Rx Bandits - Mandala vs. Previous Work

[BulleTheory]

I did this poll about a month ago to see what people would think about Mandala vs ATBB. After giving it a few listens, is it your favorite compared to the other albums?

PS. if you dont know this band, you are truly missing out.

[Machu505]

Mandala with ...And the Battle Begun shortly behind it.

[desiguerilla]

ATBB > Mand. > Resig > Prog

[andrewjman]

Don't get me wrong the new cd is pretty great, but I gotta have a little horn with rx bandits. I liked and the battle begun because it was different from anything I've heard. I would spend hours rocking out to it. The new cd I can bang to, which is....just as awesome. I guess its a tie.

[Big_Guy]

I'm surprised The Resignation isn't leading.

I think it's their best album all around

[BulleTheory]

I'm surprised The Resignation isn't leading.

I think it's their best album all around
i think its their poppiest, most easy-to-listen-to album but i dont think its their best. When it comes to song writing and musicianship, i think ATBB and Mandala blow it away

[recall reality]

i think its their poppiest, most easy-to-listen-to album but i dont think its their best. When it comes to song writing and musicianship, i think ATBB and Mandala blow it away

Song writing and musicianship easily get better with each album. I think Mandala is their strongest collective recording to date but I think The Resignation was, song for song, a similarly cohesive and focused album. All their albums are so different, I see it really branch off between people.

The Resignation defined the band for me, it blew me away after Progress, it was a giant leap. ...ATBB is not as much of a leap after Res... and I think this has something to do with my love for it. The creative horn use of Prophetic and Never Slept, interesting tracks like Falling Down The Mountain and Dinna-Dawg, it was so different. There are aspects of ...ATBB I prefer, but also more moments I'm not feeling as much. I think the DTR delays also hurt the reception of that album as well, and perhaps it being entirely self produced wasn't all positive. On their own merits, I find myself very torn between their last three albums.

[Broden Terry]

The Resignation. Although I haven't heard the new record yet.

[actionpat]

i have never listened to them. no particular reason. if i were to start, anybody got a suggestion for a few n00b accessible songs?

[BulleTheory]

i have never listened to them. no particular reason. if i were to start, anybody got a suggestion for a few n00b accessible songs?
they're not necessarily a band that you can just listen to one or two songs of because they're so different, but i guess Decrescendo is a good n00b song. but as far as albums go, id start with The Resignation...i find its a good album to introduce the band, after that, you can hear their progression from album to album.

[Big_Guy]

i think its their poppiest, most easy-to-listen-to album but i dont think its their best. When it comes to song writing and musicianship, i think ATBB and Mandala blow it away

I disagree. while I think that ATBB and Mandala are amazing, The Resignation is more cohesive as a whole than the newer ones and the songwriting is basically the same, just a little more straight forward.

but this is nothing to argue about. amazing fucking band

[Fedaykin]

Why is nobody else singing the praises of Progress?

I still listen to this album frequently

not really a fan of ATBB or Mandala

Fave song is probably "Matering the List" off of Resignation

[thehereaway]

Really tough for me to chose between ATBB and Mandala, but i voted for ATBB.

[BulleTheory]

Why is nobody else singing the praises of Progress?

I still listen to this album frequently

not really a fan of ATBB or Mandala

Fave song is probably "Matering the List" off of Resignation
because they've progressed a lot from that album.

[Un'Aria Ancora]

...ATBB is my favorite, though I think Mandala is the best.

[darkmartheight]

Those damn banits was a run record.

of this list, the resignation. (then Mandala)

[timb89]

ive only got mandala, what should i get next?

[BulleTheory]

ive only got mandala, what should i get next?
...And the Battle Begun or the Resignation

[Machu505]

How close this poll is right now is a testament to how awesome the Bandits are.

[dumhed01]

I went with ...And The Battle Begun..
But i have a feeling Mandala will creep up past it.

I love them all though.

[thehereaway]

Really tough for me to chose between ATBB and Mandala, but i voted for ATBB.

I'd like to change my vote to Mandala now, i think its their best work.

[Brandon Allin]

Progress.

[VIVALAMATT]

This is pretty balanced. I'm surprised, yet pleased.

[Cue the Sun]

Progress will always have a special place in my heart. ATBB has a couple of my favorite RXB songs, and so does The Resignation. The musicianship on Mandala is mindblowing. I don't think I'll ever be able to choose.

[BulleTheory]

Progress will always have a special place in my heart. ATBB has a couple of my favorite RXB songs, and so does The Resignation. The musicianship on Mandala is mindblowing. I don't think I'll ever be able to choose.
winner.