Favourite SST Release of... 1985

Minus the compilation tracks and other extras (some still not available at Corndogs.org), CDs served that body of Minutemen work much better, IMO. My First Bells was an essential two-year stopgap, though, during which I mostly listened to my copy of the WORT New Needles special on the Minutemen until somebody stole it out of my locker (along with my An-Aesthetic zine with a Minutemen interview). I hope it changed their life.

that sucks

Who will get 0 votes this time out?

D.C.3 - my favourite Black Flag singer, with Paul Roessler and guys from the Stains to boot, but I can't fucking stand them. I've tried, the dog knows I've tried.

'In A Car' was from about 1967.

Surely?

still deciding which one of em gets my vote. leaning toward mersh since i have a strong feeling that's all it's gonna get.

mersh it is.

Mersh isn't bad at all. I love it more than Three Way Tie. 'The Cheerleaders' is a jam.

every song on it is a jam! even "more spiel" in its trance-like way.

i loved that album when it came out. i probably listened to it more than any of their other stuff.

Flip Your Wig is the album out of all these I listen to most these days.

I cant find a meat puppets albums poll, so unless a board lawyer prick can find one, shall we do a meat puppets album poll?

There's been a thread debating the subject but no poll I don't think. If you do it be sure to include Out My Way EP, b/c jeez if MP I is an album then Out My Way is also long enough to be one.

but is it classed as an lp or ep?

It's classed as an EP. But it's such an underdog and no one ever talks about it ever. It's a midpoint between Up On The Sun golden-psych-thicket and the more mersh Mirage sound.

Out My Way is a jam. Probably my top SST from 1986. Better than Evol? Yeah.

But with all my love for Up On The Sun I'm voting here for My First Bells because I mean come on.

vote

please

done

Voted Hallow's Victim, no surprise.

I dont think St Vitus will do as well this time. Next poll it might though.

Finally tipped for Up On The Sun b/c My First Bells no longer exists in that form, and New Day Rising i've so internalized that I never really play it anymore.

And bc Up On The Sun still seems to paint a picture of an escapist oasis I would gladly live in if I knew where to find it.

My First Bells no longer exists in that form

my tape shelf disagrees w/ you

Oh you know what I mean! It was a dodgy rationalization that helped me come to a decision.

just don't dare vote in the best 78 release of 1929 poll

Geir wont poll inferior formats

One thing this thread has done is reinforce my belief that I really should get some more Minutemen into my collection.

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Up On The Sun still seems to paint a picture of an escapist oasis I would gladly live in if I knew where to find it.

It really does, doesn't it? It's a surefire cure for the winter blues.

The best place I ever found
Wasn't close to any town
Was a little swimming ground

5 hours to go

I can't vote for NDR without mentioning the production. Again.
But I will.
Closely followed by Up on the Sun

why do i have the feeling that this is just gonna be an outlet for more husker du lurkers to show their numbers? zzzzz

I'm even voting for NDR so yeah I think it's a foregone conclusion. This'll be the last year though.

shasta there's loads of people saying Husker Du so its hardly lurkers.

the husker du vote might get split though

Up on the Sun

my first bells gets it for me, still have the cassette my brothers bought me for my birthday

"shasta there's loads of people saying Husker Du so its hardly lurkers"

Everyone voting for HD is a lurker. It's a rule.

Can't wait until 1987 when I can core-dump vote for Opal.

I could leave them out just to annoy you Chris :)

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that's not quite as close as I had hoped...

Poor Würm. I've always felt sorry for them for being the second-most famous mid-'80s hardcore band to have umlauts. They're like SST's house Tommie Aaron.

Damn lurkers.

J0hn is punching the hell out of two people.

he only has himself to blame really

This poll was a very tough one. In any other year the likes of Project: Mersh would be right up at the top. But there was no way it was gonna happen with New Dat Rising, My First Bells et al.

New DAY Rising, obviously. But maybe if they had Dat back then for recording it would've sounded better.

So who will finish 2nd to Sonic Youth? Favourite SST Release of... 1986

Please to discuss this polls results (until j0hn is all punched out at least)