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Wednesday, August 24, 2011

Genius What Is the Best Intelligence song?

Posted by on Wed, Aug 24, 2011 at 2:32 PM

Lars Finberg of the Intelligence, last year, pre-Genius.
  • Lars Finberg of the Intelligence, last year, pre-Genius.


The Intelligence recently earned The Stranger's 2011 Genius award for music. It's a well-deserved honor. As I've been re-immersing myself in the band's catalog lately, I've realized that it's very hard to pick a favorite track from among their six albums and 14 singles and EPs. Right now, my top song is "Cheer Up Switch," but it fluctuates from day to day—if not hour to hour. How about you? What's your favorite Intelligence track? Vote in the poll below. [Note: "Estate Sales" is the correct title. Apologies.]

The Intelligence—led by sole constant member Lars Finberg—will be awarded their prize at The Stranger's ninth annual Genius Award party Fri. Sept. 16 at the Moore Theatre. This is going to be a heady shindig featuring performances by Wheedle's Groove and Wild Orchid Children, plus DJ sets by OC Notes and Emerald City Soul Club. You can get tickets here.

 

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1
Telephone Wires
Posted by TELEPHONE WIRES on August 24, 2011 at 2:59 PM
Andrew Chapman 2
None of them. The Intellegence are a terrible band.
Posted by Andrew Chapman http://princessismetal.blogspot.com/ on August 24, 2011 at 3:06 PM
T.v. coahran 3
voted for kings & queens. but 'dating cops' is worth a mention. googley-eyed crabs video? woo-woo-woo-woo siren backups? 1 chord and 1 line of lyrics?
Posted by T.v. coahran http://www.myspace.com/ggnzla on August 24, 2011 at 3:11 PM
4
Grant.,

Why isn't the Intelligence playing your party?

Also: "Moon Beeps."
Posted by Jeff on August 24, 2011 at 3:21 PM
Grant Brissey, Emeritus 5
Jeff, it's a very long and boring story.
Posted by Grant Brissey, Emeritus http://www.grantropolis.com/ on August 24, 2011 at 3:36 PM
CMRz 6
I celebrate their entire catalog
Posted by CMRz http://www.cmrtyz.com on August 24, 2011 at 3:54 PM
7
Spies Like Us - a peek into what could've been the world's greatest band
Posted by Lemon Session on August 24, 2011 at 4:05 PM
lordbison 8
Thank You God For Fixing The Tape Machine

(or, another vote for Moon Beeps; or Deuteronomy; or Outer Echelon)
Posted by lordbison http://www.seattlesubsonic.com/author/lb/ on August 24, 2011 at 4:56 PM
geoff teardrop 9
the outer echelon
Posted by geoff teardrop http://twitter.com/wipess on August 24, 2011 at 5:00 PM
10
confidence
Posted by ratnerd on August 24, 2011 at 10:07 PM
11
I'll go with the obvious one.
Posted by gi on August 25, 2011 at 12:40 PM
12
thank you god for fixing the tape machine
Posted by emilio on August 25, 2011 at 5:24 PM
Travis Ritter 13
all of them.
Posted by Travis Ritter http://nuglifer.wordpress.com on August 25, 2011 at 6:01 PM
14
CONFIDENCE
Posted by Tuna on August 25, 2011 at 8:07 PM
15
I would have to go with "Lifepreserver". Other candidates are "Sailor Dives", "Nice Tries", "Horse Glue", "Astrology", "Moon Beeps" (which originally sucked me in), "Bad Siren", "The Night Belongs To Microphones" and a whole slew of others that I cannot think of right now. The Pretenders and Wounded Lion covers should not be forgotten.
Posted by horseytown on August 25, 2011 at 8:08 PM
16
Thank You God For Fixing The Tape Machine. Also, pretty much everything #8 said with Telephone Wires and Pony People added...
Posted by brian h. on August 26, 2011 at 9:51 AM

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