June 27, 2020: My Favorite Trinity of Tracks (Read on SPT Episode 143)

Hi Brad and Brad,

I've said this many times, but Vs. is still the only record where I can honestly say there is no skippable track for me. It's not my favorite record, but it's still their most solid from start-to-finish. Sometimes when I have a 15-20 minute drive from one place to the next, I'll put on W.M.A. and listen through Rearviewmirror. The only other sequence of three songs that is rivaling this trilogy of tracks for me is on Gigaton strangely enough, and I have two different options from that record (Who Ever Said through Dance, Superblood through Quick Escape).

What I love about this sequence is that after the first five tracks, which sound very alternative rock for that era (including BradB's favorite track Dissident), you get a very new sound in W.M.A. that you would not have expected from the band at this time. I literally could play W.M.A. on repeat the entire day and never get sick of it. Then you transition into what I consider to be the hardest song in their catalog in Blood and finally one of their most well-rounded tracks in Rearviewmirror. All three songs are worth cranking the volume in the car.

I'm excited to hear the second takes from the other records you guys have coming up. I've seen a few of them in a different light since catching onto your podcast.

Forced to endure, what I could not forgive,

Chris

Comments

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