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MikeK Since: Jan, 2001
#26: Apr 7th 2011 at 11:58:58 AM

This was tough because I love too many They Might Be Giants songs. Also, I decided to go in chronological order. It kind of stops around the late 90's because I guess that was when I stopped being as big a fan (though I do like a decent amount of their newer stuff and there's a few things from 2000 and beyond I'd throw in if I had enough space):

  • Don't Let's Start (They Might Be Giants)
  • She's An Angel (They Might Be Giants)
  • Ana Ng (Lincoln)
  • Kiss Me Son Of God (Lincoln)
  • Birdhouse In Your Soul (Flood)
  • I Palindrome I (Apollo 18)
  • Why Does The Sun Shine (The Sun Is A Mass Of Incandescent Gas) (Why Does The Sun Shine? EP)
  • At The End Of The Tour (John Henry)
  • New York City (Factory Showroom)
  • Dr. Worm (Severe Tire Damage)

If you're reading the second page of this thread for some silly reason, I have now grooveshark'd this. I could not find the studio version of "Why Does The Sun Shine" though.

edited 10th Apr '11 3:06:01 PM by MikeK

Litis from Israel Since: Jul, 2009
#27: Apr 7th 2011 at 12:56:07 PM

Autechre*

  1. Yeesland (Cichlisuite EP)
  2. Montreal (Amber)
  3. Clipper (Tri Repetae)
  4. Simmm (Quaristice)
  5. Outpt (EP7)
  6. 777 (LP5)
  7. Gantz Graf (Gantz Graf)
  8. The Trees (Untilted)
  9. Overand (Tri Repetae)
  10. 444 (Incunabula)

YouTube playlist

...Why?

Linkin Park

...Again, why?

edited 7th Apr '11 1:07:33 PM by Litis

NULLcHiLD27 Since: Oct, 2010
#28: Apr 7th 2011 at 1:18:41 PM

Back To School (Mini Maggit)

...Why?

Dumbest question I've been asked in a while.

edited 7th Apr '11 1:23:28 PM by NULLcHiLD27

Litis from Israel Since: Jul, 2009
#29: Apr 7th 2011 at 1:23:21 PM

Maybe I'm just annoyed with it being completely unfitting to White Pony and a byproduct of Executive Meddling. It's an okay song.

NULLcHiLD27 Since: Oct, 2010
KitsuneInferno Jackass Detector from East Tennessee Since: Apr, 2009
Jackass Detector
#31: Apr 7th 2011 at 1:35:34 PM

...Again, why?
Because I hate you with every fiber of my being and want you to be dismembered and dissolved in acid while you're still breathing. Or maybe I want to dispel the notion that the band is simply a whiny nu-metal band. They have whiny nu-metal songs, that's for damn sure. But the stuff that strays from that is much better and under-appre...ci...ate...

...sweet merciful fuck, I've turned into Chuggles, haven't I?

As for "Back to School", meh. I'm just gonna agree with what Litis thinks. Luckily for me, my totally-purchased-in-a-store-so-shut-up copy of White Pony has that track at the tail end of the disc. Rap-metal doesn't really gel with how I think of Deftones. It's too confrontational and blunt, pretty much the antithesis of the band's atmospheric sound and Chino's poetic lyrics. Also, if you're gonna dumb down your sound for a single because the label said so, then why not insert a verse explicitly telling the execs to go fuck themselves? Lupe knows how it's done.

edited 7th Apr '11 2:14:32 PM by KitsuneInferno

"It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to open one’s mouth and remove all doubt." - Some guy with a snazzy hat.
Wicked223 from Death Star in the forest Since: Apr, 2009
#32: Apr 7th 2011 at 2:15:31 PM

...sweet merciful fuck, I've turned into Chuggles, haven't I?

not even close, my friend.

You can't even write racist abuse in excrement on somebody's car without the politically correct brigade jumping down your throat!
NULLcHiLD27 Since: Oct, 2010
#33: Apr 7th 2011 at 2:18:50 PM

It's okay. I still think you're both wrong. Not only is that a good song that gels with the rest of the album, it's not even outside their style of music. That album was better for adding that track for the simple fact of making the second half of Pink Maggit into a reprise/callback making it feel as though the album's come full circle, rather than just another good song.

edited 7th Apr '11 2:21:34 PM by NULLcHiLD27

Litis from Israel Since: Jul, 2009
#34: Apr 7th 2011 at 2:27:30 PM

I suspect "Back to School" is actually a remix. The singing sounds far too verbatim.

