― Alba (Alba), Wednesday, 10 November 2004 16:08 (nineteen years ago) link
― Mr Noodles (Mr Noodles), Wednesday, 10 November 2004 16:10 (nineteen years ago) link
― tricky (disco stu), Wednesday, 10 November 2004 16:14 (nineteen years ago) link
― Alba (Alba), Wednesday, 10 November 2004 16:20 (nineteen years ago) link
Just a guess, mind you -- one that should perhaps be ignored considering my unimpressive success rate in predicting the outcome of this poll.
― MindInRewind (Barry Bruner), Wednesday, 10 November 2004 16:20 (nineteen years ago) link
― Julio Desouza (jdesouza), Wednesday, 10 November 2004 16:21 (nineteen years ago) link
― Thermo Thinwall (Thermo Thinwall), Wednesday, 10 November 2004 16:26 (nineteen years ago) link
― Alba (Alba), Wednesday, 10 November 2004 16:33 (nineteen years ago) link
― Riot Gear! (Gear!), Wednesday, 10 November 2004 16:38 (nineteen years ago) link
― Rockist_Scientist (rockist_scientist), Wednesday, 10 November 2004 16:39 (nineteen years ago) link
― Riot Gear! (Gear!), Wednesday, 10 November 2004 16:39 (nineteen years ago) link
― Riot Gear! (Gear!), Wednesday, 10 November 2004 16:40 (nineteen years ago) link
― tricky (disco stu), Wednesday, 10 November 2004 16:44 (nineteen years ago) link
― Leeeter van den Hoogenband (Leee), Wednesday, 10 November 2004 16:44 (nineteen years ago) link
― tricky (disco stu), Wednesday, 10 November 2004 16:48 (nineteen years ago) link
what because you think something that's ACTUALLY NOT THAT DIFFERENT SOUNDING FROM THEM AT ALL is so much better?
― Freelance Hiveminder (blueski), Wednesday, 10 November 2004 16:54 (nineteen years ago) link
There are no britpop heavies! You are all alone at night.
Really? I guess we'll see. Yeah, I went there with this single and I stand by it. It may not be their "most loved single" (I mean their most loved single is probably fucking "Song 2" -- this obv means nothing, "most loved" often means most easily hateable with Blur), but Modern Life Is Rubbish is their finest hour and "For Tomorrow" is MLIR in a song.
― roxymuzak (roxymuzak), Wednesday, 10 November 2004 16:55 (nineteen years ago) link
― Freelance Hiveminder (blueski), Wednesday, 10 November 2004 16:56 (nineteen years ago) link
― roxymuzak (roxymuzak), Wednesday, 10 November 2004 17:00 (nineteen years ago) link
― tricky (disco stu), Wednesday, 10 November 2004 17:01 (nineteen years ago) link
see you tomorrow when i have to WADE THROUGH 1000 UNREAD POSTS - largely complaining about britpop/pulp/tokenism etc.
you know i love you
― Jaunty Alan (Alan), Wednesday, 10 November 2004 17:04 (nineteen years ago) link
― Jeff-PTTL (Jeff), Wednesday, 10 November 2004 17:05 (nineteen years ago) link
i know i'm over-reacting but either back up such statements by suggesting something 'better' and explaining why you think, or just leave it.
surely ilm can do better than the 'yes it is, no it isn't' that tends to dominate some threads (a lot of dance ones, cos so many of us are trying to stamp our authority and knowledge down in an endless game of dick-waving oneupmanship)
― Freelance Hiveminder (blueski), Wednesday, 10 November 2004 17:06 (nineteen years ago) link
― Alba (Alba), Wednesday, 10 November 2004 17:08 (nineteen years ago) link
― Freelance Hiveminder (blueski), Wednesday, 10 November 2004 17:12 (nineteen years ago) link
― tricky (disco stu), Wednesday, 10 November 2004 17:17 (nineteen years ago) link
the inevitable (because i will start it if no-one else does) 'post your own top 100 of the 90s' thread is gonna be fun...
― Freelance Hiveminder (blueski), Wednesday, 10 November 2004 17:22 (nineteen years ago) link
― miccio (miccio), Wednesday, 10 November 2004 17:24 (nineteen years ago) link
― Alba (Alba), Wednesday, 10 November 2004 17:25 (nineteen years ago) link
damn these boots are starting to hurt...
