This is not a love poll: Best/Favourite Public Image Limited single Poll

"Fodderstomp" should have been a single, then.

a 'mixie' version was on the 12" bside of "Death Disco"

I'm betting "public image" takes it

Oooh, I thought this was a no-brainer for "Public Image" 'til I noticed that you'd included "World Destruction" (which was credited to Time Zone not PiL - although "Open Up" and "Sun" weren't credited to PiL either, so clearly this is a post-'Pistols Lydon poll rather than just PiL).

yeah, I thought I'd "open up" the options.

I do have "The Animal Speaks" golden paloninos 12" but hey.

But Mr. Lydon only appears on the B-side of that, no?

Well, I thought it was the a-side.

The b-side has the presumably guide vocal by someone else.

http://www.sacreddub.com/discography/the-animal-speaks-12 seems to think so.

Jack Bruce then.

You're probably right, I've only got the song (Lydon version) on some old Golden Palominos comp.

It was never likely to offer much serious competition to the likes of "Public Image", "Flowers Of Romance", "This Is Not A Love Song", "World Destruction", "Rise", "The Body", "Disappointed" or "Open Up" anyway 'though, was it?

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I heard it for the first time when I was in Chicago, and was thinking "Wow, USA Radio is great! J.Lydon tracks I haven't heard! And he's singing like he's learned how to!"

I bought the 12" much later, and was a bit more "meh" about it, as this was now after "Album" and all that.

rise! gotta be rise! WOT A SONG I MEAN WOT A SONG

"Death Disco"

public image! gotta be public image! WOT A SONG I MEAN WO ... oh, you get the idea.

tempted to create a third login so i can do "death disco" too, but no. silly.

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"Death Disco" is all too easy, so I voted for "Rise," which is one of my favorite singles recorded by anyone, anytime. I'm also quite fond of "Disappointed."

Public Image, Memories or Rise, but I went with Memories for the way the production changes when it gets to the chorus.

"Home" all the way.

Rise

God, I used to hate "Don't Ask Me" but it almost gets by on the sheer force of John's singing.

I went with Memories for the way the production changes when it gets to the chorus.

It doesn't on the single tho (still unreleased on CD)

One of the toughest polls yet. 'Rise' wins though.

Tempted to vote for "Rise" on nostalgia grounds, but on actual "i like it" grounds I think I'll have to go for either "Public Image" or "Death Disco"... still deciding.

I chose Seattle, although it's been maybe 15 years since I've even heard a PIL song.

oh, then please take back my vote.

I'm going with 'Death Disco'. Or 'Public Image'.

trayce: you know "rise" makes sense. nostalgia is simply masking a truly, truly underrated and joyous piece of music.

Speaking of Seattle, how is it now? Are there jobs?

Torn between "Public Image" and "Home".

"Flowers Of Romance" beats "Death Disco" by a whisker, although I'm already having second thoughts.

MORE PEOPLE NEED TO VOTE FOR "HOME" BECAUSE IT'S FUCKING AWESOME

One of the toughest polls yet.

OTFM.

I need 10 votes. someone invite ILX poll invites please?

(yeah, that first one should have been "invent")

Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.

Flowers of Romance needs some love!!!! Also it has the best b-side outside of Cowboy Song.

Went for Death Disco in the end. Love that bassline.

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

ooh, ta.

I'm betting "public image" takes it

-- Edward III, Tuesday, 5 June 2007 15:43 (4 days ago) Link

and I claim my $5

And Public Image wins, as it should. GET ON BOARD.

Although you folks are making me pull out Home because I can't remember how it goes. I don't remember it being half as good as "Ease" from the same album, though.

Haha, I mean Album.

I never could get into "Home", something about the way he sings the chorus makes me feel really weird and uncomfortable. Some may argue thats a mark of good music, perhaps. I dunno.

"Ease" is good, possibly better, but it was not a single.

The uncomfortable bit about the chorus is that he's essentially singing a fourth interval that is in a key a whole step away from the tonality of the instruments, so one line is in tune and the other one isn't.

Hmm...I'm playing "Home" now and it's definitely made an impact. Quite good! But better than Public Image? I mean, come on.

I'm going to play this song a few more times, though. I really like it.

Dan: Yeah, you're right. That clash of notes induces a sense of queasy unease. Which is what Lydon is very good at obviously!

Damn, I forgot this wasn't the same thread as the TS: MES vs. John Lydon thread. That really did my head in for awhile.

Look, I am NOT A PUNK ROCKER ANYMORE! Do YOU HEAR ME?

Where's MAX? I AM NOT A PUNK ROCKER. I REPEAT I AM NOT....

This thread was kicked off by viewing one of my many excellent compilation VHS videos, of PIL doing "Disappointed" off the Late show. Probably his most accomplished performance,in both the good and not so good meanings of that word.

Naturally, I voted "Death Disco", but hey.

I'm surprised at how well "Death Disco" has done; and astonished at how badly "This Is Not A Love Song" (their highest-rated chart sucess?), "World Destruction" (votes = just me) and "Open Up" (votes = one other poor sap) have done.

This was probably crying out for the poll where you get to choose "second fav" as per the VU album one.

no, its not