At some point, it was established we'd follow the 2000-04 poll with a 2005-09 poll and then poll the entire decade somewhere down the line (like, next year). xxxp
― Johnny Fever, Friday, 7 May 2010 22:31 (fourteen years ago) link
yeah a decade poll seems better, but some want a 2004-2009 poll purely to exclude Kid A.xposts
― pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Friday, 7 May 2010 22:31 (fourteen years ago) link
SHUT UP AND JAM
― Mansun was where I fucked up (acoleuthic), Friday, 7 May 2010 22:31 (fourteen years ago) link
Thanks for the fresh cover art, plax.
― Johnny Fever, Friday, 7 May 2010 22:32 (fourteen years ago) link
naw, not purely to exclude Kid A, but the early-2000s canon is so established and boring that it would be nice to let the decade's latter half get its shine on for a bit
― el j debarge (The Reverend), Friday, 7 May 2010 22:32 (fourteen years ago) link
aw man i woulda voted for that boredoms if i'd known it was eligible. Add 1 point folks!
― pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Friday, 7 May 2010 22:32 (fourteen years ago) link
Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!
Knew this was a sure thing for the poll.
― emil.y, Friday, 7 May 2010 22:32 (fourteen years ago) link
So happy The Boredoms have monstered the Top 10 you guys
― Mansun was where I fucked up (acoleuthic), Friday, 7 May 2010 22:33 (fourteen years ago) link
Okay, unfortunately I have to agree with Shakey on the quality of the top 10 so far.
― Tuomas, Friday, 7 May 2010 22:35 (fourteen years ago) link
Tuomas that boredoms album is amazing.
― pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Friday, 7 May 2010 22:36 (fourteen years ago) link
Can we something else than "art rock" next, please?
― Tuomas, Friday, 7 May 2010 22:36 (fourteen years ago) link
well I dig the Boredoms at least. altho two in the top 10 seems kinda overkill
― the sound of a norwegian guy being wrong (Shakey Mo Collier), Friday, 7 May 2010 22:36 (fourteen years ago) link
We can, actually xp
Shakey, it might be a TAD overkill but not many people voted for both!
― Mansun was where I fucked up (acoleuthic), Friday, 7 May 2010 22:37 (fourteen years ago) link
lol Tuomas the Boredoms are totally dance-y/trance-y especially the period nominated here. bears little to no resemblance to rock (well, krautrock maybe)
― the sound of a norwegian guy being wrong (Shakey Mo Collier), Friday, 7 May 2010 22:37 (fourteen years ago) link
^^^otm
Biggest jump of the entire poll between 4 and 3 btw
― Mansun was where I fucked up (acoleuthic), Friday, 7 May 2010 22:38 (fourteen years ago) link
dunno where that cover image comes from though.
http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:t0bXE4Si5s4DOM:http://www.albumoftheyear.org/album/covers/vision-creation-newsun.jpg
― the sound of a norwegian guy being wrong (Shakey Mo Collier), Friday, 7 May 2010 22:39 (fourteen years ago) link
I think Tuomas doesn't like any kind of the many subgenres of rock. Except maybe for a tiny bit of 70s funk rock.
― pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Friday, 7 May 2010 22:39 (fourteen years ago) link
― Mansun was where I fucked up (acoleuthic), Friday, May 7, 2010 10:37 PM (1 minute ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
woah what if Tad had joined Overkill....think about it.
― the Rob Based god (M@tt He1ges0n), Friday, 7 May 2010 22:40 (fourteen years ago) link
plaxico made it special just for this here poll. xxp
― Johnny Fever, Friday, 7 May 2010 22:40 (fourteen years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pk4daEiXlE8&feature=related
I dunno, seems like the kinda thing Tuomas would have an affinity for to me
― the sound of a norwegian guy being wrong (Shakey Mo Collier), Friday, 7 May 2010 22:42 (fourteen years ago) link
Okay, since I've never heard any Boredoms, I searched them on Youtube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2sPxde77NRE
This certainly sounds like "art rock" to me. And if you actually want to dance to this sort of squeaky noise, good luck to you! Just because it has a semi-steady beat doesn't make it dancey.
