ILM Top 100 2005-2009: TRACKS

done and done

no not really

Nice to see Maneater has aged well - too many memories of bad student parties for me to vote for it, but it still sounds fresh and sexy.

sorry to still be talking about Rollin but as much as I love that song (it def would have been on my ballot if i voted) Wood Grain is to me the definitive Huntsville rap song of 05-09

if such a thing exists, that scene has been so good

Who comprises the Huntsville scene? I was born in and grew up there, but I've been gone for a decade and a half and the only thing I remember at that time are some jam bands nobody liked (before that, however, it was the home of Sex Clark Five and Skeletal Earth). In addition to the rap coming out of Huntsville, there's also Thomas Function and Pine Hill Haints on the indie rawrk side of things.

(I realize that's OT, but it's not like I get to talk about my hometown with any amount of pride that often.)

well since mentioned it i'll post the youtube to Wood Grain. the song is by PRGz, short for a paper route gangstaz, a group of rappers off the paper route records/z label. if you want to go further G-Side's Huntsville International mixtape is pretty incredible and the blog southern hospitality is always posting new stuff

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZs8OZpmJq8

There's also this : http://thehuntsvillian.com/ : which is run by the nice people at Vertical House records (a great shop in Lowe Mill).

I posted this link upthread, but there's some discussion of various huntsville rap here (as well as on rolling rap threads): rollin rollin rollin we aint slept in weeks

thx

totally essential is Jackie's own "Diamonds and Cadillacs"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0cDokG3URM

Damn, that's great!

not surprised Ilxor's First Ghostface he rates on par with supreme clientele

yeah, a while back matos and i were talking about back to black and he was like "the thing about it that no one ever says is that it's one of the best singer-songwriter albums EVER", which i am inclined to agree with

― The Reverend, Thursday, July 1, 2010 2:57 PM (4 hours ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

this was really critically underrated, its a great album -- in my world of young ppl it was mostly really, really popular w/ girls (ero underrated by dudes for some reason -- not 'authentic' enough??) plus she kinda had style icon status going til she burned out ... basically

that record is also 100x better than anything jamie lidell ever did

totally essential is Jackie's own "Diamonds and Cadillacs"

― The Reverend, Thursday, July 1, 2010 7:20 PM (1 hour ago)

inexplicably, this was left off of the nominations list - voted for it anyway. just a perfect rap song, and i prefer it to "rollin", which i also love

deej did you seriously just call the Winehouse album 'critically underrated'? i've barely even SEEN a negative review of that record wtf.

yeah it pwnd pazz & jop too

the phrase in my world of young ppl is really cracking me up too -- would make a good title for deej's memoirs

hahah

*starts kickstarter page*

deej did you seriously just call the Winehouse album 'critically underrated'? i've barely even SEEN a negative review of that record wtf.

― ripe dink (some dude), Thursday, July 1, 2010 7:50 PM (10 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

idk 6.4 in pitchfork, did it even rank in their year end list that year

so you think the-dream is critically underrated then?

p4k has had a weird relationship w/ wino

w/ r&b music

the-dream WAS critically underrated, until rolling stone gave love v money a 4.5 star review

wow "rej" is great

whenever i curiously creep into the ilm dance threads i always seem to click on the tracks i don't like and miss out on the ones i do/would like such as this one

regardless, i meant more critically underrated around these parts ... who here is voting for amy winehouse albums?

in the critical world we're a part of it def was

back to black was my #3 :D

w/ r&b music

― hell hath no furry (J0rdan S.), Thursday, July 1, 2010 6:05 PM Bookmark

eh, although winehouse is r&b obv, there tends to be this phenomenon of otherwise r&b-ignorant outlets giving blanket coverage of (usually british, usually white) retro-soul types, which to their credit, I guess, p4k hasn't fallen into, but that doesn't mean that when something great comes from that scene, they shouldn't acknowledge it

the thing was, winehouse resonated for, like, personality reasons -- its a very 'authentically R&B' (kill me) way to hit people but like ... she seemed like a human being, not a joss stone generic "im really into the authentic stuff" boring derivative crap ... like, just the way she used modern slang & seemed like it was her singing instead of some channeling of the past was what made her worthwhile imo

i used to work w/ all these R&B fans & they were totally into her

yeah, otm. i always felt like the use of themes and language that seperated it from its influences did a great job of helping her avoid the trap of becoming a period piece or a stodgy authenticist. the record has personality in spades and it's all amy.

Agree that Winehouse suffers from ubiquity. For a few years she was everywhere - on the radio (how many singles were there off that album?), on the front of every gossip magazine at the supermarket, every Hallowe'en party had at least two Winehouses...so it's hard for me to listen to this fresh. I don't think I'll ever love it, but I'm sure I'll look back more appreciatively in the future.

Actually after listening to "Rehab" again (and I managed not to hear it all that much), I am reminded why I was never interested in her. It doesn't strike much of a chord for me musically (I don't hate it, but I am not into it) and the lyrics and image don't interest me. I'm not very fascinated with the whole junkie mystique.

(And if that's annoying just be glad I'm not commenting on all the tracks I do hate on this list.)

Speaking of, I'm going to repost those since they're buried behind the cut now.

