40. DJ QUIK & KURUPT Blaqkout (2009) [313 points, 17 votes]39. THE MOUNTAIN GOATS The Sunset Tree (2005) [314.5 points, 13 votes]38. ANIMAL COLLECTIVE Feels (2005) [317 points, 14 votes]37. SCOTT WALKER The Drift (2006) [320 points, 12 votes, 2 first place votes]36. BROADCAST Tender Buttons (2005) [322.5 points, 15 votes]35. JOANNA NEWSOM Ys (2006) [332.5 points, 13 votes, 1 first place vote]34. GANG GANG DANCE Saint Dymphna (2008) [333 points, 15 votes]
This is a really, really great run of albums. The only one I don't completely fucking love is Joanna, whom I can't help but admit is talented even though she's not my thing. The other six absolutely kill.
― ilxor has truly been got at and become an ILXor (ilxor), Monday, 12 July 2010 22:29 (thirteen years ago) link
While I'm not a big fan of Britney, I'll take the freakiness of Blackout over the mundanity of Taylor Swift's Fearless, no hesitation.
― My head is full of numbers from the internet! (Paul in Santa Cruz), Monday, 12 July 2010 22:35 (thirteen years ago) link
Applies much more so to Britney (that album is LIFELESS, I even played the two YouTube'd songs posted here and UGH)
kindof hilair how much this misses the point btw
― plax (ico), Monday, 12 July 2010 22:36 (thirteen years ago) link
Good haul today: voted for 2*Animal Collective, Scott Walker, Gang Gang Dance, Sufjan Stevens. I assume Burial, Panda Bear and maybe Studio will be in the top 20 so I'll end up with about twice as many hits as in the tracks ballot.
― seandalai, Monday, 12 July 2010 22:38 (thirteen years ago) link
currently back to rocking Blackout - Piece Of Me is pretty good, Heaven On Earth really good, and Get Naked flipping brilliant - the rest is kinda ok but it'll presumably grow on me
― RIP la petite mort (acoleuthic), Monday, 12 July 2010 22:43 (thirteen years ago) link
love "Heaven on Earth."
― Filmmaker, Author, Radio Host Stephen Baldwin (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 12 July 2010 22:44 (thirteen years ago) link
also the ILM thread on the album is all kinds of amazing/diabolical/can't-actually-look
― RIP la petite mort (acoleuthic), Monday, 12 July 2010 22:44 (thirteen years ago) link
Heaven On Earth mines a really standard thudding electro pulse but does so in a way I can't place - it's kinda really cool to hear that being done in a bubblegum pop discourse maybe
― RIP la petite mort (acoleuthic), Monday, 12 July 2010 22:46 (thirteen years ago) link
a great instance of the popular and critical stars aligning, for once.
what taylor stans want to think
― call all destroyer, Monday, 12 July 2010 22:46 (thirteen years ago) link
shocked at some of the indie rock albums that placed today. illinois is a weird mix of jams and duds which is funny given how polarizing it is. it's better than bitte orca which is sooooo overrated and of montreal who aren't very good, but none of these should be in the top 100.
― call all destroyer, Monday, 12 July 2010 22:48 (thirteen years ago) link
i think the of montreal absolutely deserves a spot on the list but the others in this stretch are all questionable yeah
― ciderpress, Monday, 12 July 2010 22:55 (thirteen years ago) link
^
― RIP la petite mort (acoleuthic), Monday, 12 July 2010 22:56 (thirteen years ago) link
dream, dream, er, badu, maxwell?, knife, fever ray, mia, lcd, kanye, lindstrom, rae, radiohead...
ok i could only guess 13 of the 20 and i'm not even sure of them. colour me excited.
― fuque santa cruz (a hoy hoy), Monday, 12 July 2010 23:00 (thirteen years ago) link
I'm sad I've seen the spreadsheet, because I don't get to guess about the top 20. ;_;
― Johnny Fever, Monday, 12 July 2010 23:01 (thirteen years ago) link
Though, tbh, I really only remember what #1 and #2 are.
though i would have voted patrick wolf - the magic position at #1 if it had been nominated so what do i know
― ciderpress, Monday, 12 July 2010 23:03 (thirteen years ago) link
sound of silverkalaarularthe xxlindstromerykah badulove hatelove v moneysilent shoutfever raymiranda lambertburialwest coastportisheadlate registrationelektrik redin rainbowspanda bearmariah?cuban linx 2?
that's 20
― Ari (whenuweremine), Monday, 12 July 2010 23:04 (thirteen years ago) link
It's funny how haters are so especially caught up on people liking Taylor. Britney, Gaga, fine, they just mumble something about "overrated", but with Taylor? No, we're fooling ourselves, we're deluded, there are alien motivations behind the support.
