The History Of Jop Part 27 aka She got one of your kids got you for 18 years

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

And now - the final* Pazz and Jop poll. 2005 - seems like it was yesterday eh?

You have thirteen ticks across 39 boxes - the holdover from last year that I left out was "Galang", if you're interested.


[Poll #904749]


*or potentially penultimate, but I suspect the discussion of the New Times PJ poll will be along the lines of the JP one i.e. poll-free.

2004: Joptimists Verdict

1. Toxic (52 votes - offhand I can't remember anyone ever getting more, and certainly the 91% is huge)
2. Take Me Out (43)
3. What You Waiting For? (38)
4. Chewing Gum (37)
5=. 99 Problems (36)
5=. Galang (36)
7. Heartbeat (33)
8. Drop It Like It's Hot (27)
9. Yeah (Usher) (26)
10. Somebody Told Me (25)

And that's it. If anyone has any ideas for flagship poll series I will take them under consideration!

Comments

[koganbot]

Katrina Nine Months Later

(By the way, Eppy, you ruined my cred: I thought I was going to be the only person to vote for "BYOB.")

[koganbot]

Er, I mean to tick "BYOB."

[dickmalone.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure I would have normally but ever since I got the My Chemical Romance album I've been in a super-thrashy mood.

[koganbot]

"BYOB" is also kind of r&b (for metal-Armenian thrash, that is). Also really funny (though I'm never sure with these guys how much of the humor is intentional).

[piratemoggy.livejournal.com]

SOAD are deliberately funny, judging from interviews, etc.

[dickmalone.livejournal.com]

I think it's more that they're so committed to not taking themselves seriously that they undercut even their serious stuff. Maybe they undercut it by being over-the-top than by being out and out humorous, but I like that a lot. Most bands are afraid that they're going to be seen as a joke band if they're too funny, but SOAD recognizes that just because you're not taking something seriously doesn't mean it's not serious, and vice versa.