^ copied from my e mail. I was almost bang on with Celebrated Summer?
― Jessie Fer Ark (Mobbed Up Ping Pong Psychos), Wednesday, 28 November 2012 21:46 (eleven years ago) link
For a v.long time Zen Arcade was all I knew; was hard to find HD stuff in NZ and it cost a bunch to import to NZ. I'd assumed "Pink Turns To Blue" would take #1 as it's the one I hear around & about the most, and it's twinned w/the Chills' "Pink Frost" in my mind. My future partner put "Green Eyes" on a mixtape for me, so a lot of sentimental attachment to it. I guess I had more time for the stuff which sounded like Alastair Galbraith/Xpressway over hardcore, heh.
01 The Tooth Fairy & the Princess02 Green Eyes03 Pink Turns To Blue04 Recurring Dreams05 Never Talking To You Again06 The Baby Song07 New Day Rising08 Don't Want To Know If You Are Lonely09 Hare Krsna10 Turn On The News11 Makes No Sense At All12 Chartered Trips13 Games14 Dreams Recurring15 You Can Live At Home16 Monday Will Never Be The Same17 Girl Who Lives On Heaven Hill18 One Step At A Time19 Books About UFOs20 Diane
― etc, Wednesday, 28 November 2012 23:16 (eleven years ago) link
I had Newest Industry in there. I dropped it for an unknown reason - don't know fer sure with no reservations
― Jessie Fer Ark (Mobbed Up Ping Pong Psychos), Wednesday, 28 November 2012 23:20 (eleven years ago) link
Clem has Books About UFOs as his No. 1. I don't have any #1s recorded for that song on my sheet. Therefore, I fear the worst!
I'm so sorry, clemenza. I even emailed you back and everything when I got your ballot. I don't know what happened.
And look, I had even made this, just knowing that ILX would be all apeshit about this song.
http://i612.photobucket.com/albums/tt203/pplains/love_is_all_around.jpg
― pplains, Wednesday, 28 November 2012 23:56 (eleven years ago) link
Here's hoping the recount doesn't send the race to the Supreme Court.
Thanks for running this one! You and some other recent poll-runners have been setting new standards for graphics and video links in the rollouts that I'm not even going to try to match. I thought it was snazzy when I posted a few video links for Bowie's top 10.
― WilliamC, Thursday, 29 November 2012 00:21 (eleven years ago) link
my ballot
1. Eight Miles High 2. I'll Never Forget You 3. Masochism World 4. It's Not Funny Any More 5. Lifeline 6. Terms Of Psychic Warfare 7. Powerline 8. Celebrated Summer 9. 59 Times The Pain 10. The Biggest Lie 11. Chartered Trips 12. Gilligan's Island 13. I Apologize 14. Standing By The Sea 15. Somewhere 16. Games 17. Plans I Make 18. Newest Industry 19. Reocurring Dreams 20. Makes No Sense At All
― WilliamC, Thursday, 29 November 2012 00:22 (eleven years ago) link
That's funny--my P&J ballot wasn't tabulated last year either. Apparently I make a deep impression.
Anyway, all I would have done is barely move "Books" into the Top 10. I missed votes and had to fix the two polls I ran while I was counting down, so I realize it happens.
― clemenza, Thursday, 29 November 2012 00:26 (eleven years ago) link
I checked back, and I did interview both Bob and Grant over the phone--the intro calls it a brief interview, so maybe that explains why I don't remember it at all. It was timed to the release of Warehouse, not Candy Apple Grey. Quotes are mixed in with an album-by-album rundown. Really odd: eight quotes from Bob, one from Grant. I started reading the album blurbs and stopped immediately--me at my most overwrought and pretentious.
― clemenza, Thursday, 29 November 2012 00:54 (eleven years ago) link
I would've voted for Reoccurring Dreams, tarfumes― Faster than food (Myonga Vön Bontee), Wednesday, November 28, 2012 4:37 PM (2 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― Faster than food (Myonga Vön Bontee), Wednesday, November 28, 2012 4:37 PM (2 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
Right on. Always felt that side of the band never got enough love/wasn't explored enough.
― and I scream Fieri Eiffel Tower High (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Thursday, 29 November 2012 00:56 (eleven years ago) link
It was more like a side of an album than a side of the band, but an alternative-universe Husker Du that kept on doing long psych-punk freakouts alongside the other stuff is nice to think about.
