Favorite Tourniquet Release After Pathogenic

I know there are a few Tourniquet fans on here besides myself, so I decided to create this poll. I figured if I included the first 3, the vast majority of the votes would go to those (understandably, of course). So, I'm curious to see what you all think is the best Tourniquet album after the first three.

I'm allowing multiple options so I can pick both Microscopic View and Vanishing Lessons. Microscopic was my introduction to these guys and I find the songwriting on VL to be quite addicting. I like them all to varying degrees, but these two stand out the most to me.

I decided not to include Collected Works, even though "Perfect Night for a Hanging" and "The Hand Trembler" are great. I didn't want there to be the loophole of having all those early tracks available to choose from . Intense Live and Acoustic Archives are different, since they're re-recordings.

Have at it!

I love Antiseptic Bloodbath. I think it's by-far the strongest album since their heyday.

scottmitchell74 wrote:

I love Antiseptic Bloodbath. I think it's by-far the strongest album since their heyday.

It's definitely the closest in spirit to Pathogenic. I actually find the second half of the album (AB) stronger than the first.

I have never heard one Tourniquet tune. I've read alot of people on hear raving about them so I'd like to check them out eventually.

007 wrote:

I have never heard one Tourniquet tune. I've read alot of people on hear raving about them so I'd like to check them out eventually.

Start with Pathogenic Ocular Dissonance, IMHO, but keep in mind that no two TQT albums sound exactly alike. If I get a chance later, I'll post some samples.

MetallicSeminarian wrote:

007 wrote:

I have never heard one Tourniquet tune. I've read alot of people on hear raving about them so I'd like to check them out eventually.

Start with Pathogenic Ocular Dissonance, IMHO, but keep in mind that no two TQT albums sound exactly alike. If I get a chance later, I'll post some samples.

  

Pathogenic was IMO the last good album they did that appealed to my tastes after that release was the Intense Live which I liked but after that I was done....

WMARD and VL are my two picks but nothing touches Pathogenic and Psycho.

There's been stuff going on vocally which just hasn't appealed to me, for whatever reason, from 'Vanishing Lessons' on, but for me there's a huge number of songs you could throw different vocals on, maybe a little more (two) guitar interplay, and they'd be the best stuff the band has ever done..

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These guys are my favorite thrash band of all time, so I'm happy to spread the love .

Everything after the first three sucked to my ears.

mc666 wrote:

Everything after the first three sucked to my ears.

The first three are arguably their best (especially Psychosurgery and Pathogenic, which is why I recommended to start there), but I like all of it. I also started with Microscopic View, so I didn't come to the later era with the first three glued in my brain.

I went with Microscopic but Acoustic wasnt far behind.

After the first 3, I still like VL.......actually, I probably like VL more than Pathogenic.

bassman wrote:

After the first 3, I still like VL.......actually, I probably like VL more than Pathogenic.  

VL has some of their most infectious songwriting ("Bearing Gruesome Cargo," "Vanishing Lessons," "Acidhead."

Psychosurgery will always be my favorite.


Vanishing and Micro are the least sucky IMO (from the Luke era).

Microscopic and Vanishing Lessons are my fav two since the first three.I also really like Crawl to China despite what most people think of it.There are a lot of catchy tunes on it.

Thrasher73 wrote:

I also really like Crawl to China despite what most people think of it.There are a lot of catchy tunes on it.

I like a lot of C2C. I think the problem for me is that there are too many songs on it. If the album was trimmed down to the best 10 or so tracks, I think it would benefit. I did that on my iPod and I found the album more enjoyable that way.

MetallicSeminarian wrote:

For 007 (and others like him):






















These guys are my favorite thrash band of all time, so I'm happy to spread the love .

Some pretty good stuff right there. I'd like to check into them further. I saw one of their cds (Microscopic View) a few months back at Half Price Books but didn't have the cash to get it then. I'm sure it's gone by now.

I went with Vanishing Lessons. It's one of my favorite Tourniquet albums.

Addy wrote:

Pathogenic was IMO the last good album they did that appealed to my tastes after that release was the Intense Live which I liked but after that I was done....

this. Hence my vote for Intense...

Microscopic View is just too good. Such a unique album.

Thanks for posting those samplers MetallicSeminarian. I only have the first 3 albums on cd (and the debut on cd and tape) and the INTENSE LIVE ep but now i need to buy some more. thanksssssss.

Microscopic.

nevermore wrote:

I went with Vanishing Lessons. It's one of my favorite Tourniquet albums.

Vanishing is good. some good tracks on there.