Favorite 10,000 MANIACS number

[Bossy Monkey]

Ooh, a two-fer! Anyone not voting for 'Eden' will have to provide a well-argued essay as to why not.

[jimbo fett]

1. "Eat For Two" has always been my personal fave.

[WildClarySage]

2. What a cold and a rainy day

where on earth is the sun hid away?

[electricmonk]

3. Scorpio Rising

From the Wishing Chair album. First song I ever heard from them on a college station way back in the 80's. Fell in love with Natalie's voice right then.

Side note her mom used to live in my town in the early 90's. Not sure how long she was here but it was right when the Maniacs were first really getting popular beyond the college rock crowd.

[bif]

4. I could listen to a tape loop of "These Are Days."

Their best song by far.

[EstimatedProphet]

5. What about Carnival?

Or was that when Natalie was on her own?

[kmla]

6. Loved their cover of Cat Steven's 'Peace Train'.

And Natalie is a cutie as well...

[SPQR]

7. Don't Talk

is my favorite, but Verdi Cries always gets me for some reason.

[ncrainbowgrrl]

8. I love Verdi Cries. n/t

[bobthedrummer]

9. I like the feel of some of their earlier stuff like "Pit Viper"- I'm

disappointed at Natalie Merchant's solo career up to this point as she has IT. She's quite a writer IMO and can really take over a stage but she hasn't done all that well when compared to Gwen Stefani say.

[no name no slogan]

10. question for 10k m fans

Are they still together? I know they were still active after Natalie Merchant left, but are they still around?

[Bossy Monkey]

11. Thanks for asking; I didn't know either

nor that Robert Buck had died: http://www.maniacs.com/

[mac56]

12. Everything off of "Our Time In Eden".

One of my desert island discs.

"In My Tribe" is a close runner-up.

Add on edit: Natalie's voice reminds me of every girl I ever had a crush on in high school.