(TOP 5 TODAY, MOFOS!) Yo P&J, I'm really happy for you, Imma let you finish, but ILX had the greatest 2009 poll of all time! All time! (2009 ILX Albums Poll Results)

Verdict on Fuck Buttons: pretty good, nice sonics.....the musical narratives could stand to have a bit more space, a bit more rhythmic or melodic variation, but I understand that they're not really going for nuanced songwriting here. Trance away the heartache. Would like to hear a collaboration between these guys and Orbital.

NickB has a point, although I do stress I enjoyed the two tracks I've heard (if not quite enough to jump back in rightaway). You're wrong about Sunn O))), though, dude. Seriously, give 'Alice' another go if nothing else.

SteveM also on point perhaps; they could do with more variation, but headphones + Surf Solar especially are lovely.

http://www.thesinglesjukebox.com/?p=1390

^^good link, cheers

DJ Sprinkles is YUMMY

yay!

^^^this guy is stealthily a VP for recommendations - if nothing else, 'Twinkle' by Badu gets a LOT of action round these parts, and Me'Shell Ndegeocello is PRETTY AWESOME TBH, also that psychedelic R&B thread is yet to be properly plundered

Wish I'd heard more of the Sprinkles but it's been really tricky trying to buy that thing.

oh good, I cam add "Vice President of Music Reccomendations" to my resume

which I should probably spell in a more correct manner

Valuable Player, Rev!

"Sweet Love For Planet Earth" takes nearly 5 minutes to get going, but when it does...aw cmon give us ONE MORE melodic change. Just one. Please. C'mon. Explode with rhythm and melody as well as sonic layering. I know you can do this.

You're not going to, are you?

OK, until about six minutes in, this is mighty promising, even more so than Surf Solar. But at least that song was aware of FB's limitations. This one promised to go beyond and is now stuck in a rather embarrassing loop, unaware of what to do next. SS built and then faded with great precision, AND brought a sweet beat to the mix. So it's better. Much better. Argh! SLFPE is SUCH a letdown!

swift or electrik red next i reckon

The turn-off for me with the Fuck Buttons is that plodding way they build their tunes up. Like 'Olympians' feels just so ponderous - they're totally going for epic grandeur, but it's such a nothingy melody that goes nowhere really fucking slowly.

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yeah i can definitely see where this is coming from. the 'epic grandeur' is completely there for me and is the reason i like the record so much, but there's not really much else behind it so if that doesn't work for you i'd imagine the whole thing comes crashing down pretty quick.

i think post-rock stuff like Mogwai might be the most apt touchstone for it really.

11 -- Lindstrom & Prins Thomas - II (285.5 points, 22 votes, 1 #1 vote/s) (dnp in p4k, 359 in p&j)

http://img705.imageshack.us/img705/2296/lindstromprinsthomas.jpg

another one that sounds about right to me -- lindstrom fanboysim would've been A BIT over the top if that had made top 10

hurrah electrik red in the top 10 :)

lindstrom got in with av vote of 12 -- i think e-red's av vote is gonna be around 6 or 7 or so

this album is good but it is eclipsed by its awesome album art

top 5 ppv so far

1. Fall Out Boy
2. Future of the Left
3. Nomo
4. DJ Sprinkles
5. Mastadon

that album's nice and all but nothing else i've heard from lindstrom even comes close to "where you go i go too"

musically said FOB were 2nd-highest and they had exactly 16 ppv, and I'm guessing ER is number one, so they should have an average place of above 5th

