Your Top Kaiser Chief Songs

[KaiserMischief]

I went through all of their songs on Spotify and comprised a list of all my faves. A lot of them were already on the Souvenir: The singles 2004 - 2012. Here's my list:

EDIT: See below

Oh yeah, and of course, Coming Home, and Misery company. Haven't heard much else on the new album *excited*.

Hope I don't get done for double posting but I've taken my fave songs to the next level. I'm sort of making my perfect album. Having a bit of trouble for a song opener; I just copied ''Employment'' and put ''Everyday I Love You Less and Less'' but I'm not so sure. I think the start of the song sounds better following another one. I originally had ''Oh My God'' as number 1 but it's too good a song to put there, lol Kind of want a good song to start the album off and ease you/me into it. Choosing which songs go where is much trickier than I thought. I'm constantly juggling and tweaking it. I downloaded ''Coming Home'' and ''Misery Company'' off the net from the new album just because I already heard those a while ago and to see where they would fit into my list after listening to them. I have pre-ordered the new album anyway. So there's going to be free slots for the new stuff. Anyway, here's what I have so far, and I put some not so great songs but still good as filler between the great ones. I burnt myself out before by listening to just all amazing songs... if you know what I mean. It became too overwhelming.



So this is work in progress but it will be nice to see what you folks think. It's pretty obvious ''Coming Home'' and ''Misery Company'' sound very different, being in a league of their own. ''Coming Home'' blends in quite well with between Modern Way and The Angry Mob, though. ''Misery Company'' sounds out of place and quite overpowering against an already great song that is Little Shocks. The sound on Little Shocks sounds too low in comparison, so I'm not sure where to place those. I put Ruby quite far down because it's like a perfect song that you can get sick of listening too much, I think (hard to explain). So there is a very strong first half to this home-made album/playlist, and then a different kind of sound for the latter, with a few in between to bridge the AAA songs, as explained above. As I said, I love ''Remember You're A Girl'' and would love for it to be higher up but it also fits very well to end the album, hence being the last song. And will probably stay that way. I actually took 2 songs out because they sounded very similar - A Problem Solved & Hard Times Send Me. I took the latter out thinking the other one sounds slightly better. And Can't Say What I mean & Admire You (keeping the latter). Maybe my brain got fried listening to all these songs too much and they don't sound the same at all.

UPDATE: So yeah, I had a change of heart with the following songs: ''Problem Solved'', ''Admire You'', ''Can't Say What I mean''. Also added ''Things Change'' and ''Always Happens Like That''. I left Hard Times Send Me, find it kind of annoying.



I have to say, regardless of their positioning, this album sounds amazing, if I do say so myself.
36 Songs in total. I might change my mind about a few others after repeat listenings and add them to the list. Nothing will be subtracted, though, they're all ace!



1. Every Day I Love Less and Less
2. Oh My God
3. Man On Mars
4. I Predict A Riot
5. Not Surprised
6. Everything Is Average Nowadays
7. You Can Have It All
8. Little Shocks
9. Misery Company
10. Na Na Na Na Naa
11. Modern Way
12. Coming Home
13. The Angry Mob
14. Heat Dies Down
15. Ruffians On Parade
16. Ruby
17. Listen To Your Head
18. Bows And Arrows
19. Problem Solved
20. You Want History
21. Like It Too Much
22. Meanwhile Up In Heaven
23. Things Change
24. Never Miss A Beat
25. Admire You
26 The Factory Gates
27. Cannons
28. Roses
29. Always Happens Like That
30. Out Of Focus
31. Child Of The Jago
32. Can't Say What I Mean
33. Love's Not A Competition (But I'm Winning)
34. Good Days Bad Days
35. Addicted To Drugs
36. Remember You're A Girl

[outofmydepth]

I Predict A Riot
Modern Way
Take My Temperature
Time Honored Tradition
Caroline Yes
Brightest Star
Think About You (And I Like It)
Telling Me To Go
Starts With Nothing
Little Shocks
Long Way From Celebrating
Child Of The Jago
I Dare You
My Place Is Here
Out Of Focus (probably my favourite)
If You Will Have Me
Fly On The Wall
Man On Mars

I guess you could add Coming Home onto there as well. I realise I've probably just posted my version of TFIM on there with a few extra tracks, but I love that album so. I can't really stand anything off YTAM or OWTH I'm sorry to say.

[KaiserMischief]

Mar 22, 2014 0:49:30 GMT outofmydepth said:

I Predict A Riot
Modern Way
Take My Temperature
Time Honored Tradition
Caroline Yes
Brightest Star
Think About You (And I Like It)
Telling Me To Go
Starts With Nothing
Little Shocks
Long Way From Celebrating
Child Of The Jago
I Dare You
My Place Is Here
Out Of Focus (probably my favourite)
If You Will Have Me
Fly On The Wall
Man On Mars

I guess you could add Coming Home onto there as well. I realise I've probably just posted my version of TFIM on there with a few extra tracks, but I love that album so. I can't really stand anything off YTAM or OWTH I'm sorry to say.


