They didn’t land for me but you have to remember that the song is written from the perspective of American youth and how they’re witnessing the country crumble.
There was a photo of an empty cough syrup bottle the band posted during that album cycle that Matt had emptied just to get through recording. He was totally fucked in multiple ways during that album.
We’re ranking? FHTI Goddamnit GM Crimson MICF BHE Shame This Addiction ITTC A&I some of that is simply because I didn’t listen to the band for a while.
The only song I really return to on Goddamnit is Nose Over Tail and I think I like the acoustic version on Damnesia more somehow.
Good Mourning Agony & Irony Blood, Hair, and Guyballs Is This Thing Cursed? From Here To Infirmary Crimson My Shame Is True This Addiction Maybe I’ll Catch Fire Goddammit I love every album. But this is my current standing after a discog listen.
Good Mourning From Here to Infirmary Remains Maybe I'll Catch Fire Goddamnit Crimson Is This Thing Cursed? Blood, Hair, and Eyeballs (so far) Agony & Irony My Shame Is True This Addiction I love most of them and like all of them, especially when the deluxe editions and EPs are factored in! What was everyone’s first Trio album? Mine was Agony & Irony after seeing the Help Me music video on Fuse.
Tragic. I guess I will listen to the Past Lives version where poor Danny sounds like he inhaled sandpaper
I just never return to that record tbh and I’ve been a fan ever since Infirmary first came out in 2001. It has some classic tracks for sure but it also has some ROUGH songwriting since they were all kids when they wrote it lol
Yall need to include the self titled compilation in your rankings. That is an amazing collection of songs!
I left S/T and Remains off but they're absolutely top shelf Trio. I'm sad that Exploding Boy isn't on the S/T on streaming services, because I'm very used to it due to listening to the CD for years. Fortunately you can still find it if you search for the Pocket Bomb compilation.
Definitely their best since Crimson in my opinion. I’d have to say it slots in like this: Good Mourning Goddamnit Crimson From Here To Infirmary Maybe I’ll Catch Fire Blood, Hair & Eyeballs Is This Thing Cursed? My Shame Is True Agony & Irony This Addiction
This record is so good! I'm in the camp where I thought Cursed was also good, but this is better even. They really sound revitalized, and I think Matt and Dan writing together in person really paid off. I do wish there was another Dan song or two, but Matt's been on a roll the last two albums, so it could be worse.
I can't rank BH&E yet. Good Mourning Agony & Irony From Here to Infirmary Crimson Self-Titled Remains Maybe I'll Catch Fire My Shame Is True Goddamnit Is This Thing Cursed? This Addiction Shame is great but has some Matt clunkers. Ditto ITTC. ITTC is decent but was a disappointing Dan effort for me too. Wasn't a fan of Worn So Thin, Little Help?, and Pale Blue Ribbon. MSIT has the much better Dan tracks AND the Broken Wing EP. Goddamnit is a classic but the production and song writing is yes a bit...dated. This Addiction definitely my least favorite in the discog and the one I come back to the least. Dan's tracks are okay, but his weakest B-sides to date. Matt's tracks are VERY meh, lacking a true stand out strong track that he's usually able to whip up for every other album. I loved hearing American Scream in Scream though haha. Everything above those is stuff I've definitely talked about in here before. Crimson was probably my #2 when it came out but as time went on I got kind of sick of it. It's probably the album that has moved up and down the most on my list.
Crimson From Here to Infirmary Maybe I'll Catch Fire Good Moruning Goddammit Agony & Irony Self-Titled Remains Is This Thing Cursed? This Addiction My Shame is True
I find this band’s catalogue really difficult to rank. I think the only thing I know for certain is Good Mourning is my favorite and This Addiction is my least favorite.
It’s funny seeing This Addiction ranked so low on everyone’s lists. That was the first album of theirs I listened to and my introduction to the band lol. …but honestly? I’d rank it that low too