That Carter III thing is in last place and is still somehow way way way way way way too high. Way too high.
― Born too beguiled (DavidM), Wednesday, July 7, 2010 2:03 PM (33 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
true but i'm kinda happy to have it out the way and not know it's gonna show up later. really hoping Carter II does well.
― some dude, Wednesday, 7 July 2010 18:40 (fourteen years ago) link
The best part about this is going to be critiquing the album covers!
― skip, Wednesday, 7 July 2010 18:40 (fourteen years ago) link
95. BATTLES Mirrored (2007) [190.5 points, 11 votes]http://dynowright.files.wordpress.com/2008/06/battles-500.jpg
― altered scones (J0rdan S.), Wednesday, 7 July 2010 18:40 (fourteen years ago) link
was my #1 of 2007, but 2007 was a weird year.
― call all destroyer, Wednesday, 7 July 2010 18:41 (fourteen years ago) link
ha didn't want this just to become album cover critique but the battles cover >>>>> battles music.
― fuque santa cruz (a hoy hoy), Wednesday, 7 July 2010 18:42 (fourteen years ago) link
i listened to this a decent amount in 2007, and they're one of the best live bands i've ever seen, but i didn't really consider voting for it in this poll
― altered scones (J0rdan S.), Wednesday, 7 July 2010 18:42 (fourteen years ago) link
i loved that album at the time but in the end i only ever listen to atlas so they got relegated to tracks-poll-only for me
― ciderpress, Wednesday, 7 July 2010 18:43 (fourteen years ago) link
I voted for the Caribou album, it's a really relaxing piece of summery psych-pop that deserves a listen from all ears.
― ilxor has truly been got at and become an ILXor (ilxor), Wednesday, 7 July 2010 18:43 (fourteen years ago) link
am pretty interested in hearing their new material tho -- i am willing to submit to battlesmania once again
― altered scones (J0rdan S.), Wednesday, 7 July 2010 18:44 (fourteen years ago) link
race in and atlas kind of summarized battles so well that the rest of the album, while not bad at all, got dwarfed.
― call all destroyer, Wednesday, 7 July 2010 18:44 (fourteen years ago) link
It's already clear to me how much I've devalued the album as a steadfast go-to in my own listening based on the results thus far. I have vague memories of hearing most of these, but it all comes down to a song or two for me. And I don't mind that at all.
― Johnny Fever, Wednesday, 7 July 2010 18:48 (fourteen years ago) link
Like I posted in the tracks thread, Mirrored has aged horribly. It sounded so exciting back in 2007 but I listened against recently and it felt obvious and plodding.
― skip, Wednesday, 7 July 2010 18:50 (fourteen years ago) link
94. BOARDS OF CANADA The Campfire Headphase (2005) [192 points, 9 votes]http://centripetalnotion.com/images/boc.jpg
― altered scones (J0rdan S.), Wednesday, 7 July 2010 18:53 (fourteen years ago) link
Ha! I forgot that album was recent enough to qualify.
― Johnny Fever, Wednesday, 7 July 2010 18:54 (fourteen years ago) link
wow. Great. I didn't vote for this but I'm really glad it showed up. I didn't realize how old it was either or Dayvan Cowboy would have shown up on my tracks list.
― gman59, Wednesday, 7 July 2010 18:57 (fourteen years ago) link
yeah boards of canada feel like ancient history right now to me
― ciderpress, Wednesday, 7 July 2010 19:03 (fourteen years ago) link
i've been meaning to listen to my ancient copy of music has the right for like a year now
― call all destroyer, Wednesday, 7 July 2010 19:04 (fourteen years ago) link
starting to remember how much further from my taste these album polls are compared to the tracks polls.
― Mr. Zone 77 (some dude), Wednesday, 7 July 2010 19:05 (fourteen years ago) link
Boards of Canada, more like Bored of FauxnaiveIDMcrap, right?
― Tuomas, Wednesday, 7 July 2010 19:08 (fourteen years ago) link
93. NE-YO Year of the Gentleman (2008) [195.5 points, 10 votes]http://badtzbeat.files.wordpress.com/2009/04/ne-yo-year-of-the-gentleman-front.jpg
― altered scones (J0rdan S.), Wednesday, 7 July 2010 19:08 (fourteen years ago) link
word
― call all destroyer, Wednesday, 7 July 2010 19:09 (fourteen years ago) link
hello, ne-yo! it's good to see you!
first of my votes to place
― لوووووووووووووووووووول (lex pretend), Wednesday, 7 July 2010 19:10 (fourteen years ago) link
BoC, at least late-period BoC, has nothing at all to do with IDM. It's not naive either. They're good at layers of sound, which I happen to love at 2 in the morning when I don't feel like staying awake but don't quite feel like going to bed either. xps
― Johnny Fever, Wednesday, 7 July 2010 19:10 (fourteen years ago) link
Fair enough, to be honest I never got past Music Has the Right to Children, which has one good track and the rest is kinda boring.
