I haven't heard either of these before, but they're good!
― ⊤ℝolliℵg M∃th H∑a∂ (seandalai), Monday, 9 February 2015 15:33 (nine years ago) link
this is going to be the most jamming week ever!
― skip, Monday, 9 February 2015 15:34 (nine years ago) link
On to our first tie...
― daavid, Monday, 9 February 2015 16:02 (nine years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/v8DlPdE.jpg
47 (TIE) GAZEBO "I Like Chopin" [98 points, 3 votes]http://youtu.be/nGJ-FMfXgyQ
― daavid, Monday, 9 February 2015 16:03 (nine years ago) link
these pics are gorgeous :)
― nxd, Monday, 9 February 2015 16:06 (nine years ago) link
Yes, gr80 for president!
― Johnny Fever, Monday, 9 February 2015 16:12 (nine years ago) link
YES!
― daavid, Monday, 9 February 2015 16:13 (nine years ago) link
I've always felt "I Like Chopin" is a little corny but the synth riff in the intro is one of my favorite things ever! In fact, the whole intro on the extended version is kind of amazing.
"Walkin'" is sublime
― example (crüt), Monday, 9 February 2015 16:21 (nine years ago) link
hadn't heard this beforedude sounds like andy belli dig
― nxd, Monday, 9 February 2015 16:22 (nine years ago) link
oh wow this IMS is fantastic too!
best poll ever
― example (crüt), Monday, 9 February 2015 16:24 (nine years ago) link
a little corny? ha...
― skip, Monday, 9 February 2015 16:27 (nine years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/GnaBWQv.jpg
47 (TIE) CLIO "Eyes" [98 points, 3 votes]http://youtu.be/IzBx52Btx_E
― daavid, Monday, 9 February 2015 16:33 (nine years ago) link
<3
― example (crüt), Monday, 9 February 2015 16:35 (nine years ago) link
was about to let loose the biggest TOO LOW of all time there before i realised it was Eyes. good track regardless, this is all so aesthetically and aurally pleasing so fr as expected.
― ewar woowar (or something), Monday, 9 February 2015 16:39 (nine years ago) link
yeah this isn't the Clio I voted for but tbh it's probably the better track
― example (crüt), Monday, 9 February 2015 16:40 (nine years ago) link
I voted 'Faces', both are good but the whole is better than the part.
― emil.y, Monday, 9 February 2015 16:42 (nine years ago) link
nah crut, you were right first time.
― ewar woowar (or something), Monday, 9 February 2015 16:43 (nine years ago) link
Eyes is an awesome track and only just missed out on my ballot.
I'm not a big fan of Dhuo - Walkin' tbh it's a bit plodding and feels more like bad synthpop than exciting Italo.
― Siegbran, Monday, 9 February 2015 16:49 (nine years ago) link
Up next is my favorite track so far…
― daavid, Monday, 9 February 2015 16:59 (nine years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/1NRPFyC.jpg
46 KEN LASZLO "Hey Hey Guy" [101 points, 3 votes]http://youtu.be/Mz6EijdvyFw
― daavid, Monday, 9 February 2015 17:00 (nine years ago) link
I'm off to a meeting now. See you in a couple of hours.
Love for hire...is dangerouse.
― Siegbran, Monday, 9 February 2015 17:14 (nine years ago) link
Nothing I voted for has turned up yet but still <3 everything so far. Never really heard the much vaunted new order italo influence but they must have heard Dancing Therapy before making Bizarre Love Triangle.
― ewar woowar (or something), Monday, 9 February 2015 17:28 (nine years ago) link
'Eyes' is great but yeah I voted for 'Faces' instead.
I remember seeking 'I Like Chopin' out after reading the Pet Shop Boys saying it inspired the sound of 'Rent'.
― Gavin, Leeds, Monday, 9 February 2015 17:38 (nine years ago) link
excited for this poll!
never heard this dhuo track before, 'snice - i'm a fan of lower-bpm italo (under the ice, comanchero, etc)
<3 dancing therapy but i didn't vote for it
― donna rouge, Monday, 9 February 2015 18:09 (nine years ago) link
Spotify playlist (compiled in the UK, so maybe some "territory" issues to contend with): http://open.spotify.com/user/miketd/playlist/05H7bAFsbEJdhz6Uc0tVNu - inevitably, this will be far from complete!
― mike t-diva, Monday, 9 February 2015 18:18 (nine years ago) link
this is my favorite song title in the poll
― gr8080, Monday, 9 February 2015 18:25 (nine years ago) link
Thank you, mike t-diva!
― daavid, Monday, 9 February 2015 18:33 (nine years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/QpiBa8q.jpg
45 DOCTOR'S CAT "Watch Out" [105 points, 3 votes]http://youtu.be/hMVW8E5O3uA
― daavid, Monday, 9 February 2015 18:35 (nine years ago) link
I have a feeling a lot of amazing tunes are going to shafted, but roll on the results!
