i know lots of people who strongly rep for the 2nd half of this album, which i've maybe heard once but should probably give more of a shot
― billstevejim, Saturday, 9 June 2012 23:34 (eleven years ago) link
I hope it's ok if I vote only really remembering the 5 radio hits.
― billstevejim, Saturday, 9 June 2012 23:35 (eleven years ago) link
I must be on the other side of the too-old divide; I love "Semi-Charmed Life," and "Graduate" was 2nd on my year-end. I'll have to re-listen to see which sounds better today.
― clemenza, Saturday, 9 June 2012 23:39 (eleven years ago) link
Forgot about "How's It Going to Be"--had that one #4 the following year. Anyway, "Graduate."
― clemenza, Saturday, 9 June 2012 23:56 (eleven years ago) link
Classic album. SCL got me into it, have a hard time feeling it nowadays tho as its stuck in adult contemp radio 4lyfe. Listening to SCL now and there's some really cool guitar harmonics/tones at 1:20. If it didn't have the doo doo dooos on it it probably wouldn't be as divisive, I still like it tho.
― Spottie_Ottie_Dope, Sunday, 10 June 2012 06:48 (eleven years ago) link
I know this album front to back. I had this badass aiwa discman that had this special feature lol where I could program 3-songs to repeat. So I had programmed I Want You, The Background and God Of Wine to repeat every night for like 6 months. Ha I wanted this one girl so bad and she wasn't having it (friendzone) and those songs hit home so hard, added to my anguish.
The pre-chorus/hook coupled with the way those guitar tones swoosh around on I Want You still resonates. The way the guitar cries out on The Background at 3:20, man. And of course the way God Of Wine builds into this beast of a tune that closes the album is all time:
I CANT KEEP IT ALL TOGETHERI KNOW I KNOW I KNOW I KNOW I KNOW I KNOW I KNOWI CANT KEEP IT ALL TOGETHER
― Spottie_Ottie_Dope, Sunday, 10 June 2012 07:19 (eleven years ago) link
Like every song on this album has a killer intro and an even better coda.
― Spottie_Ottie_Dope, Sunday, 10 June 2012 07:23 (eleven years ago) link
jumper or losing a whole year really
― fauxmarc, Sunday, 10 June 2012 07:27 (eleven years ago) link
or semi-charmed life i guess, not it's fault it's played out
― fauxmarc, Sunday, 10 June 2012 07:28 (eleven years ago) link
destroy: SCL, i want you, burning man, i was seriously just listening to this album yesterday and i don't remember what good for you or thanks a lot are
are you kidding me
― Whiney vs. (BradNelson), Sunday, 10 June 2012 08:18 (eleven years ago) link
anyway it's one of the last three. best last three tracks of any album ever.
― Whiney vs. (BradNelson), Sunday, 10 June 2012 08:20 (eleven years ago) link
oh, here's where i say i spent the better part of my life thinking blue was better than this record
i don't think that anymore but blue is still really, really great
― Whiney vs. (BradNelson), Sunday, 10 June 2012 08:23 (eleven years ago) link
"Never Let You Go"!
― a regina spektor is haunting europe (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Sunday, 10 June 2012 11:59 (eleven years ago) link
@ which part? i know everyone loves SCL but i can't listen to it now.
― of family bonds and individual triumph. Narrated by Tim Allen, (zachlyon), Sunday, 10 June 2012 15:49 (eleven years ago) link
and burning man is the wooooorst
"burning man" is the worst track here but it's still great
the riiiiise and fall of my sloppy looove
― Whiney vs. (BradNelson), Sunday, 10 June 2012 16:44 (eleven years ago) link
also "thanks a lot" is the weirdest song on here, and most of that weirdness is in stephen jenkins' delivery, which seems to deliberately elude melody
― Whiney vs. (BradNelson), Sunday, 10 June 2012 16:49 (eleven years ago) link
the guitar tones on "thanks a lot"! they're so bright and laser-y!
― Whiney vs. (BradNelson), Sunday, 10 June 2012 16:51 (eleven years ago) link
this was the first album that i ever loved, i was like 10-12 years old and listened to it night after night, stirred feelings of adolescent longing, the sound of it probably still influences my taste now. i haven't heard it in forever and it feels incredibly odd to listen to it now, the way it so immediately recalls how i felt as a kid in that place and time gives me chills.
/indulgent post
― karl...arlk...rlka...lkar..., Sunday, 10 June 2012 17:10 (eleven years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.
