sgoodcore Posted October 3, 2007 Share Posted October 3, 2007 Before I go nuts and pick-up other Larry Arms record I figured I'd just throw this up to get a collective opinion. I dig Oh! Calcutta! a good amount and figured checking out other Larry Arm's stuff would make sense so long as Calcutta isn't a departure from what the band "normally" sounds like. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aarondanger Posted October 3, 2007 Share Posted October 3, 2007 i dont even like the larry arms, but this record is amazing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottheisel Posted October 4, 2007 Share Posted October 4, 2007 Oh! Calcutta! is definitely more aggressive than a typical Larry Arms release, I think -- it also has a lot of dual-vocal singing, where the majority of previous TLA stuff is just either Brendan or Chris singing, not both at the same time. "The Greatest Story Ever Told" is generally viewed as their best record; I'd get that, then get "Cocktails & Dreams," their EPs/B-sides/rarities collection (it has what is probably their all-time best song on it, "Quincentuple Your Money"). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chiefwahoo Posted October 4, 2007 Share Posted October 4, 2007 I have the three albums on Fat. On the other two Fat albums, there is a much bigger distinction between the bassist's songs and the guitarist's songs. I hate the guitarist's songs on those albums. Oh Calcutta is easily my favorite because the whole album sounds like the bass player's songs to me. Fast and punkish. The guitarist's songs are bland and boring to me. But I am a casual fan. People go apeshit for this band and they love all the songs. Just my opinion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boizee Posted October 4, 2007 Share Posted October 4, 2007 For me, nothing beats The Greatest Story Ever Told. Just awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottheisel Posted October 4, 2007 Share Posted October 4, 2007 For clarification's sake, the bassist is Brendan (gruff, hoarse voice), the guitarist is Chris (more melodic, focused, Jawbreaker-esque voice). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wadeboggs Posted October 4, 2007 Share Posted October 4, 2007 i dont even like the larry arms, but this record is amazing This record got me into the band!! I also like Brenden's songs more and I love The Falcon...can't wait to see them at The Grog Shop. It's such a great place to see a band. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrc Posted October 4, 2007 Share Posted October 4, 2007 greatest story ever told is one of my all time favorite albums. along with the Broadways "Broken Star" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadetapplesauce Posted October 4, 2007 Share Posted October 4, 2007 when you think of Oh Calcutta, you think of the Falcon. Greatest Story... too slow and a little too serious for me, i feel. my least favorite fat release. i could never really get completely into it. however, i'm beginning to warm up to it. (note that i picked up this album a couple years ago, but didnt give it too many spins until about 8 months ago) Apathy is a great record. i guess you can call it a less focused Greatest Story, but the songs on here have just as many hooks and some classic numbers. i think i just like the songs better on here. they just sound tighter and more serious on Greatest Story all of that was super repetitive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirbypuckett Posted October 4, 2007 Share Posted October 4, 2007 Look no further than the man's avatar above me. Apathy & Exhaustion is my favorite Larry Arms record, no question about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skumbucket Posted October 4, 2007 Share Posted October 4, 2007 wow, i'm a little surprised here. "the greatest story ever told" is one of my top 15 albums ever. i didn't realize people weren't that into it. also, i LOVE chris' songs. if i were to make a mix tape out of his songs versus a mix tape of brendan's i'm pretty sure chris' would be twice as long. also, i don't really like "quincentuple your money". i'd take any other of the first five songs from cocktails and dreams over that one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lokithelion Posted October 4, 2007 Share Posted October 4, 2007 Oh! Calcutta! is definitely more aggressive than a typical Larry Arms release, I think -- it also has a lot of dual-vocal singing, where the majority of previous TLA stuff is just either Brendan or Chris singing, not both at the same time. "The Greatest Story Ever Told" is generally viewed as their best record; I'd get that, then get "Cocktails & Dreams," their EPs/B-sides/rarities collection (it has what is probably their all-time best song on it, "Quincentuple Your Money"). Top Serious. I cannot listen to Quincentuple Your Money without crying. One of the most beautiful punk songs ever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lechevre Posted October 5, 2007 Share Posted October 5, 2007 I liked guided tour! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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