― abcfsk, Monday, 12 July 2010 23:05 (thirteen years ago) link
maybe no miranda lambert at this point?xpost
― Ari (whenuweremine), Monday, 12 July 2010 23:05 (thirteen years ago) link
I know Sound Of Silver won't win, but it had BETTER NOT FUCKING WIN
― RIP la petite mort (acoleuthic), Monday, 12 July 2010 23:06 (thirteen years ago) link
xp
Well I voted for Illinois so I guess I should stand up for it...I'd say there are far more classics than duds (assuming you like maximalist folk-indie in the first place) and songs like Decatur, Casimir Pulaski Day and They Are Night Zombies conjure with swelling arrangements and wistful personal/local narratives in a way that I love.
All that said, I don't listen to it very often these days and I think its placing does overrate it a bit.
― seandalai, Monday, 12 July 2010 23:10 (thirteen years ago) link
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^times 1000
did sound of silver win the 07 year-end poll? i can't find that one from search
― ciderpress, Monday, 12 July 2010 23:12 (thirteen years ago) link
it won by a mile
― RIP la petite mort (acoleuthic), Monday, 12 July 2010 23:13 (thirteen years ago) link
i probably voted for it too, shame on me
― ciderpress, Monday, 12 July 2010 23:14 (thirteen years ago) link
For reference: Best ILX end-of-year albums poll winner (2002-09)
― Ari (whenuweremine), Monday, 12 July 2010 23:14 (thirteen years ago) link
1. LCD Soundsystem - Sound Of Silver (460 points, 30 votes, 3 number one votes)
**********Hot damn it's THE ILX 2007 POLL RESULTS, part 2**********
― Johnny Fever, Monday, 12 July 2010 23:14 (thirteen years ago) link
wow looks like a good chunk of the 07 poll is likely to still be coming in this one
― ciderpress, Monday, 12 July 2010 23:16 (thirteen years ago) link
460 points, 30 votes, 3 number one votes
and you fuckers wonder why I get angry
― RIP la petite mort (acoleuthic), Monday, 12 July 2010 23:18 (thirteen years ago) link
:D
tbf, if something you liked got that amount of votes, chances are people would be just as angry as you.
try replacing LCD Soundsystem 460 points, 30 votes, 3 number one voteswith Oceansize 460 points, 30 votes, 3 number one votes
;)
― pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Monday, 12 July 2010 23:28 (thirteen years ago) link
SNSD 460 points, 30 votes, 3 number one votes
― abcfsk, Monday, 12 July 2010 23:32 (thirteen years ago) link
red circle dp is so WS.
― fuque santa cruz (a hoy hoy), Monday, July 12, 2010 2:12 PM Bookmark
most otm in this thread. angel d is blap blap blap blap blap on a scale of 1 to 5 blaps.
― nutz OO)))) (The Reverend), Monday, 12 July 2010 23:42 (thirteen years ago) link
remember a few months ago when ilm collectively thought dj quik & kurupt were better than fucking animal collective? i miss a few months ago. btw blaqkout is the best rap album of the past 5 years fuiud
― nutz OO)))) (The Reverend), Monday, 12 July 2010 23:43 (thirteen years ago) link
11 of mine have placed so far:
80. LOW Drums and Guns (2007) [209.5 points, 9 votes, 1 first place vote]76. ELLEN ALLIEN & APPARAT Orchestra of Bubbles (2006) [212 points, 12 votes]73. VON SUDENFED Tromatic Reflexxions (2007) [220.5 points, 9 votes]60. KANYE WEST 808s & Heartbreak (2008) [247.5 points, 12 votes]59. ARTHUR RUSSELL Love is Overtaking Me (2008) [249 points, 10 votes, 1 first place vote]55. SUNN O))) Monoliths & Dimensions (2009) [263 points, 12 votes, 1 first place vote]37. SCOTT WALKER The Drift (2006) [320 points, 12 votes, 2 first place votes]36. BROADCAST Tender Buttons (2005) [322.5 points, 15 votes]27. DIRTY PROJECTORS Bitte Orca (2009) [374.5 points, 18 votes]24. ANIMAL COLLECTIVE Merriweather Post Pavilion (2009) [426 points, 18 votes]23. OF MONTREAL Hissing Fauna, Are You the Destroyer? (2007) [428 points, 18 votes, 2 first place votes]
No apologies for DP/AC. Of Montreal was my #2. I have one left that's a definite. And it's looking increasingly likely that Paavoharju won't make it (surprise number 1, anyone?).
