A Rough Guide To ILM Touchstones

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1. Missy Elliott - Get UR Freak On

― Fritz Wollner (Fritz), Thursday, 15 January 2004 18:25 (twenty-two years ago)

2. Daft Punk, "One More Time"

― Michael Daddino (epicharmus), Thursday, 15 January 2004 18:29 (twenty-two years ago)

3. The Streets, "Weak become heroes"

― Michael B, Thursday, 15 January 2004 18:30 (twenty-two years ago)

4. Vic Goddard and Subway Sect - The Lost Album

― Fritz Wollner (Fritz), Thursday, 15 January 2004 18:34 (twenty-two years ago)

5. Gary Numan, I, Assassin

― Eisbär (llamasfur), Thursday, 15 January 2004 18:35 (twenty-two years ago)

6. The Avlanches: Since I Left You

― Mark (MarkR), Thursday, 15 January 2004 18:36 (twenty-two years ago)

7. Dexy's, in general

― Fritz Wollner (Fritz), Thursday, 15 January 2004 18:36 (twenty-two years ago)

6. Disco Inferno, D.I. Go Pop

― Michael Daddino (epicharmus), Thursday, 15 January 2004 18:36 (twenty-two years ago)

D'oh! Make that 8.

― Michael Daddino (epicharmus), Thursday, 15 January 2004 18:36 (twenty-two years ago)

9. Marissa Marchant, "Emu"

― america's first municipal lunatic asylum (Jody Beth Rosen), Thursday, 15 January 2004 18:37 (twenty-two years ago)

10. Simon Reynolds

― Fritz Wollner (Fritz), Thursday, 15 January 2004 18:37 (twenty-two years ago)

11 Britney, Baby One More Time

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Thursday, 15 January 2004 18:37 (twenty-two years ago)

12. Momus

― Fritz Wollner (Fritz), Thursday, 15 January 2004 18:37 (twenty-two years ago)

13. John Darnielle

― Michael Daddino (epicharmus), Thursday, 15 January 2004 18:38 (twenty-two years ago)

14. Rockism

― Fritz Wollner (Fritz), Thursday, 15 January 2004 18:38 (twenty-two years ago)

15. killing joke

― Eisbär (llamasfur), Thursday, 15 January 2004 18:38 (twenty-two years ago)

16. The Shangri-la's - "Past, Present & Future"

― Fritz Wollner (Fritz), Thursday, 15 January 2004 18:39 (twenty-two years ago)

17. r. kelly, post-modernism, and you

― Eisbär (llamasfur), Thursday, 15 January 2004 18:40 (twenty-two years ago)

18. Fremme Neppa Venette

― Fritz Wollner (Fritz), Thursday, 15 January 2004 18:42 (twenty-two years ago)

19. Geir Hongro

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Thursday, 15 January 2004 18:42 (twenty-two years ago)

20. The NME.

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Thursday, 15 January 2004 18:43 (twenty-two years ago)

21. Poison rocking, and the homosexuality of Poison detractors.

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Thursday, 15 January 2004 18:44 (twenty-two years ago)

22. Basement Jaxx

― o. nate (onate), Thursday, 15 January 2004 18:44 (twenty-two years ago)

22. That Time That I Wanted To Kill That Guy Cuz He Said Something Really Mean About Bow Wow Wow

― scott seward (scott seward), Thursday, 15 January 2004 18:44 (twenty-two years ago)

24. Molesworth

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Thursday, 15 January 2004 18:44 (twenty-two years ago)

25. Moomins

― Fritz Wollner (Fritz), Thursday, 15 January 2004 18:45 (twenty-two years ago)

26. FUCKING LISTS, ARRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHH

― stevem (blueski), Thursday, 15 January 2004 18:46 (twenty-two years ago)

27. Doomie

― Michael B, Thursday, 15 January 2004 18:47 (twenty-two years ago)

28. "influence"

― mark p (Mark P), Thursday, 15 January 2004 18:47 (twenty-two years ago)

i don't know if this is all going to fit on one cd

― Fritz Wollner (Fritz), Thursday, 15 January 2004 18:48 (twenty-two years ago)

29. "rockism"

― o. nate (onate), Thursday, 15 January 2004 18:48 (twenty-two years ago)

30. Posting things people have just said in quotation marks

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Thursday, 15 January 2004 18:48 (twenty-two years ago)

31. "just said"

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Thursday, 15 January 2004 18:48 (twenty-two years ago)

"c700 go -> archived ilm threads"

― mark p (Mark P), Thursday, 15 January 2004 18:48 (twenty-two years ago)

32. Kraftwerk

― Michael B, Thursday, 15 January 2004 18:49 (twenty-two years ago)

33. human league - dare

― mark p (Mark P), Thursday, 15 January 2004 18:49 (twenty-two years ago)

33. Who should be allowed to wear what T-shirts

― Fritz Wollner (Fritz), Thursday, 15 January 2004 18:49 (twenty-two years ago)

29 is a repeat, so substitute Frank Kogan

― o. nate (onate), Thursday, 15 January 2004 18:50 (twenty-two years ago)

35. PLUR

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Thursday, 15 January 2004 18:50 (twenty-two years ago)

36. boom selecta/go home productions/soulwax/etc

― mark p (Mark P), Thursday, 15 January 2004 18:50 (twenty-two years ago)

37. Steely Dan

― Michael B, Thursday, 15 January 2004 18:51 (twenty-two years ago)

38. What?

― sym (shmuel), Thursday, 15 January 2004 18:54 (twenty-two years ago)

39. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Heart's Club Band.

