YOU TOTALLY MISSED THE ILX HEAVY ROCK/METAL ALBUM POLL COUNTDOWN, SUCKA (CLICK FOR A RECAP)

tho the false metal album that's next might put him off

Henry can comment when he gets here. I'll just post it

84
Rush · 2112 (1976) (421 Points, 11 votes)
http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov200/drf100/f177/f177024f3zd.jpg

aw, I wanted this to be higher

Wonder if Henry knows who Ayn Rand is?

btw this is the only Rush album I currently own, and it does in fact own

this is an unbelivable record. fucking genius.

the story behind it is great: the record company apparently wanted a commercial pop album, or Rush would get canned. The boys essentially said "fuck you" and sent them this. Turned out to be the right move.

oh yeah I voted for this too. This slayed my cassette tape deck, but before then it just totally slayed.

rly want to hear 2112 tbh

I love '70s Rush so much it's insane. These guys were so big where I grew up (Chicago) and I think they still are, even though i dont live there any more.

then they did it in the 80s anyway?
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I brought out 2112 on a date once. Oh no, oh no, oh no... :' (

― doobieborther, Friday, April 24, 2009 2:26 PM (1 year ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
instant castrato-rock!

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Looks like I had this thing at 7.

Soundgarden and specifically Chris Cornell are the fucking nadir of hair metal-influenced hard-rock grunge bullshit.

But really, they're not. True, they've got a 'hair metal' album (Louder than Love, though it's got real substance to it) and on revision, some of Cornell's vocal histrionics - the 'YEEEAAAHH-HHHAAAS!' and the 'AWWWW-AAAWS!' - come across as hackneyed. But there's nothing bullshit about the tunes or the riffs.

and the doctor couldn't cure you?
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7 in the poll.

You're outnumbered on your Rush hate. Go enjoy the fine stylings of Vitalogy or some other crap like that.

#16 for me

83
Mastodon · Leviathan (2004) (422 Points, 13 votes)
http://www.metal-archives.com/images/4/4/9/4/44949.jpg
http://open.spotify.com/album/6khFoLWnJZDQvZ7Pijym3b

How it should be done.

Good one, but certainly doesnt hold a candle to "No Code".

its a crime rush finished ahead of ace of spades and sabotage (and everything else)

Yeah, but the real list doesnt begin until the headbanging classic that is "Binaural" is listed.

loooooooool

Bill's never been more otm

and funnily enough...

Rush is great, fuck the haters. Only palatable way to listen to Ayn Rand theories and high fantasy imo.

Henry is here!

Led Zepplin is also a palatable way to listen to high fantasy, fyi

oh yeah, i agree with that. forgot about zepp momentarily in the midst of being overcome by rush

Without Rush, the album listed at #83 doesnt exist. So liking them and not liking Rush makes no sense, Herm.

w/out Rush you don't exist b/c your parents are never inspired to make passionate alien-hobbit-freemarket love

Soundgarden can lick my hairy balls

Is that why your owner shaved them?

or why you lick them?

I hate to encourage him, but in this case Henry is right. Out of that list that peeps keep reposting I am ok with (in this order) Melvins, Mudhoney, Nirvana, STP. Hate the rest of it, Soundgarden in particular (ok the first album is alright but if I never ever hear superunknown again this will be a life worth living).

Sabotage @ 100 is unfortunate, but considering there's at least seven more Sabbath albums to come, it's not horrible. Lots of people think it's their best record, but it's also their least well known record, and it made the top 100 so that's okay...

Ace of Spades @ 99 is embarrassing (much of it is my fault; I didn't vote for it...)

my first soundgarden memory is riding to camp when i was like 5 or so and hearing Black Hole Sun come on the radio. LOVED that shit at 5.

ok, wasn't 5 apparently. was more like 10 i guess. hard to remember which year was which re: camp.

xxxpost Love Battery is the best!!!!

82
Enslaved · Eld (1997) (422 Points, 14 votes)
http://www.metal-archives.com/images/9/0/9/909.jpg
http://open.spotify.com/album/7DMbJmJnbuv5EGFsNPfh6K

I don't even have a comment ready for this because I am still awash in the flagrant falseness of this entire list and am overwhelmed by righteous indignation.

Also I lick them because I can, and judging by the votes here I imagine most of you are simply jealous because you have tried and you can't.

Hey, I recognise that guy.

I lick them because I can

tempted to make this the ILE board description

Who knew Enslaved were so popular on ILM?

What is he holding in his left hand? An old-fashioned flashbulb and reflector?

air horn?

the worlds tiniest gong.

is johnny fever around?

some fun coming up