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Big Whiskey - better musically 21 10.61%
Big Whiskey - better lyrically 46 23.23%
Away From The World - better musically 173 87.37%
Away From The World - better lyrically 136 68.69%
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Old 01-21-2013, 12:46 PM   #1
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Big Whiskey vs Away From The World - which album do you feel was better musically, and which album do you feel was better lyrically?
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    Re: Big Whiskey vs Away From The World (music vs lyrics)

    I voted BW lyrically/AFTW musically...if Drunken Soldier had lyrics as intriguing as its music then AFTW might have won. So, it's not so much that BW is that much better than AFTW lyrically, it's more that AFTW was a little bit of a let down compared to its musical quality.
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    Re: Big Whiskey vs Away From The World (music vs lyrics)

    AFTW on both

    I think AFTW's "cheesy" lyrics are going to grow on people, partly because the music is great

    And nothing on AFTW is worse lyrically than Alligator Pie
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    AFTW on both

    I think AFTW's "cheesy" lyrics are going to grow on people, partly because the music is great

    And nothing on AFTW is worse lyrically than Alligator Pie
    Yeah, but it's a fun song
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    I voted AFTW musically and lyrically superior to BW. AFTW is so much more exiting and interesting than BW in my opinion. AFTW translates so much better in a live setting as well. The only songs that I don't want to hear at a show are Mercy, Gaucho, and maybe Sweet if its not E1. Cannot say the same for BW. The only songs off BW i'd wouldn't mind hearing are why i am, squirm, LITHOG, and Seven I guess.
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    Old 01-23-2013, 11:36 AM   #6
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    I feel dirty voting for any option. I think they both stink lyrically.
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    Old 01-23-2013, 11:38 AM   #7
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    Re: Big Whiskey vs Away From The World (music vs lyrics)

    This whole poll reminds me of this:

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    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hGFrvevXHM
    I love that South Park episode. There's so many situations in life where I feel like that's the choices in front of me. It was perfect.
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    Old 01-23-2013, 01:13 PM   #9
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    AFTW on both.
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    AFTW on both, although it is pretty close.
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    Old 01-29-2013, 06:38 PM   #11
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    Alligator Pies lyrics aren't bad. At all. And it's a fun ass song, one of my faves off BW
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    Forcing his kids names into the song feels forced. It's not cleverly done in the slightest. I like the song, because I do not require great lyrics.
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    I haven't listened to anything on BW in probably a year.
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    Big whiskey
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    Songs I listen to on AFTW: 2
    Songs I listen to on BW: 6
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    Re: Big Whiskey vs Away From The World (music vs lyrics)

    AFTW on both. The lyrics are better on AFTW by a little bit.
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    Re: Big Whiskey vs Away From The World (music vs lyrics)

    music AFTW...lyrics, about even
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    Songs I listen to on AFTW: 2
    Songs I listen to on BW: 6
    Songs I listen to on AFTW: Broken Things, Belly Belly Nice, Mercy, Gaucho, The Riff, Rooftop, Snow Outside, Drunken Soldier (8)

    Songs I listen to on BW: Lying in the Hands of God, Squirm, Seven, Baby Blue (4)
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    I thought Big Whiskey was quite a bit better musically. The entire album flowed from track to track so well. I'm a drummer, and I just think Carter gets more love in BW than he does in AFTW. BW is one of my favorite studio albums to listen to all the way through. It definitely doesn't have as many live favorites as many of the other albums, but as far as studio recordings go, BW is crazily underrated. AFTW has more songs that I'd like to hear live than BW, but live DMB and studio DMB are definitely not the same.
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    For me, it is Away From the World, hands down. It actually sounds like a DMB album. Big Whiskey could have, but either the songs weren't developed enough or weren't produced correctly.

    It's been a couple years (probably more) since I've put BW in. If I did, it would be for Squirm, Why I Am, and Lying in the Hands of God.

    Dive In is meh, Spaceman is ok, but again, nothing from Boyd or the horns on it. Time Bomb has more keys on it than anything. The majority of the album feels overwhelmingly like it wasn't a band effort.

    I listen to Broken Things, BBN, Gaucho, The Riff, If Only, Drunken Soldier, and Rooftop pretty regularly.
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    AFTW on both.

    I gave Big Whiskey a chance, but it's a bore to listen to now. Doesn't sound like a DMB offering at all.
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    I really can't stop listening to Away From The World. It's the only album I've bought in the last year that I haven't put down. It stays in the car and in my record player. For someone who thought it was so so at first, it's really grown on me and stands as one of the best DMB studio albums out there. Lyrically it is just beautiful and the music is complex yet easy to listen to.

    I still don't like Mercy and Gaucho. I can take them live, but not on the album. I always skip to sweet.

    I popped in Big Whiskey the other day though, and it had been a couple years since I listened to the studio versions of those songs, and I was still impressed with the overall sound of it. Carter sounds amazing the layers of guitars just blow me away. It is definitely a rock album. Not a typical DMB album. Whatever that is anymore.

    AFTW really is a DMB album through and through. I love it's positivity. Every song is about love, and making love, and making the most of love while you've got it. Big Whiskey is dark. I didn't think so until I compared it to AFTW, but it has a lot of very sad lyrics and songs that kind of make you feel a little heavy. AFTW just puts a smile on my face.
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    Squirm, Lying In The Hands of God, Seven, Funny, Time Bomb and Spaceman lyrically overpower their AFTW counterparts.

    The only lyrics that stand out to me on AFTW are: Sweet, Snow Outside, The Riff, If Only and portions of DS. And even with those I don't think they hold a light to some of the songs on BW.

    Musically though it's a no brainer, LW produced AFTW. Is there even an argument to be made? BW flows pretty well and keeps a consistent tone. But AFTW feels like a time machine.
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    Squirm, Lying In The Hands of God, Seven, Funny, Time Bomb and Spaceman lyrically overpower their AFTW counterparts.
    How in the world does Seven lyrically overpower any song in the DMB catalog?
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    I don't really lisen to either album. If I do, it's Seven and Alligator Pie.
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    BW musically is way better in my opinion. Seven is a monster of time signature and the dynamics of time bomb show a greater musically quality. AFTW has better, more enjoyable lyrics (more fun). BW lyrics are dark and dim probably b/c of the loss of Roi. Both are great albums that blow SU and Everyday outta the water!!
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    Re: Big Whiskey vs Away From The World (music vs lyrics)

    Both albums are quite different and I enjoy both, but I voted AFTW for both. I've listened to the studio versions of songs from AFTW a lot more already than the majority of studio BW songs. Nice poll this though. It got me thinking a fair bit before I could give my answer. I think it's quite amazing how different the two albums sound considering that there was only a few years between them. It just shows what a great range that the band has musically.
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    Re: Big Whiskey vs Away From The World (music vs lyrics)

    I never understood the "New Dave lyrics suck! Old Dave lyrics are epic!" mentality.

    Make the most of what you've got
    Don't waste time being trying to be something you're not
    Fill up your head and fill up you heart and take your shot
    Don't waste time trying to be something you're not = LAME

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    Still he and the queen are lost at sea
    I hope it isn't you and me = AWESOME!!!!!!1111

    I don't get it.

    In any event, I think that both albums are on near equal terms lyrically. AFTW has a slight musical edge, but not as much as you would think. Both are good albums in their own way.
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