Thanks CAAL and Na, Nag Nag, it's been fun following this thread - have been busy so unfortunately didn't contribute much but I'm planning on catching up with the playlist and the videos.
My ranked ballot, 40 tracks:1. The Book LoversCome On Let's GoBefore We BeginMessage From HomeI Found the FWhere Youth and Laughter GoAmerica's BoyEcho's AnswerPendulumTears in the Typing PoolMan Is Not a BirdBlack CatUnchanging Window/Chord SimpleOminous CloudColour Me InLiving RoomCity in Progress (BBC Session version)Look OutsideAccidentalsPoem of Dead SongThe Be ColonySubject to the LadderUntil ThenAccording to No PlanGoodbye GirlsLong Was the YearMake My Sleep His SongCorporealLunch Hour PopsMinus 3Forget Every TimeWinter NowPhantomYou and Me in TimeStill Feels Like TearsMichael A GrammarArc of a JourneyIlluminationThe World BackwardsHawk
LPs/EPs:1. Tender ButtonsHaha SoundWork and Non-WorkThe Noise Made by PeopleMaida Vale SessionsBroadcast and the Focus Group Investigate Witch Cults of the Radio AgeThe Future CrayonBerberian Sound Studio
― Gavin, Leeds, Saturday, 4 June 2022 15:41 (one year ago) link
I really enjoyed preparing my ballot and the subsequent rollout. Thanks NNN and CaAL!
Tracks, ranked:
Tears in the Typing PoolOminous CloudCorporealLunch Hour PopsUnchanging WindowMichael A. GrammarThe Be ColonyMan Is Not a BirdEcho’s AnswerI Found the FCome on Let’s GoAmerica’s BoyI Found the EndBlack CatPapercutsCity in ProgressPoem of Dead SongGoodbye GirlsPendulumSubject to the LadderI See, So I See SoColour Me InThe Book LoversTender ButtonsIn Here the World BeginsLet It Begin/Oh JoyMicrotronics 04Lights OutWe’ve Got TimeIlluminationMicrotronics 11Elegant ElephantRitual/Looking InMicrotronics 02Distant CallMicrotronics 06Microtronics 13
Albums/EPs/comps, ranked:
Tender ButtonsHaHa SoundThe Noise Made By PeopleMicrotronicsWork and Non-WorkMother Is the Milky WayThe Future CrayonInvestigate Witch Cults of the Radio AgeBerberian Sound Studio
― eatandoph (Neue Jesse Schule), Saturday, 4 June 2022 19:20 (one year ago) link
Belated thanks to Nag and Camaraderie for the rollout!
My ballot was pretty last-minute so I quickly threw together my 15 fav tracks and 5 albums. Definitely part of the late wave of Tender Buttons love:
Tracks1. Corporeal2. Ominous Cloud3. Arc Of A Journey4. Goodbye Girls5. Tears In the Typing Pool6. Come On Let’s Go7. Man Is Not A Bird8. America’s Boy9. Michael A Grammar10. Before We Begin11. Hawk12. In Here the World Begins13. Black Cat14. Message From Home15. Subject To the Ladder
LPs/EPs1. Tender Buttons2. Haha Sound3. The Noise Made By People4. Mother Is the Milky Way5. Work & Non-Work
― J. Sam, Saturday, 4 June 2022 21:08 (one year ago) link
Western® with Bacon Flavor: just confirming, we have a definitely column in our spreadsheet exactly corresponding to the ballot you posted above. :) *panic attack subsides*
― Nag! Nag! Nag!, Sunday, 5 June 2022 00:04 (one year ago) link
Er, "definitely have a column" that is. o_0
― Nag! Nag! Nag!, Sunday, 5 June 2022 00:06 (one year ago) link
I suspect I'll be quietly returning to this thread for quite some for the various links and recommendations, etc. Thanks everyone.
― Nag! Nag! Nag!, Sunday, 5 June 2022 00:24 (one year ago) link
Glad to hear! And thank you and CaAL for putting this on! Now to dig into all the image source material.
― Western® with Bacon Flavor, Sunday, 5 June 2022 00:30 (one year ago) link
TRACKS
Sixty FortyLiving RoomThe Book LoversEcho's AnswerMessage From HomeLights OutBefore We BeginUntil ThenCome On Let's GoColour Me InTears In The Typing PoolLook OutsidePendulumIlluminationWhere Youth and Laughter GoForget Every TimePoem Of Dead SongMinimLong Was The YearAmerica's Boy
LPs and EPs
Work and Non WorkMaida Vale SessionsThe Noise Made by PeopleHaha SoundThe Future Crayon
― gman59, Sunday, 5 June 2022 02:04 (one year ago) link
“Ominous Cloud” just kept getting pushed higher and higher up in placement the more I listened to it. “Though you said goodbye/You did not leave my mind” are probably the best words Trish could’ve left us.
― Western® with Bacon Flavor,
Absolutely the same for me. It started in my top 20 but ended up top three. A beautifully uplifting song.
