Any chance you could number them?
― Cosmic Slop, Monday, 17 October 2016 16:00 (seven years ago) link
The last two were 129, this one and the next 127.
― ArchCarrier, Monday, 17 October 2016 16:06 (seven years ago) link
http://cps-static.rovicorp.com/3/JPG_500/MI0000/034/MI0000034549.jpgTIE. Parliament - Up for the Down Stroke (1974)31 points • 4 votes
― ArchCarrier, Monday, 17 October 2016 16:07 (seven years ago) link
(I'll be back in a few hours.)
good album, quite underrated
― Cosmic Slop, Monday, 17 October 2016 16:10 (seven years ago) link
Up for the Down Stroke is a really good album. I was surprised that I ended up with so little P Funk on my list. Three Parliament albums and just one by Funkadelic.
That's a great Rufus album. Hopefully the two I voted for are still to come.
― Kitchen Person, Monday, 17 October 2016 18:00 (seven years ago) link
Oh crap if I had knew my top album would be featured by points I should have placed something obscure at the top. I ended up giving it to one of the albums in the poll that are very probably going to make it into the top 20.
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Monday, 17 October 2016 18:11 (seven years ago) link
KP , I think a lot will be like you and not vote for funk as they saw it as being a soul poll, so if lots of funk places 100-140 I'll be quite happy BUT with skin tight so low I fear for a lot of my faves being nowhere near.
I forgot only the top 25 was weighted (thought it was 10) so I'd have redone my ballot if I could have but oh well.
― Cosmic Slop, Monday, 17 October 2016 19:25 (seven years ago) link
I voted for a fair few funk albums I think. Nothing by the Ohio Players made my ballot but Skin Tight is probably my favourite by them.
I've never listened to Al Jarreau for some reason so I'll give We Got By a go.
― Gavin, Leeds, Monday, 17 October 2016 19:48 (seven years ago) link
Hi, I'm back!
I'm not giving anything away, but I don't think any of you will be disappointed in the final list.
― ArchCarrier, Monday, 17 October 2016 20:59 (seven years ago) link
http://cdn-s3.allmusic.com/release-covers/500/0000/521/0000521688.jpg126. The Delfonics - The Delfonics (1970)31 points • 5 votes
Last one for today:
― ArchCarrier, Monday, 17 October 2016 21:14 (seven years ago) link
http://cps-static.rovicorp.com/3/JPG_500/MI0003/033/MI0003033747.jpg125. Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes - I Miss You (1972)32 points • 2 votes
I actually was on the verge of sending a ballot for this, but there were "technical difficulties" and then I suddenly found myself with no time to get a ballot in on time. It was so frustrating, because I did actually work out a list of 100 albums and there was a fuckload of funk on there
― pen pineapple apple pen (Turrican), Monday, 17 October 2016 22:09 (seven years ago) link
Voted for both of these. Miss You is the best Blue Notes album simply by being unabashedly all about Teddy wrecking shit. The others have better singles but lack the cohesion. All the Thom Bell stuff is otherworldly so the Delfonics was a no-brainer.
― simmel, Monday, 17 October 2016 23:03 (seven years ago) link
"Black Ruby" seems like a fun record, but jeez, a bit rare... CA$132.97 Average on Discogs.
― lingereffect (Kent Burt), Tuesday, 18 October 2016 00:00 (seven years ago) link
Some of my faves scraping by on my recommendation, feeling good
― 6 god none the richer (m bison), Tuesday, 18 October 2016 00:34 (seven years ago) link
Whoa, that Al Jarreau record is sick. Good call on extending the countdown to include all the #1s. Going to enjoy this end of the list more than the top 20
― octobeard, Tuesday, 18 October 2016 03:39 (seven years ago) link
Good morning, everyone!