@Kitsune: Holy fucking shit. And here I was thinking I'm the chief Ninja Editor here.

Nyktos (srahc 84) eltit Since: Jan, 2001
(srahc 84) eltit
#35: Apr 7th 2011 at 2:38:29 PM

@Bound By The Moon: The "Paparazzi" cover is the obligatory one original track on the compilation album so people with the other albums have a reason to buy it.

I guess it is.
JHM Apparition in the Woods from Niemandswasser Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: Hounds of love are hunting
Apparition in the Woods
#36: Apr 7th 2011 at 2:48:46 PM

I was going to post a Wire intro mix, but the fact remains that when it comes to making comprehensive lists, I have no editing capabilities whatsoever. In the end, I'd probably just say, "BUY EVERYTHING, FOOL!"

Or, well, "Buy the first three LPs. Then The A-List, and Coatings, and IBTABA. Also get The First Letter, because it's much better than people give it credit for. Oh, and Vien, and Send Ultimate, too. And Read & Burn 03..."

Yes, really. I have my obsessions.

edited 7th Apr '11 2:52:35 PM by JHM

I'll hide your name inside a word and paint your eyes with false perception.
BoundByTheMoon Kvltvre Vvltvre from The Spanish Sahara Since: Jun, 2010
Kvltvre Vvltvre
#37: Apr 7th 2011 at 3:44:55 PM

@Nyktos: Very funny. This band supports piracy. Plus, you know the song'll be on You Tube the day the album comes out.

There are snakes in the grass, so we'd better go hunting!
Nyktos (srahc 84) eltit Since: Jan, 2001
(srahc 84) eltit
#38: Apr 7th 2011 at 4:22:27 PM

Just because they're cool with piracy doesn't mean they don't want you to buy their albums... (Also, it's already out.)

I guess it is.
BoundByTheMoon Kvltvre Vvltvre from The Spanish Sahara Since: Jun, 2010
Kvltvre Vvltvre
#39: Apr 7th 2011 at 4:49:54 PM

Really?

Hm... evil grin

We've officially hijacked this thread. Well-done, fellow Supremacist.

There are snakes in the grass, so we'd better go hunting!
ABNDT Since: Mar, 2011
#40: Apr 7th 2011 at 6:51:51 PM

Sure, let's give this a try. I think I struck a good balance between picking my favorites and providing variety.

Nox Arcana

Ghosts of Christmas Past | Winter's Knight
Night of the Wolf | Transylvania
Oblivion | Phantoms of the High Seas
Laybrinth of Dreams | Grimm Tales
Soul Stealer | Carnival of Lost Souls
Cthulhu Rising | Necronomicon
Pandora's Music Box | Carnival of Lost Souls
Masque of the Red Death | Shadow of the Raven
The Prestige | Theatre of Illusion
Fade to Black | Blackthorn Asylum

LolipodDistortion HIP HOP HIPSTER from Austin, Texas Since: Aug, 2010
HIP HOP HIPSTER
#41: Apr 7th 2011 at 7:19:41 PM

Nine Inch Nails:

  1. Head Like A Hole
  2. Terrible Lie
  3. Heresy
  4. March Of The Pigs
  5. Closer
  6. The Perfect Drug
  7. Capital G
  8. Survivalism
  9. Discipline
  10. Echoplex

Nirvana:

  1. Lithium
  2. About A Girl
  3. Aneurysm
  4. Smells Like Teen Spirit
  5. Hear Shaped Box
  6. Dumb
  7. School
  8. Sliver
  9. Sappy
  10. You Know You're Right

edited 7th Apr '11 7:21:05 PM by LolipodDistortion

Underneath the bridge The tarp has sprung a leak And the animals I've trapped have all become my pets
NULLcHiLD27 Since: Oct, 2010
#42: Apr 8th 2011 at 5:05:52 AM

[up]Hm, why'd you skip over The Fragile?

inane242 Anwalt der Verdammten from A B-Movie Bildungsroman Since: Nov, 2010
Anwalt der Verdammten
#43: Apr 8th 2011 at 5:45:29 AM

[up]Because it's a bloated, sellout album?

