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

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.

I was really hoping YMO (specifically SSS) would make it, but there's little chance now.

What about Paul Simon, Randy Newman or Elton John?

Looks like I must have voted for the wrong Magazine album, cos everyone keeps mentioning Real Life and I went with Secondhand Daylight.

I voted Secondhand Daylight higher.

Just some numbers to chew on:

1,258 albums were nominated
884 received votes
568 received more than 1 vote
6 received first place votes and no others
#200 had 46 points with 8 votes
#101 had 80 points with 5 votes and 1 first place vote

1,258 albums were nominated
884 received votes

I don't understand this. Surely you'll vote for it yourself at least?

JF, seeing as I know it's not getting in, could ya tell me if my number one was one of those six? :D

(or whether it was the one that lost on goal-difference, ha)

I was really hoping YMO (specifically SSS) would make it, but there's little chance now.

This was my #1! So you never know.

Some people nominated way more albums than they could possibly vote for, hence the gap.

And yes, yours was one of the six. xp

Surely you'll vote for it yourself at least?

Well, not all of them. At least not if you nominated over a hundred and fifty albums, like some random fool did in the nominating process.

And yes, yours was one of the six.

I'M A MONSTERRRRRRRR

I was really hoping YMO (specifically SSS) would make it, but there's little chance now.

This was my #1! So you never know.

― Ork Alarm (Matt #2), Saturday, January 9, 2010 12:14 AM (2 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

Another vote for that from me. I think it was in my top 20.

xxp

Well you have to balance that view against all the complaints that "X wasn't nominated." Nothing wrong with having a big pool, IMO. (Said the random fool, perhaps.)

Exactly. I guess I'm the random fool who nominated about 90, since Fever said it was unlimited. Just so we didn't have to hear too much whining about ones that are missed. You're welcome.

I'm sure I was the lone voter for my number one. A sad badge to share with you lj.

So far, I think the only album that's been notably missed is Reproduction (and it may have been nominated and I just missed it... I'm scared to go look).

Well you have to balance that view against all the complaints that "X wasn't nominated."

Oh, I certainly agree, especially seeing as I was the aforementioned random fool.

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 didnt vote, but these albums are all essential. SCI-FI is king for me, then DANCING, then a tie bw BODY META and SKIES. SKIES always reminds me a little of alice c's WORLD GALAXY, just not as successful in its incorporation of orchestra into a 70s american free jazz context. BODY META is the most strident, ORNETTE AT 12 is a chill record, and SCI-FI might be my all-time favorite ornette album.

xp EZ, someone else voted for yours too.

xxp Oh I didn't see yours. I was this close to tellin' you to suckit!

EZS, it's OK, ILM is a place for monsters. Society SHUNS us!!

6 received first place votes and no others

Curious about these!

One of them was Van Der Graaf Generator - Still Life (1976) [40 points, 1 vote, 1 first-place vote]

#200 had 46 points with 8 votes
#101 had 80 points with 5 votes and 1 first place vote

I'd just like to re-emphasize this stat. With an additional first place vote (or less), any album between 101-200 could've placed in this countdown. When you guys see what's in the range, there will be a lot of *facepalm* action going on.

xp EZ, someone else voted for yours too.

That's a surprise. Truly.

I'm not a monster!

ur snappin, u must be like a killer shark or smthn

So far, I think the only album that's been notably missed is Reproduction (and it may have been nominated and I just missed it... I'm scared to go look).

― Johnny Fever, Saturday, January 9, 2010 12:25 AM (5 minutes ago) Bookmark

I actually looked into it, someone had nominated Travelogue which came out in 80. I did think I had seen them in the nomination process. It was 126 in the original poll but obviously not many people missed it this time round. Maybe when the third 70's poll gets made they will triumph?

Live At The Witch Trials

No way this was on this poll! Don't think there was any Fall on it

I was really hoping YMO (specifically SSS) would make it, but there's little chance now.

I voted for the self-titled one. Is Solid State Survivor even better? I don't know it at all.

I'm assuming my number one got other votes. LA DUSSELDORF FOR TOP 5.

Solid State Survivor is great and I don't know why I didn't vote for it. Almost shat myself when 'Behind The Mask' came on though, cos (duh) I had no idea that was a YMO song.

^ the first time I heard SSS i mean

Eww @ Steely Dan even existing btw