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I asked Dustin if there was a chance of them doing shows performing The alchemy index during Q&A at his solo show in LA and he said possibly for the 20th anniversary

 

O Brother was the perfect opener for their shows

11/11 can't wait for the SF show!

 

I don’t want to know them, that’s for sure.

 

Listening to horizons for the first time in a while and yes can confirm, it rules

 

Ran through Palms and Deeper Wells yesterday and both of those are very good. "In This Storm" is such an underrated Thrice track:

 

Beyond the Pines and Stumbling West are my favorite songs from the Palms era, but that’s one of the eras of this band that I spend the least amount of time listening to. Just never really moved the needle for me

 

That reminds me, I still need to pick up Deeper Wells on vinyl.

Edit: Also want to shout out Open Your Eyes and Dream and Dead Wake. Both were really solid b-sides.

 

They really
Gotta played stumbling west live at some point. Song rules.

 

Used to adore these guys but my listening seriously tailed off after Major/Minor

Really need to dig into everything post that

 

You'll be glad you did! Their output before the hiatus is still better, for my two cents, but they've released some really excellent records since then, even considering that.

 

they’re one of the last great rock bands out there

 

Thrice is the best.

 

I’ve been on a discography run since the MO thread did MO thread things and I forgot how good TBEITBN is. It’s banger after banger.

 

I think the only real dud on that album is "Wake up"

 

True and the album sounds so good. Beefy production

 

Doing a discog listen from H/E backwards and, man, I love Northern Lights so much

 

Great chune

 

Revisited both Palms and Deeper Wells today. Beyond the Pines and Stumbling West remain the only songs from that era that I love. Just Breathe and Everything Belongs deserve honorable mentions, but the rest of the songs all range from solid to good for me.

Maybe Palms has never moved the needle for me because it lacks a lot of standout songs and moments for me. I really don’t have any qualms with any of the songs individually (save for maybe Hold Up a Light), but the album and EP leave a lot to be desired.

I will also say, listening to it today in between H/E and TBEITBN, the mix on Palms and the EP is so whack. Those songs are desperately lacking the punch low end they need at times.

 

I have a soft spot for A Branch In The River and Blood On Blood as well as the others you mentioned.

 

I used to like A Branch in the River a lot more than I do now. My Soul and Blood on Blood are cool though. I think the band’s more reserved songs from that era shine more on than songs like Only Us, The Grey, The Dark, Deeper Wells, etc.

 

That was fun! But they should have done the extended outro lol.

Also how is this song 22 years old?!?!

 

Now TWY need to play this live at one (1) show and make a shirt that says "I've seen The Wonder Years play Deadbolt 1 time"

 

That was fun. Its cool to see both fan bases discovering the other for the first time. I had completely blanked Wonder Years out of my head after seeing them open for Four Year Strong many moons ago. Going through their discography today has been super enjoyable.

 

Been on a massive Thrice kick as of late so I’m just going to share whatever current thoughts are in my mind before sharing a discography ranking and my current top 30 songs.

First Impressions and Identity Crisis are rough. It was my first ever listen to FI and my second to IC. I don’t have any desire to revisit anything from either outside of a discography listen.

I think The Illusion of Safety is pretty good. I’ve gone back and forth for years now thinking it’s either good or just alright, but I’ve settled on thinking it’s good right now. I feel like it’s one of the albums of theirs that I underestimate most. Even if it’s one of their weaker albums, there are still plenty of great moments and good songs on that album.

The Artist in the Ambulance is a stone cold classic. Arguably my favorite? I go back and forth between this one and two others for my favorite. For the most part, I think I prefer the re-recording over the original. This is an all-timer of an album for me though. Everything I like about TIOS is just amplified here tenfold.

