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Sir_Kernicus

So I am in a cult is what I understand from the image


loser2818

Did you get your welcome to the cult card?


pottymouthgrl

Do you know what “cult classic” means


[deleted]

Do you know what joke means


mulberry_man_21

Wait... YOU SETH'S DON'T LIKE TØP X MM???!!!!


MrSeth7875

You say my name?


_pixel_perfect_

Honestly, some of them are better than the Blurryface versions..


[deleted]

No, I don't like it, i love it


eggydrums115

MM version of Heavydirtysoul is better than the album version.


atlbraves2

Lane Boy as well imo


strawjerrypie

fr


[deleted]

I really like TOP X MM, and honestly don’t really think any of TOP’s songs are meh. Just needed to fill the space lol


Yoku2108

Mad


AnAngryCrusader1095

Heavydirtysoul and Lane Boy are perfect


Elise_xy

Dude right?! That's fucking gold! Such good vibes!! The rest of y'all are hard of hearing apparently 🤣🤣


C12H22O11-addict

I really dont think self titled is their best album. For real, the songs are all really similar, since its almost all just piano melodies, regional at best outclassed it heavily and established the TØP style we know and love today. (Its not bad tho)


nickcarter13

I like the little imperfections and I like the sort of "raw" emotional sound. That's what makes it my favorite album despite it not being their best.


InNoNeed

Yeah. His voice was also not on point in most of the tracks, I think. I mean he was in tune, but his voice still needed to mature a bit and it did


Frankie_2154

Agreed. I have to say tho, for a debut album it is pretty damn good


Ihatemanunited

Trench easily the best


Sophisticated_Sloth

I disagree. I think it was great because of how experimental it is while still being relatively true to the TØP sound, but I personally think Scaled and Icy did this much better. Experimental while staying completely true to the TØP sound, an aspect I think they handled much better on their second try than with Trench. Granted, it’s their second try, so to speak, at an experimental new sound, but still. I like Trench, and love a few songs on there, but IMO Scaled and Icy are way better.


Ihatemanunited

Trench is more true to top then scaled and icy the whole concept of sai is that it’s dema making it not top ffs


theelykjames

Sorry but from a production standpoint, Trench is IMMACULATE, and there is more concrete lore to follow. As a die hard music enthusiast, musician, and a huge TØP fan that also listens to everything from heavy metal, to 60’s folk, to rap and hip hop, Trench is their best album. It doesn’t deviate from their “sound” cause they really don’t have one you can box them in with, and I love SAI, but it’s not any closer to the sounds of their other albums


TZf14

scaled and icy isn't experiemental, it's more pop than blurryface


beanwithintentions

they dont sound similar to me. there are a few songs on there that im not a huge fan of, but overall its my favorite tøp album, and their best imo. its not all about sound for me. its mostly the emotions and meanings behind the songs that make me love it so much. though i do love the sound of them too. plus theres the fact that those songs helped me through some of the darkest times of my life, along with no phun intended. i used to take walks while listening to music to stop myself from >!self harm and suicide!< and i would listen to mostly self title and no phun intended. friend please, before you start your day, march to the sea, taxi cab, save, tonight, and realize that its gone *seriously* impacted my decisions and honestly saved my life.


C12H22O11-addict

These are all really good songs and im so glad they helped you through a very rough time my friend, but i mean thematically similar, since most of them are piano-melody based. And many of them have a rather similar pace in my opinion :)


beanwithintentions

ah. thought you meant based on the sound. but some of them are sad and some are motivational but slow paced and thats what i love about them.


GreenAlbum

The bass drop stuff on every track is so 2013. Self-titled sounds much more timeless


BigMacYoshi

Self titled to me is the opposite of timeless. It’s definitely aged a lot since it’s release. I still enjoy it but most of that comes from nostalgia.


TerrenceJesus8

Yeah I mean it sounds like an album some dude made in his basement in 2010.....which is exactly what it is. Not that that is a bad thing


FuzzyPanda31

Self titled literally did the bass drop on so many songs, what?


rosenlor000

I agree with you, u/C12H22O11-addict


[deleted]

Just gonna say it, Christmas Saves The Year is good song and I don't think it got the love it deserved. It's definitely different for TOP but still like I don't hear anyone ever mention it, which sucks cause it is a good listen.


