You Have Seen Some UnbelievaPOLL Things - ILM Artist Poll #99 - Cat Power Results

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22. Fool, 101 points, 5 votes

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The melody is gorgeous, and I love the gentle, lilting swing of her vocal parts.

Last one for today:

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21. In This Hole (What Would the Community Think), 105 points, 4 votes, 1 #1 votes

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my #1

thank you chan

I must say I thought Cat Power would have been a more liked artist among the ILX posse than she seems to be here. For me she's "one of the big ones" despite her albums being patchy representations of that greatness.

it's been non-stop traveling and visitors this summer for me, regret not making a contribution to this poll

Me too. I planned to catch up with the post-YAF records but was overwhelmed by ill-health just as I expressed enthusiasm for such a poll in the organising thread. Still, the process has at least made it clear that I shouldn't have slept on Wanderer or The Greatest, for starters.

I completely missed the first part of the rollout!

Love the results so far but Stay is a nice cover fit for her and should be higher. I think she nails the feeling better than Rihanna tbh

I love Stay

as far at The Covers album goes, (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction is the one

for me

I'm a little surprised "Schizophrenia's Weighted Me Down" didn't rate amongst the covers. That seemed to get more local airplay than anything for a while there. And it gets bonus points for medley/mash-up thrills.

that glockenspiel in "in this hole" kills me. that song is an achingly beautiful lullaby. there is no way i could not listen to it with my full attention if it would play somewhere. and immediately stop all conversation. what an incredible start of an album.

a partner on the way down

re the Covers Album it's all about "I Found a Reason" for me, I could die listening to it and I wouldn't mind

Propitious timing, I found this image:

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the cat pictures are really nice!

Yeah I'm not normally a cat person but these images are great.

Managed to catch up with this thread last night after a busy couple of days, really enjoying the mix of eras across the rollout. My own ballot was very YAF-heavy - that was my introduction to Cat Power and it's a record that's stayed with me over the years, just listening to 'Shaking Paper' again reminded me what a unique feel it has.

re the Covers Album it's all about "I Found a Reason" for me, I could die listening to it and I wouldn't mind

― an incoherent crustacean (MatthewK), Thursday, August 29, 2019 12:20 AM (ten hours ago) bookmarkflaglink

would've been number one if i voted, turning the charming cornball melancholy of the original into pure emotional devastation.

Appreciate the compliments for the pics! BTW, did anyone notice the Easter eggs I put into the banner for "Names"?

My own ballot was very YAF-heavy - that was my introduction to Cat Power and it's a record that's stayed with me over the years

Same here. I think my ballot has 10 tracks from YAF.

re easter egg: oh yes, i see some names there, thank you. a slight correction, it is mainhattan not manhattan. Main as the German river, -hattan for the Frankfurt skyline.

Oops! That's what I get for making those images at night!

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20. Back of Your Head, 106 points, 5 votes

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19. (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction, 110 points, 6 votes

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18. Good Woman, 128 points, 6 votes, 1 #1 votes

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Good Woman breaks my heart into thousand little pieces every time I hear it.

"Good Woman" is my #1. Her songs with distorted, electric fingerpicking have this voluptously romantic quality that sends me into dizzy swoons, and it's such an intense pleasure.

And it's technically so simple (this noob guitarist can play a decent rendition of the song)! It's another example of how Chan can take simple elements and build on and twist them into these miraculous gems.

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17. Lived In Bars, 130 points, 7 votes

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Good Woman is way too low jeez

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16. Say, 135 points, 7 votes

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15. Rockets, 135 points, 8 votes

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"Say", oh my heart. Impenetrable, opaque lyric, and I hang on every word.

this is going too fast!

Where do the rockets find planets?

i love that cat next to the beer glass!

i never paid too much attention to "good woman" but it definotely is a lovely song. warren ellis "noisy" violin makes the difference for me.

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14. He Turns Down, 140 points, 6 votes

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"he turns down" for me is all about the flute which brings this special bukolic flavour. it is almost a jazz improvisation.

I didn't vote in this but "Good Woman" would have been my #1. Vedder a shockingly effective counterpoint

The "would've voted for 'Good Woman'" crowd is hurting my heart!

Anyway, I have a special fondness for the next image, also, a great song.

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13. Maybe Not, 144 points, 5 votes, 1 #1 votes

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That would have been my no.1 probably, had I voted

"Maybe Not" is another example of the Urgent Cat Power Chorus. It doesn't let up and I'm always swept away in its emotional wash.

say is just as enchanted and strange as when I first heard it. always puts me in mind of the summer dusk.

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12. Manhattan, 144 points, 6 votes, 2 #1 votes

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haha, another great image!

I love both Say and Maybe Not

Big love to whoever else had Manhattan at #1.

The video is awesome

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11. Speak For Me, 149 points, 6 votes

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