Manchester Orchestra - The Million Masks of God (April 30, 2021) Album • Page 48

:)

 

Totally agree with this - watching Chris go wild at the keys was a treasure.

 

I earned all of my scene points and lost them when my band got cancelle

Ssssttttaaaahhhhpppp

 

1. Top Notch (Cope)
2. The Gold
3. Pensacola
4. Pride
5. Pale Black Eye
6. Every Stone (Hope)
7. I Can Feel A Hot One
8. Golden Ticket
9. Apprehension
10. Everything to Nothing
11. The Silence
12. I Know How To Speak
13. After the Scripture

This was easier than I thought. The only ones I had trouble with were track 2, deciding between Shake It Out and The Gold, but I went with The Gold since I already had 3 other songs from METN (and deservedly so). Track 11 was tough too since this band absolutely nails closers - The Silence just eked it out today, but any other day Colly Strings, The River, or Cope could've taken it.

I thought about doing Alien / Sunshine / Grocery, but only Grocery was actually a worthy contender for its spot and I couldn't leave out Pale Black Eye.

I also took the liberty of slotting IKHTS at track 12 because (1) it's amazing and I love it, and (2) After the Scripture also deserves to be included.

 

now i believe in the ghost

 

This was a fun game.

1. Wolves at Night
2. The Gold
3. Pensacola
4. The Mansion
5. The Ocean
6. Virgin
7. Simple Math
8. The Wolf
9. Apprehension
10. Everything to Nothing
11. The River

 

I think it’s pretty wild/cool that various members of Chorus have “ins” with various bands in the scene. It’s like whichever thread you go into you can get some insider info from someone.

 

1. The Maze > Deer > The Only One > Top Notch > Wolves At Night
2. Shake it Out > The Gold > Now That You're Home > Choose You > Mighty
3. Pensacola > I've Got Friends > The Moth > Girl Harbor > Neighborhood
4. Pride > April Fool > Lead, SD > Bed Head > The Mansion > I Can Feel Your Pain
5. Where Have You Been? > Pale Black Eye > The Alien > In My Teeth > The Ocean
6. I Can Barely Breathe > Every Stone > Virgin > The Sunshine > 100 Dollars
7. Simple Math > I Can Feel A Hot One > Grocery > All That I Really Wanted From You > Sleeper 1972
8. Leave it Alone > The Wolf > Trees > Golden Ticket > My Friend Marcus
9. Apprehension > Indentions > Tony the Tiger > Alice & Interiors > The Mistake
10. Everything to Nothing > See It Again > The Parts > Leaky Breaks > Don't Let Them See You Cry
11. The Silence > Colly Strings > The River > Cope


4 - SM
3 - METN
2 - ABMTTS
2 - Virgin
0 - Cope (though tied for most 2nd favorite tracks)

Really interesting to see Simple Math was the highest, given it's usually my third favorite LP. I think that's because it had such a strong 3rd quarter of the album. I think Tracks 1,3,4,11 are usually always my favorites and the most difficult to choose. Looks like Track 9 and 10 are usually my least favorite. Virgin had 5 of my least favorite tracks...yikes. I think getting into that album later, it really has the highest highs (Colly, Wolves, I Can Barely Breathe, Where Have You Been?) and some of the lowest lows personally.

 

Our lists are eerily similar.

 

I noticed that. We just mostly disagree on Simple Math, April Fool, and Pride. Maybe I've just seen them live too much.

According to these trends, I'm gonna love Inaudible, Keel Timing, Bed Head(yes) and The Internet. And Obstacle and Way Back may be lower on my list. Saving this for future prediction.

 

1. Top Notch > Wolves at Night > The Only One > Deer > The Maze
2. Shake it Out > Mighty > The Gold > Choose You > Now That Your Home
3. The Neighborhood is Bleeding > Pensacola > The Moth > I’ve Got Friends > Girl Harbor
4. Pride > Lead, SD > I Can Feel Your Pain > April Fool > The Mansion
5. Where Have You Been? > In My Teeth > Pale Black Eye > The Ocean > The Alien
6. I Can Barely Breathe > Every Stone > Virgin > The Sunshine > 100 Dollars
7. I Can Feel a Hot One > Sleeper 1972 > All That I Really Wanted From You > The Grocery > Simple Math
8. Golden Ticket > The Wolf > Trees > My Friend Marcus > Leave it Alone
9. Alice and Interiors > Tony the Tiger > Indentions > Apprehension > The Mistake
10. Leaky Breaks > Everything to Nothing > See It Again > Don't Let Them See You Cry > The Parts
11. Colly Strings > Cope > The Silence > The River

ILAVLAC - 6
METN - 3
SM - 1
Cope - 1
BMTTS - 0

best track - 11 (3 is a close second)

worst track - 10

 

1. The Maze > Deer > Top Notch > Only One > Wolves at Night
2. Shake it Out > The Gold > Mighty > Now That You're Home > Choose You
3. Pensacola > I’ve Got Friends > The Moth > The Neighborhood is Bleeding > Girl Harbor
4. Pride > Lead, SD > April Fool > I Can Feel Your Pain > The Mansion
5. Pale Black Eye > Where Have You Been? > The Alien In My Teeth > The Ocean
6. Every Stone > I Can Barely Breathe > Virgin > The Sunshine > 100 Dollars
7. The Grocery > Simple Math > I Can Feel a Hot One > Sleeper 1972 > All That I Really Wanted From You
8. Leave it Alone > Golden Ticket > The Wolf > Trees > My Friend Marcus
9. Tony the Tiger > Apprehension > The Mistake > Alice and Interiors > Indentions
10. Everything to Nothing > Leaky Breaks > See It Again > Don't Let Them See You Cry > The Parts
11. Colly Strings > The Silence > The River > Cope

METN - 4
SM - 3
BMTTS - 2
Cope -1
ILAVLAC - 1

I think 9 might be the weakest collection of tracks although Tony the Tiger and Apprehension are still really good songs.

They just slay closers though don't they - Such an incredible and consistent band

 

1. maze > deer > only one > wolves > top notch
2. now that yr home > gold > shake > choose > mighty
3. neighborhood > girl harbor > pensacola > friends > moth
4. lead > mansion > April > pride > pain
5. where > teeth > alien > pale > ocean
6. breathe > sunshine > 100 dollars > virgin > stone
7. grocery > feel > sleeper > all I wanted > simple math
8. golden ticket > wolf > Marcus > leave it alone > trees
9. Alice > Tony > apprehension > mistake > indentions
10. leaky breaks > everything to nothing > see it again > parts > dont let them see
11. river > strings > silence > cope

virgin 6
metn 1
sm 1
abmtts 2

I dont really like these tbh. makes it seem like im a lot more down on some of their stuff than I really am haha

 

1. wolves at night
2. shake it out
3. I've got friends
4. lead, SD
5. where have you been?
6. every stone
7. the grocery
8. leave it alone
9. apprehension
10. leaky breaks
11. colly strings

 

finally someone who realizes wolves at night is great, unlike you other fools

 

It's great, they just have so many great openers.

 

cop out

 

Wolves at Night was the first song I heard them play, on some late night show. It always shocks me that they don’t play it live every night because that song is quintessential ManOrch for me.

 

letterman?

iconic performance

 

yeah its not bad its just not their best opener

 

probably top three for me? that, colly strings, shake it out are like their definitive songs in my eyes

 

it was my pick. ;)

 

What else can we rank?

 

Album covers:

1) Simple Math
2) Million Masks of God
3) Black Mile
4) METN
5) Like a Virgin
6) Cope

 

Best Live performance on youtube