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What? Nobody started this thread yet? Let's talk about your favorite twins, Tegan and Sara.
>favorite album?
>least favorite album?
>favorite song?
>least favorite song?
>favorite b-side?
>favorite demo?
>favorite live performance(s)?
>favorite stage banter?
Heartthrob = Sainthood > So Jealous > The Con > If It Was You > This Business of Art > Under Feet Like Ours
i think the anon that starts it every week is busy.
anyways, i gtg but i'll be back.
>>61039359
OK. This is the second time I started Mx3.
>>61039359
I was, and I submitted mine about 30 seconds after this anon did. Glad someone took care of it.
What's the sexiest TnS song in your opinion?
I vote for All You Got: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_iK-jyjY6dY
>favorite album
The Con
>least favorite album
Under Feet Like Ours
I'm going to give a more detailed breakdown of favorite/least favorite songs from each album when I get back in about an hour.
the con and so jealous were really good
the rest were poop
>>61039725
>the rest were poop
A VERY unpopular opinion. I guess you know that.
>>61039626
>I felt you in my legs, before I ever met you.
It's gotta be Nineteen.
I'm almost done re-listening to all of their albums (Sainthood being the only one left to listen) and so far The Con and Under Feet Like Ours have been my my least favorite's while I've been loving the other 4. In particular, If It Was You. Jesus, I loved re-listening to it. I dont' remember it being so good my first time listening to it. I think it's their most underrated.
>>61039786
These are sexy as fuck lyrics. But All You Got has these:
>The kind of girl who laughs and says
>Get up off your knees
>Oh yeah all you need is me
>Oh yeah all you want is me
>So you come and so you go
>Tell me how hard how fast
>Baby tell me how high I must go
>>61039887
Agree about If It Was You being their most underrated.
Like usual, a video recording each week. This time: Tegan and Sara live at The Phoenix 2005.
Download: https://mega.nz/#!sJwwjYqb!DpbmcYaSI2SA6Bswsqsuse9tDxW0WeTUVxkq_4mnuGo
Setlist:
1. I Bet It Stung
2. I Know I Know I Know
3. I Hear Noises
4. Monday Monday Monday
5. Not Tonight
6. So Jealous
7. Where Does the Good Go?
8. Speak Slow
9. Downtown
10. This Is Everything
11. Walking With a Ghost
12. Living Room
13. You Wouldn't Like Me
Totally worth watching it!
>>61040222
Close-up with Sara.
>>61040222
Close-up with Tegan.
Everything is awesome was the best album
>>61040421
Wot? That's not even an album...
(Maybe you're trolling tho)
>>61039211
so what is the goal in terms of days?
>>61040222
>>61040287
>>61040311
Is this from the "It's Not Fun. Don't Do It!" DVD?
>>61040646
Yes.
Let's do something a bit more fun than the usual rate your ______. Let's try and speculate what the lp8 might be called. I'm thinking Breakdown which will be the most heart wrenching album since So Jealous.
>>61041079
I think it will be a one word title. Something like Physical.
>>61040539
There is no goal. My last two went on for ridiculously long times but I don't think it's best to drag them out for the sake of dragging them out. If we take them all the way into the weekend, then who's even gonna be ready for next Monday? That's the way I see it. They go until they've run their course, and then we start anew next week.
>>61041618
I think that Wednesday would be a pretty good finish line for a Mx3 thread.
>>61041793
They go until they go, you know? If they're still active, it doesn't matter so much how long they last imo
>>61041079
Sad as SJ? I can dig it
Tfwywn get closer with Tegan
>>61042997
Is this real?
>>61043226
Of course
Not a good week today guys, she got back to me. More in a later post. and links in the next post!
>>61039626
Oooo, a toss-up between All You Got, and Nineteen.
>>61040222
Yay! Thanks anon!
>>61041079
First three albums were four words (UFLO, TBoA, IIWY). Followed by two words (So Jealous, The Con) and then one word (Sainthood, Heartthrob). Following this reasoning, LP8 will be composed of three words. But which three words?
Here is the link for my collection of Tegan and Sara/Sara and Tegan songs. I'm still compiling the other songs that are still missing but I'm currently in finals week so I probably wouldn't get to updating unless at least two weeks from now. The mega links are all there and if you wanna help, just reply here or message me on tumblr.
http://theanonjonsnow.tumblr.com/post/134922225552/jon-snows-almost-complete-collection-of-sara
I'm not going to post the links but if you're interested in reading as to why certain T&S songs have an effect on me, browse the tumblr above and read Jon Snow's Delve into Unrequited Love.
>>61042997
eyy you got the condoms in the mail! Do you get Live at Zia Records yet?
>>61043226
It's a promotional thing for Heartthrob (obviously). You can still nab a pair on eBay I think.
>>61043760
mhmm that and some temp tattoos.. now i have both RSD records... i plan on using the tattoos next time they tour near here
i was beginning to wonder where the usual Mx3 thread was.
>>61040222
thanks for this anon! <3
making sara in Fallout 4 posting results soon
what do you guys think... i cant seem to come any closer
ive never been very good at char creation
>>61046379
somethings off. i think it's the cheekbones. makes the character look over 50. what can you customize in that game? everything or just certain parts of the face?
>>61046699
just about everything
>>61046790
imo:
eyes are a bit wide and the bottom eye lids aren't there
lips are wide as well
cheekbones don't protrude slightly
the nose bridge is wide but the nostrils are spot on
jaw should be a tad wider
maybe work on those and post another pic.
i'll post more pics of them looking parallel to the camera for a reference.
>>61046379
>>61046790
what era are you trying to make Sara's hair?
