<i>First And Last And Always</i>: the Poll

I'm going with "Marian (Version)", personally.

It's "Nine While Nine", fules. "(Amphetamine) Logic" and "Some Kind of Stranger" very close seconds.

(I had to move oop North to understand what "Nine while nine" meant.)

(care to enlighten us?)

while = until, so nine while nine is akshully nine minutes to nine. I think that's what it means in the song now.

I go with "Walk Away," the lead single, but consider the album a pretty big falling-off after the AMAZING run of singles that had preceded it - Reptile House EP, Anaconda, Temple of Love, , Alice/Floorshow, Body Electric (didn't that have "Train" on it? awesome): during that period the Sisters of Mercy were fucking untouchable. You couldn't even have polls about these EPs, they all just ruled from start to stop.

I think side 2 of First and Last is the equal of any of those but in a different, more epic way. Side 1, which is Hussey's side as I remember, is good enough but nowhere near great.

J0hn D. OTM - even though I love F&L&A, Floodland and Gift

(thx, Noodle! I expected it would mean something more obscure than that)

Mariaaaaaaaan

Yeah, buddy

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Another "Marian (Version)" here.

'Walk Away' then 'Nine While Nine', but neither is 'Alice', alack.

"Black Planet" is great too. The instrumental track on that was originally intended by Hussey for "Dance on Glass"!

i like floodland more BUT this album rules also and i vote "marian"

I havent listened to this album in probably 15 years, so I'm just going with "Marian (Version)" because Alex did (and I don't remember ANY of these songs).

Is there a Floodland poll?

I haven't heard Marian in over a decade--maybe two--and I still am haunted by it.

Marian.

Hear it again right now.

man, "marian" first and last and forevermore - the german part is simultaneously ridiculous and 100% eerie and affecting

NWN here, more for happy memories of friends picking out the intro in a flat in leicestershire than the tune itself.

definitely Nine While Nine

this album is beyond classic

"marian" for me too with 'some kind of stranger" a close second. great, great memories of seeing them touring this album. or rather not seeing them as there was so much dry ice. the production on the album is kind of horrible though.

It's since-been re-mastered, and you CAN hear a difference!

Marian

Yeah Marian here too, though "No Time to Cry" is up there for me.

Some Kind of Stranger closely followed by Nine While Nine then Amphetamine Logic and Marian.

John D otm re the EPs.

Walk Away

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Fuck, I need to get the remaster. Long overdue on my part.

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