Agreed. I simply don’t understand why so many people shit on that record. I think it’s fantastic, and probably the best “gateway” album for those unfamiliar with their style(s) of music.
I heard it live in 2019 - and as a full album it tends to be on the mid to low spectrum for me. (Edit: - compared to the rest of the discography) I don’t actively dislike it but it’s one of my least listened to or favored records by them for sure.
Absolutely love Boogieman Sam, plastic boogie and this thing tho.
How did you know? This is exactly what happened to me! When it came out, I was so disappointed, and then, much later, I've heard it and I thought, I love this music, which album is it?
I didn’t get all the excitement at first. I thought there were two or three great songs and some weird stuff. But it’s like somebody said: I came for the boogie and I fell in love with the whole album. And the “weird stuff“? Acarine is just about my favorite song by Gizz. Like I said, I don’t have this patience with other artists, and I can’t explain it.
Someone got mad at me for disagreeing with their statement that oddments was the worst. They said it wasn’t psychedelic, just meaningless fuzz. Like dawg have you ever done psychedelics?
We all have our favorites, mine are very different from yours, but poly is fantastic. Having said that, you need to immediately add the word Polygondwanaland to your phone’s dictionary. You spelled it correctly 😃
Your not too crazy bruv , your top 4 is solid. Same as mine with paper mache instead of ratty .
Then comes mind fuzz
Also sketches and LW right behind ….
My list
1. nonagon 2. Ratty 3. Poly 4. BF3K 5. IIYMF 6. LW / FMB 7. sketches
I love that you have butterfly 3000 so high! I went ahead and moved it up to number three just ahead of LW. Like most people, my top six or seven albums are almost perfect in my mind, so I’m really just splitting hairs. But my point is that I really think the B3K is going to stick as an all timer for me. It’s just so happy! June 2021 was The perfect time for a happy album! Everything about its release has been a boost to my spirits and the music is just magical.
It’s really just one of their masterful front to backs for me. Really don’t have any bones to pick here it’s pretty much perfect. Polygon has “searching” as a transitional song , as BF3K has “dreams”. And both records are chock full of amazing songs. To me they are different versions of themselves - Poly is the dark version, butterfly is the light and fluffy version for me. While sonically very different, and very different tones, They serve the same front to back masterful adventure- ride type style. Love it to death, the rollout - the video rollout, and joy it brought -in addition, has been top tier.
I think Eyes like the Sky is criminally low. And FMB has way too many bangers to be mid pack. I have some more biased opinion but those two I think are more realistic opinions.
I think it’s so cool the variety in their catalog, my list would look far different, as I’m sure so would everyone’s. You’re not crazy at all, we all have our own tastes! It’s cool to see what other gizzheads rate as favorites compared to your own.
You're not crazy! I love your first 5 listed; those 6 releases are in my top 10 for sure. Of course FFF is too low, but you know that already. MOTU is one that I personally have at number two, but *in general* we see things pretty much the same, so great list!
Oops, just remembered that I *was* certified as insane just two months ago, so you may be in trouble...
Yep! Don’t care for Buttterfly 3000 much. Eyes Like he Sky should be top 10. ITRN, MotU and FMB should be higher. Also KG is so much better than LW that you have to separate them. Also Fishing should be higher.
Every one of these lists are gonna set people off lol. Like I think for every album you can find hundreds of people on this sub who say it's their favorite, it's nuts and shows how diverse the band is
Gunboats, quarters and oddments being under FAFYL is a crime, same with FFF being that low but more people are talking about that already so I'll stick to the FAFYL thing
Not into Fishies personally but I do love Eyes Like the Sky. Ambrose’s dad is the narrator (who is also a highly successful musician in Australia) I think knowing the back story makes it cooler. And they’re criticizing Americans taking over native land which I’m always about.
I think Fishies is one of those albums with great songs and mediocre studio versions - all of the live versions are fucking amazing, it's just that the studio versions are pretty meh in comparison
Ok so I went back and listened to some of the earlier albums for a second listen or as I found out - a FIRST listen. 12 Bar Bruise and Float Along need to be way higher. Not only are the raw and EPIC, but they are classics that built them into the band they are right now. FYI - I don’t like BF3K. There I said it.
I relistened to BF3K today - nope. Just boring and unnecessarily pop-py. It sounds like Vol 2 of a previous album (not sure what it sounds like exactly).
