pod vs. last splash

Because Pod is marginally better?

Yes, Pod is slightly better, though Last Splash is brilliant as well. Might be the Albini drum sound that gives Pod the edge.

everyone has always preferred Pod over Last Splash, not just hipsters. Other than the title track of Last Splash (which is admittedly great), I don't remember anything about that record.

Last Splash, no question.

You really don't! There is no title track. I guess you mean "Cannonball".

The Safari EP beats either, which is why Last Splash seemed like such a let-down to me at the time, amazing lead single apart. Pod's rawness was really not what I wanted to hear in 1990 but it was a grower.

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Countdown to Surmounter....

POD

no

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question.

Although...

No Aloha > Pod > Last Splash

pod. absolutely. no question.

Might be the Albini drum sound better drummer that gives Pod the edge.

― tylerw, Saturday, May 2, 2009 12:45 PM (2 hours ago)

yeah, wait, who is the drummer on Pod?

Wasn't it "Mike Hunt" or did that come later?

the key to pod is the songwriting + minimalist production, which leaves ample room for minutiae in the mix

from a recent conversation i got the impression that Last Splash was the current hipster preference. anyway, as much as i like a good deal (LOL!) of Last Splash, Pod is so much better. stronger, better sounding and more interesting songs throughout.

I'd actually have more trouble w/Pod vs. Title TK. This one is Pod easily.

pod vs title tk is a more interesting question, but i don't know if it's really that difficult

I'll go with Pod. Just more endearingly weirder than Last Splash.

"The Breeders were without a drummer, so Albini suggested Britt Walford of Slint join for the recording sessions. Deal met Walford after a Pixies concert in Chicago; Walford agreed to play drums on the album, and joined The Breeders under the assumed name of "Shannon Doughton"."

i didn't think hipsters even bothered with the breeders, let alone pod

would be interested in a poll between Pod and Bossanova - in my experience the most/least rated Breeders/Pixies album respectively. not interested enough to start the poll myself tho.

oh and "Shannon Doughton is also known as Mike Hunt, but was born Britt Walford."

xp: BW is listed as "Shannon Doughton" on Pod and "Mike Hunt" on Safari.

"Mike Hunt" on Safari.

Always thought that was depressingly unfunny.

i don't think u rly get much better than iris, it has to be said and repeated

which is kind of the title track

i don't think u rly get much better than iris, it has to be said and repeated

^^^

You guys hang out with hipsters too often.

meanwhile, I just wanna get along.

see I don't get it..to me Last Splash is obviously superior...too many great tunes to ignore...I mean I love Iris, Glorious, Doe, Hellbound, Fortunately Gone, but still Last Splash has so many great moments...

Production-wise its the same...Surmounter called LS lush when it was polled, and I totally agree, it's got that grunge/shoegazer blurry smeary guitar sound, which just fits the cracked pop songwriting like a velvet glove...meanwhile, Pod is prolley my least favourite Albini production (of the four I've heard)...too spare, Kim's natural effervescence seems a bit muted...

this is prolley goth vs. grunge part II btw...

pod = richer songwriting + tamped down arrangements

LS = plainer songwriting + fulll productions

i can hear that...though in some cases richer = weaker...

I knew some people who really worshipped Pod. Absolutely worshipped it. I liked it well enough, but didn't totally flip over it. I didn't realize that Albini had produced that until now. Last Splash was just okay, but Cannonball = A+

I do remember the Safari EP being a little more interesting than either of these.

kinda like the amps album better than any breeders if we're talking kim deal.

Might be the Albini drum sound better drummer that gives Pod the edge.

No way you're ever going to convince me that Slint's guy was better than Jim McPherson.

Still, Pod is ever so slightly superior despite the more sluggish, sparse drummery.

xxp actually yeah Pacer is better than both of these...

but Pacer is like one of my favourite albums of all time so....

The snare drum sound Albini got on Pod just fucking kills me every time.

Pod wins by a mile.

Safari EP

Last Splash - MTV rotation

duh

While I do really like the fuzzy gloss of Last Splash, I think there's just something special about the way Kim's vocals sound on Pod, without any effects or filters. It's quite a voice she's got and on Pod it's like she's in the room with you.

Preferring Pod has really nothing at all to do with being a hipster.

when i was a painter, i painted you well

too bad i have to die

Yeah Pacer

yea but pacer isn't really the breeders in terms of sound. it's a deal, but it's not the breeders.

No way you're ever going to convince me that Slint's guy was better than Jim McPherson.

uh, he totally is!

to be frank i'm a little upset that with all these deal lovers, no one seems to be into kelley

TKD6K

come on ppl

I just find Last Splash to ultimately be a lot more enjoyable. "Invisible Man," "Cannonball," "Saints," "No Aloha," motherfuckin' "DIVINE HAMMER," the secret weapon of "Drivin' On 9" . . . it's a clear winner for me.

Also, I saw The Thermals on Friday and they closed their show with "Saints," so Last Splash it is.

pod rocks harder. last splash has more memorable tunes. going with splash.

you've got 'opened' on there, you win. pod. what a bland title, opened, and what a song

Surmounter, Kim once said her biggest regret in her career was not putting Pacer out as a Breeders record

cottonhead cottonhead

^^best song on pacer

hmm good to know niles....

would vote pacer over either of these

ha. i was just coming in here to say i'd rather listen the the amps than these two (which are perfectly fine btw)

i love last splash, have never really listened to pod that much, but pacer is just genius

they did empty glasses at last year's show. A+

pod is so good

is title tk any good? i had sort of lost interest by that point

yeah it's pretty good

and pacer is the amps ish? and is good?

really so good slocki, more like pod than last splash, i think. some fantastic riffs, and Off You is kind of unreal.

(tk that is)

altho i don't rly know if it's more like pod, it kind of borrows from different places.

the amps album is great, like a drunker, more raucous breeders basically

otm

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No fucking way.

omg that's exactly what i was going to say!

And the real winner is...pop music!

crazy. though the answer is so obviously POD.

thats not what the results say..