Mansions Band • Page 7

V happy I finally have DUTD in my collection now :)

 

Snagged the repress, and been listening to the new EP this week, which still rips.

 

New music maybe?

 

Fingers crossed for a new full length.

 

Nice.

 

oh hell yes. Deserter has been the lock screen on my phone since like August. I'm so ready

 

Here for it

 

Excited for whatever is to come and sorry to anyone hoping this post was news lol. I'm a huge Mansions fan and also found Chris from Emanuel's top 8. Even chatted with him a few times on AIM back in the day

I'll chime in on the Doom Loop conversation. While there are songs I really like (Climbers, La Dentista, 100 degrees, Out for Blood, The Economist), I was devastated by how underwhelming this record was for me. Only a couple of these songs do I rank as some of their best. Personally, I expect a certain sound from Chris and this record was not it.

Deserter was good but I only listen to a few of the songs when they come on. "One of Three" is perfect though

Someone also mentioned the self-titled. That is a great record and "Great Big Plan" is one of my favorite Mansions' songs. Chris also has a song called "She Said" that was on their very first ep/release that is awesome.

Top 12 for me (couldn't leave any of these out):
Millions of Pieces
Dig Up the Dead
Tangerine (Alternate Version) (See below)
Never Enuff
The Constant (See below
Seven Years
You Got Cool
Call Me When It's Over
Wormhole
Out for Blood
Unwell
When I sleep

I'd love to hear anyone else's top 10. I don't know anyone else (besides me ex) who even knows this band so I could always chat about them lol

 

My top 10 is Dig Up the Dead. Perfect album.

 

ever since my last post i've been revisiting their discography and obsessing over how good everything is. I don't know which entry I like best between DUTD/DL/Deserter, but they're all I've been able to listen to lately. Even songs that I didn't like that much before are blowing me away right now.

 

They’re all good but DUTD is an all timer for me

 

i'm trying to make a top 10 but every song i think of is replacing the #1 spot so i think i need to come back to this later

 

Close that door >>>>>>

 

Nice! I too found Chris through Emanuel's top 10 on Myspace. Love Emanuel and miss them so much (Black Earth Tiger is criminally underrated).

I like Doom Loop quite a bit but I don't think it was fully realized. Deserter, on the other hand, was quite meh to me. I never put it on.


I'll need some time to think of my top Mansion songs.

 

New Best Friends is the best and never will be topped

 

While I love these songs, Chris released most of them multiple times before he got signed and NBF came out. I remember being really excited for him to get signed and then NBF only had like 2 new songs on it (Talk talk talk and Holidaze). I probably would've liked it more if I hadn't listened to all the others for 3 years already

 

yeah I mean, I suppose that's a bummer for you specifically, but I think the album is still his best album regardless of when the music came out

 

Top 15 Mansion songs:

Holidaze
Tangerine
On My Way
Unwell
Close That Door
City Don't Care
Miserable Without You (I know it's a cover but still)
You Got Cool (criminally underrated gem)
Call Me When It's Over
Climbers
Flowers In My Teeth
La Dentista
Out For Blood (despite the abrupt ending most hate lol)
The Economist
100 Degrees

 

Dig Up The Dead will always be Chris's best record but I actually really love Doom Loop.

Listening to it now and wow - so damn good.

 

New Fireworks and Mansions in the same year will kill me.

 

I read somewhere that Out for Blood ends abruptly because basically that's what the person the song is about did to him. You might've heard that already but learning that allowed me to enjoy it more.

On My Way is a great track as well. Forgot about that one

I don' think Chris ever confirmed this but "100 degrees" is a reference to Death Cab, correct?

 

Out for Blood is his best non-DUTD song to be honest. I love the choice of ending.

 

Given a lot of similar stylistic choices within the album, like the moodiness of Flowers In My Teeth and the second verse of Falling Down, the cut in Out For Blood doesn't bother me. I like it a lot, especially when you take into consideration the album art is literally cut into nonsensical sections.

 

I never heard the reason but if that is it - well done Sir Christopher!

I have come around... I like the ending now. My apologies to everyone in this thread.