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no WAY - "letter from an occupant"

― peter smith (plsmith), Thursday, 12 August 2004 13:45 (nineteen years ago) link

Danny Wilson - "Mary's Prayer," from Meet Danny Wilson (at least I think that was track 1)

― Joseph McCombs, Thursday, 12 August 2004 13:47 (nineteen years ago) link

I disagree with these: Can (they didn't really hit their stride until Damo joined), The Doors (I can see the argument for it, but like other songs better), Ramones (ditto), B-52s ("Rock Lobster" is better), and the Pretenders ("Brass in Pocket").

― o. nate (onate), Thursday, 12 August 2004 14:02 (nineteen years ago) link

The Beatles!

― zebedee (zebedee), Thursday, 12 August 2004 14:21 (nineteen years ago) link

Oh yeah, I always forget about the Beatles. Are you saying "I Saw Her Standing There"? British vs. American confuses me. If so, they win the award for Album 1 Side 1 Track 1 Words 1-4.

But what's all this Ramones talk? How soon we forget "Poison Heart"!

Good call with Beck and Modern Lovers, um... Myonga. You're welcome.

― dr. phil (josh langhoff), Thursday, 12 August 2004 18:33 (nineteen years ago) link

The Smiths, of course.

― Alba (Alba), Thursday, 12 August 2004 18:35 (nineteen years ago) link

Actually, the whole Godspeed Etc! story can be reduced to the first 6 minutes and 47 seconds of the album F#A# infinity.

― Roger in Mokum (Roger T), Thursday, 12 August 2004 18:39 (nineteen years ago) link

the beatles' is my favorite album 1 track 1 song 1 of all time, but i dont think its their best song.

― peter smith (plsmith), Thursday, 12 August 2004 18:39 (nineteen years ago) link

Most days it's my favorite song of theirs, though they have enough in the same vicinity I could see not including them here. But, you know, what the hell? I doubt they'll care.

― dr. phil (josh langhoff), Thursday, 12 August 2004 18:43 (nineteen years ago) link

That asshole Paul, for one, might be thrilled.

― dr. phil (josh langhoff), Thursday, 12 August 2004 18:44 (nineteen years ago) link

hed be like, "oh yeah, thats a good mccartney/lennon" one.

― peter smith (plsmith), Thursday, 12 August 2004 18:45 (nineteen years ago) link

"The world will finally know--I'm the cute one AND the rocker!"

― dr. phil (josh langhoff), Thursday, 12 August 2004 18:46 (nineteen years ago) link

Massive Attack (only not really)
MINISTRY

― VengaDan Perry (Dan Perry), Thursday, 12 August 2004 21:21 (nineteen years ago) link

The Ocean Blue - Between Something and Nothing

― kickitcricket (kickitcricket), Thursday, 12 August 2004 21:36 (nineteen years ago) link

most of these bands released singles or eps first, though

― chris andrews (fraew), Thursday, 12 August 2004 21:48 (nineteen years ago) link

Slowdive

― Mr. Tony Plow (Leee), Thursday, 12 August 2004 21:50 (nineteen years ago) link

I take back what I said about Beck; I forgot how much I like Midnite Vultures.

― dr. phil (josh langhoff), Thursday, 12 August 2004 22:41 (nineteen years ago) link

Beatles, yes. It may not be their best song but it's close.

Also Sex Pistols, Kinks, Arthur Conley, Bo Diddley, maybe Basement Jaxx . . .

― Burr (Burr), Friday, 13 August 2004 16:34 (nineteen years ago) link

Entombed
Ulver
My Dying Bride
Katatonia (arguably)

and:

2 Unlimited
Cappella

― Siegbran (eofor), Friday, 13 August 2004 16:49 (nineteen years ago) link

two months pass...

Steely Dan, "Do It Again"

I still don't think they ever topped this, altho I'm learning to love other songs in their catalogue.

― Myonga Von Bontee (Myonga Von Bontee), Thursday, 14 October 2004 14:01 (nineteen years ago) link

peg, rikki, my old school, REELIN IN THE YEARS, even hey nineteen >>> do it again

― peter smith (plsmith), Thursday, 14 October 2004 14:11 (nineteen years ago) link

Archers of Loaf are the definitive example of this.

― The Good Dr. Bill (Andrew Unterberger), Thursday, 14 October 2004 14:14 (nineteen years ago) link

based on very limited information, ill agree to that, dr bill.

