Best and Worst from each Album

Subject: Re: Best and Worst from each Album Fri 30 Dec 2011, 16:01

My very best
AITB: Scattered Black And Whites
COT: Switching Off
LOTFW: Great Expectations
TSSK: Mirrorball
BARB: The Birds

Second on my list of things to play
AITB: Don't Mix Your Drinks
COT: Flying Dream 143
LOTFW: Picky Bugger
TSSK: Audience With The Pope
BARB: The River

Favourite track: Scattered Black And Whites
Favourite Album (ever): Leaders
Least Favourite elbow Album : BARB

fallen angel Number of posts: 25 Registration date: 2011-01-22

best
asleep in the back - powder blue
cast of thousands - fugitive motel
leaders of the free world - forget myself
the seldom seen kid - bones of you
build a rocket boys - the birds

worst
asleep in the back - can't stop
cast of thousands - lay down your cross
leaders of the free world - puncture repair
the seldom seen kid - the fix
build a rocket boys - the river

Subject: Re: Best and Worst from each Album Tue 03 Jan 2012, 19:31

best
asleep in the back - powder blue
cast of thousands - fugitive motel
leaders of the free world - great expectations
the seldom seen kid - some riot
build a rocket boys - the birds

worst
asleep in the back - coming second
cast of thousands - buttons and zips
leaders of the free world - an imagined affair
the seldom seen kid - the fix
build a rocket boys - with love

fallen angel Number of posts: 27 Registration date: 2011-07-06

Well, I try...
best
asleep in the back - Red
cast of thousands - Switching off
leaders of the free world - great expectations
the seldom seen kid - The bones of you
build a rocket boys - Neat little rows
worst
asleep in the back - can't stop
cast of thousands - Snooks (progress report)
leaders of the free world - Puncture repair
the seldom seen kid - Friend of ours
build a rocket boys - The birds (reprise)

Subject: Re: Best and Worst from each Album Thu 05 Jan 2012, 02:02

Best
AITB - Scattered Black and Whites
COT - Switching Off
LOTFW - Great Expectations
SSK - Friend of Ours (Weather to Fly is a close second!)
BARB! - Dear Friends

Less appreciated...
AITB - Little Beast
COT - I've Got Your Number
LOTFW - An Imagined Affair
SSK - An Audience with the Pope
BARB! - The Birds (reprise)

And I have to say best B-side is a tie between Lucky with Disease, Stumble and George Lassos the Moon. Great idea PunctureRepair, and really interesting to see everyone's choices Smile

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Subject: Re: Best and Worst from each Album Thu 05 Jan 2012, 19:33

Another funny thing I notice, a LOT of you don't like the fix, it's one of my fave Laughing

and it brings memory cause I started to learn bass guitar with this song. I like the 2 voices on it, the rythme and lyrics.

Other funny detail, a lot of you seem to like scattered black and whites, but this song bores me.

So yes, so different opinions are funny.

Subject: Re: Best and Worst from each Album Sun 08 Jan 2012, 03:34

Faves:

Asleep in the Back: Newborn (although the title track comes mightily close)
Cast of Thousands: Not a Job
Leaders of the Free World: Great Expectations
The Seldom Seen Kid: Starlings/Mirrorball lyrically, Friend of Ours for its sentiment
build a rocket boys! : Dear Friends but I have really grown to love Jesus Is A Rochdale Girl

Least favourite:

Asleep in the Back: Presuming Ed
Cast of Thousands: Flying Dream 143 (I know it's less than two minutes but I just don't feel it needs to be there, the chants of Grace Under Pressure and the fact it inspired the album title should end it)
Leaders of the Free World: Puncture Repair (controversial, I love the lyrics but otherwise I find it quite repetitive, I don't think there's a bad song otherwise)
The Seldom Seen Kid: The Fix (good song but just doesn't fit the theme of the album)
build a rocket boys! : With Love (tacky, think it was made solely for the purpose of arenas)

Subject: Re: Best and Worst from each Album Sun 08 Jan 2012, 16:53

You look like paying a lot of intention to the lyrics.
If someone could explain to me why great expectations and new born are so much appreciated by all of us, it would be awesome Very Happy

maybe I just didn't catch the song properly...

And I think it could be a good idea to do something like an array, a statistic thing with all songs already voted here to have a global sight of the songs appreciation. ( Arf, my english is so poor I'm not sure I managed to be understood this time x) if anybody does it, I'll try to do one and update it each time a people adds his tastes )

Subject: Re: Best and Worst from each Album Mon 09 Jan 2012, 17:28

Open arms wrote:

You look like paying a lot of intention to the lyrics.
If someone could explain to me why great expectations and new born are so much appreciated by all of us, it would be awesome Very Happy

maybe I just didn't catch the song properly...

And I think it could be a good idea to do something like an array, a statistic thing with all songs already voted here to have a global sight of the songs appreciation. ( Arf, my english is so poor I'm not sure I managed to be understood this time x) if anybody does it, I'll try to do one and update it each time a people adds his tastes )

Newborn is an incredible song. The two parts work together seemlessly and the last minute of the song is without question the most epic thing the music industry has ever given man.
I've never loved Great Expectations as everyone on the forum seems to, but it's one of the better one's on the album.

As for the statistics thing, everyone could list their top 10 favourite songs, and points could be awarded each song, 10 points for number one, 9 points for number 2 etc.
That way it takes into account all of the songs in the list.
But it'd be a heck of a lot of work to tally them all up.
Just an idea.

Subject: Re: Best and Worst from each Album Tue 10 Jan 2012, 11:46

Open arms wrote:

You look like paying a lot of intention to the lyrics.
If someone could explain to me why great expectations and new born are so much appreciated by all of us, it would be awesome Very Happy

maybe I just didn't catch the song properly...

I like Great Expectations (and also Newborn) very much mainly because of the music and Guy's singing.For me,it's always the music,or say the melody that comes first.I usually start looking into the lyrics only when I really like the music.If the music sounds poor,no matter how great the lyrics are,it still is a poor song to me.

Subject: Re: Best and Worst from each Album Tue 10 Jan 2012, 14:01

I can't pick just one song for "Best" - impossible.

Best:

Asleep in the Back - Scattered Black and Whites/Powder Blue/Asleep in the Back
Cast of Thousands - Switching Off/Fugitive Motel/Ribcage
Leaders of the Free World - Great Expectations/My Very Best/Station Approach
The Seldom Seen Kid - Friend of Ours/Weather to Fly/The Loneliness of a Tower Crane Driver
Build a Rocket Boys - The Birds/Dear Friends/Lippy Kids

Special mention to: Mirrorball and The Bones of You from Seldom Seen Kid..... basically, the whole album! Seriously can't fault it.....or at least, not much! Razz

Worst:

Asleep in the Back - Bitten by the Tailfly - really don't like it. Not Elbow at all.
Cast of Thousands - Grace Under Pressure - it has grown on me a little but still don't see the appeal.
Leaders of the Free World - The Everthere (not sure why, but just find it a little.....flat....lyrics are amazing, though, as ever).
The Seldom Seen Kid - Grounds for Divorce (I actually like this song, so it should tell you a bit about how much I like the album..... not quite up there, though, for me.....and again, a bit too macho for Elbow IMO).
Build a Rocket Boys - High Ideals - it's okay. Just okay. Nice rhythm. but it doesn't really do it for me.