Now this is how it started: THE ILX 1980s ALBUM POLL RESULTS!!

There it is.

zero Peter Gabriel. ;_; o ilm, why hast thou forsaken me?

1/20 hiphop albums = fuck ilm.

unless jungle brothers are #1

Well if you look at only the top 10 the ILM list is not so whitebread. You've got 4 by black artists, 2 by white artists, 1 by white artists bein' fonky, 1 by robots and 1 by an elf queen!

Slayer - Reign In Blood [1986] (666 points, 45 votes, 5 first place votes)
http://dr-blog.asiandrug.jp/archives/Slayer-ReignInBlood.jpg

Wow motherfuckers, I used to listen to this on my walkmen while beating up little shits in the creche.
It made me the guy I am today. But back in the kindergarten i was a hard little bastard until this came along and mellowed me out
and it showed me that pop was the way to go. Angel of Death is my 80s jam.

-Tuomas, 19. tammikuuta 2003 10:00

I was a goth until I heard this album. It totally changed my life.

Dan Perry, 18.elokuuta 2001 21:56

It's no Killing Joke. HONOR THE FIRE!

- AlexInNYC, 27.huhtikuuta 2003 23.51

I've never heard this
-lexpretend, 11. kesäkuuta 2009

-the last great pop metal album before britpop came along and made real music with guitars for real people and music should never ever change from that.
ps i listened to tupac once he's no paul mccartney.

-Geir Hongro, 7. heinäkuuta 2001

reminiscent of 90s poll (Wu at 2, MBV at 1)

loooool

can we just get to the part where we reveal #s 150-101?

and yes wtf at no peter gabriel indeed

1/20 hiphop albums = fuck ilm.

Dude I think it's about the demographic of people who vote even more than the demographic of ILM09. A lot of people who would have scored more Hip Hop albums just didn't vote I think.

yeah i dont actually care that much. its just typing things on the internet while waiting for jamie redknapp to die

^^^ New board description, obv.

Maybe I should simply stop here and never post the number one? Then it could be whatever any of you wants it to be: Slayer for Herman, N.W.A for A Hoy Hoy, Peter Gabriel for Johnny Fever, and so on...

GREAT IDEA

Tuomas you are killing me!

Postmodern, but liable to set you some kind of new record for a 51ing I'd guess Tuomas.

Or how about:

#1. Your Computer

xpost

(Not that I would, in fact I heartily encourage you to do this.)

Heads who have their own intensely active Rolling Threads (autogoon and metal esp.) maybe tend to stay within those and not come out for threads like this one...

lol tuomas, i dont even care for slayer.

re ismael:

90s hardness wasn't "real" hardness (whatever that might be). it was a bunch of different versions of the real, all rather contrived, collectively trumping the art of a decade that wasn't much concerned with realness in the first place. indie/alt authenticity isn't comparable to gangsta hardness, but they both replaced what came before with something more ostensibly credible - something you could take seriously.

same goes for the de palma vs. tarantino thing - maybe better phrased as tarantino vs. spielberg. tarantino's cartoonish version of "street grit" suddenly supplanted the superstylized melodrama that directors like spielberg (and de palma, imo) had perfected in the 80s - especially in the hands of qt's disciples & descendants.

#1. THE INTERNET

post the winner but wait like 10 years

aye , hiphop and metal dudes dont like to vote really
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dont actually like straight outta compton that much, just surprised it never made it.

People will whine and kvetch that SOC is spotty. In which case I would refer them to most of the albums on this bleeding list.

straight outta compton was a completely game-changing record that got 25 points from me tbh

Let the wild speculation on what is #1 begin!

― Tuomas, Wednesday, December 2, 2009

since we're assuming it's not straight outta compton it's gotta be one of these:

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/31NBCDRD8CL._SL500_AA240_.jpg

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/images/B000003JAX/sr=1-3/qid=1259787523/ref=dp_image_0?ie=UTF8&n=5174&s=music&qid=1259787523&sr=1-3

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41ATRAS6F8L._SL500_AA240_.jpg

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/31WuS65LjDL._SL500_AA180_.jpg

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/2175VZXQREL._SL500_AA240_.jpg

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000025STY.jpg

that missing image shd be

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/87/Lionandcobra.jpg

(and yes the US cover was better)

It's clearly this

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/f/f6/Beaches_album.JPG

http://i79.servimg.com/u/f79/12/79/37/48/mc_mik10.jpg

btw I had Daydream Nation at 63 on my ballot and Doolittle at 94

So, everyone likes my idea, and no one wants to know what #1 would've been?

