"I'm The Queen of Rock and POLL!!!!!!"_ILM Artist Poll #51_SLEATER-KINNEY_ RESULTS THREAD

this fell off my ballot towards the very end. it was great live, and i adore the crescendo of "all - my - life - i've - WAIT - ed" into the climactic holler "LOOOOOOOOOVE!"

That ping ping guitar riff at the heart of "A Quarter to Three," the Cure-esque solo, the melodica -- it's a perfect last song.

^^ someone pointed out earlier that they don't usually fade-out at the end of their songs, but they do it here and it's a great choice.

Incidentally "A Quarter To Three" was the last minute addition to my ballot when I was informed that "Let's Call It Love" and "Night Light" were being counted as one song and I had an extra spot.

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i've come to appreciate how Let's Call It Love goes on way too long, if only because it creates a positively monumental lead-in to that magic juncture where it finally catches focus and segues into Night Light.

oh, damn, I need to check ILM every now and then.
woulda thrown another #1 to "Sympathy"

Corin sings Sympathy really well

Is that Carrie with OITNB people??

Just one OITNB people. I see Modern Family, Veep and Goldbergs people as well.

the emergence of Carrie Brownstein, Frequent Late Night Talk Show Guest is still kind of surreal

i'm not sure i'll ever get used to it. i'm all 'good for her!' and happy she's getting paid and it beats blogging for npr but even if i'm just watching portlandia (nevermind stuff like the amex commercial) every now and then my head will go 'wtf that's carrie brownstein'. i'm going thru a similar thing now w/ that fucking apple commercial w/ 'gigantic' - i lolled heartily the first time, i was happy that kim in particular was gettting paid, i rolled my eyes at the idea of outrage over an indie song in a commercial at this late a date, and yet now more and more frequently a part of me that is getting louder and louder thinks 'there is something about this specifically that is very weird and very wrong'.

With the "Gigantic" ad, I mostly thought of my high school friends in 1989 who gave me shit for going to see squaresville corporate rock sellouts the Who on their cash-grab reunion tour, while insisting their faves the Pixies (who I dug too) would never fall into any of those sellouty rock-star traps.

Stoked for what can only be the upcoming DMO deluge.

O rly?

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13. “You’re No Rock n’ Roll Fun”
All Hands On The Bad One, 2000
336 Points (16 Votes, 1 #1)

Music Video: http://youtu.be/NNpKjmNaJpQ
Live on "Trackers": http://youtu.be/tP9faBenZGw
Interview from same: http://youtu.be/TME8W73nYWY
Seattle School of Rock cover version: http://youtu.be/ANX0mOqtDV4

I'm still waiting.

can totally see Don 'n' Glenn getting heckled by SK and fans at a show.

The first Sleater-Kinney song I ever heard. I'm surprised to see it miss the top ten.

My #1! Truly the song that made me a fan.

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12. “Call The Doctor”
Call The Doctor, 1996
344 Points (15 Votes)

The Track: http://youtu.be/sysudzyUpzI
Live @ Bryn Mawr in '96: http://youtu.be/LRO3pJn6v-E
Live @ CBGB's in '97: http://youtu.be/DA7FYXZWOPI
Live in '06: http://youtu.be/8Do94cSetio

"You're No Rock n' Roll Fun" and "All Hands On The Bad One" were the songs that turned me off the band for a while after The Hot Rock got me interested in them tbh

"You're No" was the only AHOTBO song to make my ballot.

I'm still waiting.

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i'm not waiting

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11. “Dance Song ‘97”
Dig Me Out, 1997
347 Points (14 Votes, 2 # 1’s)

The Track: http://youtu.be/cw6XU87YaXQ
Live in '97 w/members of The Need & Donna Dresch: http://youtu.be/cw6XU87YaXQ
Live in '06: http://youtu.be/1QDnkcktEm8

OOOOH TOO LOW for "Call the Doctor" -- I had it at #2, and it's my #2 by a large margin. I'd never heard anything like it before -- not with lyrics about socialization, the weird vocal interplay, the vibrato in the lead singer's voice -- and then the explosion during the bridge -- Corin wailing, Carrie screaming -- made me an instant fan. So powerful.