― Tuomas, Friday, 7 May 2010 22:42 (fourteen years ago) link
(x-post)
― Tuomas, Friday, 7 May 2010 22:43 (fourteen years ago) link
r u this boring to go clubbing w/ u dull pedant
― plax (ico), Friday, 7 May 2010 22:44 (fourteen years ago) link
People dance to all sorts of music, Tuomas. I'm sick of "dance" music having a monopoly on the name.
― Johnny Fever, Friday, 7 May 2010 22:44 (fourteen years ago) link
I dunno man it seems much more of a piece with the world of techno and dance music than rock to me. it has no guitars. it has no rock rhythms. it has no blues influence, no lyrics/vocals, no formal song structures. I mean what about this is "rock" in any way.
― the sound of a norwegian guy being wrong (Shakey Mo Collier), Friday, 7 May 2010 22:45 (fourteen years ago) link
Sure, you can dance to metal or whatever, but I wouldn't call it "dancey".
― Tuomas, Friday, 7 May 2010 22:45 (fourteen years ago) link
altho the track you posted is one of the more abrasive ones. Aphex Twin is pretty fucking abrasive tho
xp
― the sound of a norwegian guy being wrong (Shakey Mo Collier), Friday, 7 May 2010 22:46 (fourteen years ago) link
http://www.jezebelmusic.com/wp-content/uploads/image/MastersAtWork_TheEssential%20KenLou%20House%20Mixes.jpg
― Human Centipede Doherty (Noodle Vague), Friday, 7 May 2010 22:46 (fourteen years ago) link
this is all getting a bit geir-like
― pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Friday, 7 May 2010 22:46 (fourteen years ago) link
3 The Breeders - Last Splash (1993)196 points7 votes1 first-place voteGreatest contributor: Fetchboy
http://onealbumaday.files.wordpress.com/2009/04/the-breeders-last-splash-album-cover.jpg
Too great an album for too many reasons.
I just thought I'd share some love for one of my favourites with all you.
― JesusMaryChain, Sunday, 15 February 2004 21:34 (6 years ago)
I wholly concur with the NME's assessment (from back in the day): "After a few beers, the Breeders are the best band in the world".
― Barry Bruner (Barry Bruner), Sunday, 15 February 2004 23:59 (6 years ago)
i love this album so much... so left-handed, so half-finished, so off the cuff.
― stevie (stevie), Monday, 16 February 2004 16:46 (6 years ago)
every fucking song on this is monstrous.
EVERY FUCKING SONG
― Surmounter, Thursday, 20 September 2007 15:46 (2 years ago)
I think this album as a whole is my favorite female vocal performance, bar none.
― Granny Dainger, Friday, 21 September 2007 06:17 (2 years ago)
damn this is a good album
― stet, Wednesday, 14 May 2008 14:34 (1 year ago)
really it's a pretty much perfect album.
― verhexen, Wednesday, 14 May 2008 16:20 (1 year ago)
Check check check oooooh ooooooohA oooooh ooooh, a oooooh oooooh, aoooooh ooooooooh, a ooooooh ooooooh
- a hoy hoy
― Mansun was where I fucked up (acoleuthic), Friday, 7 May 2010 22:48 (fourteen years ago) link
voted VCN, but...
I think VCN 'climaxes' at points too, but it's a more subtle climax. A female orgasm to Phish's male one, perhaps?
― Keith C (kcraw916), Thursday, 2 June 2005 15:05 (4 years ago)
YUCK can someone please tell me how to unread this comment...
v surprised two boredoms and autechre. i didn't vote for SR7 or amber.
― rat fapper (another al3x), Friday, 7 May 2010 22:48 (fourteen years ago) link
HAPPY NOW, SHAKEY MO
― Mansun was where I fucked up (acoleuthic), Friday, 7 May 2010 22:49 (fourteen years ago) link
Yeah, I pretty much hate all the people who do abrasive electronic music (Aphex included), because to me it sounds like electronic music made for metalheads or rock fans. Whereas the sort of electronic dance music I most love has its roots in disco/funk - it's all about the basslines, the hips. You can't dance to this Boredoms stuff with you hips - it's pogo music, moshing music, no sensuality. There's no sex in it.
