|
Post by bungo the mungo on Jul 24, 2021 19:56:58 GMT
official UK releases only.
please pick your favourite 8. i've included double A-sides.
embrace and pontificate.
in the city
all around the world
the modern world
news of the world
david watts
'A' bomb in wardour street
down in the tube station at midnight
strange town
when you're young
the eton rifles
going underground
dreams of children
start!
funeral pyre
absolute beginners
town called malice
precious
the bitterest pill ( i ever had to swallow)
beat surrender
|
|
Deleted
Deleted Member
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on Jul 24, 2021 21:06:46 GMT
So many amazing singles in so short a time. It's incredible when you see it laid out like that. Picking just 8 was really difficult.
|
|
|
Post by bungo the mungo on Jul 25, 2021 5:37:53 GMT
So many amazing singles in so short a time. It's incredible when you see it laid out like that. Picking just 8 was really difficult. indeed G, and i'm grateful that the weller haters have refrained from thread-crapping although i suspect that whoever voted for 'news of the world' was having a laugh. i hope more people will vote on the poll.
|
|
|
Post by DarknessFish on Jul 25, 2021 8:42:38 GMT
A strange band in that I really like a few of their songs, but only when not heard too frequently. I don't know if it's their ubiquity, or something slightly wearying about the songs. I could happily never hear Going Underground ever again, but I don't really dislike it.
|
|
Deleted
Deleted Member
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on Jul 25, 2021 11:14:56 GMT
|
|
|
Post by Crunchy Col on Jul 25, 2021 11:15:40 GMT
I picked just three, coincidentally the three that are currently in the lead. 'Going Underground' is the least of them, but the other two combine melody and attack to MAXIMUM EFFECT.
|
|
Deleted
Deleted Member
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on Jul 25, 2021 11:21:57 GMT
I picked 8 - City, A Bomb, Strange Town, Eton, Underground, Children, Funeral Pyre, Beat Surrender ( my shout for their most underrated single, what a great single to sign off with).
If I could only pick one, I'd go with 'Eton Rifles'.
|
|
|
Post by cousinlou on Jul 25, 2021 12:06:16 GMT
I picked 8 - City, A Bomb, Strange Town, Eton, Underground, Children, Funeral Pyre, Beat Surrender ( my shout for their most underrated single, what a great single to sign off with). If I could only pick one, I'd go with 'Eton Rifles'. Fully agree on Beat Surrender!
|
|
|
Post by bungo the mungo on Jul 25, 2021 19:29:09 GMT
not too many surprises at the top, but i'm amazed that 'all around the world' hasn't got a single vote whereas 'news of the world' and the very ordinary cover of 'david watts' both have 2.
|
|
|
Post by fonz on Jul 25, 2021 21:12:38 GMT
What about ‘That’s Entertainment’?
|
|
rayge
Administrator
Invisible
Posts: 8,746
|
Post by rayge on Jul 25, 2021 21:23:57 GMT
What about ‘That’s Entertainment’? I didn't notice it was missing, but surely it should be in there - think I would have voted for it ahead of Dreams of Children
|
|
|
Post by harrylemon on Jul 25, 2021 21:27:09 GMT
What about ‘That’s Entertainment’? It wasn't a UK release, it charted purely on import sales.
|
|
rayge
Administrator
Invisible
Posts: 8,746
|
Post by rayge on Jul 25, 2021 21:50:40 GMT
What about ‘That’s Entertainment’? It wasn't a UK release, it charted purely on import sales.
I have a copy. It was released after the band had split up, though.
|
|
|
Post by harrylemon on Jul 25, 2021 22:16:32 GMT
It wasn't a UK release, it charted purely on import sales.
I have a copy. It was released after the band had split up, though.
The version that charted was released while the band were still going. Happened again with Just Who Is The 5 o'clock Hero.
|
|
|
Post by bungo the mungo on Jul 26, 2021 9:36:48 GMT
thanks for explaining about 'that's entertainment', J.
i don't get the reappraisal for 'beat surrender', i've always considered it weak.
i can see why 'town called malice' is up there, but i've never really warmed to it.
i went for:
'A' bomb in wardour street, down in the tube station at midnight, strange town, when you're young, the eton rifles, going underground, start! and absolute beginners.
if 'aunties and uncles' had been the a-side to 'news of the world', i would've gone for that.
|
|