Grace is a whore.
l. I went through a Wild Honey kick for a week. 2020, man.
The reason I can't get on board with the Unknown Caller hate is because, while some (not all, because I think the verses are very good) of the lyrics are dubious, the music is at least great.
Unknown Caller is trash specifically because the music and lyrics are great. They had a masterpiece on their hands and then they wrote the chorus and shit all over it.
Unknown Caller before the chorus is on the left. Unknown Caller after the chorus is in the right.
Unknown Caller is trash specifically because the music and lyrics are great. They had a masterpiece on their hands and then they wrote the chorus and shit all over it.
Unknown Caller before the chorus is on the left. Unknown Caller after the chorus is in the right.
The stretch of Best Thing/Get Out/American Soul is even worse than the middle of NLOTH, only there's nothing nearly as good as that album's highs to bail it out.
Bottom 5 songs in no particular order:
Song For Someone
Grace
Get Out of Your Own Way
SUC (most appropriate acronym in the catalogue)
Peace on Earth
I’m surprised that The Refugee and Red Light aren’t getting more hate. Those are 2 pretty cringeworthy tracks that I think are forgiven because they’re on the War album.
I’m surprised that The Refugee and Red Light aren’t getting more hate. Those are 2 pretty cringeworthy tracks that I think are forgiven because they’re on the War album.
Crazy Tonight is a more effective pop song than Best Thing or Get Out and American Soul has many of the same problems as SUC, being a lame rocker with a stilted arrangement
The only album tracks that I actually refuse to listen to are Boots, Babyface, Unknown Caller and Grace.
Best Thing and Get Out only offend me as single choices, not as songs. American Soul www disappointing after hearing it as part of XXX first, but I'm not offended by it like some are here. But like the other two, it should not have been promoted.
I get where Crazy doesn't fit the album, but it's a harmless bubble gum pop song. Stand Up? Eh... I guess I normally skip it, too.
It's creepy as hellBabyface because it’s creepy or why?
It's creepy as hell
Slow down Bono don’t eat your whole plate
The one place I differ with most here is Boots.
No question its a mish mash of several ideas Frankensteined together, and the "sexy boots" lines are mind numbingly dumb, but its at least got some energy, was pretty fun live.
Not a bottom 5 song, and I won't skip it.