Say Anything Band • Page 65

Ehhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, b-sides for sure

 

I woulnd't actually cut anything from In Defense. I get why some would, but the sprawl and the fact that it took me a very long time to actually become familiar with the whole thing is all part of it. Like when I saw them for the first time and they played Spay Me which I hadn't heard (at least not enough to know it), it was so fun to come home and look that one up. At this point I love it all, even if I have clear favorites that I go back to a lot more.

That being said if I had to cut it down (bolds are my true favorites):

Skinny Mean Man
No Soul
That Is Why
Surgically Removing the Tracking Device
This is Fucking Ecstasy
The Church Channel
Shiksa
Baby Girl, I'm a Blur
R*****ed In Love
An Insult To The Dead
Sorry, Dudes. My Bad

Spay Me
The Truth Is, You Should Lie With Me
About Falling
Spores
Have At Thee!
Hangover Song
Plea

 

Skinny Mean Man is probably my single favorite song on the album.

 

Tickle Me Red was originally supposed to be on the album and it got replaced when Max wrote An Insult To The Dead. Really wish Tickle Me Red was on the track list.

 

"Tickle Me Red" is truly the GOAT

Don't think there's enough I'd want to cut to make IDOTG any shorter than like 16 tracks so I'll take it as is, warts and all. My first SA album and I have a lot of junior high/high school memories associated with it.

 

Tickle Me Red is sometimes my favorite Say Anything song.

anyway, most of IDOTG is good, not all of it is essential and some of it has aged fucking terribly lyrically speaking (we know the ones), but for the most part I have always felt it was a p damn good double record all things considered. I couldn’t cut enough songs to make it a single disc that would feel meaningfully better than what we got, personally. plus, imo, the unwieldiness of it is a feature and not a bug

 

Wow I don't even recognize Tickle Me Red by name, guess I should go give a listen

 

Only song I would cut is R in Love

 

1. Skinny, Mean Man
2. No Soul
3. That Is Why
4. Surgically Removing the Tracking Device
5. This Is Fucking Ecstasy
6. The Church Channel
7. Shiksa (Girlfriend)
8. Baby Girl I'm a Blur
9. People Like You Are Why People Like Me Exist
10. Spay Me
11. In Defense of the Genre
12. About Falling
13. Spores
14. We Killed It
15. Have at Thee!
16. Hangover Song
17. Plea

Would be my version. All killer, no filler.

 

Add "Sorry, Dudes,.." and it's my tracklist du jour.

 

That ones not bad i just can't deal with Chris.

 

It's maybe the ONLY time I've ever enjoyed his vocals.

*dodges tomatoes*

 

Saves The Day >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Say Anything

 

Max - I will sell you this xanax for $5. Then we can go to the Waffle House, and talk about...

 

The first Two Tongues LP doesn't get the love it deserves

 

Amen. The second one was such a disappointment though

 

No

 

Sorry Matt, but yes

 

I put it on a year ago, and holy nostalgia it was still great.

 

Sorry Justin, still no

 

Sorry, Max himself would agree here...

 

Realistically for me it's:

IARB/In Defense > TBC/SWYA/IR > Hebrews > Saves the Day Trilogy > OA/IDTIIS/Anarchy/Baseball > 9/STD Self-Titled


So with a lot less of these ">>>" I'm more willing to hear y'all out. And I'll give you that Saves the Day is a lot more consistent.

Edit: Ok Oliver Appropriate is probably not better than any of the trilogy albums so I moved that.

 

oh lord, here I go

IARB > SWYA > IR > STA > UTB > Daybreak > 9 > Saves The Day > TBC > Say Anything = Anarchy > IDOTG > Hebrews > OA > CSD > Baseball > IDTII

 

One things for sure though I am going to go on a Saves the Day binge now

 

I will agree IARB is the best but then I would put probably every STD album except 9 after it