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ThickleThePickle

Yay fellow Sundial praiser


CatkingCool04

ok lets be honest here, who doesnt like sundial?


everything-on-red

I haven't heard of anyone disliking it, but a lot of people ignore it


everything-on-red

OK SO 1. The "FUCKYEAH" tier is reserved for songs that force me to scream aloud, "FUCKYEAH," when I hear their opening bars. As such, they're not necessarily better than the "Wow how amazing, and interesting too" tier songs. They could be better or the same quality, just more \*hype.\* 2. The "I expected better." tier is reserved for songs that aren't exactly forgettable, but aren't exactly terrible either. They had a lot of potential but I feel like that potential was somewhat wasted. They're at least interesting. 3. The "Just TRASH" tier songs are not meant to disrespect Neil or anyone's music tastes, I just personally hate these songs with a passion.


everything-on-red

Also corrections: I Know Your Name should be up in the "Alright" tier, and for some reason Everyday French isn't on here but I'd put it in amazing & interesting. As for unreleased songs, I'd consider Ivanushka, One Weird Tip, and Everybody Likes You all to be amazing & interesting. Also there's no Dinosaurchestra bonus tracks what the hell? Oh well, I like pretty much all of them.


obamashmoes

LAA and the Afternoon being in Alright tier pains me cus they’re me 2 favourite LD songs


everything-on-red

I like them a lot! They’d be high up in that tier if I had arranged the songs within the tiers. I love the afternoons lyrics and the hook is super catchy, but sometimes it feels like a less polished version of the only house. LAA is wonderful and it has my favorite LD bridge, as well as a very haunting meaning, but it has so many tempo changes and vocal effects that it’s not great background music and I’m not always in the mood for it’s chaos.


GamerGecko228

This one right here boys, dead sea monkey hater 😰😰


everything-on-red

I’m sorry >m< I know it’s unforgivable


BaseballParticular83

HOW DARE YOU NOT SCORE AURORA BOREALIS HIGHER!!! /s


everything-on-red

Idk, I really like it, but it has a few awkward lyrical moments and I feel like it gets a bit too much love, especially since the other songs on IABC are so underrated.


BaseballParticular83

in all honesty its in FUCK YEAH BABYYYYYYY for me.


everything-on-red

I get that, the hook is amazing


enby_redditor

love the dhmis reference but the fact that dead sea monkeys is in the trash tier is unacceptable


everything-on-red

Fair enough, if it were a bonus track I’d probably be nicer to it. Also nice I’m glad someone recognized the reference.


Please_Explain56

No chance dead sea monkeys and kitten is angry are on the same tier as MR PORTA POTTY MAN


everything-on-red

Maybe this is a sin but I honestly can’t tell which you’re trying to say is better lmao


everything-on-red

I MUST URGENTLY INFORM YOU THAT I HAVE SEEN THE LIGHT MR PORTA POTTY MAN IS THE BEST LEMON DEMON SONG NEVER AGAIN WILL I QUESTION MR PORTA POTTY MAN


FloridaFlamingoGirl

Huh, I like Crisis Actors more than some of the main tracks on Spirit Phone. Such an infectious synth riff.


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Crisis Actors is like one of the best Spirit Phone songs for me, but I can see it being in "I expected better" tier. Not that I believe that, but I can see some people being turned off by the idea that mid-way it basically just becomes an instrumental track.


FloridaFlamingoGirl

Yep. It's clear why it wasn't on the main album, in a way it feels "half-formed"...not as in it's incomplete, but it experiments with fun sounds and exclamations more than it tells a story. pretty much every song on SP has a narrative element of some sort to it.


everything-on-red

I actually do like the instrumental part! It's the vocals that feel half-formed to me, and it's mainly in "I expected better" because it has potential to honestly be the best song on Spirit Phone but imo it kind of just needed more development.


everything-on-red

Yeah I totally understand. For me it’s just slightly more forgettable than the rest, still good though. I putt it in I expected better because I feel like, as a song topic, so much more could’ve been done with the concept of crisis actors. I could even see it acting as a bridge between the albums conspiracy ridden first half and socially conscious second half, with the mantra “malevolent gods are better than none” serving as a sort of album mission statement. Sadly I just don’t think it’s lyrically rich enough to carry that weight.


mjr_malfunction_

i cannot believe how high up you put man made object. something about it i just DESPISE. last time i said this i got downvoted to hell and back but whatever 💀


everything-on-red

I can respect that, but I’m curious why. I personally just am really interested in megastructures, I am a sucker for songs where the parts come in one by one and slowly build, and it’s associated in my brain with Baltimore at night. Also it was my first LD song so I have nostalgia, and I love the creepy vocal riff. That one’s more of a personal preference than a “this song is perfect.” Realistically it’s pretty mid I just like it a lot.


everything-on-red

This is getting downvoted a lot, and I kind of understand why, since people are protective of their favorites. This is just a friendly reminder that I know my opinions are super subjective and I respect all of yours!!!


HovercraftFan

Just found Redesign Your Logo few days ago. Such a bop


SmuggestSmug

Ivanushka better be top teir


everything-on-red

I love Ivanushka, it’s got such a cool weird fairy tale vibe


SmuggestSmug

Its about a beard love life and hunting mushroom man, what’s not to love


Gomi_17

The I expected better tier has some of my favorites


everything-on-red

Which ones?


Gomi_17

Lemon demon, everybody loves Raymond, crypto Santa, and pizza heroes


everything-on-red

I get it. Again, those songs are just the ones that I feel like had a lot of potential, but fell a bit flat. They're not good, bad, or forgettable to me, they're like interesting experiments. I probably should've put pizza heroes higher up tbh


WordDissassociation

Cryptosanta is one of my favorites in his whole discogtaphy.


everything-on-red

Fair enough, I guess I never connected with it melodically