ILM's Top 77 Albums of 2014

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Yeah it does work as a whole too

ear sirrom (imago), Monday, 26 January 2015 18:44 (nine years ago) link

i think u need to update your rock vector space basis

― flopson, Monday, January 26, 2015 10:33 AM (8 minutes ago)

mebby so? but i hear what i hear. admit it's been a long (long) time since i last heard any early radiohead.

A Severus of Snapes (contenderizer), Monday, 26 January 2015 18:44 (nine years ago) link

i listened to "gimme chocolate" and omg babymetal are quite something. i think i might actually like the instrumentation more than the vox. not sure i want to delve into a whole album, which might make me tire of them a bit quickly, but i'll be happy with this treasure of a single for a bit

lex pretend, Monday, 26 January 2015 18:46 (nine years ago) link

spent a couple months with the warpaint album in heavy rotation, so much so that i eventually became a bit tired of it. haven't been tempted back, though i still dig certain tracks, esp "biggie" and "disco/very"

A Severus of Snapes (contenderizer), Monday, 26 January 2015 18:48 (nine years ago) link

like the instrumentation more than the vox

May be an issue with Warpaint. These women (particularly the rhythm section) are super skilled, but perhaps too much character has been ironed out of the vocals.

non-masturbatory prog excursion (Sanpaku), Monday, 26 January 2015 18:49 (nine years ago) link

Babymetal basically ended up as #26 on my ballot ;_;

"Go pet your dog" is the name of my dog (DJP), Monday, 26 January 2015 18:51 (nine years ago) link

should i be surprised that the metal fans itt seem to be pro-babymetal?

lex pretend, Monday, 26 January 2015 18:51 (nine years ago) link

i'm watching their live dance routines for "gimme chocolate" now <3333

lex pretend, Monday, 26 January 2015 18:51 (nine years ago) link

http://i.imgur.com/bSBV9mm.jpg

67 FUTURE Honest [262 points, 10 votes, 1 first place vote]

Johnny Fever, Monday, 26 January 2015 18:51 (nine years ago) link

i'm surprised because i'm a fan of NEITHER metal nor j-pop yet it turns out what i needed in each was...the other

lex pretend, Monday, 26 January 2015 18:52 (nine years ago) link

If shitty rock must place at least it is outside the top ten. But eww at anyone voting for indIe.
Where is saer?

strychnine, Monday, 26 January 2015 18:52 (nine years ago) link

I think there's another "metal" album you may like this year lex

o.m.g. lol @ hurt butt (wins), Monday, 26 January 2015 18:53 (nine years ago) link

i'm surprised because i'm a fan of NEITHER metal nor j-pop yet it turns out what i needed in each was...the other

they are the Reese's Peanut Butter Cup of music

"Go pet your dog" is the name of my dog (DJP), Monday, 26 January 2015 18:53 (nine years ago) link

wow talk about a big budget highly anticipated album that sounded less awesome than his cameos and guest appearances on other records

guess that bundt gettin eaten (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 26 January 2015 18:53 (nine years ago) link

"Honest" from way back in 2013 is easily my favorite song on Honest and "I Be U" was the only thing that even came close. one of the big sophomore slump disappointments in recent major label rap history imo.

diddybops 67 (120.2)(source field mix) (some dude), Monday, 26 January 2015 18:54 (nine years ago) link

Future has IMO always been terrible

"Go pet your dog" is the name of my dog (DJP), Monday, 26 January 2015 18:54 (nine years ago) link

dunno whether i should be surprised future scraped in or slightly pity the fall of a former ilx favourite

the album wasn't that bad at all, "special" and "i be u" are pretty great, but it really had a grab-bag, unsure feel about it

lex pretend, Monday, 26 January 2015 18:54 (nine years ago) link

yeah the future album was super disappointing. the title track owns though, which reminds me that totally got snubbed in the tracks poll, goons blew that one

k3vin k., Monday, 26 January 2015 18:55 (nine years ago) link

i love 'turn on the lights' but i haven't really liked any other future songs at all

ciderpress, Monday, 26 January 2015 18:56 (nine years ago) link

These women (particularly the rhythm section) are super skilled, but perhaps too much character has been ironed out of the vocals

^this. I'm relistening to the Warpaint album now and I wanna go all JK Simmons on their voices

Jeff W, Monday, 26 January 2015 18:56 (nine years ago) link

xp that's insane

flopson, Monday, 26 January 2015 18:56 (nine years ago) link

I think there's another "metal" album you may like this year lex

― o.m.g. lol @ hurt butt (wins),

what would that be? It can't be menace ruine.

Get Ducked (Cosmic Slop), Monday, 26 January 2015 18:57 (nine years ago) link

there are a lot of great tracks on Honest (plus a couple terrible ones admittedly). feel like you guys are kind of overinvested in the narrative on this one

rob, Monday, 26 January 2015 18:57 (nine years ago) link

I really dug this album *skrug*

, Monday, 26 January 2015 18:58 (nine years ago) link

I think the flat-affect singing on the Warpaint album is the unifying thread across the songs that weave them into a stronger whole.

