TURN THIS MUTHA OUT! It's the Alternate 1970s Albums Poll on ILX — Results Thread

And the only albums that remain are now the Top 10. I'll pick the listing back up on Monday for the final reveal!

100. ZZ Top - Tres Hombres (1973) [80 points, 7 votes]
99. Milton Nascimento & Lô Borges - Clube de Esquina (1972) [80 points, 7 votes, 1 first place vote]
98. Chic - C'est Chic (1978) [80 points, 14 votes]
97. John Lennon - Imagine (1971) [80 points, 15 votes]
96. Patti Smith - Horses (1975) [80 points, 17 votes]
95. Van Halen - Van Halen (1978) [81 points, 6 votes, 1 first place vote]
94. Fleetwood Mac - Fleetwood Mac (1975) [81 points, 8 votes]
93. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Cosmo's Factory (1970) [81 points, 11 votes]
92. Blondie - Eat to the Beat (1979) [82 points, 9 votes]
91. Miles Davis - Agharta (1976) [82 points, 10 votes]
90. Ian Dury - New Boots and Panties!! (1977) [83 points, 6 votes]
89. Neu! - Neu! 2 (1973) [83 points, 10 votes]
88. Tom Waits - Closing Time (1973) [84 points, 6 votes]
87. Black Sabbath - Vol. 4 (1972) [85 points, 8 votes, 1 first place vote]
86. Hawkwind - Space Ritual (1973) [85 points, 11 votes]
85. Aerosmith - Rocks (1976) [86 points, 8 votes, 1 first place vote]
84. Tubeway Army - Replicas (1979) [86 points, 9 votes]
83. Thin Lizzy - Jailbreak (1976) [86 points, 11 votes]
82. The Who - Live at Leeds (1970) [87 points, 6 votes]
81. Comus - First Utterance (1971) [87 points, 9 votes]
80. Van Morrison - Veedon Fleece (1974) [88 points, 8 votes, 1 first place vote]
79. Electric Light Orchestra - Out of the Blue (1977) [90 points, 10 votes]
78. Bruce Springsteen - The Wild, The Innocent & The E Street Shuffle (1973) [92 points, 9 votes]
77. Flamin' Groovies - Shake Some Action (1976) [92 points, 10 votes]
76. Pere Ubu - Datapanik in the Year Zero EP (1978) [93 points, 6 votes]
75. ABBA - Arrival (1976) [93 points, 8 votes]
74. David Bowie - Lodger (1979) [93 points, 12 votes]
73. Cluster - Zuckerzeit (1974) [93 points, 14 votes]
72. Pere Ubu - Dub Housing (1978) [94 points, 12 votes]
71. The Rolling Stones - Some Girls (1978) [95 points, 13 votes]
70. Neil Young - Harvest (1972) [96 points, 9 votes]
69. Herbie Hancock - Sextant (1973) [96 points, 12 votes]
68. Stevie Wonder - Fulfillingness' First Finale (1974) [97 points, 10 votes]
67. Throbbing Gristle - 20 Jazz Funk Greats (1979) [98 points, 10 votes, 1 first place vote]
(Tie) 65. Pink Floyd - The Dark Side of the Moon (1973) [99 points, 9 votes]
(Tie) 65. Joni Mitchell - Court and Spark (1974) [99 points, 9 votes]
64. The Pop Group - Y (1979) [99 points, 10 votes]
63. Al Green - The Belle Album (1977) [100 points, 7 votes, 1 first place vote]
62. Steely Dan - Katy Lied (1975) [100 points, 9 votes]
61. Black Sabbath - Master of Reality (1971) [100 points, 11 votes]
60. Various Artists - No New York (1978) [101 points, 10 votes]
59. The Specials - The Specials (1979) [102 points, 10 votes, 1 first place vote]
58. John Cale - Fear (1974) [104 points, 11 votes]
57. Harry Nilsson - Nilsson Schmilsson (1971) [106 points, 10 votes, 1 first place vote]
56. King Crimson - Red (1974) [109 points, 12 votes]
55. Brian Eno - Ambient 1: Music for Airports (1978) [110 points, 12 votes]
54. Funkadelic - One Nation Under a Groove (1978) [110 points, 13 votes]
53. Joni Mitchell - The Hissing of Summer Lawns (1975) [111 points, 7 votes, 1 first place vote]
52. Willie Nelson - Red Headed Stranger (1975) [111 points, 12 votes]
51. Van Morrison - Moondance (1970) [111 points, 13 votes]
(Tie) 49. The Who - Who's Next (1971) [112 points, 10 votes, 1 first place vote]
(Tie) 49. Elvis Costello & The Attractions - Armed Forces (1979) [112 points, 10 votes, 1 first place vote]
48. David Bowie - Aladdin Sane (1973) [113 points, 11 votes]
47. Harmonia - Musik von Harmonia (1974) [113 points, 13 votes]
46. Cheap Trick - Cheap Trick (1977) [116 points, 9 votes]
(Tie) 44. Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Zuma (1975) [116 points, 10 votes, 1 first place vote]
(Tie) 44. James Brown - The Payback (1973) [116 points, 10 votes, 1 first place vote]
43. Grateful Dead - American Beauty (1970) [119 points, 9 votes]
42. Amon Düül II - Yeti (1970) [120 points, 12 votes]
41. New York Dolls - Too Much Too Soon (1974) [121 points, 4 votes, 2 first place votes]
40. Syd Barrett - The Madcap Laughs (1970) [121 points, 9 votes]
39. Funkadelic - Free Your Mind... And Your Ass Will Follow (1970) [124 points, 10 votes, 1 first place vote]
38. Miles Davis - Get Up With It (1974) [124 points, 12 votes]
37. This Heat - This Heat (1979) [125 points, 10 votes]
36. T.Rex - The Slider (1972) [127 points, 13 votes]
35. Tim Buckley - Starsailor (1970) [127 points, 13 votes, 1 first place vote]
34. Funkadelic - Standing on the Verge of Getting it On (1974) [128 points, 9 votes, 1 first place vote]
33. Bruce Springsteen - Born to Run (1975) [128 points, 11 votes, 1 first place vote]
32. Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band - Lick My Decals Off, Baby (1970) [128 points, 14 votes]
31. The Cars - The Cars (1978) [131 points, 13 votes]
30. Rod Stewart - Every Picture Tells a Story (1971) [140 points, 10 votes, 1 first place vote]
29. Fela Kuti & Afrika 70 - Zombie (1977) [141 points, 13 votes, 1 first place vote]
28. Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti (1975) [146 points, 14 votes]
27. Talking Heads - 77 (1977) [147 points, 15 votes]
26. Led Zeppelin - III (1970) [149 points, 11 votes]
(Tie) 24. T.Rex - Electric Warrior (1971) [151 points, 17 votes]
(Tie) 24. Faust - IV (1973) [151 points, 17 votes]
23. Ramones - Rocket to Russia (1977) [152 points, 13 votes]
22. Can - Soon Over Babaluma (1974) [152 points, 16 votes]
21. Harmonia - Deluxe (1975) [155 points, 11 votes, 1 first place vote]
20. Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band - Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band (1976) [161 points, 10 votes]
19. Todd Rundgren - A Wizard, A True Star (1973) [162 points, 12 votes]
18. Lou Reed - Transformer (1972) [164 points, 16 votes]
17. Joni Mitchell - Hejira (1976) [165 points, 10 votes, 1 first place vote]
16. The Raincoats - The Raincoats (1979) [168 points, 12 votes, 1 first place vote]
15. Steely Dan - The Royal Scam (1976) [176 points, 11 votes, 2 first place votes]
14. Steely Dan - Aja (1977) [177 points, 16 votes]
13. Neu! - Neu! 75 (1975) [187 points, 17 votes]
12. Brian Eno - Before and After Science (1977) [187 points, 18 votes]
11. XTC - Drums and Wires (1979) [188 points, 15 votes, 2 first place votes]

