Ballot sent :)
Songs ballot made (slightly) easier by a strict limit of two per record, no Christmas music and nothing from my #1 album.
― Jeff W, Saturday, 20 November 2021 15:03 (two years ago) link
Sent! God, that was difficult. :)
― cwkiii, Saturday, 20 November 2021 17:29 (two years ago) link
S E N T
― licorice in the front, pizza in the rear (Whiney G. Weingarten), Saturday, 20 November 2021 19:30 (two years ago) link
Getting hyped for the rollout
― that's not my post, Saturday, 20 November 2021 19:31 (two years ago) link
Also in "Mom Says" - everything mom says is followed by "but I don't know" except the final line, "Mom says / We ruined her body".
Lyrically, Mom Says is one of my favorite Low songs. Each verse is mom’s subtle shutting down of the child over the years—a lost balloon, a request to go out for some fun, a desire to leave for college. Followed by that unquestioned statement at the end. The song is so simple and so brutal.
― sctttnnnt (pgwp), Saturday, 20 November 2021 22:35 (two years ago) link
IN METALIN METALIN METAL
― Cow_Art, Saturday, 20 November 2021 22:37 (two years ago) link
Done. Fun, and what beautiful music.
― kraudive, Saturday, 20 November 2021 22:56 (two years ago) link
Thanks again for doing this, UFO. Results will be fascinating.― Soundslike, Friday, November 19, 2021 10:28 AM (yesterday) bookmarkflaglink
― Soundslike, Friday, November 19, 2021 10:28 AM (yesterday) bookmarkflaglink
The results seem so unpredictable, I'd really love it if ppl refrained from doing the whole "hmmm, OK 18 more votes lets see what hasn't placed" and then making a list of songs that haven't placed.
idk if this is an essential part of poll rollouts for anyone, but I personally find it annoying
― licorice in the front, pizza in the rear (Whiney G. Weingarten), Saturday, 20 November 2021 23:53 (two years ago) link
Oh god yes, that's annoying
― kraudive, Sunday, 21 November 2021 00:15 (two years ago) link
i have lost my shit about that a few times before, too. i find it annoying and it kind of ruins the surprise for people who aren't meticulously tracking and analyzing and predicting. but i get how that's fun too (i do that with baseball)
― just staying (Karl Malone), Sunday, 21 November 2021 00:16 (two years ago) link
I think this thing is gonna be like 90% surprises, so it would be very fun to not have that and just enjoy the jams
― licorice in the front, pizza in the rear (Whiney G. Weingarten), Sunday, 21 November 2021 00:20 (two years ago) link
that sounds good
― Dan S, Sunday, 21 November 2021 00:24 (two years ago) link
Going in confident most of my faves won't place makes it more fun--just curious what others conmect with, how a "concensus" could exist, and being pleasantly surprised if my faves do place. But their whole oeuvre is so strong, I couldn't really be "disappointed" with any results.
Still hope there's *some* love for the 'Bombscare' EP, but not holding my breath : )
― Soundslike, Sunday, 21 November 2021 00:36 (two years ago) link
I also think Alan himself would probably check out the results--such a low-key and unselfconscious presence on Twitter.
― Soundslike, Sunday, 21 November 2021 00:37 (two years ago) link
I was so overwhelmed by all of the amazing tracks from their main albums that I didn't even get to their EPs, covers, Christmas records or live albums. I’m sure there’s a lot of great stuff there
― Dan S, Sunday, 21 November 2021 00:43 (two years ago) link
If you can, Dan, search 'Bonbscare' out on Youtube. It's 17 minutes, and presents almost an entire other world Low could brilliantly inhabit. I find revisiting it deepens my appreciation of 'Drums & Guns,' 'Double Negative,' and 'Hey What'. It certainly cemented my love for the band, twenty years ago.
― Soundslike, Sunday, 21 November 2021 01:19 (two years ago) link
'Bombscare' that is.
― Soundslike, Sunday, 21 November 2021 01:20 (two years ago) link
I will
― Dan S, Sunday, 21 November 2021 01:20 (two years ago) link
Would you (soundslike or anyone) recommend Spring Heeled Jack's other music? Bombscare is great, wondering if it extends to them
― Vinnie, Sunday, 21 November 2021 01:24 (two years ago) link
Xpost, how about the time honored “too LOW” during the rollout ;)
― that's not my post, Sunday, 21 November 2021 01:31 (two years ago) link
it's just a shame my hand just kills and kills
― Dan S, Sunday, 21 November 2021 01:51 (two years ago) link
but here we sit debating math
― Dan S, Sunday, 21 November 2021 01:58 (two years ago) link
(and two glasses of milk)
― Dan S, Sunday, 21 November 2021 01:59 (two years ago) link
If You Were Born Today, I think I voted it too low
― kraudive, Sunday, 21 November 2021 02:13 (two years ago) link
just hearing it for the first time. a great song
― Dan S, Sunday, 21 November 2021 02:24 (two years ago) link
I really love that Low Christmas album cover image too, will have to listen to the whole thing
― Dan S, Sunday, 21 November 2021 02:30 (two years ago) link
a rare ILM artist thread where I think everything is up in the air.
