Interestingly enough, Pino D'Angio also produced the trance classic Age Of Love.
― Siegbran, Wednesday, 11 February 2015 01:41 (nine years ago) link
Did not know that. Nice one Pino!
― spacemindy, Wednesday, 11 February 2015 02:35 (nine years ago) link
I don't know Italo from Dixieland jazz but I'm digging the thread for gr80's images.
― you make me feel like danzig (WilliamC), Wednesday, 11 February 2015 02:54 (nine years ago) link
yowza http://www.discogs.com/Various-80s-Dance-Story-Original-Italo-Hits/release/2714164
― skip, Wednesday, 11 February 2015 02:58 (nine years ago) link
Wow, did not expect More Than Ever to place! Such a cool track, maybe it's not as obscure as I thought. Ma Quale Idea might have the best Italian rapping vocals ever. Although since it's sung in Italian and not English, that sort disqualifies it from being Italo, right? :) The extended mix of "I Love My Radio" is another all-time favorite of mine, have played that vinyl to death. Also really like the Slow Version of Void Vision.
Not a fan of Magazine 60 and Sabrina, but Ryan Paris deserves to be here. I like his follow up single "Fall In Love" too.
― Michael F Gill, Wednesday, 11 February 2015 05:06 (nine years ago) link
Turns out the "I Like Chopin" version is not very common. I just assume it was the standard 12 inch version or whatever. Anyway, here it is. Audio quality is kind of bad but the intro (up to around 1:20) is amazing:
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x41jim_gazebo-i-like-chopin-maxi-version_music
― daavid, Wednesday, 11 February 2015 05:12 (nine years ago) link
the version I mentioned in an earlier post
― daavid, Wednesday, 11 February 2015 05:13 (nine years ago) link
kinda disappointed that gr8080's graphic for Sabrina didn't contain a nip slip. (just kidding, they're all great!)
― naus, Wednesday, 11 February 2015 07:13 (nine years ago) link
That's the version of "I Like Chopin" that I put on the Spotify playlist. Agree that it's the best version, gorgeous intro.
― mike t-diva, Wednesday, 11 February 2015 09:44 (nine years ago) link
"Don Quichotte" is one of the few later discoveries that I voted for. Wasn't fussed about it on the first listen, adore it now.
― mike t-diva, Wednesday, 11 February 2015 09:50 (nine years ago) link
How on Earth could that Glam track score higher than Clio? Madness. Italo Madness.
― Acid Hose (Capitaine Jay Vee), Wednesday, 11 February 2015 12:37 (nine years ago) link
Love the graphics in this poll, btw.
― Acid Hose (Capitaine Jay Vee), Wednesday, 11 February 2015 12:38 (nine years ago) link
More Than Ever my first nom to chart :) Will look into doing a mix of my list when the poll is over.
― Chewshabadoo, Wednesday, 11 February 2015 13:48 (nine years ago) link
I like Eye's (and Faces) a hell of a lot, but Glam is the one for me from that team, I am a fan of the trackier end of italo though.
― Chewshabadoo, Wednesday, 11 February 2015 13:58 (nine years ago) link
Bit of a late start today...
― daavid, Wednesday, 11 February 2015 15:44 (nine years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/v7hPjqJ.jpg
24 RIGHEIRA "Vamos A La Playa" [164 points, 6 votes]http://youtu.be/4yng-EO_IJA
one of my faves
― daavid, Wednesday, 11 February 2015 15:46 (nine years ago) link
LOVE Don Quichotte!
― skip, Wednesday, 11 February 2015 15:48 (nine years ago) link
xpost- the lyrics are really odd and totally not what you would expect from the general vibe of the song
― daavid, Wednesday, 11 February 2015 15:50 (nine years ago) link
… come to think of it, gr80's image suits kind of perfectly.
― daavid, Wednesday, 11 February 2015 15:52 (nine years ago) link
Always been more of a "No Tengo Dinero" man myself. "Dinero Scratch" is also cute.
