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   Kitty :damnified: (kitty@metalhead.club)'s status on Monday, 29-Jul-2024 20:27:07 JST Kitty :damnified:

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   I think I might just have my mini Ghost album ranking challenge completed.

   1. Meloria
   2. Impera
   3. Opus Eponymous
   4. Infestissumam
   5. Prequelle

   I had to listen to Square Hammer too even though it was not included in any of the track listings above 😉

   If you think differently, feel free to share your ranking.

   Tagging those who I know like Ghost, but all are welcome to join in 🎸
   @derthomas @HailsandAles @HauntedOwlbear

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     13 barn owls in a trenchcoat (hauntedowlbear@eldritch.cafe)'s status on Monday, 29-Jul-2024 20:27:05 JST 13 barn owls in a trenchcoat

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     @Kitty @derthomas @HailsandAles Can we include EPs, as well?

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     13 barn owls in a trenchcoat (hauntedowlbear@eldritch.cafe)'s status on Tuesday, 30-Jul-2024 18:02:54 JST 13 barn owls in a trenchcoat

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     @tomroberts @Kitty @derthomas @HailsandAles and that cover of Crucified!

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     Tom Roberts (tomroberts@metalhead.club)'s status on Tuesday, 30-Jul-2024 18:02:56 JST Tom Roberts

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     @Kitty @derthomas @HailsandAles @HauntedOwlbear I also think Square Hammer is great.

     I also enjoy some of their odd cuts, like their cover of ‘Stay’.

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     Kitty :damnified: (kitty@metalhead.club)'s status on Tuesday, 30-Jul-2024 18:02:57 JST Kitty :damnified:

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     @tomroberts Interesting to see we have 3 out of five in the same positions 😉

     @derthomas @HailsandAles @HauntedOwlbear

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     Tom Roberts (tomroberts@metalhead.club)'s status on Tuesday, 30-Jul-2024 18:02:58 JST Tom Roberts

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     @Kitty @derthomas @HailsandAles @HauntedOwlbear Right now I might say:

     1. Meliora
     2. Infestissumam
     3. Opus Eponymous
     4. IMPERA
     5. Prequelle

     But I might give the other albums a revisit.

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     13 barn owls in a trenchcoat (hauntedowlbear@eldritch.cafe)'s status on Tuesday, 30-Jul-2024 19:40:24 JST 13 barn owls in a trenchcoat

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     @derthomas @tomroberts @Kitty @HailsandAles

     It's incredibly good.

     Additionally, I really appreciate how consistently well Ghost handles queer-coded material, and that cover is a great example of that.

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     Thomas (derthomas@metalhead.club)'s status on Tuesday, 30-Jul-2024 19:40:25 JST Thomas

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     @HauntedOwlbear
     That's my favourite by a large margin!
     @tomroberts @Kitty @HailsandAles

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     13 barn owls in a trenchcoat (hauntedowlbear@eldritch.cafe)'s status on Wednesday, 31-Jul-2024 00:38:24 JST 13 barn owls in a trenchcoat

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     @Kitty @derthomas @HailsandAles

     I have my ranking, and you're all going to disagree with me! cackles

     1. Prequelle (I ride or die for this album. Perfect pop record, no notes, adore the retro interpolations and references)
     2. Imperia (it was a grower, I'll admit, but I honestly really like what's going on here)
     3. Meliora (I know it's the house favourite, and I see why - there's some absolute bangers in here - but I think the other albums have a more consistent identity in many ways)
     4. Opus Eponymous - peak psych doom Ghost, this is the version of the band I bounced off when I saw them live. I now appreciate what's going on here, and like it very much, in fact, but it's not as much for me as later Ghost. We can already see Tobias Forge's love of interpolation coming in, such as the little stylistic references to King Diamond and Mercyful Fate (c.f. Ritual and Return of the Vampire)
     5. Infestissumam (I was late getting into Ghost, so this isn't my era of the band, but I really do like this album's uncomplicated satanic vibes and psychedelic influences rather a lot now)

     3 & 4 could easily swap, depending on my mood.

     If all the covers EPs were wrapped into a single album, they're be in the number 2 or 3 slot, though.
     Ghost are really bloody good at cover versions.

     Seven Inches and The Future is a Foreign Land singles are also great, but I'm not yet sure how they'll tie in with the next studio album.

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     13 barn owls in a trenchcoat (hauntedowlbear@eldritch.cafe)'s status on Wednesday, 31-Jul-2024 19:58:16 JST 13 barn owls in a trenchcoat

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     @Kitty @derthomas @HailsandAles I really value being able to talk though music nerd stuff with you guys, too. It's really great getting into little details.

     A single favourite track would be too hard. Top 5?

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     Kitty :damnified: (kitty@metalhead.club)'s status on Wednesday, 31-Jul-2024 19:58:17 JST Kitty :damnified:

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     @HauntedOwlbear Laughs back. It's great being able to talk to others about music that not many appreciate in my IRL world. Agreeing or not is part of the fun. :awesome_rotate:
     Individual experience and nostalgia counts for so much on the ranking meter. It would be interesting to find out if people have a favourite individual Ghost song 🎸

     @derthomas @HailsandAles

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     13 barn owls in a trenchcoat (hauntedowlbear@eldritch.cafe)'s status on Wednesday, 31-Jul-2024 20:15:00 JST 13 barn owls in a trenchcoat

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     @Kitty @derthomas @HailsandAles when I get back from working out + lunch?

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     Kitty :damnified: (kitty@metalhead.club)'s status on Wednesday, 31-Jul-2024 20:15:01 JST Kitty :damnified:

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     @HauntedOwlbear I could do that :blobrainbow: You wanna post something to start a new thread to easily invite others to join in, if they want? 🤔
     @derthomas @HailsandAles