musicalmedicine: Album Battle - Converge

musicalmedicine 01.14.14	Converge are easily one of my 10 favorite bands of all time. I love their entire discography (save their first album). Although a little obvious on this site, my pick is Jane Doe, such a raging, angst-ridden, emotion-charged masterpiece. All We Love We Leave Behind is close though, I also love that record. Jane Doe was my first Converge record due to the fact that I was curious about the fuss surrounding this band, and more specifically that album. I hated it for the first time, but with time, multiple listens and a better comprehension of what Converge and Jane Doe symbolize, both grew on me to the point that Converge became one of my 10 fav bands and Jane Doe one of my 10 fav albums as well. What was your first Converge record? Did you love it at first? Did you hate it? Why? Is your opinion on Converge any different today? Discuss!
silversound 01.14.14	jane doe is obvs gonna win jane doe
snowbbird 01.14.14	In terms of the most influential, Jane Doe is the obvious answer. But in terms of my favorite I'd have to say Axe To Fall.
Judio! 01.14.14	Really new to this genre, and I just got into Converge. So far, the only album by them I love is Petitioning, which I've been pretty obsessed with lately. The other albums don't do anything for me right now but in time I'll probably come around to them.
sapient 01.14.14	Jane Doe, no doubt
musicalmedicine 01.14.14	Snowbbird, pretty interesting choice, musically it's their most interesting album, love the Tom Waits influence on Cruel Bloom and the punk-like sound of Dark Horse, Reap What You Sow, Axe To Fall and Effigy! Pretty damn great record. Judio bro! Glad you've been jamming some Converge, I absolutely adore them! Which albums have you listened to by them? I like Petitioning, but it fails as an album due to the fact that it's colossal best song is the opener. It would be a much better closer, but I love Dead and Shingles almost as much, so yeah. Dig deeper on them, pal, this band is one of the few worth the time. Try All We Love We Leave Behind, it's easily their most accessible album. Petitioning is 1, Jane Doe 2, You Fail Me 0, Axe To Fall 1 and AWLWLB 0.
Necrotica 01.14.14	2, with 5 as the runner-up
MyNameIsPencil 01.14.14	All We Love We Leave Behind. Got me into Converge, and I'll defend my opinion to the end of the time I still think it's their best album.
chemicalmarriage 01.14.14	Axe to Fall for me
Judio! 01.14.14	Bored in my English class, so I'm jamming Jane Doe at the moment, its not bad so far. But yeah, Petitioning is the only one of their albums I've jammed in full. I agree with Saddest Day being the best song on the album, but I think the other songs on the album hold their own. Can't think of a single bad song of the album to be honest. And yeah I will definitely check out more of Converge's stuff, thanks man.
silversound 01.14.14	the stuff after saddest day is just as good as saddest day imo
Judio! 01.14.14	Saddest Day is the best on the album, but the other songs rule too.
ChuckyTruant 01.14.14	PtES
mryrtmrnfoxxxy 01.14.14	no heroes
Funeralopolis 01.14.14	jane doe obviously
silversound 01.14.14	123 lets just end it
NightProwler 01.14.14	Axe to Fall
MeatSalad 01.14.14	Axe to fall
musicalmedicine 01.14.14	Judio, you're welcome. Read some reviews of it and the lyrics while you examinate that amazing record, it's a massive grower and it gets better with each listen. And when you fully understand it's potential you'll love it so much. Petitioning 2, Jane Doe 4, You Fail Me 0, Axe To Fall 4, AWLWLB 1.
apert 01.14.14	Jane Doe obvs
mryrtmrnfoxxxy 01.14.14	i voted no heroes you fucking count it
musicalmedicine 01.14.14	Foxxxy, it wasn't on the list, I'd have to count When Forever too, but okay, 1 for No Heroes, man =] Jane Doe is 6 now.
Insurrection 01.14.14	jane doe duh
ShitsofRain 01.14.14	lol feature jane doe obv
Solaire 01.14.14	Axe to Fall This battle only will be 2 and 4.
musicalmedicine 01.14.14	Jane Doe 8, Axe 5. I see, lots of love for Axe To Fall here as well. Surprised by the few votes for 5.
MeatSalad 01.14.14	5 is amazing but
Muisc4Life26 01.14.14	I can't get into Converge, ''they aren't bad''.. just not my cup of tea.
evilford 01.14.14	featured lmao
SpiritCrusher2 01.14.14	2 but I love them all
TheBarber 01.14.14	You Fail Me is my favorite
MosesMalone 01.14.14	All we love
akimbo 01.15.14	jane doe > all we love > you fail me > axe to fall > forever comes crashing > petitioning
wanderlust 01.15.14	All we love > axe to fall > Jane doe > No heroes > YFM > Petitioning > forever comes
YakNips 01.15.14	Why is no one voting for YFM. You Fail Me.
wanderlust 01.15.14	YFM is quite boring tbh, never understood the charm.
Greem 01.15.14	doe
YakNips 01.15.14	bugger off
Ending 01.15.14	Jane Doe but I'd put You Fail Me second probably. My personal ranking would be something like: Jane Doe > You Fail Me > Petitioning The Empty Sky > All We Love > Axe To Fall = No Heroes > When Forever Comes Crashing > Halo They're all good at worst though. I don't think Jane Doe is their best by a huge margin though. Everything they've put out bar Halo (this is just speaking in regards to full albums) has been well above average.
Avagantamos 01.15.14	forever comes crashing is underrated, but jane doe
Ending 01.15.14	It's a little underrated I agree, but in relation to their other albums I don't find it that impressive.
