Trespassing indeed
― Albert Crampus (NickB), Thursday, 13 December 2012 20:22 (eleven years ago) link
lambert has a rabid internet stanbase
― some dude, Thursday, 13 December 2012 20:23 (eleven years ago) link
Adam Lambert? lol internet street teaming much?
― Johnny Fever, Thursday, 13 December 2012 20:23 (eleven years ago) link
1. Adam Lambert, 'Trespassing'Well, he does know a thing or two about popularity contests. By the looks of it, former American Idol winner Adam Lambert organized his fans to stuff the ballot box to make Trespassing the top vote-getter in our Readers' Poll. Upon its release, Rolling Stone gave the album four stars, with Rob Sheffield noting that Lambert sang the mix of "tinsel disco-club sleaze and leather-boy love ballads" like he was "Zeus in a thong." Ladies and gentlemen, we have a winner.
Well, he does know a thing or two about popularity contests. By the looks of it, former American Idol winner Adam Lambert organized his fans to stuff the ballot box to make Trespassing the top vote-getter in our Readers' Poll. Upon its release, Rolling Stone gave the album four stars, with Rob Sheffield noting that Lambert sang the mix of "tinsel disco-club sleaze and leather-boy love ballads" like he was "Zeus in a thong." Ladies and gentlemen, we have a winner.
― Albert Crampus (NickB), Thursday, 13 December 2012 20:23 (eleven years ago) link
Hope yr keeping an eye on that ilx poll Johnny
― Albert Crampus (NickB), Thursday, 13 December 2012 20:24 (eleven years ago) link
i like how they act like they're going to disclaim responsibility for the outcome and then mention their super-positive review
― call all destroyer, Thursday, 13 December 2012 20:24 (eleven years ago) link
imagine if they could do that to the Pitchfork poll
― Jesus, the Total Douchebag (DJP), Thursday, 13 December 2012 20:26 (eleven years ago) link
Zeus in a thong = Maggie Smith in Daisy Dukes
― the little prince of inane false binary hype (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 13 December 2012 20:29 (eleven years ago) link
Van Halen and Rush's street teams are none too shabby either.
― Deafening silence (DL), Thursday, 13 December 2012 20:39 (eleven years ago) link
what do you call a street team that's been at it for 30 years? wheelchair team?
― some dude, Thursday, 13 December 2012 20:43 (eleven years ago) link
Forgot about that Van Halen album already. "Ta-too, ta-too, ta-too!"
― how's life, Thursday, 13 December 2012 20:45 (eleven years ago) link
i judge all tracks countdowns by the placements of "losing you" and "everything is embarrassing" with respect to one another
― teledyldonix, Thursday, 13 December 2012 20:54 (eleven years ago) link
also for those bemoaning general lack of "springsteen" (like me), rolling stone put it on their list last year (which made me laugh because i had never heard the song before so i just assumed it was written for the sole purpose of guaranteeing coverage from rolling stone)
― teledyldonix, Thursday, 13 December 2012 20:56 (eleven years ago) link
Every tracks countdown that doesn't have "Adorn" at #1 is utterly confusing to me.
― The Reverend, Thursday, 13 December 2012 21:34 (eleven years ago) link
I may violate my no-singles-from-top-ten-albums rule (which I do once a year) for "Adorn."
― the little prince of inane false binary hype (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 13 December 2012 21:36 (eleven years ago) link
They sound like almost exactly the same (good) song to me
― men, ugh (flamboyant goon tie included), Thursday, 13 December 2012 21:37 (eleven years ago) link
i just bemoan the fact that NO trax list so far has recognised "matte black truck", wtf is wrong with people
― lex pretend, Thursday, 13 December 2012 21:40 (eleven years ago) link
I try not to overlap albums and singles top 10s too much but usually there's at least 3 or so -- this year only 2 (Miguel and Future)
― some dude, Thursday, 13 December 2012 21:40 (eleven years ago) link
Alfred i kinda enforce that rule on myself too but i think theres generally a clear mental line between voting for a song that was your favorite song on a record you liked and a song that was a big single that transcends the record and stands alone
― ciderpress, Thursday, 13 December 2012 21:41 (eleven years ago) link
just got my P&J ballot e-mail btw
― some dude, Thursday, 13 December 2012 21:41 (eleven years ago) link
google search results for "matte black truck" + kalenna: approx 54,100
google search results for "losing you" + solange: approx 1,130,000
― Jesus, the Total Douchebag (DJP), Thursday, 13 December 2012 21:43 (eleven years ago) link
I try not to overlap albums and singles top 10s too much
if it's just a ballot of 10 i try to stick to the no-overlap rule ruthlessly. several contenders this year though - miguel (for "do you...", obv), carly rae (was not expecting the album to be so strong) and weirdly nicki, whose album is in my top 5 but who made SO many singles-i-jammed-as-singles-incessantly in 2012 ("stupid hoe", "pound the alarm", "the boys", "come on a cone", "starships" AND WHAT, and that's not even counting the actual best song on the album "gun shot")
― lex pretend, Thursday, 13 December 2012 21:43 (eleven years ago) link
― Jesus, the Total Douchebag (DJP), Thursday, December 13, 2012 9:43 PM (9 seconds ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
;_; ;_; ;_; ;_; ;_;
for reeeaallll this is such an injustice, at least dawn gets SOME props
try hanging out with shitty indie bands kalenna :(
― lex pretend, Thursday, 13 December 2012 21:45 (eleven years ago) link
this is my first year having spotify for this process, looking forward to being able to blast through the tracks nominations without any hassle
― ciderpress, Thursday, 13 December 2012 21:46 (eleven years ago) link
just got my ballot too
― the little prince of inane false binary hype (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 13 December 2012 21:46 (eleven years ago) link
maybe "matte black truck" is cool but i was too freaked out by her lips and had to stop the video.
