Rank the rankers' EC favourites!

Otis Westinghouse · Post by **Otis Westinghouse** » Fri Mar 31, 2006 8:08 pm

I agree about the warm glow. Music is part of the fabric of life, and staying close to things that wrote themselves into your DNA 20 years back is a great feeling. For me it's to do with a sense of cultural identity and personal history, and if my feelings for Lloyd Cole are intensified by the fact that I was obsessed by him 20 years ago in Madrid, so much the better. I love the fact that this board, more than anything else, has got me more music-obsessed than I've been since that time, or even earlier than it, since I was at school, and has led me to redicsover loads of things from my past, as well as loads of new things by people I loved then but had not heard in the intervening time, as well as new music, as well as music from the past I hadn't heard. I also love being blown away at 41 by how much good music was around when I was in my late teens, and especially by how fantastic my taste was then!

Mechanical Grace · Post by **Mechanical Grace** » Fri Mar 31, 2006 10:12 pm

Otis Westinghouse wrote: I also love being blown away at 41 by how much good music was around when I was in my late teens, and especially by how fantastic my taste was then!

Yes, but those are two separate things! For my part, I of course love lots of music from my youth, but my taste was pretty spotty, and the only old stuff that gives me a warm glow now is the music that was actually good (and a lot of what I listened to really wasn't!!). Well, except for a few things that have pure cheese value, but hey, even good cheese is good in some way...

Mr. Average · Post by **Mr. Average** » Sat Apr 01, 2006 2:48 am

Well, if you were/are referring to my comments, Mug, as scientist wannabe:, too late. I am a scientist, and perform scientif studies, and I write scientific papers. So that makes me a "scientist Iyamabee".

As regards the "blather" comment, some things never change. I'm certain that Hillary will love your support in 08.

Mechanical Grace · Post by **Mechanical Grace** » Sat Apr 01, 2006 8:03 am

Mr. Average wrote: I am a scientist, and perform scientif studies, and I write scientific papers.

Egads, I pity your editors, and I don't mean the ones who watch for spelling and punctuation. And frankly if your ham-brained logic-- e.g., you know by my use of the word 'blather' who will run for President and who I will vote for in two years-- extends to your science, may God or nature protect us!

Well, my memory is highly fallible, as has been shown many times before, but last time I was paying attention I thought you were a medical equipment salesman and patronizing manager. Well In any case I stand by the 'blather' part.

Mechanical Grace · Post by **Mechanical Grace** » Sat Apr 01, 2006 1:04 pm

Oh, I forgot this part! (Perhaps I originally read the thread title as 'rancor's favorites'?)

1. New Lace Sleeves
2. Shipbuilding
3. Man Out Of Time
4. Couldn’t Call It Unexpected no. 4
5. Oliver’s Army
6. I’m Your Toy
7. Lipstick Vogue
8. Brilliant Mistake
9. The Birds Will Still Be Singing
10. Watching The Detectives
11. Riot Act
12. Worthless Thing
13. When I Was Cruel no. 2
14. In The Darkest Place
15. Sulky Girl
16. Bedlam
17. The Other End Of The Telescope
18. I Hope You’re Happy Now
19. Fallen
20. Deep Dark Truthful Mirror
21. Remove This Doubt

Very hard to do this, as I SO disagree with the rankings from the individual albums-- my top 21 songs overall would be give a very different chronological picture. But when we did the grand listing of posters' top 15s (was that thread lost in the crash, btw??) I did have New Lace Sleeves as number one, so there's some justice!

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