i still say #1 is Dragons Awake!
― ciderpress, Thursday, 29 September 2011 19:11 (twelve years ago) link
"hunting knife" was my #1!
― queen latifah approximately (donna rouge), Thursday, 29 September 2011 19:11 (twelve years ago) link
I, for one, am really shocked "Awful Bliss" didn't make the top 60. the final three is pretty much obvious now.
― V79, Thursday, 29 September 2011 19:12 (twelve years ago) link
Surgical Focus?! Really?! No way. Game of PricksMotor AwayKing and Caroline? Did that one already place?
― Art Arfons (La Lechera), Thursday, 29 September 2011 19:12 (twelve years ago) link
3. "Tractor Rape Chain" (Bee Thousand, 1994) [765 points, 28 votes, 4 #1 votes]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJ6yS71j-cw
― Johnny Fever, Thursday, 29 September 2011 19:13 (twelve years ago) link
I would like to hear a bluegrass take of this song
― ℓ٥ﻻ ﻉ√٥υ (CaptainLorax), Thursday, 29 September 2011 19:15 (twelve years ago) link
Awesome. I do wish Glenn Campbell had covered this instead of Hold On Hope.
― righteousmaelstrom, Thursday, 29 September 2011 19:15 (twelve years ago) link
Johnny, you should reveal #2 and #1 at the same time. Once #2 comes up it will be obvious which one will win it.
― righteousmaelstrom, Thursday, 29 September 2011 19:16 (twelve years ago) link
Hunting Knife is a perfect track, almost too perfect - I prefer the messier ones. I imagine that TRC would be a lot less popular than it is if the lyrics were different, which of course isn't an argument that it's overrated but IMO it's a less anthemic track than people give it credit for.
― skip, Thursday, 29 September 2011 19:17 (twelve years ago) link
― righteousmaelstrom, Thursday, September 29, 2011 9:15 PM (1 minute ago) Bookmark
YES! <3
― Young Swell (Le Bateau Ivre), Thursday, 29 September 2011 19:17 (twelve years ago) link
that said TRC is Chumbawumba-level catchy.
― skip, Thursday, 29 September 2011 19:18 (twelve years ago) link
it's a less anthemic track than people give it credit for
the way it crescendoes on "PARALLEL lines ... BETTER yet" is pretty anthemic
― dmr, Thursday, 29 September 2011 19:20 (twelve years ago) link
I listened to a long bluegrass cover of Witchita Lineman last night. I'll have to share the link with yall if you're interested
― ℓ٥ﻻ ﻉ√٥υ (CaptainLorax), Thursday, 29 September 2011 19:20 (twelve years ago) link
By the way, what is a tractor rape chain?
― ArchCarrier, Thursday, 29 September 2011 19:21 (twelve years ago) link
You don't want to know.
― Jeff, Thursday, 29 September 2011 19:22 (twelve years ago) link
I have no idea.
oh, you know
― queen latifah approximately (donna rouge), Thursday, 29 September 2011 19:23 (twelve years ago) link
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.
― tylerw, Thursday, 29 September 2011 19:23 (twelve years ago) link
yeah, great guitars all the way through.
― skip, Thursday, 29 September 2011 19:24 (twelve years ago) link
― Art Arfons (La Lechera), Thursday, 29 September 2011 19:25 (twelve years ago) link
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
― Art Arfons (La Lechera), Thursday, 29 September 2011 19:26 (twelve years ago) link
the idea that you can "get wet" on it is what intrigues/disturbs me most about it
― queen latifah approximately (donna rouge), Thursday, 29 September 2011 19:27 (twelve years ago) link
in the first place it's probably just paranoia
― tylerw, Thursday, 29 September 2011 19:27 (twelve years ago) link
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.
― dmr, Thursday, 29 September 2011 19:27 (twelve years ago) link
Ohio's motto is "the heart of it all"It's a thing I know, it's a thing I believe in.
― Art Arfons (La Lechera), Thursday, 29 September 2011 19:28 (twelve years ago) link
always thought of it as a chain of tractor's raping the earth or something? i dunno about the rest of it
― bluelips, Thursday, 29 September 2011 19:29 (twelve years ago) link
"Big School" isn't going to be appearing now :(
― Juice Should Be Sterliized (Tom D.), Thursday, 29 September 2011 19:30 (twelve years ago) link
dmr, that story is too great not to be true; it's a thing I believe in.
― ArchCarrier, Thursday, 29 September 2011 19:31 (twelve years ago) link
game of pricksmotor awaymotoraway
― Art Arfons (La Lechera), Thursday, 29 September 2011 19:31 (twelve years ago) link
not gonna google it to verify tbqh (xp)
― dmr, Thursday, 29 September 2011 19:32 (twelve years ago) link
so its motor away and game of pricks?i hold on hope that Hold On Hope isnt gonna win this
― nostormo, Thursday, 29 September 2011 19:32 (twelve years ago) link
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.
― Jeff, Thursday, 29 September 2011 19:32 (twelve years ago) link
auditorium/motor away! can't separate them
― bluelips, Thursday, 29 September 2011 19:33 (twelve years ago) link
a chain of tractor's raping the earth or something?
That makes sense considering Bob's lyrical interests in "earth"/"planet"/etc.
― Johnny Fever, Thursday, 29 September 2011 19:33 (twelve years ago) link
READY?!!!!!!! drumroll please...
― Johnny Fever, Thursday, 29 September 2011 19:34 (twelve years ago) link
ptptptptptptptptpptptptptptpt
― Art Arfons (La Lechera), Thursday, 29 September 2011 19:34 (twelve years ago) link
i'm afraid to f5
― V79, Thursday, 29 September 2011 19:34 (twelve years ago) link
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!
― jon /via/ chi 2.0, Thursday, 29 September 2011 19:35 (twelve years ago) link
aaaaaaa, that's just the right result!
― V79, Thursday, 29 September 2011 19:35 (twelve years ago) link
no surprises
― nostormo, Thursday, 29 September 2011 19:35 (twelve years ago) link
hooray, same #1 as the poll I did 4 years ago. And Game of Pricks was my #1. All is right in the world.
― Jeff, Thursday, 29 September 2011 19:35 (twelve years ago) link
and thats good
My #1 won at least
― Juice Should Be Sterliized (Tom D.), Thursday, 29 September 2011 19:35 (twelve years ago) link
Yeah Pollard refers to something along those lines in an interview in the 33 1/3 book.
― Gavin, Leeds, Thursday, 29 September 2011 19:36 (twelve years ago) link
WOW! It won by almost 300 points.
― ArchCarrier, Thursday, 29 September 2011 19:36 (twelve years ago) link
same results in the Alien Lanes poll, too.
i wanna ask you a question: what is the best song in GBV's Alien Lanes?
― nostormo, Thursday, 29 September 2011 19:36 (twelve years ago) link
"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....
― V79, Thursday, 29 September 2011 19:37 (twelve years ago) link
Am disappointed there weren't more bob solo tracks. Definitely deserve to be in the top 60.
― Jeff, Thursday, 29 September 2011 19:37 (twelve years ago) link