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 always thought it was "Setlist" until I read the lyrics.
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
RE: Teenage FBII like that the DTC youtube wasn't posted. The overwhelming simplicity of the bass and rhythm guitar on that song distracts me to the point of not liking the song at all
― ℓ٥ﻻ ﻉ√٥υ (CaptainLorax), Thursday, 29 September 2011 17:30 (twelve years ago) link
I just remembered listening to "Ironmen" again how much I love the lyric "happy little babies with red cheeks / you will rock them gently out of sync".
― Johnny Fever, Thursday, 29 September 2011 17:39 (twelve years ago) link
Allright, my #6 and #4 posted right after ech other. I'm afraid that my #5 won't place...
― ArchCarrier, Thursday, 29 September 2011 17:39 (twelve years ago) link
Just heard the original 'Teenage FBI' for the first time. How can anyone like this better?!? Where is that phat keyboard? It's only good because the song is brilliant.
― ArchCarrier, Thursday, 29 September 2011 17:43 (twelve years ago) link
― Jeff, Thursday, September 29, 2011 4:57 PM (4 minutes ago) Bookmark
Haha, I still call my fantasy team Skills Like This...
― ColinO, Thursday, 29 September 2011 17:43 (twelve years ago) link
8. "Smothered in Hugs" (Bee Thousand, 1994) [454 points, 19 votes, 1 #1 vote]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5aWZ3ycJkC0
― Johnny Fever, Thursday, 29 September 2011 17:44 (twelve years ago) link
Just heard the original 'Teenage FBI' for the first time. How can anyone like this better?!?
Okay, imagine hearing it in 1997 for the first time and waiting two years to get a big, great-sounding studio version of it...and then being met with a corny sub-Rentals keyboard pop romp.
― Johnny Fever, Thursday, 29 September 2011 17:45 (twelve years ago) link
I actually think Smothered drags a bit. Still a good song but not one of my faves.
― ColinO, Thursday, 29 September 2011 17:46 (twelve years ago) link
XP Man, that keyboard is the best thing in the GBV catalog!
But you might be right, because I was just going to post this:
― ArchCarrier, Thursday, 29 September 2011 17:47 (twelve years ago) link
i love the DTC production
― ciderpress, Thursday, 29 September 2011 17:47 (twelve years ago) link
I really love this kind of dragging and now I wish I had put "Smothered" on my ballot
― V79, Thursday, 29 September 2011 17:47 (twelve years ago) link
I actually think Smothered drags a bit. Still a good song but not one of my faves
Totally OTM.
― justfanoe (Greg Fanoe), Thursday, 29 September 2011 17:47 (twelve years ago) link
^ This
― righteousmaelstrom, Thursday, 29 September 2011 17:48 (twelve years ago) link
I don't like that keyboard bit in Teenage FBI either. a too-obvious Ric Ocasek addition imo
― dmr, Thursday, 29 September 2011 17:49 (twelve years ago) link
Teenage FBI is polarizing. Wasn't these a big controversy as to which version was included on the greatest hits.
― Jeff, Thursday, 29 September 2011 17:50 (twelve years ago) link
― dmr, Thursday, September 29, 2011 4:56 PM (51 minutes ago) Bookmark
You mean King Shit And The Golden Boys of course...
― ColinO, Thursday, 29 September 2011 17:50 (twelve years ago) link
Next seven songs:
TractorScientistMotorPricksNeptuneExit FlaggerHunting Knife
― ColinO, Thursday, 29 September 2011 17:53 (twelve years ago) link
Smothered in Hugs was my #1I've probably played it on repeat for hours before. It takes me to a warm fuzzy land that I don't mind zoning out to
― ℓ٥ﻻ ﻉ√٥υ (CaptainLorax), Thursday, 29 September 2011 17:54 (twelve years ago) link
Love how drawn out the phrasing is on 'Smothered', would have been in the 20-30 range for me.
― Gavin, Leeds, Thursday, 29 September 2011 17:54 (twelve years ago) link
Frankly I'm amazed at the number of high-placing songs that I don't know. I mean, I thought I knew the GBV'iverse pretty well, but 'Jill Hives', 'If We Wait' and 'Brides Have Hit Glass' are all new to me.
I have to say that 'Jill Hives' is very lovely, though.
― ArchCarrier, Thursday, 29 September 2011 17:55 (twelve years ago) link
High five to my other "Offical Ironmen" #1 voter!
― jon /via/ chi 2.0, Thursday, 29 September 2011 17:55 (twelve years ago) link
SPOILER
― Jeff, Thursday, 29 September 2011 17:55 (twelve years ago) link
xp exit flagger awful bliss
― V79, Thursday, 29 September 2011 17:56 (twelve years ago) link
No way.
― righteousmaelstrom, Thursday, 29 September 2011 17:57 (twelve years ago) link
The next is the highest placing track to not have any first place votes (which is surprising in itself)...
7. "I Am a Scientist" (Bee Thousand, 1994 / I Am a Scientist, 1994) [470 points, 21 votes]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fc-IXlravj0
― Johnny Fever, Thursday, 29 September 2011 17:57 (twelve years ago) link
I knew this would place top ten, so I didn't vote for it. It's ok. I know people love this song though.
― righteousmaelstrom, Thursday, 29 September 2011 17:58 (twelve years ago) link
Big school should pop up
― Jeff, Thursday, 29 September 2011 17:59 (twelve years ago) link
I think this is one of the first GBV songs I ever heard, because they were playing a live session on a Dutch radio show and I can't imagine them not playing 'Scientist'.
The day after the broadcast I got the album, together with Weezer's blue album. Oh 1994...
― ArchCarrier, Thursday, 29 September 2011 18:01 (twelve years ago) link
Who was this, btw?
― jon /via/ chi 2.0, Thursday, 29 September 2011 18:03 (twelve years ago) link
Scientist was my #2...in a different mood it would have topped
― da croupier, Thursday, 29 September 2011 18:07 (twelve years ago) link
I like this song and voted it #18, perhaps I should have thrown my points to something else that needed it more though. Great song anyways.
― justfanoe (Greg Fanoe), Thursday, 29 September 2011 18:08 (twelve years ago) link
6. "Exit Flagger" (Propeller, 1992) [514 points, 21 votes, 1 #1 vote]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCFyN5kpeX8
― Johnny Fever, Thursday, 29 September 2011 18:11 (twelve years ago) link
"I'm not gonna race you today" has sort of become my position on life.
― Johnny Fever, Thursday, 29 September 2011 18:13 (twelve years ago) link