[koolthing78]

^^^ I agree. While "Poison Arrow," "Anti-orgasm," "Antenae" are all great (plus the others, too--really not a bad song on the album), I think that I would've felt something was missing if "Calming the Snake" wasn't on there. Most of the other songs have a noisy/detuned-sounding section as part of their structure (in between the more "normal," straightforward sounds), whereas "Calming the Snake" really is full-on old school SY weirdness (reminds me of the harshly chiming sounds on Sister, like "Tuff Gnarl" or "Cotton Crown"). There's a lot going on it that song, and hearing the early live version on youtube (where the guitar parts were not distinguishable) just made me think it was hastily thrown together noise (not that there's anything wrong with that).

That being said, I'm glad to see the love for "Bobby Pyn." It's probably my least favorite, and aside from the noise section I think it's kind of dull. But to see others list it as their favorite just shows there must be something I'm missing. And I'd rather feel that way than simply blase. As long as someone's being moved by it, they've done their job!