Love and Pain Too Good to Be Oxygen Coming Home It's Not Your Fault this has always been my least favorite NFG album (don't hate it, still enjoy it) and because I don't revisit it as much as the rest of their discography, it feels like it's stuck in this weird vacuum of memories and emotions from the fall and winter it came out and the girl I was with at the time. sometimes songs and albums can make you feel nostalgic and it's a good feeling. sometimes it can be unsettling.
Coming Home and Boulders are probably my two favorite songs from this album. Rough choice. Love and Pain Too Good to Be Familiar Landscapes Coming Home It's Not Your Fault
Love and Pain (very tough first matchup!) Too Good to Be (another one that could’ve gone either way - this round is already painful) Oxygen (a relatively easy decision compared to the first two matchups) Boulders (this matchup is brutal) Taken Back by You (another rough one) This may have been the toughest overall round of brackets that I’ve participated in!
CURRENT SCORES Make Your Move 5 Love and Pain 9 Too Good to Be 12 When I Die 2 Oxygen 13 Familiar Landscapes 1 Coming Home 7 Boulders 7 It's Not Your Fault 9 Taken Back by You 5
Love and Pain Too Good to Be Oxygen Coming Home Taken Back by You Coming Home vs. Boulders round 1, huh? R A N D O M S E E D I N G I S B A D
Make Your Move - Love and Pain is a nice little jam, but Make Your Move is the better song. Too Good to Be - This is among my favorites on the album. Oxygen - I mean, yeah. Coming Home - This is tied with On My Mind for favorite. It's Not Your Fault - I'm not too keen on Taken Back By You.
Make Your Move (did anybody else ever accidentally hear him sing “Go on and tip me over” and also think that was oddly romantic?) Too Good to Be Oxygen Boulders (a surprisingly good melancholic ballad, they should do this more often) It’s Not Your Fault (what is with that weird “Rock the Kasbah” vibe on “Taken Back by You?”) Btw, “Make It Right” is an excellent b-side to this record.
All the b sides to this are amazing. NFG were doing so well at this time. Wrote 19 of their best songs and created ISHC as well. I think they might have done a Xmas song too.
They did a version of "The Christmas Song" in 2005 or something. They have also recoreded "White Christmas" and "We Wish You a Merry Christmas" at some point. Does anyone have any thoughts on whether or not we shall include the christmas songs (covers) in the bracket?
End of Round 1 Make Your Move 7 Love and Pain 13 Too Good to Be 17 When I Die 3 Oxygen 18 Familiar Landscapes 2 Coming Home 11 Boulders 9 It's Not Your Fault 13 Taken Back by You 7 ROUND 2 A) Love and Pain vs. Connected B) Too Good to Be vs. Oxygen C) Coming Home vs. On My Mind D) It's Not Your Fault vs. Hold My Hand GO!!