>>61046995
desu theyre arent very many options for the hair... this whats the only short hair with bangs...
so i chose it otherwise the forehead looks funny
>>61042997
>>61043317
lol holy shit
>>61046379
You did the best you could given the material at hand, so good job. Although I don't play Fallout so I don't have any idea what I'm talking about.
nope
>>61050199
ill make it better dont worry
>>61046379
Pretty good, but she looks more like a boy on this pic. Try to make her more feminine.
>>61039657
>tfw said I would give detailed breakdown last night
>tfw crashed and burned
I promise I will when I get home though.
>>61043967
I really really like this image of Sara
If you would have to pick just one song that represents what TnS are about musically, what it would be?
I'd pick Hell.
>>61054933
Like O, Like H
>>61054958
Btw, what means that "O" & "H"?
>>61054986
fucked if I know
oh henry?
New pic. Very pretty.
>>61054933
Closer comes to mind but I'm sure there are others.
>>61055159
>Tegan growing out her eyebrows and hair
>Sara having long hair
o jeez
>>61054933
Dark Come Soon it has everything throughout their catalog. Cheesy synth, acoustic/electric guitars, emo lyrics and more
>>61055159
Why is she so smug bros
>>61055654
she knows something we don't.
what could that be?
>>61054933
Lyrically I think I'd choose Someday or I Know I Know I Know since they write a lot about heartache.
>>61055781
that's tegan, yo.
>>61055159
>heavy filter because of a root canal yesterday
would still hold and whisper sweet-nothings to/10
>>61056510
>that's tegan, yo.
>>61056946
>>61039902
lol, that's nothing compared to this from Not with You.
>Your fluid is thick against my sheets
>When you look at me
>Oh, so angry, I know it's true
>>61055654
She's a model for a while (see her shirt).
>>61054933
Dark Come Soon or Downtown
>>61057099
Still...
>Tell me how hard how fast
>Baby tell me how high I must go
...is basically about fingering.
;)
>>61039657
As promised, here it goes.
>favorite song
Divided
This one comes down to the lyrics. Although not my favorite version of the song, it's one of those somber songs in their discography that I can always put on when I'm in a bad place. To me it expresses an interesting state of loneliness and what's more, contemplating that state. It's less about the gloomy sadness of loneliness to me and more about the boredom it can entail sometimes, how to pass the time and go day to day in solitude. Sometimes that's one of the worst parts of it, contemplating how you got there, where you're going in life, and how to pass the time rather than having no one to sleep next to.
>least favorite song
Superstar
The problem with this song is that it simply doesn't do anything for me. There's no melody for me to get into, the lyrics are all over the place, and it essentially has no meaning to me. It's just not memorable to me in any way. That's as simply as I can put it. I will say I like this version better than the one on TBoA.
>favorite song
Frozen
This song highlights one of my favorite things about early T&S, the driving rhythms where drums often took a front seat. It's hard not to sing to this one, particularly the repeated refrain at the end ("It's not far to go / It's not far at all"). It's hard to describe this one other than I can go back and listen at any time.
>least favorite song
Come On
I love this song, but it's one of a few I think was done better on UFLO. This is mainly because of the drums, which kind of lead the tempo of the song. As a drummer, I think the version on UFLO had a stronger backbeat to it, and the more lackadaisical way the song was played on TBoA bothers me a little bit. If you listen to both versions one after the other you'll notice what I mean. Add to it that I think the rim clicks and more acoustic emphasis on the UFLO version are better and I get a version of this song I'm not as crazy about.
>favorite song
Tegan: Don't Confess
As a particularly strong Tegan album, this was difficult, but I have to go with this song. It has a solemn atmosphere to it, reminds me of cold, snowy winter nights in a way. It deals with loneliness again in the lyrics, but what gets me most is the keys that subtly get more prominent as the song goes on. It's another one that's there for me when I need it.
Sara: Want To Be Bad
This is another favorite example of her lyricism for me. Another thing that stands out to me is the driving nature of the song. The marching style snare drum rolls add a certain characteristic to this song that's hard to describe. Definitely an overall favorite on this album.
>least favorite song
Underwater
I know this isn't a popular choice, but I find this to be the overall weakest track on the album. I don't know what it is, maybe the way it's sung. Like with all (or at least most) T&S songs, I love even my least favorites, and this is my pick for IIWY.
tfw no Tegan gf to play with your hair while you lay you head into her lap as you watch Netflix together
>favorite song
Tegan: Where Does The Good Go
This song just might have my favorite chorus, both melodically and lyrically, of any T&S song. Every moment of this song speaks for itself and it serves as a shining example that Tegan can match Sara lyrically when she's on it. This song is very introspective, asking a lot of questions about love and insecurities that come with relationship complications. Most of us can relate to this on any level.
Sara: Downtown
This album always seemed to me like Sara's answer to Tegan's IIWY, and Downtown is one of her shining moments. Being arguably the saddest T&S album, this song, to me, deals a lot with the general malaise of being in an unfamiliar or even hostile environment without much motivation to do anything, something I've always struggled with. Something about the acoustic guitar highlights this mood perfectly.
>least favorite song
Speak Slow
Here's another case of me just kind of having to pick one for the sake of picking one, and Speak Slow is my pick. It's just the song that leaves the least impression on me, simple as that.
>>61060432
>>61061387
solid picks. too wasted right noe w to proppeerly assess your posts but yeah.
>>61052036
did you create the character yet?
>>61062011
At work all day , I'm going to put more time into it when I get home
>>61062181
kk kewl
>>61055314
i freaking love closer but it's kinda doing like an 80s thing
gotta pick a acoustic and harmony heavy track desu, like nineteen
>favorite song
Tegan: Dark Come Soon
I said Nineteen last week, but this week I changed my mind. It's Tegan at her most bare bones and honest. What is there to say about this song that the lyrics don't? There's a quiet desperation here with a universal theme. "Hold out for the ones you know will love you." An earnest message that speaks for itself.