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NULLcHiLD27 Since: Oct, 2010
#44: Apr 8th 2011 at 5:54:16 AM

[up]I don't see how.

edited 8th Apr '11 6:01:21 AM by NULLcHiLD27

BoundByTheMoon Kvltvre Vvltvre from The Spanish Sahara Since: Jun, 2010
Kvltvre Vvltvre
#45: Apr 8th 2011 at 7:42:35 AM

Iced Earth

Can I just say "Get Days Of Purgatory" and leave it at that? No? :(

  1. "Angels' Holocaust" | Days Of Purgatory/Night Of The Stormrider
  2. "Stormrider" | Days Of Purgatory/Night Of The Stormrider
  3. "Burning Times" | Something Wicked
  4. "Pure Evil" | Days Of Purgatory/Night Of The Stormrider
  5. "Watching Over Me" | Something Wicked
  6. "Wolf" | Horror Show
  7. "A Charge To Keep" | Framing Armageddon
  8. "Sacrificial Kingdoms" | The Crucible Of Man
  9. "Framing Armageddon" | Framing Armageddon
  10. "A Question Of Heaven" | The Dark Saga

Protip: Avoid The Glorious Burden. You'll thank me.

Also, Grooveshark somehow doesn't have most of their early material.

edited 8th Apr '11 7:50:17 AM by BoundByTheMoon

There are snakes in the grass, so we'd better go hunting!
KitsuneInferno Jackass Detector from East Tennessee Since: Apr, 2009
Jackass Detector
#46: Apr 8th 2011 at 8:09:35 AM

Okay, how about one of my favorites that would actually need an introduction? I'd just recommend 300 Percent Density, but let's pretend this is directed towards someone who doesn't really listen to anything heavier than modern hard rock/"alternative" metal.

Candiria

  1. "Remove Yourself" | What Doesn't Kill You...
  2. "Sirens" | Kiss the Lie
  3. "Observing Highways" | Surrealistic Madness
  4. "Method of Expression" | The Process of Self-Development
  5. "Without Water" | 300 Percent Density
  6. "Three Times Again" | The Process of Self-Development
  7. "Primary Obstacle" | The C.O.M.A. Imprint
  8. "Mental Politics" | Beyond Reasonable Doubt
  9. "9mm Solution" | What Doesn't Kill You...
  10. "Contents Under Pressure" | 300 Percent Density

edited 8th Apr '11 8:39:46 AM by KitsuneInferno

"It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to open one’s mouth and remove all doubt." - Some guy with a snazzy hat.
inane242 Anwalt der Verdammten from A B-Movie Bildungsroman Since: Nov, 2010
Anwalt der Verdammten
#47: Apr 8th 2011 at 12:41:38 PM

I don't see how.

...Watch this:

  1. Somewhat Damaged
  2. We're In This Together
  3. Just Like You Imagined
  4. Pilgrimage
  5. No You Don't
  6. The Great Below
  7. Where Is Everybody?
  8. I'm looking Forward To Joining You, Finally
  9. The Big Come Down
  10. Underneath It all

...See that? I just cut out over half the album and it still holds together perfectly, while hitting all the high points. If that isn't bloated, I don't know what is.

Also ''Starfuckers Inc.''. shouldn't have been on there at all. It was completely unlike the rest of the album and broke up the flow. What was Trent on when he put that there. Hell, that got on an album when ''The Perfect Drug'' didn't? WTF!?!?

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KitsuneInferno Jackass Detector from East Tennessee Since: Apr, 2009
Jackass Detector
#48: Apr 8th 2011 at 12:46:14 PM

How bad is it that the first NIN song I heard was "Starfuckers Inc."?

"It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to open one’s mouth and remove all doubt." - Some guy with a snazzy hat.
Litis from Israel Since: Jul, 2009
#49: Apr 8th 2011 at 12:50:36 PM

Then how is it sellout? I think the instrumentals in The Fragile are Trent at his most artistic (not talking mostly So Bad, It's Good lyrics here). Yeah, he played down the industrial elements quite a bit. Did that really matter though?

Not to mention it failed to reach Interscope's expectations, so it's not sellout profit-wise by any means.

edited 8th Apr '11 12:51:37 PM by Litis

inane242 Anwalt der Verdammten from A B-Movie Bildungsroman Since: Nov, 2010
Anwalt der Verdammten
#50: Apr 8th 2011 at 1:03:56 PM

Starfuckers is good, it just didn't belong there.

The thing is is that the album was one big step in the wrong direction, putting the mopeyness Up To Eleven while moving to a softer tone. He made this work later with more Dark Ambient stuff like Ghosts I - IV and The Slip by getting his abrasive edge back, but this was just embarrassing to listen too.

edited 8th Apr '11 1:09:38 PM by inane242

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