ILM'S TOP 77 TRACKS of 2010

The entire Gayngs album was based on the idea of stretching 10cc's "I'm Not in Love" out to the length of a full album (the whole thing, for the most part, has the exact same bpm).

why would i ever want one of the most perfect songs in one of the most perfect aesthetics to be ruined by being forced to meet GRIZZLY FUCKING BEAR

― lextasy refix (lex pretend), Tuesday, January 25, 2011 6:14 PM (2 minutes ago)

bc ppl like grizzly bear.

really this isnt hard

There are a few nice sounds in the Gayngs track but my problem with a lot of this stuff (including Games) is that they're paying tribute to a lot of the '80s ethos that I hate, so even though they're playing with it/subverting it, it still just reminds me of stuff I abhor.

gayngs had me all primed to carry on hating but actually it's not so heinous as some of the things here

just a bit uninspiring, sall

but if it were actually a lost pop song from the 80s it would have a MASSIVE HOOK somewhere.

refrain that comes in @ 4:00 is the biggest hook, but they bury it, only give it that 30 second stretch. sounds like a demo in that sense, scratch paper for a "real song."

definitely parts i like about that song and parts I really don't - like the vocals

the vox are an abomination

keyboards are kinda cute, some slightly distorted sounds I can get w/

it's just a bit boring

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50. TAIO CRUZ "Dynamite" [270 points, 7 votes, one first place vote]
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contenderizer, I see where you're going with the AR Kane comparisons, but I think it's a bit too...studied, a bit too self-consciously historical, whereas when I hear 69 (admittedly the only AR Kane I've done any real listening to) I hear something that uses elements of many different styles for their own ends, instead of just quoting those styles...

AR Kane: Ulysses:: Gayngs: Pale Fire

HOW DARE YOU INSULT PALE FIRE IN THAT WAY

Also, Cheerleader is a good song, Lex--kind of subtle and sinuous and hypnotic...chamber pop reimagined by snake charmers...

they're paying tribute to a lot of the '80s ethos that I hate, so even though they're playing with it/subverting it, it still just reminds me of stuff I abhor.

you mean like sade and careless whisper, etc? cuz how could anyone not like that?

This sounds a lot like the Ke$ha track, but better.

ppl stop trying to talk to lex about grizz bear

just about to say that Glenroe, this is very similar to the Kesha track - never made that connection before.

taio cruz is such a nothing...so bland, really representative of the awful state of chart pop in 2010. "dynamite" goes in one ear and out the other.

have already *completely* forgotten the ke$ha track

this is...god, ILM, you don't ask much of your music do ya. HUGE average placement too. guess taio has his posse

question: how is this song in any way distinguishable? honest answers preferred.

LJ I have a feeling you are OffTM irt the shelf life of Lady Antebellum...I have a feeling that song has a bright future being pumped into supermarkets barely above audible level...

― some hills are never seen (Drugs A. Money), Tuesday, January 25, 2011 1:04 PM (18 minutes ago)

come on are you really doubting louis's ear for pop songs?

indie-freejazz take on 10cc's "I'm Not in Love"=a comparison that makes me more interested in Gayngs than "Gaudy Side of Town" ever could...

You're in such a bad mood now, lex

God I wish lex could just let us know that he doesn't like something without some irrational rage behind it. Not all music is for you, deal with it and move on. idgi

Love the Gayngs song; first of my votes to show up :)

I see where you're going with the AR Kane comparisons, but I think it's a bit too...studied, a bit too self-consciously historical, whereas when I hear 69 ... I hear something that uses elements of many different styles for their own ends, instead of just quoting those styles...

AR Kane: Ulysses:: Gayngs: Pale Fire

lol, i'm with emil.y in the outrage at yr mistreatment of pale fire dept. but yeah. biggest difference here is that AR kane were wrestling with and even developing the sounds of their era (and the future) as they emerged, where gayngs are just casually dabbling with the past, seemingly with tongue in cheek. 69 is one of my favorite records though, so nothing's ever really gonna come close.

had no idea yall would rate taio; that shit is dull

HUGE average placement too.

If Glenn were here he'd point out that Dynamite has the second-highest enthusiasm score in the top 77 (after The Fives, who deserve it).

Is this song in some commercial or something because I've definitely heard it quite a bit, yet never voluntarily.

The 7 people who voted for it must have rated it really highly.

you mean like sade and careless whisper, etc?

Yep.

cuz how could anyone not like that?

Because it's HORRIBLE.

You're in such a bad mood now, lex

also cuz i'm icing a knee injury atm and IT HURTS

i enjoy the gayngs song, and overall the whole albums seems like a good late night car ride/headphones-on-the-subway listen.

comforting to know ILM has its own committed Corporate Overproduced RnB Squad

This sounds a lot like the Ke$ha track, but better.

With you on the first part, but not the second - this forgot to be fun.

mobilize, there's a poll!

lol, i'm with emil.y in the outrage at yr mistreatment of pale fire dept. but yeah. biggest difference here is that AR kane were wrestling with and even developing the sounds of their era (and the future) as they emerged, where gayngs are just casually dabbling with the past, seemingly with tongue in cheek. 69 is one of my favorite records though, so nothing's ever really gonna come close.

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― normal_fantasy-unicorns (contenderizer), Tuesday, January 25, 2011 1:27 PM (41 seconds ago) Bookmark

^totally the point I was trying to get across...

and Lex hasn't really been that mean n' nasty towards indie at all itt really...

I love it when corporations put out lofi tracks

and I think Taio is one of J0rdan's favorites...it's catchy and all, but I'm glad it's down in #50...

i didn't even say a thing about vampire weakened

Is this song in some commercial or something because I've definitely heard it quite a bit, yet never voluntarily.

i don't think so but it's had unusual longevity on the charts and radio so it would make sense that you've involuntarily heard it several times

"better" doesn't mean either of them are good. It annoys me less than Kesha and if somebody put it on I wouldn't storm off.

also i agree with ez snappin, though this song is better than we r who we r

mobilize, there's a poll!

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― I've been dancing since 9 and I'm tired and hungry (acoleuthic), Tuesday, January 25, 2011 1:30 PM (1 minute ago) Bookmark

lol I'm going to take this as a sly ref. to Lie Dream of Casino Soul

Gotcha. Definitely less "there" than the Ke$sha.

I'll bet that Taio Cruz song is fun to pogo to...

I love it when corporations put out lofi tracks

― ogmor, Tuesday, 25 January 2011 18:31 (1 minute ago)

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(TIE) 48. KANYE WEST "All of the Lights" [270 points, 8 votes, 1 first place vote]
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gross

ugh. miserable run we're in.

hahaha j0rdan didn't bother with the hilarious list of guests for the jpg

i don't even care for "dynamite" or anything but i'm kind of glad it placed now out of pure shadefreude for the historically awful 400 previous posts or so

all pop from here on out please