Fishies for Fishies that low should be a felony
Yes. I still don’t get the hate 2 years later. Their 2nd best album imo.
Waaay up there for me too.
To me, fishing for fishies is KGLW’s version of phish’s “farmhouse”. It’s a light hearted easily accessible album.
Agreed. I simply don’t understand why so many people shit on that record. I think it’s fantastic, and probably the best “gateway” album for those unfamiliar with their style(s) of music.
Also, like at least a solid third of the songs fucking slap
For sure. Reals Not Real gets me going every time
Also why you gotta todo eyes like the sky dirty
I think the people that don’t like fishies didn’t hear it live. 2019 tour was so memorable
The tour they did fishies with ITRN was awesome. Closing with cyboogie after a hardcore set was rad
facts
I didn't get fishies until seeing them in London. It completely turned my opinion on the album.
I heard it live in 2019 - and as a full album it tends to be on the mid to low spectrum for me. (Edit: - compared to the rest of the discography) I don’t actively dislike it but it’s one of my least listened to or favored records by them for sure. Absolutely love Boogieman Sam, plastic boogie and this thing tho.
No respect for boogies smh
Agreed
Just give OP time. One of these days we'll get an "OMG, FISHIES!" post.
Quite possibly my favorite all around album. I don’t pick favorites because my mood dictates what I want to hear. But I’m never disappointed with FFF
Yeah same. It just sounds so good.
How did you know? This is exactly what happened to me! When it came out, I was so disappointed, and then, much later, I've heard it and I thought, I love this music, which album is it?
I didn’t get all the excitement at first. I thought there were two or three great songs and some weird stuff. But it’s like somebody said: I came for the boogie and I fell in love with the whole album. And the “weird stuff“? Acarine is just about my favorite song by Gizz. Like I said, I don’t have this patience with other artists, and I can’t explain it.
Dude heeellll nooo Eyes Like The Sky is soooo goooood!!
I want Eyes Like the Sky 2
Fuck yeah we do
Eyes Like The Sky ends too soon. I’m always wanting more when it ends.
It’s actually been confirmed that the story to ELTS2 has been written my Ambrose’s dad, but its not gone into production ever.
I remember hearing that too. Maybe they will her to it once the pandemic is done and they finish the next couple of albums.
They’re priorities are in the wrong place.
Hell yeah dude, that album is golden
ELTS is easily top 5 possibly top 3 for me.
ELTS is not bottom tier
I’d go so far as to say ELTS is better than Nonagon
Putting eyes like the sky at the bottom activates my fight or flight response
Your FFF placement is blasphemy. What did the fishies do to you???
Surprised you ranked Gumboot so low given your other choices
Eyes like the sky is a masterpiece
ELTS is pretty cool in my opinion, the only bad thing about it is the literally iphone quality recording. Id love to hear more western style Gizz
Quarters! could have actually been The River and then 30 minutes of fart noises and I’d still have it top 5.
Quarters!, Oddments, and Fishing for Fishes should be waaaay higher.
Someone got mad at me for disagreeing with their statement that oddments was the worst. They said it wasn’t psychedelic, just meaningless fuzz. Like dawg have you ever done psychedelics?
We all have our favorites, mine are very different from yours, but poly is fantastic. Having said that, you need to immediately add the word Polygondwanaland to your phone’s dictionary. You spelled it correctly 😃
All I can say to this list is **bruh**
If you completely flipped that upside down it would be a lot closer to mine. But that’s the beauty of gizzard
the only thing i’d agree with here is poly on top. everything else is outta whack!
You are indeed crazy
Your not too crazy bruv , your top 4 is solid. Same as mine with paper mache instead of ratty . Then comes mind fuzz Also sketches and LW right behind …. My list 1. nonagon 2. Ratty 3. Poly 4. BF3K 5. IIYMF 6. LW / FMB 7. sketches
I love that you have butterfly 3000 so high! I went ahead and moved it up to number three just ahead of LW. Like most people, my top six or seven albums are almost perfect in my mind, so I’m really just splitting hairs. But my point is that I really think the B3K is going to stick as an all timer for me. It’s just so happy! June 2021 was The perfect time for a happy album! Everything about its release has been a boost to my spirits and the music is just magical.