Watch Out & Dancing Therapy are *super* classic. As are both Clio A-sides (no surprise that they involve the same guy who did the Pineapples record). I prefer the dub/instrumental version of "Hey Hey Guy," though. Walkin' is just alright, and I've never gotten into that Gazebo track.
― Michael F Gill, Monday, 9 February 2015 18:37 (nine years ago) link
'Watch Out' another one of my votes. So good.
― emil.y, Monday, 9 February 2015 18:40 (nine years ago) link
my introduction to the Dhuo track was on this mix, which is in my top 5 mixes of all time, ive probably played 50 times and have never gotten sick of it (not really italo, natch)
http://tommyboymixes.tumblr.com/post/25014679244/tommyboy-frame-of-mind-mix-tracklist-coati
― gr8080, Monday, 9 February 2015 18:46 (nine years ago) link
not the doctor's cat i voted for but yeah such a jam
― donna rouge, Monday, 9 February 2015 18:47 (nine years ago) link
such an awesome riff in "Hey Hey Guy".
― skip, Monday, 9 February 2015 19:18 (nine years ago) link
Thanks gr80 for reminding me of that tommyboy mix. if there's a better one-two punch than the closing tracks I'm yet to hear it.
― ewar woowar (or something), Monday, 9 February 2015 19:29 (nine years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/Y5ni4Jd.jpg
43 (TIE) RAGGIO DI LUNA "Comanchero" [105 points, 4 votes]http://youtu.be/hFMLJnWMnUs
― daavid, Monday, 9 February 2015 19:31 (nine years ago) link
Becoming more and more apparent that the top 20 is going to exactly mirror my own.
― ewar woowar (or something), Monday, 9 February 2015 19:36 (nine years ago) link
Comanchero is pretty awesome, and also fits in with the slo-mo/cosmic disco scene. The "Special Disco Version" also has some early Freestyle/House vocal cut ups.
― Michael F Gill, Monday, 9 February 2015 19:47 (nine years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/KnJ6NAr.jpg
43 (TIE) TRANS-X "Living On Video" [105 points, 4 votes]http://youtu.be/b9xBAtCsCTQ
― daavid, Monday, 9 February 2015 20:05 (nine years ago) link
too low!
― example (crüt), Monday, 9 February 2015 20:06 (nine years ago) link
these tunes have all been awesome so far ("comanchero" is the only one im familiar with)
― tayto fan (Michael B), Monday, 9 February 2015 20:10 (nine years ago) link
Never really heard the much vaunted new order italo influence but they must have heard Dancing Therapy before making Bizarre Love Triangle.
woah, you weren't kidding
― mattresslessness, Monday, 9 February 2015 20:14 (nine years ago) link
I love "Living On Video" even if it seems more Hi-NRG than Italo to me. Have never heard another Tran-X record though.
― Michael F Gill, Monday, 9 February 2015 20:22 (nine years ago) link
amazing music video
― gr8080, Monday, 9 February 2015 20:26 (nine years ago) link
speaking of amazing music videos...
― daavid, Monday, 9 February 2015 20:39 (nine years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/4AmDURG.jpg
41 (TIE) MODERN TALKING "You're My Heart, You're My Soul" [108 points, 4 votes]http://youtu.be/4kHl4FoK1Ys
ModerTalkingVEVO
― gr8080, Monday, 9 February 2015 20:43 (nine years ago) link
"Americans will never understand"
― skip, Monday, 9 February 2015 20:49 (nine years ago) link
I Like Chopin is way too low. I've loved that song for a few years but had never heard any other Gazebo songs until I started going through the nominations. I liked the other songs so much I ordered his album. It's great all the way through.
― Kitchen Person, Monday, 9 February 2015 21:01 (nine years ago) link
^That's awesome.
I heard this for the first time earlier this year, probably the most beautiful italo track I've ever heard (doesn't seem to be mentioned in this thread):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dhUQ34YWT38
― J. Sam, Saturday, 25 June 2022 13:50 (two years ago) link
Over and Over is great...kills me when even the repressing are 25 dollars plus.
― dan selzer, Tuesday, 28 June 2022 14:53 (two years ago) link
another nicolosi family banger:Angie Care - Your Mindhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=grzsNOJAgq4
― donna rouge, Friday, 8 July 2022 02:17 (two years ago) link
Great memories of one of my DJ partners playing this down the years, such a beautiful heartbreaker.
― Chewshabadoo, Wednesday, 13 July 2022 14:39 (two years ago) link
Heard this one on a Hysteric mix recently and it really caught my ear.
Alfredo E. Muschietti – Winner
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uCGqeU0JRsU
― Chewshabadoo, Thursday, 10 November 2022 21:28 (one year ago) link
Also been enjoying this one I had overlooked previously involving some of the people behind Mr Flagio.
