I love the Velvets-y chug of "Alsmot Prayed"
― tayto fan (Michael B), Friday, 27 November 2015 13:18 (eight years ago) link
Heard it All, Almost Prayed, Ballad of the Band, I Will Die With My Head in Flames (b side to Rain of Crystal Spires), Murderers the Hope of Women - these are some of my favourite songs of all time. This was a great time for this kind of thing.
― everything, Friday, 27 November 2015 13:53 (eight years ago) link
Therese, and I don't like too many other songs much more than I like that.
Shine On is great too obv, but my House of Love vote would probably go to Christine.
― motörhead - or gaz, matron? (NickB), Friday, 27 November 2015 14:10 (eight years ago) link
Blow Up - Pool Valley
haven't heard this but lol brighton
― motörhead - or gaz, matron? (NickB), Friday, 27 November 2015 14:12 (eight years ago) link
Therese is also great, and there are quite a few others here. Can't remember the Clive Langer track. Haven't listened to the Nikki Sudden stuff in a long time but there's a couple of great ones I think. He was awesome imo.
But how blokey is this list? Obviously this reflects the Creation roster over the years but this selection is particularly heavy on the male singer/songwriter with a flash guitarist and two or three other dudes in black drainpipes and DMs. Other than Heidi Berry (who apparently had a troubled relationship with the label, and whose band was made up of guys from Primal Scream etc) the only women are Baby Amphetamine, basically a joke against women performers, doing a song written by Alan McGee I think.
Momus and Bill Drummond seem refreshingly irregular to all that.
― everything, Friday, 27 November 2015 19:57 (eight years ago) link
I wanted to vote for "Love's Going Out of Fashion", but in the end, it had to be Bill Drummond. I don't think I've ever laughed harder at any song than "I'm the King of Joy".
― LEGALIZE COCAINE (monster mash), Friday, 27 November 2015 21:06 (eight years ago) link
Couldn't see past the Felt stuff here to begin with, but in all honesty "Almost Prayed" is the one I have played most over the years, and is running through my head right now (and sounding pretty fine), so that
― Jonathan Hellion Mumble, Saturday, 28 November 2015 04:18 (eight years ago) link
I admit I voted King of Joy...
― Mark G, Monday, 30 November 2015 14:19 (eight years ago) link
I voted King Of Joy, because it's better than any other song I've heard from the list
― glandular lansbury (sic), Monday, 30 November 2015 21:11 (eight years ago) link
"Shine On" is one that i remember but i thought it was a newer song?
― Bee OK, Tuesday, 1 December 2015 02:38 (eight years ago) link
i basically like every song here, though. i've probably listened to, and enjoyed, basically anything that even went near Creation/Alan McGee [...] until Oasis came along.These damn songs are my damn childhood, sort of. Except I'm 29 now and live on the wrong side of the planet and wasn't actually there at the time... but, still.Shambling/C-86/and pre-Twee survives! Forever!
― LEGALIZE COCAINE (monster mash), Tuesday, 1 December 2015 03:20 (eight years ago) link
^ There was a slightly slicker "Shine On" on the second HoL LP, 1989-90!? A tiny bit newer, at least. (XP)
I've a soft spot for quite a few of these. I'd almost forgotten "Cold Heart". Really dug it just now. Vote goes to Momus though.
― Maximum big surprise! (Nag! Nag! Nag!), Tuesday, 1 December 2015 03:22 (eight years ago) link
destroy the second "shine on", jesus christ.
― LEGALIZE COCAINE (monster mash), Tuesday, 1 December 2015 03:28 (eight years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.
― System, Tuesday, 15 December 2015 00:01 (eight years ago) link
saw these on shelves, couldn't afford to take a chance on them, consequently never heard a one of 'em
― tremendous crime wave and killing wave (Joan Crawford Loves Chachi), Tuesday, 15 December 2015 00:22 (eight years ago) link
Vote anyway.
― Mark G, Tuesday, 15 December 2015 07:53 (eight years ago) link
This great song was never properly recorded, imo
― lute bro (brimstead), Tuesday, 15 December 2015 08:07 (eight years ago) link
"Ballad of the Band" prob. the best single Creation ever released. If only it had come out in the early days, with the wraparound sleeve and the little plastic bag.
― mahb, Tuesday, 15 December 2015 09:04 (eight years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.
― System, Wednesday, 16 December 2015 00:01 (eight years ago) link
It's good to see "King of Joy" high in the running. I know, I know, he was a star. However, I just fear that people don't know about that song, sometimes.
― x-post. shut up. (monster mash), Wednesday, 16 December 2015 18:59 (eight years ago) link
It's also pretty lame that "Shine On" one. Yeah, a very wonderful song, but there's so much other great stuff here. Felt, Biff Bang Pow!, etc.
― x-post. shut up. (monster mash), Wednesday, 16 December 2015 19:01 (eight years ago) link
won*
― x-post. shut up. (monster mash), Wednesday, 16 December 2015 19:02 (eight years ago) link
The second "Shine On" is the best version.
― Turrican, Wednesday, 16 December 2015 19:06 (eight years ago) link
Oh my god, you're so wrong!
― x-post. shut up. (monster mash), Wednesday, 16 December 2015 19:06 (eight years ago) link
You mis-spelled "totally on the money"
― Turrican, Wednesday, 16 December 2015 19:22 (eight years ago) link
Turrican: Lol!
I was also glad to see "Therese" make it up there, by the way. But, meh, I'm a little tired of that song - I've heard it a thousand times on a thousand indie pop compilations.
― black metal is emo for vikings (monster mash), Wednesday, 16 December 2015 19:25 (eight years ago) link