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The Hotelier - Goodness (May 27, 2016) Album • Page 311

Discussion in 'Music Forum' started by Jason Tate, Feb 18, 2016.

  1. mattav152

    Release My Mind, My Garden Grows

    Thanks for the reminder, I almost shit a brick cuz I thought it was going to be sold out when I checked ticketmaster about 10 minutes ago. Luckily secured the goods
     
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  2. waking season

    Trusted Prestigious

    By far their best work
     
  3. OhTheWater

    Let it run Supporter

    By far the best work out of this wave of music
     
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  4. nohandstoholdonto Nov 13, 2021
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    nohandstoholdonto

    problem addict Prestigious

    I will always have qualms with it I think, but overall I think it’s very good. very few albums have ever resonated with me as strongly emotionally as HLNPIT, so that’s always been The One to me
     
  5. spookymulder

    iambirthdaydad.bandcamp.com

    I think they are both perfect records but one is sad and the other is happy. Personally I prefer Goodness
     
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  6. OotyPa

    fall away Supporter

    Goodness is the one for me. Also, I wouldn’t call it happy as much as it’s hopeful / grateful.
     
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  7. oncenowagain

    “the whole world’s ending” “honey it already did” Prestigious

    I find myself returning to Goodness more often now than any other time since it’s release.
     
  8. Leftandleaving

    I will be okay. everything Supporter

    I agree that goodness is the easier listen but it’s still probably clear which I prefer
     
  9. Friendjamin

    Regular Supporter

    For a long time, I thought Goodness was pretty average but after a few years I found myself coming to it again and again, more than almost any other album. Something about the vibe hits my heart just right. Now it’s one of my very favorites.
    I really love HLNPIT too but probably not as much as Goodness. I had liked the album before, but it really hit me when quarantine had just started. My job at an outpatient mental health clinic cut my hours in half but let me take extra shifts at their inpatient center for teens in the next town over. The commute was exactly long enough to listen to HLNPIT and the desperation in that album really mirrored the desperation I felt from the patients while working at the facility.
    The “might have learned how to swim, never taught how to drown” line was especially poignant as I was trying to teach the kids how to drown in a way
     
  10. LessThanTrevor

    Trusted Prestigious

    I love each album probably the same but for different reasons for where I was at in life when they came out.
     
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  11. SpyKi

    You must fix your heart Supporter

    I think Goodness is a more unique and interesting record but Home is way too emotionally resonant with me to not be my favourite. I hope they make more music some day.
     
  12. LessThanTrevor

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    Seeing them play 8 Seconds in Gainesville at FEST and having the whole crowd sing SO FUCKING LOUD to every song (except "Sun" because it wasn't out yet) is hands down one of my favorite memories. I think of it daily. I even told my lady today that if god is real, that was the only time I felt close to god. Never have I had that feeling from any band while seeing them live. The whole room screaming that first "FUCK!" and then losing our minds and emotions.
     
  13. ItsAndrew

    Prestigious Prestigious

    Do y’all like the debut?
     
  14. cherrywaves

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    It Never Goes Out or We Are All Alone?
     
  15. ItsAndrew

    Prestigious Prestigious

    It Never Goes Out but I’d be curious on opinions on both
     
  16. OhTheWater

    Let it run Supporter

    INGO is their 2nd best
     
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  17. cherrywaves

    Trusted

    ^^agreed

    And I really like the last song on We Are All Alone
     
  18. JaytotheGee

    Trusted Prestigious

    INGO is top tier

    Nite Ratz, Weathered and Title Track are 3 of their best songs imo
     
  19. nohandstoholdonto

    problem addict Prestigious

    I don’t think INGO is all that good personally, find it amateurish in almost every respect except maybe lyrically (which is generally not the focal point w me for music, tho this band’s lyrics have always managed to stand out to me). then again, it’s been about 5 years since I have given it a shot probably so maybe I’ll give it another sometime soon.
     
  20. LessThanTrevor

    Trusted Prestigious

    The growth between INGO to HLNPIT is absolutely amazing. INGO was my introduction to them. Weathered will always be a jam.
     
  21. Elder Lightning

    A lightning bolt without a cloud in the sky Supporter

    Goodness is a masterpiece and HLNPIT is its prelude.
     
  22. oncenowagain

    “the whole world’s ending” “honey it already did” Prestigious

    I find Home and Goodness to be incomparable to INGO. Those 2 albums are on a different level.
     
  23. Gnarly Charlie

    Good guy, but a bad dude

    Took me awhile to enjoy INGO. Still think Home is their best.
     
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  24. SpyKi

    You must fix your heart Supporter

    It Never Goes Out is a really great album with a couple of their best songs. I don't think it's on the same level as the other two though.
     
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  25. Leftandleaving

    I will be okay. everything Supporter

    it never goes out is really good. i can understand not liking it as much tho. we are all alone isnt great
     
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