Beautiful results and lots of great writing about such a wonderful band.
― kitchen person, Sunday, 5 June 2022 02:51 (one year ago) link
My ballot:
1. The Book LoversCome On Let's GoOminous CloudMessage From HomeI Found The FPapercutsLiving Room Echo's AnswerLook OutsideSubject To the LadderThe World BackwardsWhere Youth and Laughter GoLunch Hour PopsBlack CatBefore We BeginGoodbye GirlsColour Me InWe've Got TimeAmerica's BoyAccidentalsPoem Of Dead SongPhantomAccording To No PlanMichael A GrammarUntil ThenLights OutMan Is Not A BirdYou And Me In TimeArc Of A JourneyOh How I Miss YouTears In The Typing PoolUnchanging WindowWinter NowYou Can FallMinimCity In ProgressCorporealLong Was The YearChord Simple40. Illumination
Albums/EPs
1. Work & Non Work Tender ButtonsThe Noise Made By People Haha SoundThe Book Lovers EP Maida Vale SessionsThe Future Crayon Extended Play 2 EP Pendulum 10. Mother Is The Milky Way
― kitchen person, Sunday, 5 June 2022 02:54 (one year ago) link
I’d describe my Broadcast taste as “basic”:TracksBlack CatValeriePendulumEcho's AnswerCorporealTender ButtonsUnchanging WindowThe Book LoversA Seancing SongOminous CloudCome On Let's GoThe Be ColonyBefore We BeginWhere Youth and Laughter GoWinter NowSmall Song IVElegant ElephantAccording to No PlanI Found the FPoem of Dead SongLet It Begin / Oh JoyTears in the Typing PoolColour Me InIn Here the World BeginsMessage From HomeForget Every TimeMinimWhat I SawLiving RoomWe Are After All HereWe've Got TimeAccidentalsDistant CallPapercutsChord SimpleBit 35PhantomRitual / Looking InA Quiet MomentMother's Milk Means Music (At Home in the Universe)LPs and EPsHaHa SoundTender ButtonsWitch Cults of the Radio AgeThe Noise Made by PeopleMother is the Milky WayMaida Vale SessionsThe Future CrayonWork and Non-WorkBerberian Sound StudioMicrotronics 1 & 2
― assert (matttkkkk), Sunday, 5 June 2022 03:41 (one year ago) link
based on yr polling submissions, we're all "basic" broadcast fans!
― Western® with Bacon Flavor, Sunday, 5 June 2022 03:57 (one year ago) link
Morvern Callar OST, never seen it
― assert (matttkkkk), Sunday, 5 June 2022 05:06 (one year ago) link
Basicness may be under-rated. Even though I enjoyed advocating for the messiness of Witch Cults at al as long-playing experiences, the individual tracks I actually plucked out for a ballot were still overwhelmingly 'pop' ones, or at least pretty and/or propulsive ones that stood up well in isolation.
My ballot existed mainly as a playlist so I'll make this public for a bit: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3N6zPhyqhBOhmnU5mzavSS (Approximately this, from early April, plus "Dulcimer Jam" somewhere in the middle.)
― Nag! Nag! Nag!, Sunday, 5 June 2022 06:08 (one year ago) link
Er, "Witch Cults et al".
― Nag! Nag! Nag!, Sunday, 5 June 2022 06:10 (one year ago) link
“Basic” fan kinda sums me up. I’ve enjoyed the big albums over the years and have heard things like Be Colony and BSS but didn’t think I could rank favorites. This poll will be fantastic for doing a deeper dive though.
― Chris L, Sunday, 5 June 2022 10:14 (one year ago) link
Been away for the weekend, good to see so many of you enjoyed the rollout. IMO a "basic" fan would be into the more famous tracks from TNMBP, Papercuts, perhaps a couple of earlier or later tracks - and I can see no ballots along those lines at all, matt you even have A Seancing Song at #9! (and I will try to find a slot for a Morvern Callar viewing)
Here's my ballot, I would recommend the non-placing remixes btw!
Tracks
Ominous CloudPhantomRitual / Looking InWhere Youth & Laughter GoForget Every TimeThe World BackwardsCome On Let's GoYou Can FallMessage From HomePapercutsAccording To No PlanUnchanging Window / Chord SimpleBefore We BeginWe've Got TimeWinter NowEcho's AnswerThe Book LoversIlluminationMichael A GrammarTest AreaAvril - Be Yourself (Remixed by Broadcast)MinimMan Is Not A BirdI See, So I See SoBadly Drawn Boy - Another Pearl (Broadcast Remix)The Be ColonyPoem of Dead SongMicrotronics 05Inside OutCity In ProgressLiving RoomHammer Without A MasterLocustsMiki Furukawa - Coffee & Singing Girl!!! (Broadcast Remix)Belly DanceDave's DreamOne Million Years AgoDead The Long YearHawkLong Was The Year
LPs & EPs
Investigate Witch Cults of the Radio AgeWork and Non WorkThe Book LoversExtended PlayExtended Play TwoMicrotronicsThe Noise Made By PeopleHaha SoundThe Transactional Dharma of RojMaida Vale Sessions
― Portrait Of A Dissolvi Ng Drea M (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Sunday, 5 June 2022 18:07 (one year ago) link
Great roll-out and a pleasure to follow the discussion - thank you everyone, especially CaAL and N!N!N! for making this happen.
