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Demon of the Fall
May 2nd 2025


38990 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

Gospel is the one I feel strongest about. I can't remember going into that album EVER thinking Golden Dawn wasn't a) my most anticipated track, b) ended up being #1. The others all have varying levels of "somewhat debatable" in my own mind, but still fit the mould of being reliant on highlights over consistency (except Red, I mean "Starless" is just THAT good. The rest of the album is still an easy pass despite its significance).

I suppose an easier and perhaps less cumbersome way of framing the general point is that the 'best' albums are often those where your fave cuts vary over time (which isn't an uncommon concept or particularly revolutionary thinking, but there you go)

tectactoe
May 2nd 2025


9228 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

Good album. Probably not a 'great' one, though. Let's be honest, dude had the unfortunate fate of living in his godly father's shadow.

JohnnyoftheWell
May 2nd 2025


64287 Comments

Album Rating: 4.3

don't think that's 'honest' from anything but a media snob perspective -- as far as the wider narrative goes (whatever your stance may be), TB's legacy is firmly in the shadow of JB's

"the 'best' albums are often those where your fave cuts vary over time"

"it" "depends". there's only one real way to navigate a listen of Red or Spiderland etc

tectactoe
May 2nd 2025


9228 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

'don't think that's 'honest' from anything but a media snob perspective'



Well sure. Why should we, learned and obsessed and engaged with music beyond what most people would consider a normal and/or healthy amount, care about or even bother entertaining the perspective of people who essentially need to be told what they do and/or don't like.



Jeff makes it on all the VH1 and Rolling Stone and WatchMojo lists. Meanwhile Tim tops the lists of insufferable critical personalities like Piero Scaruffi and Robert Christgau and basement dwellers on RYM with 17k albums rated and only seven 10/10s.



One is obviously far more 'important' than the other. But I'll let you guess which one I generally find more interesting/appealing.



Probably says more about me that I'd care to investigate or be willing to admit but such is life.

DoofDoof
May 2nd 2025


17285 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

Tim and Jeff I feel have very different appeals/legacies.

zakalwe
May 2nd 2025


41924 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Chalk and Cheese

Flashmobba
July 19th 2025


3444 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

man eternal life n dream brother is a killer one two punch

unclereich
July 19th 2025


13980 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

cant wait for the movie to drop

joshieboy
September 12th 2025


8510 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

Watched the doco tonight. Think it gave a pretty good insight into the man, music and legacy but some weird like animation editing at times kinda annoyed me.

LeakingFountain11
October 14th 2025


35 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

I know I shouldn’t be expecting Tim’s Lorca or Starsailor from Jeff, but I dunno, I wanted a bit more oomph to the sounds. I believe it all comes to taste/genre preference though.

Demon of the Fall
October 15th 2025


38990 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

I know this point has been made many times but they really are completely separate in terms of appeal, even if you ultimately enjoy both. I only (relatively) recently discovered Tim and his material (particularly Starsailor) was immediately striking and enjoyable, yet had I discovered his music back when I first heard Jeff, my reaction would likely have been rather different

I do think the more straight-forward alt rock stuff brings this one down a peg

DoofDoof
October 15th 2025


17285 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

I like the variety.



Wouldn't want to get drunk on too much Lilac Wine

unclereich
November 7th 2025


13980 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

drink a bit of wine we both might go tomorrow



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