Jean Marie Walsh


#240.



Frank Black - "Speedy Marie"

Year: 1993

US Chart Position: n/a

UK Chart Position: n/a

Acclaimed Music Ranking: n/a

Ranked Highest By: Elemeno P.T. (#1)

Can Be Most Easily Found On: Teenager of the Year

There's a compelling reason to give it a shot if ever I've heard one.

Flabbergasting. But kinda cool.

The new Napalm Death album is really good, by the way.

Yeah, it's just one of those things that seems so ridiculous, yet makes perfect sense.

Also, should be higher imo

should be longer imo

I guess Sly & The Family Stone's "There's A Riot Goin' On" doesn't qualify at 0:00 (according the original vinyl).

Whee!

Holy Shit, I guess you all aren't kidding.

I was only just amazed that Napalm Death even made it on this list. That must mean SOME of my obscurities will be here, too...right?

In a world frozen over with over-exposure
Let's talk it over
Let's go out and paint the town


#239.



Soul Asylum - "Somebody to Shove"

Year: 1992

US Chart Position: #1 Modern Rock / #9 Mainstream Rock

UK Chart Position: #34 / #32 in '94

Acclaimed Music Ranking: n/a

Ranked Highest By: Derry Dukes (#39)

Can Be Most Easily Found On: Grave Dancers Union

this is such a good song. i've seen the video on vh1 classic a lot over the last few weeks and saw soul asylum at summerfest last month. they ended on this song - very cool to hear it live again.

How the mighty have fallen, eh?

yeah, it's a classic all right. Pleasantly surprised to see it get the recognition it deserves.

And the RHCP placement is bizarrely low.

At this far down on the list, I think a song only needs a couple votes to be included.

both Napalm and Frank Black both received one #1 and one #6 vote. Most singles need at least four or five votes to get on though.

To those who voted for it.....why? Because you thought it was cute that they released a one-second song as a single?

Because it rules. Perfect encapsulation of just how ridiculous they/grindcore was/is/were/are/etc.

"He clearly had a thing for surrounding himself with taller, less talented men."


#238.

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Paul Simon - "You Can Call Me Al" / "Gumboots"

Year: 1986

US Chart Position: #23 / #15 AC

UK Chart Position: #4

Acclaimed Music Ranking: #12 (year), #150 (decade), #892 (all-time)

Ranked Highest By: Dano (#12)

Can Be Most Easily Found On: Graceland

SOMB has really turned it's back on 90s alterna-rock (Pumpkins, RHCP) probably because of an age shift in boarders.


edit: also doesn't help that both corgan and RHCP have put out pieces of shit since our all time poll.

Screwed us both again
About as close as you dare


#237.

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Dinosaur Jr. - "Feel the Pain"

Year: 1994

US Chart Position: #4 Modern Rock

UK Chart Position: #25

Acclaimed Music Ranking: n/a

Rank on Our All-Time Singles List: Would've been #840

Ranked Highest By: Undo (#11)

Can Be Most Easily Found On: Without a Sound

Personally, it's mainly because there were simply too many great singles to choose from. I had to knock countless classics out of my list of 100.

So is Without A Sound truly terrible? Because "Feel The Pain" is awesome.

Won't you please let me see her?


#236.



The Smiths - "Girlfriend in a Coma" / "Work is a Four-Letter Word" / "I Keep Mine Hidden"

Year: 1987

US Chart Position: n/a

UK Chart Position: #13

Acclaimed Music Ranking: #23 (year), #159 (decade), #932 (all-time)