― something of an astrological coup (tipsy mothra), Thursday, 29 November 2012 01:02 (eleven years ago) link
Amen!! I wish there had been more.
― passion it person (La Lechera), Thursday, 29 November 2012 01:50 (eleven years ago) link
I think HD is just one of those bands that did everything right. I like every side of them: the hardcore stuff, the psych jams, the pop stuff, the scuzz, the fuzz, the polish. No real wrong turns and, best of all, as much as it's too bad the band broke up, I'm pretty satisfied with what it left behind.
― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 29 November 2012 01:52 (eleven years ago) link
I would've voted for Reoccurring Dreams, tarfumes
OTM
― EveningStar (Sund4r), Thursday, 29 November 2012 01:55 (eleven years ago) link
Actually, Sund4r, you might be the best person to ask about this - are there many other 80s US underground tracks similar to "Recurring Dreams"/"The Tooth Fairy & the Princess", Sonic Youth's "Providence", etc? I wouldn't mind putting together a comp/playlist but my knowledge of non-NZ stuff is pretty shallow.
― etc, Thursday, 29 November 2012 02:08 (eleven years ago) link
I think HD is just one of those bands that did everything right. I like every side of them: the hardcore stuff, the psych jams, the pop stuff, the scuzz, the fuzz, the polish.
This is otm, and I think it's also why "Eight Miles High" was #1: it's the best of all of those.
― and I scream Fieri Eiffel Tower High (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Thursday, 29 November 2012 03:19 (eleven years ago) link
Eight Miles HighWhat's Going On DianeNew Day RisingI ApologizeGamesIn A Free LandPowerlineDivide And ConquerThese Important YearsCelebrated SummerCrystalYou Can Live At HomeBed Of NailsHardly Getting Over ItSomething I Learned TodayIt's Not Funny AnymoreGreen EyesStanding In The RainKeep Hanging On
only one whose absence really surprises me now is "keep hanging on" since ilx seems pretty comfortable with hart-corn
― da croupier, Thursday, 29 November 2012 03:30 (eleven years ago) link
Always thought of "Keep Hanging On" as one of Hart's best.
― and I scream Fieri Eiffel Tower High (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Thursday, 29 November 2012 03:35 (eleven years ago) link
i LOVE that song but i couldn't keep everythinggotta make room for
what do i want? what'll make me happy? NOTHING NOTHING NOTHING NOTHING
kind of the opposite idea, but the good news is that i will always have both songs to listen to whenever the mood strikes
― passion it person (La Lechera), Thursday, 29 November 2012 03:46 (eleven years ago) link
1. Eight Miles High2. Plans I Make3. Diane4. From the Gut5. What's Going On6. Something I Learned Today7. Pride8. Girl Who Lives on Heaven Hill9. Turn On the News10. Bricklayer11. Real World12. Don't Want to Know if You Are Lonely13. First of the Last Calls14. I'll Never Forget You15. Books About UFOs16. New Day Rising17. Sorry Somehow18. Powerline19. Reoccurring Dreams20. You Can Live at Home
Prolly woulda put Erase Today in there if I hadn't been using Spotify to makes decisions.
― bendy, Thursday, 29 November 2012 03:48 (eleven years ago) link
My picks that missed out:Never Talking To You AgainBroken Home, Broken HeartPrivate PlaneUp In The AirTurn It Around
― funk79, Thursday, 29 November 2012 03:50 (eleven years ago) link
what about All This I've Done for You????
