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where do your top songs from that album rate for you when looking over the PSB's entire career? Is there anything from "Fundamental" - or the b-sides - that you would put in your PSB Top 10 favorites?

For me, "Minimal" may be up there... I have played the hell out of that song. There was one day driving to work (it's about a 40 minute drive) that I just played that song on repeat the entire way, full blast.

I'm curious now that folks have had time to listen and reflect on Fundamental, how do you view it in the "Big Picture" of the PSB's career?


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Fugitive is in my PSB top 5, I think. Casanova In Hell is in my PSB top 20, probably even top 15. Nothing else is in my PSB top 30.

I love Fundamental as an album, but there are few total standout tracks for me.

Fugitive. The new issue of Literally confirms there is a 7" mix. Hopefully they'll release it at some point.

the other side of the coin for me this time around. I think its the CD with the most amount of winners per album as far as all time favorites.

I still cant get over luna park,how awesome and yet weird it is for a PSB song.

but lunapark/minimal/indefinite/casanova/integral/numb. never loved so many songs on one release.

Favorites:

Minimal
Integral
Sodom and Gomorrah Show

Am so glad they recorded/release -

Minimal
Numb
Blue On Blue

Why On Earth did they ever record/release -

Psychological
Girls Don't Cry

Minimal. Certainly Top Ten. I am very pleased to add a song to the Top 10 list after so many years.

Fugitive, Indefinite Leave To Remain and Integral are up there in the top 25.

I could live without Sodom, Excuses, and of course, Numb.

Here's what my PSB top 30 might look like, although it's subject to change every other second - Fundamental tracks highlighted:

01. Always On My Mind
02. Paninaro (Italian remix)
03. Your Funny Uncle
04. I’m Not Scared
05. Fugitive
06. Discoteca
07. The Theatre
08. This Must Be The Place I Waited Years To Leave
09. Two Divided By Zero
10. Love Is A Catastrophe

11. Violence
12. Left To My Own Devices
13. I Want A Dog
14. Can You Forgive Her?
15. Do I Have To?
16. What Have I Done To Deserve This?
17. Heart
18. Birthday Boy
19. Always
20. Casanova In Hell

21. West End Girls
22. It’s A Sin
22. You Only Tell Me You Love Me When You’re Drunk
23. Casting A Shadow
25. Rent
26. So Hard
27. Footsteps
28. It Always Comes As A Surprise
29. Boy Strange
30. Only The Wind

My favourites from the Fundamental eraso far:

Minimal
Luna Park
Fugitive
God Willing (so prog rock)

Quick Top Ten:
1. Always On My Mind
2. Left to My Own Devices
3. It Couldn't Happen Here
4. King's Cross
5. Can You Forgive Her?
6. This Must Be The Place I waited...
7. Minimal
8. To Step Aside
9. I'm Not Scared
10. Suburbia
Hot Bubbling under:
Opportunities
One More Chance
Hit and Miss
Discoteca
Heart
I Want to Wake Up
Two Divided by Zero
Radiophonic
Integral
Too Many People

Interesting to see so many mentions of "Fugitive". I have to admit, it really hasn't connected with me that much... I think i'll give it a few more spins. "Minimal" also seems to be another favorite - what was the reaction on the board when "I'm with Stupid" replaced "Minimal" as the first single, I wonder... I wish I had discovered this place ages ago!!!


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my top PSB 20:

Being boring
The Sodom and Gomorrah Show
It always comes as a surprise
You only tell me you love me when you're drunk
Miracles
I made my excuses and left
I don't know what you want...
Jealousy
A Red Letter Day
West End girls
To face the truth
Left to my own devices
King's Cross
It couldn't happen here
Casanova in hell
Fugitive
Go West
One more chance
The sound of the atom splitting

so yeah, a fair bit of Fundamental/ism is in my top 20.

NorthernLad wrote:Interesting to see so many mentions of "Fugitive". I have to admit, it really hasn't connected with me that much... I think i'll give it a few more spins. "Minimal" also seems to be another favorite - what was the reaction on the board when "I'm with Stupid" replaced "Minimal" as the first single, I wonder... I wish I had discovered this place ages ago!!!

There wasn't much of a reaction, since nobody on the boards had heard either track when the switch was announced.

But now one wonders if it was a wrong step...

Dreamcatcher2003 wrote:But now one wonders if it was a wrong step...

It was. I'm With Stupid is another one of those halfway embarrassing singles that doesn't give any indication of the brilliance of PSB and doesn't sell any albums.