The History Of Jop Part 6 aka Animals strike curious poses

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

Beware the savage jaw of 1984! The Pazz and Jop poll takes some curious turns this year with plenty to analyse in the comments boxes. For once no holdovers from last time or entries from the EP list, though I was sorely tempted to put Into Battle With The Art Of Noise in.


[Poll #823959]


The Joptimist Metapoll Remix (1983 Dub) is as follows:

1. Billie Jean (35 votes)
2. Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) (34)
3. Little Red Corvette (30)
4. Beat It (28)
5. White Lines (Dont Dont Do It) (26)
6. It's Like That/Sucker MCs (21)
7. Burning Down The House (18)
8. Every Breath You Take (17)
9=. Lets Dance (16)
9=. Last Night A DJ Saved My Life (16)
9=. Do You Really Want To Hurt Me (16)

Much wider spread of voting last time btw.

Comments

[boyofbadgers.livejournal.com]

It's by far and away the best thing they ever did. I have attempted to write about it in the past, and I would try and dig out a link, but the piece doesn't really do it justice in the first place (and is also poss. a little embarassingly gushy). However, I've been meaning to rip the vinyl for aeons, so if you want an mp3 I could probably sort one out in a couple of days, if you're curious like.

We had to make dü with gin

[koganbot]

Hüsker did one of the greatest shows I ever saw in my life, Great Gildersleeves on the Bowery, 1983. On record they're more of a normal song band, which didn't help 'em because it lost the way their sound rumbled and coagulated live. And then of course, live tapes usually have such shitty sound quality, as on this one. But really, the 17 million mediocre indie bands that followed aren't their fault.