impossible poll
― emo canon in twee major (BradNelson), Sunday, 6 April 2014 20:12 (ten years ago) link
"cosmonaut" or "enfilade" maybe!
Are their first two worth a listen
in/casino/out has my favorite atdi song "lopsided"
― emo canon in twee major (BradNelson), Sunday, 6 April 2014 20:13 (ten years ago) link
MMMMMMANUSCRIPT REPLICA
CUT IT CCCCCCUT IT
― emo canon in twee major (BradNelson), Sunday, 6 April 2014 20:14 (ten years ago) link
"Lopsided" is a fucking incredible song. in/casino/out is totally worth hearing; I actually like it more than Relationship of Command.
― cwkiii, Sunday, 6 April 2014 20:37 (ten years ago) link
Voted for "One Armed Scissor", but it could easily have been any of the first three tracks.
― cwkiii, Sunday, 6 April 2014 20:38 (ten years ago) link
definitely "Invalid Litter Dept."
― Simon H., Sunday, 6 April 2014 20:53 (ten years ago) link
when I relisten now the impassioned vox vs. stream-of-consciousness gobbledygook lyrical approach kinda bugs me, which probably helps that one stand out for having identifiable subject matter
― Simon H., Sunday, 6 April 2014 20:55 (ten years ago) link
Rolodex Propaganda is such a FUN song
a lot of this album is fun actually, even when it's punishingly serious
― charlie h, Monday, 7 April 2014 01:21 (ten years ago) link
TEMPER TEMPER TEMPERATURE
― charlie h, Monday, 7 April 2014 01:22 (ten years ago) link
I first heard these guys via the "one armed scissor" on MTV and was like "wow, MTV are playing good rock music". It was so refreshing, felt like the 90s finally died and the new rock hits would be all juiced up fugazi/drive like jehu stuff
― brimstead, Monday, 7 April 2014 01:45 (ten years ago) link
I mean, it felt like a new generation calling, not 30-something sunset strip jackholes
― brimstead, Monday, 7 April 2014 01:47 (ten years ago) link
Love the nu-metal crunch on "Cosmonaut", whose intensity* singlehandedly keeps the back half of the album from dragging
* most overused descriptor w/r/t this band? with good reason, tho
― Many American citizens are literally paralyzed by (bernard snowy), Monday, 7 April 2014 07:32 (ten years ago) link
One-Armed Scissor is gonna take this, obviously
Gonna decide between OAS, Mannequin Republic, Arcarsenal, at the very least...
― 龜, Monday, 7 April 2014 07:43 (ten years ago) link
This is an album I'm always happy to be reminded of the existence of. Are their first two worth a listen?
― the joke should be over once the kid is eaten. (chap), Sunday, April 6, 2014 8:19 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark
I rep for In/Casino/Out - Transatlantic Foe is probably my favorite song ever by them
I haven't listened to this in a long time, it got played a lot in our house during my 2nd year at university and I did get burned out on it eventually. 'Cosmonaut' was always my favourite track though.
― Gavin, Leeds, Monday, 7 April 2014 08:13 (ten years ago) link
I mean, it felt like a new generation calling, not 30-something sunset strip jackholes― brimstead, Monday, April 7, 2014 2:47 AM (7 hours ago)
Funnily enough, my enduring memory of this album was me taking it up to the register at Mondo Kim's on St. Marks Place and having the appalled cashier get into an actual rage ringing it up, like something out of a bad skit, going "these fucking poseurs are named after a lyric from a Poison song. You know, that, right? Fake ass Beastie Boys punk. Fuck these dress-up cartoons." (long pause) "That'll be $12.99." He was so angry.
― Walter Galt, Monday, 7 April 2014 09:38 (ten years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.
― System, Tuesday, 15 April 2014 00:01 (ten years ago) link
I was really into ATDI in high school and still enjoy them on occasion. This is a great album, but Pattern Against User was a fairly easy choice for me; an In/Casino/Out poll would be much tougher.
― ablaeser, Tuesday, 15 April 2014 00:21 (ten years ago) link
tempted to get drunk and listen to this for the first time in maybe a decade
probably invalid litter
― Little Saint Hugh of Lincoln (nakhchivan), Tuesday, 15 April 2014 00:30 (ten years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.
― System, Wednesday, 16 April 2014 00:01 (ten years ago) link
pity we couldn't get a few more votes in so that each song got some acknowledgement, but the results seem to reflect the flow of opinion from back in the day.
― charlie h, Wednesday, 16 April 2014 07:47 (ten years ago) link
Rolodex Propaganda 0
:(
― cwkiii, Wednesday, 16 April 2014 15:46 (ten years ago) link
Invalid Litter Dept is an amazing song, it’s rage deserved and righteous.
― Mule, Wednesday, 29 July 2020 21:56 (three years ago) link