ILM's Top 77 Albums of 2012

if whiney didn't vote baroness wont make it.

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Baroness not placing here but Farrah Abraham showing up at #17 (or w/e) is the "Adorn didn't win the tracks poll" of the 2012 albums poll.

Goat are one of those bands that aren't metal but for some reason (like Zombi) a huge percentage of their fans are metallers/stoner rockers.

I'm a little sad that it looks more and more like merchandise missed the list, I feel like there are a good number of people who would have dug it

Here's the album on Youtube, you can also download it for free

I love that she'll push her voice as far as it will go. Probably hurt like hell for days after recording the album.

Farrah Abraham showing up here is the "Gangnam Style made the tracks poll" of the album poll.

the first half of "become what you are" on that merchandise album is one of my favorites of the year

Quite a few of the albs on youtube (Blondes too, one CD of the Swans).

emil.y - you goin to Swans then? A FAP it is then. I think we might be down for a day or two.

That GOAT record. Wow, really fucking excellent.

From my "review" (i.e. a Facebook post):

Okay, I am on board with the Goat worship... It's amazing and fairly indescribable (yet, I will try). It's not metal, but I understand why metal fans love it - the last song in particular, "Det Som Aldrig Forandras/Diarabi" has searing, epic Pagan-sounding droning guitars - and it mines the same sonic psych-rock landscape as Dungen, another band that has no shortage of metallic supporters. But it also veers off into Afro-rhythms (that's what they call them anyway), Kraut-rock and the female chanted vocals seem to come from a Scandinavian rainforest. Which I didn't even know existed until I looked it up. Of course, I didn't know music could sound like this either until I heard it.

Indeed, dl. Post on the Brighton thread, maybe? Brighton

Looks like the whole Andy Stott album is there too, though it seems the kind of thing that would suffer from YouTube sound quality. xp

And GOAT is playing Philly in April!

If anyone wants to friend me on FB, feel free.

I need friends.

!!! Let's go see Goat together in Philly dude.

friend me on fb and let's me arrangements!

The 2012 Albums Poll...FAPS AHOY!

Live videos of them look a bit embarrassing tbh

I'm listening to Farrah on the train and you know it is a listenable album. It is entertaining and it is interesting. Call it a novelty, but i'm really not a lover of enjoying things based on camp/kitsch values alone. i find it a lot more enjoyable than a lot of other stuff on this list tbh.

Here are a few some dude quotes...

haha no way unfortunately
nah frank ocean will beat miguel in albums, it's a lock
would be willing to be[t] on this.
ok so who's taking my $5 bet on this.

http://i.imgur.com/f6Uv6S3.png

09. FRANK OCEAN Channel Orange (757 Points, 27 Votes, 3 First Place Votes) Spotify

oh holy fuck yes yes yes no top 5 for you

wow, shockingly low!

haaaaaaaaaaaaa number NINE

lol

STILL TOO HIGH

but i am pleased :)

missing u some dude

I am literally overjoyed and will remain so until Taylor places #2

shit, this means DAWN BEAT FRANK as she should have rightly done everywhere this year - THANK U ILM <3

Frank O not feeling so orange now huh

!!! Let's go see Goat together in Philly dude.

Oh hells yeah...

Still love this album.

I'm guessing this means Miguel also beat Frank.

i'm not gonna say miguel's a dead cert for #1 b/c i thought CRJ was the most cert ever in the trax poll but i've pretty much assumed a kaleidoscope dream win all along

Did anyone take ship's bet? I should have, but that would have been cheating.

Ke$ha's album hasn't placed yet...just saying.

I still think some of the lyrics could be better and I'm not crazy about the lower register of his voice, but I'm surprised at the lasting power of this album

no orange soda at this party

this was my no. 1

my #1, y'all can suck it 8========D

i realized btwn the time that i voted and now that i prefer the frank ocean album to kendricks, though both are on like the bottom 1/3 of my ballot

I do like this album, but more as an album I can dip in and out of while listening. I'm sure it MEANS THINGS to some people (and tbh Thinkin Bout You tugs at my heart), but to me it's just an awesome collection of things that sound good together on an unconscious level.

The Frank Ocean album's had a lot of love and a lot of hype, but I'm glad it placed no higher. I tried hard to get into it and was ultimately left cold. R'n'B is obviously not my forte but compared to a whole load of other things I enjoyed, Miguel included, it just felt like a slog. Something about his lyrics, the production, feels flimsy, tossed off, placeholder to me. But hey, I'm probably missing something important in the music that others are picking up on and enjoying. Got a feeling he will one day make something I will truly be able to get behind, but this isn't the one.

I am still holding out for one of Thee Oh Sees, Schoolboy Q or Starkey to make a shock top 10 showing.

who

My #3 or #4. So many different standout tracks. I don't get the hate — unless you really can't stand his voice I guess.

i didn't realize everyone hated frank ocean so much. seems like a guy worth rooting for to me

channel orange was def the album i played most last year and it wasn't even close but i think it lends itself to that... i always went back and forth on whether it or miguel was my no. 1. suspect i'll always feel that way.

i like this album but i also like JF's move to include some dude quotes

No one hates him cept lex and maybe ship, they just think the album's overrated