Sara: I Was Married
The first T&S song I ever heard the whole way through. I said Floorplan last week, but again I changed my mind. The melody and harmonies of this one are unlike any other I know. It highlights the struggle of fear of persecution and acceptance of who you are (in this case about being gay of course). "Trying to control the pull of one magnet to another." It's got an ethereal beauty to it that hooked me into T&S's music and never let go.
>least favorite song
Are You Ten Years Ago
This is the cop out of all cop outs. I pick this song exclusively because it sounds least like any other song from the album. That's all.
>>61062011
>solid picks. too wasted right noe w to proppeerly assess your posts but yeah.
Lol believe me I understand. Thanks for reading anyway.
>>61062441
everything is awesome is the ultimate cop out
but i suppose if people checked them out and became fans because they played on the oscars its ok
>favorite song
Tegan: Someday
This song resonates with so many T&S fans for a good reason. The lyrics cut very deep for many people. The feelings of inadequacy, the feeling of always having to prove oneself, and holding out for something better are things most of us can relate to, and I can definitely say they do for me. The melody is strong and unforgettable, the drums are powerful, and the harmonies are concise. It's a perfect blend that ends the album on a particularly high note and often leaves me only wanting more.
Sara: Paperback Head
This one is rich in melody and another strong lyrical piece of Sara's. It's one I've always had on repeat and I think it's one of the more underrated songs on the album.
>least favorite song
The Cure
I had to pick one, I guess. The chorus in this one isn't one of my favorites, even though it is strong in its lyrics.
>favorite song
Tegan: I Was a Fool
This one stuck out to me because it's another example of Tegan's lyricism at some of its best, as well as her knack for writing unforgettable melodies. The piano playing, the chorus, and the harmonies are top notch. This should have been a bigger hit than it was.
Sara: Shock to Your System
I said Now I'm All Messed Up last time, but I changed my mind on this one too. Shock to Your System is probably my favorite song on the whole album, and it bookends the album on a perfect note. While the lyrics are somber, the music doesn't quite reflect it completely. To me it almost feels like it has one foot in sadness and the other in indifference, and it gives the song this airy, dreamlike atmosphere I can't get over. This album is deceptive in a way in that while much of the music is upbeat, the lyrics don't really reflect that same enthusiasm, and I think this song complements that perfectly.
>least favorite song
Closer
I definitely dig this song, but it doesn't particularly stand out as special compared to the rest of the album. I'll choose it as my least favorite.
That took a lot of thought but it was worth it. How do you guys feel about these picks?
I've followed them for years, I still don't know how you know who's songs are who's
I even been to see them, I only know when its tegan when she's dropping the bantz
>>61063405
You basically don't like some of their main singles / some of their best songs. That's weird.
>>61063443
>I still don't know how you know who's songs are who's
However you can recognize their voices quite easily. Tegan has a lower voice and Sara has a more high pitched voice.
Tegan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAu0WxaYFro
Sara: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSwMlxGZr24
>>61058145
well yeah. and both songs were written by Sara, lol.
>>61063495
That's not true, I do love those songs. Sometimes the big hits just happen to be some of my least favorites from the albums. That's not that weird.
>>61062372
better or nah
>>61063443
>>61063533
This. Also they have slightly different styles I find. Tegan's songs often have stronger hooks and Sara's often focus more on lyricism.
>>61064632
Sara: Bjork
I think I may have just changed allegiances..
>>61064707
>choosing
Why?
>>61064950
you never know when you might become a hot dyke, you can't date both..
>>61065017
lol good answer
I didn't even know ladytron was still a thing.
>>61064168
You did much better this time.
>>61064168
wayyyy better
other things i think would improve her are the cheeks and lower eye lids.
other than that, it's pretty damn good.
>>61067255
I think there's a limit to how far it will let you customize, anon.
>>61067657
ah
>>61067657
lol nah... its just fucking tough...
lower eye lids are an option to move and there are like 5 different sections of the cheek you can alter... its just getting the proportions right... if you move one thing it kind of ruins the structure of the face...
ive given up tho... i just want to play the game... ive spent like 3 hrs on the face already lol
>>61063405
BUT I STUCK AROUND. I DID BEHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAVE I SAVED YOU EVERY TIME!!!
>>61067831
>ive spent like 3 hrs on the face already lol
lol holy shit
I can't say you aren't dedicated.
>>61064632
why is sara so based?
haven't really been on moo in almost a year now. mondayx3 threads up every week again?
also, i deleted that ~260 t&s gif folder that was posted on these threads. anybody got the mega link?
i want them to make a shoegaze/dream pop album. i think they would be really good it. anybody else feel this way?
>>61068704
>~260 t&s gif folder that was posted on these threads
jesus
>>61068861
im basing this mostly on listening to 'i bet it stung' from so jealous and thinking what if they pushed this really hard
>>61068888
meant 260mb
>>61068704
>>61068893
>>61069024
it's actually over 900 gifs and 445 mb
>>61068893
didn't mean to quote. was trying to quote: >>61068888
>>61069176
>>61068888
fight me squid
>>61069176
>>61069335
if i add the pictures too it would add up close to a GB. all but the 2nd gif folder which is 200mb has been saved from a Mondayx3 thread.
>>61068704
that's a wig, right?
>>61069176
yo this is it, post mega link pls
>>61069488
yes, a "so jealous" era wig
>>61069335
Is any of that your drawings?
>>61058831
>Divided
description is practically me when listening to the Get Along version but i've recently tried to limit my T&S listening because the shit's soul wrenching.
>>61060432
>Sara: Want To Be Bad
>The marching style snare drum rolls add a certain characteristic to this song that's hard to describe.
top Sara song
>Underwater
can't say i agree with you on that. it reminded me a little bit of the wiccan folk vibe they had going on in the UFLO days.
