Taking Back Sunday Band • Page 73

I feel like New Again was the end of an era in some ways. It feels like the end of the emotionally over-indulgent lyrics and attitude. I'm glad Adam is in a better situation these days though and I really like the dad band aesthetic the band has been running with lately though.

 

I'd keep Capital M-E only because the theme of that song helped get me through a rough time back in 2009. Other than that, I totally agree on all counts. WYWTB is my favorite record as well. Doing that bracket is gonna suuuuck.

 

I loved New Again when it first came out, a lot. But as time went on I kind of grew apart from it the more I listened to it. Now I view it the same way I view Blink-182's 'Neighborhoods'. Good album, has some very notable songs, but weakest in their catalog.

 

Welcome to Chorus!

My advice to any newcomer to this site is that if someone seems kinda mean, don't take it personally, we all just love to argue...and rank. This site is all about rankings.

 

I'm looking so forward to it, I assume it's everyone's favorite so opinions and debates are going to be flying high!

 

It's my second favorite. LN is my favorite

 

Thanks, I appreciate that! I did door to door sales for 2 years so I learned quickly to develop a thick skin haha

 

LN is my very least favorite and sad so much of it is played live all the time, esp Liar Liar

 

Hah well I'm not like a lot of the other users on this forum. I won't fault you for having a different opinion than mine. Different strokes for different blokes I say

 

Taking Back Sunday is always interesting to discuss on here because of the huge spectrum of opinions on their songs/albums. I can't think of another band like this on here.

 

Round 1 still open I think??

Carpathia

Where My Mouth Is

Lonely, Lonely

Swing

Sink Into Me

 

The thing about Louder Now is it has some of the very worst songs and some of their very best songs.

 

It's criminal how underplayed their songs off of WYWTB are live

 

Agreed. Up Against and 20/20 being the biggest offenders. I know a lot of people say "Miami" is the worst, but that guitar solo and the "Terror held in wedding bells" outro save that song.

 

Sounds like we're creating our ideal set lists next

 

Agree on Up Against, but I like 20/20.

I'd have taken out Up Against and put on Brooklyn

 

20/20 is amazing

 

It makes it fun

 

I used to hate WMMI, and it was my least favorite on the album for a long time but over time I've come around to it in a big way and like where it sits on the record. Haven't listened to Winter Passing much tho tbh.

That makes sense and I can definitely respect that! I'm super glad that song was able to have that kind of effect on you. I definitely like that song, but just personally feel like it doesn't necessarily fit on the album sonically.

You'd think so, but I'm pretty sure TAYF and LN still get mentioned as much or more than WYWTB in terms of favorites. WYWTB is one of those records that, to me, feels like it should be universally favored among fans but is surprisingly more divided than that.

 

Aright everyone, time to close the book on round 1 and move on to the second round. Some good ones this round, and here are the results:

Didn't See That Coming-11
Carpathia-13

Long Time Comin'-5
Where My Mouth Is-19

Catholic Knees-9
Lonely, Lonely-15

Cut Me Up Jenny-0
Swing-24

New Again-14
Sink Into Me-10

This will see Carpathia, Where My Mouth Is, Lonely Lonely, Swing, and New Again move on to round 2. We'll start those right now, here are the matches:

NEW AGAIN ROUND UP
ROUND 2
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Round 2

Carpathia Vs. Summer, Man

Where My Mouth Is Vs. Everything Must Go

Lonely, Lonely Vs. Capital M-E

Swing vs. New Again

Begin!!

 

uhhhhh.... Summer, Man is in there twice lol

 

Why wait? We going with standard 18?

*Preface intro as band comes out*
1. El Paso
2. Tidal Wave
3. A Decade Under the Influence
4. Flicker, Fade
5. The Blue Channel
6. The Union
7. Makedamnsure
8. Beat Up Car
9. Swing
10. Stood a Chance
11. Call Come Running
12. Better Homes and Gardens
13. Death Wolf
14. This Photograph is Proof
15. Everything Must Go
16. Cute Without the E
17. 180 By Summer
18. You Can't Look Back

 

Wow I forgot about Winter Passing, I would have included it in this bracket. Damn.

 

Carpathia- I've said it a bunch on this thread. Phenomenal track, love the dirty, driving riff, great bass line, and how it fades into EMG. Orensanz performance is a classic

Where My Mouth Is- Love Adam's lyrics here and Fazzi's call and response in the chorus. Underrated track.

Lonely, Lonely- Both decent tracks but neither are standouts to me.

Swing- One of my favorite TBS riffs, asked Fazzi about it at a show and apparently Mark wrote it. Love the imagery in the lyrics

Sink Into Me- Really catchy track, but definitely a weak lead single coming off Decade and MakeDamnSure. I remember when it first dropped a lot of people being let down

 

summer man is listed twice