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Fatalist

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Re: The best NMA album from the 21st century era?
« Reply #15 on: October 06, 2013, 09:30:50 PM »
It's way too early to rate it, but for my money as of now:

Carnival
Eight
High
TIAGD
BDAW

I like them all and I am struggling with the middle three, TIAGD might be above High on a different day, and even Eight, tho I do have a soft spot for that album.
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Re: The best NMA album from the 21st century era?
« Reply #16 on: October 09, 2013, 10:13:24 PM »

 High.

Between Dog & Wolf

Eight

Today is a Good Day

Carnival.
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Re: The best NMA album from the 21st century era?
« Reply #17 on: October 13, 2013, 04:03:59 AM »
For me it would have to be,,,

1. Carnival
2. Between Dog and Wolf
3. Today is a Good Day
4. Eight
5. High

Carnival and Ghost of Cain are my two absolute faves.
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Re: The best NMA album from the 21st century era?
« Reply #18 on: October 17, 2013, 10:11:49 PM »
1 Between Dog and Wolf
2 Eight
3 High
4 Carnival
5 Today Is A Good Day
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Re: The best NMA album from the 21st century era?
« Reply #19 on: October 18, 2013, 09:05:56 PM »
almost impossible to choose so:


Between Dog and Wolf (2013)
Today Is A Good Day (2009)
High (2007)
Carnival (2005)
Eight (2000)
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Re: The best NMA album from the 21st century era?
« Reply #20 on: October 19, 2013, 12:04:13 PM »
1. Between Dog and Wolf
2. Eight
3. TIAGD
4. High
5.Carnival

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Re: The best NMA album from the 21st century era?
« Reply #21 on: November 11, 2013, 11:46:28 PM »
Now that the newness of BDAW has worn off and my opinion of it has changed/settled, here goes again, with a little more detail this time:

High/Today is a Good Day - These albums feel like two sides of the same coin to me. Maybe that's down to Chris Kimsey but whatever the reason, I can't listen to one of them without having to put the other on straight after. These two albums would round out my Top 5 overall, I reckon.

Between Dog and Wolf - The initial shine has worn off and I don't think it stands up as well to repeated listening. To me it needs more guitars and an up-tempo song or two to give it more ebb and flow. As it stands it is a little one-paced.

Carnival - I've always found it hard to listen to this end-to-end without my mind drifting off. There simply aren't enough strong songs to keep my attention. Water is the only song I could name off this album without looking at the track listing, even though I've listened to it half-a-dozen times in the last month or so (in an effort to get into it more).

Eight - Like Carnival, I find it hard to pay attention to this album from beginning to end. To be fair, I only bought it recently but I can't see my opinion of it changing much.
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Re: The best NMA album from the 21st century era?
« Reply #22 on: November 13, 2013, 04:32:41 AM »
Carnival
Eight
High
BDAW
TIAGD

I put TIAGD fifth, but honestly States Radio and Autumn are among my all time favourite nma tracks.  And I put Carnival first, even though I always skip past Carlisle Rd and Water doesn't do a whole lot for me.  Hard to choose, especially since Wipeout on Eight probably is my all time favourite track.  I used to sell ice cream and doughnuts on the Atlantic coast of France when I were a young sprout, and I remember diving into the waves on particularly hot days and getting sucked down into the trough, scraped across the seabed, dragged up to the crest and then being just hurled up onto the beach.  That's what Wipeout feels like to me, and Justin's dead right, it's exactly how love feels.  I can listen to that track all day. 

So, yeah.  Carnival.  The music, for the most part is really hooky and compelling - DB may not have been the rockiest, but he remains my favourite NMA guitarist, and Justin's writing on it is consistently strong.  BD3 and BlueBeat, Red Earth, Another Imperial Day, Island and Fireworks Night - it's just so good!  I find I'm not listening to the earlier stuff as much as I used to, fine, angsty stuff that it is, and I think that's because I'm finding the later stuff is just more fully realised.  If that makes sense.
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Re: The best NMA album from the 21st century era?
« Reply #23 on: November 14, 2013, 08:08:33 PM »
I checked your rates too long... But if I try to be honest:

(none of my choices are choosed as "better than the second one")

- High (was a very welcomed album to me at a time when we suddenly could get to more NMA shows, travelling and moving to new place) It's still a favourite while I'm driving long distances or maybe getting a bit deep-hearted - along with the F**K Texas Sing with Us versions of High songs.

- TIAGD (somewhat different style here but kept nicely personal and authentic new way again) Tiagd has also some some songs that are enormously getting nearer to the loud and somewhat angry singalong type of such "folky" classics as The Charge.

- Eight (bought this as late as after TIAGD and thought "what have we missed then at the time they released it!") What a wonderful album full of energy, light and power.

I don't have BDAW yet (or even Carnival). It's interesting to hear BDAW songs at the tour soon!
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Re: The best NMA album from the 21st century era?
« Reply #24 on: November 16, 2013, 05:08:04 AM »
Eight, (in my opinion a masterpiece)

followed by high,

I hardly here never carnival, and only when i drive today is a good day.
have to wait how between dog and wolf will develop.
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Re: The best NMA album from the 21st century era?
« Reply #25 on: December 30, 2013, 03:23:55 AM »
High, of course.  :)
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Re: The best NMA album from the 21st century era?
« Reply #26 on: January 14, 2014, 06:23:21 PM »
BDAW
Eight & High are classic albums in my opinion
TIAGD
Carnival
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Re: The best NMA album from the 21st century era?
« Reply #27 on: January 27, 2020, 10:20:43 AM »
Still HIGH, after all these years...

1 HIGH

2 EIGHT
3 BETWEEN WINE AND BLOOD
4 BETWEEN DOG AND WOLF
5 FROM HERE
6 CARNIVAL
7 TODAY IS A GOOD DAY

8 WINTER

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Re: The best NMA album from the 21st century era?
« Reply #28 on: January 27, 2020, 04:23:26 PM »
Yes, a thread that needs re-looking at  Guillaume

Based on more recent listening habits, I will go --

1  FROM HERE
2  HIGH
3  EIGHT
4 WINTER
5  BETWEEN WINE AND BLOOD
6  TODAY IS A GOOD DAY
7  CARNIVAL
8  BETWEEN DOG AND WOLF
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Re: The best NMA album from the 21st century era?
« Reply #29 on: January 27, 2020, 08:40:30 PM »

Well, it's always nice to see a thread rebooted!

My opinion?

1 - High

2 - Winter

3 - From Here

4 - Today Is A Good Day

5 - Eight

6 - Between Dog And Wolf

7 - Carnival

8 - Between Wine And Blood.

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