i love how the I Love Baseball board has taken over this poll.
excellent images clemenza.
― Bee OK, Wednesday, 3 June 2015 03:23 (nine years ago) link
need a few more Mets
also William VanLandingham, if you know the story
― the increasing costive borborygmi (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 3 June 2015 03:54 (nine years ago) link
i was going to get really excited as VHS is a huge Giants fan (just like me) but then i realized that it's clemenza's images. so are we going to get a bunch of Blue Jay images?
― Bee OK, Wednesday, 3 June 2015 05:11 (nine years ago) link
so far it's been as diverse as the YLT catalog
― Van Horn Street, Wednesday, 3 June 2015 05:24 (nine years ago) link
No Blue Jays. After the initial excitement of getting the franchise and maybe the first few weeks, I barely paid attention to the Blue Jays in the '70s. They were pretty terrible. I was much more caught up in all the drama of the Yankees at the time.
― clemenza, Wednesday, 3 June 2015 12:13 (nine years ago) link
VHS, you are aware that this is a Mets band?
― the increasing costive borborygmi (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 3 June 2015 15:03 (nine years ago) link
i mean, Bee OK
Is someone doing a Spotify playlist for these results?
― thom yorke state of mind (voodoo chili), Wednesday, 3 June 2015 15:52 (nine years ago) link
i only voted for 5 albums, but i'm still surprised that Popular Songs was last. I think only one cut from that record made my top 25 (Periodically Double or Triple), but I've been returning to it recently and find it solid. Guess I'm the only one?
― dronestreet, Wednesday, 3 June 2015 16:18 (nine years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WaABQkkX_qoi've watched this a jillion times
― rip van wanko, Wednesday, 3 June 2015 16:28 (nine years ago) link
voodoo chili, yes --
I've found myself listening along slightly belatedly (fine selections so far!), so made it a collaborative Spotify playlist. https://open.spotify.com/user/empeecee/playlist/7K4JaHe2wQxsYFEdY0bvq9May struggle to update it in real time myself (timezones, eh?), so obviously feel free...
― Maximum big surprise! (Nag! Nag! Nag!), Tuesday, June 2, 2015 6:31 PM (Yesterday)
― WilliamC, Wednesday, 3 June 2015 17:14 (nine years ago) link
nice, thanks
― thom yorke state of mind (voodoo chili), Wednesday, 3 June 2015 17:50 (nine years ago) link
That's a terrific version of today is the day, thanks.
― it's the distortion, stupid! (alex in mainhattan), Wednesday, 3 June 2015 21:32 (nine years ago) link
I'll start again when I'm done with those delicous pupupas.
― Van Horn Street, Wednesday, 3 June 2015 22:26 (nine years ago) link
#30. 169 points. 9 votes..Black Flowers (I Am Not Afraid of You and I Will Beat Your Ass)http://i854.photobucket.com/albums/ab101/Maax_Seguela/ylt30_zpsvzq4wwgj.jpg
― Van Horn Street, Wednesday, 3 June 2015 23:52 (nine years ago) link
164 points*
that double drum hit when they come back from the bridge is one of my favorite small ylt moments
xp on 'today is the day'
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 3 June 2015 23:57 (nine years ago) link
I might infuriate purists but if I had to show YLT to a new listener I'd go with both Today is the Day.
― Van Horn Street, Wednesday, 3 June 2015 23:58 (nine years ago) link
I'm not even sure I remember John McEnroe having a talk show. Did he often have such high-caliber musical guests?
― clemenza, Thursday, 4 June 2015 00:00 (nine years ago) link
mets fans bonding
― mookieproof, Thursday, 4 June 2015 00:01 (nine years ago) link
I suppose he got into a screaming match with his sidekick every night (and I bet that joke's been made a zillion times).
― clemenza, Thursday, 4 June 2015 00:02 (nine years ago) link
#29. 181 points. 9 votes.Last Days of Disco (And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside-Out)http://i854.photobucket.com/albums/ab101/Maax_Seguela/ylt29_zps6mpqcqyd.jpeg
― Van Horn Street, Thursday, 4 June 2015 00:04 (nine years ago) link
too low!
anyway, black flowers -- best james(-sung) tune? probably more partial to stockholm syndrome for personal reasons tho
― mookieproof, Thursday, 4 June 2015 00:09 (nine years ago) link
.#28. 189 points. 9 votes.The Summer (Fakebook)http://i854.photobucket.com/albums/ab101/Maax_Seguela/ylt28_zps29utcgm1.jpg
― Van Horn Street, Thursday, 4 June 2015 00:16 (nine years ago) link
damn I completely forgot to vote for Last Days Of Disco! Would have been low on my ballot, but still should have been on it.