this got left off my list too, but i'm glad it made it (if only for lj's sake).

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Really happy to see XTC here. It deserves it's place just for the bassline on Helicopter.

Are you going all the way to #1 tonight, Johnny?

X-Ray Spex ftw!

um, xp

lets take a break for some pointless top 10 guessing imo

xxp I'll pick the listing back up on Monday for the final reveal!

More rock music... But at least this means Curtis should be the token black artist in the top 10, which is nice. Or is it possible he wouldn't have made the top 100 at all? I don't think it is.

If Curtis is in the top 10, it's not as a token. It's because he was fucking awesome.

Why monday and not tomorrow? or even tonight?

*plays Complicated Game extremely loudly*

(well, you have to otherwise you can't hear the first bit)

This poll is somehow turning out to be a mix of predictable disappointments and pleasant surprises for me, probably more of the latter...

I'm still hoping for Burning Spear but I have no idea how realistic that hope is.

*wonders how long it will take family to tell him to turn it down*

and "Complicated Game" is pure genius, i gotta say.

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haha...

if they do please post in chatz about it
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Here's a thing - Before & After Science is the only one to have picked up more votes than the #96, Horses

Why monday and not tomorrow? or even tonight?

Because I'm tired of looking through the archives for quotable bits today. Also, more ilxors are around on weekdays, and I'd hate to bury the top 10 on a Saturday afternoon.

You're right, he is awesome. And it is cool that he'll (most likely) make the top 10, I wasn't expecting that! That will compensate for the nice-but-overrated What's Going On making it to #10 in the original poll, while the true best soul album of all time (i.e. Curtis) didn't even place.

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starting to look over my ballot and quietly mourn for all the albums I was still hanging onto hope that they might place. really bummed that no Little Feat album made the list (and there were four on my ballot).

But all of Europe is covered in a deep blanket of snow and we have only the internet to keep us warm! not fair!