>>61061387
>Tegan: Where Does The Good Go
the transitioning to the chorus is amazing.
>>61062441
>Tegan: Dark Come Soon
i agree it's definitely a song where Tegan's introspection comes in play beautifully with the lyrics of the song.
>Are You Ten Years Ago
i disagree. personally, i like those very few songs on their albums that are inconsistent with the main theme or track progression. another example would be Speak Slow on So Jealous. it's like cleaning your palate during a meal.
>>61063050
>Sara: Paperback Head
honestly, despite being a fantastic album i would rank Sainthood as one of their lower quality albums and this is an example of why. how Sara sings each verse is kind of annoying to me.
>The Cure
WHAT! it's a classic Tegan song for me.
>>61063405
>Tegan: I Was a Fool
i particularly didn't like this song at first because Tegan's songs even though are mostly straight forward still have ambiguity. it was just too cheesy for me and watching the music video didn't help at all.
>Sara: Shock to Your System
this is a top Sara song of the album but i would rank it behind NIAMU and I Run Empty.
>This album is deceptive in a way in that while much of the music is upbeat, the lyrics don't really reflect that same enthusiasm, and I think this song complements that perfectly.
i agree that they tried to make a sad pop album you can dance to but i personally think the lyrics were wayyyy too literal and straight forward for them. especially for Tegan.
>>61069559
uploading it right now. dunno how long it will take yo.
>>61069985
post gif of sara going pew pew in the car please my friend i appreciate you so much. i've missed these threads
Now this is my kind of fucking thread.
>favorite album?
Sainthood. Love The Con and it does have some pretty thrilling highlights, but Sainthood is IMO the most consistent record they've ever made. Not a song on there that isn't great imo.
>least favorite album?
Eh, UFLO/TBOA but that's a cop-out. Not picking from those, probably So Jealous. Something about it feels really... I don't know, quaint and small in its production. Their songwriting has just improved so much since then.
>favorite song?
"Nineteen." Maybe "Where Does the Good Go"
>least favorite song?
Probably "Our Trees." From the post-TBOA albums, Are You Ten Years Ago or Relief Next To Me. AYTYA in particular is a fun little experiment but really just sort of kills the flow of the album for me and is really annoying to listen to after the first few times.
>favorite b-side?
"When You Were Mine" (Prince cover). "Love Type Thing".
>favorite demo?
I dig the "Alligator" demo just because of how different it is. Any of the Sainthood demos are solid.
>favorite live performance(s)?
Love the stuff from The Con era. There are some pretty badass versions of Nineteen that I need to dig up again sometime.
>favorite stage banter?
Man, there was a time when I had watched HUNDREDS upon hundreds of banter vids. Ask me 6 years ago and I would've rattled them off. Now, I can't remember my favorites, sadly.
>>61070031
:3
>>61070031
i'm not sure if i have that one. i'll look though.
i just realized the mega.nz gifs i downloaded from the previous threads are mostly half a second tumblr gifs...
>>61070031
oh you meant that one: >>61070148
>>61069862
Well damn, I'm glad somebody read the whole thing.
>>61069862
>Divided
>description is practically me when listening to the Get Along version but i've recently tried to limit my T&S listening because the shit's soul wrenching.
That's my favorite version too. For similar reasons I don't listen to that song all the time.
>Sara: Want To Be Bad
>top Sara song
agreed
>Underwater
>can't say i agree with you on that. it reminded me a little bit of the wiccan folk vibe they had going on in the UFLO days.
I figured I was pretty much alone with this one. Most people seem to want to say Terrible Storm is the worst on this album, but I'll defend that song every time.
>Tegan: Where Does The Good Go
>the transitioning to the chorus is amazing.
Everything is. It's probably top ten all time T&S for me.
>Tegan: Dark Come Soon
>i agree it's definitely a song where Tegan's introspection comes in play beautifully with the lyrics of the song.
agreed
>Are You Ten Years Ago
>i disagree. personally, i like those very few songs on their albums that are inconsistent with the main theme or track progression. another example would be Speak Slow on So Jealous. it's like cleaning your palate during a meal.
This one is always difficult because The Con is my favorite album of theirs. I have to pick something though. My next choice might have actually been Back In Your Head.
>Sara: Paperback Head
>honestly, despite being a fantastic album i would rank Sainthood as one of their lower quality albums and this is an example of why. how Sara sings each verse is kind of annoying to me.
I've never heard this before. Interesting. This one's always stood out as a highlight for me.
>The Cure
>WHAT! it's a classic Tegan song for me.
I had to pick something.
1/2
>>61069862
>>61070179
2/2
>Tegan: I Was a Fool
>i particularly didn't like this song at first because Tegan's songs even though are mostly straight forward still have ambiguity. it was just too cheesy for me and watching the music video didn't help at all.
I wasn't crazy about this song at first either. Then it grew on me very fast.
>Sara: Shock to Your System
>this is a top Sara song of the album but i would rank it behind NIAMU and I Run Empty.
I love this one because it's a perfect fit as a closer.
>This album is deceptive in a way in that while much of the music is upbeat, the lyrics don't really reflect that same enthusiasm, and I think this song complements that perfectly.
>i agree that they tried to make a sad pop album you can dance to but i personally think the lyrics were wayyyy too literal and straight forward for them. especially for Tegan.
That seems to be the biggest criticism of Heartthrob aside from those that didn't like the overall stylistic change from Sainthood.
Do you all think Tegan and Sara still has a fandom? Not fans, but like a fandom. Think this thread has a lot of longtime fans who should be familiar with just how devoted their cult of fans were from '05-12. After Sainthood things just went quiet for a while and I think the Heartthrob was pretty alienating for a lot of fans. The music was solid, but they were pretty upfront about being, "We know we'll lose fans; too bad for them." The setlists were mostly Heartthrob and most of the crowd were new fans. I think was killed it for me was the fucking fan club stuff where you'd pay a subscription to get tacky merchandise.
