For anyone who's interested, hunt down the Honolulu 1966 bootleg--radio broadcast so the quality is excellent, and better than "Got Live" iirc
― Iago Galdston, Friday, 6 April 2012 13:29 (twelve years ago) link
stuff I voted for: 19th Nervous Breakdown, Monkey Man, Moonlight Mile, Can't You Hear Me Knocking (my #1)
Satisfaction probably shoulda been #1 but I figured it would get the Space Odditty treatment
There's one 80s song that I voted for: it'll be interesting to see if its in top 10; I'm thinking no but who knows?
― a lot of seriously talentless bassists out there (loves laboured breathing), Friday, 6 April 2012 13:32 (twelve years ago) link
Totally digging this poll, rogermexico. Wonderful job.
― Dancing with Mr. T (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Friday, 6 April 2012 13:39 (twelve years ago) link
OK, there are 9 songs that are pretty much guaranteed to show up in the top ten. But 1 mystery. Hmmmmm.
the Space Odditty treatment
That must be a UK thing because Bowie has plenty of bigger songs in the USA.
― kornrulez6969, Friday, 6 April 2012 13:43 (twelve years ago) link
Wow, missed a whole lot. How do all of you stay online for this? You are magicians all of you.
I somehow thought "Moonlight Mile" was going to be a sleeper top 5 pick, maybe even #1. Going to be really interesting to me to see what ends up there, though getting easier to suss out.
"Stray Cat Blues" remains one of the more convincing blues workouts for me, just so much personality in it yet somehow it seems a little less forced (and more fun) to me. Maybe it's just the guitars. I turn up the radio/stereo EVERY TIME "Can't You Hear Me Knocking" comes on (unless my wife is in the vicinity ...) Please tell me the Mick did not write that riff too, I am not sure I could take that.
― grandavis, Friday, 6 April 2012 13:44 (twelve years ago) link
this has been the best poll I've participated in--i.e. completely mysterious and maddening from stem to stern.
― Iago Galdston, Friday, 6 April 2012 13:47 (twelve years ago) link
agreed ... the Zep and Bowie polls were very engaging and led to a lot of highly enjoyable listening, but this one has been way more crazy-making and way more fun
― Brad C., Friday, 6 April 2012 13:49 (twelve years ago) link
It's really satisfying to see CYHMK rate so highly (although I wouldn't have personally!) after all the kvetching over it
― Iago Galdston, Friday, 6 April 2012 13:50 (twelve years ago) link
don't understand the Can't You Hear Me Knocking love.
think I know which 9 kornrulez is talking about
longshots from my ballot that I hope could take the one remaining spot: Heart of Stone, Tell Me and Cocksucker Blues
― gospodin simmel, Friday, 6 April 2012 13:54 (twelve years ago) link
i'm going to repeat what I said about Can't You Hear on the voting thread because i was otm: "so many big Stones radio staples are these tight 3-minute singles that it's nice to occasionally hear that one big sprawling AOR noodlefest imo"
― some dude, Friday, 6 April 2012 14:01 (twelve years ago) link
Yeah, the big 7 minute FM epic is not their thing, at least compared to bands like Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, etc.
― kornrulez6969, Friday, 6 April 2012 14:04 (twelve years ago) link
Prefer "Memory Motel" and even "Slave" as sprawling AOR noodlefest.
― Exile in lolville (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 6 April 2012 14:05 (twelve years ago) link
Looking at what's left on my ballot, the longest shot is probably "The Spider and the Fly."
― Brad C., Friday, 6 April 2012 14:08 (twelve years ago) link
yeah, me either. the song at the beginning is a nice & sleazy blues rocker exile-style. it's great but not far & away the best thing they ever did in this vein. unfortunately undercut by the tepid jamband workout that follows. alfred otm re: the relative merits.
― preternatural concepts concerning variances in sound and texture (contenderizer), Friday, 6 April 2012 14:08 (twelve years ago) link
of 23 #1 votes cast so far, only three have been pre-let it bleed: one each for "19th nervous breakdown", "ruby tuesday" and "child of the moon". all the rest in the late 60s/early 70s country-blooze sweet spot.
― preternatural concepts concerning variances in sound and texture (contenderizer), Friday, 6 April 2012 14:19 (twelve years ago) link
10 of my top 20 yet to appear, and it seems like 9 will......I am consensus boomer Serious Rock Critic dude!should've gone with my alternative ballot which was 50% "Exile"...
― theStalePrince, Friday, 6 April 2012 14:33 (twelve years ago) link
will be shocked if Gimme Shelter is not #1
― broom air, Friday, 6 April 2012 14:46 (twelve years ago) link
me too, although if it's not i can think of a couple plausible spoilers
― some dude, Friday, 6 April 2012 14:49 (twelve years ago) link
Really thought "Moonlight Mile" had a shot there for some reason
― grandavis, Friday, 6 April 2012 14:59 (twelve years ago) link
listening to the Spotify playlist...damn i forgot how much i love "Jigsaw Puzzle," which i'd voted for it and bumped it up a few spots
― some dude, Friday, 6 April 2012 15:00 (twelve years ago) link
gosh, "Winter" is lovely. Goats Head Soup is definitely the album this poll is giving me the greatest appetite to get more acquainted with.
― some dude, Friday, 6 April 2012 15:10 (twelve years ago) link
the slide guitar on Jigsaw Puzzle is the nuts
― broom air, Friday, 6 April 2012 15:10 (twelve years ago) link
I'd like "Winter" more if the piano line were eliminated; it's a crowded mix.
