"Paperhouse" was the first Can I ever listened to and was responsible for getting me into the band!
― Pleeesiosaur (Leee), Wednesday, 3 August 2016 21:01 (seven years ago) link
i am.. not really that big on mushroom tbh, i don't know why
― bagging area (map), Wednesday, 3 August 2016 21:01 (seven years ago) link
The next song is the one with the most Nº1 votes (7 votes) so going by that ranking we can consider it your actual Nº1.
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Wednesday, 3 August 2016 21:03 (seven years ago) link
― bagging area (map)
I actually don't like it anymore. It's weird that I heard it so young and relate it to the early 90's because I didn't know what to connect it to... nowadays it sounds like something from other band. Same with She Brings the Rain. It sounds out of place in my ears with the rest of their albums.
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Wednesday, 3 August 2016 21:04 (seven years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/h0PDyIW.jpg03. Mother Sky. 746 points, 27 votes, 7 Nº1 votes.From: Soundtracks (1970)https://youtu.be/VDBpZdQNp9E
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Wednesday, 3 August 2016 21:05 (seven years ago) link
weird, imo it's the most can thing in the world for the drums alone
― who is extremely unqualified to review this pop album (BradNelson), Wednesday, 3 August 2016 21:05 (seven years ago) link
did someone on the other thread describe "mother sky" as the ultimate can song? otm
― who is extremely unqualified to review this pop album (BradNelson), Wednesday, 3 August 2016 21:06 (seven years ago) link
I'm in agreement with the placing below the next two but what a tune.
― Noel Emits, Wednesday, 3 August 2016 21:07 (seven years ago) link
I love it -- and Mushroom -- and think both are "ultimate Can songs" (along with the next couple of entries...)
Mushroom in particular tho -- what a weird combination of elements to turn into a great song. Like, why should a James Brown beat + spooky organ chords, drone-y guitar and flutes (!) = dark funk master jam?
― Dominique, Wednesday, 3 August 2016 21:08 (seven years ago) link
Yes, point me on the direction of all these other groups who put out stuff like Mushroom.
― Aw naw, no' Annoni oan an' aw noo (Tom D.), Wednesday, 3 August 2016 21:09 (seven years ago) link
― who is extremely unqualified to review this pop album (BradNelson)
Ah yeah that drums on Mushroom are very CAN. But you know for someone with not that many musical knowledge they didn't sound precise to my ears but both vocals and drums sounded lo-fi... like the song is actually from that indie/slacker movement early to mid 90's a la Pavement. I now realize there's a huge difference but it still sounds very ahead of its time to me. Maybe it isn't the song that doesn't fit but that I didn't really start listening through their discography until my early 20's.
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Wednesday, 3 August 2016 21:10 (seven years ago) link
I didn't vote, but "Mushroom" and "Mother Sky" probably would have my top two.
― Kenneth Without Anger (C. Grisso/McCain), Wednesday, 3 August 2016 21:10 (seven years ago) link
Is Mother Sky the first motorik beat?
― jmm, Wednesday, 3 August 2016 21:11 (seven years ago) link
I remember, as a no-nothing youngster, John Peel playing "Mother Sky" and being amazed that the bass was on one note for all of the song.
― Aw naw, no' Annoni oan an' aw noo (Tom D.), Wednesday, 3 August 2016 21:11 (seven years ago) link
... and how sparse it was.
― Aw naw, no' Annoni oan an' aw noo (Tom D.), Wednesday, 3 August 2016 21:12 (seven years ago) link
― jmm
Some attribute it to Velvet Underground I think... but yeah I think you're on to something.
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Wednesday, 3 August 2016 21:14 (seven years ago) link
Mother Sky = Karoli's most explosive work, and the band's most locked-in rhythm groove, IMHO
― ro✧✧✧@il✧✧✧.c✧✧ (sleeve), Wednesday, 3 August 2016 21:15 (seven years ago) link
Let's wrap it up! Apologies for the unexpected delay in finishing the poll. Hope you enjoyed it despite the technical problems.
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Wednesday, 3 August 2016 21:15 (seven years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/VvtoT5P.jpg02. Halleluhwah. 867 points, 30 votes, 5 Nº1 votes.From: Tago Mago (1971)https://youtu.be/yNvJiIvitBQ
http://i.imgur.com/d2mY0lx.jpg01. Future Days. 940 points, 32 votes, 6 Nº1 votes.From: Future Days (1973)https://youtu.be/B9_fQgvPCS4
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Wednesday, 3 August 2016 21:17 (seven years ago) link
wow i did not expect that
― bagging area (map), Wednesday, 3 August 2016 21:17 (seven years ago) link
wow! ILX leans harder toward future days than i thought! which is a good thing imo
― I look forward to hearing from you shortly, (Karl Malone), Wednesday, 3 August 2016 21:18 (seven years ago) link
That's my No. 1!
