WHEN WE POLL WE'LL HEAR BEATS -- Maxinquaye

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Because I was just listening to "Strugglin'" and thinking maybe this is my favorite track on it, and we've never given this the poll treatment.

Poll Results

Option	Votes
Hell is Round the Corner	6
Ponderosa	5
Black Steel	5
Pumpkin	4
You Don't	4
Overcome	3
Suffocated Love	2
Brand New You're Retro	2
Abbaon Fat Tracks	2
Aftermath	2
Feed Me	2
Strugglin'	0

― Sofialo Ren (Leee), Friday, 29 January 2016 01:39 (ten years ago)

Although early Alison Goldfrapp cut is hard to deny in its prettiness.

― Sofialo Ren (Leee), Friday, 29 January 2016 01:53 (ten years ago)

Maxinquaye

― nomar, Friday, 29 January 2016 02:01 (ten years ago)

Can't decide. I choose every track besides "pumpkin". Or the second half as a whole.

Overcome
Aftermath
You don't
Strugglin
Feed me (is that what the last one is?)

suffocated love too

― lute bro (brimstead), Friday, 29 January 2016 04:01 (ten years ago)

That was just my shortlist appended to the end there

― lute bro (brimstead), Friday, 29 January 2016 04:02 (ten years ago)

when they gonna give this a louderized remaster

― j., Friday, 29 January 2016 04:06 (ten years ago)

oh shit wait did they

― j., Friday, 29 January 2016 04:10 (ten years ago)

There's a legacy deluxe 2cd thing

― lute bro (brimstead), Friday, 29 January 2016 04:16 (ten years ago)

ooh

― j., Friday, 29 January 2016 04:20 (ten years ago)

I have that 2cd thing, it's not that great

― the late great, Friday, 29 January 2016 04:33 (ten years ago)

Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.

― System, Tuesday, 2 February 2016 00:01 (ten years ago)

Ponderosa

― Mr. Snrub, Tuesday, 2 February 2016 01:36 (ten years ago)

the second half of this album is flawless

― lute bro (brimstead), Tuesday, 2 February 2016 03:49 (ten years ago)

(from aftermath forward)

― lute bro (brimstead), Tuesday, 2 February 2016 03:49 (ten years ago)

First half of the album up to and including "Aftermath" is perfect IMO!

― Sofialo Ren (Leee), Tuesday, 2 February 2016 05:18 (ten years ago)

"ponderosa" because martina's voice is at its dgaf best there

― cher guevara (lex pretend), Tuesday, 2 February 2016 08:54 (ten years ago)

Either Ponderosa or Pumpkin for me. I've never been able to get into the second half of this at all.

― Matt DC, Tuesday, 2 February 2016 13:05 (ten years ago)

Tricky's never been good for more than half an album at a time. Everything through "Aftermath" is great, everything through "Ghetto Youth" on Pre-Millennium Tension is great.

PMT is a better album IMO.

― the top man in the language department (誤訳侮辱), Tuesday, 2 February 2016 13:48 (ten years ago)

PMT has a bigger side two problem.

― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 2 February 2016 13:58 (ten years ago)

I feel like it's more cohesive, plus that version of "Lyrics of Fury" is really good.

Now I'm wondering if PMT will get a 20th anniversary deluxe reissue this year (originally released November 1996). Probably not, though there are at least 8 remixes and B-sides scattered across its three singles.

― the top man in the language department (誤訳侮辱), Tuesday, 2 February 2016 14:00 (ten years ago)

Black Steel is just one of the best things ever. "Public Image meets Public Enemy" , as my friend described it.

― Dr X O'Skeleton, Tuesday, 2 February 2016 23:08 (ten years ago)

Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.

― System, Wednesday, 3 February 2016 00:01 (ten years ago)

strugglin strugglin

― j., Wednesday, 3 February 2016 00:19 (ten years ago)

Those beats.

― pastoral fantasy (jed_), Wednesday, 3 February 2016 00:24 (ten years ago)

a song in which martina does not play the starring role winning = WRONG

― cher guevara (lex pretend), Wednesday, 3 February 2016 07:47 (ten years ago)

i forgot to vote but would've voted for black steel

― the late great, Wednesday, 3 February 2016 07:50 (ten years ago)

Wow, can't believe I voted for the winner. That never happens.

― the top man in the language department (誤訳侮辱), Wednesday, 3 February 2016 11:16 (ten years ago)

Good article on MQ and Black Steel

http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/jun07/articles/classictracks_0607.htm

― MaresNest, Wednesday, 3 February 2016 11:53 (ten years ago)

nine years pass...

Bought this ages ago, gave it a listen and put it away. Took it out on a road trip the other day; still don't connect with a lot of it, but "Black Steel"'s worth that A+.

― clemenza, Monday, 18 August 2025 20:34 (five months ago)

Overcome is pretty great as well

― kornrulez6969, Monday, 18 August 2025 23:09 (five months ago)

30 years of this masterwork, damn

― nashwan, Monday, 18 August 2025 23:13 (five months ago)

I've always felt that the second half of this was underrated - perhaps reflecting that all of the first 6 tracks were singles and none of the second 6 were. "Feed Me" is amazing and deserved more votes (though as did "Aftermath" in fairness).

― Tim F, Monday, 18 August 2025 23:15 (five months ago)

MTV moves too fast, I refuse to understand

― brimstead, Monday, 18 August 2025 23:52 (five months ago)

Otm Tim, the second half is totally next next level

― brimstead, Monday, 18 August 2025 23:53 (five months ago)

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