The Greatest Song of All Time (Low) - The ATL Bracket Bracket • Page 26

Will do. Probably the new album as I'm not keen on that one either, but I might vote just so I can talk shit on that nightmares song or whatever it's called.

Anyway, Don't Panic is great and I'm excited to rep the under valued songs on it.

 

Don't you dare talk shit about Nightmares!

 

FH and LYR are the albums that I listen to the least.. both albums I listened to a lot for the first two months and then just.. poof

 

Why is there no vomit emoji? It's going to really hamper me

 

Don’t Panic: It’s Longer Now!

ROUND 1:
1a) So Long Soldier vs. Canals
1b) Paint You Wings vs. So Long, and Thanks for All the Booze
1c) To Live and Let Go vs. Backseat Serenade
1d) The Irony of Choking on a Lifesaver vs. Thanks to You
1e) Outlines vs. A Love Like War
1f) Somewhere in Neverland vs. The Reckless and the Brave
1g) Me Without You (All I Ever Wanted) vs. Oh, Calamity!
1h) For Baltimore vs. If These Sheets Were States

Upcoming ROUND 2:
2a) Winner of 1a vs. Winner of 1b
2b) Winner of 1c vs. Winner of 1d
2c) Winner of 1e vs. Winner of 1f
2d) Winner of 1g vs. Winner of 1h

Start voting!

 

So Long Soldier
Paint You Wings
Backseat Serenade
Thanks To You
Outlines
Somewhere
Oh Calamity
For Baltimore

 

1a) So Long Soldier
1b) Paint You Wings
1c) Backseat Serenade
1d) The Irony of Choking on a Lifesaver
1e) Outlines
1f) Somewhere in Neverland
1g) Oh, Calamity!
1h) For Baltimore

 

Yea that's kind of my gripe with Don't Panic. There's a lot I love, but then there's some songs that just kind of feel like watered down versions of other songs. My favoring of DW over Don't Panic is much more subtle than my favoring of DW to FH. FH just has so many more lows for me, that even if DW has the lowest low of their career (That Girl), there's more than enough to make up for it.

I'd take I Feel Like Dancin' over Bail Me Out, the Edge of Tonight, Runaways, Kids in the Dark, and probably even Dancing With A Wolf, to be honest. But I like I Feel Like Dancin' so I mean.

That Girl is their worst song, so no disagreement there.

 

Canals
So Long
To Live and Let Go
Thanks To You
Outlines
Somewhere in Neverland
Oh Calamity
If These Sheets Were States

 

I'd love to have you here talking shit about the entire album (not the title track though).

 

So Long Soldier
So Long, and Thanks for All the Booze
Backseat Serenade
The Irony of Choking on a Lifesaver
Outlines
The Reckless and the Brave
Me Without You (All I Ever Wanted)
For Baltimore

Some notes:
Irony - Honestly probably my favorite from this album these days, next to Baltimore.
Outlines: I remember being floored when I heard the clip of this one when they released that little preview video with clips of like 4 songs. Another favorite on the album.
The Reckless and the Brave/Somewhere In Neverland: Neverland is so overhyped, I don't get it.
Me Without You: This was the hardest one this round. I really love both these songs.
For Baltimore: This song means a lot to me just because it came out right when I started college and it was so nice to have something as familiar and comforting as ATL there with me as my whole life was changing. It's always associated with that time for me now.

 

Canals
So Long, and Thanks for All the Booze
Backseat Serenade
Thanks to You
Outlines
Somewhere in Neverland
Oh, Calamity!
For Baltimore

 

So Long Soldier
Paint You Wings
Backseat Serenade
Irony of Choking on a Lifesavor
Love Like War (I'm kind of indifferent about both of these, but I'll go with War)
Somewhere in Neverland
Oh, Calamity (this should win for DP, although I know it won't)
If These Sheets Were States (this one is going to get decimated by For Baltimore, but it's one of my favorites on the album)

 

Gonna take some time to listen to this album for the first time tonight and participate. I like using brackets as a discovery tool - I actually quite enjoyed my time listening to Dirty Work.

 

Canals
So Long, and Thanks for All the Booze
To Live and Let Go
Thanks to You
Outlines (fuck this matchup so hard)
Somewhere in Neverland (this one too)
Me Without You (All I Ever Wanted)
For Baltimore


Album Ranking
Outlines
A Love Like War
For Baltimore
Somewhere In Neverland
Me Without You
So Long, and Thanks for All the Booze
The Reckless and the Brave
Paint You Wings
To Live and Let Go
Thanks To You
Oh, Calamity!
Canals
So Long Soldier
The Irony of Choking on a Lifesaver
If These Sheets Were States
Backseat Serenade

 

I can't fathom ranking Backseat Serenade LAST.

 

This is criminal

 

Canals
Paint You Wings
Backseat Serenade
Thanks to You
A Love Like War
Somewhere in Neverland
Me Without You (All I Ever Wanted)
If These Sheets Were States

 

I'm continually surprised by which songs are beloved in brackets like this. Often the songs I personally find to be the most boring songs on the album (like Backseat Serenade, or on SWIR when Holly somehow beat Poppin' Champagne in the first round like what the hell?) are somehow the ones that have a ton of support.

I can't fathom picking Backseat Serenade over any of the other songs in a head-to-head matchup, so I ranked it last. There's nothing about that song that makes it special, musically or lyrically, especially when it's surrounded by songs like Outlines or For Baltimore or even A Love Like War on It's Longer Now. Also it has probably the weakest chorus on the record. And even in this matchup, To Live and Let Go is one of ATL's most epic and enormous songs, just a thrill to listen to. It's way, way better, and this should honestly be a blowout the other way, in my opinion.

 

Canals
So Long, and Thanks for All the Booze
To Live and Let Go
Thanks to You
Outlines
Somewhere in Neverland
Oh, Calamity!
If These Sheets Were States

 

You didn't pick between The Irony of Choking on a Lifesaver and Thanks to You

 

So Long Soldier
Paint You Wings
Backseat Serenade
The Irony of Choking on a Lifesaver
Outlines
The Reckless and the Brave (I really want to vote for Somewhere in Neverland, but there is a special place in my heart for Reckless as it was the song that really got me into ATL)
Me Without You (All I Ever Wanted) (tough choice, love both of these)
If These Sheets Were States (another tough choice)

 

So Long Soldier
Paint You Wings
Backseat Serenade
The Irony of Choking on a Lifesaver
A Love Like War
Somewhere in Neverland
Me Without You (All I Ever Wanted)
If These Sheets Were States

 

What was the score?

 

1a) So Long Soldier
1b) So Long, and Thanks for All the Booze
1c) Backseat Serenade
1d) The Irony of Choking on a Lifesaver
1e) A Love Like War
1f) Somewhere in Neverland (2nd fave)
1g) Oh, Calamity!
1h) If These Sheets Were States (my fave on record)