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

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.

― MumblestheRevelator, Friday, January 8, 2010 6:52 PM (1 hour ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

I think there's a lot of vote-splitting going on with Al Green (the one I voted for is Al Green Gets Next To You, mainly because I just started working through his catalog chronologically recently), and even Call Me was #21 on the first poll, so there's no way he's placing anything in the top 10 here.

Check out the points per vote on Dr. Buzzard's - 16.1! It was in my top 5.

So what in all is in the top 10?

Crutis
Tusk
Autobahn
Music of My Mind

What else?

Fear Of Music, maybe Diamond Dogs

I thought it would've shown up by now, but I'm not sure if it's realistic at all to think Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! might be in the top 10.

I was shocked that Devo wasn't on the original poll tbh. I had it pretty high on my ballot for this one. I hope it turns up. Seems like the kind of thing ILX would dig.

Yes, Fear of Music and Diamond Dogs. I'm gonna call no on Devo

I think Devo will make it.

Still holding out hope for Rock Bottom.

I need to find a copy of this Dr. Buzzard's. Never heard (or even heard of) them. The album cover is awesome.

I was sure Sail Away and Modern Dance would get in, and am bummed no one's even mentioned (GI) and (I'm) Stranded.

6 received first place votes and no others

Curious about these!

yo tambien, pretty sure mine falls in this category now that we're 90% finished

this poll could really use some goblin imo, but doesn't look like that will happen

I think Fear of Music and All Things Must Pass still have a shot.

Devo is a lock for top five, I'm calling it now.

http://www.ilxor.com/ILX/SiteNewAnswersControllerServlet

three people have already claimed this as #1 so it'll show soon

erm i mean Warrior in POLLworths: X-Ray Spex "Germ Free Adolescents" (1991 CD Edition)

Albums in my top 10 that haven't placed:

The Pleasure Principle
Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo!
The Modern Dance
Autobahn
Small Change

Small Change is the least likely to make it. I reckon Pleasure Principle is the second least likely. The other three are probably in there.

As far as Bowie goes, I'd be surprised if Diamond Dogs polled better than Alladin Sane.

Voted for 4 yes albums. Figured one would make it, but doubt it now.

Also wish those Van Morrison and Joni Mitchell albums were The Vibrators and The Dead Boys and Judas Priest and Motorhead or at least albums I'd never heard of and could look into.

Amazingly, there was no Elton John in the first poll, and hasn't been any in this one so far. Do y'all think Goodbye Yellow Brick Road or Honky Chateau have a shot at the top 10?

Still no Queen either...maybe A Night At The Opera?

knowing this asshole board, I wouldn't be surprised to see Metal Machine Music in the top 10.

only one of my top 10 has charted so far (raincoats). and of the other nine, i think only modern dance is likely to place. (still hoping for x-ray spex, but i would've figured them for more the 40s or 50s than top 10.) actually raincoats is the only one of my top 20 to show up so far. of my 11-20, fear of music seems like a lock, and i give sail away an outside chance.

(i didn't figure my #14 vote for ratfucker would really be enough to place it...)

knowing this asshole board, I wouldn't be surprised to see Metal Machine Music in the top 10.

It made my ballot. What makes this board an asshole btw?

9 of my top 10 has placed already, and I know Bat Out Of Hell ain't gonna make it.

individuals sincerely liking that record is fine and dandy, i'm just saying this board's electorate collectively naming it one of the 10 best albums of the 1970s would be a total dick move

But that would only happen if a bunch of individuals sincerely liked it.

i'm still holding out for 'berlin' to appear

I don't know why I said 9 out of 10 instead of 8, Sailin' Shoes hasn't made it either as I already lamented

oh man i should've voted for sailin' shoes. shit.

Of my top ten, three have placed:

Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band
One Nation Under a Groove
Fullfillingness' First Finale

Three will likely place:

Curtis
Autobahn
Music of My Mind

And four probably won't:

Head Hunters
Perfect Angel
Shakara
Young, Gifted and Black

It made my ballot too. (xp)

I don't see this board having a collective, or getting together to make any dick moves in a ballot initiative. some dude be projecting.

I've had four from my top 10 place: The Belle Album, Rocket to Russia, Horses, and Shake Some Action. I have two more I'm holding out hope for (I'm Still in Love with You, Sunflower) and four I've given up on (Muswell Hillbillies, Quadrophrenia, Ramones Leave Home, and Al Green Explores Your Mind).

It's so hard for me to not start posting the top 10 right now, you guys. I feel like I'm waiting to open a christmas present or something. I may not make it to Monday morning...

Do it! Do it!

So is Joni Mitchell pretty much it for female folkies in this poll? Did any one else vote for the Roches or Kate & Anna McGarrigle?

no, but i did vote for vashti & judee

5 of my top ten made it yet (hejira, before & after science, court & spark, dark side of the moon, harvest) and i reckon the modern dance will make it into the top ten and nighthawks at the diner has a small chance but what about my number one? i suppose it is one of the six with only one vote, right?

i suppose it is one of the six with only one vote, right?

Sadly right.

So we have somewhere in the 200+ range:
Keith Jarrett - Sun Bear Concerts (1976) [40 points, 1 vote, 1 first-place vote]
Van Der Graaf Generator - Still Life (1976) [40 points, 1 vote, 1 first-place vote]

I'm thinking Tom Waits suffered from vote splitting. Incredulous how you could go with anything but Small Change, which I was sure was gonna place after Closing Time did. Oh well.

hey that todd rundgren album is pretty neat, thankin u guyz for reminding me to listen to it

three of my top ten already on the list (Get Up With It, This Heat, Neu!75). of the remaining seven i can only see Rock Bottom making it now, which means there sadly won't be any Judee Sill on this list.

Regarding the metal question, I've been listening to metal more than ever the past few years. Pretty much every show I saw the second half of the year was metal or stoner rock. But my ballot would have to be extended to 100 choices to get in some Judas Priest, AC/DC, Motörhead and of course, more Black Sabbath. As much as Stained Class is a quintessential metal album and Highway to Hell nearly perfect, their goat horns are still drowned out by all the other amazing albums. I still love listening to Rainbow, Uriah Heep, Scorpions, Budgie, Riot, UFO and even Kiss too, though their imperfections keep them ranked somewhere under my top 200. It was just a great decade for so many types of music.

Al Green Explores Your Mind

Christ I read that as "Al Gore explores your mind" and felt ill.

So is Joni Mitchell pretty much it for female folkies in this poll? Did any one else vote for the Roches or Kate & Anna McGarrigle?

Nope, I had Sandy Denny on my ballot.

My top tens that won't make it: Captain Beefheart Clear Spot; Faust The Faust Tapes; John Martyn Bless the Weather...

I nominated a Sandy Denny album, but didn't actually vote for it. :(

then i wish u ill

Mine was the last ballot cast. It wouldn't have made a difference either way.

maybe next time around ; )

Looks like you people are better attuned to ILX consensus than I am, out of my entire ballot only one album has placed so far, and it seems quite likely that only one more will.

I'm still hoping there's a minuscule chance Minnie Riperton or Alice Coltrane might make it. There hasn't been a single album by a black female singer or bandleader in this poll yet, and in the previous poll only one such album (by Donna Summer) made it. That seems kinda sad, considering that Riperton, Coltrane, Aretha Franklin, Roberta Flack, Nina Simone, LaBelle, Miriam Makeba, Patti Austin, etc were all releasing top albums during the 70s.