"Like a Forest" is a song of theirs that was the last one cut from TWLITF for me, mostly because I used to *hate* it, yet in the past few years it's become one of my favorite tracks on that particular record.
― I'm a sovereign jizz citizen (the table is the table), Tuesday, 23 November 2021 20:13 (two years ago) link
One thing I've noticed with Low is how one single line perfectly sung can make you fall in love with a song'It doesn't have to end this way'
― Nabozo, Tuesday, 23 November 2021 20:14 (two years ago) link
https://i.imgur.com/jdbZn3t.png55. BelarusReleased on Drums and Guns (2007)206 points, 6 votersMusic video
https://i.imgur.com/526cNqg.png55. John PrineReleased on Trust (2002)206 points, 7 votersStudio version
― ufo, Tuesday, 23 November 2021 20:21 (two years ago) link
xp to Nabozo: I spaced out and forgot to submit my ballot, but "Caroline" would have been my #1
― Jimmy Iovine Eat World (bernard snowy), Tuesday, 23 November 2021 20:25 (two years ago) link
John Prine is such a weird song to me, it's like a match going out. It seems like it's setting you up for another big crescendo and then it just slowwwwly fades away.
― cwkiii, Tuesday, 23 November 2021 20:27 (two years ago) link
one of their creepiest/funniest songs
― donna rouge, Tuesday, 23 November 2021 20:29 (two years ago) link
https://i.imgur.com/ivNfyCs.png54. SoonReleased on Secret Name (1999)216 points, 8 voters, 1 #1 voteStudio version
― ufo, Tuesday, 23 November 2021 20:37 (two years ago) link
There are some really funny moments on Trust, for all of its doom and gloom
― I'm a sovereign jizz citizen (the table is the table), Tuesday, 23 November 2021 20:37 (two years ago) link
i couldn't quite fit "belarus" on my ballot but it's a fascinating direction i wish they'd explored further
― ufo, Tuesday, 23 November 2021 20:39 (two years ago) link
Roll out reminding me of all the great songs I left off my ballot.
― that's not my post, Tuesday, 23 November 2021 20:51 (two years ago) link
https://i.imgur.com/gXLOGqz.png53. Low, Piano Magic & Transient Waves - Sleep at the BottomReleased as a single (1998) & on A Lifetime of Temporary Relief233 points, 8 voters, 1 #1 voteStudio version
― ufo, Tuesday, 23 November 2021 21:00 (two years ago) link
No real complaints but just noting there's already been 7 songs that didn't make my top 50. I picked a ton of TWLITF songs but not "In a Forest," and I like a lot of Ones and Sixes but I think only one song made my top 50. I'm going to be really interested in seeing what I chose that doesn't place at all.
― sctttnnnt (pgwp), Tuesday, 23 November 2021 21:06 (two years ago) link
That single really does use Comic Sans
― licorice in the front, pizza in the rear (Whiney G. Weingarten), Tuesday, 23 November 2021 21:17 (two years ago) link
it's one of the best fonts out there
― just staying (Karl Malone), Tuesday, 23 November 2021 21:17 (two years ago) link
https://i.imgur.com/ZhggrLN.png52. Dancing and BloodReleased on Double Negative (2018)237 points, 7 votersMusic videoLive at NOX ORAE 2019
― ufo, Tuesday, 23 November 2021 21:22 (two years ago) link
oh i should have mentioned, 175 different tracks were voted for
― ufo, Tuesday, 23 November 2021 21:23 (two years ago) link
XD
― licorice in the front, pizza in the rear (Whiney G. Weingarten), Tuesday, 23 November 2021 21:29 (two years ago) link
Cool, glad to see Sleep at the Bottom make it (which reminds me, hats off to the other A Lifetime of Temporary Relief voter in the albums section).
― Gavin, Leeds, Tuesday, 23 November 2021 21:44 (two years ago) link
only four of the songs announced so far were on my ballot. "dancing and blood" was in my top ten
― donna rouge, Tuesday, 23 November 2021 21:50 (two years ago) link
I forgot to vote for "Sleep at the Bottom" because thinking about all the material on A Liftime... was too exhausting a proposition, but it's lovely. Reminds me of A.R. Kane's 69 but prettier.
― Tim F, Tuesday, 23 November 2021 21:53 (two years ago) link
the graphic design here is so sweet & it's so good to see the best band in the world getting so much love.
― maelin, Tuesday, 23 November 2021 21:57 (two years ago) link
https://i.imgur.com/qT2u2xY.png50. Especially MeReleased on C'mon (2011)238 points, 9 voters, 1 #1 voteMusic video
https://i.imgur.com/o1BZTnP.png50. MoreReleased on HEY WHAT (2021)238 points, 10 voters, 1 #1 voteMusic video
― ufo, Tuesday, 23 November 2021 21:58 (two years ago) link
5 of the first 10 tracks garnered a #1 vote. Shows the depth of the catalog and how everyone finds their own personal Low track.
― that's not my post, Tuesday, 23 November 2021 22:16 (two years ago) link
'Soon' was my number one. Beautiful song.
― ceci n'est pas une messi (cajunsunday), Tuesday, 23 November 2021 22:17 (two years ago) link
As I mentioned on the other thread, I did unranked for tracks. Don't know how the rest of you did it.
