Rank Punch The Clock

King Hoarse · Post by **King Hoarse** » Thu Feb 17, 2005 6:02 pm

There’s probably less of everyone’s favourite songs on this one than on Imperial Bedroom (duh), but I found it pretty hard to rank nonetheless. One reason for that is while the versions on IB are pretty much perfect IMHO, these songs would need some more working on, and that’s not just because of the production, as in Everyday…For instance, I really like the verses, bridge and instrumental parts of Mouth Almighty, but my ears bleed to the “telling you what’s what” pre-chorus. Anyways, here goes:

1. Shipbuilding
2. Pills And Soap
3. Let Them All Talk
4. Mouth Almighty
5. The Invisible Man
6. King Of Thieves
7. TKO (Boxing Day)
8. Charm School
9. Everyday I Write The Book
10. The Greatest Thing
11. The World And His Wife
12. The Element Within Her
13.Love Went Mad (My vote for worst EC song on an original album…Bruce Thomas likes it, though.)

As usual, I’ll be back with the results in a week or so.

wardo68 · Post by **wardo68** » Thu Feb 17, 2005 6:50 pm

I agree with your setup completely, but of course, my ranking's slightly different. I prefer each of these in alternate takes.

1. Shipbuilding
2. Pills And Soap
3. Charm School
4. King Of Thieves
5. Everyday I Write The Book
6. The Invisible Man
7. The World And His Wife
8. Mouth Almighty
9. The Element Within Her
10. The Greatest Thing
11. Let Them All Talk
12. Love Went Mad
13. TKO (Boxing Day) ... which is my choice for one of his worst songs ever.

clairequilty · Post by **clairequilty** » Thu Feb 17, 2005 10:19 pm

11. Let Them All Talk
2. Pills And Soap
3. Charm School
5. Everyday I Write The Book
8. Mouth Almighty
7. The World And His Wife
10. The Greatest Thing
4. King Of Thieves
1. Shipbuilding
6. The Invisible Man
9. The Element Within Her
12. Love Went Mad
13. TKO (Boxing Day)

Of course I prefer each of these in their muzak remakes.

The Deliveryman · Post by **The Deliveryman** » Thu Feb 17, 2005 10:35 pm

1. Shipbuilding
2. Charm School
3. Pills And Soap
4. Mouth Almighty
5. The Invisible Man
6. Everyday I Write The Book
7. King Of Thieves
8. The Greatest Thing
9. Let Them All Talk
10. The Element Within Her
11. Love Went Mad
12. The World And His Wife
13. TKO (Boxing Day)

RinghioStarr · Post by **RinghioStarr** » Fri Feb 18, 2005 8:43 am

1. The Invisibile Man
2. TKO (Boxing Day)
3. Charm School
4. Shipbuilding
5. Everyday I Write The Book
6. King Of Thieves
7. Let Them All Talk
8. Pills And Soap
9. Mouth Almighty
10. The Element Within Her
11. Love Went Mad
12. The Greatest Thing
13. The World And His Wife (those live versions from the '84 tour are far better than this one, which sounds slow and clumsy to me)

Copenhagen Fan · Post by **Copenhagen Fan** » Fri Feb 18, 2005 9:28 am

6. King Of Thieves
9. Mouth Almighty
7. Let Them All Talk
2. TKO (Boxing Day)
8. Pills And Soap
1. The Invisibile Man
4. Shipbuilding
3. Charm School
5. Everyday I Write The Book
13. The World And His Wife
12. The Greatest Thing
11. Love Went Mad
10. The Element Within Her

Chrille · Post by **Chrille** » Fri Feb 18, 2005 11:21 am

Tough one, and not because all the songs are good :p

1. Pills And Soap
2. Shipbuilding
x. Heathen Town
3. Let Them All Talk
4. Everyday I Write The Book
5. The World And His Wife
6. Love Went Mad
x. The Flirting Kind
7. King Of Thieves
8. Mouth Almighty
9. The Invisible Man
10. The Element Within Her
11. The Greatest Thing
12. TKO (Boxing Day)
13. Charm School

x - If b-sides were allowed, this is were they would go :P

The cheesy TKO Horns bits are largely responible for the weak parts of this album, imo. There are no bad songs though, they're ok at worst.

John · Post by **John** » Fri Feb 18, 2005 1:02 pm

Was one of my faves for a long time and I still like it. Poppy Elvis.

1. Everyday I Write the Book
2. Shipbuilding
3. Let Them All Talk
4. Pills And Soap
5. TKO (Boxing Day)
6. The World And His Wife
7. Charm School
8. Mouth Almighty
9. The Invisible Man
10. King Of Thieves
11. Element Within Her
12. The Greatest Thing
13. Love Went Mad

Emotional Toothpaste · Fri Feb 18, 2005 1:22 pm

I would have to rate Punch the Clock worse then Goodbye Cruel World. Too disco sounding. Perhaps some of the songs could be re-worked, or maybe they already have, but that synth-pop sound and the cheesy horns is grating. I find myself unable to rate any song as worse that the other. Sorry!

