Taking Back Sunday - Tidal Wave (September 16, 2016) Album • Page 97

I really liked the first half of The Color Fred album, but the second half had a very strong fall off for me. Terrible Things was strong front to back, imo.

 

I know I've mentioned this before, but I saw The Color Fred open up for Straylight Run back in 2007 (along with Cassino). What a bad ass show that was.

 

I saw them open for Angels And Airwaves around then, too.


TCF was better. I feel that album is sorely underrated

 

I'd say my revisited New Again would be:

New Again
Winter Passing
Sink Into Me
Lonely Lonely
Summer, Man
Didn't See That Coming
Swing
Long Time Coming
Catholic Knees
Carpathia
Everything Must Go

I'll have to try actually listening to it in that order though. For some reason, I really like the idea of putting that sweet slow jam second.

 

The Terrible Things album is so good, but it makes me sad because I can totally see Adam singing on those songs with Fed. Sounds like it could’ve been the next TBS release after Louder Now.

 

been revisiting the entire discography bc i’m always in a tbs mood i guess lol. anyway, i realized happiness is is my actual favorite, despite how much i love tidal wave.

the self-titled is pretty good but it’s the kind of record i’d classify as overcooked or overproduced. some of the verse/chorus transitions on that record feel really frankensteined together (which is why the demos pop so much; they feel more holistically written and arranged than a lot of the songs on the real record) and the whole thing just feels like a product of too much second guessing. “call me in the morning” still utterly perfect though

 

Nailed it with that “too much second guessing bit”. I guess Warner Bros. wanted to capitalize on the OG reunion hype and wanted them to put an album out asap instead of giving them a little bit more time to learn how to play and write together again. Plus fucking Eric Valentine’s production sucks.

And yeah, “Call Me in the Morning” is a total gem of a song.

 

It’s a good song, but I think “This Is Happening” would’ve been a better closer. My revised tracklist for HI looks like this:

Flicker Fade
How I Met Your Mother
Stood a Chance
All the Way
Beat Up Car
It Takes More
They Don’t Have Any Friends
Better Homes and Gardens
Can You Feel That (Here I Am)
We Were Younger Then
This Is Happening

 

My revised tracklist for Tell All Your Friends is:

Deathwolf
Tidal Wave
El Paso
A Decade Under the Influence
Beat Up Car
Flicker Fade
Best Places to Be a Mom
Swing
180 By Summer
The Blue Channel
You Can't Look Back
Everything Must Go

 

First or second cycle of tbs music?

I think I'm getting to the point where I overall prefer the second trilogy of albums to the first, but damn wywtb and louder now have some memories attached

 

Loving the tbs love!

 

It’s so hard to pick but I might agree

 

from what I've read I think that the label was hanging over their heads for the self-titled, I think they were in the studio a lot asking to change things or whatever, doing the whole "there should only be one lead singer" thing. I think that kind of explains that whole effect because you're definitely right.

 

I should read before I post lol you beat me to it

 

I'm right there with you. There's some nostalgia with the first three, but I listen to the more recent ones almost exclusively.

 

Where You Want To Be is still my favorite and likely always will be. that being said, I think this is the best version of the band and absolutely their best three record run.

 

I got this link from a friend, and I'm glad they have new music in the works. I can't believe Tidal Wave is turning 2 in a few months.

For me:
WYWTB = TAYF > Tidal Wave = Happiness Is = New Again > Self Titled = Louder Now

 

"our drummer mark playing fills that just don't seem humanly possible"

lol i think this to myself anytime i pay attention to mark's playing

 

top ten in this era (last three records) idk why


It Doesn't Feel a Thing Like Falling
We Were Younger Then
Call Me In The Morning
You Can't Look Back
Death Wolf
I'll Find a Way to Make it What You Want
Better Homes and Gardens
Sad Savior
This is All Now
Beat Up Car

 

"i'll find a way to make it what you want" is my favorite tbs closer now

(i know, i know)

 

all jams!!!

 

it takes more
death wolf
best places to be a mom
i'll find a way to make it what you want
call me in the morning
better homes and gardens
i felt it too
all excess
they don't have any friends
beat up car

this was very hard!!!!!

 

this is chrono not ranked that'd be way too hard

Sad Savior
Doesn't Feel a Thing Like Falling
Beat Up Car
Better Homes and Gardens
Death Wolf
You Can't Look Back
All Excess
I Feel It Too
Holy Water (their greatest song)
I'll Find a Way to Make It What You Want

 

Yeah so TW is the peak for me basically

 

No Flicker Fade, Call Come Running or Tidal Wave on these lists? For shame.

At least Beat Up Car is getting the loves.