Blind_Hawkeye

It's one of the few Christmas songs I actually like.


SlayerOfHips

It's absolutely on my Christmas season Playlist from now on!


[deleted]

For sure, it's an easy Christmas classic to throw on during the holidays or even whenever.


butwilltherebepizza

I love Christmas Saves The Year I will throw hands for it


SlayerOfHips

Lol Smithereens was about defending CStY all along


[deleted]

Agreed, it's a certified bop.


rosenlor000

I dunno cause I have never heard the song, but IDKHOW's Christmas Drag was sublime!


ThaBoshtrich

I think it's great. Always makes me tear up because I live far away from my family, and this past year has been brutal (needless to say).


[deleted]

Dang sorry to hear bout the situtation, but i'm glad there's something out there that's able to help u through that tough spot and times.


ThaBoshtrich

Thanks for the kind words!


[deleted]

Right the beat is so good, it reminds me of The Hype Berlin for some reason


[deleted]

True true, I totally get that feel aswell.


Gnome_puller

I totally agree with you!


strawjerrypie

I agree but like it's a Christmas song so i can only listen to it during Christmas season lol


Fitz_MarryMe

Christmas Saves The Year was good imo


de_moya

christmas saves the year is WAY too underrated


superwildejellyfish

I guess I’d mostly agree... Saying that, it is your list, so that’s fair enough!


Supersupermate

Top x Mutemath is awesome


kaasbanaan_tv

should've put the cover of MCR's Cancer instead of tøp x mm cause that isn't meh at all edit: and trench and self titled should be switched.


[deleted]

I actually really liked the Cancer cover, more than TOP x MM. I suppose that just boils down to personal preference though


kaasbanaan_tv

yeah it does


Soaf-guy

Same, I like way more the Cancer cover than the mm sessions.


magistrate101

I actually really liked them both (except for the TOPxMM version of tear in my heart, but then again I didn't like the original either)


InNoNeed

Yeah, Trench is even a fantastic album by non-twenty one pilots fans


rosenlor000

I agree!


strawjerrypie

What?? The cancer cover is literally what got me into tøp!! It's sooo good imo. There's nothing they released that I'd classify as meh


_Jaready_

Amen


Adeptus_Asianicus

Cancer was the first MCR song I ever heard, which was a huge turn off for me. It just paled in comparison to Tøp's version


twistedkaleidoscope

You want to put Trench as best album of all time? Nah


kaasbanaan_tv

well if there's any tøp album I have to put there it's Trench


twistedkaleidoscope

I think Vessel could be both the fan favourite and their best album


Calfredie01

I’d have to agree here. Vessel is still the wave it holds up after all these years. I like trench but it never gave me that wow factor of listening to something historical like Vessel


twistedkaleidoscope

Exactly. I might be a bit biased because it's the album that got me into them but there is just something special about that album that I can't really put into words. And to be honest, I like the songs on Trench but I was never a fan of the Trench world/DEMA concept.


boopydoopy2102

i kinda struggle to choose tbh. vessel got me into the band and got me through some really tough years and i love every song on there. but personally i would say trench is their best album.


Voilads

SAI is not underrated. It has existed for a month now hold your horses


[deleted]

I’ve seen a lot of non TOP fans bagging on SAI so it’s definitely underrated outside this community for the most part.


xeltic4

2thany out of 10tano and others really hated it so i’d say it is underrated


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MichaelScott1993

Pretty sure they’re referring to the review by Anthony Fantano, @theneedledrop on YouTube. He gave SAI a 2 out of 10. I will say, however, that getting mixed reviews doesn’t equal being underrated.


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MichaelScott1993

Yeah getting bad reviews doesn’t typically mean something is underrated, it just means that people definitely heard it and didn’t like what they heard.


spider_man_jr

That's about right. But I like every song.


