STREETHAWK: A SEDUCTION POLL

so tough.

"Farrar, Straus and Giroux (Sea of Tears)" is such a hilarious song title

havent listened to this since high school (!) maybe

gonna put it on tonight

The Sublimation Hour is kind of the ultimate Destroyer tune. But I could also go with virgin with a memory. and maybe a few others here too. great album.

Sublimation Hour really is it. but Bad Arts is close ...

goddamn your eyes
they just had to be twin prizes waiting for the sun

this one's before he started doing the LA LA LA choruses which are oddly responsible for most of my favorite hooks in destroyer songs

its either "english music" or "sea of tears" for me, going with the latter though i think the full title is dumb

'the bad arts' is p killer

Why did you spend the 90's cowering?
And they're singing those inspirationals you penned back in '72.
And the hotels of choice are now toasting your voice,
as the spas ring out,
"what's another word for 'sacrament?'"

Sub Hour

1 2 3 4 7 10 or 12 for me

yeah but then there's 6 !

votin for virgin.

"The Sublimation Hour"

Prolly his best album. No wait, Rubies. No wait, this. Aww hell.

nonsense, Your Blues is his best album

^ I agree. I'm excited to hear reports that Kaputt is somewhat in the vein aesthetically as that one.

this is really difficult! its between Bad Arts, Virgin and Modern Dance for me. Think I'll go with Bad Arts. I remember first hearing this and thinking it was a bit overproduced lol. I love it now though and its only just behind This Night and Rubies as my fave album.

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hey girl
come on and take a whirl in my machine

i am listening to this right now! because of this poll!

gonna go the bad arts i think

bad arts for me too, but no bad songs on this!

sublimation.

luv luv luv this, voting beggars might ride

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with all the destroyer talk on ilm these days i realized this is really his best record

you've got the spirit

yup...between this and rubies, then your blues and kaputt

naw

Lamp otm

From the title, I thought this thread was going to be about Streethawk (the TV series) slashfic.

I haven't heard this. Got Rubies, Your Blues, and the one before Kaputt after getting Kaputt last year. I take it this is worth chasing down?

Sure is, especially if you like Ziggy Stardust/Hunky Dory-era Bowie

i like Your Blues best, its a much more daring stylistic departure than Kaputt (though more uncomfortable for the listener too probably)

was is the movie or the making of fitzcarraldo?

'Tread lightly through the fog,' said the apothecary's daughter. 'You don't want to go, but you gotta, into the half-light of dawn.'

stay critical or die iirc

Indeed. And it is still "Beggars Might Ride" for me. Love that little speed-bump hiccup vocal kickdrum collabo

Every time a man goes overboard
It sounds like somebody scoring

Listening to this album is pure joy

Funny, I loved this record in high school, but now it's my least favorite of the earlier Destroyer records. And weirdly, the only song that I really remembered much of, listening to it again just now, was "English Music"

i grew off of this one and then back onto it

Pure joy absolutely. Streethawk 1 got robbed in this poll. One of my favourite album openers of all time. Only complaint is the album is too heavy for me, incredible first 5/6 but then a real drop of energy (though not necessarily quality). Shuffle in some of the high energy “this night” songs to replace the later half and you have one of my favourite albums ever.

Tierce g first 5 seconds of an album

*perfect

Sublimation Hour kinda towers

great album

I've said it before and I'll say it again: another word for sacrament is "host"

Stange that, for all the examples of clever wordplay or sweet melody on this record, the part that always stays with me is, "Strike...strike...strike".
I do like almost all of the songs, but I'm also glad his voice changed afterwards.