Steel2Velvet Posted June 13, 2010 Report Share Posted June 13, 2010 The restless crowd of punks came to slam, smarm and otherwise lose themselves in some exploding rock. They did not come to wait any longer than they have been. Just in time to save a revolt, the house lights dim while the band makes its way up on the stage. A single spotlight shines on the front microphone stand. Our hero strides up to it with a snarl on his lips, over which commands a crescendoed eyebrow of rebuke; as if daring the audience to make any untoward comment. Suddenly, he notices a pretty young girl in designer jeans and pink blouse, among the spiked hair and leather-wristbanded crowd. She pushes closer to him and asks for an autograph. His snarl warms to a puppydog smile. The eyebrow relaxes and the eyes moisten. He turns back to his mates and says, "They love us!" With this much impetus the group dives into a massive 50 song set! And now kids: blind-fitter's Personal Top Ten 007 (Shanty Town) - Desmond Dekker L'Aigle Noir - Barbara Ampersand - Amanda Palmer Angels In Pain - Princess Tinymeat Asbestos Lead Asbestos - World Domination Enterprises Bedward The Flying Preacher - Singers & Players w. Prince Far-I Babylon's Burning - The Ruts Betrayal - Jah Wobble Beyond The Threshold - Husker Du C'mon Let's Go - Girlschool Congo War - Lord Brynner & The Sheiks Do The Standing Still - The Table Dole - Vanessa Van Basten Edward Fox - Smack Embrace - Low Fite Dem Back - Linton Kwesi Johnson How To Hate The Working Classes - Luke Haines I Saw An X-Ray Of A Girl Passing Gas - The Butthole Surfers I Envy The Wind - Lucinda Williams If You're A Viper - Rosetta Howard with the Harlem Hamfats I'm An Upstart - Angelic Upstarts Im Nin Alu - Ofra Haza In Shreds - The Chameleons In Spite Of These Times - The Close Lobsters Jesus Loves Amerika - The Shamen Lisa Box - Dawn Of The Replicants Luckiest Guy On The Lower East Side - Magnetic Fields Male Model - The Undertones Mother Of Christ - Alice Donut My Favourite Dress - The Wedding Present Nag Nag Nag - Cabaret Voltaire No Room For You - Demob Passing Complexion - Big Black Plaster Casts Of Everything - Liars The Power Of Lard - Lard Psyche - Killing Joke Ratts Of The Capital - Mogwai Red Sleeping Beauty - McCarthy Rosevel - The Triffids Rottweillers - Nerve Rack Run Joe - Stranger Cole Shaved Women - Crass Silver Machine - Hawkwind Sour Times - Portishead Spacer - Sheila And B. Devotion Spirit Ditch - Sparklehorse Sycamore - Bill Callahan Tower Of Strength - Rudimentary Peni What A Man Doeth - Eric Morris Yes Sir, I Can Boogie - Baccara blind-fitter sez: here's a playlist of 50 of my favourite songs. Listening to my music is a bit like sex; it may be gruelling at times, but if you persevere, the pleasure may just be worth the punishment. Here is the youtube playlist: http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=8A64E3E04038B190 Now, play 'em loud somewhere and then VOTE!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted June 13, 2010 Report Share Posted June 13, 2010 (edited) Good picks, BF... Lots of memories there... I am listening to the songs right now... and will be voting very soon. 1- In Spite Of These Times - The Close Lobsters 2- I'm An Upstart - Angelic Upstarts 3- Babylon's Burning - The Ruts 4- In Shreds - The Chameleons 5- Do The Standing Still - The Table 6- C'mon Let's Go - Girlschool 7- Sycamore - Bill Callahan 8- 007 (Shanty Town) - Desmond Dekker 9- Im Nin Alu - Ofra Haza 10-Yes Sir, I Can Boogie - Baccara Edited June 13, 2010 by Guest I voted :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted June 14, 2010 Report Share Posted June 14, 2010 Did I vote too soon? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesboy Posted June 14, 2010 Report Share Posted June 14, 2010 I'm sorry blind-fitter, i'm going back to the hospital for skin graft surgery today. I hope i'm back home before the Friday deadline to vote on your songs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blind-fitter Posted June 14, 2010 Report Share Posted June 14, 2010 I hope so too, blues'. Best of luck, take care and take your time. If you're not back home in time to vote, I'd still be interested to hear your opinion. But it can wait, if need be. Your well-being is more important than my PTT, when all's said and done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lea Posted June 14, 2010 Report Share Posted June 14, 2010 Get well soon Blusey. We'll be looking forward to your swift recovery I can't believe three of us actually put Butthole surfers on our PTT's I've never heard that one, but I'm not sure I've heard any of the songs on your list BF. It'll take me some time to listen but I'm really looking forward to listening. I found a couple new song favorites from your last PTT so I'm excited about this one as well. I may end up with a couple more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miamisammy29 Posted June 14, 2010 Report Share Posted June 14, 2010 Mother of Christ, this was tough!! 1. Mother of Christ - Alice Donut 2. Rottweilers - Nerve Rack 3. Psyche - Killing Joke 4. Ratts Of The Capital - Mogwai 5. Babylon's Burning - The Ruts 6. In Spite of These Times - The Close Lobsters 7. Tower Of Strength - Rudimentary Peni 8. Betrayal - Jah Wobble 9. Sour Times - Portishead 10. I Saw An X-Ray of a Girl Passing Gas - Butthole Surfers Honorable Mention: Desmond Dekker, Chameleons, Triffids, Shaman, several others Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Laurie_ Posted June 14, 2010 Report Share Posted June 14, 2010 This is fun...I'm still listening... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Laurie_ Posted June 14, 2010 Report Share Posted June 14, 2010 1. I Envy The Wind - Lucinda Williams 2. 007 (Shanty Town) - Desmond Dekker 3. C'mon Let's Go - Girlschool 4. Psyche - Killing Joke 5. Male Model - The Undertones 6. Do The Standing Still - The Table 7. In Spite Of These Times - The Close Lobsters 8. I'm An Upstart - Angelic Upstarts 9. Silver Machine - Hawkwind 10 What A Man Doeth - Eric Morris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil Posted June 14, 2010 Report Share Posted June 14, 2010 I have some listening to do. Be back later this week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky Posted June 15, 2010 Report Share Posted June 15, 2010 Fitter, you've put a task together for me. I know 2 songs on your list. I'll be back with my votes around thursday or so .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenny Posted June 15, 2010 Report Share Posted June 15, 2010 I will hopefully be done listening today and get my votes in by tomorrow. I only know one song on your list! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenny Posted June 16, 2010 Report Share Posted June 16, 2010 OK, here are my votes: 1. SOur Times - Portishead 2. Sycamore - Bill Callahan 3. I Envy The Wind - Lucinda Williams 4. Im Nin Alu - Ofra Haza 5. Red Sleeping Beauty - McCarthy 6. How To Hate The Working Classes - Luke Haines 7. Rosevel - The Triffids 8. Tower of Strength - Rudimentary Peni 9. Spacer - Seila and B. Devotion 10. Luckiest Guy on The Lower East Side - Magnetic Fields Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lea Posted June 16, 2010 Report Share Posted June 16, 2010 I didn't know any of your songs BF. I like it when that happens I finally managed to narrow it down to ten but it was a bit of a task. You have some really cool tunes on that list. Sad about what happened to Ofra Haza she had a very beautiful singing voice 1.Im Nin Alu - Ofra Haza 2.007 (Shanty Town) - Desmond Dekker 3.Rosevel - The Triffids 4.Embrace - Low 5.Ratts Of The Capital - Mogwai 6.In Spite of These Times - Close Lobsters 7.If You're A Viper - Rosetta Howard with the Harlem Hamfats 8.Red Sleeping Beauty - McCarthy 9.I Envy The Wind - Lucinda Williams 10.How To Hate The Working Classes - Luke Haines Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonJonSurfer Posted June 16, 2010 Report Share Posted June 16, 2010 1. 