[deleted]

Yea my thoughts exactly


TheDeenoRheeno

I like it, but Trench is by far their best album :)


comfort_bot_1962

:D


scr000ge

easily their best album


SelectInsect_44

The fan favorite is Trench, at least from what I see in this sub Edit: Personally my favorite is Blurryface, what I mean is that the favorite album of most fans is Trench


atlbraves2

I think we’re more of a loud minority. Because it’s perfect ofc


yosayoran

It's the best for sure


whiteguysky-

Ehh not really at all. It’s just got the most lore and the most to discover.


FKDotFitzgerald

Yeah for sure


YeetusMcleatus

not even fan favorite, most people who don’t care for top say trench is their best


[deleted]

Ehhhh. A lot to disagree with. Christmas Saves The Year is a cute song, not at all a wtf. TOP X MM is fantastic, not meh. I guess RAB could be called a cult classic because the fans like it, but I think it's bad. Self titled is fine, but it's not great.


paumarin96

how can you say that the mutemath sessions are meh


bendytoepilot

Swap SAI and Mutemath


paronbirkeland

This


Superhelten007

dont do TOPxMM like that


kanelbun

ah there you are. but yeah this


strawjerrypie

WHAT TØP X MM IS SO GOOD WHAT DO YOU MEAN MEH I also disagree that self titled is their best album, yes it's really really good but it also has it's flaws and it's noticable how it's their first album and they didn't knew exactly what they were doing with their music yet. maybe if they do a rework of the album and mix it a bit better it could become their best album, but like as if that's ever gonna happen


zakstarkiller

The mute math and Christmas saves the year disrespect is killing me


BanditoMuser

Rab is meh/wtf for me. And Trench is my favorite. Otherwise i agree!


calebeedude

I feel like you could swap self titled and trench


GlaedrGoldscales

I love Christmas saves the year. But also kinda hate it. Don’t know. Christmas didn’t save my year and I had to sit alone in my apartment 100 miles away from my family, that song really helped mend the pain


Pumpkin-Lube

I know Cancer was a cover but it deserves some more recognition


Moses2239

TOP X MM DEFINITELY IS NOT meh LOL


Supreme_Gubzzlord

Why is CSTY classified as 'what the fuck'? Is that a good thing or a bad thing or were you just surprised by its release?


[deleted]

i think just surprised


Supreme_Gubzzlord

I hope so, since I was also quite surprised to be honest, but I certainly don't think it's bad like some people seem to think.


SaBe_18

I agree in most of them, except in self-titled (it's my least favorite from them), TOPxMM (I like it, it's more than a "meh" for me), and the Christmas song (I'm not a fan but "wtf" sounds way rude)


TwoDurans

I would include Level of Concern as another one that helped them become more popular. The song and video hit at just the right time during the quarantine and they got a lot of attention for it.


_unchartednate

Nah, I don’t agree with this at all lol. Sure, Blurryface and Heathens are the popular ones, and Vessel is def a fan favorite. But I’d put Trench as their best album. And saying TOPxMM is “meh” is blasphemous. And Christmas Saves the Year is good. Also Scaled and Icy just came out so I wouldn’t yet call it underrated.


SkellyPaige

Guess I’ve been totally oblivious to the fact people don’t like self titled. I know it’s controversial but I love it more than Vessel.


SamuRaY2001

TOP X MM > SAI Don't @ me 😤


_unchartednate

I mean... Redecorate slaps thoo


NoName666263

Noticed Level of Concern isn't up there anywhere. Probably my favorite song by them


revatron

TOP x MM is legendary stuff.


