I'll away and think about this
― Tom D (Tom D.), Thursday, 4 March 2010 11:04 (fourteen years ago) link
Ugh, couldn't you have included "Associates" in the title? This thread will be forever lost.
― Gerald McBoing-Boing, Thursday, 4 March 2010 12:16 (fourteen years ago) link
rionat - according to wikipedia, the last 5 tracks were added to the 2000 CD reissue
― noted schloar (dyao), Thursday, 4 March 2010 13:23 (fourteen years ago) link
Not needed then or now
― Tom D (Tom D.), Thursday, 4 March 2010 13:24 (fourteen years ago) link
What about their version of "Kites" ?
― Mark G, Thursday, 4 March 2010 13:32 (fourteen years ago) link
"Tell Me Easter's On Friday" just beating "White Car in Germany" if I had to choose between them.
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 4 March 2010 14:31 (fourteen years ago) link
Vice versa for me, I think
― Tom D (Tom D.), Thursday, 4 March 2010 14:35 (fourteen years ago) link
^ ditto on the vice-versing
― nerve_pylon, Thursday, 4 March 2010 14:41 (fourteen years ago) link
wait, so which one did you vote for then? I'm so confused.
― noted schloar (dyao), Thursday, 4 March 2010 14:42 (fourteen years ago) link
kitchen person may be, at least sonically, the most venemous track I have ever heard in my life.
Hard to ignore "Message Oblique Speech" too
― Tom D (Tom D.), Thursday, 4 March 2010 14:44 (fourteen years ago) link
"white car in germany", such a majestic opener + great fake-out ending
― im armond white btw (donna rouge), Thursday, 4 March 2010 15:08 (fourteen years ago) link
This album is GREAT.Voted for Kitchen Person, but White Car, Message and Tell Me Easter are all classics.
― Marco Damiani, Thursday, 4 March 2010 16:52 (fourteen years ago) link
White Car, Message Oblique Speech and the Associate are the ones I always come back to, though I love the whole thing.
― dan selzer, Thursday, 4 March 2010 18:22 (fourteen years ago) link
Yay mod title change!
I voted for "White Car" but, yeah, this album is nutsy good across the board.
― Gerald McBoing-Boing, Thursday, 4 March 2010 18:28 (fourteen years ago) link
i wrote a bit about two of these songs on this old epic blog post:
http://acuterecords.com/blog/?p=12
― dan selzer, Thursday, 4 March 2010 18:29 (fourteen years ago) link
"Message Oblique Speech" for me - pure magic! duking it out with "Skipping" as their best ever.
― Paul, Thursday, 4 March 2010 19:24 (fourteen years ago) link
As long as we're all here let me publicize Steve Aungle's blog about working with Billy M. again -- doesn't cover this era but still an insight into a wonderful, frustrating person and artist:
http://steveaungle.wordpress.com/billy-mackenzie/
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 4 March 2010 19:28 (fourteen years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.
― System, Tuesday, 30 March 2010 23:01 (fourteen years ago) link
I can't believe I didn't see this poll earlier.
I voted for White Car In Germany, the fake ending is one of my favourite moments in music.
The Associate is a really underrated song, so funky and really stands out as the big pop moment on this compilation.
― Kitchen Person, Wednesday, 31 March 2010 00:34 (fourteen years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.
― System, Wednesday, 31 March 2010 23:01 (fourteen years ago) link