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DoofDoof
February 26th 2025


17299 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

Fuck it it's a 5

Gyromania
Contributing Reviewer
February 26th 2025


38336 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

I should hear this. Was thinking of doing their discog in tandem with the Dylan one I’m doing after hearing a song on the radio by TH I hadn’t heard before: Road to Nowhere. Got me back into these guys again

DoofDoof
February 26th 2025


17299 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

Cities/Life During Wartime/Memories Can't Wait is one hell of a trio Gyro

Demon of the Fall
February 26th 2025


39020 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

hmm, probably should check out more than two TH albums, considering I enjoy(ed) both considerably

ArsMoriendi
February 26th 2025


42328 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

Do Speaking in Tongues next

Digging: Melody's Echo Chamber - Unclouded

Gyromania
Contributing Reviewer
February 26th 2025


38336 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

This album is CRAZY.



That stretch is probably the best, Doof, agreed. Cities, Memories, and Drugs are early highlights

DoofDoof
February 26th 2025


17299 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

Nice Gyro - in some ways the album is more agreeable than RIL, snappier, hit after hit really.

zakalwe
February 26th 2025


41945 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Yep. I’ve always thought this was their best

JohnnyoftheWell
February 26th 2025


64287 Comments

Album Rating: 4.2

Air/Heaven has always been the highlight pair by some distance for me, but every track on this is a winner other than Electric Guitar. Fantastic alb

Colton
February 26th 2025


16757 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

I Zimbra >

DoofDoof
February 26th 2025


17299 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

'Yep. I’ve always thought this was their best'



Sort of, but then also just the first four songs on RIL are quite possibly better than this album in its entirety.



Happy with this bumped to a 5 though, not a bad tune in it, 'Animals' prob the weakest

JohnnyoftheWell
February 26th 2025


64287 Comments

Album Rating: 4.2

Animals is a secondary highlight, one of the most engaging vocal performances and the demented groove at the end give it plenty of wriggle room in a good ranking

DoofDoof
February 26th 2025


17299 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

'Heaven' is a classic but I might just know it too well at this stage, whereas one like 'This is the Place' I feel theres still discovery there in how I feel about it.



'Air' is up there in the top six on this too.

DoofDoof
February 26th 2025


17299 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

Johnny, my no doubt non ideal ranked/rated:



1. Cities [5]

2. Life During Wartime [5]

3. Heaven [5]

4. Memories Can't Wait [4.5]

5. Air [4.5]

6. I Zimbra [4.5]

7. Drugs [4]

8. Mind [4]

9. Electric Guitar [4]

10. Paper [4]

11. Animals [4]

Gyromania
Contributing Reviewer
February 26th 2025


38336 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

This might be the best band I haven’t fully discovered yet. This whole album is a jam, and yeah, doof- def very accessible. not a bad song in sight. Animals is actually rly good, same with Air and Zimbra. Seems like there’s something to love about every track.

Demon of the Fall
February 26th 2025


39020 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

I’m gonna discog run (slowly) so hopefully I find similar results. This and RiL are legit for sure

DoofDoof
February 26th 2025


17299 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

More Songs and Speaking in Tongues give you more to dig into, not quite up to RIL and Fear but still absolute quality.



I'd say try and listen and get to know both well BEFORE going to the live album Stop Making Sense...because some of those versions feel definitive and it takes the edge off 'Speaking in Tongues' in particular.

someguest
February 26th 2025


30519 Comments


Heaven is a place

A place where nothing

Nothing ever happens

gabba
February 26th 2025


2824 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

A fantastic album, Life During Wartime is top 5 TH, but I still dig Buildings and Food more. I’m Not In Love until death!

Gyromania
Contributing Reviewer
February 28th 2025


38336 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Cities is so ridiculously good. Reminds me a bit of Berlin-trilogy era Bowie, not sure if anyone else hears that. Might be the best TH tracks I’ve heard



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