Interactive Poll #88: It Goes On and On

A follow up to my last poll way back in August, which were 2-4 minute songs. So, now, the non-prog long song (or instrumental).

Edited by mathman0806 - December 31 2020 at 07:09

Alternate, in a different direction from my first.

Edited by suitkees - December 13 2020 at 06:56

Edited by The Anders - December 13 2020 at 09:29

My nomination is:

Had to go psychedelic here.  "The Fool," by Quicksilver Messenger Service, 1968, clocks in at 12:13.  No fooling, in June of 1968, my sisters and I were driving across the Golden Gate at sunrise and this song came on KSAN. Never forgot it.

Cristi wrote: Videos removed for space

  This one, your 3rd, didn't work for me, Cristi

Started the playlist for all videos. Playlist and link in the first post of the thread

For what it's not worth, my early impressions on the early selections having now listened to them all (I lack musical descriptive power despite my many years as a student of PA, basically expect lots of "like", "dig" type expression)...

1. Death Cab for Cutie - I Will Possess Your Heart

The title sounds like it could be a sequel to the horrific I Will Possess Your Soul and a prequel to I Will Possess Your Brains. It is, after all a death cab for cutie. I'd stay out of that taxi. I like a lot of Indie music and so this has a lot of appeal. I had heard some of this band also because I am into Indietronica. The song has post-rock like qualities that I like and I love the way it starts and how it sort of swirls. The vocal parts do bring it down a touch per my tastes (maybe too mainstream alternative rockish for me? and not keen how they do the choruses which seems bit too generic), but on second listen I'm able to appreciate those more. I think I'd need several spins to get my around it, and figure out exactly which associations I'm making. It's really reminding me of a song by another band that I can't recall. I enjoyed it and expect to appreciate it more fully as I give it more listens (can take a while to acclimatise oneself).

2. Curtis Mayfield - (Don't Worry) If There Is a Hell Below, We're All Going to Go. A classic and great in its way. This must have been sampled a lot. Its pretty fly, if you know what I mean, and this is one where I do pay attention to the lyrics. It's superfly, but is it superfreak?

3. All Roads Lead Home. An interesting mix of a sort of electronic soundtracky style that I've been very into and metalish and singer qualities that I wouldn't usually listen to. I like the etherial qualities, but I haven't really got into gothic, doomish metal, so again it would take acclimation. Never really got into metal.

4. The Idol: I've heard some W.A.S.P. of the 80s glam period. Famous band. I can appreciate the quality of the but it's not my taste (sounding far too hair metalish for me). But that's just my taste and I can still respect the performance and quality and given time....

5. Dave Brubeck: Well now we're into uberclassic territory. Dave Brubeck is brilliant and a master. I have heard this one, and it's very good.

6. Isaac Hayes' version of "Something": I like that a lot; heard it before. Very nice.

7. Pelle Gudmundsen-Holmgreen - "Je ne me tairai jamais, Jamais": First of all, I dig Beckett. I used to be very into such Western Art Music of a similar period (think Penderecki and Ligeti, Stockhausen and Xenakis especially) but my tastes got a little less sophisticated one might say. That said, I am appreciating this avant-garde and minimalist work. I could imagine Art Zoyd's take on this, which is a favourite band of mine.

8. Kaboom Karavan - Roadmap: I love this. I love a lot of music on the electroacoustic side, and this caravan takes me places.

9. Dissòi Logòi: Amptruabat Redamptruabat: Beautiful and also takes me on a trip. Quality music and the way it develops, how it moves into sections with some different qualities while being cohesive really appeals (okay, that is a terrible sentence even by my standards or at least on par).

10. Quicksilver Messenger Service - "The Fool". Think I once did a poll myself with this option (not for this series). It's a favourite of mine from the time of that ilk. Great track.

Numbered minus my own selections.

EDIT: To add my comments on Mikes selection to this post:

11. Television - "Marquee Moon". Love that track and do think more people should know the album (even if lost do). Someone once called me a hipster for liking it. I said "And you have no pelvis". Which seemed a witty riposte at the time to me, but is just lame in retrospect.

12. Gomez - "Rie's Wagon". I don't think that I've heard of this band, but I'm finding that track very cool. I like a track that kicks me around a bit I like it a lot.

13 Fleet Foxes - "Third of May / Odaigahara". Heard various Fleet Foxes, maybe not that one. Very nice, and also has a kick.

All three of Mike's are kickin'.


Edited by Logan - December 13 2020 at 19:38