And I wouldn't call Rej a "nothing" tune - it's much more tuneful than, say, that The Fall monstrosity.
― Tuomas, Thursday, 1 July 2010 16:17 (5 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
i've never heard a track by the fall. everything i've ever read suggests that i shouldn't.
― لوووووووووووووووووووول (lex pretend), Thursday, 1 July 2010 16:18 (4 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
I'm sure their absolute crappiness is one more thing on which you and me would agree.
― Tuomas, Thursday, 1 July 2010 16:19 (3 minutes ago) Bookmark
Okay, okay we get it already.
― village idiot (dog latin), Thursday, 1 July 2010 15:32 (fourteen years ago) link
I didn't vote in this thing, but if I had've done, then Blindness would have been right up there. Such a monstrous song. Loving MES rocking the Alvin Stardust glove in the youtube vid btw.
― Adge Cutler & the Özils (NickB), Thursday, 1 July 2010 15:33 (fourteen years ago) link
I think I've said this before, but the Fall vocalist sounds exactly like a wino I once heard in a local karaoke bar trying to interpret a Finnish schlager version of "Delilah" without knowing how to sing nor remembering the lyrics, so he basically just mumbled whatever came to his mind, with an occasional "my... my my... DELILAH!".
― Tuomas, Thursday, 1 July 2010 16:26 (6 minutes ago) Bookmark
You like ODB right?
― village idiot (dog latin), Thursday, 1 July 2010 15:34 (fourteen years ago) link
This sounds awesome.
― emil.y, Thursday, 1 July 2010 15:34 (fourteen years ago) link
yeah srsly
― Kool G. Frap (jjjusten), Thursday, 1 July 2010 15:35 (fourteen years ago) link
Someone ought to set Mark E Smith straight about the fact he can't sing very well.
― village idiot (dog latin), Thursday, 1 July 2010 15:36 (fourteen years ago) link
Voted for "Shakey Dog," such an excellent track from a really, really great album. Still think Fishscale is on par with Supreme Clientele, which seems to be contrary to the general ILM/critical consensus in 2010.
― ilxor has truly been got at and become an ILXor (ilxor), Thursday, 1 July 2010 15:36 (fourteen years ago) link
"shakey dog" - best storytelling of the last 5 years
― groovemaaan, Thursday, 1 July 2010 15:37 (fourteen years ago) link
Really like "Blindness" and "Rej". Didn't vote for either though. "Overpowered" is, I think, the only one from my ballot to make the list, thus far.
― Born too beguiled (DavidM), Thursday, 1 July 2010 15:39 (fourteen years ago) link
74. MGMT "Time to Pretend" (2007) [228 points, 13 votes]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9dSYgd5Elk
― Johnny Fever, Thursday, 1 July 2010 15:42 (fourteen years ago) link
wow is that really from 2007? jesus
― Kool G. Frap (jjjusten), Thursday, 1 July 2010 15:43 (fourteen years ago) link
not a fan, not a hater, expected the backlash to shove it off the bottom of the 100 tbh
oh fuck OFF mgmt, such a tedious song
― لوووووووووووووووووووول (lex pretend), Thursday, 1 July 2010 15:44 (fourteen years ago) link
Oracular Spectacular was released digitally in October 2007, and then in physical form in January of 2008. I think "Time to Pretend" was the official single around the same time of the album's digital release, though.
― Johnny Fever, Thursday, 1 July 2010 15:45 (fourteen years ago) link
man i am a happy tons of songs i voted for on so far...
― Q and Not Gucci (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Thursday, 1 July 2010 15:46 (fourteen years ago) link
Still think Fishscale is on par with Supreme Clientele, which seems to be contrary to the general ILM/critical consensus in 2010.
I agree.
― sofatruck, Thursday, 1 July 2010 15:47 (fourteen years ago) link
Would have voted for 'Rej' had I heard it before. Tremendous!
― Jorge Fucile Jerry (pandemic), Thursday, 1 July 2010 15:48 (fourteen years ago) link
'Shakey Dog' is my favourite cut off of 'Fishscale'. That said I didn't vote for it but glad to see it here.
― Jorge Fucile Jerry (pandemic), Thursday, 1 July 2010 15:50 (fourteen years ago) link
73. DJ QUIK & KURUPT "9x Outta Ten" (2009) [229.5 points, 10 votes]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HHe18yE2kXM
― Johnny Fever, Thursday, 1 July 2010 15:53 (fourteen years ago) link
There are some excellent cuts on the back half of Fishscale... hidden darts, as Ghost would say.
― ilxor has truly been got at and become an ILXor (ilxor), Thursday, 1 July 2010 15:53 (fourteen years ago) link
Voted for "9x Outta Ten" -- kinda wanted to throw a vote to "Hey Playa!" instead, but figured "9x" had a higher shot at placing, so...
yeah i went for hey playa cuz i thought that would be the consensus pick :/
― Q and Not Gucci (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Thursday, 1 July 2010 15:56 (fourteen years ago) link
Whoops!
I prefer "Hey Playa!" -- though just barely, both are pretty top-notch.
― ilxor has truly been got at and become an ILXor (ilxor), Thursday, 1 July 2010 15:59 (fourteen years ago) link
MGMT might be slightly icky, lightweight and overplayed indie-electro, but Time To Pretend and Kids are still welcome when I hear them over shop speakers. They remind me of a complicated summer-come-good, and falling in love with my current gf, so I get a nice nostalgia from those two songs.