TRACKS 1 Come on let’s go 2 Before we begin 3 Michael a grammar 4 Man is not a bird 5 Unchanging Window/Chord simple 6 Corporeal 7 Lights out 8 The book lovers 9 Paper Cuts 10 Pendulum 11 Tears in the typing pool 12 Long was the year 13 Valerie 14 Echo’s answer 15 The Be Colony 16 Subject to the ladder 17 Lunch Hour Pops 18 America’s Boy 19 Black Cat 20 Ominous Cloud 21 Still feels like tears 22 Goodbye Girls 23 Colour me in 24 Where youth and laughter go 25 Winter now 26 “I See, so I see so” 27 The Little Bell 28 I found the F 29 Hammer without a master 30 Minim 31 Arc of a journey 32 Make my sleep his song 33 In Here the World Begins 34 Message from home 35 What I saw 36 Dave’s Dream 37 A Man for Atlantis 38 The Equestrian Vortex 39 According to no plan 40 O How I miss you ALBUMS 1 Ha Ha Sound 2 Tender Buttons 3 The Noise made by People 4 Broadcast and the Focus Group Investigate Witch Cults of the Radio Age 5 Work and Non-Work 6 The Future Crayon 7 Mother is the Milky Way
― woof, Monday, 6 June 2022 10:10 (one year ago) link
I had a lovely afternoon yesterday reading and listening through much of the Spotify playlist, starting at the top.
― Maresn3st, Monday, 6 June 2022 10:27 (one year ago) link
Yep, excellent work guys - threads like this refresh my faith in ILM :)
― Piedie Gimbel, Monday, 6 June 2022 10:41 (one year ago) link
my mixed ballot!
RankedCome On Let’s GoThe Book LoversBefore We BeginCity In ProgressGoodbye GirlsMan Is Not A BirdThe World BackwardsBlack CatWhere Youth And Laughter GoPaper CutsAmerica’s BoyUnchanging Window / Chord SimplePendulumWinter NowMichael A GrammarTears In The Typing Pool
UnrankedThe Little BellEcho’s AnswerMessage From HomePhantomPoem of Dead SongAccording to No PlanLights OutYou Can FallUntil ThenDead The Long YearLunch Hour PopsMinimOminous CloudI Found The FCorporealBit 35Subject To The LadderYou And Me In TimeTest AreaDistant CallHammer Without A MasterDaves DreamI see, so i see soLong Was The Year
ALBUMSHaha SoundTender ButtonsThe Noise Made By PeopleWork And Non Work
― in places all over the world, real stuff be happening (voodoo chili), Monday, 6 June 2022 18:20 (one year ago) link
Catching up with this belatedly (am abroad and have been w/o internet for a few days). Thanks to the poll runners for an excellent rollout experience and superb images. My #1s were Tender Buttons and "Echo's Answer" for the record.
― Jeff W, Wednesday, 8 June 2022 20:49 (one year ago) link
My list. I still use Last.fm and it shows 500 plays for one band in a couple of weeks which is vv unusual for me. Brilliant poll - one of the best ever.
Until ThenSixty FortyWe’ve Got TimeCorporealEcho’s AnswerValerieGoodnight GirlsMessage From HomePaper CutsCity In ProgressCome on Let’s GoI Found the FA quiet wordPendulumBefore We BeginThe Book LoversAccidentalsThe Be ColonyHawkMake My Sleep His SongMan Is Not a BirdForget EvertimeLights OutLiving RoomHammer Without A MasterTears In the Typing PoolLong Was The YearLunch Hour PopsIn Here The World BeginsUnchanging Window / Chord SimpleTeresa Lark of AscensionLook OutsideWhere Youth and Laughter GoTuesday’s OfferingThe Aphid SleepsMicrotonics 07Elegant ElephantThe Equestrian VortexIllumination
― kraudive, Wednesday, 8 June 2022 22:01 (one year ago) link
watched Daisies and now i could see where a the influence in some TB era promo photos came from.
― Western® with Bacon Flavor, Sunday, 12 June 2022 05:26 (one year ago) link
The results playlist on shuffle is currently my favourite thing in the world. (up late, a little drunk/high, belly dance just hit)
― woof, Saturday, 18 June 2022 00:15 (one year ago) link
I completely missed this poll and thread when it was live, but even a year later it's ILX at its best. good job everyone!
― Elvis Telecom, Sunday, 30 July 2023 06:51 (nine months ago) link