in total received:17 track ballots16 album ballots10 cover ballots
going to start the rollout soon with the top 10 covers
― ufo, Monday, 14 June 2021 23:23 (three years ago)
10. The Afghan Whigs - Regret36 points, 2 voters, 1 #1 voteoriginally performed by New Order, written by Gilbert/Hook/Morris/Sumner/HagueDulli studio piano versionfull band live version from 1994
― ufo, Monday, 14 June 2021 23:27 (three years ago)
this was a v pleasant surprise on the black love reissue
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Monday, 14 June 2021 23:29 (three years ago)
Glad I spent the time to scrounge up a covers ballot, I guess.
― AP Chemirocha (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 14 June 2021 23:48 (three years ago)
9. The Twilight Singers - Too Tough to Die36 points, 4 votersoriginally performed by Martina Topley-Bird, written by Topley-Bird/Holmesreleased on She Loves Youstudio versionlive version
― ufo, Monday, 14 June 2021 23:51 (three years ago)
8. The Afghan Whigs - My World is Empty Without You38 points, 4 voters (14 points for "My World is Empty Without You/I Hear a Symphony")originally performed by The Supremes, written by Holland/Dozier/Hollandreleased as a 1990 non-album single, "My World is Empty Without You/I Hear a Symphony" released on the What Jail is Like EPstudio versionMy World is Empty Without You/I Hear a Symphony
― ufo, Tuesday, 15 June 2021 00:17 (three years ago)
as i said on the voting thread i wish the early whigs had recorded a covers album but maybe i also wish it were entirely supremes songs
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Tuesday, 15 June 2021 00:32 (three years ago)
7. The Afghan Whigs - Mr. Superlove42 points, 5 votersoriginally performed by Ass Ponys, written by Cleaverreleased as a B-side to the Gentlemen singlestudio version
― ufo, Tuesday, 15 June 2021 00:33 (three years ago)
this one is really cool, doesn't quite sound like anything else in the whigs' discography with the banjo, and has a ramshackle feel despite the classic whigs soar to it
― ufo, Tuesday, 15 June 2021 00:35 (three years ago)
the original is a decent enough song but their cover really transforms it completely for the better
― ufo, Tuesday, 15 June 2021 00:36 (three years ago)
i loooooove "mr. superlove"
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Tuesday, 15 June 2021 00:38 (three years ago)
6. The Twilight Singers - Black is the Color of My True Love's Hair60 points, 4 voters, 1 #1 votetraditionalreleased on She Loves Youstudio versionlive at Haldern Pop Festival with Mark LaneganDulli solo live version
― ufo, Tuesday, 15 June 2021 00:48 (three years ago)
5. The Afghan Whigs - Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe69 points, 5 votersoriginally performed by Barry White, written by Whitereleased on the Beautiful Girls soundtrackstudio versionlive version
― ufo, Tuesday, 15 June 2021 01:03 (three years ago)
a great cover but only the second best they did on the beautiful girls soundtrack
― ufo, Tuesday, 15 June 2021 01:05 (three years ago)
4. The Afghan Whigs - Lovecrimes73 points, 6 voters, 1 #1 voteoriginally performed by Frank Ocean, written by Breaux/Collinsreleased as a 2012 non-album singlestudio versionlive version
― ufo, Tuesday, 15 June 2021 01:16 (three years ago)
did rick mccollum play on that studio version of lovecrimes? was that his last bow with the band?
― lemmy incaution (emsworth), Tuesday, 15 June 2021 01:26 (three years ago)
yeah, that & the "see and don't see" cover from 2012 were his last studio recordings with them
― ufo, Tuesday, 15 June 2021 01:27 (three years ago)
3. The Afghan Whigs - Come See About Me74 points, 4 voters, 2 #1 votesoriginally performed by The Supremes, written by Holland/Dozier/Hollandreleased on the Uptown Avondale EPstudio versionlive version
― ufo, Tuesday, 15 June 2021 01:29 (three years ago)
Wow I’d not heard Mr Superlove (either original or this cover) before but that is fantastic.
