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Pheromone
May 16th 2020


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... in 1984

NorthernSkylark
May 16th 2020


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Album Rating: 4.5

... I was hospitalized

theBoneyKing
May 16th 2020


24890 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

for approaching perfection...

Pheromone
May 16th 2020


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heavy contender the for greatest opening line

theBoneyKing
May 16th 2020


24890 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

Some of the best lyrics ever on this thing.

theBoneyKing
June 11th 2020


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Album Rating: 5.0

The Natural Bridge really needs a review ffs.

NorthernSkylark
June 11th 2020


12134 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

this and Horses and Songs from a Room has the best opening lines...

Pheromone
August 11th 2020


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grant me one last wish
life should mean a lot less than this

Pheromone
August 11th 2020


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think i prefer the natural bridge at this point

smith & jones is still probably my favourite SJ, it's do different to their others but so unlike any other song

theBoneyKing
August 11th 2020


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Album Rating: 5.0

Preferring TNB is a respectable opinion, that one's a near-5 for me.

Smith & Jones is amazing yeah.



I've got two tickets to a midnight execution...

Pheromone
August 11th 2020


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so twisted - what are your favourites over the two albums bb

theBoneyKing
August 11th 2020


24890 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

So many! “Random Rules” is the obvious pick here for a reason but “We Are Real” might top it for me. “People” is more “fun” than those but also perfect.

On The Natural Bridge, my top 3 are prob “Black and Brown Shoes”, “Pet Politics” (man that’s a dark song), and “Pretty Eyes” (maybe the best Berman lyric) but nothing there is short of excellent. I view TNB and American Water as sort of two sides of the same coin in their depictions of Americana, with TNB being much more nocturnal and AW very sunny(as their respective covers indicate).

Pheromone
August 12th 2020


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yeah i actually really agree with the two sides of the coin point - my favourite songs divert quite a bit though. on tnb 'dallas' and 'the frontier index' are probably my 2 favourites with 'pet politics' trailing just behind.



NorthernSkylark
August 12th 2020


12134 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

this is lovely, still need to check bright flight

Pheromone
August 12th 2020


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what do you think of natural bridge north

NorthernSkylark
August 12th 2020


12134 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

haven't spun it for ages so i can't say for sure, but i liked it a lot then



is bright flight as good as this and natural bridge?

Pheromone
August 12th 2020


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i haven't listened to the entire thing - the odd songs i heard didn't move me too much but i do need to give it time as with all Berman (other than the purple mountains stuff actually)

theBoneyKing
August 12th 2020


24890 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

Bright Flight is the 3rd best Joos album after this and TNB. It's a tier below but still damn excellent and "I Remember Me" is an easy top 5 Berman. The last two Joos albums are great too but don't quite have the same magic.

Pheromone
August 12th 2020


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my addiction to the natural bridge right now is meaning i need a review for that soon or else im gonna have to take over this thread

theBoneyKing
August 12th 2020


24890 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

dooooo itttt



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