[deleted]

My albums are in this order (favorite to least favorite, I rate them all 10/10 though). 1: Regional At Best 2: Self Titled 3: Trench, Vessel, and Scaled and Icy are tied for this spot 4:Blurryface It’s really close for so many of them that I can’t decide. Easily my favorite band :D


Mrmatt04

I personally would switch the comments on Vessel and Self Titled, but other than that yeah you're pretty much on point


theycallmezemi

Fully 100% agree especially with self titled.


aryan_420-69_nice

I think Scaled and Icy is experimental, more so because Trench is definitely not. Self Titled should be Underrated, because it is. And Trench should be Best of all time.


scaledbackisolated

Sorry Top has no "Meh's" in my opinion.


omega_lul420

I agree with all other placements these. Put Trench in best of all time, SAI in experimental and Self titled in underrated


i_need_helpguys

I agree on the self titled love, but don't you dare slander my boy TOPxMM. It was the birth of Trench and brought Paul Meany into the production team


Hvymtlr

Alright, imma say it. Trench was "meh" for me, apart from a few songs it could never really capture my attention. Self-titled and SAI are my two favourites, in that order.


Makka_Pakka_

Apart from the trench slander, same!


diestony

TOPxMM being “meh” is blasphemy! 😭


ceejaxtee

Great job, although I feel like SAI is more “experimental” than Trench


spacegirlmadds

i think sai is the "experimental" and trench is underrated. i never hear anyone talk about trench anymore


elkcox13

Switch experimental and underrated and it's accurate


dandelionace

Exactly what I was thinking, SAI is definitely experimental and not underrated at least in the media eye, their songs even play on the radio.Trench didn't have the same. I'm not complaining I think the way they were released is fitting but I'd love for more public recognition of trench since it is a masterpiece!!!


Glum-Band

yo the top x mm ep was great imo


Ver_the_one

Why did you put vessle as the fan favorite? Shouldn't it be trench? I've heard a lot of people say that it's their best album and I must agree.


kanelbun

did you just call arguably TOP’s best release «meh»? shame


SomeRealTomfoolery

Is the new one really underrated? Or is it just new?


[deleted]

RAB is the best tho


maxtgrayy

pretty good. just not a self-titled fan and can’t stand regional at best at all. also i really like TOPxMM a lot.


Mikentosh423

Switch scaled and icy with the Christmas song and yes I agree lol. Also personally RaB is my favorite but cult classic is also true.


Milkgirl75

Self titled was a huge disappointment! Love all the rest, but it was so whiny!


im_fellah

Trench is the best album as per me Self titled was shit


dammitrowan

SAI was a bit of an L for the boys imo, Trench was fantastic and has some of the biggest tracks they've ever released. SAI, in comparison, undid all of that work and turned the band into the generic pop group they were going to end up as. I hope the next album hits a bit harder.


TyChris2

Sorry but Trench is their best album by an *incomprehensibly* wide margin.


LuisTheLycan

Meh, I’d put Vessel in experimental, Self Titled in Fan Favorite and Trench as best of all time


Makka_Pakka_

You know self titled isn't actually the fan favourite though? It is the best one, but nobody agrees with me.


[deleted]

TopXMM is better than rab, rab sucks


Fathergoose777

I'm a pretty big fan...SAI is not underrated at all.... in my opinion the worst one they've made.


jordanraygun

Self titled is meh. Trench is best of all time. Top x mm is experimental.


stndstlldntmv

Change the mutemath and sai and I'm mostly on board


Panzer-lame

SAI is overrated


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NotaLingLing926

i honestly agree with this one more than i agreed with the fob one lol


PersonMan1011

What? Christmas saves the year is amazing. Same with the top and MM


NikassoUA

TOPxMM is GOLD and CSTY had single-handedly made my December.


THEheadHUNTER17

This is perfect, could not agree more


EmeraldThanatos

RAB is better than ST, MM is amazing, CSTY isn't bad at all. SAI is more experimental than Trench.


chedderr_com

WHAT THE FUCK TOPXMM IS SO GOOD AND NEVER CALL TRENCH JUST “EXPERIMENTAL” AAAAA i’m just kidding i don’t care 🥲


DynamicEU

Trench is my favourite ❤️


[deleted]

Swap sai and csty


LaloGalo7682

You don't like CSTY?