― Will (kruezer2), Tuesday, 15 June 2021 01:34 (three years ago)
the original Ass Ponys version was produced by John Curley from the Whigs too
― ufo, Tuesday, 15 June 2021 01:37 (three years ago)
still reeling from the news of that "Regret" cover
― swing out sister: live in new donk city (geoffreyess), Tuesday, 15 June 2021 01:39 (three years ago)
uhhh "come see about me" isn't no. 1????? wtf
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Tuesday, 15 June 2021 01:44 (three years ago)
2. The Afghan Whigs - Creep85 points, 7 voters, 1 #1 voteoriginally performed by TLC, written by Austinreleased as a B-side to the Honky's Ladder single studio version
― ufo, Tuesday, 15 June 2021 01:44 (three years ago)
would argue it is the best cover of all time xp
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Tuesday, 15 June 2021 01:45 (three years ago)
"creep" cover is amazing ofc, always felt a kinship with the whigs bc they covered six-year-old me's favorite song
i'm guessing "lost in the supermarket" took this? great result tbh, despite my earlier complaining
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Tuesday, 15 June 2021 01:47 (three years ago)
real three dimensional cover
1. The Afghan Whigs - Lost in the Supermarket94 points, 6 votersoriginally performed by The Clash, written by Strummer/Jonesreleased on Burning London: The Clash Tributestudio version
― ufo, Tuesday, 15 June 2021 01:50 (three years ago)
really stunning cover, love the "train in vain" drums & snippets at the end, and those soaring backing vocals!
― ufo, Tuesday, 15 June 2021 01:52 (three years ago)
Yeah, I had that as my #2, which is fine, as my left field #1 didn’t place.Honky’s Ladder EP apparently also had this other non-original which I hadn’t known about until just now:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ph_yW2OHKFE
― AP Chemirocha (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 15 June 2021 01:56 (three years ago)
there are so many dulli covers i had no idea about before doing this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHoY0cTiGbk
"be for real" was a real favourite (from the beautiful girls soundtrack but even better than "can't get enough of your love babe") but i only discovered it right before voting closed
the "when you sleep" cover was also another i had no idea at all about until it showed up in someone's ballot
― ufo, Tuesday, 15 June 2021 02:05 (three years ago)
and full results... will put together a playlist of everything soon
1. The Afghan Whigs - Lost in the Supermarket (The Clash cover) - 94 points, 6 voters2. The Afghan Whigs - Creep (TLC Cover) - 85 points, 7 voters, 1 #1 vote3. The Afghan Whigs - Come See About Me (The Supremes cover) - 74 points, 4 voters, 2 #1 votes4. The Afghan Whigs - Lovecrimes (Frank Ocean cover) - 73 points, 6 voters, 1 #1 vote5. The Afghan Whigs - Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe (Barry White cover) - 69 points, 5 voters6. The Twilight Singers - Black is the Color of My True Love's Hair (traditional cover) - 60 points, 4 voters, 1 #1 vote7. The Afghan Whigs - Mr. Superlove (Ass Ponys cover) - 42 points, 5 voters8. The Afghan Whigs - My World is Empty Without You (The Supremes cover) - 38 points, 4 voters (14 points for "My World is Empty Without You/I Hear a Symphony")9. The Twilight Singers - Too Tough to Die (Martina Topley-Bird cover) - 36 points, 4 voters10. The Afghan Whigs - Regret (New Order cover) - 36 points, 2 voters, 1 #1 vote11. The Afghan Whigs - Miss World (Hole cover) - 30 points, 3 voters12. The Afghan Whigs - The Temple (Lloyd Webber/Rice cover, from Jesus Christ Superstar) - 28 points, 2 voters13. The Twilight Singers - Please Stay (Once You Go Away) (Marvin Gaye cover) - 26 points, 3 voters14. The Afghan Whigs - Every Little Thing She Does is Magic (The Police cover) - 23 points, 3 voters15. The Afghan Whigs - Ex-Factor (Lauryn Hill cover) - 23 points, 2 voters16. The Afghan Whigs - I Keep Coming Back (Tyrone Davis cover) - 21 points, 2 voters17. The Afghan Whigs - I'll Be Around (The Spinners cover) - 20 points, 