"Go pet your dog" is the name of my dog (DJP), Monday, 26 January 2015 18:58 (nine years ago) link

^yes I like the vocals they add to the hypnotic feeling of the music

Dan S, Monday, 26 January 2015 18:59 (nine years ago) link

I think that was used to better effect on the previous albums though.

how's life, Monday, 26 January 2015 18:59 (nine years ago) link

scott0 xps

o.m.g. lol @ hurt butt (wins), Monday, 26 January 2015 19:00 (nine years ago) link

Had written this one off having heard what I thought were unforgivably misogynistic lyrics, but I've just looked them up and was apparently mistaken. Ready to give it another chance... Pretty interesting production so far!

tangenttangent, Monday, 26 January 2015 19:00 (nine years ago) link

yeah the future album was super disappointing. the title track owns though, which reminds me that totally got snubbed in the tracks poll, goons blew that one

― k3vin k., Monday, January 26, 2015 1:55 PM (4 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

tbf it was in 2013, when the vote was split between half a dozen great Future hits

diddybops 67 (120.2)(source field mix) (some dude), Monday, 26 January 2015 19:00 (nine years ago) link

Oh no, here we go... I'm out on this one.

tangenttangent, Monday, 26 January 2015 19:02 (nine years ago) link

yeah the future album was super disappointing. the title track owns though, which reminds me that totally got snubbed in the tracks poll, goons blew that one

― k3vin k., Monday, January 26, 2015 1:55 PM (4 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

tbf it was in 2013, when the vote was split between half a dozen great Future hits

― diddybops 67 (120.2)(source field mix) (some dude), Monday, January 26, 2015 2:00 PM (2 minutes ago)

huh for some reason i thought the single was released in late 2013, i guess it was august

k3vin k., Monday, 26 January 2015 19:04 (nine years ago) link

ok i listened to a little bit of warpaint and yes i would enjoy the music a lot more if there were no words/vocals

groundless round (La Lechera), Monday, 26 January 2015 19:04 (nine years ago) link

not because their voices are boring or offensive or w/e they're just not interesting enough to add to the music and words themselves are distracting
would rather just groove along instrumentally

groundless round (La Lechera), Monday, 26 January 2015 19:06 (nine years ago) link

dunno whether i should be surprised future scraped in or slightly pity the fall of a former ilx favourite

the album wasn't that bad at all, "special" and "i be u" are pretty great, but it really had a grab-bag, unsure feel about it

― lex pretend,

Young Thug, you are put on notice.

guess that bundt gettin eaten (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 26 January 2015 19:08 (nine years ago) link

http://i.imgur.com/4PjnTIV.jpg

66 KHUN NARIN Khun Narin's Electric Phin Band [263 points, 10 votes]

Johnny Fever, Monday, 26 January 2015 19:09 (nine years ago) link

nice

LIKE If you are against racism (omar little), Monday, 26 January 2015 19:09 (nine years ago) link

there are a lot of great tracks on Honest (plus a couple terrible ones admittedly). feel like you guys are kind of overinvested in the narrative on this one

― rob, Monday, January 26, 2015 10:57 AM Bookmark

Word. It's not as good as Pluto, but it's like 80% as good as Pluto, which was hardly super-consistent anyway. It got my vote and I'm glad it made the countdown. I feel like this album's rep would be better if most of the best tracks weren't buried in the last half.

"Move That Dope"/"Honest"/"I Be U"/"Covered In Money"/"Special"/"Benz Friends"/"Blood, Sweat, & Tears"/"How Can I Not"/"Sh!t"/"Karate Chop" <--- all great

The Reverend, Monday, 26 January 2015 19:09 (nine years ago) link

more mice

ciderpress, Monday, 26 January 2015 19:10 (nine years ago) link

Young Thug treads that line between amazing and terrible way more often than Future ever did and has

Tay-Tay Brooklynpants (Murgatroid), Monday, 26 January 2015 19:10 (nine years ago) link

The Khun Narin album is great.

xelab, Monday, 26 January 2015 19:12 (nine years ago) link

Khun Narin is great, well done ILX

(xp w/xelab)

sleeve, Monday, 26 January 2015 19:12 (nine years ago) link

Keep forgetting to check out the Khun Narin album despite watching those wonderful Youtube videos repeatedly

Stig of the sanctimonious uncontextualized linkdump (Michael B), Monday, 26 January 2015 19:13 (nine years ago) link

what is this?

Dan S, Monday, 26 January 2015 19:13 (nine years ago) link

Honest just had a Carter 3 vibe to me where it seemed like he gave away a classic album's worth of songs to other artists and then threw together some leftovers for his own album

diddybops 67 (120.2)(source field mix) (some dude), Monday, 26 January 2015 19:13 (nine years ago) link

the writing looks Thai?

Dan S, Monday, 26 January 2015 19:14 (nine years ago) link

yep

sleeve, Monday, 26 January 2015 19:14 (nine years ago) link

xp: Thai psych wedding processional music.

non-masturbatory prog excursion (Sanpaku), Monday, 26 January 2015 19:14 (nine years ago) link

I think the flat-affect singing on the Warpaint album is the unifying thread across the songs that weave them into a stronger whole.

― "Go pet your dog" is the name of my dog (DJP), Monday, January 26, 2015 1:58 PM (15 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

yeah this is exactly how i feel, the vocals only get really emotive at a handful of points on the album and every one is full of intention

call all destroyer, Monday, 26 January 2015 19:15 (nine years ago) link

tzenni and khun - great start ilx :D

Mordy, Monday, 26 January 2015 19:16 (nine years ago) link


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