"No Alternative" compilation poll

i guess slitting my throat is in order?

my quantum nostalgia clip show ILX OF THE 2000s LOVES THE 90s is going to be a big hit

Possibly JacobSanders may have given up waiting for an answer but the song Barbara manning is singing is actually by the Verlaines from NZ. So they kinda got two songs on the record.

The Verlaines track belatedly became my favorite. It smokes!

― Gerald McBoing-Boing, Thursday, November 8, 2012 8:40 AM (five years ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

This. I don't think I paid any attention to it whatsoever when I was listening to this comp at the time ('the Ver-whats?!') but goddamn did this song ever sneak up on me in recent years.

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Loved this comp ("Glynis"!). It went on to become a stalwart of the bargain bin, along with REM's Monster.

I'm surprised to see there's no thread or poll for Red Hot's follow-up indie rock comp. So here you go: Red Hot + Bothered: The Poll

Hey Lunchie, if you like that Verlaines track you'll love their "You're Just Too Obscure For Me" comp. It picks the best bits of their 20th century work (they've since reformed and released patchy-with-strong-tracks albums).

Cool, I will check that out. They're one of the many bands for whom I've discovered an amazing song that I love and have stupidly explored no further than that.