1, 1 voter18. The Twilight Singers - When Doves Cry (Prince cover) - 20 points, 1, 1 voter19. Greg Dulli - Isn't It A Pity/Atlantis (George Harrison/Donovan cover medley) - 20 points, 1, 1 voter20. The Afghan Whigs - Nightime (Big Star cover) - 20 points, 2 voters21. The Afghan Whigs - Beware (Al Green cover) - 18 points, 1 voter22. The Afghan Whigs - Beast of Burden (The Rolling Stones cover) - 18 points, 2 voters23. The Afghan Whigs - Band of Gold (Freda Payne cover) - 18 points, 1 voter24. The Afghan Whigs - Dark End of the Street (James Carr cover) - 18 points, 3 voters25. The Afghan Whigs - Be For Real (Marlena Shaw cover) - 16 points, 1 voter26. The Afghan Whigs - One Day (The Church cover) - 14 points, 1 voter27. The Twilight Singers - Live With Me (Massive Attack cover) - 13 points, 2 voters28. The Afghan Whigs - (Don't Worry) If There's a Hell Below, We're All Going to Go (Curtis Mayfield cover) - 12 points, 1 voter29. The Afghan Whigs - Superstition (Stevie Wonder cover) - 12 points, 2 voters30. Greg Dulli - Paper Thin Hotel (Leonard Cohen cover) - 11 points, 1 voter31. The Afghan Whigs - Moon River (Henry Mancini cover) - 11 points, 1 voter32. Greg Dulli - A Crime (Sharon von Etten cover) - 11 points, 1 voter33. The Twilight Singers - Hyperballad (Bjork cover) - 10 points, 1 voter34. The Twilight Singers - Don't Call (Desire cover) - 10 points, 1 voter35. The Twilight Singers - When You Sleep (My Bloody Valentine cover) - 8 points, 1 voter36. The Backbeat Band - Helter Skelter (The Beatles cover) - 4 points, 1 voter37. The Afghan Whigs - Little Girl Blue (Rodgers/Hart cover, from Jumbo) - 4 points, 1 voter38. The Afghan Whigs - I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man (Prince cover) - 2 points, 1 voter39. The Afghan Whigs - Purple Rain (Prince cover) - 2 points, 1 voter
― ufo, Tuesday, 15 June 2021 02:18 (three years ago)
oh i messed that up lol... let me try again
― ufo, Tuesday, 15 June 2021 02:19 (three years ago)
17. The Afghan Whigs - I'll Be Around (The Spinners cover) - 20 points, 1 voter, 1# vote18. The Twilight Singers - When Doves Cry (Prince cover) - 20 points, 1 voter, 1# vote
just these two
― ufo, Tuesday, 15 June 2021 02:20 (three years ago)
& 14 points for "Please Stay (Once You Go Away)" were for it as part of "A Love Supreme/Please Stay (Once You Go Away)"
― ufo, Tuesday, 15 June 2021 02:24 (three years ago)
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxWLJazbXOakAdy9duG4og7bz6Fsd-QSg
here's a playlist of all those covers, i even uploaded a few that weren't on youtube before
― ufo, Tuesday, 15 June 2021 02:35 (three years ago)
amazing work
― intern at pelican brief consulting (Simon H.), Tuesday, 15 June 2021 02:40 (three years ago)
Wow, great job!
― AP Chemirocha (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 15 June 2021 02:55 (three years ago)
yeah it didn't quite make my ballot but it was wonderful to discover
my ballot fwiw (ranked)When Doves CryLost in the SupermarketBe For RealMiss WorldEx-FactorMr. SuperloveCan't Get Enough of Your Love, BabeNightimeLovecrimesI Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man
― ufo, Tuesday, 15 June 2021 02:57 (three years ago)
my ranked covers ballot:
Come See About MeBand of GoldThe TempleLost in the SupermarketLovecrimesDon't CallMr. SuperloveCreepLittle Girl BlueMiss World
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Tuesday, 15 June 2021 03:00 (three years ago)
i was the number one voter for lovecrimes, which runs rings around the frank version
― the mai tai quinn (voodoo chili), Tuesday, 15 June 2021 03:46 (three years ago)
my short, ranked covers ballot
LovecrimesCreepRegretLost In The SupermarketBeast of Burden
what are y’all’s dream whigs covers? i mentioned the following on the voting thread:
neil young - powderfingertears for fears - woman in chains
― the mai tai quinn (voodoo chili), Tuesday, 15 June 2021 03:48 (three years ago)
yeah "woman in chains" would be a great fit
― ufo, Tuesday, 15 June 2021 03:50 (three years ago)
hmm... "Why Don't You Move In With Me?" by Roberta Flack?