― Aw naw, no' Annoni oan an' aw noo (Tom D.), Wednesday, 3 August 2016 21:18 (seven years ago) link
halleluhwah is my fav rhythm of all time & my no 1.
― bagging area (map), Wednesday, 3 August 2016 21:18 (seven years ago) link
Here's the results in image form in case you want to browse through them without opening the full thread:
ILM Can Tracks Poll on Imgur:http://imgur.com/a/8oGdwILM Can Albums Poll on Imgur:http://imgur.com/a/uzSlTSpotify Playlisthttps://open.spotify.com/user/moteldemoka/playlist/51G2Ur3calfY4vCpxDNcwS
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Wednesday, 3 August 2016 21:20 (seven years ago) link
:O
― Pleeesiosaur (Leee), Wednesday, 3 August 2016 21:23 (seven years ago) link
And here's the spreadsheet with ballots and full results:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/18ew_Yopjtf9akOTJODJuZuYtRYbwf44Loc_yw3s8Zg8/
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Wednesday, 3 August 2016 21:25 (seven years ago) link
Good job ILM you chose good and wisely.
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Wednesday, 3 August 2016 21:26 (seven years ago) link
I'm pretty sure Halleluwah would have been my top pick. It's just insurmountably awesome.
― jmm, Wednesday, 3 August 2016 21:26 (seven years ago) link
I'm actually pleased with the top 10. Ranking by nº1 votes and points the top 10 would be:
1 Mother Sky1 Future Days2 Halleluwah3 Pinch4 Oh Yeah5 Bel Air6 Mushroom7 Vitamin C8 Moonshake9 Paperhouse10 One More Night
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Wednesday, 3 August 2016 21:28 (seven years ago) link
I'm So Green was my numero uno and would have traded it happily for Bel Air or Paperhouse in the top 10 but well, you can't always get what you want.
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Wednesday, 3 August 2016 21:29 (seven years ago) link
i always thought tago mago was a little long and uneven but i wouldn't drop a second from halleluwah.
― bagging area (map), Wednesday, 3 August 2016 21:31 (seven years ago) link
Great poll by Moka, the images for each song are all-time, I feel for the poor sap who has to follow this one.
― Aw naw, no' Annoni oan an' aw noo (Tom D.), Wednesday, 3 August 2016 21:33 (seven years ago) link
Thank you!
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Wednesday, 3 August 2016 21:34 (seven years ago) link
what Tom D said!
― I look forward to hearing from you shortly, (Karl Malone), Wednesday, 3 August 2016 21:34 (seven years ago) link
Yaaaasssssssssss, perfect number one <3
― Le Bateau Ivre, Wednesday, 3 August 2016 21:37 (seven years ago) link
You know when choosing the images I was originally trying to maintain a theme/palette per album... so per example; the songs from Future Days would have a predominantly blue palette and a clean, bright futuristic theme while Soon Over Babaluma would have blue/violet hues and a more sci-fi setting, Tago Mago would be orange hues with psychedelic motifs, Ege Bamyasi green with 'pop' motifs, Monster Movie green/purple with monster motifs and so on... Eventually I ran out of time and I didn't really end up doing it completely but glad you enjoyed it.
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Wednesday, 3 August 2016 21:37 (seven years ago) link
Ace graphics as always Moka, and thanks for the poll! (Although I'm not a fan of, gasp, "Future Days"!)
1-20:HalleluwahMary, Mary So ContraryPaperhouseMushroomMother SkyBring Me Coffee or TeaSmokeTurtles Have Short LegsBubble RapI'm So GreenNetworks of FoamDeadlock (Titelmusik)Midnight MenYoo Doo RightDead Pigeon SuiteSpoon (Live) [Lost Tapes]Dizzy DizzySpoonAbra Cada BraxasMesser, Scissors, Fork and Light
― Pleeesiosaur (Leee), Wednesday, 3 August 2016 21:41 (seven years ago) link
Just realized I fucked up by not choosing stills from the films of the Soundtracks songs that made it, those would've been adequate hehe
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Wednesday, 3 August 2016 21:43 (seven years ago) link
great poll, thanks for running it! Wish we all got paper cut-outs of the track images as souvenirs.