Art of Love - Looking Through The Night
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-wWhSVhzDM
― Chewshabadoo, Thursday, 10 November 2022 21:31 (one year ago) link
love both of those!
another big weepy number:
Alyne - Over the Sky
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IG3nLpZUukw
― donna rouge, Sunday, 13 November 2022 20:33 (one year ago) link
Very nice.
― Chewshabadoo, Thursday, 17 November 2022 14:50 (one year ago) link
a vinyl IG account i follow posted this today, remembered that i was fully obsessed with this one earlier this year. arguably closer to hi-NRG/new wave than italo proper but a banger all the sameCube - Concert Boyhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kF_z1CsYJCY
― donna rouge, Thursday, 15 December 2022 16:50 (one year ago) link
Concert boy b/w Building on Land is a great single, both sides. I remember the Cube album being decent too!
― Michael F Gill, Thursday, 15 December 2022 17:50 (one year ago) link
I wasn't familiar with Cube until I DJ'd an empty saturday at the record store Superior Elevation followed by Jexopolis who played them.
― dan selzer, Thursday, 15 December 2022 18:09 (one year ago) link
when i was 14 i had a friend who kept trying to make me listen to cube, but i never did because i was dumb :(
have liked what i've heard subsequently though - they sound pretty similar to new musik i think?
― o shit the sheriff (NickB), Thursday, 15 December 2022 18:44 (one year ago) link
not Italo whatsoever, but this was the new wave band that Paul Griffiths was in before Cube, 10CC-esque nerdy power pop, pretty cool i think?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdHvNS9YEZgStadium Dogs - Easybeat (1978)
― o shit the sheriff (NickB), Thursday, 15 December 2022 19:03 (one year ago) link
and getting back to Italo business, he also played guitar on this amazingness:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4OHBQ-CHlsJo Squillo & Kaos - Dammi Pace (Esplosioni d'Amore) (1984)
― o shit the sheriff (NickB), Thursday, 15 December 2022 19:09 (one year ago) link
I first heard "Concert Boy" in 2020 and it quickly became my Lockdown-Summer-Bike-Ride-Earbuds jam
― gr8080, Thursday, 15 December 2022 19:15 (one year ago) link
Concert Boy is a total total hammer and I am now reminded I need to get it into my collection. I didn’t know the connection with Jo Squillo - the LP that track is on is pretty great.
― Chewshabadoo, Friday, 16 December 2022 00:30 (one year ago) link
Didnt know Concert Boy, it's very Stacrk Club.
― dan selzer, Friday, 16 December 2022 13:30 (one year ago) link
hi grady :-)
― c u (crüt), Friday, 16 December 2022 14:53 (one year ago) link
This Cube track is great too, as featured on Matthew Burgess & Jolyon Green's Originals comp for Claremont 56
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCCnefDUDkY
― groovypanda, Monday, 19 December 2022 10:49 (one year ago) link
I usually don't find much charm in many modern remixes of italo classics, but this version hits the spot:
Kano - IT'S A WAR (Purple Disco Machine & Lorenz Rhode Remix)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88xb25fmtdg
― Chewshabadoo, Thursday, 29 December 2022 13:29 (one year ago) link
these two claudio corradini tracks just got reissued by dark entries, orig. copies of each go for $100+ on discogs so i'm very glad of it. both killer, esp. love the alex molo track:
Garland - Heartbeat
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7T6OeqVKpqA
Alex Molo - Look at Me
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8-EvEFb6CA
― donna rouge, Saturday, 18 February 2023 20:11 (one year ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_D98RLPOI0
― dan selzer, Wednesday, 15 March 2023 15:44 (one year ago) link
i got 7/10 :)
― donna rouge, Wednesday, 15 March 2023 21:04 (one year ago) link
I got 6. Of the 4 I didn’t, 2 I should’ve.
― dan selzer, Wednesday, 15 March 2023 21:21 (one year ago) link
yeah two of them i absolutely knew and have heard but couldn’t remember the artist or title. #9 was totally new to me. still the highest score i’ve ever gotten on a Blind Test video lol
― donna rouge, Wednesday, 15 March 2023 22:16 (one year ago) link
Got 7.5, but was hoping for a 9 at least. It’s back to Italo school for me. Number 9 was new to me too.
In other news, I’ve been a bit obsessed with this one the last couple of weeks:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7JGj22dK794
― Chewshabadoo, Friday, 17 March 2023 21:00 (one year ago) link
love how there’s two italo tracks named “take me to the top” that are totally different but both excellent
― donna rouge, Friday, 17 March 2023 22:07 (one year ago) link
posting here because it didn't go viral on my facebook page. Italoke. Italo Karaoke.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOXilW4uDl8
― dan selzer, Tuesday, 28 November 2023 03:29 (nine months ago) link
Good luck nailing the sound of the vocals!
― Chewshabadoo, Tuesday, 28 November 2023 22:00 (nine months ago) link