ILM'S TOP 77 TRACKS of 2010

Top tune.

r&b's yngwie malmsteen

loll kinda makes me never want to listen to that song again

r&b's yngwie malmsteen

― goole, Thursday, January 27, 2011 2:45 PM (7 seconds ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

omg dying

Would've been my #1 if I'd weighted my ballot.

r&b's yngwie malmsteen

^ a good thing, right?

a consensus pick i will stand by

people voted this over window seat; christ

Yeah this is amazing. Massively appealing, could hear it in either ads or clubs or cafes or supermarkets and it wouldn't sound out of place.

that's because it's secretly v. generic

Yeah the whole "JM is ultraweird" schtick isn't really borne out by the music.

this song is made by its dark melodicism - it sounds genuinely *different* to yr usual chart fare, unlike that rihanna song

lol xp

Her head looks like it's been superimposed onto the body or something in that video.

feel like 'tightrope' isn't a great club song actually despite the dance-centric video

it makes something quite unusual out of generic elements imo

Nah, this has a ton of classic James Brown-isms, and James Brown-isms aren't commonplace enough to make this generic in any way. xps

it sounds genuinely *different* to yr usual chart fare

it may sound different from "chart fare" but it doesn't really sound different from like "music in general"

xp - In a chart context that's true, but in alt-soul world JM plays it well safe compared to e.g. Erykah Badu.

I think it stands out from the rest of the mainstream this year because it doesnt have any synths or manipulated vocals which is quite refreshing to hear in a pop single nowadays.

I agree with this:

it makes something quite unusual out of generic elements imo

― 2010 was a great year for highly-credible pop-ambient (acoleuthic),

that's because it's secretly v. generic

really?? quick, name another pop/r&b tune that sounded like "tightrope" in 2010

feel like 'tightrope' isn't a great club song actually despite the dance-centric video

― ciderpress, Thursday, January 27, 2011 2:48 PM (52 seconds ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

it's like cheeky 60s dancing or something. feel like jm engages with the world in 2011 less than any artist we've had on this list.

yeah and that Erykah Badu song is much, much, much better than this in every way

I do like how Tightrope strips back its sound in the last couple of minutes - that sense of dynamism is rly well-managed

ilxor i explained that like 5 posts ago

that's because it's secretly v. generic

really?? quick, name another pop/r&b tune that sounded like "tightrope" in 2010

― the new mordant & zingy ilxor persona (ilxor)

I'd say Adele or Sharon Jones but not sure how popular they actually are.

^it DOES seem a bit generic...still intrigued by the album, though. I thought Cold War wz pretty cool (despite my massive comparisons to GBarkley)

the James Brown comment kind of makes a lot of pieces fall into place.

tightrope is not oceans apart from fuck you imo.

She has a fascinating face.

Badu song would have made my top 10 and I didn't vote Tightrope (which has SUCH a greater sense of songcraft than Fuck You)

i might like tightrope if it was from 1965

Oh yeah duh, 'fuck you' is perhaps actually the closest pop/r&b single to this one. Although Cee-lo's appropiation of retro sound is complerelt tongue in cheek and Janelle seems pretty serious about it.

Also not a million miles away from Mambo #5, unfortunately.

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7. BIG BOI ft. CUTTY "Shutterbugg" [672 points, 26 votes]
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OMG that screencap

Screencap makes me want to watch the video (which I've never seen).

I feel people aren't digging how this song turns introspective and ominous as it goes on - it's all about the subtleties

oh and here's big booooiiiiii, another good song :)

matched P&J #7 ranking looks like!

like I've only heard two J Monae songs but could picture both being sung equally as well as Cee Lo

(but yeah I'm willing to bet that Tightrope is a much more well-written song than FU)

Voted for this as well, though if I'd ranked my ballot it would have been towards the bottom.

wouldn't have been upset to see shutterbugg take this thing

woah, thought "shuterbugg" would be #1

"shutterbugg" is a first-rate banger and the momentary soul ii soul nod might be the best use of a sample i heard in 2010? really amazing pop moment. didn't vote for it though.

Also not a million miles away from Mambo #5, unfortunately.

― Glenroe in 3D (seandalai), Thursday, January 27, 2011 2:53 PM (1 minute ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

lol otm

big boi album will do better, there's hardly a bad track on the entire thing

Uhm was expecting this one to fare much better.

Usher's OMG is next! I sense it.

lol

Uhm was expecting this one to fare much better.

yeah very little about the order - of the entire list really - has been what i would have thought. embracing the unpredictability.

I feel people aren't digging how this song turns introspective and ominous as it goes on - it's all about the subtleties

oh and here's big booooiiiiii, another good song :)

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― 2010 was a great year for highly-credible pop-ambient (acoleuthic), Thursday, January 27, 2011 2:54 PM (9 seconds ago) Bookmark

I'll listen to it again...this is my first encounter w/Janelle, and the expectations have been rather high. I like Cold War a lot but I think Tightrope under-delivers on first blush. I'll def. work with it.

Is this Scott Storch, or am I confused?