I feel like there was more consensus on this than usual, here was my ballot:
TRACKS1 Halleluwah2 Vitamin C3 Future Days4 Quantum Physics5 Mushroom6 Mother Sky7 I Want More8 One More Night9 Yoo Doo Right10 Spoon11 Chain Reaction12 Oh Yeah13 Come sta, La Luna14 Moonshake15 Dizzy Dizzy16 Laugh Till You Cry, Live Till You Die17 Pinch18 Gomorrha19 All Gates Open20 Turtles Have Short Legs
ALBUMSEge BamyasiTago MagoSoon Over BabalumaMonster MovieFuture Days
― Dominique, Wednesday, 3 August 2016 21:44 (seven years ago) link
1. Vitamin C2. Oh Yeah3. Bring Me Coffee or Tea4. One More Night5. Moonshake6. Dizzy Dizzy7. Future Days8. Chain Reaction9. Mushroom10. Don't Turn The Light On, Leave Me Alone11. Mother Sky12. Paperhouse13. Soul Desert14. Tango Whiskeyman15. She Brings the Rain16. Mary Mary So Contrary17. Yoo Doo Right18. Sing Swan Song19. Splash20. Spoon
1. Ege Bamyasi2. Tago Mago3. Soundtracks4. Soon Over Babaluma5. Future Days
― you think Lou Bega gave up after Mambo Number One??? (voodoo chili), Wednesday, 3 August 2016 21:55 (seven years ago) link
Tracks1. Future Days2. Chain Reaction3. Quantum Physics4. Yoo Doo Right5. Oh Yeah6. Sing Swan Song7. Vitamin C8. Mushroom9. Thief10. I Want More11. Mother Sky12. Father Cannot Yell13. Moonshake14. One More Night15. Dizzy Dizzy16. Halleluwah17. Hunters and Collectors18. Butterfly19. She Brings the Rain20. Vernal Equinox
Albums1. Soon Over Babaluma2. Monster Movie3. Ege Bamyasi4. Tago Mago5. Soundtracks
― Aw naw, no' Annoni oan an' aw noo (Tom D.), Wednesday, 3 August 2016 22:07 (seven years ago) link
halleluwah is the turning center of the universe
― who is extremely unqualified to review this pop album (BradNelson), Wednesday, 3 August 2016 22:13 (seven years ago) link
God, listening to that live version of Oh Yeah makes me want to put it #1.
― MatthewK, Wednesday, 3 August 2016 22:14 (seven years ago) link
oh and I was the #1 for Moonshake, I can't count the times I have felt a bit low or washed out, put that song on, and felt restored and recharged. It has ... voodoo qualities.
― MatthewK, Wednesday, 3 August 2016 22:16 (seven years ago) link
Wonder what the Malcolm / Damo split is in the top 50!
― Pleeesiosaur (Leee), Wednesday, 3 August 2016 22:45 (seven years ago) link
here's my list:
Tracks:
Mother SkyBel AirSpoonHalleluwahAspectacleTango WhiskymanVitamin CPaperhouseFuture DaysThiefMushroomAll Gates OpenFather Cannot YellGomorrhaPeking OSing Swan SongShe Brings The RainChain ReactionGraublauDer Millionenspiel
Albums:
Tago MagoFuture DaysCan (1979)Radio WavesEge Bamyasi
― a confederacy of lampreys (rushomancy), Wednesday, 3 August 2016 23:18 (seven years ago) link
Great poll, Moka, thanks for running it -- fantastic graphics as always.
I'm proud my #1 vote pushed "E&UK" into the top 50.
The Empress and the Ukraine KingOh YeahFuture DaysOne More NightMushroomMoonshakeLalleluhwahAumgnBel AirDizzy DizzyUnfinishedVernal EquinoxVitamin CMother SkyOutside My DoorPaperhouseSpoonSplashSoupFather Cannot Yell
ALBUMS1. Tago Mago2. Future Days3. Ege Bamyasi4. Unlimited Edition5. Soundtracks
― pleas to Nietzsche (WilliamC), Thursday, 4 August 2016 01:49 (seven years ago) link
Paperhouse was my #1, I wasn't really expecting it to be there but it just sort of does everything.
Great poll!
― ufo, Thursday, 4 August 2016 01:55 (seven years ago) link
Missed the roll-out, but you guys rule!
1. I Want More2. Vitamin C3. Half Past One4. Paperhouse5. On the Beautiful Side of a Romance6. You Doo Right7. The Empress and the Ukraine King8. All Gates Open9. Fall of Another Year10. Father Cannot Yell11. Spoon12. Tango Whiskyman13. Moonshake14. Hoolah Hoolah15. Hunters and Collectors16. Below This Level (Patient's Song)17. Future Days18. Deadlock19. EFS No. 99, 'Can Can'20. Halleluhwah
― timellison, Thursday, 4 August 2016 02:29 (seven years ago) link