AMG Says: "The lush, playful, and sweet "Girlfriend In A Coma" is one of the highlights of The Smiths' final studio album Strangeways Here We Come. It was released first as a seven-inch single with the b-side "Work Is A Four Letter Word" in July of 1987. The opening seconds of the song showcase the skills and vibrant rhythms of bassist Andy Rourke and drummer Mike Joyce, suggesting how very essential their contributions were to the band's overall sound. Bold string arrangements courtesy of Johnny Marr help to cement what might be the band's fullest sounding song. That Marr's gentle acoustic guitar frequently disappears from the mix is a testament to his abilities as an arranger and co-producer; he allows the focus to shift to his band mates more than ever with this song. Stephen Street was given a co-producer credit for the album, and he might be responsible for the music sounding fuller than much of The Queen Is Dead, where he received only an engineer credit. If the song doesn't depict Morrissey delivering his most confident vocals, it's hard to say where he sounds more assured. The subject matter is almost hopelessly dark, and Morrissey's protagonist constantly stresses the serious nature of his girlfriend's prognosis. Punchy and fun, yet sad and tender, Girlfriend In A Coma is a gleaming, romantic treat from a band crafting brilliant, genre-defining music in the turmoil of its dying days."

Ranked Highest By: Big Pink (#11)

Can Be Most Easily Found On: Strangeways, Here We Come

Yes they did.

They're just not indie schmindie or 'power' pop, so they get screwed.

no, it's not really terrible. (this just reminded me that i actually waited outside a record store on the day this was released.) "feel the pain" and "i don't think so" are pretty great. there are a handful of other good songs, but i've always felt that the moments weren't as high as other dinosaur jr albums. it's worth a listen or two, though.

Right. About half my list is not to be in the poll then.

And that Napalm song is well cool. The definition of Grindcore.

eh, i went back to rage a couple years ago and couldn't get into it anymore. it's good, but the sense of urgency and powerfulness that i liked about them didn't come across to me like it had when i was in high school when it was all over. maybe i'm just very different now. (well, i know i am. i guess i just didn't realize how much so, especially in regard to what i listened to then.) i'm also not saying that it was all suddenly a dud.

all right, let's take it easy there, big guy. Poll still has a long way to go.

B-but I... just get so! EMOTIONAL!

Good to see Sliver in there, but should have been higher The AMG review was OTM with that comment about the line "I woke up in my mother's arms". The pain and relief in that one moment is one of the great moments in music.

Feel The Pain is all kinds of awesome. Wonder where Get Me is gonna come.

"Under the Bridge" is painfully low.

YOUSUFFERBUTWHY

Never thought I'd see Chevy Chase on SOMB... Piscopo maybe, but not the Fletch-man.

Awesome! Well done, somb!

As it's one of the most ridiculous videos ever.

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One of my least favourite Smiths singles, having to do an awful Cilla Black cover is probably one of the reasons Marr fucked off to play some session shit.

I remember seeing the "Girlfriend in a Coma" video when I was 12 and thinking Moz was Vanilla Ice.

oh my

This is my number one pick for "Steven look-alike":

Steven Spielberg? Steven Seagal?



What a fantastic 5 minutes of music. I'm going to pretend that #245 = #25. There, that's more like it.

I was freaking out the other day 'cos I thought my hairline was receding at my temples but then I remembered that Morrissey has the same kinda high-forehead thing going on.

haha, "mighty"

I wish I thought Moz was Vanilla Ice. I'd be more amused.

Thanks buddy. What did you think? I hate to think of this song being judged by one listen while sitting at a computer (it's really a song meant for a convertible on a warm, breezy day), but I trust you. I'm stoked it made the list...don't expect the same for my #1 in the next decade.

"You can call me Al?!"

In all fairness though...Paul surrounding himself with taller, less talented men, isn't that like, 99.999% of the male population anyway? I mean even if you don't count the talented part.

If I voted, Sliver would have been top....30 probably. Great fucking song.

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exactly what I was thinkin'

in a way it's sort of hard to blame people, though, given the RHCP shit we've had to put up with for the 15 years since "Under the Bridge". Definitely affected my ranking of the song, I'm sorry to say.

In general they've not been so good, but 'Otherside' and 'Warped' are great singles. 'Aeroplane', too.

And I hate Navarro.

they've had a number of singles ranging from OK - Good over the years, but I don't think they've written a great song since "Soul to Squeeze".

I dig the Frank Black song--but headphones do it justice.

And if you want anybody to vote for that Francis Dunnery song in the next poll you're going to have to let us hear it.

That's where we'll have to disagree, my man. I think 'Otherside' - especially the ending - is the best song they ever did.