No drama perhaps, but still interesting that this was the only long-player that everyone voted for.
― Nag! Nag! Nag!, Tuesday, 6 October 2020 23:53 (three years ago) link
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#1Let It Be September 1984Score: 126Votes: 29 (18)Youtube excerpt: Gary's Got a Boner
― Nag! Nag! Nag!, Tuesday, 6 October 2020 23:54 (three years ago) link
I enjoyed selecting those Youtube tracks just now. Not even particularly representative perhaps, but you might be able to guess why I chose those...
― Nag! Nag! Nag!, Tuesday, 6 October 2020 23:57 (three years ago) link
In summary... points votes #1's 1 The Replacements - Let It Be (September 1984) 126 29 18 2 The Replacements - Tim (October 1985) 107 31 4 3 The Replacements - Pleased to Meet Me (April 1987) 82 28 4 4 The Replacements - Hootenanny (April 1983) 50 23 1 5 The Replacements - Sorry Ma, Forgot to Take Out the Trash (August 1981) 37 14 2 6 The Replacements - Stink (June 1982) 23 7 1 7 The Replacements - Don't Tell a Soul (January 1989) 14 5 1 8 The Replacements - Dead Man's Pop (September 2019) 10 6 0 9 The Replacements - The Shit Hits the Fans (January 1985) 5 2 010= The Replacements - All Shook Down (September 1990) 4 2 010= The Replacements - For Sale: Live at Maxwell’s 1986 (October 2017) 4 2 012 Paul Westerberg - Stereo/Mono (April 2002) 3 2 013= Paul Westerberg - Suicaine Gratification (February 1999) 1 1 013= Paul Westerberg - 49:00 (July 2008) 1 1 0
― Nag! Nag! Nag!, Wednesday, 7 October 2020 00:02 (three years ago) link
I was going to do a top thirty for the solo/other stuff, but I'll expand it slightly and fairly briskly today to 36, partly to get everyone's #1's in, and begin the top 30 proper tomorrow (Thursday morning AEDT, Wednesday for most of you.)
― Nag! Nag! Nag!, Wednesday, 7 October 2020 00:09 (three years ago) link
― Erdős-szám 69 (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 7 October 2020 00:12 (three years ago) link
SOLO AND OTHER PROJECTS
85 distinct tracks received votes. Here's a seven-track taster before the Top 30 beginning tomorrow, such that everything with 40 points or greater (not least all tracks receiving first-place votes) are accounted for.
― Nag! Nag! Nag!, Wednesday, 7 October 2020 00:47 (three years ago) link
Three way tie for 35...
#35 (TIE)TOMMY STINSON - Light of Day from Village Gorilla Head (2004)Score: 40Votes: 1 (1)Youtube: audio track
#35 (TIE)PAUL WESTERBERG - A Star Is Bored from Melrose Place soundtrack (1995)Score: 40Votes: 1 (1)Youtube: audio track
#35 (TIE)PAUL WESTERBERG - Runaway Wind from 14 Songs (1993)Score: 40Votes: 1 (1)Youtube: original promo video
― Nag! Nag! Nag!, Wednesday, 7 October 2020 00:50 (three years ago) link
I have sneaking suspicion "A Star Is Bored" existed before Melrose Place used it, but I can't seem to prove it. Anyone?
― Nag! Nag! Nag!, Wednesday, 7 October 2020 00:52 (three years ago) link
Interest levels seem low right now so I'll keep things even more skeletal than planned. LOL. Last batch before tomorrow:
― Nag! Nag! Nag!, Wednesday, 7 October 2020 01:17 (three years ago) link
#34 PAUL WESTERBERG - Daydreamfrom Come Feel Me Tremble (2003) Score: 42 2 (0)Youtube: audio track
#33 PAUL WESTERBERG - My Dad from Folker (2004)Score: 432 (0)Youtube: audio track
#32 PAUL WESTERBERG - Dirty Diesel from Come Feel Me Tremble (2003) Score: 452 (0)Youtube: audio track
#31 GRANDPABOY - 2 Days 'Til Tomorrow from Mono (2002)Score: 472 (0)Youtube: audio track
Good to see another vote for My Dad. Folker has a couple of strong tracks.
