i have no idea what this poll is about
And this is why you fail.
― Alex in NYC, Wednesday, 13 May 2009 11:42 (fourteen years ago) link
OK sped through this again and I gotta ask: has anyone ever commented on how well much of this album works as stripper music? Seriously. "Albatross," "Graveyard," and even "Poptones" could signal "decadent urban club life" in a cautionary thriller if they haven't been used as such in a film already (does anyone know?).
Anyhoo, I like this album a lot (and I hate to be a vinyl snob but the 12"s in Metal Box really give off the most heat) but the whole would be strengthened without some of the lesser tracks. "The Suit" is a bit silly but "No Birds" and "Bad Baby" are just bad. And "Radio 4" is more a conceptual pleasure for me than anything. I'm going with "Graveyard" because hopefully this poll will force me to remember its title once and for all.
― Kevin John Bozelka, Wednesday, 13 May 2009 16:01 (fourteen years ago) link
my favorite moment is the treble-bass shift in "Memories,"
― Pete Scholtes
Well, that was quite appealing at the time, but I have to say I do prefer the 'not-edited-together' version that is the single.
― Mark G
That moment is the making of "Memories" (hmmm) as well as one of my fave pieces by Lester Bangs. So I'd be very interested to hear how the song works without it.
Is anyone's Metal Box rusting as badly as mine?
I was serious about this btw. The box itself is experiencing massive corrosion. Part of the point, now that I think of it.
― Kevin John Bozelka, Wednesday, 13 May 2009 16:04 (fourteen years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.
― System, Wednesday, 13 May 2009 23:01 (fourteen years ago) link
I'd have voted for Suit! First song I ever heard that was all bass. One of the rock songs that made dub make sense to me.
― bendy, Wednesday, 13 May 2009 23:18 (fourteen years ago) link
I'm surprised no-one likes "Bad Baby"
― Mark G, Friday, 15 May 2009 09:32 (fourteen years ago) link
.. although only in JR's head would 10:30 be considered 'rising early'
― Mark G, Friday, 15 May 2009 09:33 (fourteen years ago) link
would have voted 'death disco' for old time's sake, but im happy to let this one rust.
― FREE DOM AND ETHAN (special guest stars mark bronson), Friday, 15 May 2009 09:42 (fourteen years ago) link
Love "Bad Baby." I don't skip anything on this...
― Pete Scholtes, Friday, 15 May 2009 14:12 (fourteen years ago) link
Swan Lake 1
;_;
though i would've voted for "albatross"
― عليك ارتداء ماكياج من مهرج مثلي الجنس المتداول مائة عميق في سيارة مصغر (Eisbaer), Saturday, 12 October 2013 23:12 (ten years ago) link
Thought processes while reading the poll choices (total running time: 10 seconds):"I've never heard of any of these metal bands.""Hey wait! Radio 4? Aren't they that Aughties post-punk band?""Oh! Metal BOX (aka Second Edition) by PiL!" Silly Mark G!P.S. Is anyone's Metal Box rusting as badly as mine?― Kevin John Bozelka, Wednesday, 13 May 2009 07:12 (4 years ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
"I've never heard of any of these metal bands."
"Hey wait! Radio 4? Aren't they that Aughties post-punk band?"
"Oh! Metal BOX (aka Second Edition) by PiL!" Silly Mark G!
P.S. Is anyone's Metal Box rusting as badly as mine?
― Kevin John Bozelka, Wednesday, 13 May 2009 07:12 (4 years ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
Mine:
1) "I started a poll about Metal?2) I am a silly.
― Mark G, Sunday, 13 October 2013 09:02 (ten years ago) link
.. and forgetful
― Mark G, Tuesday, 19 May 2020 20:46 (three years ago) link