The Starting Line Band • Page 72

They got exponentially better with every release, god they're so good

 

All their stuff is nostalgic for me up to and including BOATS.

 

BOATS the GOATS but it's all great. Gonna throw on Anyways today, it's been too long

 

BOATS is my fav as well

 

Wish Anyways didn't sound like it was recorded in a shoe box.

 

They got a case of the Yips

 

I think that’s my favorite. It’s hard to choose.

 

it truly does

 

Direction is easily my favorite but all of their albums are fantastic.

 

Direction just didn't fit the scene and the genre was just in a weird place. Saying that. It's musically phenomenal and one of my favorite albums, totally deserved more widespread popularity.

BOATS is a classic but that whole release strategy was just bungled.

SILYMI is perfect for its time for sure but pure Nostalgia

I still listen to songs from all three.

I'd love to have another album.

 

I love how they sounded on Anyways, especially bass and keys, and I absolutely return to everything in their discography, but this year I went back to that EP the most, but relistened to BOATS and Direction as well. Last year I went back to SILYMI a lot as it was the 20th anniversary

 

So most of us agree that Anyways EP doesn't sound great but they sound great on the Live at Studio 4 stuff when it's the same producer.....

 

Look, I don't want to be the asshole here, but...

Will Yip has become a MUCH better producer in the 8 years between those releases

 

i cant believe its been that long since the ep

 

It’s been same amount of time between Direction to Anyways and Anyways to now. Crazy stuff

 

Maybe this is a joke going over my head but it hasn’t been haha, 9 years vs 7

 

2007 to 2015: 8 years
2015 to 2023: 8 years

edit: never mind the full ep did not drop in 2015, only the title track did, so give or take a few months in that case

 

SILYMI is the perfect summer album and fills me with so much nostalgia. That said I think Direction is their magnum opus.

 

I think EP dropped in January or February of 2016. So not that far off.

 

Second slide for dates

 

I want to go for just them and TGUK.

 

Come to Oregon cowards

 

Will be at the Bridgeport show!

 

I have a wedding to go to on the CT date, might try to go to Boston the night before

 

Avg age of those shows is gonna be like 35-38