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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.

haha, i'm having a dig at my own inability to keep track of chart trends more than anything

aight haha

also Lollipop is the only Wayne to ever get chart action here

actually take that back, Tha Carter III did make it to 47 for one week

(Lollipop made #35)

Gutter Twins - Gutter Twins - 3

Would have voted for Saturnalia, but it was misnamed... :-(

weird nation *smh* xp

I'm so happy Lindstrom appeared in the top three, since it was my #1 pick. That first track alone just has a ridiculous amount going on.

Another thread that doesn't know the meaning of the term "at a glance" so I'll stick with the top ten...

TV On The Radio - boring Tommy Vance rock with Wire knobs on
Li'l Wayne - tremendous
Air France - like this a lot
Cut Copy - not heard it, didn't like the first album, are they still going to be New Order tonight, Matthew?
Badu - brilliant
Vampire Weekend - superb
Gang Gang Dance - haven't heard it, feel no pressing need to do so
Lindstrøm - only just got around to listening to this properly now; a phenomenal record and yet also such a light one
Hercules & Love Affair - OK but not that great
Portishead - no problems with this being at the top

I'll be interested to see where The Roots album comes out in the master list.

― Johnny Fever, Monday, February 16, 2009 4:50 PM Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

I was the only person to vote for "75 Bars" in tracks, but didn't care for the full-length at all.

― I would much rather listen to hard bop jazz and stfu (The Reverend), Tuesday, February 17, 2009 2:58 AM (7 hours ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

Rev: 1)rong; 2)rite

u go to the florist man quick!

btw, musically deserves a nite out on the town (at the very least) on our collective dime methinks.

Marcello - you would really like the GGD album, I think.

what am I rong & rite about?

hmm, aside from the TVotR comment--plus the Lindstrom, which i haven't heard--i appear to be Marcello Carlin.

xps

i voted for the track also, but didn't think much of the album.

Ah, gotcha. Other than "A Milli", which was elevated by sheer cultural eventitude, "75 Bars" was the best spittin'-qua-spittin' track of the year.

Hmm...I just looked GGD up on Amazon and the album looks a lot more interesting than I thought it would be so I'll check them out on myspace and go on from there (Matt xp).

That Cut Copy album is amazingly dull. I've listened to it from start to finish 3 or 4 times now and I struggle to remember a single interesting part.

I only did that once but came to the same conclusion and didn't fuck with it anymore.

yeah, it's def up there.

xps

one thing i don't get about the winner--and this is just going to prove how lol OLDE i am--is whether people voting for it did so purely cause they missed the opportunity with Dummy back when, or if they really do dig it so. i mean, it's good, sure, but it sure ain't no Dummy.

sure...

Ha, I only checked out Dummy cause I liked Third so much.