― village idiot (dog latin), Thursday, 1 July 2010 16:00 (fourteen years ago) link
prefer Hey Playa!, although I only found out about it through the 09 poll. Since picking it up it's really grown on me. I love the Moroccan TV sample in that track - "Amazing!"
― village idiot (dog latin), Thursday, 1 July 2010 16:04 (fourteen years ago) link
Hey Playa! >>> 9x Outta 10 but I'd expect both to place here.
― Vulvuzela (Matt DC), Thursday, 1 July 2010 16:06 (fourteen years ago) link
both were among a bunch of songs i had to leave off b/c i was voting for the album instead
― لوووووووووووووووووووول (lex pretend), Thursday, 1 July 2010 16:07 (fourteen years ago) link
72. GANG GANG DANCE "House Jam" (2008) [230.5 points, 11 votes]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2fYdX0P7I4
― Johnny Fever, Thursday, 1 July 2010 16:09 (fourteen years ago) link
xp ditto ("Shakey Dog", too)
― The Reverend, Thursday, 1 July 2010 16:09 (fourteen years ago) link
it's from the Travel Channel, not Moroccan TV iirc
― ripe dink (some dude), Thursday, 1 July 2010 16:09 (fourteen years ago) link
I don't think that's what he meant.
― The Reverend, Thursday, 1 July 2010 16:14 (fourteen years ago) link
didn't get around to voting in this, but happy to see "rej," "9x" and the GGD track. well balloted, voters.
― a tenth level which features a single castle (tipsy mothra), Thursday, 1 July 2010 16:15 (fourteen years ago) link
(i also love the "rej" remix that's all on acoustic instruments.)
love that GGD track, though i prefer "first communion" and "princes" - wonder if they'll show up later or if "house jam" is the surprise consensus pick
― لوووووووووووووووووووول (lex pretend), Thursday, 1 July 2010 16:18 (fourteen years ago) link
YES! First track I voted for!
xp - thinking about it I prefer First Communion too, especially the way it comes in after Bebey on the album. Picked House Jam instead for one reason or another - was First Communion nominated?
― seandalai, Thursday, 1 July 2010 16:20 (fourteen years ago) link
71. KANYE WEST "Love Lockdown" (2008) [230.5 points, 12 votes]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZwMX6T5Jhk
― Johnny Fever, Thursday, 1 July 2010 16:24 (fourteen years ago) link
Love Lovedown is okay, I hope Paranoid makes it from that album.
― Davek (davek_00), Thursday, 1 July 2010 16:26 (fourteen years ago) link
denizens of the funky house thread will be aware of this already, but the dj naughty remix of "love lockdown" is a must-hear - http://rapidshare.com/files/235235593/Kanye_West_-_Love_Lockdown__DJ_Naughty_Remix_.mp3
(that's a link i just found on the internet, didn't u/l myself)
― لوووووووووووووووووووول (lex pretend), Thursday, 1 July 2010 16:29 (fourteen years ago) link
First Communion was not nominated...I so wanted to vote for it! St.Dymphna is a pretty late discovery for me, but it placed high on my albums ballot!
I find anything Kanye did after Late Registration pretty much execrable...
― is this the end of zombie Shakespeare? (Drugs A. Money), Thursday, 1 July 2010 16:30 (fourteen years ago) link
xpost that...could have potential.
― Davek (davek_00), Thursday, 1 July 2010 16:32 (fourteen years ago) link
Voted for both "House Jam" and "Love Lockdown" -- very happy they placed. Wasn't really expecting "Love Lockdown" to do so, given the abundance of Kanye singles in the nominations list.
― ilxor has truly been got at and become an ILXor (ilxor), Thursday, 1 July 2010 16:33 (fourteen years ago) link
Yeah the UK funky mix is good...I'm not the greatest on these things, but it sounds like it was hastily made in some cheap computer application, you can hear the joins/pieces stuck together with duck tape.
― Davek (davek_00), Thursday, 1 July 2010 16:37 (fourteen years ago) link
70. GRINDERMAN "No Pussy Blues" (2007) [232 points, 9 votes]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nxqlb1--uKc
― Johnny Fever, Thursday, 1 July 2010 16:40 (fourteen years ago) link
that fucking song, it's seriously amazing (re "Love Lockdown")
― based on logical thinking (HI DERE), Thursday, 1 July 2010 16:40 (fourteen years ago) link
"Shakey Dog"--what a masterpiece! obviously it's the lyrics that make it so, but i could listen to that bassline solo and be very happy. This could have taken the tracks poll imo, but I guess i'm in that contingent that thinks the rest of Fishcale is a little disappointing.
"Rej" also great--would have voted for that if I'd heard it before. anyone want to enlighten me on what microgenre it fits into? if it does...
― elephant rob, Thursday, 1 July 2010 16:40 (fourteen years ago) link
so many late retractions from my ballot are showing up
― The Reverend, Thursday, 1 July 2010 16:41 (fourteen years ago) link
it would've been minimal techno
― لوووووووووووووووووووول (lex pretend), Thursday, 1 July 2010 16:42 (fourteen years ago) link
looking forward to tuomas letting us know that this grinderman fellow sure got a lucky break getting signed with a voice like that
― Kool G. Frap (jjjusten), Thursday, 1 July 2010 16:45 (fourteen years ago) link
do people really only listen to music if the vocalist is a technically great singer? Cuz my folks always justify the shit they listen to like celine dion or subo with " but x is a terrific singer"
― pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Thursday, 1 July 2010 16:49 (fourteen years ago) link
I suppose that should be for a thread of it own rather than here if someone starts it.