Quote Originally Posted by Shadaloo View Post
ZG->TG->Oceania->Monuments To A Eugoogly being precisely those places where he's been surrounded by nothing but yes-men and allowed to do the first thing that crosses his mind. I tend to think one of the reasons Oceania is as palatable as it is (your mileage may vary, of course), is because it's him actually trying to buckle down and do a 'traditional' SP album in response to nobody giving a shit about Teargarden.
But Oceania IS part of Teargarden. An album within an album--remember?

I would definitely rank MTAE over Teargarden. At least MTAE sounds polished, fleshed-out--and there's some great stuff on there, imo, i.e., "Drum and fife" and "Dorian." Billy never should have released TG--it's dull, meandering, forgettable. And the 11 $50.00 EPs that stopped after the second one? What was that all about?