Idk, might just be whining but it honestly did kill a lot of it for me. The idea of "selling out" is stupid, of course, but T+S were my favorite band and meant a lot to me. The sense of community kind of dissipated to me. There used to be a lot of fans on saraandtegan.ca, and that place is dead now...
>>61070229
Yes. The most devoted of us stuck around anyway. Naturally the people who were waiting around with their thumbs in their asses hoping for Plunk to return were disappointed.
This sort of happened with another one of my favorite bands and the most serious fans usually stick around unless the band gives their audience the finger, which didn't happen in their case or T&S's case either. Some people dropped off with Heartthrob, sure. I suppose that happens to any band after a new album. More will come.
The answer to your question though is yes. It's definitely still around.
>>61069559
https://mega.nz/#F!yJkREDaa!_YR4HyX6tMOteFCHK8w-8w!OYkzkRrJ
the first folder is my personal folder that i've saved over the years. the second is from the mega.nz link from the previous threads which contains way too many half second tumblr gifs (gifs that are practically a picture and them moving very slightly).
pls don't make fun of me for the autistic filenames in the first folder.
>>61070334
Doing God's work anon
i'm fucking obsessed with wrists halp
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ughTHYxdjus
>>61070408
i fucking love that intro. it sounds like a backwards melody.
>>61070408
HURRY HURRY
>>61070148
holy hell, thanks. this gif and your trip brings back memories (even though it hasn't been that long)
i used to rush home from school on mondays to get to these threads on time.
>>61070334
thank you so so much
>>61070440
the whole song is really fun to play
>>61070441
catchy as fuck
>>61070408
also, ALL of the bonus tracks on Sainthood were good. they were freakin' even better than most of the tracks on the actual album.
>>61070498
Light Up top five T&S song for me
>>61070136
>Sainthood
imo i think it's one of their weaker albums but without a doubt has the best b-sides.
>least favorite album?
>So Jealous
i will murder you.
>favorite song?
>Nineteen
that was my favorite for a while until i fell in love with IIWY.
>Where Does the Good Go
definitely amongst most fans' top 10.
>least favorite song?
>Our Trees
i like it in an ironic way because one of their stage banter videos described that they and their friends were high off their ass when making that song and it shows.
>>61070498
1. Light Up
2. Wrists
3. It Was Midnight
4. Sheets
>>61064168
That's way better. Try to finish the eyes area tho.
>>61071597
i'd rank them:
1. Wrists
2. Sheets
3. Light Up
4. It Was Midnight
seriously should have replaced some tracks on the album.
anyways i'm signing out. pls keep the thread up someone.
>>61066083
Joking aside, Ladytron is still a thing. And they're liked by Tegan and Sara.
>>61071780
i prefer this ranking.
>>61068861
It could be really good. They should try that. Something electro-shoegaze, like School of Seven Bells: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f286wxNqFIA
Someone do the deed and keep this going in the meantime.
>>61039359
>>61039211
I don't like the 'party in the back' style Tegan & Sara.
I like the 'party in the front' Tegan & Sara
>>61039321
>>61039887
This really is not good >>61040311
This is my speed >>61043967
Now we're talking >>61046995
>>61070229
To the best of my knowledge, they don't have and have never had a fan club that you have to pay a subscription for. You can pay for a kit of little patches and stuff, but that's all just for fun and some fans would like collecting and trading them I guess. The society mailing list is free to join and gives you heads up info about events and stuff, which is more useful anyway.
And I don't think the fandom dissipated, I think it just changed platforms. Forums like saraandtegan.ca aren't really a big thing anymore. The fandom has moved to twitter, tumblr, instagram, reddit, etc.
The influx of new fans has lowered the median age too. If anything has been alienating to me, it's that, and not the actual music of Heartthrob itself. But those are the breaks. I don't hold it against T&S.
>>61071815
yes i was thinking of them when i made that post. i think it could be amazing. here's hoping the next album is super experimental
>>61072731
just give it time, i used to be into green day and found it disconcerting kids who weren't even born in 1994 getting into them
but it's pretty much the same way older people probably felt about me being into pink floyd, or the cure, or the beatles..
just be happy they still have a following and are still making music, rather than having to retire after fading into obscurity..
>>61070136
>sainthood favorite album
it's definitely a very consistent and solid album all-throughout, while there are some weaker tracks, it's still an amazing poppy album.
>least favorite UFLO & TBoA
PICK ONE. But wow So Jealous is an uncommon opinion. I think that might even be part of the appeal that their sound was still growing.
>nineteen favorite song
oh man yes. Tegan's voice, her guitar fill during the chorus, Jason's amazing drum fill after the bridge. Everything comes together so amazing.
>Our Trees least favorite song
wow what the fuck. is it weird that I unironically LOVE this song.
>those two b-sides
I don't think the cover is technically a b-side but goddamn is Love Type Thing awesome.
>alligator demo
Yeah, it's so raw and it's crazy to hear how the final version sounds.
>>61070179
FUG I THOUGHT I WROTE THINGS. SOON.
>>61070229
I can't say since I started listening to T&S after their nomination for Everything is Awesome but I can definitely see how Sainthood and Heartthrob alienated a lot of fans who associated T&S with indie instead of synths and pop. I can see why you'd think they sold out because they don't/can't do the same events but that's because they're so fucking popular now. It's like you said, the sense of community evaporated, ironically, once they released Closer. I think the main reason I'm so superfan right now is because I started very late with them so I immediately got used to how their sound grew as they did.
>>61070316
this is pretty spot on.