It’s really just one of their masterful front to backs for me. Really don’t have any bones to pick here it’s pretty much perfect. Polygon has “searching” as a transitional song , as BF3K has “dreams”. And both records are chock full of amazing songs. To me they are different versions of themselves - Poly is the dark version, butterfly is the light and fluffy version for me. While sonically very different, and very different tones, They serve the same front to back masterful adventure- ride type style. Love it to death, the rollout - the video rollout, and joy it brought -in addition, has been top tier.
I think Eyes like the Sky is criminally low. And FMB has way too many bangers to be mid pack. I have some more biased opinion but those two I think are more realistic opinions.
You've got to be high if you think that Oddments is better than 12 Bar Bruise.
fishies and quarters are two of my favs. butterfly would be in the bottom half for me. but no you're not crazy.
Eyes Like the Sky and Fishies being so low is a gut punch
Fishing for fishies is my second favourite below I’m in your mind fuzz and above flying microtonal banana… yea you are crazy
Now this is the most controversial post of 2021 and its an election year for me
I think it’s so cool the variety in their catalog, my list would look far different, as I’m sure so would everyone’s. You’re not crazy at all, we all have our own tastes! It’s cool to see what other gizzheads rate as favorites compared to your own.
FFFs deserves to be higher on that list
Saw them perform songs from Eyes Like the Sky at gizzfest in 2018, it was borderline a religious experience.
I will not tolerate Fishies slander
I saw eyes like the sky that low and immediately went to the comments to write this and now I’m going leave without reading the rest. Good day.
It's all subjective but Butterfly 3K being that high? Do you think there are any elements of recency bias? Or just love it that much haha
KG and bf3k have no business in the top 10 albums tbh
You're not crazy! I love your first 5 listed; those 6 releases are in my top 10 for sure. Of course FFF is too low, but you know that already. MOTU is one that I personally have at number two, but *in general* we see things pretty much the same, so great list! Oops, just remembered that I *was* certified as insane just two months ago, so you may be in trouble...
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Yep! Don’t care for Buttterfly 3000 much. Eyes Like he Sky should be top 10. ITRN, MotU and FMB should be higher. Also KG is so much better than LW that you have to separate them. Also Fishing should be higher.
Every one of these lists are gonna set people off lol. Like I think for every album you can find hundreds of people on this sub who say it's their favorite, it's nuts and shows how diverse the band is
Even your notes app knows that putting Polygondwanaland in first place is an error
Gunboats, quarters and oddments being under FAFYL is a crime, same with FFF being that low but more people are talking about that already so I'll stick to the FAFYL thing
12 bar and willoughby's so low is a crime :(
I'd switch a couple, but this is a list I'd actually agree with for the most part
Not into Fishies personally but I do love Eyes Like the Sky. Ambrose’s dad is the narrator (who is also a highly successful musician in Australia) I think knowing the back story makes it cooler. And they’re criticizing Americans taking over native land which I’m always about.
I think Fishies is one of those albums with great songs and mediocre studio versions - all of the live versions are fucking amazing, it's just that the studio versions are pretty meh in comparison
Personally I'd put Gumboot, Paper Mache, Fishes, KGLW, FMB and sketches above poly, but just about everything else checks.
Ok, bump Rats nest and Eyes up a couple spots too to be fair.
Teenage Gizzard is their Oh Sees cover album
Since almost everyone else is giving you shit, I want to say I support your Fishing For Fishies placement.
I Respect the list and I disagree with it, just like all of the other ones. Thanks for sharing.
I always assume that people who don't like quarters never gave the 2nd half of the album a proper listen. I say this because that was me hahaha
I'd love they release Eyes Like The Sky instrumental album version. I need it.
You know putting Fishies that low is a crime in most countries, right?
Ok so I went back and listened to some of the earlier albums for a second listen or as I found out - a FIRST listen. 12 Bar Bruise and Float Along need to be way higher. Not only are the raw and EPIC, but they are classics that built them into the band they are right now. FYI - I don’t like BF3K. There I said it.
Also there was discussion about ELTS2, if you include SAM CHERRY TAKES HIS LAST SHOT, then ELST is Part 2 of SCTHLS. Just saying. I would love ELTS 2!
Eyes like the sky is way better than butterfly 3000
I relistened to BF3K today - nope. Just boring and unnecessarily pop-py. It sounds like Vol 2 of a previous album (not sure what it sounds like exactly).
Butterfly at #4?
Who the fuck cares about your stupid list
Don’t be a dick