― swing out sister: live in new donk city (geoffreyess), Tuesday, 15 June 2021 04:17 (three years ago)
just spitballing here but i could imagine them taking the Cure's 'fascination st' by the scruff of the neck and making it tuff and funky and vicious
― lemmy incaution (emsworth), Tuesday, 15 June 2021 04:21 (three years ago)
iirc the Lost In The Supermarket cover was recorded after the band split (it's just Dulli and Curley, plus Susan Marshall and the drum track), so they go from that to Lovecrimes
― bobo honkin' slobo babe (sic), Tuesday, 15 June 2021 04:24 (three years ago)
great work ufo!!
it was released march 1999 and they were still touring behind 1965 until september or so
the tracks released between then & 2012 are "nightime" (a big star cover) which was recorded in 1996 but not released until 2006 for a tribute album, and "i'm a soldier" and "magazine" on the greatest hits comp, which were tracks they originally demoed in 2000 in the failed sessions for their planned next album before breaking up, but they finished recording them in 2006 for the greatest hits album
― ufo, Tuesday, 15 June 2021 04:29 (three years ago)
yeah I was cheating the Unbreakable tracks as not-entirely-new recordings there. ty for fact check
― bobo honkin' slobo babe (sic), Tuesday, 15 June 2021 04:36 (three years ago)
surely a high-water mark for guest vocalists in an ILM poll
― mookieproof, Friday, 18 June 2021 23:34 (three years ago)
and here's the full results:
1. The Afghan Whigs - Faded - 552 points, 15 votes, 2 #1 votes2. The Afghan Whigs - My Curse - 552 points, 15 votes, 1 #1 vote3. The Afghan Whigs - Debonair - 434 points, 14 votes, 1 #1 vote4. The Afghan Whigs - Bulletproof - 398 points, 13 votes, 1 #1 vote5. The Afghan Whigs - What Jail Is Like - 378 points, 12 votes6. The Afghan Whigs - Gentlemen - 362 points, 12 votes, 1 #1 vote7. The Afghan Whigs - Uptown Again - 348 points, 11 votes, 1 #1 vote8. The Afghan Whigs - Summer's Kiss - 326 points, 11 votes, 1 #1 vote9. The Afghan Whigs - Honky's Ladder - 300 points, 10 votes10. The Afghan Whigs - Miles Iz Ded - 296 points, 12 votes11. The Afghan Whigs - John the Baptist - 290 points, 10 votes, 1 #1 vote12. The Afghan Whigs - Crime Scene Part One - 278 points, 10 votes13. The Afghan Whigs - Fountain and Fairfax - 272 points, 9 votes14. The Afghan Whigs - Going to Town - 264 points, 12 votes15. The Afghan Whigs - Be Sweet - 216 points, 7 votes16. The Afghan Whigs - Blame, Etc. - 198 points, 8 votes17. The Afghan Whigs - My Enemy - 186 points, 8 votes18. The Afghan Whigs - Oriole - 186 points, 6 votes19. The Afghan Whigs - Omertà - 184 points, 7 votes21. The Twilight Singers - Teenage Wristband - 168 points, 7 votes21. The Afghan Whigs - Now You Know - 168 points, 7 votes22. The Afghan Whigs - Turn on the Water - 160 points, 6 votes, 1 #1 vote23. The Afghan Whigs - When We Two Parted - 148 points, 10 votes24. The Afghan Whigs - Conjure Me - 146 points, 6 votes26. The Afghan Whigs - Citi Soleil - 136 points, 6 votes26. The Afghan Whigs - Demon in Profile - 136 points, 6 votes27. The Afghan Whigs - Double Day - 134 points, 5 votes28. The Afghan Whigs - Somethin' Hot - 130 points, 4 votes29. The Twilight Singers - There's Been an Accident - 126 points, 5 votes30. The Twilight Singers - Bonnie Brae - 126 points, 4 votes31. The Twilight Singers - Candy Cane Crawl - 122 points, 5 votes32. The Afghan Whigs - Step Into the Light - 118 points, 4 votes, 1 #1 vote33. The Afghan Whigs - I'm Her Slave - 114 points, 5 votes34. The Afghan Whigs - Into the Floor - 112 points, 5 votes35. The Afghan Whigs - 66 - 112 points, 4 votes36. The Afghan Whigs - Retarded - 102 points, 4 votes37. The Afghan Whigs - Lost in the Woods - 100 points, 3 votes, 1 #1 vote38. The Afghan Whigs - Crazy - 88 points, 4 votes39. The Twilight Singers - Papillon - 88 points, 3 votes40. The Afghan Whigs - Algiers - 80 points, 4 votes41. The Afghan Whigs - Brother Woodrow/Closing Prayer - 76 points, 3 votes42. The Twilight Singers - Twilight - 74 points, 4 votes43. The Twilight Singers - Esta Noche - 68 points, 3 votes44. The Twilight Singers - That's Just How That Bird Sings - 64 points, 3 votes46. The Twilight Singers - Verti-Marte - 62 points, 2 votes46. The Twilight Singers - Black is the Color of My True Love's Hair - 62 points, 2 votes47. The Afghan Whigs - It Kills - 60 points, 3 votes48. The Afghan Whigs - Neglekted - 56 points, 4 votes50. The Twilight Singers - I Wish I Was - 56 points, 3 votes50. The Afghan Whigs - If I Were Going - 56 points, 3 votes51. The Afghan Whigs - I Know Your Little Secret - 52 points, 2 votes52. The Twilight Singers - On the Corner - 52 points, 2 votes53. The Twilight Singers - Annie Mae - 50 points, 1 vote, 1 #1 vote54. The Afghan Whigs - The Slide Song - 50 points, 2 votes55. The Twilight Singers - Decatur St. - 48 points, 3 votes56. The Afghan Whigs - The Vampire Lanois - 48 points, 2 votes57. Greg Dulli - Lockless - 46 points, 1 vote58. The Afghan Whigs - Kiss the Floor - 46 points, 2 votes59. The Afghan Whigs - Sister Brother - 46 points, 1 vote60. The Twilight Singers - Last Temptation - 46 points, 1 vote61. The Afghan Whigs - Mr. Superlove - 44 points, 1 vote62. The Afghan Whigs - Hey Cuz - 42 points, 1 vote63. The Afghan Whigs - Creep - 40 points, 1 vote64. The Afghan Whigs - Can Rova - 40 points, 2 votes65. The Twilight Singers - Please Stay (Once You Go Away) - 40 points, 1 vote66. The Twilight Singers - King Only - 38 points, 2 votes67. The Afghan Whigs - Matamoros - 38 points, 1 vote68. The Afghan Whigs - The Spell - 36 points, 3 votes69. The Afghan Whigs - Congregation - 34 points, 1 vote70. The Twilight Singers - The Twilite Kid - 34 points, 1 vote71. Lo Fidelity Allstars feat. Greg Dulli - Somebody Needs You - 34 points, 1 vote72. The Afghan Whigs - Come See About Me - 32 points, 1 vote73. The Afghan Whigs - Hated - 32 points, 2 votes74. The Afghan Whigs - I Got Lost - 30 points, 2 votes75. The Twilight Singers - Underneath the Waves - 30 points, 2 votes76. The Afghan Whigs - Let Me Lie To You - 30 points, 1 vote77. Greg Dulli - Cigarettes - 28 points, 2 votes78. The Twilight Singers - The Killer - 28 points, 2 votes79. The Twilight Singers - Follow You Down - 28 points, 1 vote80. Greg Dulli - Sempre - 28 points, 1 vote81. The Gutter Twins - The Stations - 28 points, 2 votes82. The Gutter Twins - Circle the Fringes - 28 points, 1 vote83. The Afghan Whigs - Tonight - 26 points, 1 vote84. The Afghan Whigs - Light as a Feather - 26 points, 1 vote85. The Twilight Singers - Get Lucky - 26 points, 1 vote86. The Afghan Whigs - Too Tough to Die - 26 points, 1 vote87. The Afghan Whigs - White Trash Party - 26 points, 1 vote88. The Twilight Singers - Martin Eden - 26 points, 1 vote89. The Afghan Whigs - Toy Automatic - 26 points, 1 vote90. The Twilight Singers - Number Nine - 26 points, 1 vote91. The Twilight Singers - Live With Me - 26 points, 1 vote92. The Twilight Singers - St. Gregory - 26 points, 1 vote93. The Gutter Twins - God's Children - 24 points, 1 vote94. The Twilight Singers - Powder Burns - 24 points, 1 vote95. The Gutter Twins - Front Street - 22 points, 1 vote96. The Afghan Whigs - You, My Flower - 20 points, 1 vote97. The Afghan Whigs - The Lottery - 20 points, 1 vote98. The Afghan Whigs - Arabian Heights - 18 points, 1 vote99. Greg Dulli - Black Moon - 16 points, 1 vote100. The Twilight Singers - Feathers - 16 points, 1 vote101. The Afghan Whigs - Parked Outside - 14 points, 1 vote102. The Afghan Whigs - I'm a Soldier - 12 points, 1 vote103. The Afghan Whigs - I'll Be Around - 12 points, 1 vote104. The Twilight Singers - Clyde - 10 points, 1 vote105. The Gutter Twins - I Was In Love With You - 10 points, 1 vote106. The Twilight Singers - Love - 10 points, 1 vote107. The Afghan Whigs - These Sticks - 8 points, 1 vote108. The Twilight Singers - I'm Ready - 6 points, 1 vote109. The Afghan Whigs - Dead to Rights - 6 points, 1 vote110. The Twilight Singers - Waves - 6 points, 1 vote111. Greg Dulli - Pantomima - 4 points, 1 vote112. The Gutter Twins - Idle Hands - 4 points, 1 vote113. The Afghan Whigs - The Singer - 2 points, 1 vote114. The Gutter Twins - Down The Line - 2 points, 1 vote
― ufo, Friday, 18 June 2021 23:39 (three years ago)
great job, thank you!
― mookieproof, Friday, 18 June 2021 23:40 (three years ago)
thanks ufo! great poll, great band(s)
― the mai tai quinn (voodoo chili), Friday, 18 June 2021 23:42 (three years ago)
someone else should have voted for powder burns, smh
― mookieproof, Friday, 18 June 2021 23:44 (three years ago)
Yeah great poll that top two was the same as mine. It’s been nice to relisten to all Dulli’s stuff again it had been a while.
― Will (kruezer2), Saturday, 19 June 2021 00:07 (three years ago)
thanks for running it i too loved spending some time really diving in
― pure rim rest (Spottie), Saturday, 19 June 2021 00:10 (three years ago)
this was a fun poll
― Bee OK, Saturday, 19 June 2021 00:25 (three years ago)
yeah, great rollout, thanks! just needed a bit more Gutter Twins imo
― swing out sister: live in new donk city (geoffreyess), Saturday, 19 June 2021 01:07 (three years ago)
looks like it's time for a Scrawl poll
I enjoyed the rollout even if I couldn’t bring myself to assemble a ballot Viva Dulli, the rhythm section, the horn section, the guest singers, and his songwriting 🙌
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Saturday, 19 June 2021 02:25 (three years ago)
Great poll everyone. I just got heavily into them because of the voting thread so I really enjoyed this rollout.
― Vin Jawn (PBKR), Saturday, 19 June 2021 02:38 (three years ago)
ballots?