Ending 01.15.14	Not that it has to be looked at in a comparative way - one can examine it standalone too - but still.
JustinKing 01.15.14	Jane Doe is undeniably my 2nd favorite album of all time. I love everything they've released, even Halo.
dimsim3478 01.15.14	Ranking: Jane Doe You Fail Me Petitioning The Empty Sky All We Love Axe To Fall When Forever Comes Crashing No Heroes Halo
silversound 01.15.14	YFM took literally years to grow on me, was liked 5th favourite for a long ass time now it's like number 3. brings the hxc hard and halo is pretty underrated tbh
ILJ 01.15.14	Jane Doe i mean c'mon
OysterizerInsomniac 01.15.14	Jane Doe is great, but I don't like it as much as Petitioning, You Fail Me, or All We Love. You Fail Me was my favorite Converge album until All We Love came out. Fuck, such a good band.
1992 01.15.14	1 is my favorite so far dont really like jane doe or you fail me at all
BigPleb 01.15.14	YFM
musicalmedicine 01.15.14	JustinKing, which is your fav album of all time, man? Petitioning 3, Jane Doe with a colossal number of votes, 16, You Fail Me 2, Axe To Fall 5, All We Love 4.
silversound 01.15.14	surprising how few votes YFM is getting
Hypochondria 01.15.14	Axe To Fall got me into Converge so it's gonna be my pick
SAPoodle 01.15.14	Mine goes: Jane Doe > Axe to Fall = All We Love > You Fail Me > Petitioning the Empty Sky > No Heroes = When Forever Comes Crashing > Halo in a Haystack You Fail Me is almost tied with ATF and AWLWLB but it lost its impact after a while. The title track and Drop Out are still fucking amazing though
slimdaddy 01.15.14	NOTA
Avagantamos 01.15.14	crashing is probably my 3rd favorite converge
Blackbelt54 01.15.14	you fail me
musicalmedicine 01.15.14	Petitioning 3, Jane Doe 17, You Fail Me 3, Axe To Fall 6, All We Love 4.
calgarydude12 01.15.14	jane duh
musicalmedicine 01.15.14	Yeah, 18 for Jane. It's not quite a "duh" subject, it is truly their best for me but they have plenty of different and uncomparable albums in their discography. You Fail Me is sludgier and more atmospheric, Axe To Fall showcases their most punkish side and even experiments with country music, Petitioning is heavy for the sake of heaviness, All We Love blends their heavier side with their punk roots and Jane has this infinite amount of emotion and blends the punk, metal and grind elements of their sound.
Curse. 01.15.14	You Fail Me
silversound 01.15.14	bitch please wfcc was just a predecessor to what was to come on jane doe. album rules really really hard though, but lacks cohesion
SputnikSweetheart 01.15.14	fivefivefivefivefivefive
CK 01.16.14	Jane Doe isn't even second best. Axe To Fall all the way boy
calgarydude12 01.16.14	I didn't mean duh as in, its the best album by far no other comes close because thats not how I feel at all haha. You Fail Me might be musically my favorite Converge record but Jane Doe was the one that impacted me the most. Honestly love every release since Petitioning the Empty Sky.
Arnaud 01.16.14	Jane Doe like this is even a competition
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protonjon 01.16.14	1. All We Love We Leave Behind 2. Jane Doe 3. Petitioning The Empty Sky 4. You Fail Me 5. Axe To Fall
jmnewcomer18 01.16.14	Anyone who thinks they have a better album than You Fail Me is lying to themselves
jmnewcomer18 01.16.14	Also, 1 and 2 both pale in comparison to No Heroes
MeatSalad 01.16.14	lol
jmnewcomer18 01.16.14	lol nothing breh it's true
jmnewcomer18 01.16.14	Well that sucks
JS19 01.16.14	Well this is a stupid list obv jane doe will win duh
ManintheBox 01.17.14	it depends, for all around best Converge album obviously you can't beat Jane Doe, but as far as albums with the best songs on it, Ax to Fall by just a little bit. You can't beat those two closing songs: Cruel Bloom/Wretched World.
Uranium 01.17.14	no heroes
Gwyn. 01.17.14	"Also, 1 and 2 both pale in comparison to No Heroes" This is the worst post of the week
jmnewcomer18 01.17.14	No Heroes is underrated and one of their best.
Slut 01.17.14	no heroes is boringgggg so is axe to fall
Motiv3 01.17.14	You Fail Me.
PigDestroyer89 01.17.14	Jane doe is the most cohesive and grindy...so that one.
Rev 01.17.14	You Fail Me
adr 01.17.14	All We Love We Leave Behind or Axe to fall, can't decide rly, both are equal to me. Jane doe is 3rd best for me.
Artuma 01.17.14	jane doe but i'll vote for when forever comes crashing since it's so damn underrated
neurisis17 01.17.14	The answer to this is literally ANY album Kurt Ballou produces that isn't Converge. That guy knows how to capture sound. Unfortunately, the band he plays in pales in comparison to his production work.
NecrogenicShrimp 01.19.14	You Fail Me
Evreaia 01.19.14	Either Jane Doe or Axe to Fall Jane Doe is better overal, but Axe to fall is more diverse and I jam that record way more than Jane Doe.
MoosechriS 01.19.14	jane doe
Thibs 01.19.14	Jane Doe... But I liked No Heroes more than most
Dolving999 01.20.14	Jane Doe, no contest.
MMX 01.28.14	Petitioning The Empty Sky = You Fail Me Jane Doe When Forever Comes Crashing All We Love We Leave Behind Axe To Fall = No Heroes