So excited we're doing a bracket for the Menzingers, my favorite band of the last decade by some margin. Let's go! Kentucky Gentlemen Lilith Avi The Freaks Red, White, and Blues They Speak of My Drinking, But Never of My Thirst Toy Soldier
My Friend Chris (Really love the lyrics here) Cemetery’s Garden (I don’t really have much of an attachment to either of these - I’ll give this the edge though) The Freaks (I like both of these quite a bit - I’ll give this one the edge because it’s streaming) Irish Goodbyes (Ugh, this was the toughest one so far - I’ll go with Irish Goodbyes, but it’s close) The Shakes (This was pretty easy) Toy Soldier (Another easy choice)
Did I miss something with respect to Sunday Morning? My Friend Chris -- This song is a classic. Lilith Avi -- Both okay. Great Apes and Shiny Stones -- One of the last "aggressive" songs -- dig it a lot. Red, White, and Blues -- Irish Goodbyes is one of my least favorite Menzingers songs. They Speak of My Drinking, But Never of My Thirst -- Love the guitars & the trading vocal duties. Rough to go against the Shakes though. Toy Soldier -- Toss up but I'll lean towards the newer song.
My Friend Chris - 14 Kentucky Gentlemen - 3 Cemetery’s Garden - 11 Lilith Avi - 6 The Freaks - 15 Great Apes and Shiny Stones - 2 Irish Goodbyes - 14 Red, White, and Blues - 3 The Shakes - 10 They Speak of My Drinking... - 7 Toy Soldier - 16 Mea Culpa Cabana - 1
My Friend Chris Lilith Avi The Freaks Red, White, and Blues They Speak of My Drinking, But Never of My Thirst Toy Soldier
My Friend Chris Lilith Avi The Freaks Irish Goodbyes They Speak of My Drinking, But Never of My Thirst Toy Soldier
My Friend Chris - 16 Kentucky Gentlemen - 3 Cemetery’s Garden - 11 Lilith Avi - 8 The Freaks - 17 Great Apes and Shiny Stones - 2 Irish Goodbyes - 15 Red, White, and Blues - 4 The Shakes - 10 They Speak of My Drinking... - 9 Toy Soldier - 18 Mea Culpa Cabana - 1
Going to move on to the next round around midnight EST, since I won’t have time to throw it up first thing in the morning again.
My Friend Chris - 17 Kentucky Gentlemen - 4 Cemetery’s Garden - 13 Lilith Avi - 8 The Freaks - 19 Great Apes and Shiny Stones - 2 Irish Goodbyes - 17 Red, White, and Blues - 4 The Shakes - 11 They Speak of My Drinking... - 10 Toy Soldier - 20 Mea Culpa Cabana - 1 Likely playing for the second to last matchup at this point. Round will close at midnight eastern time.
That’ll do it! Final scores are above. EP/B-SIDES/EXTRAS ROUND 2 ___________ My Friend Chris vs. No Penance Cemetery’s Garden vs. The Freaks Irish Goodbyes vs. Sunday Morning The Shakes vs. Toy Soldier
My Friend Chris - 2 No Penance - 1 Cemetery’s Garden - 2 The Freaks - 1 Irish Goodbyes - 2 Sunday Morning - 1 The Shakes - 0 Toy Soldier - 3