another notable distinction between "The Night" and "Get Closer" is that they have different vocalists (Dora Carofiglio and Monica Stucchi, respectively)
― example (crüt), Tuesday, 10 February 2015 16:55 (nine years ago) link
wow, thanks for pointing that out.
― skip, Tuesday, 10 February 2015 17:05 (nine years ago) link
I can't tell the difference.
― daavid, Tuesday, 10 February 2015 17:07 (nine years ago) link
Thought "The Night" would be higher given its place in the canon.
― ⊤ℝolliℵg M∃th H∑a∂ (seandalai), Tuesday, 10 February 2015 17:09 (nine years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/IZVO94T.jpg
33 CYBER PEOPLE "Void Vision" [139 points, 5 votes]http://youtu.be/cKjsTlxf80k
― daavid, Tuesday, 10 February 2015 17:18 (nine years ago) link
???
― ⊤ℝolliℵg M∃th H∑a∂ (seandalai), Tuesday, 10 February 2015 17:19 (nine years ago) link
oh I have heard this somewhere - it's fine but I don't really see the attraction of instrumental Italo
― ⊤ℝolliℵg M∃th H∑a∂ (seandalai), Tuesday, 10 February 2015 17:22 (nine years ago) link
whoa this poll rules
― ciderpress, Tuesday, 10 February 2015 17:25 (nine years ago) link
'walkin' is my favorite so far of the ones i hadnt heard before
Awesome videogamey banger (re: Cyber People) Very memorable riffage! Great sleeve too.
― spacemindy, Tuesday, 10 February 2015 17:27 (nine years ago) link
https://i1.sndcdn.com/artworks-000013057139-7hudgd-t500x500.jpg
― spacemindy, Tuesday, 10 February 2015 17:30 (nine years ago) link
This one's new on me, too. HELL yeah! Every button pressed!
― mike t-diva, Tuesday, 10 February 2015 17:33 (nine years ago) link
I like how this poll covers all strands of Italo.
― Siegbran, Tuesday, 10 February 2015 17:36 (nine years ago) link
Me too! The Cyber People tune "Doctor Faustu's" is pretty good too.
― spacemindy, Tuesday, 10 February 2015 17:38 (nine years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/I0amk4O.jpg
32 TAFFY "I Love My Radio" [151 points, 5 votes]http://youtu.be/D_YBLpaLqb8
― daavid, Tuesday, 10 February 2015 17:48 (nine years ago) link
YESSSS. This was around for months before charting in the UK - at which point they altered the lyrics from "midnight radio" to "DJ's radio", as Radio One didn't broadcast at midnight!
― mike t-diva, Tuesday, 10 February 2015 17:56 (nine years ago) link
WHOA-OH MY GUY, THE DJ AFTER MIDNIGHT <3333
my second one to place so far
― donna rouge, Tuesday, 10 February 2015 18:01 (nine years ago) link
that is really damn catchy
― skip, Tuesday, 10 February 2015 18:02 (nine years ago) link
Void Vision totally has vocodered vocals though! I love this track, might love the "slow version" b-side on the 12" slightly more, even.
― Portugal minus Pedro Foster Cage (Spectrist), Tuesday, 10 February 2015 19:12 (nine years ago) link
Sorry guys. It's really slow today, I've been busy. I think I can only do 10. Anyway...
― daavid, Tuesday, 10 February 2015 19:51 (nine years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/ihSHUl8.jpg
31 MACHO "I'm A Man" [154 points, 5 votes]http://youtu.be/c_wEO4GXj1Q
― daavid, Tuesday, 10 February 2015 19:52 (nine years ago) link
Would be my votes one through to twenty in the epics poll.
― Rainbow DAESH (ShariVari), Tuesday, 10 February 2015 19:53 (nine years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/qJyOq2Z.jpg
30 RYAN PARIS "Dolce Vita" [155 points, 5 votes]http://youtu.be/0yoBAZXSN98
― daavid, Tuesday, 10 February 2015 20:23 (nine years ago) link
This one is probably the most popular Italo track that I remember from when I was growing up in Mexico. They played it constantly on the radio.
― daavid, Tuesday, 10 February 2015 20:25 (nine years ago) link
Love 'Dolce Vita', pretty sure it's the only Italo song I've ever heard played on Radio 2.
― Gavin, Leeds, Tuesday, 10 February 2015 20:41 (nine years ago) link
Taffy is garbage. Macho is great - Mauro Malavasi was (is?) a genius. Though I didn't actually vote for any of his stuff in this poll, his work on the various JF Petrus-associated disco acts is some of my favourite music ever (e.g. Revanche - Music Man).
― spacemindy, Tuesday, 10 February 2015 20:56 (nine years ago) link
great countdown so far. love the graphics.