― campreverb, Wednesday, 7 October 2020 01:23 (three years ago) link
Yay "Days 'Til Tomorrow", great tune
― bunny slopes, Wednesday, 7 October 2020 01:23 (three years ago) link
Nag at what point do you start getting consensus (5 votes?) on solo tracks?
― campreverb, Wednesday, 7 October 2020 01:30 (three years ago) link
It's mostly 3 votes before the top 10, IIRC. The proportion of voters submitting a solo/other list dropped away after a promising surge about half way through the voting period.
― Nag! Nag! Nag!, Wednesday, 7 October 2020 01:45 (three years ago) link
Started populating the Spotify list for this part now. Feel free to add stuff if I fall behind.
― Nag! Nag! Nag!, Wednesday, 7 October 2020 02:16 (three years ago) link
I was the other one. Folker's got plenty of strong tracks, and not just one but two about his dad ("Looking up in Heaven" being the other).
And it's funny, because Folker came out 23 years after Sorry Ma, in which he sang about how he hated his dad but someday he wouldn't ("I Hate Music"), but also in the middle of Folker is an entirely different song about a different kind of regret called "23 Years Ago."
― the burrito that defined a generation, Wednesday, 7 October 2020 02:35 (three years ago) link
A typo has been pointed out: Suicaine Gratifaction, that should be. Sorry about that.
― Nag! Nag! Nag!, Wednesday, 7 October 2020 02:44 (three years ago) link
I have clearly been spelling Suicaine Gratifaction wrong for years! I spelt it wrong on my ballot, so my fault.
― aphoristical, Wednesday, 7 October 2020 04:06 (three years ago) link
hello late to the rollout in true punk fashion alas i am not drunk tho sorry (ma)
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 7 October 2020 04:52 (three years ago) link
A typo has been pointed out: _Suicaine Gratif*ac*tion_, that should be. Sorry about that.
― Erdős-szám 69 (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 7 October 2020 04:58 (three years ago) link
its even worse corrected. wtf paul
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 7 October 2020 04:59 (three years ago) link
The self-sabotage takes a multitude of mysterious forms.
― Erdős-szám 69 (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 7 October 2020 05:06 (three years ago) link
I'll return and endeavor to get through to #16 in about 7 to 8 hours, but I'll drop one now, if only to check the image.
― Nag! Nag! Nag!, Wednesday, 7 October 2020 12:38 (three years ago) link
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#30THE I DON'T CARES – Born For Me from Wild Stab (2016) Score: 53Votes: 2 (0)Youtubet: audio track
― Nag! Nag! Nag!, Wednesday, 7 October 2020 12:39 (three years ago) link
I’m interested in how 2 votes equal 53?
― rattle, Wednesday, 7 October 2020 13:14 (three years ago) link
33 + 20, it seems.
― Nag! Nag! Nag!, Wednesday, 7 October 2020 13:18 (three years ago) link
Anyway, I changed my mind. I'll post this three-way tie before wandering off.
https://images2.imgbox.com/35/9f/K6yq2h6M_o.jpg
#27 (TIE)BASH & POP – Friday Night Is Killing Mefrom Friday Night Is Killing Me (1993) Score: 54Votes: 2 (0)Youtube: audio track
― Nag! Nag! Nag!, Wednesday, 7 October 2020 13:20 (three years ago) link
https://images2.imgbox.com/39/ca/8guxkZkz_o.jpg
#27 (TIE)PAUL WESTERBERG – We May Be the Ones from Stereo (2002)Score: 54Votes: 2 (0)Youtube: audio track
― Nag! Nag! Nag!, Wednesday, 7 October 2020 13:25 (three years ago) link
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#27 (TIE)PAUL WESTERBERG – Knockin' on Minefrom 14 Songs (1993) Score: 54Votes: 2 (0)Youtube: audio track
― Nag! Nag! Nag!, Wednesday, 7 October 2020 13:28 (three years ago) link
Enjoying the rollout, thanks Nag. Concur that it’s a good thread title.