― mike t-diva, Wednesday, 11 February 2015 16:06 (nine years ago) link
^same here. Well, I like both of them equally, I'd say
― daavid, Wednesday, 11 February 2015 16:21 (nine years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/OIhH4Ff.jpg
23 GINNY "Can't Be Serious" [165 points, 5 votes]http://youtu.be/l_NcSUPsrXY
― daavid, Wednesday, 11 February 2015 16:22 (nine years ago) link
not really italo, but one of the greatest recordings of all time
― gr8080, Wednesday, 11 February 2015 16:23 (nine years ago) link
OTM x2
― ewar woowar (or something), Wednesday, 11 February 2015 16:51 (nine years ago) link
epic
― skip, Wednesday, 11 February 2015 17:03 (nine years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/SUyOiUY.jpg
22 MATIA BAZAR "Ti Sento" [167 points, 5 votes, 1 first place vote]http://youtu.be/NKDHRpmG4rk
― daavid, Wednesday, 11 February 2015 17:13 (nine years ago) link
i've never heard 'more than ever' before! this is really good
didn't vote for righeira (tho i do love it), but had ginny as my #3 and matia as my #4 - it's maybe not strictly italo but i still think 'can't be serious' is the apotheosis of the italo/balearic intersect and 'ti sento' is such OTT high drama, that last long high note she hits right before the end <3
― donna rouge, Wednesday, 11 February 2015 17:29 (nine years ago) link
agreed that "magic fly" isn't italo, but what genre is it? disco alone doesn't seem adequate
― Karl Malone, Wednesday, 11 February 2015 17:30 (nine years ago) link
Can't think of much to say about Ti Sento. if anything it seems a bit buttoned-up compared to the rest of the countdown despite her valiant delivery in the chorus.
― skip, Wednesday, 11 February 2015 17:33 (nine years ago) link
I can trace a line from "Magic Fly" to Pulstar's "Hypnosis", so it does legitimately feel like the genesis of a certain strain of Italo.
― mike t-diva, Wednesday, 11 February 2015 17:37 (nine years ago) link
Magic Fly = space disco, obv
― ewar woowar (or something), Wednesday, 11 February 2015 17:41 (nine years ago) link
I love "Ti Sento" but I feel like it's more Italian pop than Italo. Perhaps my perception is influenced by the fact that it's sung in Italian, but it's maybe also that Matia Bazar are the quintessential Italian pop group.
― daavid, Wednesday, 11 February 2015 17:49 (nine years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/66ekoft.jpg
21 LA BIONDA "I Wanna Be Your Lover" [177 points, 5 votes]http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xnrlv_la-bionda-i-wanna-be-your-lover_music
― daavid, Wednesday, 11 February 2015 17:50 (nine years ago) link
These pictures are all so great daavid.
― Kitchen Person, Wednesday, 11 February 2015 17:52 (nine years ago) link
this song is so fun
― gr8080, Wednesday, 11 February 2015 17:52 (nine years ago) link
You'll have to ask gr8080 about the images. He did all the artwork.
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― example (crüt), Wednesday, 11 February 2015 17:52 (nine years ago) link
Sorry, I missed that.
These pictures are all so great gr8080.
― Kitchen Person, Wednesday, 11 February 2015 17:54 (nine years ago) link
why isn't Magic Fly italo?
― Οὖτις, Wednesday, 11 February 2015 17:54 (nine years ago) link
I left 'I Wanna Be Your Lover' off my ballot because I felt like it was sure to place without my help and I've spent the last 3 days getting more and more worried it was going to end up at number 51 or something
― i hope heaven is full of music and girls like ennya (soref), Wednesday, 11 February 2015 17:56 (nine years ago) link
i voted for it but felt like it was a sure lock. it even has its own ilx thread!
la bionda - "wanna be your lover"
― donna rouge, Wednesday, 11 February 2015 18:00 (nine years ago) link
maybe I wanna be your lover should have been my number one if I was truly voting from the heart. this rollout is fantastic, lots of great stuff that I have wondered why I didn't vote for as soon as it placed
― ogmor, Wednesday, 11 February 2015 18:03 (nine years ago) link
someone once told me I look like the mustachioed La Bionda brother and I feel that has had a big impact on how I relate to their music
― i hope heaven is full of music and girls like ennya (soref), Wednesday, 11 February 2015 18:04 (nine years ago) link
― Οὖτις, Wednesday, February 11, 2015 11:54 AM (9 minutes ago)
french, 70's, more spacey than clubby
def proto-italo
― gr8080, Wednesday, 11 February 2015 18:05 (nine years ago) link
god "ti sento" is fantastic
― mattresslessness, Wednesday, 11 February 2015 18:08 (nine years ago) link
Yayyyyy La Bionda.
― emil.y, Wednesday, 11 February 2015 18:09 (nine years ago) link
I will never understand dance music genres
― Οὖτις, Wednesday, 11 February 2015 18:11 (nine years ago) link
pretty sure at this point that my #1 isn't going to make it.
― example (crüt), Wednesday, 11 February 2015 18:12 (nine years ago) link
how the hell did la bionda not win this in a walk!!! really intrigued to see the top 5 now.
― ||||||||, Wednesday, 11 February 2015 18:17 (nine years ago) link
thank you kitchen person!
― gr8080, Wednesday, 11 February 2015 18:24 (nine years ago) link