throwing muses
― J. Sam, Sunday, 26 May 2019 13:39 (four years ago) link
Almost voted for David Sylvian, but come on, there are zero guesses as to what I absolutely HAD to go for.
Wait, I actually don't know. Depeche Mode?
― All along there is the sound of feedback (Sund4r), Sunday, 26 May 2019 13:40 (four years ago) link
I don't know either!
― . (Michael B), Sunday, 26 May 2019 14:00 (four years ago) link
Just in case you're not trying to be funny, check out my display name.
― The Colour of Spring (deethelurker), Sunday, 26 May 2019 14:03 (four years ago) link
Oh, ha. I voted for Evol, probably predictably. I should listen to Le Mystère des Voix Bulgares, though. Pat Metheny/Ornette Coleman - Song X is probably my favourite 1986 album not listed here, although I'm pretty bad at remembering release dates.
― All along there is the sound of feedback (Sund4r), Sunday, 26 May 2019 14:10 (four years ago) link
not enough love for the feelies here. the good earth was my first album of theirs. such a pristine album of bukolic guitar freshness.
― je est un autre, l'enfer c'est les autres (alex in mainhattan), Sunday, 26 May 2019 18:09 (four years ago) link
Ohh yeah Song X is a great album too!
― think the toledo mud hens but for twitter (Drugs A. Money), Sunday, 26 May 2019 21:53 (four years ago) link
Skylarking is one of my ten favorite albums ever, so that one
― frogbs, Sunday, 26 May 2019 22:48 (four years ago) link
glad I hadn't gotten around to voting yet because I forgot that EVOL is on this list
― Dan S, Monday, 27 May 2019 00:08 (four years ago) link
http://www.youtube.com/embed/bGBtwLdwxDA?start=110&end=120&version=3
― Brad C., Monday, 27 May 2019 00:10 (four years ago) link
My favorite album from one of my all time favorite bands, Victorialand.
― LeRooLeRoo, Monday, 27 May 2019 02:10 (four years ago) link
This is a very strong year
― Siegbran, Monday, 27 May 2019 06:12 (four years ago) link
Completely out of character, this is the Triffids. Love that album.
― Elitist cheese photos (aldo), Tuesday, 28 May 2019 07:25 (four years ago) link
Yes it is brilliant, isn't it...but then so is LBATBDE.
You may be interested in watching this if you haven't seen it already:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=keYoFOnuHMU&t=133s
― yugi ex, Tuesday, 28 May 2019 12:18 (four years ago) link
It was likely Born Sandy Devotional I voted for, come to think of it. Sadly I never liked "Wide Open Road" (or the Calenture singles) as a child, so the greatness of this one still feels like a relatively recent revelation.
― Nag! Nag! Nag!, Wednesday, 29 May 2019 08:22 (four years ago) link
Stolen Property (and Hell of a Summer iirc) was my gateway.
― Elitist cheese photos (aldo), Wednesday, 29 May 2019 10:52 (four years ago) link
Sorry, watching them do those songs on The Tube in 1986 (or late 85 maybe?) was what I meant but somehow forgot to type.
― Elitist cheese photos (aldo), Wednesday, 29 May 2019 10:54 (four years ago) link
The Tear Garden s/t mini album made an impression on me in this year and I still have a fondness for it. Ophelia is an all-time great electro-goth song and The Centre Bullet is some excellent dubbed out bleeping to infinity electronica.
https://youtu.be/qzpsl9sOOSg
― Armand Frippanino (Noel Emits), Wednesday, 29 May 2019 16:03 (four years ago) link
From here up to 1990 I'm gonna vote for a Pet Shop Boys album, if eligible.
― daavid, Wednesday, 29 May 2019 16:12 (four years ago) link
Throwing Muses
― J. Sam, Wednesday, 29 May 2019 16:14 (four years ago) link
Voting Skylarking; even though it's only like my 4th or 5th favorite XTC record,it's the one I've played most from this list.
― While My Guitar Gently Wheedly-Wheedly-Wheedly-Weeps (Dan Peterson), Wednesday, 29 May 2019 16:23 (four years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.
― System, Thursday, 30 May 2019 00:01 (four years ago) link
It's not often that I find myself torn between Graceland and Reign in Blood.
― sctttnnnt (pgwp), Thursday, 30 May 2019 00:43 (four years ago) link
I’m torn between Control and Rapture (ha!) myself. Should I give it up and just give in?
― breastcrawl, Thursday, 30 May 2019 00:58 (four years ago) link
Old person here: I look at that list and wonder to myself, huh, in 30 years will someone have just as much trouble picking their favorite record of 2019 from 10/15/20+ serious legit candidates for Favorite Album of All Time that they've been listening to regularly for the previous 30 years?
― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 30 May 2019 01:13 (four years ago) link
would be nice to think so
― Dan S, Thursday, 30 May 2019 02:13 (four years ago) link
not so sure though
― Dan S, Thursday, 30 May 2019 02:17 (four years ago) link
All you need to know:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=soZl5t30Lhc
― recriminations from the nitpicking woke (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 30 May 2019 02:23 (four years ago) link
As much as I hate to say it, I can't lie to myself and vote for anything other than The Queen is Dead.
― Bee OK, Thursday, 30 May 2019 02:34 (four years ago) link
Oh yes, Alfred, that is an all-time performance, and Rapture is a glorious album, but I decided to go with Control in the end for all the joy it’s given me over the years, and again when I played it this week, remixes and all.
― breastcrawl, Thursday, 30 May 2019 15:34 (four years ago) link
Meanwhile in Turkey, after 1984’s Sen Ağlama album, Sezen Aksu continues to remake Turkish pop music in her image with Git.(not a million miles removed from Anita Baker at times, if I may be so bold.)
― breastcrawl, Thursday, 30 May 2019 15:42 (four years ago) link
Also, İbrahim Tatlıses releases one of the best of his mega-selling collections of popified arabesk and East Anatolian folk songs, Gülüm Benim/Gülümse Biraz......and in exile from Turkey, Kurdish troubadour Şivan Perwer releases his Lê Dilberê album.
― breastcrawl, Thursday, 30 May 2019 17:04 (four years ago) link
I cant believe Mike forgot to include them
― Thus Spoke Darraghustra (Oor Neechy), Thursday, 30 May 2019 17:53 (four years ago) link
Oh dear, pointless sarcasm, the best kind.
― breastcrawl, Thursday, 30 May 2019 18:04 (four years ago) link
for the 12" version of 'Sweet Bird of Truth' alone (its on the original cd edition of the album), it has to be Infected.
― mark e, Thursday, 30 May 2019 18:06 (four years ago) link
But please, do update me about the guidelines on what kinds of music we are allowed to post about on ILM, so I (and everyone else) can behave accordingly.xp
― breastcrawl, Thursday, 30 May 2019 18:16 (four years ago) link
xp
lol
i had 10 weeks of people complaining i had left out their faves in the 69-79 polls so it does get a tad annoying but cheer up i was only joking
― Thus Spoke Darraghustra (Oor Neechy), Thursday, 30 May 2019 19:18 (four years ago) link
Well, you see, I wasn’t complaining about this stuff being left out. One of the things I like most about these polls is people listing additional favourites of their own from that particular year. There always tend to be some things there that intrigue me, and the rest I ignore. Same as with the main list, basically. I don’t think in general this kind of thing is meant as a slight against the compiler. Everyone, including I’d hope the compiler themselves, understands that no selection of 50 albums will do a year justice. So it’s a form of crowdsourcing, to get a fuller picture of the year in question. I don’t really get why anyone would find this annoying, unless they somehow think everyone should adhere to the same limited canon.
― breastcrawl, Thursday, 30 May 2019 21:08 (four years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.
― System, Friday, 31 May 2019 00:01 (four years ago) link
You be you, Beastie. I love reading people's lists of what they feel was left out, often quite surprised (and informed by) how they differ from mine.
― Gerald McBoing-Boing, Friday, 31 May 2019 00:01 (four years ago) link
Oh look, XTC won. More power to my fellow Chameleons voter as well as the sole voters for The Fall and C86!
― Gerald McBoing-Boing, Friday, 31 May 2019 00:02 (four years ago) link
Depeche Mode – Black Celebration 0
*record scratch noise*
― Le Baton Rose (Turrican), Friday, 31 May 2019 00:19 (four years ago) link
I'd say Skylarking by a significant margin is just as (or even more) surprising!
― Josh in Chicago, Friday, 31 May 2019 00:34 (four years ago) link
yes that surprises me too
― Dan S, Friday, 31 May 2019 01:23 (four years ago) link
Just one vote for So it seems — I am an album ILM de-ser-ted...
Don't give up — it's not the only poll
― eatandoph (Neue Jesse Schule), Friday, 31 May 2019 02:40 (four years ago) link
The results are fair. Several of the finalists are among the best albums in history. So too.
― recriminations from the nitpicking woke (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 31 May 2019 02:42 (four years ago) link
Slightly disappointed to see I was the only vote for Cameo, but overall some great results. XTC winning is a nice surprise. Nice turnout for The Go-Betweens too.
― kitchen person, Friday, 31 May 2019 03:18 (four years ago) link
wow, pleasantly surprised to see throwing muses do so well
― J. Sam, Friday, 31 May 2019 14:51 (four years ago) link
Yep.
― pomenitul, Friday, 31 May 2019 14:52 (four years ago) link
I hate consensus
― campreverb, Friday, 31 May 2019 15:01 (four years ago) link