Strung Out Albums Ranked (Tier List)
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- Опубликовано: 23 авг 2024
- John, Louis and special guest Dylan from DyingScene.com talk about each strung out record and rank them S-D
RULES - At least TWO per tier, S can only have TWO, so don't yell at us for C and D.
Another Day in Paradise (1994)
Suburban Teenage Wasteland Blues (1996)
Twisted by Design (1998)
The Element of Sonic Defiance (2000)
An American Paradox (2002)
Exile in Oblivion (2004)
Blackhawks Over Los Angeles (2007)
Prototypes and Painkillers (2009)
Agents of the Underground (2009)
Transmission.Alpha.Delta (2015)
Songs of Armor and Devotion (2019)
Strung out most underrated band ever
Their producer for Transmission really pushed them to make a great album. He was a huge fan and spent a lot of time with the production. It stressed some of the members out quite a bit, but everyone was really happy with how it turned out. It's, at least, their best sounding record production-wise.
Transmission Alpha Delta is fucking STELLAR.
Most technical and a very dark album EXILE IN OBLIVION is absolutely killer start to finish!!!
Hell yeah
Probably my favorite album
Exile is a GOATed album for me and I discovered it in my early thirties. I can only imagine that if I’d heard it as a teenager I’d be cultishly obsessed!
You could make a 8 hour video about Strung Out albums and I would be in heaven. Such an underrated band that never really broke into the mainstream.
Thanks so much for checking out the video! Looks like we jumped the gun since they have an album coming out this year ;)
They def could’ve, they chose to remain with FAT instead of taking a major deal which is why they will always be my favorite punk band of all time.
Really great tier list and episode! I’ve loved strung out for years and agree with many of the choices. Stoked they’re still around and hopefully they still have some good albums left in them. Much love.
Thanks as always man, seems like a lot of the Strung Out fanbase is on the same page with a lot of the records, which hasn't really been the case with many other bands.
They're in the studio now
Best album art hands down for me is actually Live in a Dive. Jason nailed the badass '80s comic aesthetic on that one
Oh definitely, had to use it for the thumbnail it's so good!
Just discovered this channel and I'm already a fan. Agents of the Underground is my favorite Strung Out record. It blends the punk and metal so perfectly it feels like what Strung Out sound is.
Thanks so much for checking out the channel and watching the videos!
Exile is S tier
Huge 1990s Strung Out fan but you guys convinced me to check out some of the more recent stuff! Definitely agree with John on Another Day in Paradise! Was really fun to listen to, thanks!
I am with John - Another Day is an A. May have came out at a perfect time for me, but amazing album and can still listen.
S - Twisted, Exile and T.A.D.
A - Suburban, Agents, Blackhawks
B - Paradox, Element
C - ADiP, SoAaD
D - Prototypes
Rules be damned!
Swan Dive and Misanthropic Principle are hands down beautiful songs. Also, if you got a Strung Out tattoo? Atleast know that the logo is called the "astrolux" not " molecule"
Dude, humble brag for a min, but when they did a show in San Diego back in, I think 2006, I use to run the Myspace Strung Out fan page, and got to speak to Chris Aiken a few weeks before the show. I requested if they could play Swan Dive (for me) and Lost Motel (for my roommate). Sure as shit, they played both songs! But what killed me is that they played Misanthropic Principle right after Swan Dive. It was the coolest fucking thing ever. I swear, Chris and Jake are the salt of the earth (as far as I know).
@@AgentBeans Ya, I got to meet Jason before he went up on stage when they opened for Authority Zero back in Phoenix, AZ show back in ~2010. He was super chill and really nice, especially towards a fawning fan.
@@shanegrayson7068bro, YOURE the one who was running the Myspace fan page?!?!?
bro I interacted w you SO MUCH back then😅 it's awesome to be able to thank you for your effort! your page was in my top 8, strung out was 1st. my fiancee was number 2 and your page was my number 3😅
much love brotha!
Transmission Alpha Delta was the album that finally got me into Strung Out. Nice call John.