When I was getting into them I really didn't like the Call the Doctor album that much at all, the only song that stuck was the title track. The whole album has grown on me a lot but that song in particular has become one of my favourite songs of theirs. Such a brilliant opener.

"Dance Song '97" and its roller rink organ warmed to the band after the initial shock.

I kind of always forget about Dance 97 as it's surrounded by such amazing songs that overshadow it a little bit.

it sounds like an awesome riff and chorus from obscure New Wave band stapled together

Oh wow, I had no idea Dance Song 97 was this beloved.

it doesn't fit in on dmo when i think about what dmo is about, but if i go track by track its one of my favorites.

bouncy sk is the best, and i love the undercurrent of compulsion and dread. it has a "dance dance dance to the radio" quality.

omg the the toms that kick in around 2:20 in the outro.

Oh wow, I had no idea Dance Song 97 was this beloved.

Me neither. Shocked that it placed this high. I dig it and everything, but it didn't make my ballot.

It was in the middle of my ballot, but I was expecting it to get totally overlooked.

i don't know if can explain very well why i like it so much but i had it pegged as my #1 from the outset and listening thru the catalog again confirmed it. man i love that song.

Very nearly posted this by accident in the Mad Men thread...

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10. “Turn It On”
Dig Me Out, 1997
381 Points (13 Votes, 2 #1’s)

The Track: http://youtu.be/WO9eBvw2gdY
Live @ CBGB's in '97: http://youtu.be/_DZWW5ZsYpU
Live @ Bumbershoot '97: http://youtu.be/QPv9dRsQtTE
Live in 2000, preceded by Jokes by Janet & "White Rabbit" cover: http://youtu.be/jyZ0tBqOqTA
Live in '06: http://youtu.be/1xfbVrwHDio

"I can clearly see your nuts..."

Love "Turn It On" but it was one of the DMO rockers I omitted in favor of "It's Enough" and "Not What You Want." All so good, tho.

when that first TURN IT ON TURN IT ON YOU CAN TURN IT ON starts it's all I can do to keep the car from running off the road.

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9. “Burn, Don’t Freeze”
The Hot Rock, 1999
399 Points (18 votes)

The Track: http://youtu.be/STMNeSYywk8
Live in '99: http://youtu.be/W-neLUogNW4
Acapella cover: http://youtu.be/nA0EmQdD3fk

Incredible song, right here

first SK song i ever heard, totally bewildered and enchanted me, wasn't like anything i'd ever heard. still makes me catch my breath every time the 'fast' part starts.

Ditto. Fucking love this; on first listen, THR had its hooks in me from "Start Together," but hearing this, I knew it was one of those songs that would be in my life for a very long time.

My #1, and no question about it. The subtle "oooohs" in the chorus (and as I still remember from one of his posts, josh blog noting how even the clapping is so focused and determined), Corin cranking up the insane desperation in her typically awesome vocals, the way she whispers before exploding at the end, this song always makes me tear up and always gets me on the knife's edge of living.

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8. “Good Things”
Call The Doctor, 1996
415 Points (17 Votes, 1 #1)

The Track: http://youtu.be/iu8bCtMDkkc
Live in '98, followed by "Little Mouth": http://youtu.be/_u5lu5jDzBk

^^^ stuck in my head since balloting it

I've got some errands to run before my follow-up doctor (B is for Brownstein) appointment. So, shall we reconvene for the final 7 this evening?

aww, I was hoping for top 5 with Good Things.

I was one of the #1s for Turn It On. Their best, easy.

Dance Song '97 was also a top 5 for me.

I hate that I didn't see this in time to vote. Thanks for doing it though, I've been jamming s-k all day. Also lol I wanted to show my mate this and clicked on the next youtube to send her... and she was the one to post it! This band is the best.