also alex otm – had i voted, i woulda had Gish as #2.
― Mad Piratical (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Wednesday, 4 April 2018 17:18 (six years ago) link
I had Gish #2. I ignored it for a long time and was blown away when I finally looked backward from SD.
― Tapes 'n Tapes of Osho (Sufjan Grafton), Wednesday, 4 April 2018 17:20 (six years ago) link
everyone feels so locked in for 45 minutes.
― Tapes 'n Tapes of Osho (Sufjan Grafton), Wednesday, 4 April 2018 17:21 (six years ago) link
sd is really beautifully paced for a record that's an hour long
really all of their pre-Machina albums are perfectly paced, Billy's deep listening habits paid off when it came time to arrange his own records
― Simon H., Wednesday, 4 April 2018 17:21 (six years ago) link
Full album results:
1 Siamese Dream 252 32 132 Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness 218 29 103 Adore 156 22 64 Pisces Iscariot 140 25 35 Gish 126 24 26 MACHINA/the machines of God 38 9 07 Machina II/The Friends & Enemies of Modern Music 16 7 08 The Aeroplane Flies High 12 3 09 1979 EP 10 2 010 Lull EP 6 2 010 Ogilala 6 1 012 Rarities and B-Sides 4 1 014 Earphoria 2 1 014 Zero EP 2 1 0
― ufo, Wednesday, 4 April 2018 17:23 (six years ago) link
Billy's deep listening habits paid off when it came time to arrange his own records
I will choose to interpret this as meaning that Corgan was a seasoned participant in Pauline Oliveros's sonic meditation exercises.
― No purposes. Sounds. (Sund4r), Wednesday, 4 April 2018 17:24 (six years ago) link
lol
http://www.crestfallen.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/bc_bv.jpg
― flappy bird, Wednesday, 4 April 2018 17:25 (six years ago) link
lol at no one voting for oceania
― flamenco drop (BradNelson), Wednesday, 4 April 2018 17:27 (six years ago) link
yeah i was a little surprised that ogilala (not even a pumpkins album!) was the only post-machinas album to get a vote
― ufo, Wednesday, 4 April 2018 17:29 (six years ago) link
No real surprises yet - I fully expected Adore to be up there, as much as I disagree with it, particularly not over Gish but I think Corgan was on form during the MACHINA period, it just wasn't presented in the best way.
― Le Baton Rose (Turrican), Wednesday, 4 April 2018 17:30 (six years ago) link
Someone had Ogilala at number 3.
― jmm, Wednesday, 4 April 2018 17:30 (six years ago) link
I would have voted for Mary Star of the Sea if I'd allowed it though. my ranking:
MCISSDAdore(Mary Star of the Sea)(hypothetical Machinas best of)GishMachina II
― ufo, Wednesday, 4 April 2018 17:32 (six years ago) link
No votes for Oceania because I didn't submit a ballot.
― Le Baton Rose (Turrican), Wednesday, 4 April 2018 17:33 (six years ago) link
couldn't decide which 25 pumpkins songs were actually worth talking about eh
― flamenco drop (BradNelson), Wednesday, 4 April 2018 17:33 (six years ago) link
xp nice
― flappy bird, Wednesday, 4 April 2018 17:34 (six years ago) link
anyway I'm sure there will be surprises for some of you in the tracks rollout
― ufo, Wednesday, 4 April 2018 17:35 (six years ago) link
No, I couldn't be arsed - putting together a ballot wasn't a priority and I would have found it impossible anyway. I'm sure almost every song that places will be at the least very good, as long as people haven't got stupid and filled their ballots full of lower tier b-sides.
― Le Baton Rose (Turrican), Wednesday, 4 April 2018 17:37 (six years ago) link
what's your favorite b-side turrican
― flappy bird, Wednesday, 4 April 2018 17:38 (six years ago) link
Policing what people should talk about in the voting thread was a priority
― jmm, Wednesday, 4 April 2018 17:40 (six years ago) link
xpost:
'Starla'! Looking at the tracklisting for Pisces Iscariot, I could have easily voted for stuff like 'Whir' and 'Frail+Bedazzled' but not all of their B-sides/outtakes are of the same quality.
― Le Baton Rose (Turrican), Wednesday, 4 April 2018 17:45 (six years ago) link
Mellon CollieSiamese Dream1979 EPPisces IscariotMACHINA
Gish was in the #5 spot until late on - the softer psychedelic moments really make that album for me. I can definitely get behind Siamese Dream as #1, it was my favourite for years but I've just come to love the unwieldy sprawl of MCIS even more.
