ILM's Top 77 ALBUMS of 2011

but seriously it is silly as fuck when people say "oh that band isn't [large umbrella genre] because they're really [subgenre that is totally and unambiguously within that umbrella]"

I wouldn't do that. I have a heavy rock list that includes all those subgenres. It was just an interesting exercise to exclude the others to see what I ended up with. Flying Eyes flirt with garage rock and stoner, going between slowly lurching rhythms and guitar freakouts. They seem like they'd be a great live show.

Just chiming in to say White Denim are indeed fantastic.

Although Peaking Lights do nothing for me, despite descriptions sounding exactly like my thing. Was very excited about the dub influence, but that bass sounds like someone boring holes into a piece of mdf, and there's no funk or spaceyness that I can hear. Too bad...

I don't mean to divert away from the poll discussion, so I reposted here: Smiths to reform without Morrissey

Wait, that's not right!

Rolling Stoner/Psych/Doom/Sludge/Retro/Drone/Space Thread 2012

hahahaha

Wasn't even intentional, kind of a classic decade-old discussion though! I'll continue on other thread but will say that I would not have known about Flying Eyes were it not for their Bandcamp page. Be good if they offered an inexpensive download too.

kind of surprised at the lack of pains of being pure at heart, thought that was received relatively well. i'd have voted for it

don't really like the direction they took with it.

really can't believe you guys just accept these results as real

whats wrong with them

foulplay?

http://pawsru.org/m/src/m54461_We-get-it-Youre-butt-hurt.jpg

What is real? How do you define real?

- Morpheus

Pains Of Being Pure At Heart: fantastic opening track followed by diminishing returns

Someone On the ballots thread made a good point about Mara Carlyle not turning up. Thought this would have been quite popular among certain ilxors. No love round these parts?

I have never heard of Mara Carlyle. Who is she?

destroyer was my #1 as well. Took me a while to get into it, but it is an album worth investing some time in.

also I love his voice and lyrics, on this and on previous albums.

― silverfish, Thursday, 2 February 2012 21:05 (2 days ago) Bookmark

I know this makes me a terrible person for saying this, and I'm willing to be cast out into the great wilderness of butthurt for saying so, but could we not let this obvious sock sinisterly robotic lurker vote in this next time round plz?

Sorry, that sounded a bit cranky, but it's a pain in the arse to spend days following this thing and then see the top two positions possibly decided by a one-dimensional poster who has seemingly never posted outside this thread.

No accusation intended at J0rdan or seandalai btw.

I'm assuming that their number one vote for Destroyer was basically cover for their number two vote mentioned in their first ever post:

discovering stuff like Uncle Acid & the Deadbeats is what makes lurking at this place worthwhile. My #2.

― silverfish, Thursday, 2 February 2012 19:41 (2 days ago) Bookmark

Okay, way out of line, I'm going for a lie-down.

wtf

Is there a set number of posts one has to make to be 'allowed' to vote in EOY polls or smthg?

why are crut and nick b calling shenanigans?

have i missed something?

i'm not anti-lurker, i'm just anti-sock

well why would it be a sock? and cant a mod tell if its a sock anyway? by comparing ip addys? I cant see Destroyer fans signing up just to vote (or fans of any band)
plus even if you took out his/her ballot wouldn't destroyer still have won by 4 points?

would depend on what else they voted for i guess

you should be used to lurkers posting in polls by now. At least they signed up to post.

okay i am anti-lurker too then

SHENANIGANS

APPEAL

STRIP KAPUTTTTT OF ITS ILL-GOTTEN TITLE

lex otm

johnny f now knows what the alltime metal poll felt like

lol

what happens if lurkers who have never posted voted for pj harvey/katy b/beyonce?

they will be embraced as long-lost brothers and sisters

otm

there will never not be a good time to post this
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Call Whiney 51-51

Silverfish's first ever post:

The 11th P&J Singles Poll!

That mightve been the wrong silverfish actually...

I respect your deep passion for maintaining the purity of ILX polls

honestly all the fuss over someones first post/vote just goes to prove why people lurk rather than post just so they dont have to take abuse. Be more friendly and welcoming everyone!

yeah i know, but c'mon really now

Destroyer is living up to his name

just because the guy/girls #1 was Destroyer it must be a sock? You're embarrassing yourselves! What if they also voted for beyonce or katy b? or something else you guys like.
xp

take away the 40 points for his #1 and Destroyer still wins

i thought this whole poll had run smoothly too

50 points no?