>>61070334
bless you.
>>61072731
also this sort of. The fandom definitely hasn't dissipated but a number of older fans have left because they didn't like the direction T&S was going in.
>>61073871
>I started listening to T&S after their nomination for Everything is Awesome
that's only unfortunate because there's literally nothing T&S about it, they could have hired anyone to sing it..
they usually do much better collaborations tho
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHe1PvKALaY
>>61073871
>FUG I THOUGHT I WROTE THINGS. SOON.
I'm just glad somebody read it. That took some thought.
>>61073956
I didn't take it that way, that there was nothing T&S about it, especially their current sound is very heavy on the synths and poppy keyboards. To someone who was just starting with T&S, it was strangely normal since I saw they were nominated, didn't listen to their version of Everything is Awesome, and downloaded their discography. I started with And Darling from If It Was You and as I progressed through their albums, Everything is Awesome just seemed natural as compared to the music they were "currently" putting out.
>they usually do much better collaborations tho
well that's because Morgan Page is based as fuck. I adore Body Work and I LOVE Video.
>>61074164
NEXT POST.
>>61058831
>favorite song Divided
It is a good one but my personal choice is a toss-up between Welcome Home because of how heart-wrenching the lyrics are. Tegan does an amazing job of writing these super dark lyrics that are really in-your-face as opposed to the abstract Sara lyrics (not to say I don't like Sara's lyrics, it's just the directness of Tegan is obviously more apparent).
>superstar least favorite.
Yep, this has no saving grace.
>>61059500
>Frozen favorite song
Driving rhythms... I can get behind that. What I like about Frozen are their harmonies and there's a weird kind of upbeat sound to Frozen. Personally, My Number. Again Tegan's vocals but the lyrical content is a little deeper and if the allegations are true, it's a very painful song.
>Come On least favorite
What, no Superstar again? Although I tend to disagree when people like TBoA renditions better than UFLO, I can agree that Come On is a pretty weak track just based on the sound; it sounds weird.
>>61060432
>Don't Confess favorite song
Unf, everything about this song is amazing. The atmosphere, the guitars, Tegan's voice that seems to glide like silk and Sara's back-up vocals, the lyrical content (I'm not alone no, I'm just on my own), everything really comes together for the end and it's arguably one of their better closing tracks.
>Want to Be Bad
Ehh I like the song but you're not wrong when you say there's an indescribable quality to the song. It's not a banger but it's weirdly catchy. I think what attracts me to this song is how Sara's vocals tend to fluctuate through the song.
>Underwater least favorite song
GET OUT.
but seriously, the lyrics! The lyrics are adorable AF! "I would go to jail with only boys/ just to prove I was as tough as you" and "I'll be writing love songs/ silly banging-knee songs"
1/3
>>61074870
I think where I draw the line is
you DO NOT AUTOTUNE T&S
also the whole oscar performance was cringeworthy
>>61061387
>Where Does the Good Go favorite Tegan song and Downtown favorite Sara song
So Jealous is easily the most emotionally charged album in terms of lyrical content and sound. Aside from the lyrics from both Sara and Tegan being super sad, most of their songs aren't super loud, they're generally quiet and give this acoustic late-fall, early-winter vibe of fuck-my-life-sucks, which makes complete sense once you find out that Sara was pretty miserable during the first few months of writing songs.
>Speak Slow least favorite
Personally We Didn't Do It but ehh.
>>61062441
OH BOY THE CON
>Dark Come Soon favorite Tegan song
This is arguably Tegan's best album both lyrically and musically. This song in particular is really gut-punching because of the context. I talked about it in the last thread but basically, her phone plan would activate past 9 PM and she would call this one girl she was into. Despite that relationship going nowhere and Tegan suffering from that fact, she would lay on the floor and cry almost everyday. But in the day, she couldn't wait until she call her, she was waiting and hoping, for the darkness to come soon and quickly.
>I Was Married favorite Sara
It's a beautiful songs shows Sara's depth as a writer.
>Are You Ten Years Ago
I feel like it kind of sounds like Relief Next to Me, Knife Going In, and Like O Like H. There's a dissonant sound in all of them and that's how I tie it all together. Plus I love how Are You Ten Years Ago ends and how the vocals overlap with the heavy drums.
>>61063050
OH BOY SAINTHOOD
>Someday
>This song resonates with so many T&S fans
this alone is description/explanation enough for Someday. your description of the song hits the nail on the head of why this song is so powerful.
>The Cure
I like Tegan's vocals in this one. My choice might be Night Watch but after hearing the Get Along! session, it makes picking a least favorite track on Sainthood terribly difficult.
2/3 I could totally fit Heartthrob in here but ehh.
>>61063405
>I Was a Fool
not my choice but it really is a beautiful song. I remember Tegan saying in an interview that they had nine years of classical piano training and that it was time to put it on a record.
>Shock to Your System
this. fucking. song.
Sara described it as someone going through a really rough time emotionally/romantically ("you're only meant to hurt once in a while/ you're only meant to cry once in a while) and there's this mentor/guardian angel figure saying "get out and live your life".
There's something so poignant about the lyrics that are backed by the synths and the heavy heavy percussion, there's something super powerful about Sara's vocals and the pounding drums in the back. Also the outro with Tegan vocalizing. hot hot heat.
Possibly their best closer. speaking of closer's...
>Closer
I love Closer, almost always puts me in a good mood because it's so infectious. But I can see why you might think it doesn't stand alone very well, and that could be because it's so popular to the point where whenever you hear about T&S from a Top 40 perspective, it's only Closer.
that was fun.
this is a link to the "Shock to Your System" Track by Track. They realized these videos (along or before Heartthrob) to explain the content of the entire album. They're all really interesting, check 'em out.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rtQ8ohaGpys
http://vocaroo.com/i/s0CYnFSEC6cC
what do you guys think of this? it's from the new album.
