Pulse T10s: Pixies - Vote Now!

[Red]

Jan 26, 2016 14:09:57 GMT -5 Lordef†ones said:

All of their studio albums found representation in my top ten

Ah hell. I was going to post that "Feel Good Hit of the Summer" and "Regular John" just missed out on my top 10...and I just realized that I forgot about "Better Living Through Chemistry". Urgh.

[Web]

Going to extend this one more day as I forgot to give the customary 24-hour warning. Submissions are due tomorrow, January 29th at Midnight EST.

(also happy birthday Red, you'll have to wait one extra day to open this present  )

[Red]

Jan 28, 2016 14:31:53 GMT -5 Web said:

Submissions are due tomorrow, January 29th at Midnight EST.

(also happy birthday Red , you'll have to wait one extra day to open this present  )

Son of a...

(Thank you, webinator. ;) )

[Web]

starting to tally the results to get a head start before the final deadline tonight and I'm really loving the variety here. Quite a few surprises at the top.

Outside of Beck this may have been my hardest Top 10 to tally for me, there are so many great tracks I had to leave out (Little Sister, Go With The Flow, Mexicola, Kalopsia, If Only, etc.)

[Daryl the Beryl]

[Web]

Pulse Top 10s
#14 - Queens of the Stone Age - Results

No big surprises for the #1 here as No One Knows gets the nod from all but three posters' selections. However, the rest of this list was really diverse, and I love that non-single I Appear Missing hit #2 overall! 21 of the 48 nominated tracks were picked by only one poster, showing the depth and quality of the band's whole discography. Every album had a bunch of tracks picked and every album but the self-titled got a song into the Top 10. The #2 slot changed hands several times throughout the week, with Little Sister and The Lost Art Of Keeping A Secret also holding time in the runner-up slot. 

RK	Song	Album(Year)	PTS	RP	MX
1	No One Knows	Songs For The Deaf(2002)	106	15	1
2	I Appear Missing	…Like Clockwork(2013)	61	10	1
3	The Lost Art Of Keeping A Secret	Rated R(2000)	59	8	1
4	Little Sister	Lullabies to Paralyze(2005)	55	9	1
5	I Sat By The Ocean	…Like Clockwork(2013)	53	9	1
6	My God Is The Sun	…Like Clockwork(2013)	41	7	1
7	Go With The Flow	Songs For The Deaf(2002)	39	7	2
8	Sick, Sick, Sick	Era Vulgaris(2007)	38	7	1
9	First It Giveth	Songs For The Deaf(2002)	37	7	2
10	Smooth Sailing	…Like Clockwork(2013)	35	7	1
11	3's & 7's	Era Vulgaris(2007)	32	9	1
12	Song For The Dead	Songs For The Deaf(2002)	32	4	1
13	You Think I Ain't Worth A Dollar, But I Feel Like A Millionaire	Songs For The Deaf(2002)	30	4	2
14	Someone's In The Wolf	Lullabies to Paralyze(2005)	27	4	2
15	The Sky Is Fallin'	Songs For The Deaf(2002)	25	4	1
16	Better Living Through Chemistry	Rated R(2000)	24	3	1
17	The Vampyre of Time and Memory	…Like Clockwork(2013)	22	5	6
18	Burn The Witch	Lullabies to Paralyze(2005)	21	5	5
19	…Like Clockwork	…Like Clockwork(2013)	20	4	2
20	Make It Wit Chu	Era Vulgaris(2007)	17	5	4
21	Fairweather Friends	…Like Clockwork(2013)	13	2	2
22	If I Had A Tail	…Like Clockwork(2013)	11	4	6
23	Feel Good Hit Of The Summer	Rated R(2000)	11	3	5
24	"You Got A Killer Scene There, Man…"	Lullabies to Paralyze(2005)	10	2	4
25	Monster In The Parasol	Rated R(2000)	10	2	6
26	God Is On The Radio	Songs For The Deaf(2002)	10	1	1
27	Mexicola	Queens of the Stone Age(1998)	9	2	3
28	Tangled Up In Plaid	Lullabies to Paralyze(2005)	9	1	2
29	In My Head	Lullabies to Paralyze(2005)	8	2	5
30	Keep Your Eyes Peeled	…Like Clockwork(2013)	8	1	3
	Never Say Never	Rated R(2000)	8	1	3
32	Another Love Song	Songs For The Deaf(2002)	7	1	4
33	Hanging Tree	Songs For The Deaf(2002)	6	1	5
	In The Fade	Rated R(2000)	6	1	5
35	Into The Hollow	Era Vulgaris(2007)	5	1	6
	You Can't Quit Me Baby	Queens of the Stone Age(1998)	5	1	6
37	Everybody Knows That You're Insane	Lullabies to Paralyze(2005)	4	1	7
	Infinity	Heavy Metal 2000 OST(2000)	4	1	7
	Leg Of Lamb	Rated R(2000)	4	1	7
	Regular John	Queens of the Stone Age(1998)	4	1	7
	Suture Up Your Future	Era Vulgaris(2007)	4	1	7
42	Long Slow Goodbye	Lullabies to Paralyze(2005)	3	1	8
	River In The Road	Era Vulgaris(2007)	3	1	8
	The Blood Is Love	Lullabies to Paralyze(2005)	3	1	8
45	How To Handle A Rope (A Lesson In The Lariat)	Queens of the Stone Age(1998)	2	1	9
	Mosquito Song	Songs For The Deaf(2002)	2	1	9
47	Hispanic Impressions	Queens of the Stone Age(1998)	1	1	10
	I Was A Teenage Hand Model	Queens of the Stone Age(1998)	1	1	10

