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Picking one track is difficult, as the running order is crucial to me: The hardest listen is followed by something lighter to keep you from getting irritated (e.g. Frownland plunges you in at the deep end, "The dust" more intrigues, and once your ears have settled, plunges once more, into Dachau Blues)

So, if you have the double LP, or even if you don't, which side brings it for you?

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Option	Votes
Side one : "Frownland" / "The Dust Blows Forward 'n the Dust Blows Back" / "Dachau Blues"	6
Side four : "Orange Claw Hammer" / "Wild Life" / "She's Too Much for My Mirror" / "Ho	4
Side two : "Pachuco Cadaver" / "Bills Corpse" / "Sweet Sweet Bulbs" / "Neon Meate Dre	1
Side three : "Hair Pie: Bake 2" / "Pena" / "Well" / "When Big Joan Sets Up" / &q	1

― Mark G, Friday, 15 August 2008 08:17 (seventeen years ago)

Next up: Metal Machine Music.

― Mark G, Friday, 15 August 2008 09:21 (seventeen years ago)

Jesus, I don't know, that's tough!

― Tom D., Friday, 15 August 2008 09:22 (seventeen years ago)

This, otoh, is a piece of cake: side one > side four > side two > side three.

― Stewart Osborne, Friday, 15 August 2008 15:02 (seventeen years ago)

"Dachau Blues" / "Ella Guru" / "Moonlight on Vermont"

for me the presence of these in close proximity seals the deal for side 1

― Edward III, Friday, 15 August 2008 17:34 (seventeen years ago)

Also a tin teardrop

― Steve Shasta, Friday, 15 August 2008 17:36 (seventeen years ago)

Bulbous also tapered

― Trip Maker, Friday, 15 August 2008 17:43 (seventeen years ago)

that's right.

― Mark G, Friday, 15 August 2008 18:34 (seventeen years ago)

This is hard: side four has "She's Too Much For My Mirror" ("note the clever slight") and "The Blimp", BUT side one has "Frownland", "The Dust...", and "Moonlight On Vermont" (my favourite Beefheart song), so it has to be that side.

― snoball, Friday, 15 August 2008 18:53 (seventeen years ago)

And "Frownland" is probably one of the great album opening tracks, the Captain sets out his stall in the first few lines.

― snoball, Friday, 15 August 2008 18:55 (seventeen years ago)

someone should do this for physical graffiti

― ciderpress, Friday, 15 August 2008 19:49 (seventeen years ago)

that instrumental of sugar and spikes on the grow fins box is insane

― uh oh I'm having a fantasy, Friday, 15 August 2008 20:07 (seventeen years ago)

side 1 n side 3 > side 2 n side 4
but that's just today

― uh oh I'm having a fantasy, Friday, 15 August 2008 20:08 (seventeen years ago)

Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.

― ILX System, Friday, 22 August 2008 23:01 (seventeen years ago)

someone should do this for physical graffiti

oh, someone will, followed by pick a side polls for every other double album ever made

― J0hn D., Friday, 22 August 2008 23:06 (seventeen years ago)

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

― ILX System, Saturday, 23 August 2008 23:01 (seventeen years ago)

Hmm, winner of both polls is side one, basically.

― Mark G, Tuesday, 26 August 2008 07:04 (seventeen years ago)

it's scientifically proven, then

stewart called it:

This, otoh, is a piece of cake: side one > side four > side two > side three.

-- Stewart Osborne, Friday, 15 August 2008 15:02 (1 week ago) Link

― Edward III, Tuesday, 26 August 2008 13:40 (seventeen years ago)

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