007 Shanty Town 2. Ratts of the Capital 3. In Shreds 4. Sour Times 5. Do The Standing Still 6. Silver Machine 7. Spirit Ditch 8. C'mon Let's Go 9. Beyond The threshold 10. Yes sir, I can Boogie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blind-fitter Posted June 16, 2010 Report Share Posted June 16, 2010 Thank heavens for that veritable flurry of votes earlier on (3 in 2 hours!); I was beginning to worry that I might have become persona non grata for some reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blind-fitter Posted June 16, 2010 Report Share Posted June 16, 2010 Sad about what happened to Ofra Haza she had a very beautiful singing voice I didn't know about that. Next chance I get, I'll dig out my vinyl copy of "Yemenite Songs" and blast it out, belatedly, in her honour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLizard Posted June 16, 2010 Report Share Posted June 16, 2010 I'll probably vote on this tomorrow. Your list has the most new stuff for me out of any of the lists so far, so I want to make sure I give everything a fair, attentive listen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lea Posted June 16, 2010 Report Share Posted June 16, 2010 I was beginning to worry that I might have become persona non grata for some reason. Never Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blind-fitter Posted June 16, 2010 Report Share Posted June 16, 2010 Well, you never know. Stranger things have happened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steel2Velvet Posted June 17, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 17, 2010 1. Sour Times - Portishead 2. Ampersand - Amanda Palmer 3. Silver Machine - Hawkwind 4. Spacer - Sheila And B. Devotion 5. Rosevel - The Triffids 6. Luckiest Guy On The Lower East Side - Magnetic Fields 7. Spirit Ditch - Sparklehorse 8. What A Man Doeth - Eric Morris 9. The Power Of Lard - Lard 10. Sycamore - Bill Callahan Devotion to listening time essential. Very happy with the above results. Thanks for intros to all these new songs, BF (though I knew Ampersand.) BTW - an interesting juxtaposition in your nomination list: "I Saw An X-Ray Of A Girl Passing Gas" "I Envy The Wind" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blind-fitter Posted June 17, 2010 Report Share Posted June 17, 2010 I noticed that too. It didn't become apparent until I alphabeticised my list. Purely serendipitous, I can assure you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Joe Posted June 17, 2010 Report Share Posted June 17, 2010 1-007 (Shanty Town) - Desmond Dekker (Skaville revisited) 2-If You're A Viper - Rosetta Howard with the Harlem Hamfats (Ever hear the version by The Jim Kweskin Jug Band?) 3-I Envy The Wind - Lucinda Williams 4-Rosevel - The Triffids 5-Congo War - Lord Brynner & The Sheiks 6-Sycamore - Bill Callahan 7-Sour Times - Portishead 8-What A Man Doeth - Eric Morris 9-Spacer - Sheila And B. Devotion 10-Edward Fox - Smack (Hey, always liked Edward Fox, that Jackal!) Now that was different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blind-fitter Posted June 17, 2010 Report Share Posted June 17, 2010 Indeed. I'm going to be away for a couple of days. Thanks to all who have taken the trouble to listen and voted, and to those who will do so in the next day or two. Those who don't vote: I know who you are and I will contact you individually for an explanation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil Posted June 17, 2010 Report Share Posted June 17, 2010 (edited) 1. How To Hate The Working Classes - Luke Haines 2. Babylon Burning - Ruts 3. C'mon Let's Go - Girlschool 4. If Your A Viper - Rosetta Howard & The Harlem Hamfats 5. Male Model - Undertones 6. I Envy The Wind - Lucinda 7. No Room For You - DeMob 8. Dole - Vanessa Van Basten 9. Lisa Box - Dawn Of The Replicants 10. Edward Fox - Smack BF, Nice to hear different music. Enjoyed it, as much as I enjoy my new Leeds United T-shirt. Mighty Whites Rule. Edited June 17, 2010 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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