― ||||||||, Tuesday, 10 February 2015 21:00 (nine years ago) link
I love some of the details of the Ryan Paris track, like the beautifully reverbed synth sound in the main instrumental hook, and the weirdly aggressive instrumental breakdown.
― spacemindy, Tuesday, 10 February 2015 21:02 (nine years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/m2ohZyw.jpg
28 (TIE) GIORGIO MORODER "The Chase" [158 points, 5 votes]http://youtu.be/ViN2bRGrBx8
― daavid, Tuesday, 10 February 2015 21:06 (nine years ago) link
I think technically this is called "Chase", not "The Chase". I should have corrected that.
― daavid, Tuesday, 10 February 2015 21:09 (nine years ago) link
Loving this poll - thanks daavid!
― calumerio, Tuesday, 10 February 2015 21:18 (nine years ago) link
Don't think anything pre-1980 can count as "Italo" for me, I'm not sure it makes sense as a category while disco is still alive and mainstream.
― ⊤ℝolliℵg M∃th H∑a∂ (seandalai), Tuesday, 10 February 2015 21:23 (nine years ago) link
Love Dolce Vita. Still surprises me it was one of the few Italo hits in the UK.
― Kitchen Person, Tuesday, 10 February 2015 22:19 (nine years ago) link
I consider Italo to be a full part of the disco timeline, it makes perfect sense from a worldwide (non-US) context where disco did not die in 1980, but ended in 1988 (almost overnight) with house.
There's also no real musical reason to exclude "I Feel Love" from an Italo poll apart from the fact that it would be an overwhelming winner (which makes it a perfectly good reason in the context of this poll).
― Siegbran, Tuesday, 10 February 2015 22:20 (nine years ago) link
I can't remember if I voted for Macho, great track though, + great memories of Chewshabadoo DJing it.
― emil.y, Tuesday, 10 February 2015 22:21 (nine years ago) link
I've been busy this week but the results so far are great! Good poll daavid also loving the retro-futuristic banners, good job!
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Tuesday, 10 February 2015 22:25 (nine years ago) link
You have got to tell me where you're getting the images from.
^^
― example (crüt), Tuesday, 10 February 2015 22:28 (nine years ago) link
This is a great run...great poll all through! I didn't vote for The Chase, or Boys, or Trans-X for genre-bounding reasons. Ryan Paris is more Radio 2 than dancefloor banger imho, kinda reminds me of synthy midtempo Joe Jackson more than the contemporaries here.
<3 Macho hard
― ineloquentwow (Craigo Boingo), Tuesday, 10 February 2015 22:32 (nine years ago) link
Thanks Moka. You'll have to ask gr8080 about the images. He did all the artwork.
― daavid, Tuesday, 10 February 2015 22:48 (nine years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/dA6Dmwl.jpg
28 (TIE) GLAM "More Than Ever" [158 points, 5 votes]http://youtu.be/x64FSoRCAhI
― daavid, Tuesday, 10 February 2015 23:00 (nine years ago) link
it was originally released as "Chase" but has been re-released as "The Chase" a few times as well
http://www.discogs.com/Giorgio-Moroder-Chase/master/224846
not that it matters
― gr8080, Tuesday, 10 February 2015 23:25 (nine years ago) link
remind me to comment on the images when we're done (spoiler: i found them on the Internet)
― gr8080, Tuesday, 10 February 2015 23:26 (nine years ago) link
Yes! More Than Ever, one of a handful of discoveries in the noms that made my final cut.
― ewar woowar (or something), Tuesday, 10 February 2015 23:35 (nine years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/U36OlgH.jpg
27 SPACE "Magic Fly" [161 points, 6 votes]http://youtu.be/P_ukfGAd8T4
― daavid, Wednesday, 11 February 2015 00:46 (nine years ago) link
Didn't vote for it as not sufficiently 'Italo' but it is a truly wonderful track.
― emil.y, Wednesday, 11 February 2015 01:06 (nine years ago) link
Yeah I love it as much as anything else that will place but not italo... but still, More Than Ever!
― ewar woowar (or something), Wednesday, 11 February 2015 01:10 (nine years ago) link
Last two for today (a tie so might as well post them together):
― daavid, Wednesday, 11 February 2015 01:29 (nine years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/FTkA5hG.jpg
25 (TIE) PINO D'ANGIO "Ma Quale Idea" [163 points, 5 votes]http://youtu.be/oHLewcdIWlw
― daavid, Wednesday, 11 February 2015 01:30 (nine years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/5JJWMkx.jpg
25 (TIE) MAGAZINE 60 "Don Quichotte" [163 points, 5 votes]http://youtu.be/-otJCqFG1Lk