"I'm The Queen of Rock and POLL!!!!!!"_ILM Artist Poll #51_SLEATER-KINNEY_ RESULTS THREAD

use of that photo only cool if she didn't jump imo

The only Woods tune I might've voted for.

Jumpers is incredible, classic Letterman performance.

use of that photo only cool if she didn't jump imo

― Johnny Fever, Tuesday, April 29, 2014 12:30 PM (29 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

According To wiki (who host the image) the police talked her down.

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19. “One Beat”
One Beat, 2002
254 Points (11 Votes, 1 #1)

The Track: http://youtu.be/TpLhrLzSaFQ
Live @ ATP '06 (rough audio): http://youtu.be/nXPFmJUxAjg

The opening drums! The new "Be My Baby" for the 21st century! I find it intensely sensual.

Anyone else think Corin sounds a lot like Geddy Lee on the opening lines of this?

xp Not to be confused with "Oh!" which liberally quotes the drumbeat from "Be My Baby"

Jumpers is incredible, classic Letterman performance.

― voodoo chili, Tuesday, April 29, 2014 5:51 PM (36 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

"Great job, girls!"

(Love the performance, but Letterman, eeps.)

Haha I do confuse "One Beat" and "Oh!" all the time actually.

Also, I'll have to listen to "Oh!" more carefully to peep the "BMB" quotations.

The only Woods tune I might've voted for.

― guess that bundt gettin eaten (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn)

The only Woods song I did vote for. Didn't even consider any of the other songs.

I'm sure someone already pointed out how great their title tracks are. One Beat is one of the best.

Also, their lead-off tracks. There's still plenty of poll left, but my guess is all but one of the post-S/T openers made the top 27 of this poll.

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18. “Little Babies”
Dig Me Out, 1997
272 Points (12 Votes)

The Track: http://youtu.be/GbFCnkQmdWI
Live @ CBGB's in '97: http://youtu.be/paSu9eWbC7s

TOO LOW!

My #4, and the first S-K song I went completely nuts for.

One of the last songs I cut from my list. That was one of my favourites the first time I played Dig Me Out but other songs have overtaken it since.

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17. “Little Mouth”
Call The Doctor, 1996
279 Points (12 Votes, 1 #1)

The Track: http://youtu.be/6wiJE1SQvHg
Live in '96 (pre-Janet): http://youtu.be/mN2nsRpG7AE
Live in '97: http://youtu.be/dajUxRnyP6g
Live in '06 (next to last show): http://youtu.be/EGcThxZO5LQ

My first TOO LOW.

So furious.

I mean the song is, not me.

Wow I can't believe I didn't vote for this, last minute scratch.

when Tucker yells TOO THE BEEEEEAAAAAAAT it's a scary-awesome moment.

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16. “Step Aside”
One Beat, 2002
282 Points (12 Votes)

The Track: http://youtu.be/j_ALfenP714
Live on Conan: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x24mt4_sleater-kinney-step-a-side-live_music
Live @ Coachella '06: http://youtu.be/PzRaMa7WAd8

JANET! CARRIE! CAN YOU FEEL IT?

^^^ My Twitter wallpaper! Love the call-and-response between Corin and Carrie and Janet, one of their most fun and playful moments.

Still smh @ it beating out "Little Mouth" though.

XP YESSS TARFUMES.

I had the realization the other day that "Step Aside" is what High Time-era MC5 would've sounded like if they'd been female.

first track i heard from one beat, i can remember driving around in the country outside of athens listening to wuog when it was still on the air and this just coming on out of nowhere and rocking my fucking world. easily my fave s-k in that pop anthem mode. RIGHTEOUS.

Actually thinking about the great moments in "Step Aside" -- the C&R sections, the whoo-ooh-oohs, the na-na-na-na-nana nanana outro -- makes me not so butthurd.

I had the realization the other day that "Step Aside" is what High Time-era MC5 would've sounded like if they'd been female.

― Damnit Janet Weiss & The Riot Grrriel (C. Grisso/McCain), Tuesday, April 29, 2014 3:25 PM (3 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Wow, never heard it like that before...that's totally OTMFM.

Also, the horn parts seem to echo/mimic those in the Who's "The Real Me."

I'll take that as an endorsement to listen to the MC5.

OK, I'll say it... TOO LOW.

"Step Aside" has appeared on many mix tapes.

"move it up / one time"

"knife through the heart of our exploitation / disassemble our discrimination"

carrie's wiggly rock legs in late period sk videos are awesome.

That's two in a row I feel silly about not voting for.

Damn me, I guess.

honestly i'm glad they didn't really do any other tracks like this. but i'm so glad they did this one.

yeah i'll second that

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15. “A Quarter To Three”
The Hot Rock, 1999
314 Points (14 Votes, 2 #1’s)

The Track: http://youtu.be/ZbU2VLPCRS0

Love the guitar-playing on this one so much

This was my number one. Beautiful song and the one that really got me into the band.

The backing vocals in the chorus are so great.

"Little Mouth" is so furious, Leee otm

I think it ended up being my #4

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14. “Let’s Call It Love/Night Light”
The Woods, 2005
323 Points (13 Votes, 1 #1)

The Tracks: http://youtu.be/I9aR7Tyzibc
"Let's Call It Love/Entertain" Live @ Coachella '06 (two parts): http://youtu.be/GvjWH8iCgTI http://youtu.be/IKVsIhIGOzw

this fell off my ballot towards the very end. it was great live, and i adore the crescendo of "all - my - life - i've - WAIT - ed" into the climactic holler "LOOOOOOOOOVE!"

That ping ping guitar riff at the heart of "A Quarter to Three," the Cure-esque solo, the melodica -- it's a perfect last song.

^^ someone pointed out earlier that they don't usually fade-out at the end of their songs, but they do it here and it's a great choice.

Incidentally "A Quarter To Three" was the last minute addition to my ballot when I was informed that "Let's Call It Love" and "Night Light" were being counted as one song and I had an extra spot.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BmcGvxWCcAAZFJH.jpg

i've come to appreciate how Let's Call It Love goes on way too long, if only because it creates a positively monumental lead-in to that magic juncture where it finally catches focus and segues into Night Light.

oh, damn, I need to check ILM every now and then.
woulda thrown another #1 to "Sympathy"