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
ha, sorry
― altered scones (J0rdan S.), Wednesday, 7 July 2010 19:37 (fourteen years ago) link
"Mad" is one of those songs where I think Schaffer gets a little too Manilow and I miss the R&B, plus it sounds like he's sneezing in the chorus.
"Part Of The List" verse 1: "it's your left hand and the way that it's not quite as big as your right"
― Mr. Zone 77 (some dude), Wednesday, 7 July 2010 19:38 (fourteen years ago) link