― I'm a sovereign jizz citizen (the table is the table), Tuesday, 23 November 2021 22:19 (two years ago) link
By picking a solid top 5 and ballparking the rest
― Hideous Lump, Tuesday, 23 November 2021 22:34 (two years ago) link
https://i.imgur.com/HQi1J1Y.png49. ImmuneReleased on Secret Name (1999)250 points, 5 voters, 1 #1 voteStudio version
I think there is a music video for this one but it's the only one that's not on YouTube
― ufo, Tuesday, 23 November 2021 22:38 (two years ago) link
“John Prine” was one of those tracks that hung off the list for awhile but roped itself back into orbit. Kinda has a later-era Swans vibe going.
― Western® with Bacon Flavor, Tuesday, 23 November 2021 22:40 (two years ago) link
i'd forgotten that alan & mimi do sing on swans' "lunacy" until digging deep for this poll
― ufo, Tuesday, 23 November 2021 22:43 (two years ago) link
I remember being shocked that the last song on HW was the only one to have drums in it because it sounds so much like there are some buried in the heaviness of “More.” Great Mimi cut.
― Western® with Bacon Flavor, Tuesday, 23 November 2021 22:43 (two years ago) link
God bless whoever put "Especially Me" as their #1. It's underrated.
― sctttnnnt (pgwp), Tuesday, 23 November 2021 22:44 (two years ago) link
they did a lot of heavy side-chaining with the drums on most of hey what before removing the drums from the mix so there's still the ghost of them there pretty much. i think there might still be some electronic pulses too, but "the price you pay" is the only one with live drums for sure
― ufo, Tuesday, 23 November 2021 22:56 (two years ago) link
https://i.imgur.com/S5potwi.png48. AnonReleased on The Curtain Hits The Cast (1996)257 points, 7 votersStudio version
― ufo, Tuesday, 23 November 2021 22:57 (two years ago) link
https://i.imgur.com/5uJmgDV.png47. Just Like ChristmasReleased on Christmas (1999)266 points, 7 votersStudio version
― ufo, Tuesday, 23 November 2021 23:24 (two years ago) link
xpost the last 5 songs really capture Low's diversity pretty well. I only voted for "Anon" of these, but all of them were on my long list before I chopped it down.
― Tim F, Tuesday, 23 November 2021 23:26 (two years ago) link
Absolutely that, voted Especially Me and Just Like Christmas quite high. I can see the latter being dismissed by hardcore fans possibly? To me it's a classic and integral to my festive activities!
― kraudive, Tuesday, 23 November 2021 23:37 (two years ago) link
i never quite got into their christmas tunes. might have to remedy that this year
― diamonddave85 (diamonddave85), Tuesday, 23 November 2021 23:38 (two years ago) link
https://i.imgur.com/V1Rs7TN.png46. VenusReleased as a single (1999) & on A Lifetime of Temporary Relief270 points, 11 voters16 points for "Venus (Time Stereo Dub Mix)"Studio versionTime Stereo Dub mix
― ufo, Tuesday, 23 November 2021 23:45 (two years ago) link
another that didn't quite make my ballot but is still excellent
of a piece with "over the ocean"
― ufo, Tuesday, 23 November 2021 23:46 (two years ago) link
Just Like Christmas is Top 5 for me!
― sctttnnnt (pgwp), Tuesday, 23 November 2021 23:50 (two years ago) link
Me too!
Especially Me was my #1.
― cwkiii, Tuesday, 23 November 2021 23:53 (two years ago) link
John Prine was my #2 and lots of others were my votes. Venus just outside the top 10.
I would have laid hard cash Just Like Christmas would have been top 10 in the poll.
― Long enough attention span for a Stephen Bissette blu-ray extra (aldo), Tuesday, 23 November 2021 23:56 (two years ago) link
I always play Christmas obsessively at this time of the year. I also love the lyrics for "Just Like Christmas", they really capture how memories can be both vague and sharp simultaneously.
― Tim F, Tuesday, 23 November 2021 23:57 (two years ago) link
https://i.imgur.com/kBxtZbo.png45. Always UpReleased on Double Negative (2018)271 points, 6 votersStudio versionLive at NOX ORAE 2019
― ufo, Wednesday, 24 November 2021 00:02 (two years ago) link
top 10 for me, love that organ & bass flute
― ufo, Wednesday, 24 November 2021 00:03 (two years ago) link
they really capture how memories can be both vague and sharp simultaneously.
In many ways one of the greatest evocations of memory in all of art, some vague facts or ideas linked with a couple of specific points.
― Long enough attention span for a Stephen Bissette blu-ray extra (aldo), Wednesday, 24 November 2021 00:11 (two years ago) link
"Trust" the hardest to whittle down, but across all the records it seemed the angrier, weirder-production tracks like John Prine remained standing and left a much stronger impression over the breezier Canadas and Californias. I guess it's the name of the game, but still painful to fit into the 30. Maybe they felt cul-de-sac'd by the same since the last two records.
― matt h, Wednesday, 24 November 2021 00:15 (two years ago) link
https://i.imgur.com/PU8peJD.png44. LiesReleased on Ones and Sixes (2015)273 points, 9 votersMusic video
― ufo, Wednesday, 24 November 2021 00:16 (two years ago) link
one of the highlights from ones and sixes but i couldn't quite get it on my ballot
― ufo, Wednesday, 24 November 2021 00:30 (two years ago) link
https://i.imgur.com/G1mwVPw.png43. JulyReleased on Things We Lost In The Fire (2001)274 points, 10 votersMusic video