Yes.

Plz post it, plz!

you tease

http://image3.examiner.com/images/blog/EXID5745/images/album-talk-talk-talk.jpg

post it on xmas day

^^^ voted for this. way down on my ballot, but a vote's a vote. xp

Fuck y'all for Talk Talk Talk not placing tbh

Well okay then...

1. Talking Heads - Remain in Light [1980] (568 points, 37 votes, 4 first place votes)

http://lh4.ggpht.com/_fAT7UABRBOo/R8Au3T16jKI/AAAAAAAABIM/tJFZW06eE_g/Talking_Heads_-_Remain_In_Light-%5BFront%5D-%5Bwww.FreeCovers.net%5D.jpg

In my opinion, Fear of Music and Remain in Light are, by a mile, the best Talking Heads records. I kind of count "My Life in the Bush of Ghosts" too, since it's half the same people and comes in between these records. It's a belter too. One of these records with a real air of mystery to it.

You can't go wrong with Remain in Light, unless you're looking for their more tuneful, song stuff, which is more evident on later records; I think they're largely poor.

Remain in Light sounds like a weird mix of James Brown, Dr.Feelgood and inevitably Brian Eno. It's a terrific record.

― Keith Watson (kmw), 5. kesäkuuta 2004 17:37

But that said, Remain in Light was my personal entry point, when my dad happened to bring it home because he liked "Once in a Lifetime." It's a spectacular record, and definitely their best studio album. I don't know that it's exactly "representative," because its vibe is really different than any other Talking Heads record (or any other record, period). But then, they went through so many different phases that it's hard to call any one album representative. I think everything through "Little Creatures" is worth having for one reason or another.

― spittle (spittle), 5. kesäkuuta 2004 23:39

One random thing about Remain in Light that kinda surprised me -- I read an interview with Adrian Belew a while ago where he said he basically recorded all his parts in a day. The basic tracks were already done, they invited him in, and he just went and sort of made things up as he listened. His guitar sounds have always seemed so integral to the record that it just seemed weird to me that it was basically a drive-by cameo.

― spittle (spittle), 7. kesäkuuta 2004 6:07

I think Byrne's schtick was more that he was a square (which he wasnt, except in the huey lewis sense) weirded out by a fucked-up world. That works as novelty up to a point until you realise the world he's describing isn't actually that fucked-up (what lets down Fear Of Music and ruins all the stuff from Speaking In Tongues on). But I think Remain In Light is an absolutely extraordinary album.

― Tom, 22. helmikuuta 2001 3:00

Bij mij staat Remain In Light op nummer 1 in elk lijstje met beste albums ooit gemaakt. Daarna een hele tijd niets, en daarna ongeveer honderds album op een gedeelde tweede plaats. Dé perfectie fusie van zo ongeveer alles wat muziek de moeite waard maakt: intelligente teksten, onweerstaanbare grooves, fantastisch gitaarspel, eigenzinnig geluid, inventief en effectief gebruik van electronica en wereldmuziek, uitgebalanceerde productie... etc. etc.

Ik heb nog nooit ook maar één zwak punt kunnen ontdekken aan die plaat.

― Dwars, 23. elokuuta 2004 13:49

Remain in Light - an alltime classic, one of the finest albums ever made. So many influences, a brilliant production, and those guitar sounds - epic and sublime - the way the sounds stretch out.

I am going to give it play tomorrow, as I have not listened to it in a while.

(America had to wait 8 years until Jane's Addiction - Nothing Shocking album - that could match the tripped out brilliance of Remain in Light)

― DJ Martian, 12. huhtikuuta 2001 3:00

In the end it wasn't even close.

Clearly it is this:

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51b4xj-v4eL._SS500_.jpg

xp- oh damn, too late, joke spoiled.

i think ILM should remain in the dark about this for a while

Fuck y'all for Talk Talk Talk not placing tbh

Wasn't Spirit Of Eden at 14?

