i know for sure what 2 of them are
― Salt Mama Celeste (donna rouge), Friday, 17 May 2013 16:42 (eleven years ago) link
cool results, lotsa twists. I voted Brave Men Run (never realized it shared initials with Bad Moon Rising), and Kotton Krown was my #1.
― Flat Of NAGLs (sleeve), Friday, 17 May 2013 16:42 (eleven years ago) link
also, another big point jump there
― Flat Of NAGLs (sleeve), Friday, 17 May 2013 16:43 (eleven years ago) link
― Salt Mama Celeste (donna rouge),
Yeah. Tell it like it is.
― A deeper shade of lol (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 17 May 2013 16:45 (eleven years ago) link
schizdiamondexpressway
uh...
shadow?purr?brother james?bull in the heather?
― controversial vegan pregnancy (contenderizer), Friday, 17 May 2013 16:45 (eleven years ago) link
shadow it is
i don't get the love for shadow of a doubt. it is really nothing special, a track which just meanders and never really gets started. what's the deal?
― it's the distortion, stupid! (alex in mainhattan), Friday, 17 May 2013 16:45 (eleven years ago) link
it is beautiful, sexy, haunting and terrifying in equal measure
― controversial vegan pregnancy (contenderizer), Friday, 17 May 2013 16:47 (eleven years ago) link
^^this. i put it on a mixtape for the first guy i ever dated
― Salt Mama Celeste (donna rouge), Friday, 17 May 2013 16:48 (eleven years ago) link
also, like, explosive crescendo, how can you miss that
― trick paddy pollars (some dude), Friday, 17 May 2013 16:48 (eleven years ago) link
I think the biggest point jump so far. My #8, such a cool song. Love it for all the reasons Contenderizer lists.
― grandavis, Friday, 17 May 2013 16:49 (eleven years ago) link
can't fathom how you could get to "must have been a DREAAAM!" and still be waiting for the song to start
― controversial vegan pregnancy (contenderizer), Friday, 17 May 2013 16:49 (eleven years ago) link
Plus it has the best music video of all time iirc
― Van Horn Street, Friday, 17 May 2013 16:50 (eleven years ago) link
blew me away as an encore in 98
― trick paddy pollars (some dude), Friday, 17 May 2013 16:51 (eleven years ago) link
i was definitely like "KIM TOTALLY LOOKED AT ME DURING THAT SONG"
One of those songs the makes guitar harmonics seem like about the best thing in the world sonically.
― grandavis, Friday, 17 May 2013 16:52 (eleven years ago) link
wtf alex
― Flat Of NAGLs (sleeve), Friday, 17 May 2013 16:52 (eleven years ago) link
The quiet, unsettling parts of A Thousand Leaves are more sophisticated iterations of those quiet, unsettling guitar ripples in "Shadow of a Doubt."
― A deeper shade of lol (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 17 May 2013 16:53 (eleven years ago) link
http://www.melson.nl/ILM/sypoll/003.jpg3. Expressway to Yr SkullEvol, 1986(685 points, 29 votes, 4 #1)
― ArchCarrier, Friday, 17 May 2013 16:53 (eleven years ago) link
Cross the Breeze was my #1, was hoping for top 5 and to beat out TAR, but still v satisfied w 'almost' in this case...
― smartphones - the government's secret weapon against ILX (Drugs A. Money), Friday, 17 May 2013 16:54 (eleven years ago) link
xp so it has nostalgic value, i get that. the crescendo is pretty tiny, understated, maybe that's the point? but still the song is extremely repetitive and not very inventive. too boring, def not my cup of tea. sorry.
― it's the distortion, stupid! (alex in mainhattan), Friday, 17 May 2013 16:54 (eleven years ago) link
xp anyways, Expressway.
'That's gotta be the greatest song ever written.'
-Neil Young
― smartphones - the government's secret weapon against ILX (Drugs A. Money), Friday, 17 May 2013 16:55 (eleven years ago) link
yes my mixtape anecdote means that's the only reason i like it
― Salt Mama Celeste (donna rouge), Friday, 17 May 2013 16:55 (eleven years ago) link
always wondered whether Neil was being nice. Had he actually heard it?
― A deeper shade of lol (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 17 May 2013 16:55 (eleven years ago) link
Too low! What's wrong with you people. This epic is way cooler than that other super-long epic you all voted so high.
― grandavis, Friday, 17 May 2013 16:56 (eleven years ago) link
Vinyl, with the lock-groove repeating for 10 minutes or so, is the only way to experience Expressway.
― What makes a man shart fire? (WilliamC), Friday, 17 May 2013 16:56 (eleven years ago) link
idk, I assume SY still ended p much every set with it back in those days...