― System, Sunday, 24 June 2012 00:01 (eleven years ago) link
ok burning man's actually p good outside the chorus
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0jlU-dtPl9U
― of family bonds and individual triumph. Narrated by Tim Allen, (zachlyon), Sunday, 24 June 2012 02:39 (eleven years ago) link
FIRST WE CAFFEINATETHEN INCINERATE
ok good luck on yr exam bro
― of family bonds and individual triumph. Narrated by Tim Allen, (zachlyon), Sunday, 24 June 2012 02:41 (eleven years ago) link
want to vote for something besides one of the singles but i'd be lying if i said i like "Motorcycle Drive-By" more than "Graduate"
― some dude, Sunday, 24 June 2012 02:53 (eleven years ago) link
MDR is a great choice tho
― k3vin k., Sunday, 24 June 2012 02:54 (eleven years ago) link
I regret not voting for scl
― iatee, Sunday, 24 June 2012 03:08 (eleven years ago) link
oh man, i almost didn't vote
so it's "the background"
― Whiney vs. (BradNelson), Sunday, 24 June 2012 06:24 (eleven years ago) link
CAUSE I FELT YOU LONG AFTER WE WERE THROUGH
wah wah wah wah wahhhhh
Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.
― System, Monday, 25 June 2012 00:01 (eleven years ago) link
now let us remember the time that this band changed its lyrics to CAN I MASTURBATE? on a primetime network broadcast:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=70LWmfS4m3U
― some dude, Monday, 25 June 2012 00:12 (eleven years ago) link
WTF
― a regina spektor is haunting europe (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 25 June 2012 00:36 (eleven years ago) link
been listening to ursa major lately and it's a pretty good album if you ignore like most of the lyrics and "summer town."
also it's unfortunate that they dumped two of their best songs on an EP a year before it came out
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKwQmP5tBxg
― Whiney vs. (BradNelson), Monday, 25 June 2012 20:14 (eleven years ago) link
the intro to losing a whole year is really a great choice of album intro
― fauxmarc, Monday, 25 June 2012 23:47 (eleven years ago) link
Weird #1?! I didn't realize there was a mild consensus on the best non a-side.
― billstevejim, Tuesday, 26 June 2012 16:15 (eleven years ago) link
i voted for losing a whole year.
― billstevejim, Tuesday, 26 June 2012 16:16 (eleven years ago) link
― billstevejim, Tuesday, June 26, 2012 12:15 PM (7 hours ago)
it's definitely the consensus fan favorite
― k3vin k., Tuesday, 26 June 2012 23:23 (eleven years ago) link
their best song is "Wounded" from Blue. get on it
― frog ball (caulk the wagon and float it), Tuesday, 26 June 2012 23:55 (eleven years ago) link
i first heard the album via my wife and brother-in-law and they both always seemed to favor "Motorcycle Drive-By" as the obvious best deep cut
― some dude, Wednesday, 27 June 2012 00:44 (eleven years ago) link
God Of Wine was robbed.
― skeet-skeet-gate (Spottie_Ottie_Dope), Tuesday, 12 February 2013 17:29 (eleven years ago) link
pretty sure i think all of the zero votes were robbed except maybe "good for you"
― emo canon in twee major (BradNelson), Tuesday, 12 February 2013 17:35 (eleven years ago) link
Like all of my AIM-esque user names at one point in HS were some variation of God of Wine. I don't think I had drank more than a glass of wine at that point.
― BMICHAEL, Tuesday, 12 February 2013 17:37 (eleven years ago) link
Good point BN.
lol bmichael
― skeet-skeet-gate (Spottie_Ottie_Dope), Tuesday, 12 February 2013 17:52 (eleven years ago) link
"god of wine" is a great live closer. this album holds up well against any classic rock record from the era imo
― manti 乒乓 (k3vin k.), Tuesday, 12 February 2013 18:06 (eleven years ago) link
totally
Been listening to it a ton again since this thread started up.
― skeet-skeet-gate (Spottie_Ottie_Dope), Tuesday, 12 February 2013 18:08 (eleven years ago) link
did i hate on "burning man" in this thread? i take it back. it's still kinda weak but
― emo canon in twee major (BradNelson), Friday, 22 March 2013 21:11 (eleven years ago) link
oh zach beat me to that one
― emo canon in twee major (BradNelson), Friday, 22 March 2013 21:12 (eleven years ago) link
i hope i have the "actually this album is good" conversation about this record for the rest of my life
― ToddBonzalez (BradNelson), Thursday, 15 June 2017 16:12 (six years ago) link
― Whiney vs. (BradNelson), Sunday, June 10, 2012 1:23 AM (five years ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
wait wtf how did i betray my own convictions so hard here, blue is totally a better album
― ToddBonzalez (BradNelson), Thursday, 15 June 2017 16:17 (six years ago) link
fun fact: jordan s has not heard this whole album
― k3vin k., Thursday, 15 June 2017 16:27 (six years ago) link
get it together j0rd
― ToddBonzalez (BradNelson), Thursday, 15 June 2017 16:30 (six years ago) link
http://www.thirdeyeblindanniversary.com/
― ToddBonzalez (BradNelson), Thursday, 15 June 2017 18:04 (six years ago) link
Based on this album (still the only one of theirs I've heard), this band writes great bridges
― Vinnie, Friday, 16 June 2017 00:43 (six years ago) link