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[Paul]

134 voters. 1278 artists voted for. Much more impressive turnout than I was expecting. I think we'll have some surprises on the way. The results for this poll will most likely take a bit longer to post than the end of year ones, mainly because I don't need to get them out as quickly for them to remain timely, but hopefully they will not drag on and on. Just to get this out of the way, I'm not going to start posting the point totals and ranked highest by until #150 and then blurbs aren't starting until the top 40. Once the entire countdown is down, I'll post the list that has all the ranks and points and stuff. Speaking of blurbs, tomorrow night is supposed to be the deadline to get them back to me, but I've realized their is no way that we will be at the top 40 results until after the weekend at the very earliest, so if you need until Monday the 25th, that is fine. If you have yours ready to go now, PM it to me and you'll be good to go. All right, so #300 will be up in a couple minutes.

[Hewletts Daughter]

awesome

[Paul]

I’m Ten Feet Underground

#300.




Doves

SOMBies Say:

“doves, on the other hand, seem to specialise with great singles / middling albums.” – DemonAndrew

“I thought Doves were from Ireland.” – maztrax

[Paul]

You’re So Cute When You’re Frustrated, Dear

#299.




Interpol

SOMBies Say:

“Interpol is a fucking awesome band. And perhaps you can try and make vague complaints ("the sound is old now", "they sound like She Wants Revenge"), but at the end of the day, there's this little fact for me: Interpol writes fucking amazing songs, and has had 2 damn great albums (everyone loves Turn Off The Bright Lights, but I think that Antics is just as good.” – MattDrufke

“THis annoying girl I work with kept talking about innerpool at our happy hour today. I wanted to slap her. She said, "innerpool and the killers are my favorite bands. oh, and i also love mars volta." She also said I rock becaus eI was the only one who knew what teh hell she was talking about.” – red

[Mantana]

You better have counted my ballot. I'm not saying I'll come after you with the fillet knives if you didn't, but I know 100 ways to give someone food poisoning.

[Paul]

What Do You Do When All Your Enemies Are Friends?

#298.




Foo Fighters

SOMBies Say:

“None of the early Foo Fighters lyrics make much sense. I always assumed it was the Kurt Cobain influence.
Besides, wasn't the first album originally a tape that Grohl made for yuks? Like a demo or something?” – Ted Hussein Falconi

“Foo Fighters have the best single song (Everlong), the best single album (There is Nothing Left to Lose), and would make the best Greatest Hits compilation. Fact.” – attraversoargento

[Paul]

It’s A Rainy Day, Sunshine Baby

#297.




Faust

SOMBies Say:

“Best of the Krautrock bands by a mile. They sound like a bunch of mental patients that decided to form a band and make music to pass the time. Which of course makes the music inventive, weird, but also CATCHY AND FUN!” – cerebralcaustic

“One of my former roommates used to jerk off to faust so far in 4/4 time...” – derry_dukes

[Paul]

Listen Close And Don’t Be Stoned

#296.




Slowdive

SOMBies Say:

“I went bowling with Slowdive in 1992 when they played a concert hall/bowling alley in Omaha opening for Ride.

Man that was a great show. Ride and Slowdive in a club with a capacity of MAYBE 300.” – Peanut Butter Motherfucker

“"Good Day Sunshine" and "Country Rain" are two of my favorite Slowdive songs” – The Good Dr Bill

[Paul]

Some Of My Friends Don’t Know Who They Belong To
Some Can’t Get A Single Thing To Work Inside

#295.




Gram Parsons

SOMBies Say:

“If I'm listening to GP, I need to remove all of the sharp objects from the house first. Guy's more depressing than Tracy Chapman.” – NumberTenOx

“To know his influence on any band...just listen to The Byrds' Sweetheart Of The Rodeo. While a member of that band, for that one album...he totally changed their sound.” – Trails

[Paul]

We Were Perfect When We Started
I’ve Been Wondering Where We’ve Gone

#294.




Counting Crows

SOMBies Say:

“I never have understood the appeal of Counting Crows. Ponderous, looooong lyrics about being drunk and lonely, adrift in Grateful Dead hum and drum. Meh.” – agrimorfee

“I love the way everyone slags off Counting Crows nowadays. The rest of their output was dubious but August.... is one of the best albums of that decade and Anna Begins is one of the best songs” – Robbie

[theremin]

#298. Foo Fighters

Should have been lower. These guys are horrible.

[elcorazon]

interesting results so far. I like Counting Crows. But to see them 1 spot above Gram Parsons just doesn't seem right. I like the presentation on this Paul. Helps keep it entertaining even without the stats. Well done.

[Hewletts Daughter]

i already like this thread a lot. paul, you're doing some good things here. some very good things. keep at it!

[Paul]

Last one for right now. Hopefully will get a few more up later tonight.

Signs In The Street That Say Where You’re Going
Are Somewhere Just Being Their Own

#293.




The Byrds

SOMBies Say:

“AND YEAH, SIMAKOS, THAT CROSBY ALBUM IS GREAT. NEVER MIND THAT APART FROM THAT ALBUM, EARLYASS CSN(&Y), AND THE BYRDS ("EVERYBODY'S BEEN BURNED," ANYONE?) THE DUDE IS FUCKING UNBEARABLE” – Pavement Ist Rad

“I think if I feel like listening to the Byrds, I grab a Byrds album.” – norton

[elcorazon]

weird though that for a big-time band like the byrds, neither quote really has much to do with the byrds. nice start paul. thanks for doing this. great idea and looks like it's gonna be good fun.

[falling and laughing]

man, byrds and parsons are super low! (and yet wilco, who I also like, will be like #24)

[worrywort]

good luck doing a search for quotes on !!!

[Montana]

134 voters.

Tiny sample size.

[norton]

“I think if I feel like listening to the Byrds, I grab a Byrds album.” – norton

And with this quote, I cemented my reputation as one of the most insightful SOMBies ever.

[arkin]

I'm glad to see Counting Crows out of the way early.