MX = Maximum position; highest the song reached on any submission
RP = Total reporters; how many posters listed the song in their Top 10.

Here's the link to all of your votes!

I'll post the results of the poll and our 15th artist's ballot in a few days.

[Daryl the Beryl]

Am I the only one that had Sick Sick Sick last?

[H.]

I didn't even vote for No One Knows because i knew it would be first.

[Lordef†ones]

Love that I Appear Missing scored so high. Hurts that I just barely left out Kalopsia though, sinc that's the only track from that album to not make it on the list.

[Red]

Wow. I expected "No One Knows" to be #1, but I NEVER would have expected "I Appear Missing" to be #2 (and appearing on the second most ballots). May be the most pleasant surprise of any of these votes.

[crash46]

Sadly, I've never even heard "I Appear Missing". Listening now, but it's still awesome that it made it up that high! And with Like Clockwork scoring 40% of the top ten.

Surprising that I was the only rep on "Mosquito Song". Thought that song was a little bit more well known, though maybe it could be just me living in a bubble. "River in the Road" is underrated; was an instant standout the first time I listened to Era Vulgaris. I love the transition from the last power chord of "The Lost Art of Keeping a Secret" into the drum intro to "Leg of Lamb" on the album, so naturally the latter song stands out to me personally.

I also went in alone on "I was a Teenage Hand Model" from their debut album; it's one of the easier tracks to listen to on a record full of primitive sounding songs, but I especially like is the last ~90 seconds or so which are nothing but dissonant sound effects. I'd just gotten a job at the time I was trying to get into that album, where for the first time in my life, I had to get up at 4 or 5 in the morning, and that song, as an alarm clock, woke me up every time--either from the sound effects themselves, or the actual song, in association with the sound effects to come. If anyone can sleep through that at any reasonable volume, they deserve a prize. So I made the song a sort of honorary #10 as that song played a large part in me not being on the unemployment line.

Wish I had room to include "Auto Pilot" from [R] as well, since no one else did, but I don't know what else I could have removed to give it a spot. "No One Knows" would have still been a runaway #1 without my vote, and I figured as much, but I try to avoid that sort of dishonesty.

