Too LOW: ILM Artist Poll #111 - Low - RESULTS

Great poll ufo, thank you!

Here's my ballot

Songs

Soon
Starfire
Violence
Words
Sunflower
Dinosaur Act
Like A Forest
In Metal
Point of Disgust
Murderer
Just Like Christmas
Long Way Around The Sea
One Special Gift
Breaker
Hatchet
Just Make It Stop
Quorum
Below & Above
Throw Out The Line
Swingin’
Over The Ocean
Lion/Lamb
Two Step
Don’t Understand
Kind of Girl
(That's How You Sing) Amazing Grace
Canada
When I Go Deaf
Taking Down The Tree
Missouri

Albums

Things We Lost in the Fire
Secret Name
Long Division
Christmas
The Curtain Hits The Cast
Trust
The Great Destroyer
I Could Live In Hope
Double Negative
Drums and Guns

I’m not sure if double negative was my#1 album vote but it feels to me like the absolute climax of what Low is. I had a hard time picking a song I’d recommend off it because it’s the one Low album that works as a full album imho. It’s a crushing experience if you listen to it in one sitting with a good pair of headphones. No other album of them works in the same context for me. It’s a bit masochistic, while it’s my favorite I’ve only listened to it 3 times fully. You really need to be in the mood to be dragged into the ground.

It was difficult to decide whether I wasn't so hot on the Low 'standards' - top 15 or so - due burning out on them being part of the live set for many years. But no, turns out they just have ridiculous amounts of good material on all the records and they all get crowded out when you're only picking top 30. Great fun though!

Violence
Silver Rider
July
Shame
No Comprende
Will The Night
Whitetail
Nothing But Heart
John Prine
Embrace
Lullaby
Dragonfly
When You Walked
Disappearing
Amethyst
On The Edge Of
Hey
Dancing and Fire
Breaker
White Horses
Little Argument with Myself
Violent Past
Time Is The Diamond
Do You Know How To Waltz?
I Remember
Especially Me
Murderer (EP version)
I Hear... Goodnight
Witches
Last Snowstorm of the Year

Things We Lost In The Fire
Trust
Drums and Guns
Double Negative
HEY WHAT
The Great Destroyer
I Could Live In Hope
Secret Name
The Invisible Way
Curtain Hits The Cast

Thanks a lot for running this ufo, really enjoyed reading the different takes on the Low catalogue.

Dinosaur Act
Sunflower
In the Drugs
Do You Know How to Waltz?
Sleep at the Bottom
Immune
Slide
California
Shame
Murderer
Weight of Water
More
Shots & Ladders
Because You Stood Still
Lazy
Venus
Medicine Magazines
Fly
Bright
(That's How You Sing) Amazing Grace
Cut
Over the Ocean
Everybody's Song
You See Everything
Like a Forest
Time Is the Diamond
Joan of Arc
On the Edge of
Little Argument With Myself
Starfire

Things We Lost in the Fire
Trust
I Could Live in Hope
HEY WHAT
A Lifetime of Temporary Relief
Double Negative
The Curtain Hits the Cast
The Great Destroyer
Secret Name
C'mon

my ballots:

Lullaby
Murderer
Over The Ocean
Do You Know How to Waltz?
Tempest
Just Stand Back
Always Up
Fly
Always Trying to Work It Out
White Horses
Breaker
Laugh
The Plan
Quorum
Gentle
Pissing
Whore
Coattails
Down
Violence
Hey
Nothing But Heart
When I Go Deaf
Violent Past
Rome (Always In The Dark)
Landslide
Will the Night
Shots & Ladders
More
In Metal

Double Negative
The Curtain Hits the Cast
The Great Destroyer
HEY WHAT
I Could Live In Hope
Things We Lost in the Fire
Drums and Guns
Ones and Sixes
C'mon
Trust

Down by the River
I'm On Fire
Let's Stay Together
Nowhere Man
Transmission
Stay

I forgot to post my albums and covers, which were ranked:

Albums:
The Curtain Hits the Cast
Trust
I Could Live in Hope
Things We Lost in the Fire
Secret Name
Long Division
Drums & Guns
Double Negative
HEY WHAT
Bombscare EP

Covers:
Blue-Eyed Devil
Stay
Carnival Queen
I Started a Joke
Little Drummer Boy
Silent Night
Down by the River
Surfer Girl
...I Love
Open Arms

My ballots:
Songs (in ranked order 1-30):
Weight Of Water
Whitetail
Murderer
Do You Know How To Waltz?
Cut
Two-Step
Lies
Lazy
Dinosaur Act
Fly
Canada
You See Everything
Drag
Congregation
Pissing Low
Over the Ocean
Laser Beam
(That's How You Sing) Amazing Grace
Transmission
Point of Disgust
Alone
Nothing But Heart
Breaker
The Price You Pay (It Must Be Wearing Off)
Down By The River
Starfire
Lullaby
Stay (Rihanna cover)
Days Like These Low
Just Make It Stop

Albums:
Secret Name
I Could Live In Hope
Things We Lost In The Fire
Ones and Sixes
Trust
C'Mon
The Curtain Hits The Cast
Drums and Guns
Hey What
Double Negative

Covers:
Transmission
Down By The River
Stay
Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me
Surfer Girl
Lord, Can You Hear Me?
Back Home Again
I'm on Fire
Let's Stay Together
Nowhere Man

Thanks ufo for picking up the ball

My ballots (yeah, I thought it was 50)

