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Emeritus
Reviews 277
Approval 94%
Soundoffs 5
Album Ratings 5374
Objectivity 63%
Last Active 01-01-70 12:00 am
Joined 01-01-70
Review Comments 6,510
| mewithoutYou Ranked: Sunnyvale Edition
List is just what the title suggests, my attempt to rank mewithoutYou's seven LPs (plus one worthy EP). Quite a band, I got into them relatively late but they've gained quite a space in my heart during the last few years. Sad to see them go, but I'm glad I got to witness their third-to-last show ever. | | 8 |  | mewithoutYou
It's All Crazy! It's All False! It's All A Dream! It's Alright!
This one's underrated in some quarters in my book, but ultimately I'd still place it last. I have to be in a particular mood to turn to this one over other mewithoutYou albums, but plenty of great songs nonetheless.
Top Three Songs: Goodbye, I!, The King Beetle On A Coconut Estate, Timothy Hay | | 7 |  | mewithoutYou
A to B: Life
This one feels like mewithoutYou hadn't found their true calling quite yet, but it's great for what it is. Don't come back to this as a whole too often though.
Top Three Songs: Silencer, Bullet To Binary, Everything Was Beautiful And Nothing Hurt | | 6 |  | mewithoutYou
Brother, Sister
This being ranked so low will probably be controversial. I will say this has been growing on me, but the percentage of songs I truly love here as of yet are lower than any of the albums ranked above it. Maybe the most quintessential "mewithoutYou" album of all in terms of sound and style.
Top Three Songs: A Glass Can Only Spill What It Contain, In A Sweater Poorly Knit, Messes Of Men | | 5 |  | mewithoutYou
[Untitled]
A worthy final album for the band, and one that kept my interest in them high after initially being enthralled by Pale Horses but not venturing any further into their discography.
Top Three Songs: Julia (Or, 'Holy To The LORD' On The Bells Of Horses), Winter Solstice, 9:27a.m., 7/29 | | 4 |  | mewithoutYou
[untitled] e.p.
EPs tend to get short shrift compared to full-lengths, but in this case this release deserves as much praise as most of the group's LPs. This is an unusually one-note effort with it's quiet and reserved nature, but it really works.
Top Three Songs: Bethlehem, WV, Kristy W/ The Sparkling Teeth, Existential Dread, Six Hours' Time | | 3 |  | mewithoutYou
Catch For Us the Foxes
This was the first album of theirs from the pre-Pale Horses era for me to fall for. It's a different vibe, but does what it does very well. A pretty gripping listen.
Top Three Songs: Disaster Tourism, My Exit, Unfair, The Soviet | | 2 |  | mewithoutYou
Ten Stories
This album has been an obsession of late, took a while to grow on me. Probably their most lyrics-focused effort, and some very nice subtle melodies.
Top Three Songs: Nine Stories, Cardiff Giant, Bear's Vision Of St. Agnes | | 1 |  | mewithoutYou
Pale Horses
It could only be this one. This album got me into the band and still feels virtually flawless from start to finish. One of the greatest records of all time in my book.
Top Three Songs: Lilac Queen, Magic Lantern Days, Dorothy | |
Sunnyvale
09.07.22 | Let me know your thoughts and how I'm wrong! | YoYoMancuso
09.07.22 | *reads 8 and 7*
ok ok i like where this is going
*reads 6*
brotha | Sunnyvale
09.07.22 | @YoYo, got 'em!
@Johnny, pretty close, I guess! | Pikazilla
09.07.22 | sunny noooooooooo | Sinternet
09.07.22 | 2 is by far their worst minus ep idk songs just dont bang as hard | Pikazilla
09.07.22 | yeah 2 is def their worst | ashcrash9
09.07.22 | so 6 is 1
but honestly the rest of this ranking isn't that far off. I'd also personally swap Ten Stories and Foxes. Glad to see some respect for the untitled EP. | Sunnyvale
09.07.22 | What's the Pika-approved ranking?
And Sinternet, if I would've done this ranking six months ago Ten Stories would've been in the bottom half for sure, something just clicked with it finally. | Pikazilla
09.07.22 | I'd go 3 6 5 1 7 8 2
Haven't jammed the ep all that much so no idea where it would wind up
But Foxes and BS are hard classics imo | Sunnyvale
09.07.22 | Ah ok, nice!
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09.07.22 | 3
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Good list | cold
09.08.22 | This is one of those bands where they don't have a single bad album and your own personal rating fluctuates over time. I think at this point it would go:
Catch For Us The Foxes>Brother, Sister>It's All Crazy! It's All False! It's All A Dream! It's Alright>[A-B] Life>Pale Horses>[Untitled]>I Never Said That I Was Brave>Ten Stories>[untitled]>Blood Enough For Us All | cold
09.08.22 | at one point or another, Ten Stories was my number one. hell, at some point they were all my number one.
Greatest band of all time, hands down. |
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