Vheissu is another stone cold classic. This is the one that I always forget how much I like it until I’m actively listening to it. This is another one that competes for my favorite album from them, but is prooooobably my least favorite of the three? As strong as this album is, I feel like it takes a bit of time to really get going. I like Image of the Invisible and Between the End and Where We Lie, but The Earth Will Shake is the first song on here that I would say I love. I go back and forth on whether I like or love Atlantic and next thing I know I’m already halfway through the album. I think it largely hits from For Miles through Red Sky though. With all that said, I wish Flags of Dawn had made the album. Great album regardless though.

The Alchemy Index is an interesting one for me. I largely love the Fire and Water EPs and would absolutely love an album that blends those sounds together sometime, however unlikely that is to happen. The Air and Earth EPs are good, but I don’t tend to listen to them often, especially the Earth EP. The Earth EP is just not what I’m ever in the mood for when I want to listen to Thrice. The Air EP is split right down the middle between songs I love and songs I like and, as a result, I don’t listen to it often. I wish they recorded A Song for Milly Michaelson the way they play it live. I think I’d revisit the EP more had they done so. I’m probably underrating the Air EP though.

Beggars rules. I’d even go as far as to describe it as a stone cold classic. This is the last album that competes with TAITA and Vheissu for my favorite and this is the first album I actually ever listened to from the band (though TAITA was the first that sparked my love for them). I love the raw, live energy on this album. Reading the liner notes to it makes me appreciate the album even more. Absolutely fantastic album that has so many of their best songs. My only complaint is that I wish both Answered and Red Telephone had made the album. I think those two are better than a few of the songs that did make the album.

Major / Minor is very good. I used to like it a lot from 2011-2013 or so before I set it aside for a while, which caused me to underrate it quite a bit for several years, but I’d say the last five years have found me enjoying it more and more over time. As a drummer, I love what Riley brought to the table here (as well as on Beggars). I think this album is generally underrated by the fanbase and I’d like to see it get a little more love in the band’s setlists these days, though I doubt that will happen any time soon.

To Be Everywhere is To Be Nowhere is a great album, but perhaps the one that has fallen in my ranking most over time. Perhaps the excitement of having the band actively back in our lives is what propelled it up my ranking initially, but songs I used to love a ton and considered some of my absolute favorites from them have somewhat fallen out of favor over time. I still love them and this album, but perhaps that new shine wore off. Hell of a comeback album though.

Palms is a weird album. I’ve shared my thoughts on it recently and still feel similarly. I think it’s a good album, but just lacks that punch that most Thrice albums have. I know it’s more reserved, relative to their other releases, but so is Beggars and I think that album is very strong overall. I really think I would feel differently about this album if it had better production/mixing and if perhaps some songs from Deeper Wells made it on here in place of others. With that said, this is easily my least favorite album of theirs since Identity Crisis.

Horizons / East rules. I find this album so rich in terms of tones and energy. The grooves and feel through this album are so good. This is my favorite sonic direction of theirs since Beggrs and arguably my favorite sound of theirs in general. I hope they continue to go down this route. After nearly three years since its release (new album pls), I still find this album to be exciting and invigorating. Lotta great stuff on here. This album has only gotten better and better to me over time. I love it.

Beggars
The Artist in the Ambulance
Vheissu
The Alchemy Index
Horizon / East
To Be Everything is To Be Nowhere
Major / Minor
The Illusion of Safety
Palms
Identity Crisis

Top 30 Songs:
1. Circles
2. Daedalus
3. The Earth Will Shake
4. Silhouette
5. Firebreather
6. Of Dust and Nations
7. Paper Tigers
8. Scavengers
9. Hurricane
10. Beggars
11. Red Sky
12. In Exile
13. Digital Sea
14. The Long Defeat
15. Words in the Water
16. Cold Cash and Colder Hearts
17. Beyond the Pines
18. Northern Lights
19. The Arsonist
20. For Miles
21. Anthology
22. Lost Continent
23. Hoods on Peregrine
24. All the World is Mad
25. Stand and Feel Your Worth
26. Robot Soft Exorcism
27. Death from Above
28. Wood and Wire
29. Yellow Belly
30. At the Last