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

listening to all the DMO tracks now, this was absolutely the album with the most ferocious drumming, right?

impressive that at 31 ballots in, the highest vote count so far is still only 19.

and no track listed has had more than one #1 vote i think?

"Turn It On" garnered two!

So did Quarter to Three.

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6. “I Wanna Be Your Joey Ramone”
Call The Doctor, 1996
421 Points (19 Votes)

The Track: http://youtu.be/xE6mBttNhLE
Live @ CBGB's in '97: http://youtu.be/sBWo2inG0Uw
Live in '06: http://youtu.be/urW2NuFnwLE
Cover by Denver School of Rock: http://youtu.be/b1Wims0jIpM

TBH I cringe a little bit at the live version of Joey R., Carrie's screams in the chorus are mixed just right on the record but a little hmm too mannered in concert.

i would like nothing better than to sing this song at karaoke but alas i have never seen it offered.

file under: i want to be corin tucker

lol.

The singer in the Denver SOR clip handles both Joey vocal parts with due aplomb, imho.

that 97 version mixes in the rock lobster riff underneath -- reminds me of this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dRIAA2bl1OI

I'd like to take a moment before presenting the Top 5 to point out that at one time or another each of these songs was #1, and it wasn't until the last ballots that anything was set.

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5. “Start Together”
The Hot Rock, 1999
457 Points (18 Votes, 2 #1’s)

The Track: http://youtu.be/0sTmJEMxnyk
Live New Year's Eve '97 (possibly the song's first performance): http://youtu.be/jy1gFy4vgSU
Live in '99 w/additional performances of "Be Yr Mama" & "Words & Guitar": http://youtu.be/aF54kqLTp0o
Live on TV in '99: http://youtu.be/PMmtmmZMVKU
Live @ Lollapalooza '06: http://youtu.be/lzkr9b7c6MQ

^^My #1 btw.

Greil Marcus' favorite too.

Brilliant song. The Hot Rock was my favourite Sleater-Kinney album at first just because the first and last song are my two favourite songs of theirs.

I remember popping this into the CD player for the first time and saying, "OK, can you guys top Dig Me Out like I'm unfairly expected you to?" Was very pleased to immediately hear a resounding YES in the form of this song.

*expecting

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4. “Words And Guitar”
Dig Me Out, 1997
491 Points (21 Votes, 2 #1’s)

The Track: http://youtu.be/cKBmUD4k4fs
Live @ CBGB's in '97: http://youtu.be/swWQeQwrcUI
Final Show: http://youtu.be/5QS_xfMsj9k

Way, way too loud :)

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In every live show I saw they started with a long drum solo, guitar interlude, then launched into W&G.

if i had voted, and voted my conscience, this might have been my #1

I didn't vote in this, but would have gone for One More Hour, barely, over Dig Me Out. Those are the two tracks that have stuck with me the most over the years. Hope they both make it!

huuuush / hush and ruuuush

W&G so poppy yet so, so heavy.

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3. “Dig Me Out”
Dig Me Out, 1997
550 Points (22 Votes, 1 #1)

The Track: http://youtu.be/qxfJIERpsBk
Live in '96, preceded by "The Last Song": http://youtu.be/bUZJuejJGBA
Live @ 924 Gilman in '97: http://youtu.be/FgAdvpeiLCA
Last Show: http://youtu.be/6Vv1vNjCo64

"Dig Me Out" -- that killer no-nonsense riff saying "We're not messing around, plus hey let's introduce our new drummer..." BOOOM BOOOM BOOOOOM.

the roll in w&g at 1:17 before it kicks into the bridge, straight through "rock until you're good and dead"

so good

does anyone else write songs like s/k? everything about their sound, their riffs, feels really distinct, like from a whole different place

A Real Man #1

Catching up, "Words & Guitar" was my number one, just one of the most flat out fun rock songs ever put to tape.

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2. “One More Hour”
Dig Me Out, 1997
559 Points (19 Votes, 2 #1’s)

The Track: http://youtu.be/spcbqFjJ1SE
Live @ 924 Gilman in '97: http://youtu.be/uMqRUOxUwZA
Live @ The NYC Tower Records: http://youtu.be/O6zOJAxmqhs
Final Show: http://youtu.be/uvd8dcEtN_o

Final show, final song. ;___;

Anyway, congratulations to #1, "Fortunate Son."

I have a feeling what #1 will be but...no, it can't be.

Milkshake 'N Honey it is!

Prisstina for the win. Was there ever any doubt?

Surprised One More Hour isn't number one. It looks like I voted for all the top five. Not sure that's ever happened before.

Still room for "Buy Her Candy"!

It looks like I voted for all the top five. Not sure that's ever happened before.

This won't apply to me. ;_;

The Professional is gonna take it

Nice pic above for One More Hour. They both look great there.

We know what #1 will be so there's no suspense. I am surprised nothing from the first album especially Be Yr Mama placed.

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1. “Get Up”
The Hot Rock, 1999
573 Points (21 Votes, 3 #1’s)

Music Video: http://youtu.be/ubyVReV2gDc
Live In '99: http://youtu.be/0mDbkJwNzps
Live @ Coachella '06, preceded by banter about Madonna: http://youtu.be/ariAv3ifhPQ
Band interview by Nardwuar: http://youtu.be/XjTz3sT91ms

WHAT A GREAT SONG

GOODBYE SMALL HANDS

GOODBYE SMALL HEART

wau did not expect "get up" to top "one more hour"!

MY SOUL IS CLIMBING TREE TRUNKS
AND SWINGING FROM EVERY BRANCH

otm