― Tuomas, Friday, 7 May 2010 22:50 (fourteen years ago) link
ANYWAY LOOK IT'S THE BREEDERS
― Mansun was where I fucked up (acoleuthic), Friday, 7 May 2010 22:51 (fourteen years ago) link
THEY DID QUITE WELL DIDN'T THEY
― Mansun was where I fucked up (acoleuthic), Friday, 7 May 2010 22:52 (fourteen years ago) link
Flipped a coin, decided not to do a Mouse on Mars gag.
― Human Centipede Doherty (Noodle Vague), Friday, 7 May 2010 22:52 (fourteen years ago) link
I guess it depends on why you buy records. I typically don't dance at home (or at clubs either, for that matter... but I get why people do). I listen to musicians doing musical things. Not saying dance music architects aren't musicians, but the clubby stuff Tuomas tends to prefer doesn't lend itself easily to enjoyment for its own sake outside of a club setting... and that's probably why it doesn't show up in many ALBUM polls.
― Johnny Fever, Friday, 7 May 2010 22:53 (fourteen years ago) link
i really hope aphex twin is #1 lolxposts
― pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Friday, 7 May 2010 22:53 (fourteen years ago) link
Ah, but that's the reason why I think Autoditacker was their finest hour - when they embraced that abrasive IDM/drill'n'bass sound, they went sour.
(x-post to Noodle)
― Tuomas, Friday, 7 May 2010 22:54 (fourteen years ago) link
I think there should be a 90s SINGLES poll before a 2000-09/2004-09 poll
― pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Friday, 7 May 2010 22:54 (fourteen years ago) link
but the clubby stuff Tuomas tends to prefer doesn't lend itself easily to enjoyment for its own sake outside of a club setting... and that's probably why it doesn't show up in many ALBUM polls.
Eh? I know loads of people who listen to that sort of stuff at home too (including myself). If you love dance music, you don't want to listen to it only at clubs.
― Tuomas, Friday, 7 May 2010 22:55 (fourteen years ago) link
I think most Trance is within a rizla of having fuck all to do with disco or funk btw
― Human Centipede Doherty (Noodle Vague), Friday, 7 May 2010 22:55 (fourteen years ago) link
HEY LOOK THE BREEDERS CAME THIRD
― Mansun was where I fucked up (acoleuthic), Friday, 7 May 2010 22:56 (fourteen years ago) link
The problem with these huge theoretical edifices people construct to delimit their own personal taste is that the things end up being more hole than structure.
TBH LJ the Breeders fill me with shrug
― Human Centipede Doherty (Noodle Vague), Friday, 7 May 2010 22:57 (fourteen years ago) link
I haven't even heard The Breeders, lol
― Mansun was where I fucked up (acoleuthic), Friday, 7 May 2010 22:57 (fourteen years ago) link
Trance is not my favourite music to dance to, it's true. I think the stereotypical galloping trance bass makes it hard to move your hips to it.
― Tuomas, Friday, 7 May 2010 22:57 (fourteen years ago) link
i like the breeders
― plax (ico), Friday, 7 May 2010 22:57 (fourteen years ago) link
Me neither. Are they an indie band or something?
― Tuomas, Friday, 7 May 2010 22:58 (fourteen years ago) link
I love The Breeders, Pod more than Last Splash, so good job voters!!
― Johnny Fever, Friday, 7 May 2010 22:58 (fourteen years ago) link
haha actually yes - the Breeders album was def. overplayed/omnipresent for awhile and I probably didn't listen to it once in 00s as a result. but went back to it earlier this year and was just... damn, what a brilliant, summer-y record. fun all the way through, great hooks.
― the sound of a norwegian guy being wrong (Shakey Mo Collier), Friday, 7 May 2010 22:59 (fourteen years ago) link