"Action" is a front runner! Who'd a thunk!
― Mark G, Monday, 10 December 2007 20:28 (sixteen years ago) link
It's SO fey and awesome at the same time.
As if the two were mutually exclusive! Feyness is almost ALWAYS awesome.
― Kevin John Bozelka, Monday, 10 December 2007 20:39 (sixteen years ago) link
(The) Sweet were the greatest band of all-time WITHOUT the word "new" in their name. "Wig Wam Bam" for me because it doubles as a song about the overwhelming experience of listening to a Sweet song. They have at least ten songs that make me tear up. They were just so...so.
Check out the crazy dances to "Chop Chop" here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Rd-1eVamQY
― Kevin John Bozelka, Monday, 10 December 2007 20:47 (sixteen years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.
― ILX System, Sunday, 30 December 2007 00:01 (sixteen years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.
― ILX System, Monday, 31 December 2007 00:01 (sixteen years ago) link
Unsurprising but satisfying spread. I didn't quite realize how much "Fox On The Run" love there was..!
― Doctor Casino, Tuesday, 1 January 2008 03:42 (sixteen years ago) link
How many bands are better than The Sweet? Five? Ten maybe? No more, though.
― Kevin John Bozelka, Tuesday, 1 January 2008 04:13 (sixteen years ago) link
Oh God, reading this title just made me think of what an idea a Paul's Boutique sample poll would be, but alas, I could never possibly compile it. . .
― mehlt, Tuesday, 1 January 2008 05:09 (sixteen years ago) link
Compile away, baby! But lo - The Veastie Boys are nowhere near as genius as The Sweet. Come on - how many bands were better than them? How MANY? ?
Maybe zero!
― Kevin John Bozelka, Tuesday, 1 January 2008 08:35 (sixteen years ago) link
Beastie, that is
I'm bettin' you were drunk when ya wrote that, Kevin--weren't ya?
― Ioannis, Tuesday, 1 January 2008 15:54 (sixteen years ago) link
Hang on, only two for "Action"? There were at least four votes declared here!
― Mark G, Wednesday, 2 January 2008 16:49 (sixteen years ago) link
fox on the run
― the galena free practitioner, Thursday, 3 January 2008 19:17 (sixteen years ago) link
Hammered. But the sentiment still holds.
― Kevin John Bozelka, Thursday, 3 January 2008 19:21 (sixteen years ago) link
Just bought a greatest hits to celebrate quitting a really shitty job, and it's sounding ggggggggggggreat. Just one punchy, roaring sing-along after another. "Blockbuster" maybe kicking the most ass so far, but I haven't gotten to "Fox on the Run" and I have a feeling that's going to be the icing on the cake of this day.
― Doctor Casino, Sunday, 9 October 2011 00:40 (twelve years ago) link
awwwwwwwwwwwwww yeah, there it goes.
― Doctor Casino, Sunday, 9 October 2011 00:41 (twelve years ago) link
Many bands go their whole careers without anything as awesome as the "fuH-FOX-EE" part when they're repeating the chorus.
― Doctor Casino, Sunday, 9 October 2011 00:44 (twelve years ago) link
oh shit but ACTION is up next!
polltor pollsino really is the king of bad poll thread titles
― shiroimarkershoes (some dude), Sunday, 9 October 2011 00:44 (twelve years ago) link
This was one of my early greats!
― Doctor Casino, Sunday, 9 October 2011 00:52 (twelve years ago) link
Man, that greatest-hits is the gift that keeps on giving. Has anyone ever written on Johnny Rotten's debt to Brian Connolly as lead vocalist? There's a real Pistols-esque snarl to, e.g., "And LLLIFE! GOES ON!" on "The Six Teens" - compare to "LLLIKE! E-M-IIII!" etc. The ability to hint at a little bit of real destructive rebel menace amidst the punchy, junior-high-candy hooks was pretty essential to both bands, I think.
― ﴿→ ☺ (Doctor Casino), Sunday, 18 June 2017 15:40 (six years ago) link