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I can see the Happy Days placement being a little odd (though I don’t personally have any issue with it), but the last two make complete sense to me. Ending on a slow, acoustic track with a big, explosive ending is a very standard move, and Grenade being between in between moodier, darker tracks just seems fitting.

 

Okay, I think I re-ordered the tracklist in a narratively satisfying way I think

1. The First Time
2. Blame It On My Youth
3. Generational Divide
4. On Some Emo Shit
5. Darkside
6. Run Away
7. Black Rain
8. Heaven
9. Remember to Forget Me
10. Happy Days
11. Ransom
12. Pin The Grenade
13. Hungover You
14. No Heart To Speak Of
15. I Really Wish I Hated You

 

I get musically why RTFM is where it is, it's a basic ballady closer, but it's such a downer and isn't really a satisfying ending.

I feel like 'Darkside' or 'I Really Wish I Hated You" are the thesis statements of this album, which is (let's face it) a break up album, so they should go last.

 

Utter blasphemy changing anything about the last 3 songs to this album! Vehemently agree to disagree haha

 

I like the sequencing of the album as is.

Would’ve been pretty dope if they made
On Some Emo Shit the final track and titled it “The Last Time”

 

Yes

 

Lol the second half of this really is awesome

 

I feel like “hated you” would be a terrible closer, but that’s just me.

 

Agreed. Doesn’t sound like a closer in the least.

 

I feel like the closer we got is the closer we should’ve had

 

Seriously, nothing else should be there

 

Reading this was like the most sad I’ve been all weekend. I’m so sorry! :(

*me in the crowd* “OH HELL YEAH THIS SONG RULES!!”

 

Yes. And you were that lifeline for this band.

 

I was skeptical going in, but this album is amazing and I can’t stop listening. Heaven is my favorite song right now

 

The closer is obviously perfect, and that song fits nowhere else on this album. But if I was to play “which other song could have worked as a closer if Remember to Forgot Me wasn’t on the album” I would say On Some Emo Shit could work.

 

Picked up the CD at Target. I now have 4 different versions of this. Vinyl, cassette, cd, digital. Damn I hope this hits the 1 spot.

 

The more I listen to this the more I love it.

Pin The Grenade didn't make a huge impression at first, but upon more listens I really really like it.

I get the vibes that this is the perfect album to play through in the car while driving alone.California was great for that, so i'll have to try with this one lol

 

Let’s see I now have cd and digital. I have another cd and vinyl due for delivery monday. I just ordered the cassette. And I’ve bought 2 CDs and 1 vinyl for friends lol

 

One more and you've bought NINE

 

Well shit you’re right. Guess I should buy a second variant

 

Done. I’ve bought nine copies of nine

 

my man.

 

with every listen of this album i notice new layers and some really smart backing vocals.

besides that, the guitar tone on Mark's verse in No Heart To Speak Of is simply haunting. in fact, the guitar tones they experimented with throughout the entire album are fucking /great/ and i hope this is a trend they continue in the future.

 

I just remembered I’m getting two CD copies of this album just from buying two tickets to see them back in July.