lambchop poll

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Voted Nixon.

this might be crazy, but i could probably vote for OH. can't believe that record didn't get more attention.

Predictably I'm divided between Nixon and Is A Woman.

Tyler, I'm with you on that completely.

Nixon, no question. Gave up after Aw/No, which I found really unremarkable - or it could have been a case of double album listening fatigue. I think I listened to Damaged once.

How I Quit Smoking, for deffo.

Predictably I'm divided between Nixon and Is A Woman.

― lol sickmouthy (Scik Mouthy), maandag 11 april 2011 9:52 (1 hour ago) Bookmark

I'm the very same. Will ponder on this some more...

Nixon needs no further stanning, but Is A Woman is a pretty fucking great record, front to back.

still amazed how The National are more famous than Lambchop.

Between Nixon and OH (Ohio) for me. Think I'm going with Nixon just because I've had so much more time with it. Is A Woman a strong third.

Nixon, OH (Ohio) and the lovably dark Is A Woman are my three, too. Voting Nixon, because, come on, that record rules.

If ever a rock critic cliche was apt, this is a band that's criminally underrated.

Nixon. Truly a great record. Really gotta listen to "Is A Woman" again, I am ready to love another Lambchop record (which I do love many) and just never spent a lot of time with that one.

Is a Woman edges it over Nixon for me but they're all great and I dunno why I haven't heard OH yet.

sort of tired of this band lately, but I used to be a big fan. I started with How I Quit Smoking which I spinned on/over many holidays.. But I'm with the vox populis here, I also like Nixon and Is A Woman best. going to vote Is A Woman, cause it's so fricking feverishly-sensually minimal.

Still gutted I missed the Nixon era concert in the Royal Albert Hall. I even had a ticket... just had to go on holiday to Costa Rica instead ;_;

OHIO is terrific

Checking it out now...

Nixon also has the best cover btw fwiw.

Nixon for me, a stone classic. I saw them open for YLT, touring Nixon, & it remains the most astonishing live show I've seen, like I still get chills thinking about it, so much happiness & goodwill & joy; don't think I stopped smiling for two days afterward. I hear the album through that show but it remains apex: "You Masculine You"'s triumphant ending, I wish it could go on for eight or eighty hours, like that is what life ought to sound like.

i would love to see "up with people" performed live

they are great live, seek out the "pet sounds sucks" tour CD if you can find it, from the is a woman tour, i believe? the "you masculine you" there is unbelievable. favorite deep cut by them is "gettysburg address" on the decline of country & western pt. 2 disc.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZfyC9RbHiRA

write-in vote for "the salesman and bernadette"

thanks for posting that, tyler. i hadn't heard it before

the studio version is superior, not nearly as spritely as this live rendition. nice clip, though!

I got really teary-eyed during the Lambchop performance at the Merge Records 15-year anniversary show. Amazing! "Up With People" is great live, though when I saw them play it recently (well, a couple of years ago) they sped it way up and made it a little less groovy, which didn't necessarily equate to the majesty of the recorded version. Still, the band these days is super-good. William Tyler is the man.

thanks for reminding me, i need to get that merge set...and that william tyler solo cd.
last time i saw lambchop (a while ago now, maybe the aw cmon tour) it was a really aggressive show! at least by their standards. wagner was really spitting out the lyrics, songs sounded super spikey.

Really tough choice -- HIQS through Nixon is an unfuckwithable quartet. I'm not really fond of the albums I've heard after Nixon.

My favorite day of live music was probably 11 March 2000, Lambchop opening for YLT, both afternoon and evening shows. Also saw them on the last show of the Is a Woman tour in Nashville at the Belcourt.

Yeah, band is really "on" in that they play the hell out of the songs, and Wagner definitely gets into it in ways not really imaginable listening to the records sometimes. Would have liked to have seen one of those YLT/Lambchop shows.

been listening to OH (Ohio) because of this thread and yes, it's a lot better than I remembered.

also, still lolz about naming an album Thriller

yeah OH didn't seem like much at first to me, just kinda drifted by, but it really became a favorite after more listening.

i didn't read the thread but the poll answer is so obvious that it hurts.

dunno, if you read the thread, the results might not be all that obvious?

I got really teary-eyed during the Lambchop performance at the Merge Records 15-year anniversary show. Amazing! "Up With People" is great live,p\

hey i was at that! awesome awesome show. i apparently need to check out OH. i can't lie, i've found most of their post-Nixon stuff (that i've heard) a little tedious. needs more r&b imo.

will vote for What Another Man Spills

looking at the thread answers (& title) i have the impression the WRONG album will win this...

hoping for the silent majority...

Is a Woman

is sublime

Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.

what jacob said.

haven't heard most of these but is a woman is a very beautiful record.

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

i have the feeling the two best albums have won. though i don't know all of them.

Best possible result!

I never could decide on a favorite between Nixon and How I Quit Smoking.

Damaged 2

real heads know

I haven't heard that one. "Ohio" is def underappreciated

I'd have voted Is A Woman, I think.

I've somehow entirely missed Damaged until now. Beers Before the Barbican is gorgeous.

"Fear" off Damaged is great. Would agree with the top 2, though. Scrolling through this, reminded that I have "Pet Sounds Sucks" in a box of tour / boot cds, and need to pull that out.

Damaged was the first thing I heard by them. I remember about 90 seconds into 'Paperback Bible' having one of those moments like "yeah... me and this band are gonna get along real good."

That's a great feeling. The one I don't think I was ready to appreciate was the Fennesz collab (Into the Fishtank?), which I want to give more time to now.