Wednesday's results:

100. NE-YO "Because of You" (2007) [195.5 points, 7 votes, 1 first place vote]
99. DAMIAN "JR. GONG" MARLEY "Welcome to Jamrock" (2005) [197 points, 11 votes]
98. CHAMILLIONAIRE ft. KRAYZIE BONE "Ridin'" (2005) [198.5 points, 10 votes]
97. RÓISÍN MURPHY "Overpowered" (2007) [199.5 points, 10 votes]
96. THE KNIFE "Marble House" (2006) [204.5 points, 10 votes]
95. CAMERA OBSCURA "Lloyd, I'm Ready to Be Heartbroken" (2006) [204.5 points, 11 votes]
94. THE-DREAM "Fancy" (2009) [205.5 points, 8 votes]
93. BIG BOI ft. GUCCI MANE "Shine Blockas" (2009) [206 points, 8 votes]
92. CORTNEY TIDWELL "Don't Let Stars Keep Us Tangled Up (Ewan Pearson Objects in Space Remix)" (2007) [207.5 points, 10 votes]
91. LCD SOUNDSYSTEM "45:33" (2006) [208 points, 10 votes]
90. WASHED OUT "Feel it All Around" (2009) [208.5 points, 10 votes]
89. GIRLS "Lust for Life" (2008) [209 points, 8 votes]
88. LADY GAGA "Paparazzi" (2009) [209 points, 10 votes]
87. ROBYN "Be Mine" (2005) [209 points, 12 votes]
86. THE HOLD STEADY "Stuck Between Stations" (2007) [210.5 points, 8 votes]
85. JACKIE CHAIN ft. JHI ALI "Rollin'" (2008) [212.5 points, 7 votes]
84. FEVER RAY "Seven" (2009) [212.5 points, 9 votes, 1 first place vote]
83. FUTURE OF THE LEFT "Arming Eritrea" (2009) [213.5 points, 10 votes]
82. JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE "SexyBack" (2006) [216 points, 9 votes]
81. JOY ORBISON "Hyph Mngo" (2009) [219.5 points, 9 votes]

Today's results:

80. YEAH YEAH YEAHS "Zero" (2009) [221.5 points, 9 votes]
79. CHROMATICS "In the City" (2006) [223.5 points, 8 votes]
78. THE FALL "Blindness" (2005) [225.5 points, 9 votes, 1 first place vote]
77. MAXWELL "Pretty Wings" (2009) [227 points, 9 votes]
76. ÂME "Rej" (2005) [228 points, 10 votes]
75. GHOSTFACE KILLAH "Shakey Dog" (2006) [228 points, 11 votes]
74. MGMT "Time to Pretend" (2007) [228 points, 13 votes]
73. DJ QUIK & KURUPT "9x Outta Ten" (2009) [229.5 points, 10 votes]
72. GANG GANG DANCE "House Jam" (2008) [230.5 points, 11 votes]
71. KANYE WEST "Love Lockdown" (2008) [230.5 points, 12 votes]
70. GRINDERMAN "No Pussy Blues" (2007) [232 points, 9 votes]
69. HOT CHIP "Ready for the Floor" (2008) [237.5 points, 11 votes]
68. THE XX "Crystalised" (2009) [239 points, 12 votes]
67. ANIMAL COLLECTIVE "Fireworks" (2007) [240 points, 11 votes]
66. JUNIOR BOYS "In the Morning" (2006) [240.5 points, 12 votes]
65. OF MONTREAL "The Past Is a Grotesque Animal" (2007) [241.5 points, 10 votes]
64. FEVER RAY "When I Grow Up" (2009) [243 points, 11 votes]
63. NELLY FURTADO "Maneater" (2006) [243.5 points, 13 votes]
62. KANYE WEST "Can't Tell Me Nothing" (2007) [249.5 points, 15 votes]
61. AMY WINEHOUSE "Rehab" (2006) [250.5 points, 12 votes]

xp ehhh, that's a pretty limited read on winehouse. (which is fair! "rehab" only reflects a limited part of her persona.) imo she sings about the ups and downs of romance better than she does about substance problems. i mean, the sheer number of twists she manages to imbue "you know i'm no good" with is impressive.

sings and writes*

Only three first-place votes so far, not sure whether to read anything into that. Pretty sure mine won't be turning up though.

SPOILER Five first-place votes tomorrow.

HYPE HYPE

ill be curious to see what got first place votes and didnt reach the top 100

Two tracks received first-place votes and no others, meaning they scored 40 points each. The lowest scoring track to receive a first-place vote and one additional vote scored 45 points and is ranked 446th. < / nerdery >

i thought my #1 might be one of those but it seems like something that others might vote for. the others not so much

3/40 so far ("rollin", "arming eritrea", "pretty wings")

I'm hoping that somebody else voted for my #1, and I think it's a strong possibility based on the fact that there's an entire thread dedicated to it somewhere around here. But I'm a little worried.

ANYWAY, going back a bit, I have a love/hate relationship with Animal Collective, but Avey Tare on "For Reverend Green" is one of my favorite vocal performances ever. The way he modulates between singing and screaming is unreal.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IhHQukKXxCw

haven't read this whole thread yet. i voted for like 7 of the last 10, my picks increased greatly.

my introduction to Animal Collective was Strawberry Jam, hated it at first. keep listening and became a fan, really did not think that would ever happen with this band. i had such a strong disliking to SJ that i listed it for sale. "For Reverend Green" is also my favorite song by them. "Forever In Dream."

also knew that Junior Boys would be well received, actually shocked it is so low. thinking about it 66 out of 100 for five years, really is pretty good.