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

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.

Riperton, Coltrane, Aretha Franklin, Roberta Flack, Nina Simone, LaBelle, Miriam Makeba, Patti Austin, etc

I don't think anyone would disagree that they all released stellar albums in the 1970s, and our piddly little poll on ILM doesn't take anything away from them whatsoever. I wish there was room for every single great artist to place, but that would mean there are only 100 of them and that would be terrible, wouldn't it? Even coming from the poll runner (me), I don't think this thing is very important in the grand scheme. If this thread serves its purpose, you've turned our ear towards some things we might have missed, and we've done the same for you (though Steely Dan seems to have been a misfire).

It's made me go back and listent o some stuff again, and I've been surprised by a few placing (XTC?) - I own, or have owned 59 out of 90, and, as far as I can see, there are no records that I haven't at least heard some of. I agree with Tuomas that Jazz and soul are hugely unrepresented, although my own vote was similarly lopsided. I'm sure part of it is the split vote effect: jazz and soul artists tend to be more productive: There were -what? - 5 Alice Coltrane records on the long list, 4 or 5 Minnie Ripertons (and I could have voted for any one of three) on the other hand, it appears not to have hurt Funkadelic.

Funkadelic is the de facto funk choice for a lot of people. I didn't vote for or nominate any Parliament or Funkadelic, but I nominated and voted for The Gap Band (and was the only one who did). All depends on what you like I think (also, I only know two of Funkadelic's albums anyway, and one of them placed in the first poll). Would've liked to see more Commodores and Kook & The Gang love too, but "Brick House" seems to be the extent of most people's Commodores knowledge.

Kook=Kool obvs.

My top tens that won't make it: ...John Martyn Bless the Weather..

I voted for this too, but not top ten.

I had the Roches WAY up there, but still doubt they'll show at this late date.

Did any one else vote for the Roches or Kate & Anna McGarrigle?

i voted for the first mcgarrigles album. also for the silly sisters album, tho i knew that had no prayer.

Kate & Anna were on my longlist, but got cut. And I gave Vashti all of one point, I'm afraid.

Now, I'm going to check the Silly Sisters and Just Another Diamond Day just for the mentions in the thread. Doesn't even matter if they place at this point. When people post their individual ballots after the top ten gets posted, even more opportunities for exploration will be opened up beyond the actual poll results for those so inclined.

I guess I need to re-listen to some Minnie Riperton. Does she really have some top-200 worthy albums, or are we just trying to fill a quota for black women? Strictly speaking soul, would some of you honestly prefer her over, say, Bill Withers, Terry Callier, Betty Davis, O.V. Wright, Temptations, Donny Hathaway, Aretha Franklin, Shuggie Otis, Doris Duke, Syreeta, Gloria Jones, Millie Jackson, Laura Lee, Jean Knight, Isley Brothers, Fontella Bass, Tyrone Davis, The J.B.'s, Swamp Dogg, The Impressions, Bobby Womack, The O'Jays, Marie Lyons and Johnnie Taylor? If so then I need to get some yesterday!

My top-rated funk/soul album was from Shuggie Otis. Had high hopes that we'd be seeing him on this list, but alas....

My favourite 70's pop song (more or less) is actually Swedish and nobody's heard it: DID YOU GIVE THE WORLD SOME LOVE TODAY, BABE?

Oh, Doris. Cool.

I've given up hope for Fairuz, but not yet for Carole King - this poll needs her

I guess I need to re-listen to some Minnie Riperton. Does she really have some top-200 worthy albums, or are we just trying to fill a quota for black women? Strictly speaking soul, would some of you honestly prefer her over, say, Bill Withers, Terry Callier, Betty Davis, O.V. Wright, Temptations, Donny Hathaway, Aretha Franklin, Shuggie Otis, Doris Duke, Syreeta, Gloria Jones, Millie Jackson, Laura Lee, Jean Knight, Isley Brothers, Fontella Bass, Tyrone Davis, The J.B.'s, Swamp Dogg, The Impressions, Bobby Womack, The O'Jays, Marie Lyons and Johnnie Taylor?