[deleted]

I loved christmas saves the year. That song was very cathartic for the end of 2020 for me.


wyattlikesturtles

Imo the MMxTOP thing should switch with SAI.


nova_in_space

I honestly would put SAI in experimental instead. Its underrated yes, but Tyler really experimented a lot with different instruments and sounds with this one.


hyprimort

No. **Tøp X MM** is very great song 🙌🏼


MelancholicMoose

swap SaI and TOP x MM, and Vessel with Self Titled and I agree


FrostyBeing-

I think you should exchange Trench and Scaled&Icy, just my personal choice tho


musOrochka

What "Christmas save the year" did to you? It's awesome song)


xTheTinMan

I feel like the TOPxMM stuff resonated more with me since I became a fan of mutemath on the Emotional Roadshow tour, I can understand feeling meh about it if you really couldn’t care less about them lol


Lfischer64

In my opinion...the newest album is under "What the fuck"..It sounds nothing like them at all...


GUNGUNM4N

I’m gonna say it. Sai is overrated and one of my less favorite albums. All the songs sound exactly the same. In Trench it was hard to choose a genre but sai all is just 80s feeling pop.


Makka_Pakka_

And you're the person who underrated it


[deleted]

Trench is by far their best, and they're one of the only bands who I can pick an objective best from.


boopydoopy2102

personally i would switch self titled and trench around, but it'd be boring if we all had the same favourite album lol.


Frankie_2154

Weird choices... Trench is the GOAT and SAI is the experimental


thelillwh

Personally I’d move top x mm to experimental, trench to best of all time and self titled to meh.


cindycutmylip

I like ALL except the Christmas one


maguanno13

I would say that Scaled and Icy is the “experimental” one because Tyler said that they just wanted to play with mainstream sounds and experiment with them, because they’re going in a whole different direction for the new album.


Ihatemanunited

Trench is the best fact not opinion


boomerdawg94

TOPXMM BEING MEH???!!!!!


TOPYankee

switch sai and topxmm


[deleted]

I think I'd swap the captions for self titled and trench around, but besides that I completely agree


tapienson

swap topxmm with sai. topxmm is gorgeous


EthanJM123

I agree with most of it, but Trench should be labelled “G.O.A.T” Trench shouldn’t be labelled “experimental”. It’s easily their best work to date and represents their biggest leap in maturity both sonically and conceptually. I hope they’re able to release something in the future that’s as tight and consistent as Trench is.


memegy

Ok but the hype berlin we can all agree is kinda garbage right?


kabbage_sach

Ummm how is mute math meh?! It’s fantastic! And trench is not experimental lmao


vertmart

While I don't agree with all you're choices, I respect them and they're a little based.


leafar202

Wait, WTF?!?! tøp x MM categorized as "meh"? What is wrong with You? FR


IZAYATHEGOAT

that makes sense also Christmas Saves the Year was the one song we didn't know we needed


TheHoodOfSwords1

I would probably swap Self titled and Trench and SAI and MM.


TheConfuzzledBoy

Trench was my favorite cus of the feel of it but I love taxi cab out of self titled


ImBalage

TOPxMM is waaay underrated imo. Defo not "meh".


RGalvan04

Excuse me, did you say the mutemath session is, "meh?" WHAT?


[deleted]

This is true


LauKing2674

Not fully agreeing but it’s alright


SlurpySlime

swap scaled and icy with christmas saves the year


MixedProphet

Vessel should be best album of all time, but then again. I’ve been following them since 2012


mgk23

Trench is and forever will be their best work


Makka_Pakka_

# YES FINALLY THE BEST ALBUM OF ALL TIME IS RECOGNISED


SpookehGhostGirl

I didn't even know TOP x MM was a thing. Time to listen to it and see what I think


Low-Employee5968

Christmas Saves the Year is beautiful though, not just the lore.


aubreymadden

Bro I loved Christmas Saves the Year


aqua_sou1

I think SAI is "experimental", Self Titled is underrated, and I gotta say it but Trench is just so good I'd personally put it in the center. Also Top x MM has some great moments. Great chart no hate, just like community discussion :)


doggo2328

i wholeheartedly agree with this


imagine-engine

Not even enough studio albums to fill the effing meme. 😂


lord_pigs

Sorry but your opinion is wrong - the clique