Best-of Radiohead

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OK, remember, you vote for two songs (not the same song twice) from each album.  The song that is voted the most loses.

First, the canned from the first round:

Pablo Honey had a three-way tie, each with 1 vote.  I don't have a problem with getting rid of these if you don't.
Prove Yourself
I Can't
Vegetable

the Bends had a tie also, each with 3 votes
Black Star
Bones

OK Computer
Fitter Happier

Kid A
In Limbo

Amnesiac
Hunting Bears

Hail to the Thief
I Will

THE REMAINING SONGS

Pablo Honey 9 tracks
You
Creep
How Do You?
Stop Whispering
Thinking About You
Anyone Can Play Guitar
Ripcord
Lurgee
Blow Out

The Bends 10 tracks
Planet Telex
The Bends
High and Dry
Fake Plastic Trees
Nice Dream
Just
My Iron Lung
Bullet Proof...I Wish I Was
Sulk
Street Spirit

OK Computer 11 tracks
Airbag
Paranoid Android
Subterranean Homesick Alien
Exit Music (for a film)
Let Down
Karma Police
Electioneering
Climbing Up the Walls
No Surprises
Lucky
The Tourist

Kid A 9 tracks
Everything In Its Right Place
Kid A
The National Anthem
How to Disappear Completely
Treefingers
Optimistic
Idioteque
Morning Bell
Motion Picture Soundtrack

Amnesiac 10 tracks
Pact Like Sardines...
Pyramid Song
Pull/Pulk Revolving Doors
You and Whose Army?
I Might Be Wrong
Knives Out
Morning Bell/Amnesiac
Dollars & Cents
Like Spinning Plates
Life in a Glasshouse

Hail to the Thief 13 tracks
2+2=5
Sit Down Stand Up
Sail to the Moon
Backdrifts
Go To Sleep
Where I End and You Begin
We Suck Young Blood
The Gloaming
There There
A Punchup at a Wedding
Myxomatosis
Scatterbrain
A Wolf at the Door

We also had some B-Sides nominated, which will be saved for the final pool (do not vote off b-sides at this point).  Feel free to add to this list right now.
Like Spinning Plates (live from "I Might Be Wrong")
Fog
Talk Show Host
This Mess We're In (not technically a Radiohead song, or a b-side but Thom Yorke prominently guest vocals - it's by PJ Harvey)

When this is over, I will take a tally, of course.  I think it'll be safe to take 2 songs off each album in this round except for "Kid A" to even things out a little.  

I have to wait and see what to do about "Pablo Honey".  If I were arbitrating this album, then these will be on the final:  Anyone Can Play Guitar, Creep, Blow Out.  If anyone objects to these choices, I won't play dictator with "Pablo Honey".

It only gets harder to give songs the axe from here, but carry on!

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taste boot!

Pablo Honey
Thinking About You
How Do You (easy)

The Bends
Bullet Proof
Sulk (easy)

OK Computer
Electioneering
Lucky (whew...that took me some time)

Kid A
Motion Picture Soundtrack
Treefingers (hated this one, too)

Amnesiac
Pull/Pulk
Morning Bell/Amnesiac (pretty easy for me this round)

Hail to the Thief
Scatterbrain
Sit Down, Stand Up (took some time to choose "Sit Down")

[DvChWi]

Planet Telex
Bulletproof

The Tourist
Electioneering

Treefingers(I like it, but its not really a full song)
Kid A

Man, I'm really feeling the sting here, removing these songs.  Its like pushing a good friend off a bridge.

[murlough23]

OK, here are my votes... disregard what I said in the other thread if I've inadvertently changed anything.

The Bends
Bullet Proof...I Wish I Was
Sulk

OK Computer
Let Down
Lucky

Kid A
Treefingers
Motion Picture Soundtrack

Amnesiac
You and Whose Army?
Morning Bell/Amnesiac

Hail to the Thief
Scatterbrain
A Wolf at the Door

BTW, we really should do this with U2 some time. Hopefully we'd get enough folks to play!

NP: "Intoxicating", David Crowder Band

[DvChWi]

BTW, we really should do this with U2 some time. Hopefully we'd get enough folks to play!
 

I don't know, I'm think I'm going to be pretty scarred emotionally from doing this one.  By next round, I'm sure I will be crying for the songs we've lost.  U2 has an even bigger catalogue, so it would be even harder.

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U2 would take a year, I think.