― smartphones - the government's secret weapon against ILX (Drugs A. Money), Friday, 17 May 2013 16:56 (eleven years ago) link
(xp to Alfred)
(those days = when they were opening for Neil)
― smartphones - the government's secret weapon against ILX (Drugs A. Money), Friday, 17 May 2013 16:57 (eleven years ago) link
And the last two... Gotta run, I will see the post-poll reactions when I get back!
― ArchCarrier, Friday, 17 May 2013 16:57 (eleven years ago) link
http://www.melson.nl/ILM/sypoll/002.jpg2. The Diamond SeaWashing Machine, 1995(707 points, 33 votes, 5 #1)
http://www.melson.nl/ILM/sypoll/001.jpg1. SchizophreniaSister, 1987(909 points, 34 votes, 5 #1)
thanks ArchCarrier!
― Flat Of NAGLs (sleeve), Friday, 17 May 2013 16:58 (eleven years ago) link
Schizophrenia in a different stratosphere
― Van Horn Street, Friday, 17 May 2013 16:58 (eleven years ago) link
Kidding, but yeah, "Expressway" my #1. Can handle #3 but love it to death. So glad that I got to see this song live at least once in my life.
― grandavis, Friday, 17 May 2013 16:58 (eleven years ago) link
sadly I am at work and cannot participate in the obligatory post-yr-ballots section for another seven hours.
― Flat Of NAGLs (sleeve), Friday, 17 May 2013 16:59 (eleven years ago) link
thanks ArchCarrier, it was pretty rad.
― Van Horn Street, Friday, 17 May 2013 16:59 (eleven years ago) link
man i'm relieved Diamond Sea didn't take it all, the right rose won
― trick paddy pollars (some dude), Friday, 17 May 2013 16:59 (eleven years ago) link
lol the right HORSE
I didn't expect "The Diamond Sea"! Guess I should have concentrated harder on the results.
― A deeper shade of lol (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 17 May 2013 16:59 (eleven years ago) link
Good job ArchCarrier. Thanks.
― EZ Snappin, Friday, 17 May 2013 17:00 (eleven years ago) link
"Schizophrenia" my #2, but really would have preferred to weigh it equally with "Schizophrenia". Two songs that have meant a ton to me for a long long time.
― grandavis, Friday, 17 May 2013 17:01 (eleven years ago) link
And yeah, thanks so much ArchCarrier, great job and good fun.
that's a worthy winner, it didn't quite make my top 30 but that's only because sonic youth have so many great songs.
― it's the distortion, stupid! (alex in mainhattan), Friday, 17 May 2013 17:02 (eleven years ago) link
also pleased schizo took it, tho i like both
thanks archcarrier! i didn't vote because i honestly sort of fell off the map sometime in the 2000s but it was a joy watching these roll out, what a great band
― Salt Mama Celeste (donna rouge), Friday, 17 May 2013 17:02 (eleven years ago) link
Don't know why I am surprised by 5 #1s for "The Diamond Sea", but hell, I am surprised. Thought top 10 maybe, but not #2.
― grandavis, Friday, 17 May 2013 17:07 (eleven years ago) link
Was pretty sure that "Schizophrenia" would be #1 all along. It is essentially the correct answer.
― grandavis, Friday, 17 May 2013 17:09 (eleven years ago) link
― A deeper shade of lol (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, May 17, 2013 9:53 AM (15 minutes ago)
???
"sophisticated" is meaningless unless unpacked. you mean you like the ATL tracks more?
― controversial vegan pregnancy (contenderizer), Friday, 17 May 2013 17:11 (eleven years ago) link
thank you ArchCarrier, this was great fun
Cross the BreezeJCDisappearerSweet ShineGreen LightTom ViolenceBeauty Lies in the EyeFemale Mechanic on DutyTheresa's Sound-worldRain KingDeath Valley '69HalloweenDiamond SeaDisconnection NoticeExpressway to Yr SkullSympathy for the StrawberryHoarfrostCotton CrownKaren KoltraneTunic (Song for Karen)Wish FulfillmentDrunken ButterflySecret GirlsIneffable MeShootOrange Rolls, Angels SpitKaren RevisitedMildred PierceNYC Ghosts & FlowersWashing Machine
― smartphones - the government's secret weapon against ILX (Drugs A. Money), Friday, 17 May 2013 17:14 (eleven years ago) link
― What makes a man shart fire? (WilliamC), Friday, May 17, 2013 9:56 AM (14 minutes ago)
yeah, i was listening to it in the car the other day and was MUCH BUGGED by the lack of lock groove lullaby. why not tack 10 or 20 minutes of it onto the CD? it's not like the records's all that damn long. plus it would provide a nice buffer between the album proper and "bubblegum".
― controversial vegan pregnancy (contenderizer), Friday, 17 May 2013 17:14 (eleven years ago) link
Thanks, ArchCarrier! This was great!
― EveningStar (Sund4r), Friday, 17 May 2013 17:16 (eleven years ago) link