Turrican, I would have gladly extended the deadline a bit if I had known about your difficulties. What a shame. In any case, now Cosmic Slop knows who to blame if one of his favorites is TOO LOW :)
― ArchCarrier, Tuesday, 18 October 2016 07:41 (seven years ago) link
http://cps-static.rovicorp.com/3/JPG_500/MI0000/091/MI0000091504.jpg123 (TIE). Barry White - Can't Get Enough (1974)32 points • 3 votes
Wow, that "Moondance" cover is awful! Why would anyone want to see multiple variations of that guy's creepy look?― Tuomas
― Tuomas
― ArchCarrier, Tuesday, 18 October 2016 07:44 (seven years ago) link
Too low on that Delfonics record!
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Tuesday, 18 October 2016 07:46 (seven years ago) link
Partly my fault. I listened to it again last night, and it should have been much higher on my list. The first side especially is great.
― ArchCarrier, Tuesday, 18 October 2016 07:52 (seven years ago) link
Barry White is on the border between complete shit and utter genius all the time. It's fascinating.
― simmel, Tuesday, 18 October 2016 08:03 (seven years ago) link
I have to admit I haven't found his genius side yet. Maybe I should try harder.
Next one is here because of Tuomas' campaigning:
― ArchCarrier, Tuesday, 18 October 2016 08:35 (seven years ago) link
http://cps-static.rovicorp.com/3/JPG_500/MI0000/187/MI0000187639.jpg123 (TIE). Andy Bey - Experience and Judgment (1974)32 points • 3 votes
Cool! Like I said in the nomination thread, this is my favourite music for fucking, it's even better than Meshell N'degeocello's Comfort Woman in that regard.
Such an unique world Bey inhabits here, too bad he never got to do a proper follow-up, and "Experience and Judgment" remains slept on. Though apparently he did have a comeback in the 1990s doing more straightforward jazz, has anyone heard that stuff?
― Tuomas, Tuesday, 18 October 2016 08:42 (seven years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/9ttZDNE.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/SmfMHFS.jpg
― ArchCarrier, Tuesday, 18 October 2016 08:59 (seven years ago) link
Andy Bey Album Highlight: 'Hibiscus'
― ArchCarrier, Tuesday, 18 October 2016 10:34 (seven years ago) link
https://img.discogs.com/nB9JqxLRiLKSeWCnn4O-L9T3JJY=/fit-in/600x599/filters:strip_icc():format(jpeg):mode_rgb():quality(90)/discogs-images/R-1664395-1334160568.jpeg.jpg122. Margie Joseph - Margie Joseph Makes a New Impression (1970)33 points • 2 votes
Album highlights: 'Punish Me' and her epic cover of 'Stop! In the Name of Love' (full 8:13 version sadly not on YouTube)
― ArchCarrier, Tuesday, 18 October 2016 11:42 (seven years ago) link
Happy to see a Barry White album make it. I had a couple of his other albums on my list. Hopefully they can squeeze in here too.
Love Margie Joseph. This and Phase II are fantastic records.
― Kitchen Person, Tuesday, 18 October 2016 12:59 (seven years ago) link
http://cps-static.rovicorp.com/3/JPG_500/MI0002/064/MI0002064547.jpg119 (TIE). WAR - War (1971)33 points • 3 votes
― ArchCarrier, Tuesday, 18 October 2016 14:30 (seven years ago) link
Nice!
― Cosmic Slop, Tuesday, 18 October 2016 14:42 (seven years ago) link
Great album. War to Why Can't We Be Friends is one of my favourite run of albums ever. Deliver the Word is my favourite.
― Kitchen Person, Tuesday, 18 October 2016 15:07 (seven years ago) link
What's the rollout plan?
― simmel, Tuesday, 18 October 2016 18:07 (seven years ago) link
I don't really have a plan, but I just got home and tonight I'm going to post at least ten more albums. Here's the next one:
― ArchCarrier, Tuesday, 18 October 2016 18:28 (seven years ago) link
http://cps-static.rovicorp.com/3/JPG_500/MI0003/573/MI0003573664.jpg119 (TIE). Ohio Players - Pain (1972)33 points • 3 votes
Geez how many variants are there of that album cover
― Οὖτις, Tuesday, 18 October 2016 18:31 (seven years ago) link
http://cps-static.rovicorp.com/3/JPG_500/MI0002/536/MI0002536120.jpg119 (TIE). Commodores - Commodores [a.k.a. Zoom] (1977)33 points • 3 votes
― ArchCarrier, Tuesday, 18 October 2016 18:43 (seven years ago) link
Delighted to see this Commodores album place. They have a bunch of good records but this one is by far my favourite. One of my favourite albums of all time.