― Exile in lolville (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 6 April 2012 15:15 (twelve years ago) link
aw you guys... just trying to give the board the best stones poll i can. thanks for 67 rad ballots and an awesome conversation. all credit to WmC for managing this massive undertaking, finefinemusic for the spreadsheet, and everyone who's done on of these already. Ismael's U2 poll and WmC's Zep poll really set the bar imo.
now let's do this
― all yoga attacks are fire based (rogermexico.), Friday, 6 April 2012 15:23 (twelve years ago) link
::sits up, leans forward::
― some dude, Friday, 6 April 2012 15:26 (twelve years ago) link
TOP 10!
― Johnny Fever, Friday, 6 April 2012 15:27 (twelve years ago) link
Mr Watts, a drull-roll if you please
― Peppermint Patty Hearst (VegemiteGrrl), Friday, 6 April 2012 15:27 (twelve years ago) link
Lady Jane
http://www.rollingstonesarchive.com/14%20a%20Lady%20Jane%20AUS.jpghttp://www.youtu.be/s5yBS36jnaE
― all yoga attacks are fire based (rogermexico.), Friday, 6 April 2012 15:27 (twelve years ago) link
Please, anyone who didn't watch that "Satisfaction" vid posted above, please do so for the Watts amazingness. roger very OTM there.
― grandavis, Friday, 6 April 2012 15:28 (twelve years ago) link
is it unusual that two-thirds of the #1 votes would go to the top 10? the centricity surprises me for some reason, but i've never thought about the distribution of #1s before. maybe it's always that way in these polls...
― preternatural concepts concerning variances in sound and texture (contenderizer), Friday, 6 April 2012 15:29 (twelve years ago) link
"lade jane" was a late cut for me. i'm surprised by how much i like it, cuz it seems so slight, oddly affected and should-be-cloying. love it though.
― preternatural concepts concerning variances in sound and texture (contenderizer), Friday, 6 April 2012 15:31 (twelve years ago) link
I like how clumsy – uncharacteristically so – Jagger sounds on "Lady Jane."
― Exile in lolville (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 6 April 2012 15:32 (twelve years ago) link
hmm. welp. since i messed up the html on the gag, let's just move along and get down to business :-)
― all yoga attacks are fire based (rogermexico.), Friday, 6 April 2012 15:34 (twelve years ago) link
10. Miss You – 672 points (28 votes, 1x #1)
http://www.animaki.com/bild_skivor/rolling_missyou7_fr.jpghttp://www.youtu.be/8C_7VNInfuc
http://www.timeisonourside.com/SOMiss.html
ha i totally fell for the "Lady Jane" thing and was scratching my head
more evidence of how rong i am in predicting this poll: i thought "Miss You" was a lock for top 5 and one of the plausible #1s i alluded to earlier this morning
― some dude, Friday, 6 April 2012 15:36 (twelve years ago) link
we're gonna mess and fool around like we used to!
― nicky lo-fi, Friday, 6 April 2012 15:36 (twelve years ago) link
xp lol so was i. thought there was a heavy "twee" rolling stones faction lurking or something. i like lady jane, though.
― tylerw, Friday, 6 April 2012 15:36 (twelve years ago) link
Exile is probably one of the first major rock records w/substantial profanity in the lyrics.
Been waiting for an opportunity to bring this up on this board...were the Stones for first pop artists to get away with both "ass" (1964) and "bitch" (1966)? Not counting underground folks like the Fugs or w/e?
― Race Against Rockism (Myonga Vön Bontee), Friday, 6 April 2012 15:37 (twelve years ago) link
lol at lady jane, "sing this all together" would have been my gag entry
"miss you" was a last-minute cut from my ballot, kinda surprised it garnered that much enthusiasm
― da croupier, Friday, 6 April 2012 15:37 (twelve years ago) link
oh thank god --- I was like WTF Lady Jane, I hate that song!
― Peppermint Patty Hearst (VegemiteGrrl), Friday, 6 April 2012 15:38 (twelve years ago) link
lol, yeah, me too. one born every minute...
― preternatural concepts concerning variances in sound and texture (contenderizer), Friday, 6 April 2012 15:38 (twelve years ago) link
Miss You got I think a #19 vote for me because I couldn't leave it out, it's too cool.
WHASSAMATTAWITCHOOBWWWOY
― Peppermint Patty Hearst (VegemiteGrrl), Friday, 6 April 2012 15:39 (twelve years ago) link
i do like "lady jane" though! no idea why.
― preternatural concepts concerning variances in sound and texture (contenderizer), Friday, 6 April 2012 15:39 (twelve years ago) link
"Miss You" the COOLEST
― some dude, Friday, 6 April 2012 15:39 (twelve years ago) link
Miss You is probably my favorite Stones song to dance to. So much fun!
Lady Jane belongs in the 'poncing around in velvet with recorders' group of songs that I kind of can't stand
― Peppermint Patty Hearst (VegemiteGrrl), Friday, 6 April 2012 15:40 (twelve years ago) link
"Miss You" is the only Big Hit that made my top five. I've never gotten tired of it. Dancing to the Bob Clearmountain 12" in a crowded Chicago bar (with jaymc!) in summer '98 remains a fond memory.
― Exile in lolville (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 6 April 2012 15:40 (twelve years ago) link
and THE best Stones karaoke number
gonnagetttacaseahwine
― Mike Love Costume Jewelry on Etsy (C. Grisso/McCain), Friday, 6 April 2012 15:41 (twelve years ago) link
xxpost not that there's any recorders on Lady Jane but you know, it's the vibe of the thing
― Peppermint Patty Hearst (VegemiteGrrl), Friday, 6 April 2012 15:41 (twelve years ago) link