Absolutely! I don't think there is a person on the planet who should go through life without knowing the bliss that is Okkervil River's first 3 albums. However, between The Stand Ins and The Stage Names, I actually think The Stand Ins is the better album of the two, It just flows better. In The Stage Names you have Savannah Smiles and then A Girl In Port that break the rest of the album in two halves with extremely slow tempos that conflict with the rest of the album. I mean, you can have slow songs in an more rock oriented album, but don't but it right before one of the most rock oriented songs on the album! It just doesn't fit.. in this there is much better flow. there is more, but whatever, that is the main thing.
OVERALL....
Black Sheep Boy
2.Down the River of Golden Dreams
3.The Stand Ins
4.Don't Fall In Love With Everyone You See
Absolutely! I don't think there is a person on the planet who should go through life without knowing the bliss that is Okkervil River's first 3 albums. However, between The Stand Ins and The Stage Names, I actually think The Stand Ins is the better album of the two, It just flows better. In The Stage Names you have Savannah Smiles and then A Girl In Port that break the rest of the album in two halves with extremely slow tempos that conflict with the rest of the album. I mean, you can have slow songs in an more rock oriented album, but don't but it right before one of the most rock oriented songs on the album! It just doesn't fit.. in this there is much better flow. there is more, but whatever, that is the main thing.
OVERALL....