[Pipa]

Very diverse list all around. I had considered throwing in "Medication", but all in all I'm happy with my list. I need to hear #2.

[Daryl the Beryl]

Here's my full list FYI


1. My God Is the Sun
2. No One Knows
3. Smooth Sailing
4. I Sat By the Ocean
5. ...Like Clockwork
6. I Appear Missing
7. Fairweather Friends
8. Make It wit Chu
9. First It Giveth
10. Go With the Flow
11. Feel Good Hit of the Summer
12. If I Had a Tail
13. The Lost Art of Keeping a Secret
14. The Vampyre of Time and Memory
15. 3's & 7's
16. Kalopsia
17. Little Sister
18. Burn the Witch
19. Keep Your Eyes Peeled
20. If Only
21. In My Head
22. Sick, Sick, Sick

[peacebone]

Jan 30, 2016 10:31:23 GMT -5 H. said:

I didn't even vote for No One Knows because i knew it would be first.

I nearly did the same.

Some songs that just barely missed my top 10 (not really in any order):

Auto Pilot
The Fun Machine Took a Shit and Died
Better Living Through Chemistry
Everybody Knows That You're Insane
God Is in the Radio
3's & 7's
Go With the Flow
I Think I Lost My Headache
Smooth Sailing
A Song for the Deaf

[godjanny]

I didn't vote because I'm not that familiar with all their albums but I would've included Mosquito Song.

[Web]

Another one of the longtime ballot veterans Alice In Chains wins the vote with 10 posters supporting them. The Cure and 311 only get one vote each, but the former had less overall nomianation points so falls off the ballot. The two new artists are David Bowie with a second week of strong support, and The Cars, re-entering the ballot and making Dr. Indie very happy. The five artists that were closest to earning a slot this week but fell short are The Smashing Pumpkins, Tame Impala, INXS, Pearl Jam, and AC/DC.

Here are the full standings:
Alice In Chains - 10
Tool - 9
Nirvana - 7
Deftones - 6
The White Stripes - 6
blink-182 - 5
Radiohead - 5
Coldplay - 2
311 - 1
The Cure - 1

Here's the link to the Alice In Chains ballot!

Voting closes Sunday February 14th at Midnight EST. Thanks for voting!

[Lordef†ones]

Nice, another one of my favorite bands. This one was really hard for me, more so fitting all the songs I wanted than choosing the best, their #1 is one of my favorite songs of all time. It was so tough my #1 song from 2009 was left off the list.

[wheatsquares33]

I haven't done one of these Top 10s since Weezer, but I'm a big fan of AiC. I'll try to submit a list for this one.

[American Idiot]

I'm unfortunately not a fan of Alice in Chains except for maybe a song or two. I'll be sitting this one out. Have fun, everyone!

[dm2081]

I'm a HUGE Chains fan so I've been looking forward to this round. Going to be sad when I have to leave some gems off my list though :/

[godjanny]

Yes, Tool's getting big ups on the ballots!

[Doc Indie Party Rock]

There are exactly 10 songs from Alice In Chains I like. One of those ,is in my top 10 Alternative Rock songs of the 90s.

[dm2081]

This was so tough. You know you got yourself a great band when you have to leave "Angry Chair", "Again" and "Rooster" off your Top 10 list  :(

[Daryl the Beryl]

Web you forgot about the 24 hour warning

[Doc Indie Party Rock]

 It took me a while to get used this band's melodic to un melodic contrasting style of their music. I was never a big Grunge fan for obvious reasons. Mainly; for leaving most of my favorite bands out of work. , but "Man In A Box" became my favorite Grunge song of that era. I don't count STP, cuz they were not from Washington. To me they were just an awesome rock band who jumped on the Grunge train and rode it with ease.

[wheatsquares33]

Submitted mine. I didn't listen to their whole discography like I intended to, but maybe it's better that way. I had to make a few difficult cuts as it was (Would?, Grind, and Over Now all get honorable mentions).

