Criminal "looking for atlantis" received no votes. A perfect opener, that running baseline, "rain or shine", the acoustic guitar that seems like another synth background layer until you listen closely, "lesson 2 the worlds a cherry, but tomorrow maybe not, lesson 3 come on and taste it". That chorus melody, the inflection on the word "AND" a thing of beauty. A harmonica solo outro?!?!?!? And those lyrics. It might be my favourite prefab song
― H.P, Tuesday, 26 September 2023 22:55 (eight months ago) link
xp the very essence of this band to me is "corny + sincere"
as I mentioned upthread, I would've given "Looking for Atlantis" a vote if I'd heard this album when the poll ran. probably my favorite Prefab song too
― Vinnie, Tuesday, 26 September 2023 22:58 (eight months ago) link
Especially love it's message as described by the mouth of Paddie, "Go find someone to fall in love with and fall in love". With all the love songs in the world, that's a message that isn't very common!
― H.P, Tuesday, 26 September 2023 23:37 (eight months ago) link
it would never have occurred to me that a prefab fan could dislike machine gun ibiza
― karl...arlk...rlka...lkar..., Wednesday, 27 September 2023 01:05 (eight months ago) link
it’s prob my least fav on jordan, but still good. i like the way he sings “nitro-glycerine”
― is he disgruntled adrian? (voodoo chili), Wednesday, 27 September 2023 01:08 (eight months ago) link
A perfect opener
Indeed!
― immodesty blaise (jimbeaux), Wednesday, 27 September 2023 01:10 (eight months ago) link
Listening to this album for the first time in a while thanks to this thread. It's one of those rare albums that can move me to tears.
― immodesty blaise (jimbeaux), Wednesday, 27 September 2023 01:43 (eight months ago) link
Not really fan of "Ibiza" either TBH. IIRC it wasn't all that popular in the ballot-based poll three years ago either.
*checks notes* Okay, it got 4 mentions there too. ( From 27 voters with up to 30 ballot slots to fill; ultimately tied for #57 across their whole oeuvre. )
― Nag! Nag! Nag!, Wednesday, 27 September 2023 02:21 (eight months ago) link
Play this in a moving car and I will sing most of it loudly and mostly in tune.
― Psychocandy Apple Grey (Pyschocandles), Wednesday, 27 September 2023 05:27 (eight months ago) link
love jordan so much. I wrote the wikipedia page for it because it used to be a stub.
― houdini said, Wednesday, 27 September 2023 07:38 (eight months ago) link
Thanks for your work. Had a good read today
― H.P, Wednesday, 27 September 2023 10:17 (eight months ago) link
I will NOT countenance this criticism of Machine Gun Ibiza. Dude's a stone dead-a bluesman! And like you're getting that hurricun sound anywhere else.
― henry s, Thursday, 28 September 2023 14:51 (eight months ago) link
Definitely pushing into that time of year again.
Hard for me to imagine listening to this album in the fall! I always think of it as basically Christmas music. Real sun-glinting-off-the-snow vibe.
Also can't believe "Looking for Atlantis" got zero votes.
― Vaguely Threatening CAPTCHAs, Thursday, 28 September 2023 16:18 (eight months ago) link
It's a great autumn album as this is the time of year when it was released.
― henry s, Thursday, 28 September 2023 18:06 (eight months ago) link
Machine Gun Ibiza is towards the bottom of this album for me, but it is undeniable that he is a top rollmo star.
If someone uploaded this to soulseek as "Ween - Machine Gun Ibiza (1999)" I would not doubt it for a second
― H.P, Thursday, 28 September 2023 23:50 (eight months ago) link
Machine Gun Ibiza is BAD. The Ice Maiden into Paris Smith is the PEAK.― Hmmmmm (jamiesummerz), Tuesday, September 26, 2023 10:49 PM (two days ago) bookmarkflaglink
― Hmmmmm (jamiesummerz), Tuesday, September 26, 2023 10:49 PM (two days ago) bookmarkflaglink
otmfm
― woof, Thursday, 28 September 2023 23:56 (eight months ago) link
PADDY JOE, say PADDY JOE runs through my head most weeks. What a perfect pop song. Every bar full of novelty. Those synth bells at "leeeeet theeee staaarrrrs gooooo" elevate me everytime they cut through. The backward guitar in the outro, the breath noises coming from the synth's filling the background of the 1st verse. The "aaaahhahahah" at remembering her. The harp and church organ halfway through the 2nd verse as "the light is gone", the beautiful snare roll leading into the 2nd chorus. That wobbly, "future days"-esque sound rolling through the final refrain. I love it all
― H.P, Friday, 29 September 2023 00:02 (eight months ago) link
Baffling that they left Looking for Atlantis of the Greatest Hits album two years later.
― piscesx, Friday, 29 September 2023 00:04 (eight months ago) link
If you're looking for AtlantisYou should cast your eye on me
― immodesty blaise (jimbeaux), Friday, 29 September 2023 01:07 (eight months ago) link
we let the stars go is perfect, no doubt. my favorite part is when the reverie ends and paddy’s acoustic plays us out
― is he disgruntled adrian? (voodoo chili), Friday, 29 September 2023 01:37 (eight months ago) link
the second verse is such a gut punch
but the light is gone and it is darkand what used to be the skyis suddenly embarrassing to the naked eye
― is he disgruntled adrian? (voodoo chili), Friday, 29 September 2023 01:40 (eight months ago) link
Paddy’s acoustic guitar an undeniably great element of all prefab songs. Man knows how to play
― H.P, Friday, 29 September 2023 01:50 (eight months ago) link
Listening to the title track as I read that . . . otm.
― immodesty blaise (jimbeaux), Friday, 29 September 2023 01:53 (eight months ago) link
I think 'suddenly embarrassing' gets close to how Machine Gun Ibiza makes me feel. There's something very specifically English in it, something I've felt at holiday camp talent shows, pantomimes and end-of-pier shows. It's a mythic (small r) romanticism that tips into something else; it's a zone McAloon has been exploring for decades.
― I would prefer not to. (Chinaski), Friday, 29 September 2023 12:59 (eight months ago) link
This may be my favorite couplet of all time:
You and I won't lose our heads the way some lovers doSaying "This will last forever" when it's just a year or two
― henry s, Friday, 29 September 2023 13:06 (eight months ago) link