On the Impossible Bracket (The Menzingers Bracket) Bracket • Page 18

Obituaries
Mexican Guitars
Good Things
Nice Things
Freedom Bridge

 

Of course I stopped getting notifications about this. Damn.

The Obituaries
Mexican Guitars
Good Things
Nice Things
Freedom Bridge

 

The Obituaries - 21
Sun Hotel - 0

On the Impossible Past - 0
Mexican Guitars - 21

I Can’t Seem to Tell - 6
Good Things - 15

Nice Things - 14
Ava House - 7

Freedom Bridge - 9
Sculptors and Vandals - 12

 

The Obituaries
Mexican Guitars
I Can’t Seem to Tell
Nice Things
Sculptors and Vandals

 

Obituaries
Mexican guitars
Good things
Nice things
Sculptures and vandals

 

The Obituaries
Mexican Guitars
Good Things
Nice Things
Freedom Bridge

 

Going in for my first ever listen of this in attempt to get my vote in before 10. Have fairly high expectations based on how hyped up it's been over the last decade.

 

Enjoy! Very curious to hear what you think.

 

The Obituaries
Mexican Guitars
Good Things
Ava House
Sculptors and Vandals

 

Willing to say Sculptors and Vandals is my favorite Menzingers song

 

The Obituaries - 25
Sun Hotel - 0

On the Impossible Past - 0
Mexican Guitars - 25

I Can’t Seem to Tell - 7
Good Things - 18

Nice Things - 17
Ava House - 8

Freedom Bridge - 10
Sculptors and Vandals - 15

 

Overall, I was certainly not disappointed with my first listen to this. I really like everything on here and feel like there are several songs which, with greater familiarity, I'd end up loving. Not necessarily a mind-blowing, "how have I lived without this for the last 7 years" experience, but still extremely enjoyable nonetheless. It's definitely one of the better albums from this scene in the 2010s and I can see why it's so beloved around here. ATP is still pretty firmly my favorite Menzingers album, but I could see OTIP challenging that top spot in the future. I will say this, though, and will probably get killed for this opinion, but Casey is a mid-tier song on this album for me (definitely not bad, but others stood out more). Anyway:

The Obituaries (Sun Hotel might be my least favorite on first listen)
Mexican Guitars
Good Things
Ava House
Freedom Bridge (probably my two favorites on the album; don't like having to choose between them this early)

 

Surprised Sun Hotel is getting shutout and not Ava House

 

I really like both of those songs lol

 

Ok it’s probably tied with Burn After Writing but still

 

Last call for anyone who wants to vote this round.

 

That’s all for the opening round.

Final scores:

The Obituaries - 26
Sun Hotel - 0

On the Impossible Past - 0
Mexican Guitars - 26

I Can’t Seem to Tell - 7
Good Things - 19

Nice Things - 17
Ava House - 9

Freedom Bridge - 11
Sculptors and Vandals - 15



ON THE IMPOSSIBLE PAST

ROUND 2
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The Obituaries vs. Gates

Mexican Guitars vs. Good Things

Nice Things vs. Casey

Sculptors and Vandals vs. Burn After Writing

 

Gates
Good Things
Casey
Burn After Writing

Last one is tough, my two favorites. As much as I want to vote for Sculptors and Vandals I got into this band through Burn After Writing so it gets the slightest edge.

 

The Obituaries
Mexican Guitars
Nice Things
Burn After Writing

 

Gates
Good Things
Casey
Sculptors and Vandals

 

The Obituaries
Good Things
Casey
Burn After Writing

 

The Obituaries - 2
Gates - 2

Mexican Guitars - 1
Good Things - 3

Nice Things - 1
Casey - 3

Sculptors and Vandals - 1
Burn After Writing - 3

 

Gates
Good Things
Casey
Burn After Writing

 

The Obituaries
Mexican Guitars
Nice Things
Sculptors and Vandals

 

Gates
Mexican Guitars
Casey
Burn After Writing