Chrille · Post by **Chrille** » Fri Feb 18, 2005 4:37 pm

Sorry to go out of topic, but would it not be interesting if certain albums, suffering from horrible production, were re-recorded? Is it really any worse than remaking a movie? 'Course, movie remakes are usually remade from a good original, so I generally hate movie remakes :p.

invisible Pole · Post by **invisible Pole** » Fri Feb 18, 2005 7:09 pm

1. Shipbuilding
2. Pills And Soap
3. The Invisible Man
4. Everyday I Write The Book
5. Charm School
6. The World And His Wife
7. Mouth Almighty
8. The Greatest Thing
9. The Element Within Her
10. Let Them All Talk
11. King Of Thieves
12. Love Went Mad
13. TKO (Boxing Day)

I'm pretty much sure about the first four. Afterwards it all depends on the mood.

Post by **BlueChair** » Sat Feb 19, 2005 10:51 am

1. Shipbuilding
2. Everyday I Write The Book
3. Pills And Soap
4. The Invisible Man
5. TKO (Boxing Day)
6. The Element Within Her
7. Let Them All Talk
8. Mouth Almighty
9. Charm School
10. King Of Thieves
11. The World And His Wife
12. The Greatest Thing
13.Love Went Mad

I might also add that I like "Heathen Town" and "The Flirting Kind" more than most of the album!

bambooneedle · Post by **bambooneedle** » Sat Feb 19, 2005 11:03 am

I might also add that I like "Heathen Town" and "The Flirting Kind" more than most of the album!

And let's not forget Shatterproof

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King Hoarse · Post by **King Hoarse** » Thu Feb 24, 2005 8:52 pm

Anybody else want in on this? If not I'll be back with the results this weekend.

oily slick · Post by **oily slick** » Thu Feb 24, 2005 9:05 pm

1. Shipbuilding
2. Let Them All Talk
3. The Invisible Man
4. The Element Within Her
5. Everyday I Write the Book
6. The World And His Wife
7. Mouth Almighty
8. Pills and Soap
9. Love Went Mad
10. The Greatest Thing
11. Charm School
12. King of Thieves
13. TKO (Boxing Day)

King Hoarse · Post by **King Hoarse** » Thu Feb 24, 2005 9:10 pm

Gee, that was fast. Thanks!

bambooneedle · Post by **bambooneedle** » Fri Feb 25, 2005 5:51 am

I would have put Shatterproof somewhere among the second lot.

1. Every Day I Write The Book
2. Shipbuilding
3. The Greatest Thing
4. Pills And Soap

5. Charm School
6. The Invisible Man
7. Mouth Almighty
8. Love Went Mad

9. TKO (Boxing Day)
10. The Element Within Her
11. King Of Thieves
12. Let Them All Talk
13. The World And His Wife

bambooneedle · Post by **bambooneedle** » Fri Feb 25, 2005 7:43 am

At least you're not (gasp!) The Invisible Man...

laughingcrow · Post by **laughingcrow** » Fri Feb 25, 2005 7:47 am

1.King Of Thieves
2.The Element Within Her
3.Shipbuilding
4.Charm School
5.Mouth Almighty
6.Pills And Soap
7.The Invisible Man
8.Everyday I Write The Book
9.Love Went Mad
10.Let Them All Talk
11.TKO (Boxing Day)
12.The Greatest Thing
13The World And His Wife

Forget how bad the horns are supposed to make this album sound, and listen to the songs..they sound ace! Looking at this list, there isn't a bad song on the album IMHO.

bambooneedle · Post by **bambooneedle** » Fri Feb 25, 2005 7:50 am

The Greatest Thing is waaay better than Let Them All Talk, I'm amazed that so many people think otherwise.

Fishfinger king · Post by **Fishfinger king** » Sat Feb 26, 2005 11:10 am

Difficult as a lot of mediocrity below the premium tunes:
1 Pills and soap
2 Everyday I write the book (alternates better)
3 Shipbuilding
4 Mouth almighty (great version with SN on an Italian boot)
5 The greatest thing
6 Let them all talk
7 The invisible man
8 King of thieves
9 The world and his wife (better acoustic)
10 The element within her
11 Charm school
12 Love went mad
13 TKO

Gillibeanz · Post by **Gillibeanz** » Sat Feb 26, 2005 11:51 am

Its always hard to rank tracks as they change over time and moods but at the moment...

1. Shipbuilding
2. Let Them All Talk
3. Everyday I Write The Book
4. Mouth Almighty
5. The Invisible Man
6. Pills And Soap
7.Love Went Mad
8. Charm School
9. King Of Thieves
10. The World And His Wife
11. King Of Thieves
12. TKO (Boxing Day)
13. The Greatest Thing

RinghioStarr · Post by **RinghioStarr** » Sat Feb 26, 2005 12:47 pm

Hey ho, Gillibeanz, it seems that in your list King Of Thieves appears twice while there isn't any trace of The Element Within Her.

wardo68 · Post by **wardo68** » Mon Feb 28, 2005 10:44 am

I forgot to mention the extended remix of Let Them All Talk. The end section, where they isolate the piano and then the strings, kills me.

King Hoarse · Post by **King Hoarse** » Mon Feb 28, 2005 5:38 pm

Never heard that remix - kills you nicely or horribly?

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