This is a difficult poll. Neil has written many, many great songs over the past twelve years but hasn't released a single truly great album. If he chose to release an album every 3 or 4 years instead of every year, he would have easily produced a masterpiece by now. Like, imagine he took the best 10 or so songs from Chrome Dreams II, Fork in the Road, and Le Noise and released them together in a single album. Of course, he would never do that, that's not his m.o., but it means that instead of a few really great albums we have a lot of so-so albums. Will wait to hear the rest of Psychedelic Pill before voting.
― agnosy, Monday, 15 October 2012 20:15 (eleven years ago) link
guess every album will get a vote. Quite surprised by the affection for Le Noise tho
― the ones that I'm near most: fellow outcasts and ilxors (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 15 October 2012 20:52 (eleven years ago) link
i'm more surprised @ the silver & gold love. it's the only Neil i've ever heard that i didn't want to listen to more than once.
― making plans for nyquil (outdoor_miner), Monday, 15 October 2012 21:00 (eleven years ago) link
xp
It's the only one of these that has resonated with me at all, totally agree w/this:
Le Noise because it's his first bonafide masterpiece in like twenty years.
― sleeve, Monday, 15 October 2012 21:00 (eleven years ago) link
le noise sounds so awesome and i think half the songs are good and one of the songs (hitchhiker) is great
― rap game klaus nomi (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Monday, 15 October 2012 21:01 (eleven years ago) link
for me that's what Prairie Wind was like
― dmr, Monday, 15 October 2012 21:02 (eleven years ago) link
I think it sounds monotonous and the songs vaporous. tbh even the ones I listed above I don't play very much.
― the ones that I'm near most: fellow outcasts and ilxors (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 15 October 2012 21:03 (eleven years ago) link
it = Le Noise
have you ever listened to Le Noise.....on weed?
― rap game klaus nomi (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Monday, 15 October 2012 21:04 (eleven years ago) link
me neither :/
I have listened to Silver & Gold naked.
― the ones that I'm near most: fellow outcasts and ilxors (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 15 October 2012 21:05 (eleven years ago) link
Good To See You ... Naked
― tylerw, Monday, 15 October 2012 21:26 (eleven years ago) link
are you passionate is such a weirdo record, not even sure what I think of it. some of it is pretty cool. feel like there should be a ghost option for TOAST.
― tylerw, Monday, 15 October 2012 21:27 (eleven years ago) link
did toast ever leak?
― rap game klaus nomi (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Monday, 15 October 2012 21:39 (eleven years ago) link
Butter or jam?
― 50 Shades of Greil (C. Grisso/McCain), Monday, 15 October 2012 21:42 (eleven years ago) link
I've gotta sit this one out. One CD (Silver & Gold), two songs I like a lot ("Razor Love" and "Roger and Out"), 90% of the rest unheard.
― clemenza, Monday, 15 October 2012 21:52 (eleven years ago) link
toast never leaked. there are two songs he was playing live w/ crazy horse in the early 00s that haven't come out, and i think they were slated for toast.
― tylerw, Monday, 15 October 2012 22:42 (eleven years ago) link
I think "Goin' Home" off AYP? was from Toast.
― 50 Shades of Greil (C. Grisso/McCain), Monday, 15 October 2012 22:47 (eleven years ago) link
Americana, although that could change once Psychedelic Pill comes out
― kornrulez6969, Tuesday, 16 October 2012 01:59 (eleven years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.
― System, Thursday, 20 December 2012 00:01 (eleven years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.
― System, Friday, 21 December 2012 00:01 (eleven years ago) link
huh did not expect to be the lone psychedelic pill vote
― Andrew WKRP (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Friday, 21 December 2012 00:29 (eleven years ago) link
ILM is not passionate
― Euler, Friday, 21 December 2012 00:35 (eleven years ago) link
Actually looks about right, except, yeah, Psychedelic Pill should have definitely received more votes, and I can't even believe Are You Passionate?, Living With War and Greendale even got a vote apiece. That's just...crazy. Did the people who votes for those maybe not hear some - any - of the others?
― If Assholes Could Fly This Place Would Be An Airport, Friday, 21 December 2012 01:10 (eleven years ago) link
i kinda dig living with war, it's worth checking out the version he released with the choir removed, but are you passionate is pretty trash except for that one horse jam
greendale is really really boring
― Andrew WKRP (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Friday, 21 December 2012 01:25 (eleven years ago) link
I am passionate...I don't really feel any of the others more & "Differently" is a jam
haven't heard the two new ones yet, still getting around to it, the Horse demands patience
― Euler, Friday, 21 December 2012 02:05 (eleven years ago) link
Greendale is the one I return to
― niels, Thursday, 13 September 2018 12:41 (six years ago) link
Greendale would have received my vote as well, that whole album somehow fascinates me. Although I think the one album that really should have deserved way more votes is Psychedelic Pill.
I think 'Living With War - In The Beginning' is much better than the standard release.
― Valentijn, Thursday, 13 September 2018 12:58 (six years ago) link