Best Teenage Fanclub album

I think Bandwagonesque - Thirteen - Grand Prix - Songs from Northern Britain is an amazing run, but never got why Grand Prix was favored by so many, it's my least favorite of the four.

yeah ok, it's annoying though.
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I would love to hear the "Grand Prix" album played by Oasis

I think Bandwagonesque - Thirteen - Grand Prix - Songs from Northern Britain is an amazing run, but never got why Grand Prix was favored by so many, it's my least favorite of the four.

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I'd put Grand Prix ahead of Thirteen. Songs From Northern Britain and Banwagonesque are my two favourites. I'd include Howdy in that great run too. The two albums they've done since do absolutely nothing for me.

Bandwagonesque is their apex. A perfect album without filler. Great blend of melody and noise. I also love the folky bits which show which place they come from. Bagpipes have got this amazing ringing drone quality.

A perfect album without filler.

there are at least two tracks that the band themselves acknowledge as filler iirc

including the dreaded "new songs recorded for this compilation" why do people do this?

"Did I Say" is probably one of my 5 or 6 fave TF songs.

there are at least two tracks that the band themselves acknowledge as filler iirc
Never trust the artist's judgement of his own work.

#takemytime

#findmyway

Would be cool if ilx could hyperlink hashtags

thanks for that link, some great stuff.

This is still Songs From Northern Britain.

The new album is streaming on NPR

http://www.npr.org/2016/09/01/491518447/first-listen-teenage-fanclub-here

I got a bit bored/blasé about them after Songs From Northern Britain - every record since Grand Prix has felt more-or-less interchangeable - and the best songs are always Gerry's. Guess I should check the Lightships record - anyone heard it?

there were a couple of good tracks on the lightship album, notably "the warmth of the sun", "stretching out", "photosynthesis" and "sunlight to the dawn".

"Here" is good though maybe their lowest stakes album since "Howdy." I keep playing "The Darkest Part of the Night," probably because it's from the same template as "I Don't Want Control of You."

Also, terrific show last week. Like, one of the best sounding bands I've ever seen. Don't look to the albums for signs of mellowing.

#mellowdoubt

the back half of the new one feels v minor-key + meandering - I liked Shadows more on the whole

Same here with darkest part of the night!

Nothing here can touch baby lee, but I think I like this one more overall.

Baby lee is the worst :(

lunacy

<3 that song

it's p good but there are better songs on the album imo

The First Sight is one of their best-ever songs

So I'm loving this new one, in spite of (because of?) the 'meandering / minor key' vibe mentioned upthread. I think, in my old age, I really prefer melodic, slow-and-stoned Fannies to melodic uptempo Big Star-y Fannies. After 3 or four listens, this may be my favorite since SONB.

I love how "I Was Beautiful When I Was Alive" kind of becomes an entirely different song at the end. Agree with the highlights already mentioned ("The Darkest Part Of The Night," "The First Sight") but oh man, the last third of this record is a real beaut. Love the guitar on "It's A Sign." Actually, the guitar sounds in general are terrific.

My friend calls this band "The Fountains Of Wayne It's OK To Like"

I'm still starting every morning with this record. Definitely my favorite since Songs Of Northern Britain

Yeah, the new album is surprisingly great. I might agree that it's their best singles Northern Britain, although I really I like Howdy.

The new album is wonderful. There is hardly a bad song on it. They still have the knack for those innocent naive melodies. Probably their second best after Bandwagonesque.

I love it on 'Get Funky' when you hear "howdy disco citizens" at the beginning. Sounds like it could be a direct sample from ABC's 'A to Z', actually!