What is the best Liars album?

Drum's Not Dead gets me every time. I pretty much like all 4 of em, though. Such a wide variety of sound for a band with only 4 albums, too (not that that's necessarily a good thing in itself, but I happen to think they pull it off pretty well).

So far, I've spent the most time with They Were Wrong.... But I've yet to give the new one a fair shake, so who knows?

They Were Wrong, for "Broken Witch" and "There's Always Room..." alone.

They Were Wrong and Drum's Not Dead, a toss-up between those two.

this is a lot harder than it seems. they're all kinda perfect in their own way. but i think i'll go with "they were wrong", cause it's so spooky.

They were wrong.. the rolling stone review was v. funny. "a record you fear listening to"

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i wanna get into todd rundgren but he always looks so goddamn.....punchable

definitely they were wrong... i jammed that record so much as soon as it came out, for like the next two years. really really high-quality second album.

xp todd rundgren rules!

i loved the latest one. all 4 were great. i think i would rank them S/T, Drums, They threw us in a trench, they were wrong. not because they were wrong is a bad album i just spent a lot more time with the others.

They Were Wrong... I love that album to DEATH

they were wrong is my favorite also. the press made it out like liars had a great debut (they did), then fell off on the second album (they didn't) and had an awesome (yes) comeback (no) with the third album. but i disagree, the second one was their best. so i guess the album considered their worst by some is gonna win here, based on the comments so far. but ya never know what the lurkers will go for; maybe drum's not dead, i would guess.

i.e., ilm in contrarianism shockah

i think that perception came from pitchfork; 'they were wrong' caught pitchfork off guard, right at that moment before they seemed to realize they had to get more hip and stop being so smug.

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alex -- what?

i'm gonna give my plug to the debut. for the basslines and the sheer catchiness of it all

they were wrong

They were a Boston garage rock band (the Lyres). And they kicked a man-sized platter of ass. Hear them here.

this lil' bugger ain't no joke either:

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^^^^^^ OTNOM NOM NOM both bands at their peak

Where is the rumored sequel to "Atheists"? I like the Liars singles, too. Like the "Fins to make us more fishlike" or whatever. And there was another one, I think. The transitional releases between "They threw us all in a trench..." and "They were wrong..." They should compile those.

They Were Wrong is my choice as well. I was just reading an ILM thread about the record yesterday and the consensus seemed to agree with the RS/Spin pannings. Funny how things change, eh?

(tie) drums/wrong

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band i'm in was lucky enough to open up for the liars/no age show last night. as usual, they were fantastic and they played 3 songs from 'they were wrong, so we drowned', which made me happy. (album i voted for)

They're one of the best bands out there today... but the 2nd album strongly gets my vote.

Second album was so generally panned, they ended up giving it away on their website for a while. But it hit me as hard as Halber Mensch and Trudge and totally got me reconsidering (early) industrial music.

they were wrong

lol college = angus grabbed my crotch at a liars show in rochester ny

"drum's not dead" is just ... something else.

drum

('this next one's called... if you're an nyu student, why do you wear glasses?')

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The one that got the worst reviews earned the most votes. Cool.

getting such insanely negative reviews from Spin and Rolling stone must mean you're doing something right.

they do not understand the dark ways

i have not heard this Liars band but they seem black, correct and true

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the heart in the letter a disturbs me to my center

i have not heard this Liars band but they seem black, correct and true

can Liar be true? can a winter be spring?

can christian weakling be warrior of darkness? i fear not.

but of course that being figured of speech there is no fear in this black soul

only the coldest of hates.

wow no mercy for s/t....im still loving that album

the newest one did not get enough love, it is v. v. good.

OTM--I think the s/t is a really unlikely album to come out in 2007. Its heart is totally in the mid 80's and the songs are all awesome while also seeming almost totally spontaneous. I have no idea if they worked these tracks out in a day or 6 months, and that's a really great feeling.

They are also of course on tour slaying the country right now. I had never seen them and damn what a good show. Cool to hear stuff from each of the last three albums--someone unfamiliar with their work could have walked into the show at many different points and gotten a developed a completely different conception of the band. Angus, from his chair, kept on talking about Boston sports in between songs (dedicating "Pure Unevil" to Kevin Garnett) and the subterranean bearded-dude crowd didn't know what to think. Awesome.

Man, Drowned is the only one of their albums that I like. The first one wasn't nearly the monster that everyone seemed to think it was (in hype versus reality, it reminded me of Hot Hot Heat), and the next couple seemed really boring in comparison.

I've heard they're fantastic live, though.

Oh, and I was listening to Whirlwind Heat the other night and thinking that they seemed to have a fair amount in common with the Liars.

They are also of course on tour slaying the country right now.

I'm seeing 'em tomorrow in Austin -- my uh, fourth time? I think.

WIXIW is great

It is.