Uptown AgainMy CurseWhat Jail Is LikeCrazyDouble DayInto the FloorPapillonAlgiersBe Sweet66My EnemyIf I Were GoingI Know Your Little SecretGod's ChildrenDemon In ProfileWhen We Two PartedGoing To TownBlack MoonCiti SoleilDecatur St.I Was In Love With YouConjure MeWavesPantomimaThere's Been An Accident
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Gentlemen1965In SpadesSaturnaliaBlack LoveBlackberry BelleRandom Desire
― swing out sister: live in new donk city (geoffreyess), Saturday, 19 June 2021 14:10 (three years ago)
this was my tracks ballot:BulletproofFadedJohn the BaptistMy CurseTeenage WristbandCrime Scene Part OneOmertà66Blame, Etc.My EnemyEsta NocheFollow You DownSummer's KissLost in the WoodsDemon in ProfileTwilightUptown AgainFeathersMiles Iz DedGentlemenWhen We Two PartedDebonairCigarettesI Wish I WasInto the Floor
― ufo, Saturday, 19 June 2021 14:16 (three years ago)
Lost in the WoodsBulletproofLast TemptationCrime Scene Part OneThere's Been an AccidentOmertàDebonairFadedSummer's KissMiles Iz DeadOrioleCircle the FringesBonnie BraeThe Slide SongCigarettesFountain and FairfaxUptown AgainMy CurseGoing to TownCrazyCandy Cane CrawlI'm Her SlaveJohn the BaptistMy EnemyNow You Know
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Saturday, 19 June 2021 14:34 (three years ago)
Unranked tracks:Martin EdenDecatur St.If I Were GoingGentlemenBe SweetDebonairFountain and FairfaxWhat Jail Is LikeMy CurseNow You KnowBrother WoodrowDouble DayBlame, Etc.Going to TownHonky's LadderBulletproofSummer's KissFadedConjure MeOrioleDemon in ProfileSomethin' HotUptown AgainCiti SoleilJohn The Baptist
― Rich Valley Girl, Poor Valley Girl (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 19 June 2021 14:46 (three years ago)
Think I was the only one to vote for Martin Eden.
it's a great song but I suspect the vote count was low because it feels so much (to me at least) like an intro in the context of the album. "Black out the windows / it's party time" definitely in contention for best/most Dulli line though obv
― intern at pelican brief consulting (Simon H.), Saturday, 19 June 2021 17:03 (three years ago)
yeah it's quite good but not quite as good as the other blackberry belle songs i voted for which generally do a similar thing
― ufo, Saturday, 19 June 2021 17:07 (three years ago)
Simon H otm about party time! LOLI also want to shout out this lesser Twilight Singers song "Domani" that always sounded very quintessentially Dulli to me. Emotional swells in the chorus, talkin bout drugs & being high, a well-placed "yeah", it's just musically delicious in every way to me.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoPDslhxons
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Saturday, 19 June 2021 19:26 (three years ago)
idk why there is an animated girl in the video + i apologize if this song has already been discussed. i just listened to it and got a little excited :)
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Saturday, 19 June 2021 19:27 (three years ago)
‘do you want to make party?’ very much the theme of the full-band 1965-era show i saw
― mookieproof, Saturday, 19 June 2021 19:41 (three years ago)
Finally listening to and enjoying “I’m a Soldier” and wondering who is the one person who voted for it.
― Rich Valley Girl, Poor Valley Girl (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 19 June 2021 20:25 (three years ago)
Party at the mansion, y’all
― Rich Valley Girl, Poor Valley Girl (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 19 June 2021 21:29 (three years ago)
Looks like nobody voted for that one.
― Rich Valley Girl, Poor Valley Girl (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 19 June 2021 21:35 (three years ago)
Hope it’s not too late to change my ballot
― Rich Valley Girl, Poor Valley Girl (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 19 June 2021 21:41 (three years ago)
xp I voted for I’m A Soldier! def a half-remembered/impressionistic vote as I remember being impressed by it when that Unbreakable comp came out - listening to it now maybe it feels a little like a collection of great bits that don’t totally cohere but I really dig the restrained tension of the intro and I still think it’s a cool tune
― lemmy incaution (emsworth), Saturday, 19 June 2021 23:06 (three years ago)
No worries. Feel like there are no wrong answers in this poll, at least in the upper reaches.
― Rich Valley Girl, Poor Valley Girl (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 19 June 2021 23:34 (three years ago)
Should I still be listening after the poll is over?
― Rich Valley Girl, Poor Valley Girl (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 20 June 2021 22:10 (three years ago)
thanks for running the poll ufo!
― disraeli grinds my gears (NickB), Sunday, 20 June 2021 22:24 (three years ago)
who's hot who's not
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 22 June 2021 02:51 (three years ago)
Did anyone think about this for their covers ballot?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-6dhxaMJNo
― Rich Valley Girl, Poor Valley Girl (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 22 June 2021 03:08 (three years ago)
Oh, I see that sic mentioned it in the nominations/runup thread.