ha

So here's the damage

100. Robyn Hitchcock - I Often Dream of Trains [1984] (75 points, 5 votes)
98. (tie) Scraping Foetus off the Wheel - Hole [1984] (76 points, 5 votes)
98. (tie) Spacemen 3 - The Perfect Prescription [1987] (76 points, 5 votes)
97. Big Black - Atomizer [1986] (77 points, 8 votes)
96. Associates - Sulk [1982] (79 points, 6 votes)
95. Jane's Addiction - Nothing's Shocking [1988] (79 points, 7 votes)
94. Def Leppard - Pyromania [1983] (80 points, 6 votes, 1 first place vote)
93. Thomas Dolby - The Golden Age of Wireless [1982] (80 points, 7 votes, 1 first place vote)
92. Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark - Dazzle Ships [1983] (80 points, 9 votes)
91. Run-D.M.C. - Raising Hell [1986] (80 points, 10 votes)
90. Meat Puppets - Meat Puppets II [1984] (81 points, 9 votes)
89. Prince and the Revolution - Parade [1986] (83 points, 10 votes)
88. Bruce Springsteen - Tunnel of Love [1987] (86 points, 7 votes)
87. Pet Shop Boys - Actually [1987] (86 points, 8 votes)
86. Pet Shop Boys - Please [1986] (87 points, 8 votes)
84. (tie) Nine Inch Nails - Pretty Hate Machine [1989] (87 points, 8 votes, 1 first place vote)
84. (tie) Talking Heads - Speaking in Tongues [1983] (87 points, 8 votes, 1 first place vote)
83. David Bowie - Scary Monsters [1980] (89 points, 6 votes, 1 first place vote)
82. Scraping Foetus off the Wheel - Nail [1985] (91 points, 5 votes, 1 first place vote)
81. The Beat (aka The English Beat) - I Just Can't Stop It [1980] (91 points, 13 votes)
80. Various - The Indestructible Beat of Soweto [1985] (93 points, 6 votes, 1 first place vote)
79. The The - Soul Mining [1983] (93 points, 7 votes, 1 first place vote)
78. The Pogues - Rum, Sodomy & the Lash [1985] (93 points, 16 votes)
77. Meat Puppets - Up on the Sun [1985] (94 points, 8 votes)
76. U2 - The Joshua Tree [1987] (95 points, 7 votes, 1 first place vote)
75. Cyndi Lauper - She's So Unusual [1983] (95 points, 9 votes)
74. Galaxie 500 - On Fire [1989] (96 points, 10 votes)
73. X - Wild Gift [1981] (97 points, 9 votes)
72. The Chills - Kaleidoscope World [1986] (98 points, 7 votes, 1 first place vote)
71. Roxy Music - Avalon [1982] (99 points, 10 votes)
70. Laurie Anderson - Big Science [1982] (99 points, 11 votes)
69. Scritti Politti - Cupid & Psyche 85 [1985] (100 points, 7 votes)
68. New Order - Power, Corruption & Lies [1983] (100 points, 16 votes)
67. Violent Femmes - Violent Femmes [1983] (101 points, 12 votes)
66. Prefab Sprout - Steve McQueen [1985] (104 points, 10 votes, 1 first place vote)
65. Donald Fagen - The Nightfly [1982] (105 points, 8 votes, 1 first place vote)
63. (tie) Tom Waits - Rain Dogs [1985] (106 points, 12 votes)
63. (tie) Cocteau Twins - Treasure [1984] (106 points, 12 votes)
62. Grace Jones - Nightclubbing [1981] (106 points, 12 votes, 1 first place vote)
61. Arthur Russell - World of Echo [1986] (108 points, 11 votes, 1 first place vote)
60. Eric B. & Rakim - Paid In Full [1987] (111 points, 8 votes, 1 first place vote)
59. Mekons - Fear and Whiskey [1985] (111 points, 8 votes, 2 first place votes)
58. The Cure - Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me [1987] (112 points, 7 votes, 2 first place votes)
57. Arvo Pärt - Tabula Rasa [1984] (112 points, 9 votes, 1 first place vote)
56. R.E.M. - Lifes Rich Pageant [1986] (112 points, 12 votes)
55. Dinosaur Jr. - You're Living All Over Me [1987] (115 points, 13 votes)
54. Bruce Springsteen - Born in the U.S.A. [1984] (118 points, 14 votes)
53. Bruce Springsteen - Nebraska [1982] (120 points, 14 votes)
52. Brian Eno / David Byrne - My Life in the Bush of Ghosts [1981] (120 points, 17 votes)
51. Leonard Cohen - I'm Your Man [1988] (121 points, 11 votes)
50. The Feelies - Crazy Rhythms [1980] (123 points, 13 votes)
49. The Go-Betweens - 16 Lovers Lane [1988] (125 points, 9 votes, 1 first place vote)
48. XTC - Skylarking [1986] (127 points, 16 votes)
