"let it dive" is one of my favorite songs ever, no joke
― J0rdan S., Thursday, July 23, 2009 1:14 AM (eleven years ago) bookmarkflaglink
hahaha this rules
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Saturday, 19 December 2020 19:58 (three years ago) link
for the first time in a decade I listened to the title track
in retrospect making your potential breakout single a very bad song that directly references 9/11 and Cribs not such a hot idea
― stylish but illegal (Simon H.), Saturday, 19 December 2020 20:04 (three years ago) link
the title track rules but the lyrics do not
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Saturday, 19 December 2020 20:07 (three years ago) link
^this
― imago, Saturday, 19 December 2020 20:08 (three years ago) link
as I keep saying though, Worlds Apart is an obviously v good album - admitting you love So Divided is the galaxy-brain move
― imago, Saturday, 19 December 2020 20:10 (three years ago) link
and in fact, as was discovered when we polled them, they've never done an album that isn't good
― imago, Saturday, 19 December 2020 20:11 (three years ago) link
"the best" makes me think of the foos one, which I only like in cicierega context
― stylish but illegal (Simon H.), Saturday, 19 December 2020 20:17 (three years ago) link
it predates "best of you" by at least two years!
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Saturday, 19 December 2020 20:18 (three years ago) link
loooove cicierega's 'best' but yeah he missed a trick not throwing this in too haha
― imago, Saturday, 19 December 2020 20:19 (three years ago) link
woulda been funny if trail of dead pulled a killing joke on them
― stylish but illegal (Simon H.), Saturday, 19 December 2020 20:21 (three years ago) link
god there are so many segues on this thing, I swear it's half segues
― stylish but illegal (Simon H.), Saturday, 19 December 2020 20:22 (three years ago) link
every time I revisit this I do find the second half mostly a slog. "a classic art showcase" is a not great rock song stapled onto a kinda boring string part. I don't really get "the best".
"lost city of refuge" is one of their best songs though
if I were managing them I would have been extremely direct with them during this period lol
― stylish but illegal (Simon H.), Saturday, 19 December 2020 20:31 (three years ago) link
I don't like this album because it's the first album where they noticeably shifted away from their Sonic Youth / Unwound influences and to me it's so angsty in a way where it makes their older stuff sound more tasteful and mature in comparison. Last thing I loved by them was Secret of Elena's Tomb.
― Evan, Saturday, 19 December 2020 21:58 (three years ago) link
If I’m not mistaken this album came with a bonus dvd of them touring and there was a scene where I think they were at some festival trying to bum music gear so they could play and other bands were wary of loaning because of their destructive set tendencies.
― Western® with Bacon Flavor, Saturday, 19 December 2020 22:50 (three years ago) link
they noticeably shifted away from their Sonic Youth / Unwound influences
yeah their pivot to (purposely?) sound more mainstream is closer to...like the gothy end of Blink-182 lol
― stylish but illegal (Simon H.), Saturday, 19 December 2020 23:10 (three years ago) link
Not sure if Simon still posts here but anyway I didn't mean "mainstream" - more that it was like their collective influences completely changed suddenly; as if all the members got replaced by people with totally different musical backgrounds who were still tasked with making their own idea of "trail of dead" records.
― But his face would not turn into hot Kirby (Evan), Monday, 24 April 2023 20:08 (one year ago) link
It's worth hearing their later albums. The influences you like fluctuate, but they're never too far away
― imago, Monday, 24 April 2023 20:17 (one year ago) link
imago otm, I actually thought last year's Bleed Here Now was one of their best in quite some time
― Maxmillion D. Boosted (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Monday, 24 April 2023 20:20 (one year ago) link
IX might be my favourite of their albums full stop
― imago, Monday, 24 April 2023 20:31 (one year ago) link
I need to revisit that one, came at a weird time and I'm not sure I ever gave it enough time.
― Maxmillion D. Boosted (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Monday, 24 April 2023 20:33 (one year ago) link
One thing I'm struck by is how consistent they've been. All their albums are at least quite good.
― imago, Monday, 24 April 2023 20:40 (one year ago) link
I forget about this band in between thread bumps. Time for another binge.
― ledge, Tuesday, 25 April 2023 07:45 (one year ago) link