ILM'S TOP 77 ALBUMS of 2010 (NOW COUNTING DOWN THE TOP TEN)

figure glasser will place in the 20s. no idea about chem bros.

Quadron album is a bit... XX meets Joss Stone imo. Not feeling it.

[ducks, covers]

do like how the solo in "i got alone" is basically a visit from the residents

I really like the idea of a doom band throwing in strutting pop movements, so I'll clearly have to listen to HM a little more assiduously. I have 'Life...' on my computer

ah rihanna. does anyone really think that album brought much new to the party or were they just filling their ballot with stuff they were always going to? :P

haaa

er, "i alone got..."

honestly so surprised that anyone has time for that rihanna album...it's so lazy and tossed-together and inadequate. kind of like "hello pop listeners! you can forget that Angry Rihanna ever existed! there is only Happy Rihanna!" except it's way too forced and heavy-handed to actually succeed in the same way that her old sunny reggae stuff did. i guess "only girl (in the world)" is, er, really catchy?

ilx can be very unimaginative, sometimes

quadron are kinda breezy and fun on the basis of the two songs Lex has youtubed, can see how a whole album's worth might start dragging tho

but then it's not the first time a pop act has followed in introspective, dark and somewhat daring effort with a safe, conservative follow-up

P&J: 220th
Pitchfork: DNP

Fuck P&J and Fuck Pitchfork.

― Algerian Goalkeeper, Monday, 31 January 2011 16:08 (25 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

can I politely request you refrain from doing this throughout the entire thread thx

i generally feel like too many singles get votes when they're really album tracks, but the Rihanna album is def an example of that in reverse. a couple great singles but not an album I'd ever consider voting for

mencap otm

just annoys me that there will be albums of lesser exposure outside of the 77 with a small but utterly passionate following and yet the ILM consensus ropes in the usual suspects

apart from that, am eager to discover new things here!

Didn't get into the Rihanna album at all. Rated R is still one of the albums I play a lot from 2009 but apart from the singles I found Loud really forgettable.

lex: ever figured that she may just be happier?

made it as far as a drake verse. dunno if it would be worth going further.

just annoys me that there will be albums of lesser exposure outside of the 77 with a small but utterly passionate following and yet the ILM consensus ropes in the usual suspects

the albums placing right now are getting 8-12 votes, i think that counts as a small and enthusiastic following - unless you want albums that only like 3 people rep for to place? i don't like loud but i know of a few people who really do.

but then it's not the first time a pop act has followed in introspective, dark and somewhat daring effort with a safe, conservative follow-up

yeah, i really need to lower my expectations when a pop artist releases their most daring & interesting work and just accept their next album is going to be a bit rubbish, as history shows.

lex: ever figured that she may just be happier?

oh sure, it's just the way it cleaves to the most obvious pop trends is really uninspired.

just annoys me that there will be albums of lesser exposure outside of the 77 with a small but utterly passionate following and yet the ILM consensus ropes in the usual suspects

There'll be a load of stuff with a small and passionate following, 77 is a lot of albums, and 75th place is really low for a pop star of Rihanna's standing.

Quadron album isn't nearly as interesting as it wants to be.

it's hard to be creative when you're happy. not even joking.

an album that kind of hangs in the heat and just shimmers slightly.

Listening a bit more I can sort of see this, there are some subtle touches that are really nice, but it does definitely get lost in a bit of a middle-of-the-road drippiness at times.

it's hard to be creative when you're happy. not even joking.

how many points did the #1 album get?

Happy Rihanna >>>> Angry Rihanna

fwiw i think the quadron is a real summer album - i haven't gone back to it once since the weather got cold

would like to see a passionate defence of the rihanna album. then would like to suggest a change to the weighted voting structure - first place 50 points, second 40, third 30, fourth 25 then 5 onwards is 20-1

an album that 5 or 6 people rep for but that they all rep HARD for is worthy of a place in the poll imo

Happy Rihanna >>>> Angry Rihanna

if Happy Rihanna = "if it's lovin' that you want", "umbrella", "pon de replay" and "break it off", sure.

Harvey Milk: I like this in theory, but lack the attention span to make it through
Quadron: The vocals are not my thing
Rhianna: I like the couple tracks I've heard, but probably not enough to spend a lot of time with the album.

http://lh3.ggpht.com/_ePwDySjVdyo/TTv7EuvlJTI/AAAAAAAAAYc/5fmx9g54ZHE/zolajesus.jpg

74. ZOLA JESUS — Stridulum II (244 points, 10 votes)
P&J: 233rd
Pitchfork: 37th
Spotify: listen

it's hard to be creative when you're happy. not even joking.

This is the laziest bullshit position ever.

LJ i don't think that would do much except encourage collusion and 'strategic voting' even more

umbrella doesn't so much happy as hard and defiant. which is what rihanna does best!

it's hard to be creative when you're happy. not even joking.

wait for real? Just you, or, like, everyone ever?

A SB that 5 or 6 people rep for but that they all rep HARD for is worthy of a place in the hole imo

Wow, thought Zola Jesus had a bigger following than that. She strikes me as a singer who really needs to work with some decent electronic producers - amazing voice, decent songwriting, really boring samey generic synth backing.

there was a lot of complaining recently in the P&J thread about "indie" voters who lazily rubberstamp songs from their album favorites onto their singles ballot. is there a similar sense of frustration with pop voters who rubberstamp shoddy/uneven albums simply because they happen to include few beloved tracks?

Stridulum EP probably gets more votes than this one...

The idea that nine people on this board might sincerely like that Rihanna album is being foolishly dismissed here.

zola jesus is p terrible you guys

I managed to not hear much Zola Jesus solo last year (heard a few collaborations), so let's give this a go...

Hmm, gothy.

is there a similar sense of frustration with pop voters who rubberstamp shoddy/uneven albums simply because they happen to include few beloved tracks?

it would if it wasn't as low as #75!

We housed everything with the Stridulum II nomination (since it includes all of Stridulum and most of the Valusia EP).

Surprised to see the album here but not Night in the tracks poll. It feels like I only need one Zola Jesus song to get the whole idea.

Zola Jesus cover is <3 - Have no idea what this will sound like but I'm excited. Is their name a dedication to 'Franco?

Didn't vote for the Zola Jesus cos some of it wasn't really all that, but some of the tracks are just fine by me:

Sea Talk

I Can't Stand

We housed everything with the Stridulum II nomination (since it includes all of Stridulum and most of the Valusia EP).

Wow...sounds like the rest of ILM was as meh toward her as I am.

If pop fans hadn't voted for Rihanna, I bet Sylvester Anfang II would be #75 with a bullet. Or not.

Wow, thought Zola Jesus had a bigger following than that. She strikes me as a singer who really needs to work with some decent electronic producers - amazing voice, decent songwriting, really boring samey generic synth backing.

― Matt DC, Monday, January 31, 2011 8:47 AM (13 seconds ago) Bookmark

glad to see zola jesus place. her thread never got a lot of attention, so i didn't think that she had much of a chance. i'm conflicted about the "decent electronic producers" suggestion, because, yeah, i wouldn't be surprised and it could certainly help her rope in fans. but i genuinely love her early recordings, when that huge voice is just buried in a lo-fi ambient-industrial cloud.

Surprised to see the album here but not Night in the tracks poll. It feels like I only need one Zola Jesus song to get the whole idea.

― I've been dancing since 9 and I'm tired and hungry (Dorianlynskey), Monday, January 31, 2011 8:50 AM (15 seconds ago) Bookmark

yeah, that's the way i figured it'd go.

Tbh, I thought Surm was the only one who was huge on that Rihanna album.