Over The Ocean
John Prine
Silver Rider (Murderer ep version)
Do You Know How To Waltz?
La La La Song
Joan of Arc
(That’s How You Sing) Amazing Grace
Little Argument With Myself
Monkey
David & Jude
Last Snowstorm Of The Year
Venus
Will the Night
I Started A Joke
Two-Step
The Plan
Throw Out The Line
Weight Of Water
If You Were Born Today (Song for Little Baby Jesus)
Just Like Christmas
Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me
Transmission
Peanut Butter Toast and American Bandstand
In The Drugs
Dinosaur Act
Soon
Alone
Especially Me
Stars Gone Out
Always Fade
Long Way Around The Sea
When I Go Deaf
Violent Past
Blue Christmas
I Remember
Sunflower
Pretty People
From Your Place On Sunset
Try To Sleep
Don’t Understand
Down By The River
Always Trying To Work It Out
Lazy
Into You
Pissing
Violence
Hand So Small
Caroline
Laser Beam
Condescend

Curtain Hits The Cast
Trust
Secret Name
One More Reason To Forget
Songs For A Dead Pilot
OWL
The Great Destroyer
The Exit Papers
Long Division
Things We Lost In The Fire

I Started A Joke
Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me
Transmission
Blue Christmas
Down By The River
Surfer Girl
Long Long Long
Fearless
Carnival Queen
Lord Can You Hear Me

Thanks so much, ufo! Love the images.

My ballot below. Thought for a bit I was Mr Hive Mind when it comes to Low, given my #1 LP and #1 cover were also the poll's #1s. However, I didn't for any of the top 7 in songs.

Songs

In Metal
Just Make It Stop
Canada
In The Drugs
Days Like These
Don’t Carry It All
Try To Sleep
Because You Stood Still
Those Girls (Song For Nico)
Belarus
Lies
Way Behind (w/ Spring Heel Jack)
The Price You Pay (It Must Be Wearing Off)
Below & Above
Monkey
Hatchet
You See Everything
Sea
Whitetail
Be There
Death of a Salesman
Joan of Arc
Overhead
Violence
Sleep At the Bottom (w/Transient Waves & Piano Magic)
Weight Of Water
Prisoner
What Part Of Me
Venus
Plastic Cup

Cover versions

Down By The River (w/ Dirty Three)
Fearless
Little Drummer Boy
Back Home Again
…I Love
Sunshine
Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me
Heartbeat
Lord, Can You Hear Me?
Transmission

Albums

Double Negative
HEY WHAT
Trust
Bombscare EP (w/ Spring Heel Jack)
Drums and Guns
Christmas
Things We Lost In The Fire
In The Fishtank 7 (w/ Dirty Three)
Long Division
C’mon

Songs:

2-Step
Laser Beam
Words
Murderer
Just Like Christmas
Stars Gone Out
Do You Know How to Waltz?
Tempest
Always Trying to Work It Out
Medicine & Magazine
Down
Starfire
Violence
Over the Ocean
Nothing But Heart
July
Nightingale
Violent Past
The Price You Pay (It Must Be Wearing Off)
Be There
Sleep at the Bottom
Venus
Silver Rider
Anon
No Comprende
Lullaby
Quorum
Hey
Condescend
(That’s How You Sing) Amazing Grace

Albums:

Things We Lost in the Fire
Double Negative
The Curtain Hits the Cast
C’mon
HEY WHAT
I Could Live in Hope
Long Division
Secret Name
Songs for a Dead Pilot
Ones and Sixes

Songs:

2-Step
Laser Beam
Words
Murderer
Just Like Christmas
Stars Gone Out
Do You Know How to Waltz?
Tempest
Always Trying to Work It Out
Medicine & Magazine
Down
Starfire
Violence
Over the Ocean
Nothing But Heart
July
Nightingale
Violent Past
The Price You Pay (It Must Be Wearing Off)
Be There
Sleep at the Bottom
Venus
Silver Rider
Anon
No Comprende
Lullaby
Quorum
Hey
Condescend
(That’s How You Sing) Amazing Grace

Albums:

Things We Lost in the Fire
Double Negative
The Curtain Hits the Cast
C’mon
HEY WHAT
I Could Live in Hope
Long Division
Secret Name
Songs for a Dead Pilot
Ones and Sixes

Thanks ufo for your hard work on this poll!

I don't know why I left Murderer off my ballot (and voted for the blander Belarus from the same album) but I guess that's what happens when you compile your ballot quickly and mostly on instinct.

Songs:

Violent Past
When I Go Deaf
Laser Beam
Always Trying to Work It Out
Broadway (So Many People)
Lullaby
Closer
Quorum
Dinosaur Act
Words
In Metal
Canada
Shots and Ladders
John Prine
Monkey
California
Landslide
Nothing But Heart
Tempest
Try To Sleep
Fly
Over the Ocean
Do You Know How to Waltz
Two Step
Sunflower
Walk Into the Sea
Belarus
Especially Me
Plastic Cup
On My Own

Albums:

Double Negative
The Great Destroyer
Things We Lost In the Fire
I Could Live In Hope
Trust
Drums and Guns
Christmas
C'mon
The Invisible Way
The Curtain Hits the Cast

I didn't do a relisten before voting. With Christmas on just now I think Little Drummer Boy might have got top 20. SO MUCH NOISE.

There's a few i haven't heard but no way do Low have 10(!!) albums that are even better than Long Division.

i might be biased cause it was the first one i picked up, but i was under the impression it was their highest regarded release for a time pre-TWLITF? Secret Name or maybe Christmas was their current release then.

I *love* Long Division AND, according to my ballot, therr e are a solid six Low albums that are better.