ILM'S TOP 77 TRACKS of 2011 (Los resultados!)

lol "I Care" is definitely in the running for most moronic lyric on the album ("You see these tears falling down to my ears"!!!!!!!)

I think the Danny Daze just about gets away with the godawful triteness of the lyrics as it's a more hynoptic/creepy thing, but yeah, those Beyoncé lyrics are terrible.

("You see these tears falling down to my ears"!!!!!!!)

that makes sense when you consider how much of her life beyoncé must spend standing in front of a wind machine

Fuck I knew I should have bought the deluxe version of Beyonce.

irl lol, lex.

lol "I Care" is definitely in the running for most moronic lyric on the album ("You see these tears falling down to my ears"!!!!!!!)

maybe she's so upset she's lying on her back sobbing

or maybe she's like "Wicked" #defyinggravity

The Danny Daze track is so dope though. I'm glad that one made it. Probably most likely from the Hot Creations releases this year, backed it over Forward Motion.

despite the could-be-better lyrics, I Care is still one of the more powerful tracks on the album I think

"You see these tears falling down to my ears"

"maybe she's so upset she's lying on her back sobbing"

otm

1 plus 1 is pretty cool, maybe like my 6th favorite song on 4 (bonus tracks included)

h8 u some dude and djp

love 1+1

"schoolin' life" and "countdown" were both on my ballot, so I didn't really want to vote for any more beyoncé tracks, but "1+1" is so awe-inspiring. yeah the lyrics are a bit silly, but I like the paired down simplicity of it all, and terius does a really great job with the arrangement too. love her voice surrendering to the guitar at the end <3

otm

http://i.imgur.com/kKjSv.jpg

51 - KONSHENS "Nuh Pull It Up" (230 Points, 6 Votes)
P&J - DNP
Pitchfork - DNP

http://youtu.be/QuksFi8ANec

despite the could-be-better lyrics, I Care is still one of the more powerful tracks on the album I think

Oh I agree 100%! That and "I Miss You" are my favorite ballads on the album.

kinda grew tired of this one, but it's still nice to see "Nuh" place! jamaican (?) accent will cease to amuse me

YESSSSS!!!!!!!!

so many amazing dancehall tracks this year i had no idea which to vote for (and in fact which i DID vote for) but this should've been one. such a great premise of a song - love how he simultaneously berates the shit dj AND seduces the girl, and never loses the smoothness at any point

This is such an ILM track for me.

LOVE THIS.

haha, he *almost* loses the smoothness in that line about reading "off a poster/no sir"

xxp haha, I don't think I'd pay attention to this track if it wasn't for the Lex

this is good but... it's making me nostalgic for Sean Paul?

btw, preemptive thank you to whoever makes the spotify playlist for this when it's done, have much post-job catching up to do

Good morning everyone. Let's take it from here.

First time hearing of Konshens. Sounds good on first listen but it doesn't quite grip me the way 'like glue' or 'hold yuh' did... is dancehall a popular genre on the UK?

nostalgic for Sean Paul

an emotion that underpins all our lives ;_;

I genuinely <3 lex's enthusiasm this stretch!

I just hope he can keep his "ugh this is awful shit" stuff in check when others are enjoying tracks he doesn't like.

btw, preemptive thank you to whoever makes the spotify playlist for this when it's done, have much post-job catching up to do

it's already in progress: http://open.spotify.com/user/sp10000/playlist/5w1deUncq412xqQJmwkFm5

also re: "we miss Sean Paul" oftentimes I think "Get Busy" is the greatest song ever recorded

<3 u sp10

do not <3 u selena gomez and the scene

unfortunately there are a few tracks missing already because they aren't on spotify but what can you do.

I love that Konshens song, undeniable stuff. Danny Daze managed to pass me by altogether.

Still think 1+1 doesn't manage to scale the heights it aims for, if you're going to try and imitate Prince in epic ballad mode you have to be damn sure you can pull it off. Beyonce does her best but under all the guitars and bluster it's quite a small and simple song and that skeletal guitar figure underneath betrays that. Contrast to End of Time which initially seems a straightforward club banger and just spreads out to feel properly epic.

^^^ I think that is very OTM (and part of why "End of Time" is my favorite song on the album)

also re: "we miss Sean Paul" oftentimes I think "Get Busy" is the greatest song ever recorded

it is!

xp dan and matt have you heard the red top remix of "end of time"? sooo u&k http://soundcloud.com/beyoncemusic/end-of-time-redtop-club-edit

http://i.imgur.com/2fXMG.jpg

50 - CONFOUNDED "Little Dog (ILX Pre-Covers Lulu)" (235 Points, 7 Votes, 3 First-Place Votes)
P&J - DNP
Pitchfork - DNP

http://soundcloud.com/ilxprecoversluluii/confounded-little-dog

I am trying to figure out why Konshens isn't full on slaying me like I think it should; I think maybe it's the lack of snare? My reaction was basically "wow I bet if someone remixed this, it would full-on MURDER"

awesome

oh hahahahahahahahahaha that is fucking great!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! <3 ILX, congrats Confounded!

Also Mindkilla is storming and Snowflake is beautiful, excellent run. Cosign anyone who had Mindkilla as the best track on Eye Contact. Is it too much to hope that I'll Blu's Meltdown might place?

What, nobody made a video?

(props to that "End of Time" remix for retaining the syncopation, I was concerned at first)

lol

BWAHAHAHAAAAAAAA

Score 1 for me!

I just hope he can keep his "ugh this is awful shit" stuff in check when others are enjoying tracks he doesn't like.

― jon /via/ chi 2.0, Tuesday, 24 January 2012

naw I think this is a thread where this is awful shit is just as valid as this is dope. all tracks are fair game

Little Dog! A-hooooooooooooooooooooooo!

can I just

3 First-Place Votes

^_^

Omg.

of all these precover tracks considered voting for Tylerw's take on "Brandenburg Gate" but in the end I didn't, so here's a little shoutout

Awesome confounded!!! Great track.

naw I think this is a thread where this is awful shit is just as valid as this is dope. all tracks are fair game

I don't know, I really wanted to crap on that awful Selena Gomez track earlier, but it didn't seem like the place to do that when people were so obviously enjoying it. I'm of the opinion that I'll just stay silent on the ones I don't like.