decisions Posted September 1, 2014 Report Share Posted September 1, 2014 Wow, every few months or so I go back to this album and realize just how amazing it is instrumentally and lyrically. It's on another level. Everything is as cohesive as standard rock songs, but they're rivetingly experimental at the same time. +44 and BCR are arguably better than any Blink record. Imagine if they were able to mesh those two styles well...That is what the definitive Blink record will be, if it ever happens. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Posted September 1, 2014 Report Share Posted September 1, 2014 Untitled is better than BCR and +44 IMO. To each his own. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheerios4u98 Posted September 1, 2014 Report Share Posted September 1, 2014 I wouldn't say BCR is better than blink, but having said that the BCR album is one of my favorite albums of all time. Untitled still takes the cake for me though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knapppers Posted September 1, 2014 Report Share Posted September 1, 2014 I would not say +44 is anywhere near as good as bcr or blink 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boxelder Posted September 1, 2014 Report Share Posted September 1, 2014 i was listening to BCR earlier, oddly enough. gotta say "and i" is my favorite song. both +44 and BCR have their flaws. i'd argue BCR is slightly more cohesive and well-formed than +44. untitled is better than the lot of 'em, though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pussay Patrol Posted September 1, 2014 Report Share Posted September 1, 2014 BCR would be so much better if Mark sang on more songs, it's hard to have a whole album of Tom especially with his 2002 voice lol I think +44 is pretty average when compared to blink or BCR, mainly because I don't like guitar parts that Mark writes or the way he records them. Neither of the bands are anywhere near as good as any blink record though, same with AVA. They are right that they write their best music as a trio in a room together Also I find the instrumental as the last track really weird. It kinda just sounds like a song that should have vocals but they took the vocal track out, and it just doesn't seem like an end of the album track at all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Osgod Posted September 1, 2014 Report Share Posted September 1, 2014 I wouldn't say BCR is better than blink, but having said that the BCR album is one of my favorite albums of all time. Untitled still takes the cake for me though. THIS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Kyle_ Posted September 1, 2014 Report Share Posted September 1, 2014 I think Tom was on fire with this album and is quite impressive. I still love his vocals and lyrics. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Posted September 1, 2014 Report Share Posted September 1, 2014 I think Tom was on fire with this album and is quite impressive. I still love his vocals and lyrics.It was his peak. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MSandt Posted September 1, 2014 Report Share Posted September 1, 2014 I rediscovered BCR too a few years back. Since then I've listened through the album a lot more than I did in the ten or so years before that. The album really has only one weak song (Sorrow). I also don't think it's a coincidence that Tom started sounding like shit live shortly after BCR. He really strains his vocals on the album to the extreme. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Posted September 1, 2014 Report Share Posted September 1, 2014 Tom's peak songwriting period. He really owned on this and untitled. Some of my favourite ever songs from him on this album though yeah. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
decisions Posted September 1, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 1, 2014 While all three albums are perfect to me, BCR and +44 seem more focused to me lyrically. They also seem a touch more atmospheric. WYHSB is the one of the very few albums I can really say "takes me away to a different place". And no song on S/T really gets to me like Letters to God does...that song is special, I think. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookies Posted September 1, 2014 Report Share Posted September 1, 2014 Lyrically I think WYHSB beats the crap out of both the untitled and BCR. But in general I think the untitled is the best, I've definitely listened to it a hell of a lot more and it's the album that really got me into blink. And BCR and WYHSB are definitely more cohesive and thematic, BCR especially. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkarrow Posted September 2, 2014 Report Share Posted September 2, 2014 I rediscovered BCR too a few years back. Since then I've listened through the album a lot more than I did in the ten or so years before that. The album really has only one weak song (Sorrow). I also don't think it's a coincidence that Tom started sounding like shit live shortly after BCR. He really strains his vocals on the album to the extreme. I think it's funny you saw Sorrow is a weak song. I love that song, it's great. BCR's only weak song to me is Tiny Voices, sometimes I skip that one, but I don't really skip anything else on the album. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Girl Overboard Posted September 2, 2014 Report Share Posted September 2, 2014 I think it's funny you saw Sorrow is a weak song. I love that song, it's great. BCR's only weak song to me is Tiny Voices, sometimes I skip that one, but I don't really skip anything else on the album. I agree. Tiny Voices is ok but not as strong as the rest of the album. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Posted September 2, 2014 Report Share Posted September 2, 2014 What? Tiny Voices is just as good as everything else on BCR.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MSandt Posted September 2, 2014 Report Share Posted September 2, 2014 Yeah Tiny Voices is one of the best song on the album. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jane Posted September 2, 2014 Report Share Posted September 2, 2014 This album is simply amazing. One of the constants on my ipod. I love Tom's voice during this period. There isn't a single song on this album I don't like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
decisions Posted September 2, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 2, 2014 Yeah, Tiny Voices is one of my favorite songs on the record as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n i k u Posted September 3, 2014 Report Share Posted September 3, 2014 it still blows my mind this record was written, recorded, and released in a 2 month window when he was taking a break cause of his back surgery. his grandmother had just passed and he was taking pain killers for his recovery. it was just tom and he crushed it and in only TWO MONTHS TOTAL. this record will be timeless for me. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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