ILM Top 100 2005-2009: ALBUMS

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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.

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

there are TWO rap albums on my ballot :D

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?

Well, I did specify PROPER rap albums. I have albums... with rapping on.

(Also, Linx, dammit)

I mean, serious kudos to you for liking her nondescript album; you were much happier during that period when she was inescapable on pop radio than I was! Congrats, you win good times and all I get is impotent frustration that everyone and their mom is going bananas for something I find offensively boring performed by someone with the singing talent of a bottle of Toulet Duck! You're coming out on top here, not me; pointing out that the emperor is naked doesn't save you from seeing his backfat.

96. CARIBOU Andorra (2007) [187.5 points, 9 votes]
95. BATTLES Mirrored (2007) [190.5 points, 11 votes]
73. VON SUDENFED Tromatic Reflexxions (2007) [220.5 points, 9 votes]
55. SUNN O))) Monoliths & Dimensions (2009) [263 points, 12 votes, 1 first place vote]
23. OF MONTREAL Hissing Fauna, Are You the Destroyer? (2007) [428 points, 18 votes, 2 first place votes]

are my votes so far - three more will show

also the two hip-hop albums I voted for are actual real genuine hip-hop albums

also I feel bad for missing out on Aerial first time round - it's great

do not not not not get taylor swift - this is coming from someone who was digging britney spears earlier

― RIP la petite mort (acoleuthic), Tuesday, 13 July 2010 00:57 (5 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

this two sound totally fucking different lj. not all genres sound exactly the same.

i thought id voted for a lot of stuff that was bound to make the top 100 but all thats shown up so far are:

93. NE-YO Year of the Gentleman (2008) [195.5 points, 10 votes]
75. YOUNG JEEZY The Recession (2008) [214.5 points, 9 votes]
58. THE NATIONAL Alligator (2005) [258.5 votes, 9 votes, 1 first place vote]
31. T.I. King (2006) [352.5 points, 16 votes]

if the pattern holds then ugk shld show up somehwhere around #16

also the two hip-hop albums I voted for are actual real genuine hip-hop albums

One of mine has a song about hip-hop on it. Hint hint.

My votes so far:

95. BATTLES Mirrored (2007) [190.5 points, 11 votes]
94. BOARDS OF CANADA The Campfire Headphase (2005) [192 points, 9 votes]
84. FUCK BUTTONS Tarot Sport (2009) [206 points, 12 votes]
76. ELLEN ALLIEN & APPARAT Orchestra of Bubbles (2006) [212 points, 12 votes]
68. LIARS Drum’s Not Dead (2006) [234 votes, 15 votes]
66. ISOLEE We Are Monster (2005) (233.5 points, 9 votes, 1 first place vote] <<my 1st place, <3 this album
36. BROADCAST Tender Buttons (2005) [322.5 points, 15 votes]

I'm assuming that Stars of the Lid didn't make it, and that sorta bums me out because I thought half of ILM were total SOTL-stans. Also, imo Caribou's Milk of Human Kindness is waaaay better than Andorra, but that's just me. Ditto Of Montreal's Sunlandic Twins vs Hissing Fauna

this two sound totally fucking different lj. not all genres sound exactly the same.

my point entirely - you can do bubblegum pop in remarkably different ways

I'm assuming that Stars of the Lid didn't make it, and that sorta bums me out because I thought half of ILM were total SOTL-stans. Also, imo Caribou's Milk of Human Kindness is waaaay better than Andorra, but that's just me. Ditto Of Montreal's Sunlandic Twins vs Hissing Fauna

― 1967 Dragnet episode (Z S), Tuesday, July 13, 2010 12:12 AM (13 minutes ago)

all of this (well i dont really care about caribou) is 100% true.

btw re: blackout the thread with the most/best discussion is actually Britney Spears - Circus

blackout is 1 of the last cds i remember physically buying before i heard it and while i think it's ok, it really does very little for me esp. compared 2 her previous songs

i voted for

75. YOUNG JEEZY The Recession (2008) [214.5 points, 9 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]

and that's IT :(

I voted for:

97. RHYTHM & SOUND See Mi Yah (2005) [185 points, 9 votes]
81. DJ SPRINKLES Midtown 120 Blues (2009) [208.5 points, 10 points]
76. ELLEN ALLIEN & APPARAT Orchestra of Bubbles (2006) [212 points, 12 votes]
74. DAFT PUNK Alive 2007 (2007) [219 points, 10 votes]
68. LIARS Drum’s Not Dead (2006) [234 votes, 15 votes]
28. KATE BUSH Aerial (2005) [368.5 points, 13 points]

inexplicably forgot to vote for:
Robyn, Isolee

75. YOUNG JEEZY The Recession (2008) [214.5 points, 9 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]

looool. the blaqkout came out after id mostly stopped listening to rap music and so far its the one album from this list that i hadnt heard much that i really like

wait did you vote for the same albums as me or are you commenting on my post

no i voted for 2/4 the same albums (see like ten posts upthread) just thought it was looool that so far your list looks so much like mine

would have voted for if i'd known how amazing it is: Roisin Murphy - Overpowered (gotdamn "Let Me Know" is sooooo good)

haha yeah i was jammin "let me know" all weekend

i revisited the roisin too -- movie star is sooo good imo

I still maintain that Human After All is one of the '00s best albums and an absolute monstrous beast of insanely great tracks. It's their best album. Homework is the blueprint; Discovery is the fun side project; Human After All is the masterpiece.

