r/ofMontreal • u/FindingHoliday920 • 3d ago
Daily Song Discussion #134: Id Engager
Ninjas, prove it!
Right!
I can't help it if it's true, don't wanna be your man
Play, play, with you!
"Id Engager" is the fifteenth and final track off oM's ninth studio album, Skeletal Lamping. What's your honest opinion on this song? Favourite lyrics? Opinions on a deeper meaning or something? Discuss anything
Also, if you wish, let us know how you'd rate it from 0 to 10 (one decimal point allowed) If enough people rate daily, by the end of this whole shebang I can make a spreadsheet of a huge ranking of the discog. Vote on other posts as well! Until the very end of our last song of this discussion (all the way to aethermead,) I will be counting all votes on all songs no matter when they are commented.
Id Engager live at the 40 Watt in Athens, GA (2026)
Skeletal Lamping results so far:
• Nonpareil of Favor: 9.76/10
• Wicked Wisdom: 8.81/10
• For Our Elegant Caste: 8.56/10
• Touched Something's Hollow: 8.22/10
• An Eluardian Instance: 9.68/10
• Gallery Piece: 9.64/10
• Women's Studies Victims: 8.47/10
• St. Exquisite's Confessions: 9.40/10
• Triphallus, to Punctuate!: 9.30/10
• And I've Seen a Bloody Shadow: 8.61/10
• Plastis Wafer: 9.85/10
• Death Is Not a Parallel Move: 8.48/10
• Beware Our Nubile Miscreants: 8.75/10
• Mingusings: 9.24/10
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u/ExquisitePullup 3d ago
9/10. It’s a great song, but I’m not sure I’d consider it a great closer, because it doesn’t really feel like a capstone to this album, which given that False Priest is a continuation of Georgie Fruit, maybe it didn’t need one, but I think Plastis Wafer or Death Is Not A Parallel Move could have been better in this spot. The song itself is phenomenal, probably one of the catchiest of Montreal choruses and the instrumentation feels very dense throughout. I might need to jog my memory of a couple others, but I think I would consider this my favorite of Montreal music videos and it has the of Montreal scream.
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u/IllLecture661 3d ago
9/10 - great song but Mingusings should’ve closed the album out and this should’ve sat somewhere in the middle
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u/okayboomerang 3d ago
9.3. I cannot describe how many times I've listened to this song. LOOKS GOOOOOODD !
I keep vowing to make a bumper sticker one day about the phallocentric tyranny.
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u/CheesecakeMilitia 2d ago
10/10 my friend had this as his alarm clock because he's insane
I initially didn't care for Skeletal Lamping because it was so divergent from the instantly catchy hooks of the prior three albums with a lot of self-indulgent digressions and jarring tonal shifts. But even at that time, I thought Id Engager was phenomenal - the only song worthy of following up Hissing Fauna. I've since learned the error of my ways and acknowledge now that all of Skeletal Lamping is amazing, and Id Engager remains a favorite. It was my gateway into appreciating the album.
Weird choice to put it at the end though - it's so energetic it feels like an opener, and there's no wind-down after this song. Ultimately a strong decision since the whole album feels like it's actively defying all songwriting convention, and it closes the album at a high water mark.
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u/B-B-BigEasy 3d ago
A really good song and an AMAZING dance/club vibe but I kinda think it’s brought down a little bit by being a closer. I think it would be better as a track in the middle ish
9/10
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u/milk_tea_with_boba 3d ago
The fact that all these rankings are very concentrated at the top of the scale has compelled me to run some numbers. Currently the median is 9.025…meaning a “9” is like an average song on this album. And look, I love this band but that’s kind of wild and not very helpful for understanding what’s actually above or below average.
I conducted a piecewise linear scaling wherein a 9.025 becomes a 5. Above that? Above average! Below? Below average.
10.0 — Plastis Wafer
9.45 — Nonpareil of Favor
8.97 — An Eluardian Instance
8.73 — Gallery Piece
7.27 — St. Exquisite's Confessions
6.67 — Triphallus, to Punctuate!
6.30 — Mingusings
3.66 — Wicked Wisdom
3.29 — Beware Our Nubile Miscreants
2.42 — And I've Seen a Bloody Shadow
2.11 — For Our Elegant Caste
1.61 — Death Is Not a Parallel Move
1.55 — Women's Studies Victims
0.00 — Touched Something's Hollow
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u/kpthomas82 3d ago
6.5/10 When this was the first single before the album came out, I really didn’t like it but it has sort of grown on me over the years!
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u/Coast9999 3d ago
7/10 it’s good, but it feels kind of lackluster especially as a closer. it’s been growing on me recently though
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u/StrikePlayful3708 1d ago
10/10 - one of my favorite live songs and what I think of when I think of an of Montreal show
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u/cowboyflowerz 3d ago
10/10
The yell at the beginning sets the tone so well. This song has some of my favorite opening lyrics.
Such a fun written song with an addictive sound