[Introspective] poll on 5 greatest PSB singles

[various99 _]

I have to agree that some of the results showing up in the top 5 were a bit strange.  I feel that, even when thinking of packaging, b-sides, and the strength of the a-sides, a lot of PSB's best stuff scored low.  I even take into account stuff like the artwork.  For me, their strongest singles have always (and probably will always) come from the singles featured on Discography.  Since then, only CYFH, GW, Before, SAVE, and Home and Dry have struck me as being in the same league as the Discography singles.  The rest have been okay, but just not up to the sheer power and genius of the Discography era. 

-Ali

Date: Mon, 3 Sep 2007 15:50:49 +0200
From: gilles.gen at gmail.com
To: steleeuk at hotmail.co.uk; introspective at lists.jameslick.com
Subject: Re: [Introspective] poll on 5 greatest PSB singles

2007/9/3, Ste Lee <steleeuk at hotmail.co.uk>:





Great work there wayne.. the number one choice is very good, we all feel better in the dark is a very good track... some noticeable humping sound effects tho :oP

yeah sure. #1 is their, and dare I say "the", greatest single ever.


meanwhile, I'm pretty surprised about the overall outcome.
many great singles have been ranked fairly low IMHO (somewhere, dj culture, jealousy, drunk, LCQ) and other surprisingly high (GW - oh well I must be the only one to hate this -, before, home & dry).

I guess for these the very good b-sides make up for what I personally consider pretty weak singles, at least the latter two.
my feelings towards GW are quite more complicated but anyway this is all just a matter of personal tastes, isn't it.


I didn't have the chance to vote, exceptionally and unfortunately, nor to read the poll's comments (pity these cannot be archived somewhere... wayne?).
I would undoubtedly have chosen being boring and red letter day at least.


I think I remember a quite similar poll a few years back, where we had to pick up our favorite "single set" altogether (single, b-sides, remixes, packaging) and, if I remember well, ARLD came on top. quite rightly so, it's a fabulous song, wonderful artwork, tremendous b-sides (among their very best IMHO) and outstanding remixes... aaah if trouser enthusiasts were to remix more of their songs, esp. those superchumbo did a massacre of...


just my two cents.

take care everyone on our good ol' intro...

gilles

-- 
"and they say you're doing fine
they're just playing with your mind

and they never even know your name
but they all want you to shine
to glitter all the time
they all want a little taste of champagne"
--- marc almond, "the tenement symphony", 1991 ---

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