The Silent Shout Poll

Oh for goodness sake, could a mod change the title.

lol

also it's mothers' health but it's ok everyone gets it wrong

mothers health > everything else

although it would be really, really hard to pick my second favorite song on this as it's all amazing

Either Mothers' Health or From Off to On. Think I'll vote for the latter since the former's probably going to sweep this.

Forest Families.

We Share Our Mothers' Health over the title track and One Hit.

title track

neverland

xp I just love the way it sets the mood for the rest of the album. as soon as that first note hits you know what you're in for. and then the bass note syncs up.

I've always preferred the mother's health remixes to the actual track.

title track for me, not even close

The title track arpeggio could be my favorite synth riff ever.

mothers health

it's up there, but I rate this one higher xp

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PACuzSmrEw

The title track and "Mothers' Health" are great, undeniably, but this album's all about the hidden key track -- "The Captain," "From Off to On," "Forest Families" -- the ones that creep up on you when you least expect it. Of those, I'll go for "Forest Families" -- oh! the tension...

Did I mention the live version is even better?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5mkicED0zMI

"Marble House"

mamas' health > marble house > title track > other stuff i can never really remember that much

na na na or from off to on

i am having trouble choosing between mothers' health and the captain

My next favorite part, the percussion "Like a Pen". The way it builds up from that cheek-popping sound- the way the song fills in the space around that lonely and slightly goofy click.

na na na

This is kinda the only transitional/filler song on the album, to my ears.

i used to feel that way about na na na but now i really like it.

anyway i finally decided on the captain.

I still really like it! But it just feels inessential, like a transitional piece rather than a focal point.

between this and the stina nordenstam thread, idk why ilx is suddenly talking about winter albums in summer. so wrong.

between the sleek mdma rush of "silent shout" and the panicked propulsion of "neverland" for me - will vote the latter as it's pretty underrated

the captain for me. sounds like something old.

The first half of The Captain is just stunning in its simplicity, but I voted for Mother's Health because whenever I listen to it I wish there was an extended version where the last minute goes on for an eternity.

WSOMH

The first half of The Captain is just stunning in its simplicity

^^^^^^^

The way this track builds and builds for about 2/3 of its runtime is really, really stunning.

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one of the best album ever!

this will end up in my Top five for the 2000's. here is a short story: at a job and was in a battle for a management position. he had the inside track but i knew i was better. well decision day came and they gave to job to him instead of me. i had this album in my car the day the broke the news to me and then transfered me, wanted the goth in me to take over. this album, of course, satisfied that feeling with "Marble House" (could even vote for "One Hit" or "Forest Families." and clean air :-) in this poll). fast forward in time, that guy got demoted and i became his boss about six months later. my location, LAX, was much bigger with more going on. as they say: things happen for a reason.

just an album that seems to satisfy.

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Trees there will be Apples fruits maybe

damn I missed this. Marble House definitely. Forest Families is the only one I'm not so keen on. Maybe WSOMH or Like a Pen second.

na na na
This is kinda the only transitional/filler song on the album, to my ears.

― (ilxor)

How did that come in 5th? I absolutely adore this album and every track on it, but that to me is the least interesting track on the album, by far. Better than Neverland? The Captain? Like a Pen? No No No. Someone please defend this choice as THE best track on the album; I can't possibly imagine a good argument for it.

9. Forest Families 7

This makes me very, very happy.

How did that come in 5th? I absolutely adore this album and every track on it, but that to me is the least interesting track on the album, by far. Better than Neverland? The Captain? Like a Pen? No No No. Someone please defend this choice as THE best track on the album; I can't possibly imagine a good argument for it.

well it's all really subjective. i love the bangers on the album but i personally enjoy the low key songs that keep the pacing and mood of the album (from off to on, nanana)

on to the song itself. i love the simple arpeggiated synth line with the lovely melody. what makes this track really special for me though is the 100 copies of karin's voice moving in every direction starting @ around 1 minute in

also it kinda works as a soliloquy for karin

the vocoded/masked voice is a big theme on this album. i mean, the name of the album itself implies something hidden within 'shouting' to get out. i think the masked vocals is a personification of this idea.

so we have fragile, simple song like na na na which puts this idea at the forefront. that, for me, is why i think it's such a special song

well said. the album is an embarrassment of riches.

every song on this is amazing

had i seen this i would have voted for "the captain" those tom rolls are probably my favorite thing on the whole album.

I voted "Marble House" but I could make an argument for voting for any of the other tracks, particularly WSOMH and "The Captain".

"The Captain" by far this poll's most underrated track, # of votes wise.

^ by far this threads's most underrated post

I voted for Na Na Na. I remember buying this and on my first listen I didn't really like it much apart from that song which I thought was so sweet. I kept going back to the album because of Na Na Na eventually falling in love with the rest of it. So I have that song to thank for really getting me into them and I love how it stands out as being the really light pretty moment of the record.

As many people have said this album is just about perfect.

The Captain is my favourite too. It makes me think of Macbeth's Weird Sisters for some reason.

Frankly every track on this general winner of an album is in itself a winner.

This album is the perfect soundtrack for WipeoutHD

can a mod change the poll results to "we're all winners"

I probably would have voted for 'Marble House', but to be honest I love every song on this album and the production still sounds impeccable to my ears. I think it's fair to say at this point that this record is a 100% bona fide synthpop classic. However, I've often found that the vocals on this record are a love-it-or-hate-it thing... there's been countless times I've played this album to people and the vocals have been a barrier to them getting into the record.

From off to on and one hit are my two favorite things here and they ranked the lowest. Shame on you ilm.

happy 20th birthday!

weird - was just talking about Silent Shout yesterday. i see this thread is old enough that i was under my old username when I posted first!

my kids are super into Minecraft and there are a couple of tracks on the ... gameplay soundtrack? dunno what you call it... sound like they're very much inspired by the Knife around this era.