― black redhead (spazzmatazz), Thursday, 29 November 2012 03:59 (eleven years ago) link
Don’t Want To Know If You Are LonelyPink Turns To BlueEverytime - ranked a a bit high for the pointsPowerlineCelebrated SummerEverything Falls Apart - I was certain this one would make it. That wave of backwardsy guitar signaled that Husker Du was about to make a turn.Sorry SomehowFlexible FlyerCould You Be The OneStatues - My favorite bass line Eight Miles HighBroken Home, Broken Heart Folk Lore - another one I thought would rank higherYou Can Live At HomeWhateverStanding By the Sea - I kept taking this one off and then putting it back on the list.Back From Somewhere - Like how the song changes time in the middle of the song for good. Also, I could've used some City Center pix.Flip Your WigIt’s Not FunnyGreen Eyes
― pplains, Thursday, 29 November 2012 04:40 (eleven years ago) link
Great work pplains, love the graphics. About halfway through I realised I had no idea what the consensus picks would be beyond about four songs. Here's my ballot:
Don't Want To Know If You Are LonelyGamesGreen EyesCould You Be The One?Something I Learned TodayFlexible FlyerMakes No Sense At AllSorry SomehowHardly Getting Over ItPink Turns To BlueSomewhereIce Cold IcePrivate PlaneBroken Home, Broken Heart59 Times The PainI Don't Know For SureThe Girl Who Lives On Heaven HillIn A Free LandI ApologizeBed Of Nails
One song I really regret not voting for: 'It's Not Peculiar'
― Gavin, Leeds, Thursday, 29 November 2012 09:25 (eleven years ago) link
Etc, I started a thread here: Noisy or Ambient 80s US Indie Tracks
― EveningStar (Sund4r), Thursday, 29 November 2012 15:09 (eleven years ago) link
Many thanks for running this poll Mr. pplains. The graphics were especially strong. There will always be a place for this poll in the Private Plane of my heart.
My Ballot is:
1. The Girl Who Lives On Heaven Hill2. Flip Your Wig3. Private Plane4. Terms Of Psychic Warfare5. Flexible Flyer6. Diane7. Green Eyes8. Celebrated Summer9. I Apologize10. Charity, Chastity, Prudence and Hope11. You Can Live At Home12. It’s Not Peculiar13. No Reservations14. Could You Be The One?15. Chartered Trips 16. Pink Turns To Blue17. Eight Miles High18. Turn On The News19. What’s Going On20. Sorry Somehow
― kornrulez6969, Thursday, 29 November 2012 15:12 (eleven years ago) link
my ballot wd've been close to tipsy's (plus Flexible Flyer).
I remember how weird their playing the Warehouse album in running order seemed on that tour, compared to the loose earlier gigs. I went to a Beacon Theater AIDS benefit in Dec '87 where they were supposed to play acoustically (also Laurie Anderson, Glass, Burroughs, John Waters) but they didn't show, having just broken up.
― saltwater incursion (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 29 November 2012 15:36 (eleven years ago) link
Everything Falls Apart - I was certain this one would make it. That wave of backwardsy guitar signaled that Husker Du was about to make a turn.
This is otm. If there's a single, major turning point in their catalog, it's this.
― and I scream Fieri Eiffel Tower High (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Thursday, 29 November 2012 15:46 (eleven years ago) link
When I went to school at Missouri, there was a man standing at the city limits welcoming all of us freshman and telling us that Husker Du played their last show there at the Blue Note in 1988.
― pplains, Thursday, 29 November 2012 16:21 (eleven years ago) link
Just a quick addendum here. Not sure if there is a recording of it (brief search online came up with no results), but Oneida apparently once played a set in Europe that consisted of one song: a cover of "New Day Rising". You can definitely hear parts of the Oneida DNA in that song (especially Kids drumming in regards to the drum intro) and I bet that they played the hell out of it.
― grandavis, Thursday, 29 November 2012 16:53 (eleven years ago) link
Back From Somewhere - Like how the song changes time in the middle of the song for good. Also, I could've used some City Center pix.
ha yeah I've always appreciated the City Center callout in this. Who'd have thought it would get namechecked again in the 00s (by the Hold Steady)?
― you only write about... pleassssure (Jon Lewis), Thursday, 29 November 2012 17:00 (eleven years ago) link
I can totally see Oneida doing a 20-min version of "New Day Rising"!
― EveningStar (Sund4r), Thursday, 29 November 2012 17:01 (eleven years ago) link
Think it was a 45 minute version! Something like that, but I think it was the whole set.
― grandavis, Thursday, 29 November 2012 17:18 (eleven years ago) link
That sounds like heaven!!
― passion it person (La Lechera), Thursday, 29 November 2012 17:21 (eleven years ago) link
There are some serious Oneida heads on this board, someone might be able to dig a recording up (assuning one exists).
― grandavis, Thursday, 29 November 2012 17:48 (eleven years ago) link
this board is gradually convincing me I should have paid more attention to Oneida, actually. Where do I start?
