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VinylGuy · **Joined:** Tue January 01, 2013 5:10 pm **Posts:** 36300

Jorge wrote:

I've always sort of suspected, too, that the band heard Sleater Kinney's The Woods (released the previous year) and said "we wanna make a record that sounds like that"

Eddie is a huge fan of that album. He mentioned it a lot in those years so probably yes.

Happy Trees · **Joined:** Sat April 22, 2023 2:59 am **Posts:** 301

VinylGuy wrote:

Happy Trees wrote:

dad wrote:

Happy Trees wrote:

Did BoB remix that? I thought Kasper had another go at it or else it wasn't revealed who had remixed it.

can't speak for other streaming, but spotify has (2017 Mix) and every track name ends with - Brendan O'Brien Mix.

No kidding - I had no idea. Who knew. Mind blown.

No wonder it sounds equally as shitty.

there are two, the spotify mix ( really good) and the Brendan mix that got a physical released ( hate it)

Ah, okay. I was thinking of the initial Spotify mix. I guess I lost track because there ain't no polishing that turd.

stip · **Joined:** Thu December 13, 2012 6:31 pm **Posts:** 39922

Jorge wrote:

I've always sort of suspected, too, that the band heard Sleater Kinney's The Woods (released the previous year) and said "we wanna make a record that sounds like that"

and that

Vitalogist · **Joined:** Fri October 27, 2023 1:30 pm **Posts:** 479

FWIW - This album always was underrated to me.

liebzz · **Joined:** Thu January 03, 2013 7:55 pm **Posts:** 7650

Vitalogist wrote:

FWIW - This album always was underrated to me.

To the larger world, No Code is an underrated album. To the fan base, Binaural is an underrated album. To the RM community, S/T is a severely underrated album.

wease · **Posted:** Sun October 29, 2023 7:30 pm

I’ve loved it since first listen.

Teeeeeekay · **Joined:** Mon October 26, 2015 9:30 pm **Posts:** 823

I remember hearing the original 4 song(?) leak, I was super into it. I still think it’s a pretty good record.

igotworms · **Joined:** Wed September 11, 2013 3:36 pm **Posts:** 479

Teeeeeekay wrote:

I remember hearing the original 4 song(?) leak, I was super into it. I still think it’s a pretty good record.

To this day, every time I listen to Severed Hand I still expect to hear the glitch that was on the leaked version.

Anders · **Posted:** Mon October 30, 2023 9:22 am

Could have been better than Gigaton/Riot Act, but something is a little off, from the production, to the sequencing, the lesser songs included, the artwork, the name of the album. Just not quite there. Still better than the next two albums.

Monkey_Driven · **Posted:** Mon October 30, 2023 6:26 pm

Anders wrote:

Could have been better than Gigaton/Riot Act, but something is a little off, from the production, to the sequencing, the lesser songs included, the artwork, the name of the album. Just not quite there. Still better than the next two albums.

Completely agree

tragabigzanda · **Posted:** Mon October 30, 2023 6:41 pm

wow, I think this album is way better than Gigaton. But then Riot Act is so much stronger than both of them that it's like an entirely different conversation

liebzz · **Joined:** Thu January 03, 2013 7:55 pm **Posts:** 7650

My PRAMG rankings go as follows:

Gigaton
S/T
Backspacer
Lightning Bolt

At least proper studio albums. Not sure if we count Lost Dogs or PJ20 or Live on Ten Legs with those. Gigaton and s/T are relatively close but both way ahead of Backspacer and Lightning Bolt.

guitar_davey · **Posted:** Mon October 30, 2023 7:41 pm

liebzz wrote:

My PRAMG rankings go as follows:

Gigaton
S/T
Backspacer
Lightning Bolt

This would be my ranking as well. I'd probably rate them A, B, B-, and D

Kevin Davis · **Joined:** Tue January 01, 2013 6:06 pm **Posts:** 8568

tragabigzanda wrote:

wow, I think this album is way better than Gigaton. But then Riot Act is so much stronger than both of them that it's like an entirely different conversation

Agree and agree

VinylGuy · **Joined:** Tue January 01, 2013 5:10 pm **Posts:** 36300

I prefer Gigaton but ST remains as a favorite. Very good album.

stip · **Joined:** Thu December 13, 2012 6:31 pm **Posts:** 39922

post yield rankings are directly inverse to the order of release

Monkey_Driven · **Posted:** Mon October 30, 2023 9:01 pm

stip wrote:

post yield rankings are directly inverse to the order of release

You really need to stop this schtick

stip · **Joined:** Thu December 13, 2012 6:31 pm **Posts:** 39922

every year they top themselves

ST had probably declined from its heights more than any other PJ album for me

dad · **Joined:** Fri June 24, 2016 2:49 pm **Posts:** 16611

stip wrote:

post yield rankings are directly inverse to the order of release

the unmitigated gall.

unreal.

Birds in Hell · **Joined:** Tue January 01, 2013 9:38 pm **Posts:** 15160

tragabigzanda wrote:

wow, I think this album is way better than Gigaton. But then Riot Act is so much stronger than both of them that it's like an entirely different conversation

I'm near here too, but I don't think the drop-off from Riot Act to S/T is that large.

Each has some great high points (Riot Act arguably having more) and some misfires.

In any event, they're both miles ahead of subsequent efforts.

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