― Gavin, Leeds, Wednesday, 4 April 2018 17:50 (six years ago) link
my albums ballot:
Mellon CollieAdorePisces IscariotSiamese DreamGish
― flappy bird, Wednesday, 4 April 2018 17:51 (six years ago) link
Albums:
AdoreMACHINA/the machines of godSiamese DreamPisces IscariotMachina II: Friends and Enemies of Modern Music
huh, forgot i even voted for machina ii
― flamenco drop (BradNelson), Wednesday, 4 April 2018 17:56 (six years ago) link
My album ballot:Siamese DreamMellon Collie and the Infinite SadnessPisces Iscariot
― No purposes. Sounds. (Sund4r), Wednesday, 4 April 2018 18:26 (six years ago) link
1. Siamese Dream2. Gish 3. Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness
― Bee OK, Wednesday, 4 April 2018 18:44 (six years ago) link
Siamese DreamMellon Collie and the Infinite SadnessPisces IscariotAdoreGish
― Fetchboy, Wednesday, 4 April 2018 18:51 (six years ago) link
Siamese DreamGishOgilalaPisces IscariotMCIS
― Tapes 'n Tapes of Osho (Sufjan Grafton), Wednesday, 4 April 2018 19:11 (six years ago) link
Ogilala at 3 is probably a challop, but I can listen to those first three albums the whole way through and enjoy every second. There are tracks on PI, MCIS, and Adore that I rate very high above anything on Ogilala. I'm sure Ogilala benefits from being fresh at the moment as well.
― Tapes 'n Tapes of Osho (Sufjan Grafton), Wednesday, 4 April 2018 19:24 (six years ago) link
Pisces Iscariot AdoreMellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness
― bedraggled vorticist (Drugs A. Money), Wednesday, 4 April 2018 19:29 (six years ago) link
mine wasAdoreSiamese DreamMellon CollieGishMachina II
― Simon H., Wednesday, 4 April 2018 20:04 (six years ago) link
Pisces IscariotSiamese DreamGishMellon CollieAdore
― had (crüt), Wednesday, 4 April 2018 21:07 (six years ago) link
I shoulda voted for the Zero EP! I played the hell out of that back in the day.
― The Harsh Tutelage of Michael McDonald (Raymond Cummings), Wednesday, 4 April 2018 21:24 (six years ago) link
AdoreGishMellon Collie and the Infinite SadnessMachina I/The Machines of GodMachina II/Friends and Enemies of Modern Music
I can live with where Adore placed.
I should’ve voted for the Pastichio Medley
― flappy bird, Wednesday, 4 April 2018 21:25 (six years ago) link
Flappy, I did! :)
― The Harsh Tutelage of Michael McDonald (Raymond Cummings), Wednesday, 4 April 2018 21:26 (six years ago) link
champagne for my five real friends who also had adore at no. 1
― flamenco drop (BradNelson), Wednesday, 4 April 2018 21:29 (six years ago) link
I've got my glass ready, Brad
― The Harsh Tutelage of Michael McDonald (Raymond Cummings), Wednesday, 4 April 2018 21:31 (six years ago) link
― flappy bird, Wednesday, 4 April 2018 21:33 (six years ago) link
Listening to SD (again) now. I didn't really think about the timeline before: so Loveless was released six months after Gish, which might go some way towards explaining the change in their sound between these two albums.
― No purposes. Sounds. (Sund4r), Wednesday, 4 April 2018 21:42 (six years ago) link
Yea that’s why Billy got Alan Moulder to mix it
― flappy bird, Wednesday, 4 April 2018 21:43 (six years ago) link
Ah, interesting. I didn't know he explicitly sought Moulder out for that reason.
― No purposes. Sounds. (Sund4r), Wednesday, 4 April 2018 21:46 (six years ago) link
― The Harsh Tutelage of Michael McDonald (Raymond Cummings), Wednesday, April 4, 2018 2:31 PM (fourteen minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
wish i had a good picture of me drinking with my tattoo visible but all i have is this single chocolate
https://i.imgur.com/zbnFptb.png
― flamenco drop (BradNelson), Wednesday, 4 April 2018 21:46 (six years ago) link
*bows down*
― The Harsh Tutelage of Michael McDonald (Raymond Cummings), Wednesday, 4 April 2018 21:52 (six years ago) link
oh hell yes
― Fetchboy, Wednesday, 4 April 2018 21:59 (six years ago) link
Perfect. Lock thread.
― lbi's life of limitless european glamour (Le Bateau Ivre), Wednesday, 4 April 2018 23:24 (six years ago) link
anticipating tomorrow. or the next few days. i'm sure this song will place high. i never liked it, never understood why it was so beloved, i don't dislike it, i'm not sure... but this is an amazing performance. the sound of the distortion kicking in is so amazing.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mu3jh91rCiY
― flappy bird, Thursday, 5 April 2018 01:41 (six years ago) link
gonna have to crack open a thesaurus for more superlatives tonight
― flappy bird, Thursday, 5 April 2018 01:43 (six years ago) link
It's kind of smashing pumpkins' purple rain
― Tapes 'n Tapes of Osho (Sufjan Grafton), Thursday, 5 April 2018 01:45 (six years ago) link
yeap, will be in the Top 3.
― Bee OK, Thursday, 5 April 2018 01:47 (six years ago) link
holy shit Purple Rain comparison is OTM. they actually begin with the same chord (Bsus2)
― flappy bird, Thursday, 5 April 2018 01:50 (six years ago) link