Acclaimed Music Top 50 Albums from 2013 poll

Nice to see the rockists come out for this one...

missed this one but would have voted for The Inheritors or Loud City Song

this was a huge music year for me where it felt like every other album that came out was a favorite, haven't had one like that since

since when did we have a QOTSA-loving lurker contingent

strange results. I voted Beyoncé but should've tossed a vote Charli's way

Someone tipped off a Kerrang! forum about this one.

We’ve come full circle, rockist history is back

Looking at ILN end of year spreadsheet, QOTSA did get 10 Votes in our 2013 poll and it also had a number one vote. Here are the rest of the notes from that spreadsheet: "#100 in Drowned in Sound, #17 in ILM Metal Poll, #10 in Kerrang, #15 in Mojo, #3 in NME, #29 in Paste, #14 in Q, #6 in Rolling Stone, #49 in Spin."

Interesting stuff, I was about to suspend this series for the ufo poll but I'm going to do one more.

winner hardly got a mention in thread

lurkers, reveal yourself!

yes you've still got time for at least one more of these, i'm not ready to start yet

Didn’t know there was an ILM silent majority.

That said, forgot to vote but would’ve went with the Paramorw S/T

I think it's a bad look to use the word "rockists" as shorthand for people who are just fans of rock music.

...Like Clockwork was a tremendous album. Would definitely love to hear from those who voted for it. Listening back to some of these songs for the first time in a long time, it kinda makes me wish I did too! There's awesome stuff all over this album, from synths and pianos, to interesting percussion arrangements, and especially crazy backing vocals. Over on the QOTSA subreddit, there's a significant population for whom this album represents the band falling off. "It's too classic rock, too mainstream." Sorry that it's so good, I guess?

This is the album with I Appear Missing on it, which is pretty much peak QOTSA for me. That loping riff? Those pitch-shifted guitars in the outro? Holy shit.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QeJ_-LLUbOc

The ballads in general are this album's biggest strength. There are a few of them - Kalopsia, Vampyre of Time and Memory, the title track - and Josh seems to really be channeling his inner David Bowie and really pulling it off. It's really vulnerable stuff. Kalopsia is my other top song from the album, with Trent Reznor giving a helping hand on backing vocals. Another one of Josh's amazing songs for his children (along with Fortress and Villains of Circumstance from the Villains album). "Huh-huh, it's literal dad rock." Yeah, fuck you.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSR1GBRmqEs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Cub_Fvyalg

glad to read some thoughts on the album

can't say I enjoy it, but enjoy listening to those examples, does not sound as I had imagined (expected more stoner hard rock vibes)

I'm a bit sad to see Kurt Vile at 0 vote. I had gone for Acid Rap.
QotSA is for the "didn't know they had a career" thread.

prob his best album yeah