Thanks to the poll for making me listen to "Do Re Mi" for the first time. It's great! I can't believe I never sought it out. I guess I was put off by the price of the big box set (I had no money then) and ignored the "best of the box" thing. It's a rough cut, but I had bits of it stuck in my head for days. What a shame the world never got the "next" Nirvana record, with that, "You Know You're Right," and hell maybe even some songs that showed up on the first Foo Fighters album. Wasn't it meant to be like the White Album, with a little bit of everything? Maybe I'm wrong, but I recall Kurt was supposed to go out to Georgia and meet with Michael Stipe and throw around some ideas. Ach, what a loss...
― Sam Weller, Thursday, 19 November 2015 11:33 (eight years ago) link
Lounge ActAneurysmSchoolDumbEven In His Youth - actually discovered this song while making my listScentless ApprenticeMilk ItStay AwayDrain YouNegative CreepAll ApologiesCome As You AreMolly's LipsBreedSliverBeen A SonDo Re MiMarigoldThe Man Who Sold The WorldHeart-Shaped Box
The funny thing was that I had a really hard time picking 20 songs but ordering those 20 didn't matter too much.I love that 'Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge On Seattle' ranked so high because that was my hardest cut.
I'm also glad that Wishkah did really good considering 'Spank Thru' was the only song that didn't place. The Wishkah versions of several songs are better than the stereo versions.
― The Once-ler, Sunday, 22 November 2015 22:00 (eight years ago) link
'Molly's Lips' was the other song I never actually noticed until I made my list.
― The Once-ler, Sunday, 22 November 2015 22:01 (eight years ago) link
I ranked a few faves.
― Your sweetie-pie-coo-coo I love ya (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 6 February 2019 12:08 (five years ago) link
No Incesticide? I know it's not strictly an album but with such a sparse discography I'd have thought you'd take everything you could get.
Also I think my rankings would possibly be exactly the opposite way round to yours (some days IU first and Bleach second).
― chap, Wednesday, 6 February 2019 15:57 (five years ago) link
Yes - felt that way since it came out. Ultimately, he was a great singer, and never communicated more clearly than on Unplugged. All the covers freed him up to really reveal something that his instinctively blunt poesy kept hidden.
― eva logorrhea (bendy), Wednesday, 6 February 2019 16:05 (five years ago) link