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"Lizstomania"

this is super tough - everything from "too young" on is classic w/ the exception of "run run run" imo

right now i'm leaning towards either "if i ever feel better" or "consolation prizes"

i think their dentist office soundtrack days produced better singles but their showered strokes ones produced better albums

is that the consensus?

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What is the best remix of If I Ever Feel Better?

hardest poll ever.

"run run run" was a single?

too young or if i ever feel better, and sometimes that's still my favourite album of theirs

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surprised 'too young' didn't do better

didn't see this poll, woulda voted Too Young, assumed Rally had been a single.

sad i didnt vote for too young

i dont think lizstomania is this good - after some consideration my top two would be "if i ever feel better" and "long distance call" for the line "a messed up kid with no ideas at all"

best singles rock band of the decade

LOL it's Lisztomania

if i ever feel better > too young >>> the rest. i'm boring and nostalgic. liked em better w/smooth rock production rather than 00s bright and chipper. as it stands, though, i have a copy of wolfgang amadeus that i will never sell (as it was a gift) so i'll be trying out nu-phoenix again periodically.

"you can blame it on anybody" is a jam. maybe i should buy everything is everything again. i liked it at the time. more consistant than united but nothing to match its highs.

zoot woman remix of "too young" is REALLY a jam. highly recommended to phoenix fans (it's not a DANCE remix, it's just another smooth french pop band covering it w/the original vocals.. sweet rhodes action)

wow everything is everything, i <3 u.

Was there ever a Phoenix albums poll? I can't find one...

Currently making myself a Phoenix compilation. They're one of those bands that I don't want to fill a CD-R - would rather keep it zippy. But what am I missing?

Everything is Everything
Too Young
Lisztomania
If I Ever Feel Better
1901
Run Run Run
Victim of the Crime
North

long distance call
chloroform

"J-Boy" is one of their best singles and Ti Amo has a few other gems like "Lovelife" and "Fior Di Latte". WAP is great from start-to-finish (my weird opinion is "1901" might be the weakest track on it) but my favourites are probably "Rome" and "Girlfriend". "Consolation Prizes" is probably the highlight from It's Never Been Like That.

Drakkar Noir

Rally

Can't really argue with any of the suggestions so far. I'd add these

Trying To Be Cool
Courtesy Laughs
Countdown
Summer Days
Ti Amo

'Love like a Sunset' is a great deep cut and would change the flow of the mix too

i'll second consolation prizes, that's a good 'un

Oh, thanks everybody!

I've got a good evening ahead of me now!

Yeah, Rally is probably my favorite song of theirs.

Consolation Prizes. But Rally is in a close second.

The singer of Phoenix always reminds me of
https://i.pinimg.com/236x/8a/c8/77/8ac877e55c884ad4c5ee945807c24172--eric-idle-real-people.jpg

New single tomorrow!

Identical - Out Wednesday pic.twitter.com/yw5nIoKoqU

— Phoenix (@wearephoenix) August 17, 2020

Cool. I'm kind of expecting this single to come with some kind of best of as it has been 20 years since United although I'd welcome a new album by them. Ti Amo is probably their weakest album, but I still liked it.

I still haven’t listened to Ti Amo, did I miss much?

I can’t be bothered scrolling up to see if I mentioned it before, but always worth mentioning how great Funky Squaredance is.

Probably worth hearing J-Boy and Fleur De Lys

yeah "j-boy" is one of their best singles. the album was pretty inconsistent but i think its best moments were better than anything on bankrupt

Interesting, because I’ve listened to Chloroform and Trying To Be Cool about a million times, Entertainment is good too. I’ll listen tomorrow.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_mcDzf4l9Og

"identical" is great

Heard it in the Coppola trailer first

Interesting, because I’ve listened to Chloroform and Trying To Be Cool about a million times, Entertainment is good too. I’ll listen tomorrow.

― caută tu singur (gyac),

I still really rate Bankrupt. I never got why it had such a lukewarm response. They've never made anything approaching a bad record though.

it was just underwhelming after how great WAP was, not as tightly constructed or hooky and its blown-out synth-oriented sound is strange. there's a few bits where songs go off in strange unexpected directions and that doesn't always work. "trying to be cool" and "drakkar noir" do rule though.

Entertainment is my fav phoenix single

new song manages to be great and also annoying as fuck

it's extremely forgettable and i liked the last album

The “hoo huu hallelujah” chorus is terrible. A shame because the rest of the song grooves fine.

