I Heard You Polling - The Yo La Tengo Poll Results Thread. (ILM Poll #61)

wow I love it. I voted rock version on Today Is The Day.

#32. 163 points. 9 votes.
False Alarm (Electr-O-Pura)
http://i854.photobucket.com/albums/ab101/Maax_Seguela/ylt32_zpsyzevhqq8.jpg

Upside-down was pretty high on my ballot. I need to listen to May I Sing With Me some more but that's the one that's always really stuck out to me.

voted False Alarm, even better than Al Hrabosky

(if it helps w/ the GIFs, I have an old postcard from Ira that mentions Masato Yoshii)

#31. 164 points. 5 votes.
Today is the Day (Today is the Day EP)
http://s854.photobucket.com/user/Maax_Seguela/media/ylt31_zpsbg4krgsv.jpg.html?sort=3&o=12

Aight. This is it for today. Already a classic collections of songs imo.

"Upside-Down" is one of the most perfect 3-minute rock songs ever, imo. No fadeout, they really stick the landing.

Rock version for the win!

http://i854.photobucket.com/albums/ab101/Maax_Seguela/ylt31_zpsbg4krgsv.jpg

I can't even remember "Today Is the Day." I wish I didn't, but I see the title and think of the Smashing Pumpkins.

"False Alarm" too low.

During my one listen to Summer Sun, a non-YLT-fan friend of mine asked why I was so disappointed by it. I immediately put on "False Alarm" saying, "Because they used to be this good!" He understood immediately.

I've found myself listening along slightly belatedly (fine selections so far!), so made it a collaborative Spotify playlist.
https://open.spotify.com/user/empeecee/playlist/7K4JaHe2wQxsYFEdY0bvq9
May struggle to update it in real time myself (timezones, eh?), so obviously feel free...

Speaking of YLT and covers, Luna should totally cover Damage. It's lyrical themes and construction are so similar to Dean's.

i love how the I Love Baseball board has taken over this poll.

excellent images clemenza.

need a few more Mets

also William VanLandingham, if you know the story

i was going to get really excited as VHS is a huge Giants fan (just like me) but then i realized that it's clemenza's images. so are we going to get a bunch of Blue Jay images?

so far it's been as diverse as the YLT catalog

No Blue Jays. After the initial excitement of getting the franchise and maybe the first few weeks, I barely paid attention to the Blue Jays in the '70s. They were pretty terrible. I was much more caught up in all the drama of the Yankees at the time.

VHS, you are aware that this is a Mets band?

i mean, Bee OK

Is someone doing a Spotify playlist for these results?

i only voted for 5 albums, but i'm still surprised that Popular Songs was last. I think only one cut from that record made my top 25 (Periodically Double or Triple), but I've been returning to it recently and find it solid. Guess I'm the only one?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WaABQkkX_qo
i've watched this a jillion times

voodoo chili, yes --

I've found myself listening along slightly belatedly (fine selections so far!), so made it a collaborative Spotify playlist.
https://open.spotify.com/user/empeecee/playlist/7K4JaHe2wQxsYFEdY0bvq9
May struggle to update it in real time myself (timezones, eh?), so obviously feel free...

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nice, thanks

That's a terrific version of today is the day, thanks.

I'll start again when I'm done with those delicous pupupas.

#30. 169 points. 9 votes.
.Black Flowers (I Am Not Afraid of You and I Will Beat Your Ass)
http://i854.photobucket.com/albums/ab101/Maax_Seguela/ylt30_zpsvzq4wwgj.jpg

164 points*

that double drum hit when they come back from the bridge is one of my favorite small ylt moments

xp on 'today is the day'

I might infuriate purists but if I had to show YLT to a new listener I'd go with both Today is the Day.

I'm not even sure I remember John McEnroe having a talk show. Did he often have such high-caliber musical guests?

mets fans bonding

I suppose he got into a screaming match with his sidekick every night (and I bet that joke's been made a zillion times).

#29. 181 points. 9 votes.
Last Days of Disco (And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside-Out)
http://i854.photobucket.com/albums/ab101/Maax_Seguela/ylt29_zps6mpqcqyd.jpeg

too low!

anyway, black flowers -- best james(-sung) tune? probably more partial to stockholm syndrome for personal reasons tho

.#28. 189 points. 9 votes.
The Summer (Fakebook)
http://i854.photobucket.com/albums/ab101/Maax_Seguela/ylt28_zps29utcgm1.jpg

damn I completely forgot to vote for Last Days Of Disco! Would have been low on my ballot, but still should have been on it.

#27. 202 points. 11 votes.
Double Dare (Painful)
http://i854.photobucket.com/albums/ab101/Maax_Seguela/ylt27_zps9ga0nqx6.jpg

"No big hair!"--should have used that one in the Pavement poll.

Who is he?

Oscar Gamble--most famous Afro of the '70s.

(Baseball Afro...Angela Davis and Pam Grier and a few other people had even more famous Afros. I had a decent white-guy Afro myself.)

#26. 208 points. 11 votes. 1 1st place.
Flying Lesson (Hot Chicken #1) (Electr-O-Pura)
http://i854.photobucket.com/albums/ab101/Maax_Seguela/ylt26_zpsmvgfzxa6.jpg

I voted for "Return to Hot Chicken," but not this one. I can't think of the connection off-hand...both instrumentals, right?

Never understood the hot chicken thing either, if someone with the knowledge could tell us!

http://www.roadfood.com/Photos/9370.jpg

They (used to) record in Nashville a lot. Nashville-style hot chicken is a regional thing, and Prince's is a legendary joint. Wait times of several hours reported...it's like getting brisket at Franklin's.

#25. 209 points. 11 votes.
Detouring America With Horns (May I Sing With Me)
http://i854.photobucket.com/albums/ab101/Maax_Seguela/ylt25_zpsokg85vhp.jpg

#24. 211 points. 11 votes.
Saturday (And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside-Out)
http://i854.photobucket.com/albums/ab101/Maax_Seguela/ylt24_zpscnepctoq.jpg