well I already KNEW you guys ate kittens, that's what led me to form the hypothesis in the first place
― ALLAH! *rolls on floor* (HI DERE), Thursday, 25 March 2010 15:29 (fourteen years ago) link
oh and btw:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=leohcvmf8kM
― ALLAH! *rolls on floor* (HI DERE), Thursday, 25 March 2010 15:30 (fourteen years ago) link
That video reminds me of the huge adolescent crush I had on Kate P (& also Cindy, but to a slightly lesser extent).
― everybody on ilx u have dandruff (Pillbox), Thursday, 25 March 2010 16:06 (fourteen years ago) link
I still have crushes on both of them right now.
― Johnny Fever, Thursday, 25 March 2010 16:09 (fourteen years ago) link
oh Cindy looks totally doable in the Deadbeat Club video...
― don't let it rest on the President's desk (Drugs A. Money), Thursday, 25 March 2010 16:12 (fourteen years ago) link
Supercalifragiwhata outfit you got on!
― filling the medicare donut hole with the semen of liberal (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 25 March 2010 16:20 (fourteen years ago) link
Good Stuff is totally Cosmic Thing Pt. II, down to the producers and mix. Songwriting isn't as good, but still worth owning -- and you can pick up a used copy easily.
Good Stuff is for sure worth owning if you're a B's fan (1 cent on amazon,) but I don't think it hits any of the highs of Cosmic Thing, and some of the lows (The World's Green Laughter, Bad Influence) are pretty low.
― I turn it up when I hear the banjo (Dan Peterson), Thursday, 25 March 2010 16:34 (fourteen years ago) link
Maybe I'm alone, but "Good Stuff" is at least as good as "Deadbeat Club."
― filling the medicare donut hole with the semen of liberal (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 25 March 2010 16:36 (fourteen years ago) link
Yeah, I'm not feeling that, but I do have an extended mix of Good Stuff with added horns that's really good.
I think the first four songs on the album, plus Mo-Dean, are pretty good, but second half really trails off.
― I turn it up when I hear the banjo (Dan Peterson), Thursday, 25 March 2010 16:45 (fourteen years ago) link
Oh, but is Mo-dean the one that ends repeating "Astral Projector" ad infinitum? That's kind of annoying.
― I turn it up when I hear the banjo (Dan Peterson), Thursday, 25 March 2010 16:48 (fourteen years ago) link
I sort of agree with this but I am not really a fan of "Deadbeat Club".
― ALLAH! *rolls on floor* (HI DERE), Thursday, 25 March 2010 17:16 (fourteen years ago) link
"Good Stuff" is much, much better than "Deadbeat Club." Nobody's dangin' on the Deadbeats.
― EZ Snappin, Thursday, 25 March 2010 17:19 (fourteen years ago) link
Maybe, but I like the massed vocals that join in along the way.
Funplex is better than Good Stuff.
― Hideous Lump, Friday, 26 March 2010 03:42 (fourteen years ago) link
Agreed.
― filling the medicare donut hole with the semen of liberal (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 26 March 2010 03:50 (fourteen years ago) link
Okay, I relistened to Good Stufflast night, and some of the stuff I thought I didn't like much was better than I remembered. I STILL don't own Funplex and need to get.
― I turn it up when I hear the banjo (Dan Peterson), Friday, 26 March 2010 14:56 (fourteen years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.
― System, Sunday, 28 March 2010 00:01 (fourteen years ago) link
so am i like the only person who thinks "Dry County" is a standout?
― some dude, Sunday, 28 March 2010 01:33 (fourteen years ago) link
should probly relisten to this, but hate hate the sound of it so much (in comparison to my great love for anything whammy or earlier- or even the first schneider album)
― fat mantis (Hunt3r), Sunday, 28 March 2010 02:53 (fourteen years ago) link
Dry County is pretty great, though I wouldn't exactly call it a standout...I love the way those little exhortations all the way through the song remind me of Prince, and the punchline is great...a really cool, bluesy (in tone not sound) song...
when I was nine I thought this song wz about living in the desert...
― don't let it rest on the President's desk (Drugs A. Money), Sunday, 28 March 2010 13:52 (fourteen years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.
― System, Sunday, 28 March 2010 23:01 (fourteen years ago) link
After listening to the album once more today, "Follow Your Bliss" really stood out.
― filling the medicare donut hole with the semen of liberal (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Sunday, 28 March 2010 23:10 (fourteen years ago) link
Unfuckingbelievable rating Roam over Love Shack.
― kingkongvsgodzilla, Sunday, 28 March 2010 23:20 (fourteen years ago) link
missed this poll, would have voted with the majority (Love Shack a close second). forgot how lovely Topaz is
When I was 11 I borrowed this tape from my local library and it made a big impression. I wrote out all the lyrics from the inlay in my school exercise book (including copying the zany lettering and doodles).
― p-dog, Sunday, 28 March 2010 23:46 (fourteen years ago) link
yay!
― filling the medicare donut hole with the semen of liberal (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Sunday, 28 March 2010 23:54 (fourteen years ago) link
I saw the original LS 7" single in a charity shop. The sleeve was a folder thing which you could assemble into your very own love shack!