>>61075554
no its not
holy shit it took me only until now to discover there are bonus tracks on Get Along.
>Wake Up Exhausted (Get Along version)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zFGVt2m5sDc
>I Bet it Stung (Get Along version)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HD3GK-z3CZ8
>>61068893
>i bet it stung-esque shoegaze album
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXJx5WNhCqI
god, that would be fucking amazing.
>>61061115
saw this while responding to the album posts and yeah man, I know that feel. Hell she can still be gay I just want to hold her and watch Arrested Development together.
>>61075281
I get it but consider the following: think of the context Everything is Awesome is used in the Lego Movie (assuming you've seen it of course). Everyone follows this super rigid system where they drink the same things, watch the same TV shows and like the same songs. It's so robotic and automatic and Everything is Awesome is kind an embodiment of that.
>also the whole oscar performance was cringeworthy
>implying that you didn't think it was adorable to see Tegan and Sara dance around on stage
>implying that you didn't think their side hug in the middle of the song wasn't cute AF
I loved it.
>>61075554
this is allegedly an unreleased Sainthood demo before anyone asks. Although the people at WB have heard the record, I'm sure they're tight-lipped about it.
>>61075676
>bonus track
bullsh-
>plays them
>pic related
>>61075673
>>61075738
well, shit.
i thought it sounded amazing and i was hyped af.
kind of disappointed now actually.
>>61075738
yeh i saw the movie, i liked it
but it's kind of a poes' law violation to have T&S do the song with literally NONE of their spirit in it like they were corporatized
as far as the oscars performance they were like reduced to backup singers
totally not what i hoped for their highest profile performance ever..
>>61075108
>It is a good one but my personal choice is a toss-up between Welcome Home because of how heart-wrenching the lyrics are. Tegan does an amazing job of writing these super dark lyrics that are really in-your-face as opposed to the abstract Sara lyrics (not to say I don't like Sara's lyrics, it's just the directness of Tegan is obviously more apparent).
Good choice
>Driving rhythms... I can get behind that. What I like about Frozen are their harmonies and there's a weird kind of upbeat sound to Frozen. Personally, My Number. Again Tegan's vocals but the lyrical content is a little deeper and if the allegations are true, it's a very painful song.
My Number is another highlight for me, but Frozen has that wordplay. My Number is certainly a sad one thematically, though. Shit those lyrics cut deep.
>What, no Superstar again? Although I tend to disagree when people like TBoA renditions better than UFLO, I can agree that Come On is a pretty weak track just based on the sound; it sounds weird.
I always say Superstar is too cheap to use twice. Come On just isn't that strong to me. Not the TBoA version anyway.
>Unf, everything about this song is amazing. The atmosphere, the guitars, Tegan's voice that seems to glide like silk and Sara's back-up vocals, the lyrical content (I'm not alone no, I'm just on my own), everything really comes together for the end and it's arguably one of their better closing tracks.
100% agree
>GET OUT.
>but seriously, the lyrics! The lyrics are adorable AF! "I would go to jail with only boys/ just to prove I was as tough as you" and "I'll be writing love songs/ silly banging-knee songs"
I will always stand by this. Underwater rocks but there are just so many better songs on the album.
1/3
>>61075331
2/3
>So Jealous is easily the most emotionally charged album in terms of lyrical content and sound. Aside from the lyrics from both Sara and Tegan being super sad, most of their songs aren't super loud, they're generally quiet and give this acoustic late-fall, early-winter vibe of fuck-my-life-sucks, which makes complete sense once you find out that Sara was pretty miserable during the first few months of writing songs.
Definitely agree about the winter feel of the album. Don't Confess always felt that way to me too.
>This is arguably Tegan's best album both lyrically and musically. This song in particular is really gut-punching because of the context. I talked about it in the last thread but basically, her phone plan would activate past 9 PM and she would call this one girl she was into. Despite that relationship going nowhere and Tegan suffering from that fact, she would lay on the floor and cry almost everyday. But in the day, she couldn't wait until she call her, she was waiting and hoping, for the darkness to come soon and quickly.
It's certainly up there. The Con and If It Was You may very well stand out as the best Tegan records of the lot.
>this alone is description/explanation enough for Someday. your description of the song hits the nail on the head of why this song is so powerful.
Well thank you.
>>61075781
patience anon, we'll hear something about a release date soon.
>>61075822
>totally not what i hoped for their highest profile performance ever..
this I can understand. I guess I just took it as me being happy for them because sure, they were auto-tuned and they were a little more than glorified back-singers but they made that Oscars ceremony so memorable; while maybe their "genuine" T&S spirit wasn't it, their energy definitely was.
>>61075845
yay more discussion! I'll respond after you've posted them all.
>>61075483
3/3
>not my choice but it really is a beautiful song. I remember Tegan saying in an interview that they had nine years of classical piano training and that it was time to put it on a record.
This album was harder to pick for than I thought it would be. Shockingly so.
>this. fucking. song.
>Sara described it as someone going through a really rough time emotionally/romantically ("you're only meant to hurt once in a while/ you're only meant to cry once in a while) and there's this mentor/guardian angel figure saying "get out and live your life".
>There's something so poignant about the lyrics that are backed by the synths and the heavy heavy percussion, there's something super powerful about Sara's vocals and the pounding drums in the back. Also the outro with Tegan vocalizing. hot hot heat.
>Possibly their best closer. speaking of closer's...
I was definitely thinking the same thing about their closers. Ever since IIWY they've always been extremely good about what song they close their albums with. Every time. Don't Confess, I Can't Take It, Call It Off, Someday, Shock To Your System. It's all perfect.
