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Originally Posted by atsonicpark
Thurston's not a bad or uninteresting songwriter in the least, but some of his more traditional "Thurston rocker" stuff has never been that interesting. Sassy vocals over a boring riff, then singing same notes as the guitar is playing. This stuff is most prevalent on dirty/jet set and his first solo album, though. I usually dig 'em, really, but it's certainly not what I listen to SY for.
I love Junkie's Promise, which I think mixes his sassier rock stuff with something that's more interesting.
Anyway, re: the Eternal, I think NO WAY, for example, rules a lot. Though it's pretty much just the same shit he always does, there's something about that song.
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Yes, I agree. No Way is easily the best Thurston song on the album.
But-maybe I need to include a little disclaimer on the OP---I've been listening primarily to metal, punk, hardcore, and 1st wave Seattle grunge for the past month or so, so anything without super high-gain riffing, bellowed vocals, and guitar solos may sound a bit weak at first.
Good Thurston songs this decade (I haven't heard NYC Ghosts and Flowers or Trees Outside The Academy): The Empty Page, Radical Adults Lick Godhead Style, Unmade Bed, Dripping Dream, Stones (actually, didn't Lee write that? I seem to recall hearing that somewhere), Incinerate, Pink Steam, Or, Antenna, No Way.