― Kitchen Person, Tuesday, 18 October 2016 18:47 (seven years ago) link
Pain is a really good album. I can never choose which is my fave era junie/westbound or the mercury era. Both were superb. One of the most underrated bands of all time.
Mandrill aren't gonna make it now, are they? :(
― Cosmic Slop, Tuesday, 18 October 2016 18:50 (seven years ago) link
http://cps-static.rovicorp.com/3/JPG_500/MI0003/280/MI0003280489.jpg118. Bee Gees - Main Course (1975)33 points • 4 votes
― ArchCarrier, Tuesday, 18 October 2016 18:53 (seven years ago) link
― Cosmic Slop,
Mandrill Is will definitely place. It has supporters on here.
Wonder how many Ohio Players albums will place? If I'd voted for any of them, I would have gone for Honey. That's easily my favourite.
― Kitchen Person, Tuesday, 18 October 2016 18:58 (seven years ago) link
http://cps-static.rovicorp.com/3/JPG_500/MI0001/775/MI0001775271.jpg117. Isaac Hayes - Shaft (1971)33 points • 5 votes
― ArchCarrier, Tuesday, 18 October 2016 19:05 (seven years ago) link
Surprised how low this is.
― Kitchen Person, Tuesday, 18 October 2016 19:07 (seven years ago) link
https://img.discogs.com/PhG-jefUvaZkKLrLRAItZd4q1XE=/fit-in/600x609/filters:strip_icc():format(jpeg):mode_rgb():quality(90)/discogs-images/R-6129245-1436340880-3762.jpeg.jpg116. Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes - Wake Up Everybody (1975)34 points • 5 votes
― ArchCarrier, Tuesday, 18 October 2016 19:16 (seven years ago) link
I just listened to this on my way home. I should have given it more points.
It also has one of my favorite albums covers of this poll.
― ArchCarrier, Tuesday, 18 October 2016 19:21 (seven years ago) link
I've never heard this album. The only album I have by them is a singles compilation. I really should investigate them further.
― Kitchen Person, Tuesday, 18 October 2016 19:23 (seven years ago) link
Good to see Up For The Down Stroke place. Skin Tight and Pain too low - I suspect Pleasure will place the highest of all the OP records.
Commodores were at their best pre-1977, IMO.
Not surprised Shaft is so low - I actually find it incredibly overrated. Hayes made far better records. The theme is all-time, though.
― pen pineapple apple pen (Turrican), Tuesday, 18 October 2016 19:25 (seven years ago) link
In related news:http://pitchfork.com/thepitch/1338-curtis-mayfield-finally-gets-a-definitive-biography-what-took-so-long/
― ArchCarrier, Tuesday, 25 October 2016 18:47 (seven years ago) link
Oh man, I did not need to learn that Curtis Mayfield physically abused his wives/girlfriends... I'd always imagined he'd be different in that regard to Marvin Gaye and James Brown; I guess I was naively basing my opinion on the sort of gentler masculinity he conveys in his music, but of course the two don't necessarily rule out each other.
― Tuomas, Tuesday, 25 October 2016 19:08 (seven years ago) link
It's happening...
Papa was a POLLING STONE: It's the 1970s SOUL/FUNK/DISCO ~~~ TRACKS POLL
― ArchCarrier, Friday, 17 March 2017 14:53 (seven years ago) link
Voting is open until April 9.
Su-POLL-stition: It's the ~~~ 70s SOUL/FUNK/DISCO TRACKS POLL ~~~ voting & campaigning thread
― ArchCarrier, Monday, 27 March 2017 08:49 (seven years ago) link