[Guest]

I still don't know what y'all's problem is with "Electioneering". Yeah, it's a jolt compared to the mood of the rest of the album... but at that point it's a much-needed kick in the pants. Radiohead deserves a chance to rock out and let all hell break loose every now and then. Thematically, I think it also fits better than some folks think it does. But I can see how it's gonna get booted eventually, so oh well.

[murlough23]

Whoops, that guest post was me. Forgot to log back in.

[Josh]

David: I love "Electioneering." It just happens to be my least favorite, but I still regard it as a grade-A song.

Re: the lack of love for "Wolf" and "Motion Picture Soundtrack": WAAAAAAAAAAAH!  

Re: U2: Doing this kind of thing for either U2 or REM would be really, really stressful for me.  =)

And, finally...my votes:

The Bends
Sulk
Nice Dream

OK Computer
Electioneering
The Tourist

Kid A
Treefingers
Kid A (very tough call)

Amnesiac
Life in a Glass House
Morning Bell/ Amnesiac

HTTT
We Suck Young Blood
Backdrifts

 

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I really like Electioneering a lot, but it's pretty standard fare on an otherwise ambitiously huge record.

[Escuchame]

The Bends:
Planet Telex
Blackstar

OK Computer (save Let Down!!!):
Electioneering!!!!!
Lucky

Kid A (save Motion Picture Soundtrack!!!):
Treefingers (I love you...*wipes tear*)
Everything In Its Right Place (yep... it's ALRIGHT.)

Amnesiac (save Pull/Pulk!!!)
I Might Be Wrong (yep... hate on me all you want...)
Morning Bell/Amnesiac

Hail to the Thief (save Backdrifts!!!)
A Wolf at the Door (no, it's not because of "fucker," silly...)
Scatterbrain
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I CAN'T PLAY THIS GAME ANYMORE!  I THINK I'M QUITTING.
 

[murlough23]

I really like Electioneering a lot, but it's pretty standard fare on an otherwise ambitiously huge record.

Standard? Heh. It blows the doors off of most of their stuff from before that, IMHO.

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Standard? Heh. It blows the doors off of most of their stuff from before that, IMHO.

In that it rocks harder, yes.  "Electioneering" sounds like it would be comfortable on "The Bends".  I'm not saying that's a bad thing, but that's my take on it.

Andree, what's your thing with Wolfe.  Does it have to do with Yorke attempting the sing-speak Bob Dylan thing?  Hey, I like "Backdrifts", too, but I think I like "Wolf" a little more.

[Emericana]

Scatterbrain
We Suck Young Blood

[Josh]

(save Let Down!!!)

YES! You're my new hero, Andree. "Let Down" is, believe it or not, my favorite track on OK Computer.

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The tally thus far

Pablo Honey
Thinking About You  1
How Do You?  1

The Bends
Bulletproof  3
Planet Telex  2
Black Star  1
Sulk  3
Nice Dream  1

OK Computer
Electioneering  4
The Tourist  2
Lucky  3
Let Down  1

Kid A
Motion Picture Soundtrack  2
Treefingers  5
Everything In Its Right Place  1
Kid A  2

Amnesiac
Pull/Pulk  1
Morning Bell/Amnesiac  4
I Might Be Wrong  1
Life in a Glasshouse  1
You and Whose Army?  1

Hail to the Thief
Scatterbrain  4
A Wolf at the Door  2
Sit Down, Stand Up  1
We Suck Young Blood  2
Backdrifts  1

Pretty close on some of these.
 

[murlough23]

Looks like we're saying goodbye to Bulletproof, Sulk, Electioneering, Treefingers, Morning Bell/Amnesiac, and Scatterbrain... the only thing that surprises me here is that Pulk/Pull might live to see Round Three.

We need more contestants, yo.

[Josh]

We need more contestants, yo.

That would be off the foshizzle.

[murlough23]

In that it rocks harder, yes.  "Electioneering" sounds like it would be comfortable on "The Bends".  I'm not saying that's a bad thing, but that's my take on it.

Musically, you might be right... Lyrically, I think the song is there to represent the individual whom our paranoid android protagonist is out to kill. To me, it seems like more of an essential track than "Let Down" does... but I know I'll get a bit of a fight trying to vote that one off. I like "Let Down"... but aside from "Lucky", I like all of the remaining songs more.

[Escuchame]

We need more contestants, yo.

That would be off the foshizzle.

WTF?

Lay off!  Don't talk like that if you don't know how to...

Fo shizzle my whizzle..

Peace,
Andreee

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I think all the votes I'm getting are in.

Let's get this Radiohizzle goin dawg.  Round 3, coming right up.  Lock it!