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

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.

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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!"

It's not great. I believe the cover stars were fans, so it may have involved more more deliberation than their average cover!

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8. Legal Man (May 2000)
Points: 10
Votes: 5
#1 Votes: 0

Where it all started going wrong.

Where it all started going wrong groovy.

judy and her dream of dickslaps

this is not my favorite B&S EP

I dug the title track. But the others were their first to actually feel like B-sides to me.

I was listening to Push Barman a few days ago and I realized that the Legal Man single is all garbage. If I had actually bought it at the time I woulda been pissed.

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7. I'm Waking Up To Us (November 2001)
Points: 24
Votes: 8
#1 Votes: 2

Sorry, that's actually 3 first-place votes. I can respect that position. All three tracks are possibly a tad under-rated. (Or under-heard?)

agreed. voted for two of these on my traxx poll and the third barely missed the cut.

5. (TIE)

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Jonathan David (June 2001)
Points: 32
Votes: 14
#1 Votes: 0

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Books (June 2004)
Points: 32
Votes: 12
#1 Votes: 3

A tie on total points, at least. The former was on more than half of ballots. The latter received several first-place votes. Pick your own winner if you wish.

judy and her dream of dickslaps

ha

a lot of people who don't like "winter wooskie" itt

you're all wrong