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wow, if I voted Jazmine would've made it. Damn.

I'll vote next time

Adding my thanks to musically for doing this. I think the only thing my vote would have made place that didn't is the Matmos album. Everything else is too far down.

ha i personally accounted for more than half of marnie stern's points.

and yeah, thanks musically!

ha louis the first track is actually essentially one big sample (i didnt know this until later either) if you didnt know already. it definitely grabbed me the first time too, and i think it's a great opener; it makes me smile and puts me in the mood every time. believe me, it only gets awesomer (so many xposts)

btw xpost Of Montreal - Skeletal Lamping - 65.5

big imaginary hi-5s to the other four or five people who voted for this

thanx musically!

Thanks Musically!! :)

Oh shit, for all my crossed fingers, I was the only person who gave The Chap any points at all!

"Me" has a really awesome tune...this is the main thing established after 3 and a half tracks

Are we posting our individual lists here or on another thread so that those with browser problems are ok?

error in presets votes - they appear twice above. still wouldn't have made the 50 though

lol at my top two albums getting no other votes

btw musically
http://www.coolfreeimages.net/images/thankyou/thank_you_05.jpg

If we do it on another thread it could be a useful reference point as I know some people trust some posters judgements and might check out some stuff

xposts

lol at my top two albums getting no other votes

Hahaha, you're not the only one!

so far all I know is that I'm going to check out Lau Nau...

cool, i think everything i voted for got at least one other voter

and Earth! that stuff ruled Herman!

lol i was the only who voted Gnarls Barkley

aw my #1 only got 2 points from someone else. thx for trying with me, someone else, maybe we can try again next year.

musically, thank you!! <3 <3 <3

The 2008 ILX0R ALBUMS POLL Annex

lol. everything in the top 20 had at least 14 voters except the-dream, with 11. and everything in the top 10 had at least 20 voters except erykah, with 19. and it was basically the same people repping for both of those.

i was the lone voter for sprengjuhollin and amandititita, which i expected. sort of surprised someone else voted for the westerberg album, tbh.

ha xp

hahahaha SIX out of my top EIGHT received NO other votes, beat that!!

anyway, everyone's welcome, it was virtually error-free this year which was a departure from years past. i was thinking about doing an 80s albums poll since the original one was stuck in limbo, i'll probably do some fact-finding later this year to gauge interest

Rev, go and give Musically a big bouquet or something, I'll Paypal ya ten cents ;-)

Also, Musically, you doing the decade polls or should someone else step in?

Damn, no one else voted for my #2-- Leave It All Behind by The Foreign Exchange. Intimate/introspective electronic r&b w/ lots of duet vocals. Sounds kind of like a cross between Air's Pocket Symphony and Aaliyah's self-title. Don't sleep!

My mouth is watering now at the prospect of an 80s poll. I need help.

I remember when NME in the 90s did a 60s poll, 70s poll and an 80s poll then finished with an alltime poll.

i don't think i would participate in an 80s poll - i just don't have the knowledge, and i wouldnt want to water it down. but it would be great to find some stuff i wouldnt have listened to otherwise

OH SHIT, TWINKLE

OTM

the artists who got more than 2 of those all-impt no 1 votes (overall position in brackets):

5: erykah badu (6)
4: portishead (1), lindstrøm (3), lil' wayne (9)
3: the-dream (16), los campesinos (25), torche (26)

i knew lj would lose it to either 'my people' or 'twinkle'!!

Google has a nifty forms application which would make the voting process 10x easier on me, which is the reason I thought I would tackle the 80s album poll. Darryl Strawberry let people vote for 100 things or something and the #1 was worth 3x #2, people in the thread weren't having it so it would probably be changed:

******************GUNTER GLIEBEN GLAUTEN GLOBEN IT'S THE ILX 1980s POLL NOMINATIONS LIST AND VOTING INSTRUCTIONS THREAD SUPERFUN SUPERFUN******************

we'll see...

that song, HOLY SHIT, i actually don't think there's a musical demographic it shouldn't floor

anyway yeah Rev, go see a florist on behalf of us all

and and and decade poll? who will run?

(lex, "Me" is the other one that's totally nailed me so far tbh)

yeah lj wtf were you waiting for
wait til you get to telephone

and "Soldier", I think

I like the fact that both of my #1s had the most top votes.

anyway yeah Rev, go see a florist on behalf of us all

I would be down for this!

the artists who got more than 2 of those all-impt no 1 votes (overall position in brackets):

5: erykah badu (6)
4: portishead (1), lindstrøm (3), lil' wayne (9)
3: the-dream (16), los campesinos (25), torche (26)

ya telephone is wild

xp

lol I thought the Spotify advert was part of the album for a second there, until the Scissor Sisters started covering Roxy Music

be thankful it wasnt whistling bastards advert

looool xp

"Telephone" wasn't my initial favorite, but I have come to love it v. much. "The Cell" is my favorite track on the album, though.

for me it'd prob be 'me' vs 'soldier' vs 'the cell' vs 'master teacher' but really it's tough to pick any of em, at least now since i've only gone on 3rd or so go-around

Zomby - Where Were U In 92? - 64

dude, yes. i was starting to think i was the only one on ilm who dug this records

thoughts on top 10:

10. TV on the Radio - Dear Science - ok, fair enough
9. Lil Wayne - Tha Carter III - who?
8. Air France - No Way Down - plenty of atmosphere here, and maintains a nice poppy, airy vibe throughout
7. Cut Copy - In Ghost Colours - it's been interesting following the evolution of this band. this record has some great melodies, and integrates a whole bunch of stylings into something unique and uplifting.
6. Erykah Badu - New Amerykah Part One (4th World War) - an amazing record. there is something really compelling about badu's delivery, and the songs have incredible depth.
5. Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend - gave it about five concerted listens before realising it's not my thing.
4. Gang Gang Dance - Saint Dymphna - haven't heard this yet, but 'god's money' was excellent, so i'll give it a good whirl.
3. Lindstrøm - Where You Go I Go Too - not normally my thing, but sounds pretty vital. will listen further.
2. Hercules & Love Affair - S/T - probably rated way too high and tends to run out of steam towards the end, but it's full of grooves and has a nice, immediate feel that i tend to go for in this electro/disco genre
1. Portishead - Third - rightly acknowledged wonderful album.

my prognostication re: top 10 was about as wrong as possible, in every way. pretty sure i shouldn't be proud of that.

9. Lil Wayne - Tha Carter III - who?

The guy who had the best-selling album of 2008 in the U.S.