― ilxor has truly been got at and become an ILXor (ilxor), Thursday, July 8, 2010 1:09 PM (4 days ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

sorry but LOL

re: roisin 'footprints' came up on shuffle the other day, song is super dope

I feel out of ILM because I excitedly went and listened to these Roisin Murphy tracks and, I dunno, expected more. "Let Me Know" sounded good but I found myself wanting to listen to old Black Box records instead. And "Overpowered" I thought was corny (e.g. when she sings "BRAIN" followed by echoing "brain..... brain....") and I was distracted by the costume from "One Night In Bangkok" she wore for the video. I mean, I know I am wrong! I'm just feeling bad about the fact that I don't know how to do the hard work necessary to listen to these songs and hear what they're doing.

'let me know' sounds not at all like black box

that said i do think the order of this list is super wacky sometimes, some really really average records leapfrogging ahead of great ones, but lol consensus i guess

Is the ultimate white people fitting in album "Fishcale"?

That's what you said in the "Amistad" case.

Is the ultimate white people fitting in album "Fishcale"?

― JohnQuincyAdams, Monday, July 12, 2010 8:19 PM Bookmark

lol. could just as well apply to hhnf.

it's def HHNF, white people have been jocking wu for decades now

still nothing in this list that pisses me off more than Hold Steady, the ultimate hipster runoff scarequotes band. heeeeey guys we're a 'bar band,' we're writing songs about 'the kids,' check out our 'riffs'!

― plax r (some dude), Monday, July 12, 2010 4:56 PM (6 hours ago)

this post is so out of character

so bummed i work evenings this week and missed all the fun

thought it was pretty funny when MPP placed and no one acknowledged it

hold steady arguments tired us out

Lol @ JQ Adams joke.

most of those who voted for it wont post about it because of the abuse they perceive they will get.

xps

The only reason I joined ILX was to abuse MPP fans. And to vote in Jordan's New York Knicks poll last winter.

your work here is done

i voted for these

65. SCHOOL OF SEVEN BELLS Alpinisms (2008) [234 points, 15 votes]
56. YEAH YEAH YEAHS It's Blitz! (2009) [262 points, 14 votes]
47. AIR FRANCE No Way Down EP (2008) [286 points, 11 votes, 1 first place vote]
44. BEYONCE B'Day (2007) [304.5 points, 11 votes, 1 first place vote]
40. DJ QUIK & KURUPT Blaqkout (2009) [313 points, 17 votes]
38. ANIMAL COLLECTIVE Feels (2005) [317 points, 14 votes]
33. THE HOLD STEADY Boys and Girls in America (2006) [344.5 points, 15 votes]
31. T.I. King (2006) [352.5 points, 16 votes]
27. DIRTY PROJECTORS Bitte Orca (2009) [374.5 points, 18 votes]
23. OF MONTREAL Hissing Fauna, Are You the Destroyer? (2007) [428 points, 18 votes, 2 first place votes]
21. TAYLOR SWIFT Fearless (2009) [444 points, 14 votes, 1 first place vote]

pretty much gave up hope on gaslight anthem after day 2 - we needed hoos

^_^ @ deej's return of course

You're right. I've taken JQAdams as far as it will go.

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, July 12, 2010 7:57 PM (Yesterday)

LJ this is retarded, there is literally nothing in common between the music of britney spears and taylor swift

I mean, serious kudos to you for liking her nondescript album; you were much happier during that period when she was inescapable on pop radio than I was! Congrats, you win good times and all I get is impotent frustration that everyone and their mom is going bananas for something I find offensively boring performed by someone with the singing talent of a bottle of Toulet Duck! You're coming out on top here, not me; pointing out that the emperor is naked doesn't save you from seeing his backfat.

― MOATY I'M HERE (HI DERE), Monday, July 12, 2010 8:01 PM (Yesterday)

where's that deej gif

do not not not not get clipse - this is coming from someone who was digging young jeezy earlier

my point entirely - you can do bubblegum pop in remarkably different ways

― RIP la petite mort (acoleuthic), Tuesday, 13 July 2010 01:16 (3 hours ago)

but yeah that was pretty retarded :(