Paste best top 15 songs by DBT

[Swamp]

https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/ ... songs.html
Not sure how they came up with this but I agree with #1.
Only one song from the last few albums.

[Zip City]

I enjoyed the individual write-ups, but would have had a very different list.

[Rocky]

https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/ ... songs.html

I knew I would hate the list (you know - cause it's Paste) and I did.

[jimmyjack]

Getting a 404 on that link

[Clams]

Each of us would come up with a different top 15 and that one's as good as any

[RolanK]

I would assume many of us here have formed our opinion based on live performances. Have no idea how well these people know the band, but I suspect an "albums only" reference here.

[Zip City]

Each of us would come up with a different top 15 and that one's as good as any

Would any of us have "Wig" on our list though? I mean, REALLY?

[John A Arkansawyer]

Each of us would come up with a different top 15 and that one's as good as any

Would any of us have "Wig" on our list though? I mean, REALLY?

Maybe. It's definitely the best of the three preacher-killer songs. I like it a lot.

[Tequila Cowboy]

Each of us would come up with a different top 15 and that one's as good as any

Would any of us have "Wig" on our list though? I mean, REALLY?

Maybe not top 15 but top 25 for certain. It's a great song.

My objection to this list is the omission of The Living Bubba which would probably be #1 on my l;ist or at least tied with Zip City. The shocking inclusion here is A Blessing and a Curse. By no means bad but I've never heard anyone express it as one of their favorites.

[Clams]

Each of us would come up with a different top 15 and that one's as good as any

Would any of us have "Wig" on our list though? I mean, REALLY?

I bet dime would

[LBRod]

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My objection to this list is the omission of The Living Bubba which would probably be #1 on my list or at least tied with Zip City. The shocking inclusion here is A Blessing and a Curse. By no means bad but I've never heard anyone express it as one of their favorites.

Amen, TC.

[John A Arkansawyer]

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My objection to this list is the omission of The Living Bubba which would probably be #1 on my list or at least tied with Zip City. The shocking inclusion here is A Blessing and a Curse. By no means bad but I've never heard anyone express it as one of their favorites.

Amen, TC.

I'll recommend an experiment: If you use a form of music player that shuffles*, put "A Blessing And A Curse" into a random shuffle and see how it sounds out of context of the record. I was surprised how I felt about it out of that context.

*songs, not beats

[Iowan]

Even though it doesn't make my Top 15, I dug the inclusion of ABAAC. It's a bad ass song that doesn't get enough love from anyone in the DBT community (the band included).

[beantownbubba]

I would assume many of us here have formed our opinion based on live performances. Have no idea how well these people know the band, but I suspect an "albums only" reference here.

I think this is probably correct.

Because everyone is right that each of us would have a different list anyway, I dug this list because it included Wig (you gotta be kidding) and ABAAC (huh! let me think about that a little and re-listen). Nothing wrong w/ being prodded a little bit.

[Clams]

FWIW here's one of the comments when this list made it to the DBt facebook group....

Patterson Hood "I kinda dig that list. The remarks are pretty good too."

[dime in the gutter]

i, too, kinda dig this list.

although, I will say.....man i shot should get more love in the universe.

anyone who does not love wig is a booger eating moron. goes for all the preacher killing songs, i think.

[Zip City]

i, too, kinda dig this list.

although, I will say.....man i shot should get more love in the universe.

anyone who does not love wig is a booger eating moron. goes for all the preacher killing songs, i think.

Wig is awful, and I don’t eat boogers. So there!

[Tequila Cowboy]

i, too, kinda dig this list.

although, I will say.....man i shot should get more love in the universe.

anyone who does not love wig is a booger eating moron. goes for all the preacher killing songs, i think.

Wig is awful, and I don’t eat boogers. So there!

Awful? Seriously?

“Nobody at church would ever suspect
Made her dress up slutty before they had sex
In the courtroom that day there was an audible gasp
What they put up on display the locals couldn't quite grasp“

[Zip City]

i, too, kinda dig this list.

although, I will say.....man i shot should get more love in the universe.

anyone who does not love wig is a booger eating moron. goes for all the preacher killing songs, i think.

Wig is awful, and I don’t eat boogers. So there!

Awful? Seriously?

“Nobody at church would ever suspect
Made her dress up slutty before they had sex
In the courtroom that day there was an audible gasp
What they put up on display the locals couldn't quite grasp“

Yep, awful. Bottom 10 DBT song. The music is a wandering, no-melody mess. There's no hook. It's an instant skip each time.

[Tequila Cowboy]

To each their own. I think it’s great story telling

[Iowan]

I'm not sure I'd put Wig in the Top 50 DBT songs, but I never regret playing it through. The guitar work and story are great. The complete lack of a hook can be a problem, but that really depends on mood.

[Clams]

To put this in proper context, just remember Zip also hates One of These Days.

[Zip City]

To put this in proper context, just remember Zip also hates One of These Days.

I NEVER SAID THAT

[Clams]

To put this in proper context, just remember Zip also hates One of These Days.

I NEVER SAID THAT

Okay true you didn't use the word HATE.


However, I'd like to take you back to the afternoon of April 12, 2012:

One Of These Days is one of Cooley's finest. I love the vocals, the guitar, the intensity....it's one of my favorites.

Zip, why you no like?

Your reply:

It's more indifference than dislike, though if I were to truly rank Cooley's songs, it would be in the bottom 5

Citation: http://threedimesdown.com/forum/viewtop ... these+days

I rest my case

[Zip City]

Bottom 5 Cooley song is still better than 95% of the songs in the world, so...

[Tequila Cowboy]

Bottom 5 Cooley song is still better than 95% of the songs in the world, so...

True but bottom 5 is head scratching to me. It's all subjective though so no worries. For the record though, One of these Days is in my top 10 Cooley songs for sure, probably top 5.

[Zip City]

Bottom 5 Cooley song is still better than 95% of the songs in the world, so...

True but bottom 5 is head scratching to me. It's all subjective though so no worries. For the record though, One of these Days is in my top 10 Cooley songs for sure, probably top 5.

Out of curiosity, what would be your bottom 5?

[Tequila Cowboy]

Bottom 5 Cooley song is still better than 95% of the songs in the world, so...

True but bottom 5 is head scratching to me. It's all subjective though so no worries. For the record though, One of these Days is in my top 10 Cooley songs for sure, probably top 5.

Out of curiosity, what would be your bottom 5?

Off the top of my head in no particular order, Pulaski, The Weakest Man, Get Downtown, Hearing Jimmy Loud and Eyes Like Glue although I really don't dislike any of those either but if I have to list the bottom that's pretty close.

[Zip City]

Well, to be fair, my “bottom 5” comment was 8 years ago. If I remade the list, I doubt One if These Days would be in the bottom 5

[Tequila Cowboy]

Bottom 5 Cooley song is still better than 95% of the songs in the world, so...

True but bottom 5 is head scratching to me. It's all subjective though so no worries. For the record though, One of these Days is in my top 10 Cooley songs for sure, probably top 5.

We all have our moments. It's took me about three years to like Birthday Boy.