>>61075676
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLhapoRNrKc
GOOOOOOOOOOWOWWOW
>>61075822
>>61075988
These are good points, and I used to think the whole oscar situation was weird but god damn it I'm just glad they stacked paper and didn't give a shit what other people thought. It was about time they finally got to play on a platform that big, even if almost every other song they've ever written is better.
>>61076249
Correction: I always forget they didn't even actually write that song. Still, they got to play on that stage. Better that than nothing at all.
>>61076249
It just tained them in a way
I'm sure it feels bad when they have to play it at their shows now because people expect it...
sorta like Patrick Stewart doing shakespeare for a front row of people wearing starfleet uniforms
alright cool.
>>61075845
>Underwater rocks but there are just so many better songs on the album.
Okay, that's reasonable that you're picking the least favorite out of favorites.
>>61075962
not much to say here :S
>>61076010
Tegan and Sara have AMAZING closers. The only ones that aren't that great are UFLO/TBoA. Every other closer has been phenomenal.
>>61076249
>it was about time they finally got to play on a platform that big
sounds right, as does this >>61076334 or like when Ian Mckellan broke down into tears during the filming of the Hobbit when he was alone surround by green-screen.
I'm just happy for them that they're out and that they're successful.
>>61068861
Ayyy, I'll def be down for a shoegaze T&S album
>>61078568
Seconded. Sounds badass
>>61076990
>Okay, that's reasonable that you're picking the least favorite out of favorites.
Understand this, man, for me it's always picking the least favorite out of favorites with T&S. I'm sure it's the same way with all of you.
>>61081559
>hnnnng
>>61082020
the cutest tegan
nice full chubby cheeks... perf hair, and iconic stripes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4ooyUqYei4
>>61082326
Con era Tegan might be cutest Tegan
>>61076334
>I'm sure it feels bad when they have to play it at their shows now because people expect it...
People aren't exactly clamoring to hear this song at live shows. I think they get by just fine without it.
>>61082896
I'm usually always a Sara fanboy but I will agree that just going by looks, The Con era Tegan/ The Con era Sara
>>61083888
*The Con era Tegan>The Con era Sara
>>61083888
>>61084051
Agreed. Con era Sara was super cute too though
>>61070334
Thank a ton, anon.
>>61083837
That pic is perfection.
>>61088228
>>61088232
Nice save
>>61070334
God damn this thing is loaded.
>>61039211
Wew lads it's been a while
>>61090299
tfw bandit sara will never rob your settlement and make you her packmule/bag slave
tfw she will never treat you like dirt
>>61090464
bad pic desu
>>61090464
It's a bad feel
>>61090210
who
>>61090464
tfwywnb effay post apocolyptic slacker/raider-core sara and be pushed around in a shopping cart by tegan
>>61091761
Diff. anon. I think they're the sisters (not twins tho) duo 2:54: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGH7bKlABIc
They're actually very good.
>>61092712
Ah, I see. Thanks.
>>61095385
That looks delicious.
what is teegan and sara's official position on sororal incest?
>>61096635
wtf does she have a "Germs burn"?
>>61097484
I don't know man maybe you should ask.
>this Oak autist
>>61098542
he a gud boi
>>61098542
yeah he's probably an autist.
but he's our autist.
:^)
>>61098626
why is Tegan looking like she is about to burst into tears? where is this from
>tfw lost my tns folder
requesting webm or gif of Sara "crying" at the heartthrob shoot
>>61100985
pic
>>61098542
... what the heck
>>61101530
nah man there was one where tegan looks at her with disgust
>>61102032
?
>>61102113
thats the one thanks!
>>61070334
Thanks anon.
KEEP THIS ALIVE TILL NEXT MONDAY!
if it was you was goat
>>61104431
That would be surprising.
This cover "Let My Love Open the Door" (originally by Pete Townshend from The Who) is kickass: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Doibzr1wfXM
>>61105741
>>61104431
victim of success, last week reached image limit..
>>61106024
It could be continued with just talking. It wouldn't be the same without pics tho.
>>61105851
You weren't kidding. That's a real sweet cover.
Not to mention that both Tegan and Sara are top waifu in that performance too.
>>61105851
p. good, p. good
Did they ever cross legs
>>61104431
>if it was you was goat
>Monday x3
>City Girl
>Not Tonight
>Underwater
>I Hear Noises
>Living Room
>And Darling
>Want to Be Bad
>Don't Confess
>Missing You
agreed
>>61109409
ive never seen that photo before...
thanks for the rare pic anon
>>61109725
i only have the rarest.
>>61091761
2:54
So Tegan and Sara liked one of my picture on Instagram and I'm feeling a lot of feelings
>>61112301
NOTICE ME! WHY HAVNT THEY NOTICED ME!
>>61112712
I sent them a birthday wish one other time but they never caught wind of it.
>>61097513
Probably
They both love punk music
I mean the influence is there
>>61112301
post the picture
>>61113683
It's a really messy sketch of the cover of the Alligators Remix EP. The Toro Y Moi remix is life. I fucking love it.
>>61113941
it's pretty neat, anon. kinda jealous.
Is the Toro y Moi mix your favorite of the Alligator remixes?
I'm keen to VHS/Beta.
>>61114483
Definitely, I love it so much. The only word I can use to describe it is chill. I've been listening to it every time I take a shower as weird as that sounds.
On the topic of remixes, what's your favorite mix from the closer remix ep?
OP here. It's Friday and the thread is still running. ;)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGgMZpGYiy8
>>61114854
>150
Aaand now it's over. Awesome thread OP, see you guys in a couple days.
>>61114952
>245
Wow, this actually reached Friday
>>61115385
The image post has reached it's limit. Usually when it reaches the max, the thread dies down
>>61115385
>trying to run a T&S thread without images/gifs
It's like you've never done this before.