50 -- Gucci Mane - Burrprint 3D (89.5 points, 9 votes) (dnp in p4k, 195 in p&j)
49 -- Matias Aguayo - Ay Ay Ay (91 points, 11 votes) (dnp in p4k, 226 in p&j)
48 -- Girls - Album (92 points, 10 votes) (10 in p4k, 10 in p&j)
47 -- Baroness - Blue Record (92 points, 11 votes) (41 in p4k, 19 in p&j)
46 -- Camera Obscura - My Maudlin Career (93 points, 8 votes, 1 #1 vote/s) (dnp in p4k, 30 in p&j)
45 -- Fall Out Boy - Folie a Deux (96 points, 6 votes, 1 #1 vote/s) (dnp in p4k, dnp in p&j)
44 -- UGK - UGK 4 Life (96.5 points, 10 votes) (dnp in p4k, 311 in p&j)
43 -- Henrik Schwarz, Âme and Dixon - The Grandfather Paradox (98 points, 9 votes) (dnp in p4k, 816 in p&j)
42 -- Grizzly Bear - Veckatimest (98.5 points, 10 votes) (6 in p4k, 6 in p&j)
41 -- NOMO - Invisible Cities (101 points, 7 votes) (dnp in p4k, 356 in p&j)
40 -- El Perro Del Mar - Love Is Not Pop (104.5 points, 8 votes, 2 #1 vote/s) (dnp in p4k, 1558 in p&j)
39 -- Meanderthals - Desire Lines (104.5 points, 9 votes) (dnp in p4k, 877 in p&j)
38 -- JJ – jj n° 2 (104.5 points, 9 votes, 1 #1 vote/s) (35 in p4k, 105 in p&j)
37 -- Horrors - Primary Colours (106.5 points, 11 votes) (dnp in p4k, 65 in p&j)
36 -- Neko Case - Middle Cyclone (107 points, 12 votes, 2 #1 vote/s) (21 in p4k, 3 in p&j)
35 -- The Mountain Goats - The Life Of The World To Come (110.5 points, 10 votes) (45 in p4k, 80 in p&j)
34 -- Lady Gaga - The Fame Monster (111.5 points, 10 votes) (dnp in p4k, 31 in p&j)
33 -- Mariah Carey - Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel (112 points, 8 votes) (dnp in p4k, 332 in p&j)
32 -- Broadcast & The Focus Group - ...Investigate Witch Cults Of The Radio Age (112.5 points, 9 votes, 1 #1 vote/s) (dnp in p4k, 88 in p&j)
31 -- Miranda Lambert - Revolution (115 points, 9 votes) (dnp in p4k, 25 in p&j)
30 -- Junior Boys - Begone Dull Care (115 points, 10 votes, #1 vote/s) (dnp in p4k, 199 in p&j)
29 -- Röyksopp - Junior (116 points, 9 votes, #1 vote/s) (30 in p4k, 301 in p&j)
28 -- Omar-S - Fabric 45: Detroit (123 points, 10 votes) (dnp in p4k, 134 in p&j)
27 -- Mungolian Jet Set - We Gave it All Away...Now We Are Taking It Back (128.5 points, 10 votes) (dnp in p4k, 744 in p&j)
26 -- Lily Allen - It's Not Me, It's You (136 points, 10 votes, 1 #1 vote/s) (dnp in p4k, 22 in p&j)
25 -- Dâm-Funk - Toeachizown (138 points, 13 votes) (dnp in p4k, 47 in p&j)
24 -- Death - ...For the Whole World To See (145.5 points, 12 votes) (dnp in p4k, 151 in p&j)
23 -- Rihanna - Rated R (152.5 points, 16 votes) (dnp in p4k, 125 in p&j)
22 -- Future Of The Left - Travels With Myself And Another (163 points, 11 votes, 1 #1 vote/s) (dnp in p4k, 67 in p&j)
21 -- St. Vincent - Actor (167 points, 12 votes, #1 vote/s) (13 in p4k, 12 in p&j)
20 -- Mastodon - Crack the Skye (170.5 points, 12 votes, 1 #1 vote/s) (dnp in p4k, 18 in p&j)
19 -- Raekwon - Only Built 4 Cuban Linx II (172 points, 15 votes, no #1 vote/s) (5 in p4k, 8 in p&j)
18 -- Bat For Lashes - Two Suns (181 points, 15 votes, no #1 vote/s) (7 in p4k, 23 in p&j)]
17 -- The Flaming Lips - Embryonic (182 points, 15 votes, 2 #1 vote/s) (4 in p4k, 9 in p&j)
16 -- Maxwell - BLACKsummers'night (190 points, 17 votes, no #1 vote/s) (dnp in p4k, 14 in p&j)
15 -- Sunn 0))) - Monoliths And Dimensions (212 points, 17 votes, no #1 vote/s) (31 in p4k, 42 in p&j)
14 -- The Juan Maclean - The Future Will Come (240 points, 22 votes, 2 #1 vote/s) (dnp in p4k, 126 in p&j)
13 -- Fuck Buttons - Tarot Sport (265 points, 24 votes, 1 #1 vote/s) (11 in p4k, 39 in p&j)
12 -- DJ Sprinkles - Midtown 120 Blues (270 points, 19 votes, 3 #1 vote/s) (dnp in p4k, 82 in p&j)
11 -- Lindstrom & Prins Thomas - II (285.5 points, 22 votes, 1 #1 vote/s) (dnp in p4k, 359 in p&j)

ok see u guys three weeks from now when the top 10 gets posted

ooh you biiitch

ha :D

oh no you di'int

After seeing only one thing I voted for in 21-50, I'm surprised and pleased to see 2 in 11-20! Odd combo, though: Bat for Lashes and Sunn O))). Or is it odd? Anybody else vote for both of those?

Given how reasonable The Reverend's guess at the remaining slots looks, though, that's the end of stuff I liked...

Odd combo, though: Bat for Lashes and Sunn O))). Or is it odd? Anybody else vote for both of those?

Yup.

