Circa Survive - The Amulet (September 22, 2017) Album • Page 22

Honestly Violent Waves has chunks of several songs that sound great the way that On Letting Go did but then other parts of those same tracks bring them right back down.

My Only Friends verse is straight OLG but I hate the rest of the song. Some of Lottery, Bird Sounds, Blood From A Stone also sound OLG. And Hitman is similarly a pretty good track.

 

What a seriously underwhelming track to throw out as a first single and our only taste of that album for like 2 months.

 

I love Suitcase.

 

The Lottery is the only Violent Waves song I would add to a less than 20 song Circa essential playlist.

 

I don't know. Violent Waves is my least favorite Circa album, but it still has some great songs. The Lottery, Birth of the Economic Hitman, I'll Find A Way, and Bird Sounds are damn good Circa Survive songs, just to name a few.

 

VW is my least favorite but its still a good rock solid album. All of the songs have at least one great moment or idea that makes them worthwhile but yeah some of the songs have moments or sections that are just lacking or downright bland.

 

If you're doing an essential playlist you'd have to take like three from each album, and then do some b sides

 

VW has the only Circa song I can barely even say I like, which is Think Of Me When They Sound. I'm also not in love with Phantasmagoria and Blood From A Stone.


Honestly though, I think the biggest thing holding me back from truly adoring VW like I do their other records is just that it came out in a very weird, dark period of my life, and is inextricable from those memories for me. It's a little easier to listen now, quite a few years removed, but I'll still never be able to totally shake it.

 

since everyones a fan of lists, lets do this thing.

Act Appalled
Wish Resign
In Fear and Faith
Living Together
The Difference...
Your Friends are Gone
1,000 Witnesses
Get Out
Through the Desert Alone
Compendium + Dyed in the Wool (cheating)
Lazarus
The Lottery
Bird Sounds
I'll Find A Way
Child of the Desert
Nesting Dolls
Sovereign Circle

3 from each album + 2 b sides. OLG and Descensus were the hardest ones to decide for me, and i deviated to what seem to be the more well liked songs on VW since im still not that into it.

 

Ugh okay because I love nothing more than an arbitrary list and cannot help myself, here is my "essentials" list with 3 songs from each album and 2 b-sides. Keep in mind this is meant to reflect the best songs to introduce someone to the band, not necessarily my personal favorites.

Act Appalled
In Fear and Faith
Stop the Fuckin Car
Living Together
The Difference Between...
The Greatest Lie
Get Out
Through The Desert Alone
Glass Arrows
Sharp Practice
The Lottery
Suitcase
Schema
Only The Sun
Nesting Dolls
The Most Dangerous Commercials
House of Leaves

I guess. Tried to include the songs that hooked me when I first found the band, along with some I would consider their more "impressive" moments.

 

respect for the House of Leaves and Wish Resign love

 

Also: I somehow did not know Awake In A Dream existed until right now. Good god.

 

Holding Someone's Hair Back
In Fear and Faith
The Great Golden Baby
Living Together
Semi Constructive Criticism
Your Friends Are Gone
Glass Arrows
Frozen Creek
The Longest Mile
Sharp Practice
The Lottery
Think Of Me When They Sound
Child of the Desert
Always Begin
Phantom
Lazarus
1,000 Witnesses

 

Very different list than mine, but I'm into it.

Is Lazarus considered a b-side, though?

 

Act appalled
In fear and faith
We're all thieves
Living together
In the morning and amazing
The difference between
Get out
Glass arrows
Imaginary enemy
Suitcase
Lottery
Bird sounds
Schema
Quiet down
Sovereign circle
Lazarus
Battle, my love

I love battle so so much

 

I would consider it a B-Side, it's not part of an album or anything. Anyways making that list made me realize that I think Phantom is Circa's most underrated song

 

It's on an EP mah dude

 

Wish Resign drums are amazing, possibly my favorite off Juturna.

I think it is, since that EP is basically a compilation of b sides, that one being an outtake from BSN.

 

love lists

Act Appalled
Stop The Fucking Car
House of Leaves
Living Together
Greatest Lie
Kicking Your Crosses Down
Most Dangerous Commercials (B)
Get Out
Frozen Creek
Dyed in the Wool
Lazarus (B)
Birth of the Economic Hitman
Suitcase
Blood from a Stone
Only the Sun
Phantom
Sovereign Circle

Guesses for LP 6
Tunnel Vision
Flesh and Bone
The Amulet

 

don't stop there guess for lp8 too

 

Those 2 are my favorites off J. + Glorious Nosebleed

 

I don't do lists BUT Circa

Juturna
In Fear & Faith (#1 for me. Still gives me chills over 10 years later)
Stop The Fucking Car
The Great Golden Baby (does anyone remember when this song came out originally and was called Juturna?)

On Letting Go
Living Together
Close Your Eyes To See
The Difference Between..
Special mention to Your Friends Are Gone

Blue Sky Noise
Glass Arrows (when that bass tears in, its incredible)
Fever Dreams (when the drums come at around 3:00 after the break.. just fucking out of this world - everything happening with Anthony's vocals, the understated guitar, just ugh, so good)
Through The Desert Alone

Violent Waves
Bird Sounds
Think of Me When They Sound
I'll Find A Way

Descensus
Nesting Dolls (so glad they're using this song so well live at the moment, it's awesome)
Child Of The Desert
Only The Sun (3:00 onwards makes it)

B Sides/Bonus/EPs
House Of Leaves (if In Fear & Faith is my #1, this is #2 - this song creates an atmosphere like no other)
Backmask

 

Yeah, I remember it being paired with two "Handshakes At Sunrise" demos.

 

Handshakes is an amazing track

 

but what if I'm right. how exciting would that be