Could we please be objective cause the other POLLS are queuing up behind us - Artist Poll #94 - Belle & Sebastian - RESULTS

GOAT

20 #1 votes out of 40 total. That's what politicians call a "mandate"

Ha! I just looked on eBay to see how much original copies of Tigermilk were going for these days, and the actual stuffed animal from the album cover just sold for $18,500. LOL fans.

BBCODTV

I am one of the two non-Sinister-voters, who are you, other misfit?

LOL @ enochroot.

Being in a silly timezone I will pause at this point and endeavour to resume with EPs on Thursday morning, AEDT. (so...probably not before 8PM Wednesday, GMT.)

Stoked for this!

I can't see the images!

I had Arab Strap at #1! (I don't objectively think it's the best but I can't shake the feeling of what it did to me at the time.)

Easy Chinaski, I thought we had an agreement we'd be objective.

Fallen at the first (tartan) hurdle.

Your favorite between sinister v tigermilk comes down to which one you heard first, I’d guess.

No, I heard Sinister in full before I heard Tigermilk

I voted Sinister but not Tigermilk. Heard Sinister first FWIW.

Fold Your Hands was the album that rose the most in my estimation while re-listening, though not enough to place top 5.

I think I first heard Tigermilk, Sinister and Arab Strap within the same week or month

52 ballots! wtf this band isn't *that* good

incorrect

but seriously has anyone else put out as many deftly crafted pop songs in the last quarter century?

they’re that good

they're grrrrrrrrreat!

Shall we post our albums votes then?

I actually had (have!) a cassette taped from the original Tigermilk vinyl release by Pam from Chickfactor, beat that, hipsters.

speaking of chickfactor, solo stevie jackson then the softies was probs the best show i saw last year

52 ballots! wtf this band isn't *that* good

― Οὖτις, Wednesday, December 12, 2018 4:27 PM (thirty-seven minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

This is like the second or third ILM poll I’ve ever voted in!

I... didn't know you could vote for MC Push Barman for LPs!

that one I never bought since I already had the EPs

push barman was the only two cd's in my car for a good year

I've never actually owned Push Barman. It arrived today.

I am one of the two non-Sinister-voters, who are you, other misfit?

Who didn't vote for Tigermilk?

Apart from Dan.

52 ballots! wtf this band isn't *that* good

― Οὖτις, Wednesday, December 12, 2018 4:27 PM (thirty-seven minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Almost 3 times as good as the entire P-Funk catalogue ;_;

I actually had (have!) a cassette taped from the original Tigermilk vinyl release by Pam from Chickfactor, beat that, hipsters.

― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, December 12, 2018 4:59 PM (one hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

That is pretty cool! I was wondering last week whether bootlegs of Tigermilk circulated in the three(!) years before it got a proper release or was it just this sort of mythical unheard thing.

I definitely had a cassette dub of Tigermilk too, don't remember who dubbed it for me. I do remember it circulating in that period.

I had a cassette of Tigermilk! Definitely before you could buy a CD of it in the store. And there was definitely an "oh my god I HAVE THIS" aspect to it.

I had a dubbed cassette version that had been passed around and was of questionable fidelity, it was written up in high praise by either Jenny Toomey (or Franklin Bruno?) in Puncture Magazine and I put out some ISOs. The Matador crew hooked me up.

It was Jenny Toomey's article circa 1997. Franklin's piece came out later, around the time they toured NYC for the first time around Sinister. I remember FB made a note that SM changed the TSTIAMI lyric from "turning tables round in Marks & Spencer" to "Sears & Roebuck" lol.

Rolling Stone's 20 Best Metal Albums of 2018

Normally wouldn't care but my boys Frontierer got in again!

the boy done wrong again

been one of those days eh

first cup of coffee tasted like washing up

Hey this may be a dumb question but did anyone here see the 1 hour Pitchfork doc on the making of If You're Feeling Sinister? It's stellar.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4de-RHHLCBA

Okay, time to run through the EPs perhaps?

yee

you be the driver

Sorry, slight technical issues. I'll skip the intended image...

Part Two: EPs

27 ballots received. As with albums, voters submitted ranked 5 selections. Scoring was a simple 5,4,3,2,1.

Any release with 3 to 5 tracks was eligible.

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9. How to Solve Our Human Problems (Part 1) (December 2017)
Points: 2
Votes: 2
#1 Votes: 0

Er, "5 ranked selections" rather.

Again, this list includes everything that received a vote.

i watched the sinister doc and it is really excellent!

the artwork for the 3 Human Problems EPs is their very worst imo. if you're going to feature monochromatic randos, at least give them enough space to do something interesting for the camera!

*lines up all 3 EPs*

"but you don't understand, now there are TWELVE monochromatic randos doing nothing!"