― a man often referred to in the news media as the Duke of Saxony (tipsy mothra), Wednesday, 7 October 2020 13:40 (three years ago) link
Is it wrong of me to think the solo stuff titles and covers look like artifacts from a fictional or parallel universe?
― Erdős-szám 69 (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 7 October 2020 14:03 (three years ago) link
Tommy Stinson was a really cute young man.
― TikTok to the (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 7 October 2020 14:03 (three years ago) link
Easy, Action!
― Erdős-szám 69 (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 7 October 2020 14:17 (three years ago) link
That SNL performance of Knockin on Mine just rips.
― campreverb, Wednesday, 7 October 2020 14:17 (three years ago) link
Actually getting curious about the band track results now. Which of the underreleased tracks make the cut, which favorites rise and fall.
― Erdős-szám 69 (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 7 October 2020 14:20 (three years ago) link
I only voted for two solo songs, but I just remembered one I shoulda voted for, "Silent Film Star".
― All cars are bad (Euler), Wednesday, 7 October 2020 14:39 (three years ago) link
cosign Tommy’s cuteness
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 7 October 2020 16:46 (three years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FyckP1Sjjoc
― Erdős-szám 69 (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 7 October 2020 17:51 (three years ago) link
HI DARE!
― She Thinks I Will Dare (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 7 October 2020 19:34 (three years ago) link
So much Replacements discussion on that other thread! Bless.
― Nag! Nag! Nag!, Wednesday, 7 October 2020 20:13 (three years ago) link
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#26PERFECT - Better Days from Once, Twice, Three Times a Maybe (2004) Score: 55Votes: 2 (0)Youtube: audio track
― Nag! Nag! Nag!, Wednesday, 7 October 2020 20:14 (three years ago) link
So strictly speaking the Perfect album was recorded in 1997 and went without an official release for years?
― Nag! Nag! Nag!, Wednesday, 7 October 2020 20:19 (three years ago) link
Correct.
― BlackIronPrison, Wednesday, 7 October 2020 20:21 (three years ago) link
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#25PAUL WESTERBERG – Love Untold from Eventually (1996) Score: 56Votes: 2 (0)Youtube: original promo video
― Nag! Nag! Nag!, Wednesday, 7 October 2020 20:30 (three years ago) link
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#24PAUL WESTERBERG – Mr. Rabbit from Stereo (2002) Score: 56Votes: 2 (1)Youtube: audio track
― Nag! Nag! Nag!, Wednesday, 7 October 2020 20:46 (three years ago) link
Another first-place vote there.
Incidentally, there was another off-by-one error in the opening post. 12 voters in this category, not 11.
― Nag! Nag! Nag!, Wednesday, 7 October 2020 20:51 (three years ago) link
I'm really digging this part of the roll out, it puts a spotlight on lesser known gems
Thanks again Nag
― birdistheword, Wednesday, 7 October 2020 21:02 (three years ago) link
I'll dash away briefly for breakfast. In the meantime here's Tommy demonstrating a flagrant disregard for occupational health and safety.
https://images2.imgbox.com/cd/da/OD7b9O5O_o.jpg
#24BASH & POP – Fast & Hard from Friday Night Is Killing Me (1993) Score: 59Votes: 3 (0)Youtube: audio track
― Nag! Nag! Nag!, Wednesday, 7 October 2020 21:14 (three years ago) link
^ That was #23; trust the image.
https://images2.imgbox.com/e8/10/eUgsJaNK_o.jpg
#22TOMMY STINSON – Not a Moment Too Soon from Village Gorilla Head (2004)Score: 62Votes: 2 (0)Youtube: audio track
― Nag! Nag! Nag!, Wednesday, 7 October 2020 21:35 (three years ago) link
(I would have pulled over to the side of the road Greil Marcus-style, but I was already in park.)
― clemenza, Wednesday, 2 June 2021 12:52 (two years ago) link