On the Impossible Bracket (The Menzingers Bracket) Bracket

This will get underway this Friday, 11/13.

That’s Friday the 13th, for those counting.



Topic of discussion before we get started: should we even vote on anything pre-Chamberlain Waits? My worries are that many here have likely never bothered to even listen to those releases and participation may suffer because of it, and while they aren’t necessarily throwaways, it’s hard to imagine anything from them even putting up a respectable fight in the championship.

Thoughts?

 

This is the bracket i've been waiting for. Personally I think pre-Chamberlain Waits should be included but i'd completely understand why people wouldn't agree.

 

I've never listened to anything pre-OTIP, tbh

 

Yeah I mean I don’t visit anything prior to CW ever. I hardly really ever visit CW but totally understand lots of people do.

 

I’d argue for doing Lesson but understand a lot of people might not have even listened to it lol.

 

nah fuck that i want everyone to know im a menzingers hipster a lesson in the abuse of IT is really good anyway, too good to ommit. honestly it amazes me that ive listened to this band for almost 10 years has felt really good to basically watch them blow up in slow motion.

 

lesson in the abuse is wicked, as is hold on dodge. def should be included

 

ah shit i didnt know we did ep's in these. thats good cuz i love hold on dodge, sunday morning is maybe my favorite menzingers song

 

Who here is a bigger fan than me that can post a master list of all the releases that should be included, as well as all relevant songs for the b-sides/bonus tracks/extras round?

 

Def include Toy Soldier, No Penance, and Cemetery's Garden.

Don't know if we need to do the covers EP tho?

 

No covers/acoustic versions, etc.

 

Lol and The Freaks

 

Maybe this will get me to listen to stuff before After the Party

 

Include My Friend Chris

 

i think all the menzos b-sides, bonus tracks, and extras are: toy soldier, the freaks, no penance, cemetery's garden, irish goodbyes, the shakes, mea culpa cabana, and my friend chris

 

I actually know nothing from this band pre-Rented World... might be a good time to fix that

 

Impossible Past and Chamberlain Waits are incredible

 

"The first night I got my fix
Was with my brother and my friend Chris
Stole my mothers Smirnoff vodka
Mixed it with some cans of Fresca
And we learned how our parents lived
We found that we were good at it
Meet me at the bottom or in between"

Solid gold. Better be included.

 

looking forward to this!

 

all of the songs mentioned above and “Great Apes and Shiny Stones” I believe have been the only released b sides.

 

Okay so for the extras/odds and ends round we’ve got:

Toy Soldier
The Freaks
No Penance
Cemetery’s Garden
Irish Goodbyes
The Shakes
Mea Culpa Cabana
My Friend Chris
Great Apes and Shiny Stones

Can anyone think of anything else?

 

I’d maybe throw the Hold On, Dodge EP in with that round. Not sure where else it would belong, and I think Sunday Morning should definitely be included.

 

Good idea. I think that makes the most sense. That will give us 14 total tracks for that round, on par with the rounds that will follow.

 

Great Apes is such a quality song. I wish I had a high quality download of it.

This whole thread is making me sad. Chamberlain Waits (and OTIP for those who started with Rented World or After the Party) are absolute gems. I still prefer CW to Rented World, After the Party, and Hello Exile. A Lesson in the Abuse has some fun tracks but the production is pretty gnarly. Please listen to them!

That, and the first CWS album would be amazing to have re-recorded.

Hold on, Dodge is always like the Senor & the Queen EP for Gaslight for me. Perfect transition between what the band was and what it was going to become.