― da croupier, Thursday, 4 June 2015 00:24 (nine years ago) link
#27. 202 points. 11 votes. Double Dare (Painful)http://i854.photobucket.com/albums/ab101/Maax_Seguela/ylt27_zps9ga0nqx6.jpg
― Van Horn Street, Thursday, 4 June 2015 00:26 (nine years ago) link
"No big hair!"--should have used that one in the Pavement poll.
― clemenza, Thursday, 4 June 2015 00:33 (nine years ago) link
Who is he?
― Van Horn Street, Thursday, 4 June 2015 00:34 (nine years ago) link
Oscar Gamble--most famous Afro of the '70s.
― clemenza, Thursday, 4 June 2015 00:35 (nine years ago) link
(Baseball Afro...Angela Davis and Pam Grier and a few other people had even more famous Afros. I had a decent white-guy Afro myself.)
― clemenza, Thursday, 4 June 2015 00:36 (nine years ago) link
#26. 208 points. 11 votes. 1 1st place.Flying Lesson (Hot Chicken #1) (Electr-O-Pura)http://i854.photobucket.com/albums/ab101/Maax_Seguela/ylt26_zpsmvgfzxa6.jpg
― Van Horn Street, Thursday, 4 June 2015 00:37 (nine years ago) link
I voted for "Return to Hot Chicken," but not this one. I can't think of the connection off-hand...both instrumentals, right?
― clemenza, Thursday, 4 June 2015 00:40 (nine years ago) link
Never understood the hot chicken thing either, if someone with the knowledge could tell us!
― Van Horn Street, Thursday, 4 June 2015 00:41 (nine years ago) link
http://www.roadfood.com/Photos/9370.jpg
They (used to) record in Nashville a lot. Nashville-style hot chicken is a regional thing, and Prince's is a legendary joint. Wait times of several hours reported...it's like getting brisket at Franklin's.
― WilliamC, Thursday, 4 June 2015 00:46 (nine years ago) link
#25. 209 points. 11 votes.Detouring America With Horns (May I Sing With Me)http://i854.photobucket.com/albums/ab101/Maax_Seguela/ylt25_zpsokg85vhp.jpg
― Van Horn Street, Thursday, 4 June 2015 00:48 (nine years ago) link
#24. 211 points. 11 votes. Saturday (And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside-Out)http://i854.photobucket.com/albums/ab101/Maax_Seguela/ylt24_zpscnepctoq.jpg
― Van Horn Street, Thursday, 4 June 2015 00:59 (nine years ago) link
Black Flowers is lovely, was in my top 10 or maybe just outside? Easily my favourite sung by James
― ufo, Thursday, 4 June 2015 01:02 (nine years ago) link
#23. 212 points. 11 votes. We're An American Band (I Can Hear The Heart Beating As One)http://i854.photobucket.com/albums/ab101/Maax_Seguela/ylt23_zps7adxqpuv.jpg
― Van Horn Street, Thursday, 4 June 2015 01:13 (nine years ago) link
"out of tune, out of tune..." <dissonant piano stab out of nowhere>
I probably should have given "Saturday" even more points.
― Maximum big surprise! (Nag! Nag! Nag!), Thursday, 4 June 2015 01:14 (nine years ago) link
American Band was my #2. Such an epic track.
― Van Horn Street, Thursday, 4 June 2015 01:17 (nine years ago) link
#22. 243 points. 10 votes.You Can Have It All (And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside-Out)http://s854.photobucket.com/user/Maax_Seguela/media/ylt22_zpsd5fitxyy.jpg.html
― Van Horn Street, Thursday, 4 June 2015 01:23 (nine years ago) link
http://i854.photobucket.com/albums/ab101/Maax_Seguela/ylt22_zpsd5fitxyy.jpg
― Van Horn Street, Thursday, 4 June 2015 01:24 (nine years ago) link
#21. 258 points. 10 votes. 3 1st place votes.Night Falls In Hoboken (And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside-Out)http://i854.photobucket.com/albums/ab101/Maax_Seguela/ylt21_zpslvfg4qmo.jpg
― Van Horn Street, Thursday, 4 June 2015 01:36 (nine years ago) link
there goes my #1
― Karl Malone, Thursday, 4 June 2015 01:43 (nine years ago) link
rip jim palmer
― mookieproof, Thursday, 4 June 2015 01:43 (nine years ago) link
it has put me to sleep more than any other song ever, probably by an order of magnitude, and i mean that in the most complimentary of ways
Yeah, Night Falls (and the next one) being outside of the top 20 was a huge surprise to me. Probably the two biggest of the poll.
― Van Horn Street, Thursday, 4 June 2015 01:47 (nine years ago) link
#20. 265 points. 1 1st place voteEveryday (And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside-Out)http://i854.photobucket.com/albums/ab101/Maax_Seguela/ylt20_zpshwmctw4b.jpg
I mean, Everyday is in top 20. But I thought it would be higher. I scream a traditional TOO LOW at both.
― Van Horn Street, Thursday, 4 June 2015 01:48 (nine years ago) link