Another Day in Paradise is Strung Out’s debut album. The second half is an extended edition of a collection of a release they made called “The Skinny Years Before We Got Fat”, which is a collection of early songs from something like 90-93 (maybe as early as 89 even!). Jordan and Jake weren’t even in the band yet.
I thought it was Wednesday and was hella stoked for the fat wreck bracket! Then I realized it was Tuesday so I'm watching this instead..
So excited for tomorrow too, best matchups so far!
Finally a tier list I care about
Thank You for caring and watching!!
blackhawks is underrated in my opinion. it takes a more political turn… that album, in my opinion, should be retitled to “rock against bush vol 3” ;)
@21:40 i remember an interview with Jason and Chris about this album, and the split in the album was intended. They wanted the first half to a bit harder and more current, and the later half to be more familiar, old style of Strung Out.
The only ones here I don't agree with is Armors and Agents. Agent's had some good tracks, but there are too many tracks I just didn't like, and the album felt kinda corny to me (probably due to the theme of the album). I also gave a little leeway for Armor since they did lose Jordan at that time, who was a pure master at his craft. Plus there are a lot more tracks on Armor that I feel are just better compared to anything on Agents.
But I am also not looking too finely into things like production values. Usually for me if the songs are fast, drums crips and accurate, rifts and tunes have that signature Strung Out feel, and Jason singing is usually a good sign of a Strung Out album for me!
If I had my tier list here, this would be mine:
S: Twisted/Suburban - Too classic, too good
A: Armor/Transmission - really love these albums, but probably recency-bias
B: Elements/Exile - Awesome albums, just like the above more
C: Blackhawks - I like this album, just hate that it shipped with a hidden song for only the first 5k records
D: American/Agents/Prototypes - Not a fan of American, don't like comp albums, and Agents was just a bit too corny
For me, Agents is right up there with Twisted. First 6 tracks are all slappers (yes including carcrashradio), Jason's harmonies are on point, and even some heavier stuff like Dead Spaces gets thrown in. Andy Warhol is also a great closer. Could never understand why this album gets the hate it does from some people especially coming after Blackhawks and Exile which were both fairly forgettable for me.
Yeah I think we all went pretty high on Agents if I remember correctly, it's definitely a really good record!
I have 8 songs thumbed on Exile in Oblivion and 'Analog' is not one of them. (I did not get into Strung Out until very late). I am using the discussion to add songs to my H100 lists.
1. exile 2. suburban 3. Element 4. Song...5. American paradox after that its up 2 you.
TAD is their best album for sure. it flows perfectly and is their most progressive album to date. Rats in the Walls is the best opener and WestCoasttrendKill is the best closer. Strung Out is the discography to my life and this album came out in a super dark time for me right when I was making vital decisions to get out of my situation and this album is a big reason why I'm still breathing. It will forever be my favorite album ....so far lol Dead Rebellion is looking to be right up there with it
bro westcoast is what I feel is the ultimate culmination of strung out musically AND lyrically.
I feel like it's the coup de grace of EVERYTHING Jason has been trying to say to us all these years.
it's in my top 5 songs by them of all time.
up there with firecracker, bring out your dead, too close to see, matchbook etc
@@eatassonthefirstdate westcoasttrendkill is easily the best song they've ever written, TAD is just simply an amazing album and came out at a time in my life i needed it the most, thay album saved my brother's and I lives and is forever etched in my memory banks frint to back
1. Exile
2. Transmission
3. Element
4. Blackhawks
5. Agents
6. Paradox
7. Suburban
8. Twisted
9. Another Day
10. Armor
Damn dude, I'm shocked at 7 and 8, totally on board with 9 though
@@PunkRockRadar i know I'm in the minority with those 2 albums...I'm actually suprised u guys didnt include the The Skinny Years album...i actually really dig that album
@@shanetsung3558 Skinny Years wasn’t included on this ranking I think because on streaming it just got lumped in with the regular track order for the reissue of Another Day In Paradise, but I do agree there’s some cool songs on it
I cant believe no one mentioned how good Lost Motel is
Twisted and Suburban = 1st. God like tier. Can't be touched
Then close behind in a close group with not much between them
Transmission Alpha Delta and American Paradox = 2nd
Exile 3rd - songs great, production bad
Element of Sonic Defiance 4th
Agents of the Underground and Another Day in Paradise = 5th. Both solid albums. Agents lacks an absolute banger though
Small space to
Songs of Armor and Devotion 6th - but disjointed which is understandable. Has some great moments but ain't up there with the rest
Then...