I feel Come into My Garden and maybe Adventures in Paradise are definitely top 200 material (though many people would probably switch AiP for Perfect Angel). I certainly prefer her over Betty Davis or The J.B.'s or Bobby Womack or Fontella Bass or The O'Jays. But it's true that her music is of acquired taste: it's more polished and pretty than raw and gritty. Now, I love raw and gritty soul too, but I think Minnie is great exactly because she doesn't fit into the stereotypical soul mould.

If you like this kind of music, you're gonna love her first three solo albums:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=afT9MiBqck8

But if it does nothing to you, you probably shouldn't check them out.

The thing is I did check her out last year when I made my soul list. I had MP3s of her first three albums. They must not have made a big impression, because I deleted them. Now that I think about it I probably did intend to buy a CD but forgot to add to my list. I'm going to pick up a used CD of Come To My Garden today, as I'm pretty sure that's the one I wanted first.

Check out Rotary Connection as well if you haven't already

You guys, screw Monday. I'm going to come back here in one hour and start finishing up. Monday people can still find the results... they're not going anywhere.

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dont give into peer pressure johnny!

Johnny ignore the arsenal fan post away!

No peer pressure. I just don't want to kill momentum by waiting. xp

Yeah, give us the results!

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I'd rate Come to my Garden as one of top 50 albums of all time, I just love how lush it all sounds. Perfect Angel is a classic too, it's very Stevie Wonder in places. I actually relistened to Adventures In Paradise recently which was a lot better than I remembered. It's a bit more song based and straight forward. Adventures and Perfect Angel are available on a CD together which is always pretty cheap.

I bought that double disc anthology of The Rotary Connection but never got into it. I think it was a bit too jazz for me.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4VMDxSyLAU

Is there anything Laibach won't cover?

i don't know. that was just one of the first things coming up on youtube looking for countdown...

Johnny ignore the arsenal fan post away!

What about us yanks? The NFL playoffs are starting today. Even if my team isn't playing until tomorrow.

I'll be watching the games as I post!

fake football doesnt matter :)

Thank goodness I now have laptop!

Can we not argue whose football is better football right now? Not in the mood.

fake football doesnt matter :)

Heh, we say the same thing in U.S. (usually when talking about the CFL).

*awaits King Boy Pato to pile in with jpgs of short-shorted antipodeans*

Jeez, you guys, as much as I'd really like to engage in a "styles of football" convo with you all, I'm sure there's an alternate forum for it. (Also, I would never clown on the CFL... they're allowed to celebrate, and they get really creative with it. Ochocinco would be considered tame.)

It will stop as soon as you post the next album!

10. Yes - Close to the Edge (1972) [189 points, 11 votes, 1 first place vote]

http://i48.tinypic.com/2446yqd.jpg

Yes always put me in a great mood. My favorite song by them is probably "Siberian Khatru" from Close to the Edge -- it's got a funky part, great bassline, and a really dramatic, bittersweet part. Characteristically wonderful vocal harmony and counterpoint throughout, too.

― Clarke B. (Clarke B.), Monday, April 12, 2004 8:36 PM (5 years ago)

Listening to Close to the Edge today (after having found my cassette tape, yes cassette tape, again), it occurred to me that, perhaps, just perhaps, Rick Wakeman actually had a great sense of humor, even if he didn't realize it. I mean the harpsichord break on Siberian Khartu is effing hilarious. The prance-y electric rennaisance faire shit is a bit too much though.

― Hurting (Hurting), Tuesday, December 28, 2004 11:30 PM (5 years ago)

I just took out Close to the Edge a day or two ago. I already knew the live versions of the title track and "Siberian Khatru" and had "And You and I" on Classic Yes but I'd never listened to the whole studio album. I'm a little surprised that so many people think it's Yes' peak. It seems much more dated and melodramatic than The Yes Album and Fragile, although the nice bits are wonderful enough to get me to put it on. "Close to the Edge" especially - the opening guitar solo is fab evil fusion, the vocal melodies and harmonies are gorgeous, the grooves are great; then they have to throw in all that clunky organ banging (at around 14:00 in) and that prancey Robin Hood crap (just before the ambient part). But I guess that might be the deal with Yes much of the time - enough great parts to make you want to sit through the cheese. "Siberian Khatru" is classic of course.

― sundar subramanian (sundar), Thursday, October 2, 2003 11:31 PM (6 years ago)

id rather talk football now :(

Yes? No!

haha! (I agree w/ both of you btw)