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Post by Jack on Oct 17, 2019 19:38:08 GMT -5
I honestly cant make a decision. I think they are tied for me. There's two songs I dislike on AYW, and two I dislike on WMWN. Bonus tracks on each album are strong, the only weakness AYW has is that certain songs sound WAY better live compared to the album.
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Post by The Escapist on Oct 17, 2019 20:52:54 GMT -5
Maybe it's the fact that I don't care for either Once or Now That I've Found You that makes this so easy for me. I get the sense they're supposed to be the songs that bring the album together, and both leave me cold.
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Post by mkoasis on Oct 17, 2019 22:34:03 GMT -5
AYW, by some distance. That album stands up well still IMO, good mix of Liam penned and collaboration tunes. There isn’t a poor track on there, though they’re not all great. I still listen to this one a lot.
WMWN has its moments but it’s no contest for me.
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Post by Aman on Oct 18, 2019 3:41:29 GMT -5
Maybe it's the fact that I don't care for either Once or Now That I've Found You that makes this so easy for me. I get the sense they're supposed to be the songs that bring the album together, and both leave me cold. Yeah NTIFY I find awful so I guess that would make sense. I love Once and One Of Us tbf.
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Post by morning_rain on Oct 18, 2019 3:54:13 GMT -5
Too soon for me. Right now I think the highlights from WMWN are better than the ones from AYW. But AYW felt stronger as an album.
Then again I don't skip any tracks from WMWN but I always skip some on AYW.
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Post by nymadferit on Oct 18, 2019 5:36:14 GMT -5
The answer is simple: “I’ve all I need”. One of the best tracks so nice the breakup by either brother. And that’s on As You Were. Which also includes universal gleam. And when I’m in need. And wall of glass. And bold. And greedy soul. And paper planes. It’s such a good album that stood the rest of time.
WMWN isn’t bad. Second album from a legend. Very cohesive. Good tracks. But not as strong.
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Post by anuity on Oct 28, 2019 17:24:36 GMT -5
Just listened the album for the first time. Although I have listened to some tracks before. It has some really nice tracks, most notably for me: - why me? Why not? (I don’t know why I hear some Elton John structure here) - shockwave - once - gone - one of us
The rest I’m not feeling at the moment. Also there seem to be some absolutely dreadful tracks that I’m almost scared to listen again : Be Still and Meadow.
Don’t know, it’s nice hear Liam again, but it’s a bit disappointing and sounds a bit like Beady Eye.
So AYW for me by quite some margin.
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Post by thomaslivesforever on Oct 28, 2019 17:36:06 GMT -5
It’s funny how the release of a new record gives you perspective on the last one, for good or bad.
I love the production on WMWN and having gone back and listened to AYW, it sounds really thin in places. Bold being the one I feel they made a real mess of.
The recent live performances of songs from WMWN has kept taking me back to album, which is the best way, when the record and live recordings are like companion pieces.
With AYW I find myself listening to it live the majority of the time.
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