― my other pug is a stillsuit (Jon Lewis), Thursday, 29 November 2012 17:53 (eleven years ago) link
Hmm, don't wanna hijack a Husker Du thread with Oneida talk, but the idea of where to start would differ depending on the Oneida fan. They cover a lot of territory. Will try to revive a thread and make suggestions there. Closest thing to what a live 45 minute "New Day Rising" in their catalogue, and a big diving off point as to whether you want Oneida in your life or not, would be "Sheets of Easter" from the album Each One Teach One.
― grandavis, Thursday, 29 November 2012 17:58 (eleven years ago) link
goddamn everything falls apart the song is such a gem
― black redhead (spazzmatazz), Thursday, 29 November 2012 18:23 (eleven years ago) link
I guess we like it that way <--- this part has always stuck with me.
― passion it person (La Lechera), Thursday, 29 November 2012 18:34 (eleven years ago) link
Thirded. In amongst all that pretty decent hardcore, was this gem. At that age aswell, I loved the lyrics but the tune was sublime. That chorused, clean, guitar , albeit multi tracked with some grit, certainly signalled the willingness to change in direction . I'm not sure if Mould used that technique again though?
― Jessie Fer Ark (Mobbed Up Ping Pong Psychos), Thursday, 29 November 2012 19:57 (eleven years ago) link
Fourthed...Also one of their greatest lyrics, I think.
― clemenza, Thursday, 29 November 2012 20:34 (eleven years ago) link
A-G-C-D#-Bb-F
― black redhead (spazzmatazz), Thursday, 29 November 2012 20:42 (eleven years ago) link
This was so awesome, thank you for the dose of happiness.
Only painful moment: looking back at the show history on thirdav.com and realizing they played Madison, WI, not once, not twice, but EIGHT times in '83 and '84, before I saw them. Most were all-ages gigs before Zen Arcade, which is when I got into them: One was a bar show after, when I was still too young. Which makes me all the more grateful for that January '86 Turner Hall gymnasium show, kind of their last hardcore hurrah in Madison.
My ballot:
1. The Girl Who Lives on Heaven Hill2. What's Going On3. Eight Miles High4. Games5. Real World6. Whatever7. Something I Learned Today8. Pink Turns to Blue9. Green Eyes10. Celebrated Summer11. Terms of Psychic Warfare12. In a Free Land13. Everything Falls Apart14. New Day Rising15. You Can Live at Home16. Broken Home, Broken Heart17. Beyond the Threshold18. The Biggest Lie19. Books About UFOs20. Don't Want to Know If You Are Lonely
― Pete Scholtes, Friday, 30 November 2012 12:42 (eleven years ago) link
THE BIGGEST LIE
― Albert Crampus (NickB), Friday, 30 November 2012 12:45 (eleven years ago) link
Where are Bricklayer and Blah Blah Blah
― One Way Ticket on the 1277 Express (Bill Magill), Friday, 30 November 2012 15:48 (eleven years ago) link
Cute previously unnoticed detail of the day. From "Back From Somewhere":
Standing at the city centerIn the middle of the winter[buried in the mix, two quick shakes of sleigh bells that don't appear again for the rest of the track]
― my other pug is a stillsuit (Jon Lewis), Friday, 30 November 2012 19:43 (eleven years ago) link
Love the sleigh bells, never noticed they don't come back before!
― Josh in Chicago, Friday, 30 November 2012 19:50 (eleven years ago) link
Along those lines: Is it me, or does the instrumental track before "Pink Turns to Blue" sounds uncannily like the beginning of "Purple Rain"?
― Pete Scholtes, Friday, 30 November 2012 20:10 (eleven years ago) link
found that site with the duhuskers stuff on it
hxxp://www.milkmilk-lemonade.com/2007/07/mml-indie-classics-vol-3-du-huskers.html
― pplains, Saturday, 1 December 2012 02:01 (eleven years ago) link
Movember's bass in 'Whatever', rules. Well done Greg. Your input catapults this song in to greatosphere. I mean, Mould is on form vocally and that guitar is there. Grant pounds the fuck out of it. But the bass nails it down.
― Jessie Fer Ark (Mobbed Up Ping Pong Psychos), Sunday, 2 December 2012 22:21 (eleven years ago) link
I'm Sorry.
What did you expect?
― Jessie Fer Ark (Mobbed Up Ping Pong Psychos), Sunday, 2 December 2012 22:29 (eleven years ago) link