― Western® with Bacon Flavor, Sunday, 21 November 2021 02:36 (two years ago) link
The Belarus video is really nice
― Dan S, Sunday, 21 November 2021 03:03 (two years ago) link
Lullaby is the most streamed Low song on YT. Around 20 million views. Few of think their other songs even break 100 thousand. Based on the YT comments, Lullaby seems to have become very popular in Turkey - bleakness and beauty.
― that's not my post, Sunday, 21 November 2021 03:26 (two years ago) link
that is surprising
a lot of tracks on I Could Live in Hope remind me of early 80s The Cure (Seventeen Seconds, Faith)
― Dan S, Sunday, 21 November 2021 04:01 (two years ago) link
xposts re: Spring Heel Jack, The Sweetness of the Water is kind of like Bombscare if you replaced Low with a jazz quartet. I've only heard a couple of their records, so I can't say much about their catalog as a whole, but that's probably my favorite right now of the few I'm familiar with.
― cwkiii, Sunday, 21 November 2021 04:03 (two years ago) link
I was trying to figure out if “Lullaby” was in a movie or something but it’s probably just tired parents googling “lullaby”
― licorice in the front, pizza in the rear (Whiney G. Weingarten), Sunday, 21 November 2021 05:27 (two years ago) link
since it's specifically turkey that it seems to be particularly popular in it might have been used in a tv show there or something, but i couldn't figure out if that was actually the case
― ufo, Sunday, 21 November 2021 05:47 (two years ago) link
It’s currently their most popular song on Spotify as well. “Words” from the same LP is #2. Nothing else comes close.
― Jeff W, Sunday, 21 November 2021 09:27 (two years ago) link
less than a day to get ballots in for anyone still wanting to submit
― ufo, Sunday, 21 November 2021 09:55 (two years ago) link
I'm going to predict Amazing Grace as the winner, I think it's the closest we come to consensus.
― Long enough attention span for a Stephen Bissette blu-ray extra (aldo), Sunday, 21 November 2021 11:03 (two years ago) link
Did the early Breaker https://archive.org/details/Low2007-02-17.aud.flac/low2007-02-17t04.flac ever got released as a B-side or similar to vote for, or only on the Retribution Gospel Choir lp? As fun as the jaunty Fridmann version was, hearing the live version first was the one that stayed with me - after all those years their anger finally spilling out like that.
― matt h, Sunday, 21 November 2021 11:16 (two years ago) link
only on the retribution gospel choir album, but you can vote for "Breaker (live version)" or anything like that if you want. it'll be counted with the studio version but i'm keeping track of votes for alternate versions of tracks
the retribution gospel choir version is more aggressive than low's live version, it's interesting but ultimately my least favourite version. i really love the studio version, it makes sense that alan was obsessed with arular at the time.
― ufo, Sunday, 21 November 2021 11:36 (two years ago) link
Yeah, it gets a vote regardless. Subsequent performances didn't make as much of an impression as that first time seeing what would become drums and guns. Also the 'Ohio' version of Sandanista, but reckon I was misremembering as it looks like they only started playing that version after the album came out https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LE_srr4l5xU
― matt h, Sunday, 21 November 2021 12:21 (two years ago) link
test
― Nabozo, Sunday, 21 November 2021 16:57 (two years ago) link
Oh cool I've been unbanned, I was worried I couldn't participate in the poll when it starts
― Nabozo, Sunday, 21 November 2021 16:58 (two years ago) link
gtfo tbh
― STOCK FIST-PUMPER BRAD (BradNelson), Sunday, 21 November 2021 17:08 (two years ago) link
Until we have nicer things to say to each other, I'd be very happy if you stopped addressing me and I will return the favor. I will not accept any more bullying / censorship / childish behavior from you or your team.
― Nabozo, Sunday, 21 November 2021 17:46 (two years ago) link
v rich to be accused of bullying and censorship(????) for thinking your ideas about coercion are retrograde and dangerous. seems like you learned a lot from being banned. if you're in the results thread, i won't be there!
― STOCK FIST-PUMPER BRAD (BradNelson), Sunday, 21 November 2021 17:55 (two years ago) link
sorry for ruining the thread like this y'all, i'm just still very mad
― STOCK FIST-PUMPER BRAD (BradNelson), Sunday, 21 November 2021 17:57 (two years ago) link
palate cleanser
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3--uA82cLfg
fitting given that i can't stop listening to everything but the girl this week
― STOCK FIST-PUMPER BRAD (BradNelson), Sunday, 21 November 2021 18:21 (two years ago) link
just submitted my ballot. went with gut instincts and tried not to overthink it, but still, so hard. incredibly excited to see this rollout!
― donna rouge, Sunday, 21 November 2021 19:58 (two years ago) link
Voted!
1 thru 5 ranked precisely, the rest are in the right general vicinity.
― Hideous Lump, Sunday, 21 November 2021 20:04 (two years ago) link
Love that Ben Watt collaboration. Interesting to hear Mimi’s voice on what could easily be an ETBG track.
― that's not my post, Sunday, 21 November 2021 21:07 (two years ago) link
Sent a ballot, if it's still open
― No Xmas For Jonchaies (Tom Violence), Sunday, 21 November 2021 21:19 (two years ago) link