The Starting Line Band • Page 9

Yeah you gotta spend a weekend there if you get a chance, I was just back home last weekend, it's always great

 

I love the first two albums but haven't listened to Direction from to back yet. I've got to do that

 

Direction rules.

Still love Based on a True Story though. Randomly listened to "Surprise Surprise" the other night and had it on loop the next day. So good.

 

BOATS is my favorite of theirs, but Direction has some of my most played TSL songs (Direction, Are You Alone, Island, Something Left to Give)

 

Yeah, I like BOATS a good deal more than Direction but I still really like the latter. I never really got into SILYMI.

 

BOATS is amazing, but I think Direction has the best songs on it overall. I never skip a track. Can't say that for BOATS in my experience. BOATS does have my favorite TSL song though...Artistic License.

Plus....My mom is a mean Sax player and used to play in Blues and Jazz bands all the time...so she's had to deal my constant punk/pop-punk/and even screamo phase for years. She always complained how they all sounded the same and that I might as well play the same song on repeat haha. There were two albums that she always pointed out and said how much she liked them...one was Bad Religion - Process of Belief (Bc she loved the lyrics and harmonies) and the other was The Staring Line - Direction. She went out bought Direction haha. For that, I'll always love that album the most haha.

 

I always loved "Leaving". The Starting Line song I go back to most often. That and SS.

 

Direction is a perfect pop punk album

 

pop punk is the last term I'd use to describe Direction.

EDIT: eh I take that back I guess Islands is a straight up pop punk song.

 

How is Island a pop punk song but not 21 or Birds?

It doesn't matter though lol

 

What's everyone's top 3 favorite songs on Direction?

Mines:

Way With Words, What You Want, and Birds.

 

21, I could be wrong, what you want

 

1. Somebody's Gonna Miss Us
2. 21
3. Island

 

Something left to give!

 

Birds
What You Want
Island

 

Birds is one of my favorites

 

Hahah very true. Honestly it's been so long since I've listened to that album in full that I forgot about those. They definitely do try to branch out from that pop punk niche on that album though.

 

I'll need to listen to it in full again, but for now I'll say:

Are You Alone
Something Left to Give
Need to Love

 

The ending breakdown in With Second Chances makes me want to jump out of a moving car. In a good way.

EDIT: Silverstein is cool.

 

All these songs I've never heard of. You guys are getting me excited

 

Wrong thread, haha

 

zoinks

 

Same 3!

 

Just noticed Spotify has a Direction b-side on it called "Pictures." Fits pretty well with the rest of the album.

 

I love all of Direction but I'd probably say Are You Alone is my favorite. I think they've played it every time I've seen them. Always goes hard af.