― call all destroyer, Thursday, 13 December 2012 21:49 (eleven years ago) link
oh god, Jessie J did that with the "Do It Like A Dude" video and that is probably the number one reason why I detest her
it just looks diseased
― Jesus, the Total Douchebag (DJP), Thursday, 13 December 2012 21:50 (eleven years ago) link
i AM annoyed that kalenna only made a "teaser" video for half the song - the full song is essential because it completely changes midway through but i guess she couldn't be bothered to finish the video? she did the same for "go to work". bad media strategy kalenna.
― lex pretend, Thursday, 13 December 2012 21:50 (eleven years ago) link
Miguel will most likely make both my album and song list, though "Arch n Point" remains my miguel single of choice.
― Room 227 (cryptosicko), Thursday, 13 December 2012 21:51 (eleven years ago) link
― Jesus, the Total Douchebag (DJP), Thursday, December 13, 2012 4:50 PM (2 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
yup! i was like i can stick with this for less than two minutes but turns out i couldn't.
― call all destroyer, Thursday, 13 December 2012 21:54 (eleven years ago) link
this is the full song without the weird lips!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVKncaDUxeY
― lex pretend, Thursday, 13 December 2012 21:54 (eleven years ago) link
"Matte Black Truck" (Rampaging Herpes mix)
― Jesus, the Total Douchebag (DJP), Thursday, 13 December 2012 21:55 (eleven years ago) link
(I do like "Matte Black Truck" but I can't help but feel that it would be much more at home in 2002 than 2012)
― Jesus, the Total Douchebag (DJP), Thursday, 13 December 2012 22:03 (eleven years ago) link
thanking u lex
― call all destroyer, Thursday, 13 December 2012 22:03 (eleven years ago) link
― some dude, Thursday, December 13, 2012 2:41 PM (18 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
they're probably sending 'em out to all same people as last year?
― bish (bosch), don't kill my vibe (rennavate), Thursday, 13 December 2012 22:04 (eleven years ago) link
i assume so, don't know how much effort has been made at updating/expanding address book but they usually seem to start w/ the previous year's pool
― some dude, Thursday, 13 December 2012 22:05 (eleven years ago) link
*awaits ballot*
― bish (bosch), don't kill my vibe (rennavate), Thursday, 13 December 2012 22:07 (eleven years ago) link
try hanging out with shitty indie bands kalenna
Solange's last name is Knowles, don't know if that means something but I think it might
― men, ugh (flamboyant goon tie included), Thursday, 13 December 2012 22:13 (eleven years ago) link
it seems to mean more than it did last time
― lex pretend, Thursday, 13 December 2012 22:15 (eleven years ago) link
Kalenna is related to Canadian PM Stephen Harper tho.
― The Reverend, Thursday, 13 December 2012 22:16 (eleven years ago) link
"Losing You" is a better overall song/performance than "I Decided"
― Jesus, the Total Douchebag (DJP), Thursday, 13 December 2012 22:16 (eleven years ago) link
About 557,000 results (0.23 seconds) for "i decided" + solange
ugh no xp
― The Reverend, Thursday, 13 December 2012 22:18 (eleven years ago) link
hmm i don't rep for "i decided" particularly but no way is the torpid dullness of "losing you" better than "sandcastle disco" or "t.o.n.y." or "would've been the one"
― lex pretend, Thursday, 13 December 2012 22:18 (eleven years ago) link
I don't even particularly like "Losing You" all that much and think it's being overpraised but at least it isn't wholly repellent and awful
― Jesus, the Total Douchebag (DJP), Thursday, 13 December 2012 22:19 (eleven years ago) link
when everyone was freaking out over "I Decided", I seriously thought half of ILX had gone deaf
― Jesus, the Total Douchebag (DJP), Thursday, 13 December 2012 22:20 (eleven years ago) link
all solange praise makes me feel like i'm taking crazy pills
― some dude, Thursday, 13 December 2012 22:23 (eleven years ago) link
What kind of pharmaceuticals you getting in Baltimore
― the little prince of inane false binary hype (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 13 December 2012 22:24 (eleven years ago) link
I will say though, Solange's version of "Stillness Is The Move" is great
― Jesus, the Total Douchebag (DJP), Thursday, 13 December 2012 22:28 (eleven years ago) link
I tried out the genre of "I ~see through~ this naked emperor b/c i am a superior listener so let's pop-psychoanalyse all the people who don't" posturing when it first came out, and I was underwhelmed then, and in 2012 it just seems really tired and old in my opinion... It's all just reconstituted whining from old ILM threads, only fit for solitary parlour games amongst sad rapidly aging young men who don't get invited to dinner parties.
― Tim F, Thursday, 13 December 2012 15:14 (6 hours ago) Permalink
great post fight the bullshit ilm 2012 \m/
― flopson, Thursday, 13 December 2012 22:29 (eleven years ago) link
I like some Kalenna OK but don't like "Matte black truck" at all at all
― men, ugh (flamboyant goon tie included), Thursday, 13 December 2012 22:31 (eleven years ago) link