Joined: Sun Feb 26, 2006 8:46 am Posts: 8052 Location: Northern Virginia Gender: Male
zeb wrote:
Guys, I'm pretty familiar with this band's body of work. They should have packed it up after the third record.
I don't understand that mentality. If a band was good to begin with, I'm all in favor of them making music for as long as they can, even if their creative juices show signs of drying up. Backspacer isn't anywhere near the realm of Ten, but does that mean that I want Pearl Jam to stop cranking out studio albums? Hell no. I'd rather have decent/OK music by a band I love than none at all. It doesn't spoil the earlier work if the recent stuff isn't as good. It just reminds you of the best material and why you fell in love with a band in the first place.
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Listening to "Liquid Skin" right now. These guys were a top 5 band for me, but things went south after "Split the Difference." Pretty much hated "How We Operate" and "A New Tide." Didn't even bother with their newest.
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How We Operate was a mixed bag for me, but I absolutely love "A New Tide." It feels like a good old fashioned ALBUM for a change. All warm and seventies' feeling. Their latest was pretty disappointing, though; although I thought the songs were better live.
they were a top five for me as well. I think it was downhill from STD on though i've found there to be enjoyable material on each release. Their b-sides is really where it's at. Abandoned Shopping Trolley and Five Men in a Hut are my favorite releases.
I'll rank the studio albums now: In Our Gun Bring It On Liquid Skin How We Operate A New Tide Split the Difference Whatvers on Your Mind
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