Taking Back Sunday Band • Page 175

This band has a lot of "what ifs" throughout their history, but outside of lineup related ones the biggest is definitely "what if they had a different producer for Louder Now and the self-titled?" We'd probably have the extended bridge version of "What's It Feel Like To Be A Ghost?" (which is so much better) and possibly a different version of 20/20. Plus half of the self-titled could have been replaced with the much better b-sides. The latter "what if" upgrades the self-titled from the worst TBS album to the top three.

 

WHAT IN THE LITERAL FUCK??????????????????/

 

I'm late to the 5000th album ranking on this threat but here you go folks:

WYWTB
TAYF
LN
NA
S/T
HI
TW

 

I'm interested in hearing your alternative haha I know most people would probably default to "Little Devotional" but I love that song too much.

 

The Union is my favorite TBS song of all-time. Has been for the last 14 years. I honestly can't pick a least favorite song on the first two albums. I love every single song on both of them. Gun to my head, I guess i'd maybe say Cute without the E just because it's the most overplayed and then maybe Photograph???

I agree with you on Up Against and Like You Do though.

Homecoming is a top 5 song off TIdal Wave for me, so don't agree there either.

 

Absolutely love "Homecoming".

 

I feel the same way about WYWTB, truthfully not a "bad" song on it. I love "Number 5..." though.
"In The Middle of It All" is definitely by-the-numbers but it's catchy as all hell imo, plus I was listening to it a lot while marathon training, and it's a good cardio song to keep pace to.

I feel like "Falling..." is kinda the unsung hero of S/T. Catchy guitar riff, the chorus is fun to sing along to, classic TBS bridge, etc. I can see where it might bore some people though.

 

Again with Homecoming, I hate saying it's the worst song on the album because it's really not a "bad" song. It's just a little too repetitive for me. I kinda get bored with it after a little while.

 

Hahaha thanks!

 

I've definitely had discussions with other members of the forum about Falling, I'm for sure one of the few people who it bores. I'm glad most people like it though, but it just does nothing for me.

Definitely a valid criticism.

 

To Homecoming's credit though, it's a nice little pick-me-up after how much of a downer "We Don't Go In There" is hah

 

the only two records by this band i care about are Happiness Is... and Tidal Wave. i think those are both great pop-rock records with a lot of character. S/T had some goodies too but it's never been something i've wanted to revisit as a continuous piece of music. TAYF is a bad record. i'm super here for whatever they do next.

 

Oh yea, for sure. I'd say one of the biggest strengths of Tidal Wave is the way it all flows together. Album sequencing is such an underrated thing and they absolutely nailed it. I can't say how many times I've gone in to just play one song and then ended up listening to the rest of it the whole way through just because of how seamlessly it all flows together.

 

Just finished listening to John's song about "The Pelican Brief" and story behind it...man, he's a weird dude haha

 

The demos make ST so much better

 

The only correct take.

 

Best song / worst song?
Great Romances / Bike Scene
Phasers / Photograph
my Blue Heaven / error
Swing / Catholic Knees
Sad Savior / Money
We were younger then / they don't have any friends
Fences / Holy Water

 

Bike Scene and Holy Water as worst on their records has me very shook

Romances/Head Club
Devotional/Union
Blue Heaven/Let You Live (FIGHT ME CHORUS.FM)
Swing/Jenny
All Now/Money
Gardens/Like You Do
Call Come Running/Felt It Too

 

It's tough to pick a worst on TAYF. TW Falls apart in the second half and I blame Holy Water.

 

We both like Swing and Blue Heaven though! #bros

 

Swing is a top 10 TBS song for me and i think thats probably a hot take considering the new again opinions. I love that song.

 

holy water has some very good parts but i think adam's voice struggles in that one for some reason. i think over the last two he really got it to a comfortable and nice sounding place but that song just reaches a bit much for me. i still like it though

 

Best/worst

Ghost man/bike scene
180/union maybe? They’re all flawless
Miami/divine intervention
EMG/catholic knees
Doesn’t feel a thing like falling/money
Better homes/like you do
All excess/we don’t go in there

 

are you all confusing bike scene with blue channel

 

Don't do this. Don't go this way, John.