Daylight.....
Blackhawks Over Los Angeles stone cold last. Should of been an ep. Some great songs like Calling and Orchid, but some awful songs like Dirty Little Secret. I stripped half the songs away and only kept the good ones
I can get behind all of this, love seeing T.A.D. so high, also can't argue at all with that S Tier. Thanks for watching guys, much apperciated!!
Take all of your S tiers and you have my 3 favorites!
Yeah we were all on the same page for this one!
Rebels and Saints on the horse album is a damn good strung out song though
Hammerdown, daggers, Ulysses are very good i think. I like that album pretty much
Live in a dive is my favorite album ever. Perfect mix of their hits. Must've heard it 1000 times
We are working on a Live Album Tier List - Hopefully at some point this year!
The mirror images on the artwork was something I noticed a while ago...not sure why he did it that way.
For the EIO cover: the original painting is by artist Launa Bacon and I guess she eats her foot 😅
Another thing Inobserved over the yeara: Jason's lyrics changed from best on EOSD/AAP to a lot of generic "We" phrases on later albums. That bugged me for a while as the albums mentioned shown that he can do much better.
Would be great if you would sometime also rate their B sides. There is so much gold.
Thanks for watching! Have some ideas for 2023 talking about best non-album tracks for bands, Strung Out would definitely be a candidate, Prototypes has some killer tracks, but there are even more out there.
Agree with SOAD but I do love Ulysses and Strange Notes is cool
Seeing how bad Jason's vox are on some of the live vids on RUclips - especially the Fat Wreck MTV 25 years thing in Japan makes me sad. SO are such a sick band, and I hold them in such high regard. But man, those live vocals are rough. People in the comments are all like "it's punk, it;s not meant to be xyz.." etc .etc... But nah, not giving a toss and performing bad for paying fans is poor form.
Yeah I agree, with that said I am cautiously optimistic for their new album, fingers crossed
So for paradise the other 20 songs are unreleased tracks from the 1998 release the skinny years before we got fat those songs were from before paradise came out before Jordan was in the band
The irony of a dude wearing a fucking Op Ivy shirt while trashing the vocals on Songs Of Armor And Devotion. 😂
Suburban Teenage Wasteland Blues...hands down they were at their finest!!! Straight adrenaline beauty!
Awesome work guys. Have a like and a subscribe.
It's been a while since the last video, What's going on guys?
Have one coming tomorrow! Detailed the reason on IG, thanks for the support!
EOSD , Agents of… and Exile in.. are all better than the first two strung out albums…
Suburban, Twisted, and Exile are all S tier
Dude this guy is high! PROTOTYPES is a compilation of rarities and B- sides. Lost motel, Barfly, Ghost Town, Novocaine, Pleather??????
Enjoyed this tier list. I will say, Black Hawks and Agents I don’t really like at all. Definitely my lowest tier albums. Twisted and suburban are my top tier. I actually really like Transmission and would put it A tier (S if I could pick 3) with Paradise. B would be Paradox and Exile. The others are are tied.
Sounds like we are seeing pretty eye to eye. Hoping they turn it around with the new album
"Suburban Teenage Wasteland Blues" Best Strung Out album. And "Firecraker" Best music.
Dude Element is S tier all the way
Hard to put it up there w/ Twisted by Design and T.A.D., what would your other S be?
I actually ranked these the other day before seeing this. I think a lot of casual Strung Out fans love to put Twisted and Suburban at the top which is a basic take, imo.
