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Originally Posted by whyiam34
who cares what he thinks honestly its his opinion. do i agree with it, no but am i gunna tell him he has "poor taste in DMB music" no. Hes a fan of the best band in the fucking world and thats all that matters. his opinions different get over it.
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Good call.
Actually, I find it funny that someone says "you have poor taste in DMB music." Not in music, but DMB music.
All the music is made by DMB. And I do not hate any of it. Some seem to hate some of it over other music.
Personally, I love DMB and can respect and appreciate everything they do. It reflects variety and a capacity to try new things and show different sides of themselves as musicians. Is it always going to be perfect? Well, that depends on someone's taste.
A person could put on BTCS and hit random, and hear Halloween first as the first and only DMB song they ever hear. I dare say that as an entry point, it would misinform that listener as to what DMB are and sound like. And it might turn them off to the band forever.
I think you have to weigh a wide range of songs by the band to make an honest judgement. And those who curse or demonize people for loving certain albums and songs just because it does not conform to their particular taste. There is a rude sort of vile prejudice that comes with that sort of narrow thought that would want to dictate to everyone else what is good based on their opinion. Dare I say that in society we see this sort of thing happen with things like the KKK or the Nazi party or other dictatorial set ups, where thier belief and ONLY their belief is celebrated and attempts to silence anyone against that belief become a driving force.
Dare I say that that mentality is against everything that DMB and their music would espouse.
That's an extreme example, but I'm sure the KKK started with a handful of narrow minded dudes sitting in a room and bitching about people who didn't fit their belief system.
As to the music itself.... my choice of ranking albums is based as much on songs as it is the whole album.
My top twenty list of songs would read something like this (and in no particular order):
#41, You Never Know, So Much, So Right, Shake Me Like A Monkey, Fool To Think, You and Me, Crush, Stay, Tripping Billies, Grey Street, Steady as We Go, What Would You Say, PNP Rapunzel (in live form only), Big Eyed Fish, Bartender, Seven, Sweet Up and Down (live only) and Joyride (live only).
As you can see, the spread of songs over albums makes it hard to pick a dominant album out the of the pack.
Yes, I think CRASH is one of the most perfectly put together albums of all time. It is about as seamless as you can ask for in an album. It flows from open to close smoothly and I never feel the need to skip over a song. The mood shifts, but it flows. BTCS does not do that. It has some masterful compositions, but I never listen to the studio Halloween, and unless I am in a specific mood for it, the end of the album sags for me. If I am in the mood for it, it is pure bliss. But if you have to be in a certain mood to enjoy a given album does that not put an asterisk next to it in "personal" ranking? I skip around on UTTAD, I skip a couple of tracks on ED (the early leaked song order was better over all), I skip quite a bit on SU, I don't skip much on BW, though I can pass LITHOG and Baby Blue most of the time.
So based on that assessment, I made my choices.
I refuse to conform a blind allegance to BTCS, just because of a majority of dictaoral opinions. If it works for you every single time you play it, then bravo to you. If you feel that way about ED or SU, then bravo to you too. I won't brand you or make you wear a Scarlett "A" or a star of David to single you out for that choice. I may not get it, but why the fuck should it bother me?
And as long as whatever album or song you like keeps the band going, shouldn't that be a good thing?