Entertainment is pretty great but I’m all about Too Young and If I Ever Feel Better til I die tbh

Another new one. Album out November 4th

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FxTCTAnTP6Q

Much better than the last single. The chorus is very Strokes.

verse is awkward but the chorus & bridge are a solid return to the sound of WAP

glad "identical" is on the album at least, that's still great

New album is out today, man how this band has fallen. That comment is not on the new album, as I have yet to hear it, I'm taking just in general.

new album is very forgettable. the previous one had its moments, this doesn't really

There's some nice moments on this but definitely a few where they slip up. The title track is the first Phoenix song I've strongly disliked. The Only One is really pretty but is let down by such a weak chorus that sounds like they put it in as a placeholder that they were going to replace with a better one later on. Season 2 is missing a chorus too and wouldn't have even been considered for earlier albums.

Tonight, After Midnight, Winter Solstice and Identical are the keepers. I kind of wish they'd put a couple of those as the token new songs on a best of instead of stretching it out into a full album. A Phoenix compilation could be incredible.

"identical" is good but that's it

isn't "Identical" the track they did for that Sofia Coppola movie a few yrs back

yes, it's the closing track on this

Nah, this is a goodie. Mar's singing abilities become more dexterous every album, and I'd say his being in the band is the group's greatest joy. The songs are just enjoyable, though Season 2 confounds me. That said, Artefact is abundantly a Strokes track, and The Only One reminds me a lot of mid-career Panda Bear. Otherwise have run through this maybe six times since release yesterday - rare album that is beginning to end fun to drive to.

It doesn't look like they've ever released one, but there's never been a "greatest hits" or singles collection, has there? Feel like they ought to release one, even if it's an antiquated idea - would be a massive album in its own right.

Oh, I don't think I ever came back with my "best of" from a couple of years ago:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3NoaF4sJZXRqCSWRCXOn9u

Feeling a bit "I didn't need to buy that" about the new one but that might change.

This is how my best of Phoenix would look:

1. Too Young
2. If Ever I Feel Better
3. Summer Days
4. Everything Is Everything
5. Run Run Run
6. (You Can't Blame It On) Anybody
7. Long Distance Call
8. Consolation Prize
9. Rally
10. Courtesy Laughs
11. Lisztomania
12. 1901
13. Girlfriend
14. Countdown
15. Entertainment
16. Trying To Be Cool
17. Drakkar Noir
18. J-Boy
19. Ti Amo
20. Tonight
21. Identical

Oh man, how can "Rome" not be on these or I love that song and would be on mine.

The guys make enough hits that you really can't please everybody. Some of the albums are growers, too -- I dismissed Ti Amo outright for years. Listened to it recently. It's a good pop album. I think these guys are too suffused with wealth to really put out another Wolfgang Amadeus, but there isn't a pop-rock band out there that I have no doubts I will be listening to for as long as they choose to exist. Can't say the same for similar bands from the generation...Strokes, Spoon, and everyone else I stopped caring for.

spoon are a weird comparison point as spoon are extremely consistent and never really fell off much, while phoenix's discography is one very good album and a whole lot more that are uneven at best

top 5 phoenix tracks:
too young
j-boy
lisztomania
rome
girlfriend

The latest two Phoenix albums aren't terrible but they are the first ones that don't seem essential to me. I still think Bankrupt is really underrated and love the first four. I play them all the time.

ufo is 100% correct. Spoon are a very good band even to this day. When I saw them in June the crowd was going mental, not something I see with mant bands these days.

Strokes are an interesting case because Countdown Machine or whatever it was called seemed to get some acclaimed praise. I haven't been in the mood to revisit for a very long time. Wish I did that over Arcade Fire after what has come to light.

Comedown Machine is fantastic and probably my second favourite album of theirs after Room On Fire. One day it's going to rediscovered as a lost classic.

Strokes are an interesting case because Countdown Machine or whatever it was called seemed to get some acclaimed praise.

no it just has a cult following here lol. their most recent one (the new abnormal) reviewed a fair bit better generally and rym adores it (bafflingly) but it's much worse!

Yeah, the Rate Your Music score/comments for The New Abnormal are bizarre. I like that album a decent amount but haven't gone back to it much at all whereas I still revisit Comedown Machine a lot. Weirdly Phoenix don't seem that popular on there at all. No bolded albums and those first two are weirdly low scores.

I always think of Rate Your Music of some sort of Metal haven. Too bad that concept could be great but isn't.

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/nov/05/phoenix-interview-alpha-zulu

New album really good imo, probably their best since Wolfgang

All eyes on me is weirdly anachronistic to me tho also satisfying. Stuck in the 00s? Is there anything there that would make one think it’s made any other time?

I like that it suddenly becomes a Cher song. Worth the build-up.

always hilarious seeing what music my young kids (under 5) gravitate to. they *love* the chorus on All Eyes on Me.