― Freelance Hiveminder (blueski), Wednesday, 10 November 2004 17:29 (nineteen years ago) link
― tricky (disco stu), Wednesday, 10 November 2004 17:33 (nineteen years ago) link
1. Common People - Pulp2. Groove is in the Heart - Deee-Lite!3. Regulate - Warren G4. Cannonball - The Breeders5. Hyperballad - Bjork6. Regret - New Order7. Soon - My Bloody Valentine8. Paranoid Android - Radiohead9. Mind Playing Tricks on Me - Geto Boys10. Windowlicker - Aphex Twin
― jaymc (jaymc), Wednesday, 10 November 2004 17:34 (nineteen years ago) link
#10
BJORK - "Hyperballad" (619 points, 30 votes, 1 first place vote)
http://www.abc.se/~m8996/bjork/disco/realsize/576154-2.jpg
" "Hyper-ballad" is my favourite at the moment. Odd that I used to think her lyrics were moronic. Their haiku-like genius eluded me until this."-- sundar subramanian
― Riot Gear! (Gear!), Wednesday, 10 November 2004 17:34 (nineteen years ago) link
― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Wednesday, 10 November 2004 17:35 (nineteen years ago) link
― miccio (miccio), Wednesday, 10 November 2004 17:37 (nineteen years ago) link
― jaymc (jaymc), Wednesday, 10 November 2004 17:37 (nineteen years ago) link
i didn't expect everyone to agree of course - but when they disagree i get irked and take it as a criticism that i don't know what i'm talking about, heh - carry on
xpost Hyperballad's bloody ace
― Freelance Hiveminder (blueski), Wednesday, 10 November 2004 17:38 (nineteen years ago) link
RADIOHEAD - "Paranoid Android" (620 points, 31 votes, 3 first place votes)
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000006TCH.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg
I don't like this one as much as some of their others, personally, but this is a fine tune. Search engine's slow here, any other comments?
― Riot Gear! (Gear!), Wednesday, 10 November 2004 17:42 (nineteen years ago) link
Tyree
It’s drastic.It’s all weird and spooky. It’s horrible. I don’t know how anyone could listen to it. That’s the first time I’ve heard anything by her.Bin It!
Katrina
It’s crap. There is no tune and she doesn’t have a good voice enough for it. She can’t sing at all. I’ve never even heard of her.Bin It!
Lisa
It’s too weird. I don’t like her voice. The beat is alright, it’s just Bjork herself and her music. Bin It!
Ciara
Bjork scares me. She’s really, really weird. So is her music. It’s a bit too slow.Bin It!
― Alba (Alba), Wednesday, 10 November 2004 17:54 (nineteen years ago) link
Anyway, "Loser" is most absolutely Beck's finest moment, and if one non-"Web in Front" song had to represent the golden age of american indie rock, "Loser" is probably the best to do it. The genius of that song hasn't aged a second in the last decade. I think I had it at #10 on my list.
haha, "Paranoid Android" at #9. Wow.
― The Good Dr. Bill (Andrew Unterberger), Wednesday, 10 November 2004 17:57 (nineteen years ago) link
― Kevin Gilchrist (Mr Fusion), Wednesday, 10 November 2004 18:00 (nineteen years ago) link
― Kevin Gilchrist (Mr Fusion), Wednesday, 10 November 2004 18:01 (nineteen years ago) link
― MindInRewind (Barry Bruner), Wednesday, 10 November 2004 18:02 (nineteen years ago) link
at least two spaces left i can't think what can occupy
― Freelance Hiveminder (blueski), Wednesday, 10 November 2004 18:03 (nineteen years ago) link
I mean I'm not taking the list THAT seriously, its not about to make or break my day or something, but if i'm going to waste my time posting on a message board i'm going to damn well do what I enjoy doing (in this case, complaining).
And I DO appreciate the list bcuz it gives me something to talk about! And again, thanks to Gear! for compiling all this shit.
― djdee2005 (djdee2005), Wednesday, 10 November 2004 18:04 (nineteen years ago) link
― Kevin Gilchrist (Mr Fusion), Wednesday, 10 November 2004 18:05 (nineteen years ago) link
Cannonball (not so sure anymore)Mind Playing Tricks on Me (was the campaigning not enough, perhaps?)Regulate (Given trends on the list, I think chances are pretty good)NMH (still can't underrate their clout with the indie crowd--remember "Letter From an Occupant"!) DI (what song, though?) Windowlicker Chime (????)
― The Good Dr. Bill (Andrew Unterberger), Wednesday, 10 November 2004 18:08 (nineteen years ago) link
― Freelance Hiveminder (blueski), Wednesday, 10 November 2004 18:10 (nineteen years ago) link