The Menzingers - Hello Exile (October 4, 2019) Album • Page 66

The recurring references to "getting fucked up", drinking "cheap" booze and "raising hell" are deliberate surely. Not exactly the first time these guys have used that technique.

 

What is happening with all the takes tonight I am in a weird inverse world or something.

 

Doesn’t mean I don’t like it. I do. Just like all the other stuff more. I LOVE about half of Elsie. Other albums are more consistently great top to bottom, for me.

 

you dorks can shit on the the fade in on strawberry mansion but this song makes me want to bash my head through a damn wall

 

In a good way?

 

I am at “Strawberry Mansion might translate the best live of this entire album”
Level.

 

It's the kind of song where I'm gonna find myself arm in arm with some stranger drunk as shit losing my damn voice.

 

This album is like a nostalgic warm blanket. Fuck. Might beat Microwave for AOTY

 

Yes. It’s like Charlie’s army!

 

Also all I’ve listened to today is strain your memory if you guys wanna know where I am on that argument...

 

Last night the bar I was performing at played most of this album on the speakers, mixed in with some old school Alkaline Trio and Against Me for good measure.

 

I personally don’t believe that, in music or more precisely in an artist’s/group’s discography, either regression or growth are characteristics that necessarily imply the quality of a particular album. Both regression and growth regularly made the output of artists less interesting/good to me personally.

 

I think I’ve seen them like 6 or 7 times since ATP drops and all I want to hear is Charlie’s Army live ... and they won’t do it at any of the shows I go to.

 

They played it here and the crowd response was disappointing! It’s probably my favorite sing-along of theirs, which is saying a lot.

 

Do you guys have a top 5? From all albums,
not just this one. I’m curious (and sort of expecting) if all the lists will be totally different.

 

Sunday Morning
The Obituaries
After the Party
Time Tables
Rodent

 

Asshole
Casey
After the party
The obituaries
I can't seem to tell

My top 10 would have more ATP and RW lol

 

No order:

Lookers
Time Tables
Burn After Writing
Gates
Rodent

 

Burn After Writing
Mexican Guitars
After The Party
Rodent
Transient Love

 

After the Party
Casey
Mexican Guitars
Rodent
Your Wild Years

 

Tellin' Lies
The Obituaries
Lookers
Anna
Livin' Ain't Easy

Besides Anna and America none of the songs off HE have sat with me enough yet, but I wouldn't be surprised to see one of them get into the top 5

 

Good Things
Tellin' Lies
Lookers
In Remission
Gates

 

In Remission
Your Wild Years
Casey
Lookers
Time Tables

I obviously like the nostalgic ones.

 

Casey
@MexicanGuitars
After the Party
Tellin' Lies
Lookers/Sun Hotel/Asshole/In Remission/Gates all battling for a 5th spot and I can't choose.

 

Yeah strain your memory will be in my top 5 soon