For Now.. We POLL: In/Casino/Out by At the Drive-In

i've only heard this one 2-3 times and i've always wanted to get more into it.

napoleon solo

This is so hard!

Probably either Chanbara, Napoleon Solo, or Lopsided. This record is so good.

Hulahoop Wounds has finally grown on me, those chords under "yes this i know, comes back ten fold"

voted for Transatlantic Foe. there's a morning after sort of quality to this song, reflecting at the end of something long and tiring, despite the gonzo lyrics. brilliant song

this really is a perfect record. i've even warmed to "hourglass." Relationship of Command has great songs but the production wears me down. "Pattern Against User" is probably the best song they ever wrote, and one of the best songs about drug addiction and drug addicts I've ever heard. Cedric gets so much shit for his lyrics but the imagery in that song is breathtaking.

Napoleon Solo for me. Fantastic song.

LOPSIDED

All great, voted for Pickpocket

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-uqYXmVpZo

fuck i've been looking for this show forever, downloaded it years ago
they were the best band in the world for a couple years
fuck

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cctVJXWkIew

Best interview with Cedric I've ever heard. Really, really interesting conversation. Can't remember if someone on ILM posted this in another thread but here it is (nearly two hours!!): https://soundcloud.com/deandelray/let-there-be-talk-ep36-cedric

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I couldn't possibly vote in this poll without re-listening -- even of the tracks I have a good idea of from title alone, I'm probably forgetting an average of two weird bridges, cool instrumental passages, or surprising breakdowns per song

guess I know what I'm playing while I do laundry this morning!* (* note that the onset of daylight savings time has render today's "morning" postcedent to noon)

hey i listened to this on saturday. put it on again today and i'd say i'm eligible!

tracks I can definitely rule out at this stage: "A Devil Among the Tailors" (all sound & fury, with stupid lyrics), "Chanbara" (disposable, fist-pumping anthem of the sort they would only improve at on subsequent releases), "Pickpocket" (not as good as "Chanbara"), "Hourglass" (I see what they were going for but it didn't quite work, & I'm glad this doesn't actually close the album)

"Shaking Hand Incision" is the one I can never remember the first thing about. 'Stiff lips starched in a giggle' might be the rare ATDI lyric that reads better than it plays

... yeah, "Lopsided" just came on & if I'm voting based on immediate visceral gut reaction, this or "Alpha Centauri" are the only correct answers

maybe worth noting: "Hourglass" sounds better the louder I turn it up (but usually I turn it down, because I'm embarrassed by the clean emo vox)

This is still one of the most exciting records I've ever heard. Voted for Transatlantic Foe because it would probably get shut out otherwise, I don't think there are many ATDI fans on ILM, and yeah Lopsided will probably win, but I've been walking home to this record for the past couple months after not listening to it for years, and man it's great walking music. Makes me want to bounce off the walls. WIDOWS

lol i heard "hulahoop wounds" at a venue the other night and kinda wish i had voted for that

where the poltergeists play their video games!

"A Devil Among the Tailors" is probably my least favorite song after "Hourglass," but I've got to stand up for its lyrics, especially this line: "A cavity of candy in Havana captivity."

wait people dislike "hourglass"? that song is emo as hell

exactly

after becoming obsessed with ATDI, i searched out all their contemporaries and came away with nothing. Can't stand Sunny Day Real Estate. ATDI is in a league of their own for better or worse...

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Will there ever be another band like At the Drive-In? Cautiously optimistic about their reunion this year... I'm seeing them in Columbus, OH in May, my girlfriend's mom got free tickets to the festival they're playing there...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_EUJP5pHA8U

Meanwhile, they're playing two shows at the 9:30 Club in June... $45 per ticket. Nope