I had to just relisten to whole album on Spotify and mine was missing 3 or so of the bonus tracks. So unfortch I just gave the standard tracks a free pass
I have all the bonus tracks, and while good they don't beat out any regular tracks. Maybe Hair of the dog, but that's where the line is drawn.
Family Tradition Blackout Ali For Cody Life Is Not A Waiting Room Four Years Hair Of The Dog Fireworks At Dawn Why are they up against wolves at the door?
Family Tradition Blackout Ali For Cody Yellow Angels Four Years Garden State Fireworks At Dawn Not too tough of a first round overall (the three b-sides/bonus tracks make those matchups pretty easy for me), but Blackout vs. Lungs Like Gallows was just brutal. Those are easily two of my favorite songs on this album. I give Blackout the slight edge just because of its last minute and a half. I love Lungs Like Gallows a lot though! I had it as my ringtone for a few months right after the album came out. Plus, I was born in 1984 haha
Family Tradition Lungs Like Gallows Ali For Cody Life Is Not A Waiting Room Four Years Garden State Fireworks At Dawn Also, that new song is fucking fantastic
DB Cooper Lungs Like Gallows Ali For Cody. Hadn’t heard this bonus yet, and sonically its probably a top track on this album, but some cringe-y lyrics knock it out for me. Life Is Not A Waiting Room Four Years Hair Of The Dog Chandelier Hadn’t heard any of the bonus tracks before but now I’m really bummed they didn’t make the record.
Family Tradition Lungs Like Gallows Ali For Cody Life Is Not A Waiting Room Four Years Garden State Fireworks At Dawn
My personal favorite of the pre-Renacer era of the band although I’d probably show someone SS if they wanted to know what Senses Fail was. Sadly, I haven’t heard much of the b-sides from this album. Family Tradition - essentially Can’t Be Saved 2.0, but with much better lyrics Blackout - a great way to end a pretty dark lyrical album. Chorus is really catchy and that outro is ace Ali For Cody - probably my least favorite song on the original track list Yellow Angels - WAKE UP Map The Streets - Four Years was an immediate standout for me when I first bought this album at a Circuit City (haha), but a song like Map The Streets has really aged well with me as I’ve gotten older Hair of the Dog - Both of these songs have my favorite guitar work from the whole record. Love the imagery of the lyrics as well. Dan’s drumming is so good on both of these too. Tough matchup :/ Fireworks At Dawn - Lot of the album’s I was listening to at the time had these energetic, uptempo openers and Fireworks became a direct contrast to that. Sets up Lungs Like Gallows perfectly.
MANNNNN!!! This first round was tough on so many choices! DB Cooper Lungs Like Gallows Ali For Cody Yellow Angels Four Years Garden State Fireworks At Dawn I really like the new song, not as much as the 1st track, but its pretty great, im sure ill listen more in the next few days.
See, this is why I hate voting for albums I haven’t lived with for a long time. I’m going off first impressions. If it makes you feel better, Lungs is definitely one of my top songs on the album. It and Wolves at the Door rip hard!
Family Tradition-12 DB Cooper-4 Blackout-11 Lungs Like Gallows-5 Coming Up Short-1 Ali For Cody-15 Life Is Not A Waiting Room-9 Yellow Angels-7 Four Years-10 Map The Streets-6 Hair Of The Dog-4 Garden State-12 Fireworks At Dawn-9 Chandelier-7
Current Totals: Family Tradition - 14 DB Cooper - 3 Blackout - 9 Lungs Like Gallows - 8 Coming Up Short - 2 Ali For Cody - 15 Life Is Not A Waiting Room - 7 Yellow Angels - 10 Four Years - 12 Map The Streets - 5 Hair Of The Dog - 5 Garden State - 12 Fireworks At Dawn - 12 Chandelier - 5
You were right. Never count votes before coffee Current Totals: Family Tradition - 14 DB Cooper - 3 Blackout - 9 Lungs Like Gallows - 8 Coming Up Short - 2 Ali For Cody - 15 Life Is Not A Waiting Room - 7 Yellow Angels - 10 Four Years - 12 Map The Streets - 5 Hair Of The Dog - 5 Garden State - 12 Fireworks At Dawn - 12 Chandelier - 5