so nice to see "Quality Of Armor" place so well! my favourite from Propeller, love those harmonies at the beginning. It barely scratched my ballot, was my #21."Jill Hives" - a good song, but I don't really love it. "Teenage FBI" - I'm surprised it placed so high, I don't like that one.
― V79, Thursday, 29 September 2011 15:52 (twelve years ago) link
xxxp Indian Was An Angel is one of my favs, just missed my ballot tho
― ciderpress, Thursday, 29 September 2011 15:53 (twelve years ago) link
not sure why there is so much hate for this song. produced but not overproduced, very catchy chorus, and it's not as if there aren't lots of tracks in the 'prime' GBV period that don't trail off into nothing...
― skip, Thursday, 29 September 2011 15:54 (twelve years ago) link
love jill hives
― iatee, Thursday, 29 September 2011 15:55 (twelve years ago) link
now is it better than, say, Cut-Out Witch...no...but I didn't vote so I can't really complain
― skip, Thursday, 29 September 2011 15:56 (twelve years ago) link
Jill Hives to me always seemed like the godchild of Official Ironmen.
― Johnny Fever, Thursday, 29 September 2011 15:56 (twelve years ago) link
Jill Hives is a good later period one, sort of a unique sound for GBV, dig the reverb-y vocals. but i didn't vote for it. too many good songs!
― tylerw, Thursday, 29 September 2011 15:57 (twelve years ago) link
Oh no, are you calling me crazy?! I'm listening to it again.
― Art Arfons (La Lechera), Thursday, 29 September 2011 15:58 (twelve years ago) link
13. "If We Wait" (Sunfish Holy Breakfast, 1996) [375 points, 14 votes, 4 #1 votes]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qu2RqqIRCuc
― Johnny Fever, Thursday, 29 September 2011 15:59 (twelve years ago) link
omg that is not #1?!
― Art Arfons (La Lechera), Thursday, 29 September 2011 16:00 (twelve years ago) link
I forgot to vote for it :-(
― Young Swell (Le Bateau Ivre), Thursday, 29 September 2011 16:01 (twelve years ago) link
I like it but not that much
― Juice Should Be Sterliized (Tom D.), Thursday, 29 September 2011 16:01 (twelve years ago) link
I was hoping that "Jill Hives" would make the top 10. Oh well. (It was my #3)
― justfanoe (Greg Fanoe), Thursday, 29 September 2011 16:08 (twelve years ago) link
It danced with the top 10 for a long time until the last couple days worth of ballots came in.
― Johnny Fever, Thursday, 29 September 2011 16:10 (twelve years ago) link
Same with If We Wait. Its 4 #1 votes came in early and I thought for sure it would be top 10. It only dropped to 13 late.
― Johnny Fever, Thursday, 29 September 2011 16:11 (twelve years ago) link
I was one of those 4. surely it ended up w/ the highest per vote average?
― iatee, Thursday, 29 September 2011 16:12 (twelve years ago) link
Ok, so I think Jill Hives is more restrained than I want it to be. That's all.
If We Wait, however, really grabs the stars melodically and lyrically, for me at least.
― Art Arfons (La Lechera), Thursday, 29 September 2011 16:13 (twelve years ago) link
if we wait was my numero uno
― tylerw, Thursday, 29 September 2011 16:15 (twelve years ago) link
12. "Echos Myron" (Bee Thousand, 1994) [395 points, 17 votes]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QetZC5TIISI
― Johnny Fever, Thursday, 29 September 2011 16:16 (twelve years ago) link
OK this is too low. My favorite by far on Bee Thousand. Really surprised it had no #1's, I was deliberating between this and what I ended up putting at #1 til the last minute.
― justfanoe (Greg Fanoe), Thursday, 29 September 2011 16:17 (twelve years ago) link
We're finally here, or something like that.
― Art Arfons (La Lechera), Thursday, 29 September 2011 16:28 (twelve years ago) link
Hold up:
Disarm the settlersThe new drunk driversHave hoisted the flagWe are with you in your anger
"Settlers"? or "Sexless"?
― fear itself (Ówen P.), Thursday, 29 September 2011 16:33 (twelve years ago) link
Echos Myron is a song I used to really like at the height of my GBV obsession in the 90s, but consider to be really middle-of-the-pack now.
― Johnny Fever, Thursday, 29 September 2011 16:33 (twelve years ago) link
definitely sexless
― ledge, Thursday, 29 September 2011 16:34 (twelve years ago) link
I always thought it was "Setlist" until I read the lyrics.
― Johnny Fever, Thursday, 29 September 2011 16:34 (twelve years ago) link
thought "gold star..." would be higher for some reason? (it was my #2)
xp it's totally "settlers"!
― queen latifah approximately (donna rouge), Thursday, 29 September 2011 16:34 (twelve years ago) link
"Disarm The Sexless" was a often-used teenage username of mine iirc, uh oh, really? "Settlers"?
― fear itself (Ówen P.), Thursday, 29 September 2011 16:37 (twelve years ago) link
(no ribbing pls)
feels heretical to say but I'm not all that into Echos Myron.