[Web]

Pulse Top 10s
#15 - Alice In Chains - Results

Back for the results of the Alice In Chains vote! I had to clear up some songs appearing twice on a few members' ballots and wanted to wait for their responses before posting the final results, so here they are. Would? storms to the crown with a wide gap in points despite not being the most-nominated song. Down In A Hole earns that honor, appearing on all but three ballots. Most of the top ranks were dominated by tracks from Dirt and the highly-acclaimed Jar Of Flies EP. I hadn't really listened to the two new albums before this vote, and found some great tracks that I otherwise would have missed. Check My Brain was the highest ranking Layne Staley-less track. 

RK	Song	Album(Year)	PTS	RP	MX
1	Would?	Dirt(1992)	94	11	1
2	Down In A Hole	Dirt(1992)	68	12	1
3	Man In The Box	Facelift(1990)	67	10	1
4	No Excuses	Jar of Flies[EP](1994)	63	11	1
5	Them Bones	Dirt(1992)	54	9	2
6	Nutshell	Jar of Flies[EP](1994)	48	7	1
7	Rooster	Dirt(1992)	46	8	1
8	Heaven Beside You	Alice In Chains(1995)	45	9	1
9	I Stay Away	Jar of Flies[EP](1994)	39	7	1
10	Angry Chair	Dirt(1992)	28	4	2
11	Grind	Alice In Chains(1995)	22	5	3
12	Don't Follow	Jar of Flies[EP](1994)	22	3	2
13	Check My Brain	Black Gives Way To Blue(2009)	19	5	5
14	Again	Alice In Chains(1995)	19	4	2
15	Dirt	Dirt(1992)	18	3	3
16	Black Gives Way To Blue	Black Gives Way To Blue(2009)	18	2	1
17	Stone	The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here(2013)	17	5	5
18	Over Now	Alice In Chains(1995)	17	3	5
19	We Die Young	Facelift(1990)	16	4	4
20	A Looking In View	Black Gives Way To Blue(2009)	12	3	4
21	Got Me Wrong	Sap[EP](1992)	12	2	3
22	Your Decision	Black Gives Way To Blue(2009)	11	3	4
23	Rain When I Die	Dirt(1992)	11	2	1
24	Sickman	Dirt(1992)	7	1	4
	Confusion	Facelift(1990)	7	1	4
26	Hollow	The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here(2013)	6	2	6
27	Bleed The Freak	Facelift(1990)	5	1	6
	Voices	The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here(2013)	5	1	6
	What The Hell Have I	Last Action Hero OST(1993)	5	1	6
30	Sea Of Sorrow	Facelift(1990)	4	2	8
31	Frogs	Alice In Chains(1995)	4	1	7
	Lesson Learned	Black Gives Way To Blue(2009)	4	1	7
33	Junkhead	Dirt(1992)	3	2	9
34	Whale & Wasp	Jar of Flies[EP](1994)	3	1	8
35	Am I Inside	Sap[EP](1992)	2	1	9
	Scalpel	The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here(2013)	2	1	9
37	Phantom Limb	The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here(2013)	1	1	10
	Take Her Out	Black Gives Way To Blue(2009)	1	1	10

MX = Maximum position; highest the song reached on any submission
RP = Total reporters; how many posters listed the song in their Top 10.

Here's the link to all of your votes!

I'll post the results of the poll and our 16th artist's ballot in a few days.

[krissirge]

Im the only one to voted for
What The Hell Have I :/

[Pipa]

Don't Follow did really good all things considered. Probably their most underrated single.

[Lordef†ones]

Glad to see Black Gives Way To Blue in the top 20 despite me having to leave it off my list. Also pleasantly surprised with the performance of Nutshell.

I see The Smashing Pumpkins are getting a fair amount of support now hopefully they can hop on the ballot