Voted for these so far; DJ Sprinkles was my #1 vote

43 -- Henrik Schwarz, Âme and Dixon - The Grandfather Paradox (98 points, 9 votes) (dnp in p4k, 816 in p&j)
30 -- Junior Boys - Begone Dull Care (115 points, 10 votes, #1 vote/s) (dnp in p4k, 199 in p&j)
28 -- Omar-S - Fabric 45: Detroit (123 points, 10 votes) (dnp in p4k, 134 in p&j)
14 -- The Juan Maclean - The Future Will Come (240 points, 22 votes, 2 #1 vote/s) (dnp in p4k, 126 in p&j)
13 -- Fuck Buttons - Tarot Sport (265 points, 24 votes, 1 #1 vote/s) (11 in p4k, 39 in p&j)
12 -- DJ Sprinkles - Midtown 120 Blues (270 points, 19 votes, 3 #1 vote/s) (dnp in p4k, 82 in p&j)

Shame that Ben Frost won't be appearing. Dimished hopes for any of these appearing:

Memory Tapes - Seek Magic
Nite Jewel - Good Evening
Taken By Trees - East of Eden
Black Meteoric Star - Black Meteoric Star

as it turned out, I didn't vote for UGK, I just thought I did, so here are my votes so far:

24 -- Death - ...For the Whole World To See (145.5 points, 12 votes) (dnp in p4k, 151 in p&j)
16 -- Maxwell - BLACKsummers'night (190 points, 17 votes, no #1 vote/s) (dnp in p4k, 14 in p&j)
14 -- The Juan Maclean - The Future Will Come (240 points, 22 votes, 2 #1 vote/s) (dnp in p4k, 126 in p&j)
12 -- DJ Sprinkles - Midtown 120 Blues (270 points, 19 votes, 3 #1 vote/s) (dnp in p4k, 82 in p&j)

Surprised the Wild Beasts album missed the list altogether, that seemed to have quite a following. I mean, it might appear in the top 10 but I can't see what if anything of the Rev's list upthread would be dropped to make way for it.

Also Louis I think the album on here you'd really love is the Mungolian Jet Set record. Probably Mastodon as well.

xp who dat?

since everyone loved omar's screencapped images for the decade movie poll - i volunteered to make some for the top 10 (not screencaps obv), and musically obliged, so i won't be prognosticating anymore (although i can confirm that 3oh!3 did indeed make it in the top 5) - anyway i think they're pretty cool, altho i apologize from the jump for any that might be lol hueg -- also the first one is the most boring looking, i promise

oh good, I voted for 3OH!3 myself, but didn't expect them to place

I guess nobody likes Japandroids.

guess not

i like them, i just didn't vote.

yup i forgot to vote

Matt, I heard the Mastodon a few times and it was pretty good, if not quite there (a little bitty, perhaps? not quite righteous enough?); I'll give it another listen at some stage.

Would like to track down MJS - the ILX thread makes it look rather enticing

bitty?

Not now.

Made up of lots of different little bits that may not have cohered quite as well as had been hoped. The best prog is seamless adventure

http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov200/drm700/m749/m74984bif16.jpg

Sounds like you're looking for something along the lines of Astra or Dream Theater. That's not what Mastodon are going for. They're a metal band with some prog and classic rock influences.

Dream Theater are one of the 10 worst bands ever

Not exactly my cup o' tea either. I like some prog, but have doubts about the merits of seamless adventure.

per louis's definition dream theater is like one of the bittiest bands o.a.t.

By 'seamless adventure' I kinda mean 'the narrative works, and the creative elements combine into something exponential', rather than 'it stays in the same style throughout but goes on an odyssey of musicianship'; the latter can be kinda ew unless done by VdGG

i.e. the individual parts of the adventure, no matter how disparate, dissonant or jarring, are working for the adventure rather than for themselves - thus is the adventure a symbiotic system with no gratuitous extranarrative wank such as that purveyed by DT

dj sprinkles was my #1

fuck buttons, dj sprinkles and death are my only votes to place so far

My votes thus far (all unranked, and stuck to things I thought had a genuine shot at the top 50):

37 -- Horrors - Primary Colours (106.5 points, 11 votes) (dnp in p4k, 65 in p&j)
34 -- Lady Gaga - The Fame Monster (111.5 points, 10 votes) (dnp in p4k, 31 in p&j)
32 -- Broadcast & The Focus Group - ...Investigate Witch Cults Of The Radio Age (112.5 points, 9 votes, 1 #1 vote/s) (dnp in p4k, 88 in p&j)
23 -- Rihanna - Rated R (152.5 points, 16 votes) (dnp in p4k, 125 in p&j)
19 -- Raekwon - Only Built 4 Cuban Linx II (172 points, 15 votes, no #1 vote/s) (5 in p4k, 8 in p&j)
18 -- Bat For Lashes - Two Suns (181 points, 15 votes, no #1 vote/s) (7 in p4k, 23 in p&j)]
17 -- The Flaming Lips - Embryonic (182 points, 15 votes, 2 #1 vote/s) (4 in p4k, 9 in p&j)
15 -- Sunn 0))) - Monoliths And Dimensions (212 points, 17 votes, no #1 vote/s) (31 in p4k, 42 in p&j)
14 -- The Juan Maclean - The Future Will Come (240 points, 22 votes, 2 #1 vote/s) (dnp in p4k, 126 in p&j)
13 -- Fuck Buttons - Tarot Sport (265 points, 24 votes, 1 #1 vote/s) (11 in p4k, 39 in p&j)