― Rich Valley Girl, Poor Valley Girl (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 22 June 2021 03:12 (three years ago)
But don't you let me breathe/Let it wash all over me=Now it's up to me/To bow out gracefully
― Rich Valley Girl, Poor Valley Girl (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 22 June 2021 13:59 (three years ago)
WIkipedia says when they toured the album they would interpolate the one song into the other.
― Rich Valley Girl, Poor Valley Girl (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 22 June 2021 14:12 (three years ago)
And I guess they did it later as well.
― Rich Valley Girl, Poor Valley Girl (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 22 June 2021 14:18 (three years ago)
they do that a lot! the other day i youtubed a live performance of Faded that started with I Can't Make You Love Me -- tbrrwu I heard the opening chords on the piano and my face literally exploded with tears, then the Bonnie Raitt song? Then more Faded? I felt like I had an ecstatic experience aka that's what the best Whigs shows felt like.
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Tuesday, 22 June 2021 14:55 (three years ago)
the soul, the screen, the smoke in betweenthe rise, the fall, the thrillthe first, the last, the sins of the pastthe burn, the fade, the skin that you flayed
― mookieproof, Saturday, 26 June 2021 03:58 (three years ago)
come seethe sunkill everyone
but mei’m freeindubitably
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Saturday, 26 June 2021 04:53 (three years ago)
brad
― mookieproof, Saturday, 26 June 2021 05:03 (three years ago)
indubitably
― mookieproof, Saturday, 26 June 2021 05:11 (three years ago)
I think a lot of it's just time constraints, but I can be quite monomaniacal about bands - only really sticking to or only needing/able to handle a single record, maybe two or three at a push. What I love about the polls on here, among other things, is how they open up discographies and force one to listen to a wider range. Short version: this band, and offshoots eh?
This isn't any great revelation, but it strikes me that Dulli does quite a lot with not very much: particular rhythms, themes of betrayal and desperation, the endorphin rush of drugs and love and fucking, the vocal lines that complement those themes and don't venture a huge amount beyond 'baaayybeee, let me/can I/will you...' Which is his own kind of monomania and thank god for it.
― Vanishing Point (Chinaski), Friday, 2 July 2021 19:33 (three years ago)
Current top 10 would be something like:
Crime Scene Part OneSummer's KissThere's Been An AccidentWhen We Two PartedFadedFountain and FairfaxCandy Cane CrawlInto the StreetDebonairWhat Jail is Like
― Vanishing Point (Chinaski), Friday, 2 July 2021 19:36 (three years ago)
Good posts, Chinaski.
― Planck Generation (James Redd and the Blecchs), Friday, 2 July 2021 20:16 (three years ago)
I've only heard Black Love, and only liked "Night by Candlelight" on that, which I see got no votes. Is there likely anything else in their work for me?
― Halfway there but for you, Friday, 2 July 2021 20:20 (three years ago)
Doubt it
― Planck Generation (James Redd and the Blecchs), Friday, 2 July 2021 21:40 (three years ago)
what are y’all’s dream whigs covers? i mentioned the following on the voting thread:neil young - powderfingertears for fears - woman in chains― the mai tai quinn (voodoo chili), Monday, June 14, 2021 10:48 PM (one month ago) bookmarkflaglink
― the mai tai quinn (voodoo chili), Monday, June 14, 2021 10:48 PM (one month ago) bookmarkflaglink
was listening to Talk Talk yesterday and "Living in Another World" reminded me of this question
― swing out sister: live in new donk city (geoffreyess), Tuesday, 3 August 2021 19:54 (three years ago)
meant to post here, whatever
they just played “gentleman” in full over the p.a. at camden yards during the yanks-orioles game
― grove street (party) direction (voodoo chili), Thursday, September 16, 2021 7:50 PM (0 seconds ago) bookmarkflaglink
― grove street (party) direction (voodoo chili), Friday, 17 September 2021 00:51 (three years ago)
Wow
― I, the Jukebox Jury (James Redd and the Blecchs), Friday, 17 September 2021 01:10 (three years ago)
haha according to lindsey adler warmups was a festival of 90s deep cuts
― mookieproof, Friday, 17 September 2021 02:24 (three years ago)