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IT'S JUST A COMPLICOMPLICAYEAYE EYAYEYAYE EYAYEYEAHEYAYEAH EHUHEH

XTC had some pretty good riddims too. Question for those who voted for Ornette Coleman's Dancing In Your Head -- how do Science Fiction, Skies of America and Body Meta compare? I've neglected 70s Coleman for too long, it's time to shop.

I'm afraid no reggae is gonna make it. No Spear, no Funky Kingston, Police & Thieves, Super Ape, War Ina Babylon, Beat Down Babylon, Satta Massagana, Flesh Of My Skin, Blood Of My Blood, Conquering Lion, Right Time and no Marley.

I can fully get behind Curtis for sure. But doesn't anyone like I'm Still In Love With You?

Body Meta is great (really great), Skies of America an elaborate failure, Science Friction I haven't heard in 30 years.

Raincoats was my #1. if my #2, Modern Dance, makes it as well I'll be a happy camper. Church of Anthrax, my 3rd, doesn't stand a chance at this point. I don't know where I put x-ray spex, but it'd be nice to see them get the numbers as well. I'm definitely looking into that Dr. Buzzard record.

I just realized, Prince's eponymous second album didn't place in the OG poll, and looks like it was nominated here... Could it have made the top 10? I'm not the biggest fan of that album, I didn't even notice it on the list, but there seems to be a lot of love for it here.

I make it 29 first-place votes among nos.100-11 - a lot of others must've missed the cut

I nominated Prince's s/t and I love love love it, but I always knew it was a long shot for the poll, and there is no way it made the top 10.

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Yeah, no reggae is a bummer. Now I feel bad for having leaving War ina Babylon out of my ballot at the last moment.

I just noticed I wasted my number 21 vote on Reproduction by The Human League. I can't believe it wasn't nominated. All this time I've been thinking it might be in with a shot.

I'm definitely looking into that Dr. Buzzard record.

I bought that out of sheer curiosity for a dollar or two a long time ago, long before I knew about the Kid Creole legacy, etc. I just liked the cover and song titles. It turned out to be soooooo amazing I almost wanted to go back to the record shop and give them a few more bucks for it.

looks like Groundhogs, Ohio Players, Isley Brothers , vdgg, Parliament and tangerine dream are going to miss out. Glad Curtis will be top 10 though. Hoping Headhunters will be too.

xxp Reproduction missed the nominations (or if it didn't and I just missed it, I apologize profusely!). Someone nommed Travelogue, but it came out in 1980 and didn't qualify.

some things i ranked highly that haven't shown up yet:
Close To The Edge (maybe maybe in top 10? maybe)
Oxygene (probably not)
Rock Bottom (probably)
2112 (lol no)
Diamond Dogs (maybe)
Pawn Hearts (doubt it)
A Can of Bees (not unless all the hitchcock nerds showed up)

Tusk is a lock, Modern Dance and Rock Bottom and Curtis are probably in there, not sure about the other six

No Dr Alimantado :(

Am listening to 'Poison Flour' right now in protest.

Close To The Edge (maybe maybe in top 10? maybe)

Pretty sure a) this isn't in there and b) if I'd shuffled the order of my ballot just a tiny bit, this'd have comfortably made the lower reaches of this poll

OK I am no longer hoping for Minnie Ripperton to place.

Diamond Dogs definitely has its fans around here.

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diamond dogs is my fave bowie so If that won Id be happy.

I'm Still in Love with You was one of three Al Green albums to make my top 10. Since along with Call Me it's usually everybody's go to Al Green record outside the greatest hits, I'm holding out hope it will place in the top 10. I've given up all hope that Explores Your Mind will be on there.
I'm also assuming no Kinks, no Aretha, no Meters, no AC/DC, no Marley. I haven't given up hope on the Beach Boys' Sunflower though. Shocked but not shocked that no Bob Marley albums are going to make it.

I think about four people have said Curtis was their number one, I think it will join Tusk, Rock Bottom, Fear Of Music and maybe Autobahn in the top five.

But I didn't vote for it
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Curtis wasnt my no1 but its high in my poll

Pawn Hearts otoh I could only have given 5 more points to and if it's made it then this board has the greatest lurkers on the interweb

(if it's got 75-79 points then I will rend my clothing)

haha what price yet more kraftwerk-talking heads hi-jinks at the top-end

Reproduction was one of my top 20 guesses, I didn't realize it wasn't nominated. Maybe Green will make it. At this point I'd guess these won't make it either along with the reggae:

Joao Gilberto
Lust For Life
Real Life
Tales Of Captain Black
Live At The Witch Trials

There's a serious dearth of hard rock and metal. Couple Zeps, couple Sabbaths and a few hard rockers near the bottom (Thin Lizzy, Van Halen, Hawkwind). Where's Judas Priest, AC/DC, Alice Cooper, Slade, Motörhead, etc?

really hope the Boston s/t gets some rep.

Maybe a split vote will stop Iggy appearing. I just can't see one of them being in the top 10 and the other missing out. I voted Lust For Life.

For some reason I can't see Magazine making it this high. It would be a great surprise.