― Mark G, Monday, 29 March 2010 14:16 (fourteen years ago) link
"Dry County" maybe the real overlooked gem here. But what a great record.
― Doctor Casino, Friday, 14 January 2011 19:29 (thirteen years ago) link
When the blues whomp you up on the side of the headThrow em to the floor and kick em out the doorWHENNNNNN the BLUES kick you in the HEAD
― Doctor Casino, Friday, 14 January 2011 19:31 (thirteen years ago) link
yeah Dry County is awesome.
― Are you anticipating an end to the Age of Stupid? (Drugs A. Money), Friday, 14 January 2011 20:08 (thirteen years ago) link
still in love with Topaz though...
(still in love with this thread too)
― some hills are never seen (Drugs A. Money), Friday, 14 January 2011 20:24 (thirteen years ago) link
haha i seriously opened this thread thinking "maybe someone else will finally show some love for Dry County"
― some dude, Saturday, 15 January 2011 01:29 (thirteen years ago) link
"Topaz" is so beautiful. I love this record.
― Exile in lolville (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 15 February 2012 18:57 (twelve years ago) link
Add me to the list of people for whom 'Roam' is their favourite track on this album. It's not a track that I listen to often, but it's nothing but sheer joy when I do.
― Turrican, Friday, 17 February 2012 23:07 (twelve years ago) link
I would love to do "Roam" at karaoke.
― dream words & nightmare paragraphs from a red factory in a dead town (Abbbottt), Friday, 17 February 2012 23:52 (twelve years ago) link
Of all the albums I've had since childhood, this is easily my favorite.
― da croupier, Saturday, 18 February 2012 06:24 (twelve years ago) link
was about to revive this thread and say basically what I said a year ago so let me just go ahead and retract my earlier shot against "Bushfire" - it's a little overlong but the harmonies are gorgeous, as they are basically across the whole record. Never fails to make me feel good.
― Doctor Casino, Friday, 4 January 2013 23:10 (eleven years ago) link
I have a hard time imagining many people who could hate this album
― Master of Treacle, Sunday, 6 January 2013 02:31 (eleven years ago) link
Would have undoubtedly voted for 'Roam', and am absolutely delighted that it topped this poll. Every time I listen to this track I think to myself "man, this really could NOT get any better".
― The Jupiter 8 (Turrican), Sunday, 6 January 2013 03:02 (eleven years ago) link
SMOKE IN YOUR EYES
― the little prince of inane false binary hype (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Sunday, 6 January 2013 04:16 (eleven years ago) link
otm
― gullible lochinski (Drugs A. Money), Sunday, 6 January 2013 04:29 (eleven years ago) link
that stuttering rhythm guitar lick on "Topaz" -- god, I love this record.
― the little prince of inane false binary hype (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Sunday, 6 January 2013 04:52 (eleven years ago) link
Topaz has been one of my go-to tracks ever since I started this poll: I never seem to tire of it
― gullible lochinski (Drugs A. Money), Sunday, 6 January 2013 05:01 (eleven years ago) link
basically every song on this album is fantastic, except for "Deadbeat Club" which is merely good
― Solange Knowles is my hero (DJP), Sunday, 6 January 2013 05:06 (eleven years ago) link
TAKE IT HIP TO HIP
― first I think it's time I kick a little verse! (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Saturday, 10 August 2013 03:15 (eleven years ago) link
I always remember Cosmic Thing as part of the year a lot of the original "alternative" or "college rock" bands made it big on the Billboard Hot 100 with the second single from their album.
There was The B-52's who released "Channel Z" (didn't chart) and then had a huge hit with "Loveshack" (#3). The Cure did the same with "Fascination Street" (#46) followed by "Lovesong" which hit #2.Love And Rockets came back with "Motorcycle" (didn't chart) and then had a hit with "So Alive" (#3).REM released "Orange Crush" (didn't chart) and then "Stand" went on to become their biggest hit at the time (#6).Depeche Mode had a minor hit with "Personal Jesus" (#28), then had their biggest chart hit with "Enjoy The Silence" (#8).
― LeRooLeRoo, Saturday, 10 August 2013 05:13 (eleven years ago) link
wow, pretty fascinating
― some dude, Saturday, 10 August 2013 11:51 (eleven years ago) link
Weird to me that Enjoy the Silence was such a bigger hit than PJ tbh
― the butthead frond (Drugs A. Money), Sunday, 11 August 2013 03:35 (eleven years ago) link
LoveSong was a single after Fascination Street and Lullaby in the States?
― piscesx, Sunday, 11 August 2013 03:40 (eleven years ago) link
"Lullaby" was third in North America.
"Enjoy The Silence" was much more radio friendly, compared to PJ which was harder and darker. (x-post)
― LeRooLeRoo, Sunday, 11 August 2013 20:02 (eleven years ago) link
yah but Personal Jesus seems way more iconic, whereas I always remember Enjoy the Silence as the other (great) single from that album
― the butthead frond (Drugs A. Money), Tuesday, 13 August 2013 19:35 (eleven years ago) link
and not just because M Manson's cover either