POLLSTAL BLOWFISH - ILM Artist Poll #8 - Guided By Voices - ReSuLtS!!!

I have no idea.

oh, you know

the acoustic intro of TRC is so classic, it shouldn't work as a lead-in to the song but it does! that's genius right there.

yeah, great guitars all the way through.

You don't want to know.

Which is to say that I also have no idea.

speed up slow down go all around yeah <-- kind of stupid, but sounds good with that melody because it's only such a tune that will carry a song called "tractor rape chain" into the hearts of the people

the idea that you can "get wet" on it is what intrigues/disturbs me most about it

in the first place it's probably just paranoia

I had heard it was inspired by some news of the weird article about a farmer who tried to do autoerotic asphyxiation by tying something to his tractor wheel. Maybe that's BS, I dunno.

Ohio's motto is "the heart of it all"
It's a thing I know, it's a thing I believe in.

always thought of it as a chain of tractor's raping the earth or something? i dunno about the rest of it

"Big School" isn't going to be appearing now :(

dmr, that story is too great not to be true; it's a thing I believe in.

game of pricks
motor away
mo
tor
a
way

not gonna google it to verify tbqh (xp)

so its motor away and game of pricks?
i hold on hope that Hold On Hope isnt gonna win this

Big School was my #10. Surprised it is no where in the top 60. It always seemed to be the most requested song at shows that was never played.

auditorium/motor away! can't separate them

a chain of tractor's raping the earth or something?

That makes sense considering Bob's lyrical interests in "earth"/"planet"/etc.

READY?!!!!!!! drumroll please...

ptptptptptptptptpptptptptptpt

i'm afraid to f5

2. "Motor Away" (Alien Lanes, 1995) [802 points, 33 votes, 4 #1 votes]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rN3gmKltn88

1. "Game of Pricks" (Alien Lanes, 1995) [1,091 points, 38 votes, 8 #1 votes]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zRmp_RrEMA

Thanks Johnny!!!!!!!!!!! great job!

aaaaaaa, that's just the right result!

no surprises

hooray, same #1 as the poll I did 4 years ago. And Game of Pricks was my #1. All is right in the world.

and thats good

My #1 won at least

always thought of it as a chain of tractor's raping the earth or something? i dunno about the rest of it

Yeah Pollard refers to something along those lines in an interview in the 33 1/3 book.

WOW! It won by almost 300 points.

same results in the Alien Lanes poll, too.

i wanna ask you a question: what is the best song in GBV's Alien Lanes?

"Game Of Pricks" was my #1 of course, as it was the first GBV song I fell in love with! you could never be stroooooong, you can only be freeeeee....

Am disappointed there weren't more bob solo tracks. Definitely deserve to be in the top 60.

Yeah 'Game of Pricks' was #1 for me too. Cool!

Am disappointed there weren't more bob solo Tobin tracks.

Atom Eyes?
Awful Bliss?
To Remake the Young Flyer???

"Pricks", in terms of sheer songwriting, is probably the best thing he ever wrote.

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This guy knew what he was talking about, whatever happened to him?

Yeah that's domination. But it deserves it!

Actually these were my #1 and #4

Johnny #1 for even bothering with this at all, but also for ensuring proper results.
The time came, and he added up the numbers. A man of energy.

Satisfying result, I'm pleased. Live versions of Game of Pricks are good enough to make my head pop clean off.

So who else voted for "Official Ironmen" as their #1? So curious.

Am disappointed there weren't more bob solo tracks. Definitely deserve to be in the top 60.

I had a load of Bob solo tracks then ditched them to make it less complicated

thanks for organizing Johnny!

I won't divulge people's ballots, but anyone who wants to share theirs is welcome to.

Game of Pricks
Subspace Biographies
The Enemy
SHOCKER IN GLOOMTOWN
The Official Ironman Rally Song
Echos Myron
Submarine Teams
Weedking
Big School
Motor Away
Watch Me Jumpstart
Closer You Are
I Am A Scientist
Cut-Out Witch
Twilight Campfighter
Tight Globes
Get Under It
A Salty Salute
Things I Will Keep
The Best of Jill Hives

boom

Thanks so much Johnny Fever. There will always be a place for this poll in the Superior Sector Janitor X of my heart.

thank yo Johnny for this poll! it's been such fun to participate. well, the only thing that disappointed me was the placing of "Awful Bliss". I thought it's a kind of a consensus that it's a top Tobin?

Yes Johnny, thanks a lot!

Hey, I had a great time doing this. While the Pavement poll was a fun and uniting exercise, they've always been a band I just kind of like. GBV is a band I spent many years loving whole-heartedly. Now that the poll's done, I feel like I've sent a firstborn off to college or something.

the one bob solo song that immediately comes to mind for me as being up there with the best of the best is "get under it"