the chat
    brixton 93
    astoria 06
    albany 06
    hartford 06
    reading 06
    barcelona 06
    paris 06
    wembley 07
    dusseldorf 07
    nijmegen 07

    this song is meant to be called i got shit,itshould be called i got shit tickets-hartford 06 -
  • MikeDigs
    MikeDigs Santa Monica, CA Posts: 1,680
    Me or McCready? lol.  I was in shock.  By the laws of the universe, it is simply not possible for Can't Keep or Save You to be considered "meh".

    I recommend anyone to just sit and let this album flows.  Let it run.  Good speakers / Headphones.  If you have done 2 full play thru's, recently, and still don't like it, then totally fair, you gave it a chance.

    Riot Act is as cohesive as Dark Matter.  Just let it run, sit with it.  Rad album
    I'm spinning, oh-oh-oh I'm spinning
  • MikeDigs
    MikeDigs Santa Monica, CA Posts: 1,680
    May 30th said:
    Love Riot Act front to back!!
    What an incredible 15 song run from Can't Keep to All or None :rock_on:
    I'm spinning, oh-oh-oh I'm spinning
  • demetrios
    demetrios Posts: 97,125
    mcgruff10 said:
    twenty years later and this is still my least favorite album.  I am mine and 1/2 full are the standouts to me,  the rest are meh.  


  • Niko80
    Niko80 Posts: 1,613
    THEBIBLEISTEN said:
    When I first heard RA in 2002, I thought it was boring, slow and depressing. I was like where is the rock, the anger, the fast songs? I thought maybe I had downloaded the B sides or something. If you guys remember it was leaked early on the internet and heard it a few weeks before it was released. 
    Then after a few spins and listening to the whole record in order, it’s a beautiful record with some incredible moments. I think thumbing my way might be one the best songs in their catalog. Mix in save you, can’t keep, LBC, green disease, I am mine, 1/2 full and this thing is fuckin magic. One of my fav albums, underrated and the 2003 tour was one of their best if not their best .  
    I had the same experience. Riot Act was one of the albums I was looking forward to the most after seeing the band for the first time in 2000. I was underwhelmed and enjoyed just a handful of songs. Save You, You Are, I Am Mine and All or None in particular. Now I appreciate the album more, but it took a long time to get there. 

    I caught the band in Perth in 2003, great show. 
    I will swallow poison
  • MikeDigs
    MikeDigs Santa Monica, CA Posts: 1,680
    This album is very rewarding once you connect with it.  Brilliant lyrics, guitar, drums, and Boom!   His contributions here are great.  That organ flows thru nicely and gives this album a soul / blues vibe.   Very cool.

    It's as cohesive as Dark Matter in the aspect of flow, and similar sounds and concepts throughout, and also the way McCready enters with the smooth solos.
    I'm spinning, oh-oh-oh I'm spinning

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