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― daavid, Tuesday, 10 February 2015 00:13 (nine years ago) link
I would probably like "Slice Me Nice" more if I hadn't heard "Passion" by The Flirts first, as well as other Bobby O productions. It's alright, but it makes me want to hear "Passion" instead.
"Hold Me Tight" is superb. Amazing production and basically the blueprint you hear on every Sally Shapiro record.
― Michael F Gill, Tuesday, 10 February 2015 00:19 (nine years ago) link
"hold me tight" is spectacular, i think i ranked it pretty high
― brimstead, Tuesday, 10 February 2015 00:25 (nine years ago) link
"How many young people in Italy (or France or Spain) in the 80s have heard e.g. "When I Let You Down" or "Hey Hey Guy"?"
I have been harangued before by Italians before while playing at an Italo night, "Just play one Italian track".
― Chewshabadoo, Tuesday, 10 February 2015 07:06 (nine years ago) link
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a280/HansHolbein/moderntalking_zps5c488a56.jpg
― Hans Holbein (Chinchilla Volapük), Tuesday, 10 February 2015 08:39 (nine years ago) link
I've know so little in this poll so far, but quite a lot of it sounds vaguely familiar. Great stuff so far though. I especially like the Clio track.
― oi listen mate, shut up (dog latin), Tuesday, 10 February 2015 09:12 (nine years ago) link
Today we begin with...
― daavid, Tuesday, 10 February 2015 15:34 (nine years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/1191Ckd.jpg
35 SABRINA "Boys (Summertime Love)" [134 points, 5 votes]http://youtu.be/JgBu54wvm1Y
lol! I have mixed feelings about this one.
― example (crüt), Tuesday, 10 February 2015 15:39 (nine years ago) link
Don't wanna come over all italo rockstars but this beating Get Closer and Pink Footpath is a bit o_O
― ewar woowar (or something), Tuesday, 10 February 2015 15:41 (nine years ago) link
*Italo rockist obv.
― ewar woowar (or something), Tuesday, 10 February 2015 15:42 (nine years ago) link
video for this is one of the strangest in pop music history
― gr8080, Tuesday, 10 February 2015 15:53 (nine years ago) link
also there are two new-ish covers by euro pop stars, one which filmed a more sfw video in what appears to be the same pool as the original
― gr8080, Tuesday, 10 February 2015 15:54 (nine years ago) link
xxpost I agree, this type of stuff is usually right up my alley. But "Boys" sounds like a second rate Bananarama track.
― daavid, Tuesday, 10 February 2015 16:04 (nine years ago) link
The extended version is great. The single version is a little slight.
― Rainbow DAESH (ShariVari), Tuesday, 10 February 2015 16:07 (nine years ago) link
Too low!!! Just kidding! But this is an alltime great dancefloor banger. Extended version is where it's at, rap and all. Check out Via Verdi - Diamond for another thumper from the same producer.
― spacemindy, Tuesday, 10 February 2015 16:23 (nine years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/vVg4cfb.jpg
34 VALERIE DORE "The Night" [137 points, 5 votes]http://youtu.be/80ssUKt76-c
― daavid, Tuesday, 10 February 2015 16:47 (nine years ago) link
Step this way for the extended version of "Boys": http://youtu.be/AiZUdYan430
― mike t-diva, Tuesday, 10 February 2015 16:50 (nine years ago) link
another notable distinction between "The Night" and "Get Closer" is that they have different vocalists (Dora Carofiglio and Monica Stucchi, respectively)
― example (crüt), Tuesday, 10 February 2015 16:55 (nine years ago) link
wow, thanks for pointing that out.
― skip, Tuesday, 10 February 2015 17:05 (nine years ago) link
I can't tell the difference.
― daavid, Tuesday, 10 February 2015 17:07 (nine years ago) link
Thought "The Night" would be higher given its place in the canon.
― ⊤ℝolliℵg M∃th H∑a∂ (seandalai), Tuesday, 10 February 2015 17:09 (nine years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/IZVO94T.jpg
33 CYBER PEOPLE "Void Vision" [139 points, 5 votes]http://youtu.be/cKjsTlxf80k
― daavid, Tuesday, 10 February 2015 17:18 (nine years ago) link
???
― ⊤ℝolliℵg M∃th H∑a∂ (seandalai), Tuesday, 10 February 2015 17:19 (nine years ago) link
oh I have heard this somewhere - it's fine but I don't really see the attraction of instrumental Italo
― ⊤ℝolliℵg M∃th H∑a∂ (seandalai), Tuesday, 10 February 2015 17:22 (nine years ago) link
whoa this poll rules
― ciderpress, Tuesday, 10 February 2015 17:25 (nine years ago) link
'walkin' is my favorite so far of the ones i hadnt heard before
Awesome videogamey banger (re: Cyber People) Very memorable riffage! Great sleeve too.