47. Steely Dan - Gaucho [1980] (128 points, 9 votes)
46. R.E.M. - Reckoning [1984] (131 points, 14 votes)
45. Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band - Doc at the Radar Station [1980] (133 points, 11 votes)
44. The Fall - This Nation's Saving Grace [1985] (136 points, 13 votes)
43. Sonic Youth - EVOL [1986] (143 points, 12 votes, 1 first place vote)
42. Hüsker Dü - New Day Rising [1985] (146 points, 14 votes)
41. The Cure - Pornography [1982] (148 points, 9 votes)
40. Dexy’s Midnight Runners - Searching for the Young Soul Rebels [1980] (148 points, 11 votes, 1 first place vote)
39. Manuel Göttsching - E2-E4 [1984] (154 points, 12 votes, 2 first place votes)
38. New Order - Substance [1987] (156 points, 16 votes)
37. De La Soul - 3 Feet High and Rising [1989] (164 points, 23 votes)
36. The Fall - Hex Enduction Hour [1982] (166 points, 14 votes, 1 first place vote)
35. ABC - The Lexicon of Love [1982] (173 points, 11 votes, 1 first place vote)
34. The Smiths - Hatful of Hollow [1984] (173 points, 16 votes)
33. The Smiths - Louder Than Bombs [1987] (174 points, 20 votes)
32. Prince - 1999 [1982] (191 points, 17 votes, 1 first place vote)
31. Sonic Youth - Sister [1987] (199 points, 21 votes, 1 first place vote)
30. Hüsker Dü - Zen Arcade [1984] (200 points, 13 votes)
29. Young Marble Giants - Colossal Youth [1980] (200 points, 17 votes, 1 first place vote)
28. The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses [1989] (201 points, 15 votes, 2 first place votes)
27. Guns N' Roses - Appetite for Destruction [1987] (201 points, 18 votes)
26. Prince - Dirty Mind [1980] (210 points, 14 votes, 1 first place vote)
25. The Clash - Sandinista! [1980] (211 points, 11 votes, 3 first place votes)
24. The Cure - Disintegration [1989] (218 points, 19 votes, 1 first place vote)
23. The Human League - Dare [1981] (219 points, 17 votes, 2 first place votes)
22. My Bloody Valentine - Isn't Anything [1988] (229 points, 19 votes, 2 first place votes)
21. Paul Simon - Graceland [1986] (237 points, 17 votes, 1 first place vote)
20. The Jesus and Mary Chain - Psychocandy [1985] (243 points, 23 votes, 1 first place vote)
19. The Replacements - Let It Be [1984] (252 points, 18 votes, 1 first place vote)
18. Joy Division - Closer [1980] (255 points, 24 votes)
17. Kate Bush - The Dreaming [1982] (269 points, 13 votes, 3 first place votes)
16. New Order - Technique [1989] (273 points, 15 votes, 2 first place votes)
15. Pixies - Surfer Rosa [1988] (273 points, 21 votes, 1 first place vote)
14. Talk Talk - Spirit of Eden [1988] (274 points, 18 votes, 2 first place votes)
13. Beastie Boys - Paul's Boutique [1989] (291 points, 25 votes, 1 first place vote)
12. Minutemen - Double Nickels on the Dime [1984] (300 points, 15 votes, 3 first place votes)
11. The Smiths - The Queen is Dead [1986] (307 points, 26 votes, 1 first place vote)
10. Pixies – Doolittle [1989] (323 points, 31 votes)
9. Michael Jackson - Thriller [1982] (331 points, 35 votes)
8. Kraftwerk - Computer World [1981] (338 points, 29 votes)
7. Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation [1988] (356 points, 28 votes, 3 first place votes)
6. R.E.M. - Murmur [1983] (359 points, 30 votes, 2 first place votes)
5. Prince - Sign “O” the Times [1987] (381 points, 28 votes, 2 first place votes)
4. Kate Bush - Hounds of Love [1985] (422 points, 35 votes, 2 first place votes)
3. Prince and the Revolution - Purple Rain [1984] (423 points, 35 votes, 2 first place votes)
2. Public Enemy - It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back [1988] (478 points, 39 votes, 2 first place votes)
1. Talking Heads - Remain in Light [1980] (568 points, 37 votes, 4 first place votes)

Remain In Light was #3 on my 'best albums' list, and #1 on my 'worst sleeves' list

That joke would work better if I hadn't italicized the album title like the occasional pedant I am.

Kitchen Person courting an SB imo the wound is too fresh for zings