― Tuomas, Wednesday, 7 July 2010 19:11 (fourteen years ago) link
lol v glad my l8 ballot got ne-yo into the TOP 100
― Lamp, Wednesday, 7 July 2010 19:12 (fourteen years ago) link
:-)
― altered scones (J0rdan S.), Wednesday, 7 July 2010 19:12 (fourteen years ago) link
I voted for In My Own Words and think Gentleman is pretty unremarkable outside of the (great) singles, but still really happy to see Ne-Yo here.
― Mr. Zone 77 (some dude), Wednesday, 7 July 2010 19:13 (fourteen years ago) link
yeah but i bet your late vote got animal collective in the top 5 ;)
― pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Wednesday, 7 July 2010 19:14 (fourteen years ago) link
Well then you missed their best EP and album, in 2000 and 2002, respectively.
― ilxor has truly been got at and become an ILXor (ilxor), Wednesday, 7 July 2010 19:17 (fourteen years ago) link
nearly half the tracks on YOTG were singles, and on top of those i think "what's the matter?", "so you can cry" and "lie to me" are all fantastic songs too - i really like in my own words but def prefer gentleman, its highs are higher imo.
― لوووووووووووووووووووول (lex pretend), Wednesday, 7 July 2010 19:17 (fourteen years ago) link
Yup, I voted for YOTG. Great album.
the singles on that album are titanic, and i found it a bit problematic when getting into the thing as a whole -- it's really a slow burn in that sense
― altered scones (J0rdan S.), Wednesday, 7 July 2010 19:18 (fourteen years ago) link
92. NEKO CASE Fox Confessor Brings the Flood (2006) [196 points, 8 votes]http://media.anti.com/neko_case/fox_confessor_mini-hi.jpg
― altered scones (J0rdan S.), Wednesday, 7 July 2010 19:20 (fourteen years ago) link
bad album imo
― call all destroyer, Wednesday, 7 July 2010 19:20 (fourteen years ago) link
well I mainly meant "Closer" and "Miss Independent" -- am kind of indifferent to "Mad," forgot "Part Of The List (Sexy Hermit Crab Woman)" was a single and don't count "Single" since a different version was a single for a different act, so I really meant it has 2 great songs and 10 I wouldn't mind never hearing again.
― Mr. Zone 77 (some dude), Wednesday, 7 July 2010 19:21 (fourteen years ago) link
a few amazing songs, can't remember the rest
― altered scones (J0rdan S.), Wednesday, 7 July 2010 19:21 (fourteen years ago) link
i think i liked a couple songs on that one, only one i can remember the name of is 'maybe sparrow'
― ciderpress, Wednesday, 7 July 2010 19:21 (fourteen years ago) link
Most of Neko's solo songs sound half-finished. Fox Confessor is no different.
― Johnny Fever, Wednesday, 7 July 2010 19:22 (fourteen years ago) link
i like 'teenage feeling' a lot p good soda commercial
― Lamp, Wednesday, 7 July 2010 19:23 (fourteen years ago) link
also some dude ur retarded 'mad' is tremendous
"single" and "mad" are the most amazing YOTG tracks imo
never heard fox confessor; i love her voice, i thought blacklisted was a wonderful album, but last year's effort left me cold...
― لوووووووووووووووووووول (lex pretend), Wednesday, 7 July 2010 19:23 (fourteen years ago) link
fox conf closer to the newest one than blacklisted, which is actually a good album
― call all destroyer, Wednesday, 7 July 2010 19:24 (fourteen years ago) link
Didn't vote, but Fox Confessor would be my #1.
― no turkey unless it's a club sandwich (polyphonic), Wednesday, 7 July 2010 19:25 (fourteen years ago) link
Ahh, it's started. I liked Tha Carter III and The Campfire Headphase but didn't feel like I knew either of them quite well enough to make my ballot. Am very surprised that the Camera Obscura album made it - I liked 'Hey Lloyd' a lot but am so uninterested by most of the rest of their songs. Borrrrring.
― emil.y, Wednesday, 7 July 2010 19:31 (fourteen years ago) link
91. LOS CAMPESINOS! Hold On Now, Youngster... (2008) [197 points, 6 votes, 1 first place vote]http://arts-crafts.ca/promotion/loscampesinos/images/AC031.jpg
― altered scones (J0rdan S.), Wednesday, 7 July 2010 19:33 (fourteen years ago) link
"Part Of The List (Sexy Hermit Crab Woman)"
plz explain
― ilxor has truly been got at and become an ILXor (ilxor), Wednesday, 7 July 2010 19:33 (fourteen years ago) link
Huge Boards of Canada fan, and I enjoyed The Campfire Headphase. I didn't vote for it, though, feeling that it wasn't quite up to the level of their first two LPs.
― untrue pitch, Wednesday, 7 July 2010 19:35 (fourteen years ago) link
even the mere mention of los campesinos makes me twitch with repulsion/desire to punch them in the face. when i tweeted a link to my singles jukebox slagging of them, without an @, the losers still tweeted me back :(
― لوووووووووووووووووووول (lex pretend), Wednesday, 7 July 2010 19:35 (fourteen years ago) link
never heard them. nice to see boc make it though.
― pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Wednesday, 7 July 2010 19:36 (fourteen years ago) link
A couple of these images you're picking are GINORMOUS, dude.
― Johnny Fever, Wednesday, 7 July 2010 19:37 (fourteen years ago) link