I listened to the ones you have that aren't on my list and I've now added Out Of Focus & Child Of The Jago (on a second listening, I've been easily swayed). Was on the fence about another song you don't have - Problem Solved. ALMOST liked it, lol. Is the TFIM the complete track list on Spotify? Including the ones that weren't chosen by a fan for the album (if I'm not mistaken).


I got this from wikipedia:


Just days before the album was announced, a music video for the track "Little Shocks" was released online via the band's official website. The album's title is taken from the lyrics of the track "Child of the Jago". The album was uniquely promoted in the United Kingdom, as copies purchased from the band's website from 3 June could contain a tracklisting chosen by the purchaser. Each album could contain ten of any of the twenty-three tracks available on the digital deluxe version of the album, and each individual album artwork could be edited to the purchaser's design. Purchasers could also share their version of the album, and for every other buyer who chooses to purchase their version, they earn £1.


So am I wrong to think that a fan hand picked every track on the album? *confused*.

[ModernWay]

Someone asked me the other day what my top favourite KC song was and I couldn't pick an answer. I once had a list, but i've changed it so many times.

I'm gonna pick 15 based on what i've been listening to recently and not including any of the new ones yet...

Here goes... In no order...

Ruby
You Want History
On The Run
Problem Solved
Howlaround
Everyday I Love You Less And Less
Everything Is Average Nowadays
Little Shocks
Sooner Or Later
Good Days Bad Days.
Back In December
Seventeen Cups
Sink That Ship
Kinda Girl'(Live only, the keyboards annoy me on the recorded version. Not Peanut's fault! They're just too loud...)
I Predict A Riot

[outofmydepth]

Yeah, they basically put 20 songs online and got fans to construct their own tracklists. But then they released the "proper" tracklist on CD which fucks the whole thing up, I don't know what's on there honestly. I think that's the version on iTunes as well, presumably Spotify (haven't checked).

I feel like same way about Problem Solved. It's ALMOST a brilliant song but it's never fully clicked with me for some reason, not sure why.

[ModernWay]

Oh, you can buy the whole 23-track version of TFIM on iTunes for a silly amount like £4.99. They're undercutting themselves by far!

Personally love Problem Solved. Not just for the "said. than. done." bit that Nick does, honest!

Just thinking though, if I were to pick 10 of my live favourites(from what i've personally heard) instead, then my list would change.

EDILYLAL
IPAR
Howlaround
You Want History
EIAN
Starts With Nothing
Kinda Girl
Listen To Your Head
On The Run
Little Shocks

Not in this order though and to be picky, Little Shocks when Nick drummed it. That's the only one I fault that they still play...

[KaiserMischief]

Why are there 2 different videos for ''I predict a Riot?''
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hamKl-su8PE
vimeo.com/12436758
I prefer the black & white one. Ricky looks possessed with his performance, I love it!

Also my dad thought it was a cover by The Clash. It's not but it was funny when we were playing this and I was singing ''I predict a riot'' over the top, lol It DOES sound similar:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=F9Eck6rox0s

[outofmydepth]

I much prefer the one in colour, watching that in '05 was my first ever exposure to the Chiefs. It's been love since then.

[Bluey]

Retirement
Dead or in Serious Trouble
Brightest Star
My Kind of Guy
Heard It Through The Grapevine
Sink That Ship
The Angry Mob
Think About You
Coming Home
Born to be a Dancer
If You Will Have Me
Modern Way
Think About You (And I Like It)
Time Honoured Tradition
My Kind of Guy

[KaiserMischief]

Mar 22, 2014 13:12:20 GMT outofmydepth said:

Yeah, they basically put 20 songs online and got fans to construct their own tracklists. But then they released the "proper" tracklist on CD which fucks the whole thing up, I don't know what's on there honestly. I think that's the version on iTunes as well, presumably Spotify (haven't checked).

I feel like same way about Problem Solved. It's ALMOST a brilliant song but it's never fully clicked with me for some reason, not sure why.


Yeah... ''Problem Solved'' is similar to ''Admire You'' I think, in that it doesn't really go anywhere. Btw, I absolutely love ''Remember You're A Girl'' and ''Man On Mars''.

[KaiserMischief]

Hope I don't get done for double posting but I've taken my fave songs to the next level. I'm sort of making my perfect album. Having a bit of trouble for a song opener; I just copied ''Employment'' and put ''Everyday I Love You Less and Less'' but I'm not so sure. I think the start of the song sounds better following another one. I originally had ''Oh My God'' as number 1 but it's too good a song to put there, lol Kind of want a good song to start the album off and ease you/me into it. Choosing which songs go where is much trickier than I thought. I'm constantly juggling and tweaking it. I downloaded ''Coming Home'' and ''Misery Company'' off the net from the new album just because I already heard those a while ago and to see where they would fit into my list after listening to them. I have pre-ordered the new album anyway. So there's going to be free slots for the new stuff. Anyway, here's what I have so far, and I put some not so great songs but still good as filler between the great ones. I burnt myself out before by listening to just all amazing songs... if you know what I mean. It became too overwhelming.

UPDATE: See OP.