― spacemindy, Tuesday, 10 February 2015 17:27 (nine years ago) link
https://i1.sndcdn.com/artworks-000013057139-7hudgd-t500x500.jpg
― spacemindy, Tuesday, 10 February 2015 17:30 (nine years ago) link
This one's new on me, too. HELL yeah! Every button pressed!
― mike t-diva, Tuesday, 10 February 2015 17:33 (nine years ago) link
I like how this poll covers all strands of Italo.
― Siegbran, Tuesday, 10 February 2015 17:36 (nine years ago) link
Me too! The Cyber People tune "Doctor Faustu's" is pretty good too.
― spacemindy, Tuesday, 10 February 2015 17:38 (nine years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/I0amk4O.jpg
32 TAFFY "I Love My Radio" [151 points, 5 votes]http://youtu.be/D_YBLpaLqb8
― daavid, Tuesday, 10 February 2015 17:48 (nine years ago) link
YESSSS. This was around for months before charting in the UK - at which point they altered the lyrics from "midnight radio" to "DJ's radio", as Radio One didn't broadcast at midnight!
― mike t-diva, Tuesday, 10 February 2015 17:56 (nine years ago) link
WHOA-OH MY GUY, THE DJ AFTER MIDNIGHT <3333
my second one to place so far
― donna rouge, Tuesday, 10 February 2015 18:01 (nine years ago) link
that is really damn catchy
― skip, Tuesday, 10 February 2015 18:02 (nine years ago) link
Void Vision totally has vocodered vocals though! I love this track, might love the "slow version" b-side on the 12" slightly more, even.
― Portugal minus Pedro Foster Cage (Spectrist), Tuesday, 10 February 2015 19:12 (nine years ago) link
Sorry guys. It's really slow today, I've been busy. I think I can only do 10. Anyway...
― daavid, Tuesday, 10 February 2015 19:51 (nine years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/ihSHUl8.jpg
31 MACHO "I'm A Man" [154 points, 5 votes]http://youtu.be/c_wEO4GXj1Q
― daavid, Tuesday, 10 February 2015 19:52 (nine years ago) link
Would be my votes one through to twenty in the epics poll.
― Rainbow DAESH (ShariVari), Tuesday, 10 February 2015 19:53 (nine years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/qJyOq2Z.jpg
30 RYAN PARIS "Dolce Vita" [155 points, 5 votes]http://youtu.be/0yoBAZXSN98
― daavid, Tuesday, 10 February 2015 20:23 (nine years ago) link
This one is probably the most popular Italo track that I remember from when I was growing up in Mexico. They played it constantly on the radio.
― daavid, Tuesday, 10 February 2015 20:25 (nine years ago) link
Love 'Dolce Vita', pretty sure it's the only Italo song I've ever heard played on Radio 2.
― Gavin, Leeds, Tuesday, 10 February 2015 20:41 (nine years ago) link
Taffy is garbage. Macho is great - Mauro Malavasi was (is?) a genius. Though I didn't actually vote for any of his stuff in this poll, his work on the various JF Petrus-associated disco acts is some of my favourite music ever (e.g. Revanche - Music Man).
― spacemindy, Tuesday, 10 February 2015 20:56 (nine years ago) link
great countdown so far. love the graphics.
― ||||||||, Tuesday, 10 February 2015 21:00 (nine years ago) link
I love some of the details of the Ryan Paris track, like the beautifully reverbed synth sound in the main instrumental hook, and the weirdly aggressive instrumental breakdown.
― spacemindy, Tuesday, 10 February 2015 21:02 (nine years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/m2ohZyw.jpg
28 (TIE) GIORGIO MORODER "The Chase" [158 points, 5 votes]http://youtu.be/ViN2bRGrBx8
― daavid, Tuesday, 10 February 2015 21:06 (nine years ago) link
I think technically this is called "Chase", not "The Chase". I should have corrected that.
― daavid, Tuesday, 10 February 2015 21:09 (nine years ago) link
Loving this poll - thanks daavid!
― calumerio, Tuesday, 10 February 2015 21:18 (nine years ago) link
Don't think anything pre-1980 can count as "Italo" for me, I'm not sure it makes sense as a category while disco is still alive and mainstream.
― ⊤ℝolliℵg M∃th H∑a∂ (seandalai), Tuesday, 10 February 2015 21:23 (nine years ago) link