*Studio albums only
Exile
Dead Rebellion 😜
SoAaD
TAD
American Paradox
BOTS
EOSD
TBD
STWB
BlackCocks
Agents
ADIP
Cool video, but I disagree about the horse album. After “American Paradox”, those four blended together for me…. and the horse was a return to form for me. “A” album for me.
Sadly, the most recent album, SONGS OF ARMOR AND DEVOTION is their worst outing to date
They have a new "worst".
Suburban Tennage sounds nothing like Another Day in Paradise
S tiers: Suburban, Element, Transmission AD.
A tiers: Twisted, Exile
B: Blackhawks, Agents
C: Paradise, Paradox
D: Prototypes, Live, Songs of Armor
Not going to rate the newest one as I don't know it well yet.
The production/mixing on Twisted to me brought it down. This was really good songwriting and where they nailed their style, but it has a couple.of bad songs and the production/mixing just sounded weird.
Suburban is the best. This is 100% punk, a tiny hint of metal but an amazing album. Incredible. Both Paradise and Twsited have more metal elements than this one.
Element is another D tier. This is almost all metal. Maybe melodic metal with breakdowns? I don't know, but this recording stands alone in any genre, era, scene, etc. There's nothing else like it. The production is 2nd only to Transmission AD.
Transmission AD another S. How can they pull off such a banger at their age and after their scene had died out. Amazing song writing, their best production and mixing (especially the drums, but actually everything sounds great) and their most uncharacteristic/typical album. If it wasn't for Nowheresville, you would not think this was Strung out... or a band that would tour with Pennywise and stuff like that.
All their other albums are good. Much better than anything else on FAT other than Potemkin City Limits and Failed States. But Suburban is unmatched. No 1.
Strung Out just never reclaimed the magic after the Jim Cherry days. Jimmy wrote so many of the all time great SO songs. Still a really good band for the most part after, just not great.
They come pretty close on T.A.D. but there is just nothing that sounds like the early albums
@PunkRockRadar agree. Transmissions was easily the best overall album they had in years. I really enjoyed Exile as well... though it was kind of hit or miss for me as a whole, the songs that hit for me are some of my all time SO favorites.
Wanted to point out sonic defiance did not come out in 2001 it was in 2000
Yeah I thought I messed it up, happens at least once per episode haha. Thanks for checking out the video!
Do daggermouth
"Transmission" is incredible!!!
For me, at the end of the day, it's their best one!
I was literally in tears when I heard it the first time, I was expecting the same lame, melodic, and poppish work like the previous 😂
So cool to see all the love for T.A.D, I don't remember much hype surrounding it when it came out, it is such a great record, hope more people find it!
Do black flag
I become a much better drummer after Jordan challenged me so hard
I can say the same thing about guitar haha, only I haven't gotten much better unfortunately ;)
Exile in Oblivion was their last great album. After that they had one or two good songs on the next two albums and then they sucked. The last album was garbage. They let the singer take control of the direction of the band and he fucked it up thinking everyone wanted to hear him and what he wanted to play.
For guys claiming to be strung out fans, and you didn't know where the extra songs on ADIP came from? Look up their album skinny years... Before we got fat.
Other than that, i agree with the most of the rankings.
Ulysses is the only good/ redeemable song on Armor 😔
Exile is at the tippity top all day everyday and twice on Sunday! These youngsters don't know squat!
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These guys in this review seem to be comparing Strung Out to street punk and like, yea that just doesn’t make sense. Strung Out is different from any band I’ve listened to and so much more complex and progressive. This is coming from a forever Strung Out fan but sheesh these guys are close minded in my opinion 🤷♂️
Street Punk?
3 Amateur SO fans....ok
you lost all credibility and i stopped watching once you hit exile in oblivion
Rebellion of the Snakes and West coast trends kill are awesome
You look like Byron from Pennywise
Wow! I never noticed this but you're 100% right
Another Day and Suburban Teenage. Those 2 are above and beyond
It's crazy how good they were from the very beginning. I have high hopes for the new album this year!
@@PunkRockRadar Jim Cherry played a huge roll in that.
Strung out most underrated band ever
Hope the new album is back to T.A.D. style!