― skip, Thursday, 29 September 2011 16:38 (twelve years ago) link
Well I always heard it as settlers, but don't have it from an "official source"
― Young Swell (Le Bateau Ivre), Thursday, 29 September 2011 16:38 (twelve years ago) link
i had at least two GBV-related screen names: AlwaysCrushMe and uh something else
― queen latifah approximately (donna rouge), Thursday, 29 September 2011 16:39 (twelve years ago) link
i also once had my AOL account suspended because i put the lyrics of "hit" in my profile ("faggots" and "shit" were both violations of terms of service)
― queen latifah approximately (donna rouge), Thursday, 29 September 2011 16:40 (twelve years ago) link
11. "Don't Stop Now" (Under the Bushes Under the Stars, 1996) [418 points, 17 votes, 2 #1 votes]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u30i19DhXxc
― Johnny Fever, Thursday, 29 September 2011 16:41 (twelve years ago) link
It is 100% disarm the settlers.
― Jeff, Thursday, 29 September 2011 16:43 (twelve years ago) link
another great song that i didnt vote for
― ciderpress, Thursday, 29 September 2011 16:44 (twelve years ago) link
Echos Myron used to be my favorite GBV song. I wanted to open a record store and call it Burrito's Myron. Ha, a record store. That would never work these days.
― Jeff, Thursday, 29 September 2011 16:54 (twelve years ago) link
Maybe I'll just forego the business of posting the top 10 and let everyone imagine the top 10 as they'd like it to be? No, I won't. I'll kick it off in a little bit.
― Johnny Fever, Thursday, 29 September 2011 16:55 (twelve years ago) link
Don't Stop Now - not one of my favorites. I like the early version on Devil Between My Toes.
― dmr, Thursday, 29 September 2011 16:56 (twelve years ago) link
For a long time, I used to call my fantasy baseball team Academy of Lies.
― Jeff, Thursday, 29 September 2011 16:57 (twelve years ago) link
Most of the top 20 is under the cut now, so here's a refresher for latecomers:
20. "The Brides Have Hit Glass" (Isolation Drills, 2001) [327 points, 13 votes]19. "Hardcore UFO's" (Bee Thousand, 1994) [331 points, 14 votes, 1 #1 vote]18. "Gold Star for Robot Boy" (Bee Thousand, 1994) [344 points, 14 votes, 1 #1 vote]17. "Teenage FBI" (Wish in One Hand 7", 1997 / Do the Collapse, 1999) [345 points, 15 votes]16. "Weed King" (Propeller, 1992) [358 points, 15 votes, 1 #1 vote]15. "Quality of Armor" (Propeller, 1992) [365 points, 15 votes, 1 #1 vote]14. "The Best of Jill Hives" (Earthquake Glue, 2003) [370 points, 17 votes, 1 #1 vote]13. "If We Wait" (Sunfish Holy Breakfast, 1996) [375 points, 14 votes, 4 #1 votes]12. "Echos Myron" (Bee Thousand, 1994) [395 points, 17 votes]11. "Don't Stop Now" (Under the Bushes Under the Stars, 1996) [418 points, 17 votes, 2 #1 votes]
― Johnny Fever, Thursday, 29 September 2011 17:00 (twelve years ago) link
10. "The Official Ironmen Rally Song" (Under the Bushes Under the Stars, 1996) [423 points, 17 votes, 2 #1 votes]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqmcINr4JKA
― Johnny Fever, Thursday, 29 September 2011 17:01 (twelve years ago) link
great video
― Art Arfons (La Lechera), Thursday, 29 September 2011 17:02 (twelve years ago) link
yay
― ciderpress, Thursday, 29 September 2011 17:02 (twelve years ago) link
Okay so...I imagine people just don't have much to say about that one anymore other than "it's good" (and are choosing not to say anything instead). On to #9!
9. "The Goldheart Mountaintop Queen Directory" (Bee Thousand, 1994) [432 points, 18 votes, 1 #1 vote]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_aLLnGagilU
― Johnny Fever, Thursday, 29 September 2011 17:22 (twelve years ago) link
Ironmen is another one of those tracks that could have been iconic for any other group but is almost a dime a dozen for Pollard.
Love the vocal delivery on Goldheart and the flute(?) in the background. It does remind me of Tortoise Brand Pot Scrubbing Cleaner though...
― skip, Thursday, 29 September 2011 17:25 (twelve years ago) link
i forgot to vote for that one too, yikes
― ciderpress, Thursday, 29 September 2011 17:27 (twelve years ago) link
Yeah, not much to say once you get up to these top ones. This was on my ballot. It's a good song, my second favorite on Bee Thousand.
― justfanoe (Greg Fanoe), Thursday, 29 September 2011 17:27 (twelve years ago) link
GMQD is such a great belter, you know I like those. I didn't vote for any of these though :-/
― Art Arfons (La Lechera), Thursday, 29 September 2011 17:28 (twelve years ago) link
ha at the reunion shows my wife was like "why does everyone go nuts for this song? it's so slow." weirdo prog singalong. love this shit.
― dmr, Thursday, 29 September 2011 17:29 (twelve years ago) link
I just checked them now 'cos I'd always heard it as 'settlers' - however I now realise I was totally wrong about the second line, which I was 100% convinced was "the neutron drivers"!
― Gavin, Leeds, Thursday, 29 September 2011 17:29 (twelve years ago) link