― emil.y, Monday, 12 July 2010 23:48 (thirteen years ago) link
strangely it is the two before OM that are making me tilt my head quizzically, OM itself and all the others are A-OK-to-flipping-awesome
:P
― RIP la petite mort (acoleuthic), Monday, 12 July 2010 23:50 (thirteen years ago) link
oh wait, in my sleep-avoiding haze I missed what you said between 'No apologies for' and 'Of Montreal'
consider me shamed
― RIP la petite mort (acoleuthic), Monday, 12 July 2010 23:51 (thirteen years ago) link
my votes:
72. AMY WINEHOUSE Back to Black (2006) [223 points, 9 votes]70. KANYE WEST Graduation (2007) [225 points, 11 votes]64. ROBYN Robyn (2005) [234.5 points, 9 votes]61. Girl Talk Night Ripper (2006) [236 points, 11 votes, 1 first place vote]57. LADY GAGA The Fame Monster (2009) [261.6 votes, 14 votes, 1 first place vote]52. HERCULES & LOVE AFFAIR Hercules and Love Affair (2008) [272.5 points, 14 votes]50. THE FIELD From Here We Go Sublime (2007) [280 votes, 14 points]45. SPOON GA GA GA GA GA (2007) [299.5 points, 14 votes]44. BEYONCE B'Day (2007) [304.5 points, 11 votes, 1 first place vote]40. DJ QUIK & KURUPT Blaqkout (2009) [313 points, 17 votes]31. T.I. King (2006) [352.5 points, 16 votes]26. JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE Futuresex/Lovesounds (2006) [410.5 points, 16 votes, 1 first place vote]25. GHOSTFACE KILLAH Fishscale (2006) [420 points, 21 votes]
― nutz OO)))) (The Reverend), Monday, 12 July 2010 23:51 (thirteen years ago) link
see, I have reached the point in my life where I will reliably tear up at iPhone commercials, so the fact that every Taylor Swift song has had about the same emotional impact on me as a ham sandwich makes me think it's about as emotionally vacant and wholly unsuccessful at pandering to heart strings as you can be and still qualify as music
― MOATY I'M HERE (HI DERE), Monday, 12 July 2010 22:12 (1 hour ago)
This is beautiful. ILU.
― silence is a rhythm too (Turangalila), Monday, 12 July 2010 23:52 (thirteen years ago) link
Seriously, I don't even feel shame-faced and self-deprecating about being a corny indie fuxxor with those two, I genuinely think they're great albums.
― emil.y, Monday, 12 July 2010 23:53 (thirteen years ago) link
emil.y you like dirty projectors? :(
― pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Monday, 12 July 2010 23:54 (thirteen years ago) link
Deerhunter will probably place somewhere, right?
I was hoping Kurt Vile would crack the top 100, but I'm guessing those that did split their votes across his albums
― 1967 Dragnet episode (Z S), Monday, 12 July 2010 23:55 (thirteen years ago) link
More of a casual rap fan here fwiw... I'd be seriously hard pressed to come up with 15 rap albums that belong on this list. Not only is the album format not a particular forte of the genre, but the past 5 years have seen relatively few truly solid rap LPs.
― untrue pitch, Wednesday, July 7, 2010 4:26 PM (5 days ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ks9meynlCw1qzxzwwo1_500.jpg
― blap...tremendo (deej), Monday, 12 July 2010 23:56 (thirteen years ago) link
/what taylor stans want to think/ It's funny how haters are so especially caught up on people liking Taylor. Britney, Gaga, fine, they just mumble something about "overrated", but with Taylor? No, we're fooling ourselves, we're deluded, there are alien motivations behind the support.
No one has said anything remotely like this; what people have said is "wow Taylor Swift sux" with varying degrees of emphasis
― MOATY I'M HERE (HI DERE), Monday, 12 July 2010 23:56 (thirteen years ago) link
sry just catching up ^___^
xposts
I don't like them, I think they're awesome.
I need to listen to that DJ Quik & Kurupt, it's been recommended to me in ways that suggest I would really like it. And I should've listened to Cuban Links, too. I have no rap albums on my ballot, which is pretty balls. No proper rap albums, anyway.
― emil.y, Monday, 12 July 2010 23:57 (thirteen years ago) link
xposts well y'know nobody's perfect, see my unrepentant Dandy Warhols fandom ;)
do not not not not get taylor swift - this is coming from someone who was digging britney spears earlier
― RIP la petite mort (acoleuthic), Monday, 12 July 2010 23:57 (thirteen years ago) link
there are TWO rap albums on my ballot :D
― RIP la petite mort (acoleuthic), Monday, 12 July 2010 23:58 (thirteen years ago) link
Finally a couple albums I voted for showed up (Aerial and Fearless).
If Miranda doesn't make it, I'll be annoyed. Surely she will, though!
I can't see her placing above Taylor Swift. I would love to see her show up, but I don't think it will happen. Keep in mind that "Kerosene" didn't make the tracks poll (and probably by now most people, like me, who first heard Crazy Ex-Girlfriend have also heard "Kerosene").
acoleuthic, what have you been doing over the last five years instead of listening to Aerial?
― _Rudipherous_, Monday, 12 July 2010 23:59 (thirteen years ago) link
Well, I did specify PROPER rap albums. I have albums... with rapping on.
(Also, Linx, dammit)
― emil.y, Monday, 12 July 2010 23:59 (thirteen years ago) link