The ILM 1980s Anti-Rolling Stone Canon (FREE PUSSY RIOT) Rock Poll Results - Tracks! Final top 10 results happening right now.

Ha, I voted for five Sonic Youth tracks and three Cult tracks. Looking at the ballot now, I'm surprised by both but especially by the Cult votes.

And no, I don't actually think that Sonic Youth made 10% of the greatest rock songs of the 80s. They were my favourite band, or close, from ages 15-23 or so, so I'm really familiar with their catalogue. When voting, it was hard to gauge how to rank e.g. really awesome songs that I'd just discovered over vs album tracks that I knew by heart because I'd listened to them so much. The former usually lost out.

I don't remember my ballot but I might have voted for these ones. I see so many songs in these bottom 100 that I thought were a sure lock for the top 50 that now I have no honest idea what the actual top 100 will look like.

223 AR Kane - Lollita 199 Points, 4 Votes, One #1
222 Blurt - The Fish Needs a Bike 200 Points, 2 Votes One #1
211 Bauhaus - She's in Parties 215 Points, 4 Votes
209 A Certain Ratio - Do the Du 218 Points, 5 Votes
207 Chrome - New Age 219 Points, 4 Votes
187 Skinny Puppy - Assimilate 251 Points, 6 Votes (TIE)
171 Grauzone - Eisbär 269 4 Votes
170 Glenn Branca - Lesson No. 1 271 Points, 5 Votes
158 Night Ranger - Sister Christian 283 Points 6 Votes (TIE)
124 Pixies - Bone Machine 376 Points, 7 Votes
121 Cramps - Goo Goo Muck 382 Points, 6 Votes

I'm predicting "You Made Me Realise" will make the top 25. I'm dreading the possibility that New Order album tracks will.

Also Sonic Youth. Lots and lots of Sonic Youth.

if "Denial" places high, that will be fine with me

I didn't vote for any New Order. Didn't seem right somehow.

110 Living Colour - Cult of Personality 413 Points, 9 Votes
http://open.spotify.com/track/1XIh7vGeTRTbCmWAX6A8u8

http://youtu.be/tTjKWq9Gges

thanks sund4r for the recap.

definitely too low, that one

I think we're gonna be seeing that a lot from now on

eh once we get into the top 100 i'll more likely shrug "eh, at least in the top 100"

FAR TOO LOW

especially as some people think their top 50 should be the top 50.

lol xp there

109 Flipper - Ever 415 Points, 6 Votes
http://open.spotify.com/track/1rklfC2qZLebBYksRGv8tX
http://youtu.be/pIIo9ssd-tg

aww no cries of too low

delighted "ever" made it in there. thought it was sure to be way back in the 400s.

Some stuff you might like placed late last night stirmonster

108 Big Black - Fists of Love 415 Points, 9 Votes
http://youtu.be/O6JzT0LulvE

xp that's a good 'un, Generic Flipper is a great album, hoping that places high in the albums poll.

yes, shriekback, the cramps and young gods. all too low :) xp

and, if there's ever a best handclaps poll, surely "ever" would be a shoo-in for the top ten?

great to see Living Colour and Flipper here.

is Sex Bomb considered "rock" enough for this poll? if so, it should be top 10!

oh yes, it was nominated...

107 Godflesh - Like Rats 419 Points, 8 Votes
http://open.spotify.com/track/5qmMRer2ycTr84oC4mtCBr
http://youtu.be/XypoykrU3rQ

I didn't say too low because it surely means Sex Bomb is safely in the 100. Like Rats is far too low though, as is Fists Of Love.

106 The Cult - Firewoman 420 Points, 9 Votes
http://open.spotify.com/track/1Twr9ElGR91uhIiJtiLyVI
http://youtu.be/HNcpasj__WY

yup, too low

I think both Ever and Sex Bomb are definitive "anti-canon" tracks that really exemplify the poll, but Ever prob. suffered from vote-splitting.

xxp

"Ever" being nom'd smacks a bit of first track tokenismm. Generic album track I'd've voted for would probably be 'Way of the World'

It was you who nominated it

105 ZZ Top - Cheap Sunglasses 423 Points, 8 Votes
http://open.spotify.com/track/6vEpsmul7iNUkMhUwrWixy
http://youtu.be/4vR-9NQAPIA

yeah, first track tokenism is really a pox on tracks polls

xxp lol. My fave off that album is "Shed No Tears".

It was you who nominated it

classic!

ever rules, first track or not.

104 Scraping Foetus Off the Wheel - Throne of Agony 426 Points, 7 Votes, One #1
http://open.spotify.com/track/4MERcpRycdEePLxZcLeItH
http://youtu.be/J1aNC7tmGfs

yay more Foetus

still behind on the playlist, I always forget that I love The Minutemen and should really get some albums by them

"yay more foetus"

^^ phrase for life.

this is possibly a blasphemous statement but man, a little bit of Ramones certainly goes a long way

Waa that not one of his short-term alias'? (xpost)

103 Meat Puppets - Lake of Fire 429 Points, 9 Votes
http://open.spotify.com/track/4UOq3yRhkyD2dKrDG4jV9K
http://youtu.be/9jPglNrZhkA

I also need to actually own Husker Du albums

they were so fucking good, man

Indeed you do dan

102 The Flaming Lips - Jesus Shootin' Heroin 440 Points, 8 Votes One #1
http://open.spotify.com/track/7E6YEyPDTRj6qvZPQiSSfJ
http://youtu.be/-T9SbUfCB7A

CLASSIC

a bit light on the rock.

but only within the context of this poll.

noone nominated/voted for the noisier lips stuff

Wtf u talking about AG; I nominated no tracks

didn't really keep up w/them after this rec.