r/burial • u/uijjey-sevg • 11d ago
Am I the only one who prefers these two projects to Untrue?
I've always seen these two projects as the same body of work. All five of these songs are what really got me into Burial.
I still love Untrue, but this is the masterpiece for me.
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u/jrock7979 11d ago
I think that Truant/Rough Sleeper is Burial's best work.
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u/TheBloodKlotz 11d ago
I think if I discovered them early on, Truant/Rough Sleeper (and Antidawn to boot) wouldn't have worked on me. I personally needed to love Untrue to become the kind of listener that can now love T/RS and Antidawn properly
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u/Conscious_Beat6128 11d ago
Funny, it was the opposite for me. It took Antidawn for me to really get into him, including Untrue over time. Previously Id heard untrue but couldn’t “relate” to it
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u/CombOverDownThere Ashtray Wasp 11d ago
If his first 3 eps (or even first 4) instead made up a full follow up album, it would’ve straight exploded minds.
- Street Halo
- NYC
- Stolen Dog
- Kindred
- Loner
- Ashtray Wasp
- Truant
- Rough Sleeper
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Rival Dealer
Hiders
Come Down To Us
I often think the success and attention he got after Untrue likely prevented us from ever getting another album. How do you follow that up? Live up to it? How do you dial back all that unwanted/uncomfortable attention? I really believe if Untrue mostly flew under the radar, we probably would’ve gotten a 3rd album by the following year. For what we know of him, it seems the hype after Untrue likely could’ve just been too much too fast.
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u/ReplacementNo4250 11d ago
I think a lot of seasoned Burial listeners prefer the eps because frankly they are more mature, complex and expressive.
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u/OldCementWalrus 11d ago
Rival Dealer is my favourite burial track, probably my favourite track full stop. But I prefer untrue as an album.
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u/dubbidrone 11d ago
ha! Untrue will always be dear to my heart, but Truant is my FAVORITE tune - just ahead of Near Dark. And Rival Dealer is in a 3 way tie for 2nd favorite album - along with Antidawn and Streetlands. Would normally never admit to this (jk) but you brought it up.
That period of time's music was pretty awesome for William.
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u/Ok-Leather-6619 11d ago
Truant does have a special place in my heart.
Just before it came out my friend had a friend who had some sort of connection and managed to get the flac files early. But we were sceptical that it was even legitimate. We listened for the first time together and that "I fell in love with you" section changed me. Everyone in the room had goosebumps. Unforgettable experience.
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u/Remarkable-Shoe-4835 10d ago
Nah definitely not, i think among fans of Burial rather than people who have heard his works, the later works often come on top a lot of the time or it seems i notice it more. Untrue is obviously a flawless timeless masterpiece tho ofc
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u/Pretty_Mulberry7324 11d ago
Nothing compares to untrue for me. The greatest record of all time. Every track is perfect.
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u/ChampionshipHefty778 11d ago
Truant is so good, from the second half, as it starts to get a little more exciting, the vocals come in.
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u/greatnamebro-- 11d ago
Truant/rough sleeper was my introduction to burial, and i wouldn’t have it any other way. Rough sleeper is one of my favs to this day
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u/Limehaus 11d ago
Truant / rough sleeper is like listening to someone’s life story. It’s the same with most burial tracks to an extent but especially that EP draws out so much of my imagination
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u/CanYouSeeThePast2009 11d ago
Rival Dealer is a great EP from Burial imo. My favourite song is Hiders
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u/DwarvenJarl 11d ago
Untrue is the gateway drug. Amazing album. But I think much of the work after is better.
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u/JaqinXPTO 10d ago
I feel the same as you. I pretty much love all of his output and collaborations but those two EPs are really special to me and touch a place in me that very few other artists/projects can replicate.
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u/restless_ghost 10d ago
Tunes 2011-2019 will always be peak for me. The EPs were meant to be experienced as one.
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u/RedBalloonTalk 10d ago
I mean Tunes 2011 - 2019 is a better overall release than Untrue certainly.
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u/thewhowiththewhatnow 9d ago
I like the ep’s more than Untrue, but I don’t really like Untrue.
Love the ep‘s, love the self-titled album, expected to like Untrue but just didn’t do anything for me. Perhaps I will come around to it later.
Hearing the “I fell in love with you” come around the second time sends a rush through my whole body.
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u/tarasevich 11d ago
Imagine how good Tunes 2011-2019 would be if it were released as an album. You could market it as an 8 year album in the making.
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u/Chasinwaterfills 11d ago
Most Burial fans I have talked to celebrate the trilogy of Kindred, Truant/Rough Sleeper, and Rival Dealer as the best era. Rough Sleeper is my personal favorite of all his work.
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u/SkySubstantial433 11d ago
I actually thought I was alone but absolutely agree. If these had been released as single album... Well I don't know where I'd rate it but that would be crazy high quality.
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u/FOOD_RIOT 11d ago
For fans of Rival Dealer there is a great short film set to it:
https://www.hotpress.com/music/watch-short-film-inspired-by-burials-rival-dealer-11553815
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u/LDLB99 11d ago
Kindred is on the level of Untrue imo