― peter smith (plsmith), Thursday, 14 October 2004 14:19 (nineteen years ago) link

the grateful dead - "the golden road (to unlimited devotion)"

― fact checking cuz (fcc), Thursday, 14 October 2004 14:20 (nineteen years ago) link

peg, rikki, my old school, REELIN IN THE YEARS, even hey nineteen >>> do it again

If you say so!

― Myonga Von Bontee (Myonga Von Bontee), Thursday, 14 October 2004 15:16 (nineteen years ago) link

and i do

― peter smith (plsmith), Thursday, 14 October 2004 15:17 (nineteen years ago) link

Although I wouldn't personally agree, I have heard this argued about Fugazi and "Waiting Room."

― Taxi Dancing in the Soft Prison (Ben Boyer), Thursday, 14 October 2004 15:50 (nineteen years ago) link

Then it's official!

― Myonga Von Bontee (Myonga Von Bontee), Thursday, 14 October 2004 16:04 (nineteen years ago) link

right now, i just like the faster dan songs better, myonga. nothing against "do it again" at all. "reelin in the years" and "peg" are just totally exhilarating.

― peter smith (plsmith), Thursday, 14 October 2004 16:54 (nineteen years ago) link

Since no-one else has said it yet, Belle and Sebastian "The State I Am In".

― ailsa (ailsa), Thursday, 14 October 2004 17:06 (nineteen years ago) link

13th Floor Elevators
A Flock of Seagulls
Mission of Burma

― bill neil (inabillity), Thursday, 14 October 2004 17:35 (nineteen years ago) link

mission of burma peaked way before album 1, side 1, track 1. they peaked with 7-inch-single 1, side 1.

― fact checking cuz (fcc), Thursday, 14 October 2004 17:38 (nineteen years ago) link

that's what I meant.

― bill neil (inabillity), Thursday, 14 October 2004 17:44 (nineteen years ago) link

one year passes...

Archers of Loaf are the definitive example of this.
-- The Good Dr. Bill (fadeout9...), October 14th, 2004.

(you can't see it but I have just scrolled to the Archers portion of my playlist and am now making increasingly desperate double-arm-flailing gestures towards about a half-dozen songs, most prominently "Underdogs of Nipomo" and "Harnessed in Slums")

― bernard snow (sixteen sergeants), Sunday, 28 May 2006 16:39 (seventeen years ago) link

*gasp*

"Web in Front" isn't even one of top 15 AoL songs, much less the best one.

― Johnny Fever (johnny fever), Sunday, 28 May 2006 17:59 (seventeen years ago) link

I wouldn't go that far, but I'll definitely agree that it's not in their top 5. when I first heard it, I thought it had to be the best thing they (or anyone else) had ever done, but then I started checking out the albums and was consistently stunned by the quality therein.

― bernard snow (sixteen sergeants), Monday, 29 May 2006 13:06 (seventeen years ago) link

motley crue never topped 'live wire'

― keyth (keyth), Monday, 29 May 2006 13:31 (seventeen years ago) link

The Pixies, "Caribou". (Yes, I am aware nobody else is going to agree with this.)

Counting singles, "Emma's House" by the Field Mice and "Tally Ho" by the Clean.

I mean, there are probably a lot of bands that only released one thing, or only one thing that was especially worthwhile, so their first song is the best by default, but I'm not counting them.

― Pessimist (Pessimist), Monday, 29 May 2006 17:10 (seventeen years ago) link

'stranglehold', if you count the post-amboys stuff as a separate career

― dave q (listerine), Monday, 29 May 2006 17:26 (seventeen years ago) link

GOLDIE!

― Kornél Kovács (Kornél Kovács), Monday, 29 May 2006 17:45 (seventeen years ago) link

Andrew W.K.

― max (maxreax), Monday, 29 May 2006 18:09 (seventeen years ago) link

Animotion.

― Eazy (Eazy), Monday, 29 May 2006 18:18 (seventeen years ago) link

Rihanna

― Dr. Rodney's Original Savannah Band (R. J. Greene), Monday, 29 May 2006 18:44 (seventeen years ago) link

Joy Division.

― joseph cotten (joseph cotten), Monday, 29 May 2006 19:07 (seventeen years ago) link

Although I hesitate to say he 'peaked' with it, "Welcome to the Working Week," the first song off of My Aim is True has always been my favorite Elvis Costello song, all 1:16 of it.

― gooblar (gooblar), Monday, 29 May 2006 19:10 (seventeen years ago) link

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