― Rockist Scientist (rockistscientist), Thursday, 15 January 2004 18:55 (twenty-two years ago)

40. The validity of (eschewing or not) music theory.

― dave225 (Dave225), Thursday, 15 January 2004 18:56 (twenty-two years ago)

41. Dave Rimmer's Like Punk Never Happened
43. Marcello's 1982 post
43. ABBA
44. Paul Morley
45. the Strokes
46. Kompakt

― scott pl. (scott pl.), Thursday, 15 January 2004 18:57 (twenty-two years ago)

Marcello = 42, obv.

― scott pl. (scott pl.), Thursday, 15 January 2004 18:57 (twenty-two years ago)

47. Pitchfork media

― LondonLee (LondonLee), Thursday, 15 January 2004 18:59 (twenty-two years ago)

48. Tom's PSB first 20 singles post, though we're straying into Hall of Fame territory here.

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Thursday, 15 January 2004 18:59 (twenty-two years ago)

49. "urgent and key"

― scott pl. (scott pl.), Thursday, 15 January 2004 19:00 (twenty-two years ago)

50. Debating the grebtness of the Ratpure.

― Ben Boyer (Ben Boyer), Thursday, 15 January 2004 19:01 (twenty-two years ago)

51. yeah yeah yeah yeahyeah yeahyeahyeah, yeah yeah yeahyeah yeah

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Thursday, 15 January 2004 19:02 (twenty-two years ago)

52. http://www.allmusic.com/

― s1ocki (slutsky), Thursday, 15 January 2004 19:04 (twenty-two years ago)

53. Saint Etienne

― Billy Dods (Billy Dods), Thursday, 15 January 2004 19:11 (twenty-two years ago)

54. Overanalysing
55. 'Hey Ya!'
56. 'Digital Love'

― Barima (Barima), Thursday, 15 January 2004 19:11 (twenty-two years ago)

57. Loveless

― Llahtuos Kcin (Nick Southall), Thursday, 15 January 2004 19:13 (twenty-two years ago)

58) C-Man Threads

― C-Man (C-Man), Thursday, 15 January 2004 19:15 (twenty-two years ago)

59) http://ilx.wh3rd.net/category.php?catid=51

― $$, Thursday, 15 January 2004 19:15 (twenty-two years ago)

59. Destiny's Child

― lid, Thursday, 15 January 2004 19:16 (twenty-two years ago)

59) Dog Man Star
60) Suede
61) Sci Fi Lullabies, Disc 1
62) Coming Up
63) All Pulp

― C-Man (C-Man), Thursday, 15 January 2004 19:16 (twenty-two years ago)

60.

http://members.aol.com/dubplatestyle/mase.jpg

― Billy Dods (Billy Dods), Thursday, 15 January 2004 19:16 (twenty-two years ago)

61) Dizee Rascal
62) Judas Priest

― M@tt He1geson (Matt Helgeson), Thursday, 15 January 2004 19:17 (twenty-two years ago)

Suede and Pulp are much better than him.

― C-Man (C-Man), Thursday, 15 January 2004 19:17 (twenty-two years ago)

64) Microhouse

― M@tt He1geson (Matt Helgeson), Thursday, 15 January 2004 19:17 (twenty-two years ago)

What? Dog Man Star IS a touchstone. If I didn't mention it someone else would have.

― C-Man (C-Man), Thursday, 15 January 2004 19:19 (twenty-two years ago)

it's not an ilm touchstone you insufferable ninny

― mark p (Mark P), Thursday, 15 January 2004 19:21 (twenty-two years ago)

How not?

― C-Man (C-Man), Thursday, 15 January 2004 19:22 (twenty-two years ago)

Because only you like it you festering peasant.

― Llahtuos Kcin (Nick Southall), Thursday, 15 January 2004 19:22 (twenty-two years ago)

65) Ned Ragget Reads the Almanac

(just ignore C-Man and he'll go away!)

― M@tt He1geson (Matt Helgeson), Thursday, 15 January 2004 19:24 (twenty-two years ago)

66) PIL - Metal Box

― M@tt He1geson (Matt Helgeson), Thursday, 15 January 2004 19:24 (twenty-two years ago)

67: Killing Joke

― Llahtuos Kcin (Nick Southall), Thursday, 15 January 2004 19:25 (twenty-two years ago)

68: Cover connections

― Llahtuos Kcin (Nick Southall), Thursday, 15 January 2004 19:25 (twenty-two years ago)

Not true, lots of ILMers like it. I mean, these touchstones are dire (Killing Joke? Get a life).

― C-Man (C-Man), Thursday, 15 January 2004 19:25 (twenty-two years ago)

67=15

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Thursday, 15 January 2004 19:26 (twenty-two years ago)

67. pointing out where something has been brought up before

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Thursday, 15 January 2004 19:28 (twenty-two years ago)

66) DOG MAN STAR

CUNTS.

― C-Man (C-Man), Thursday, 15 January 2004 19:29 (twenty-two years ago)

68: Tilt

― Llahtuos Kcin (Nick Southall), Thursday, 15 January 2004 19:30 (twenty-two years ago)

68. Talk Talk

― jed_ (jed), Thursday, 15 January 2004 19:30 (twenty-two years ago)

69. Maxinquaye

― jed_ (jed), Thursday, 15 January 2004 19:30 (twenty-two years ago)

on 71 now...

― jed_ (jed), Thursday, 15 January 2004 19:32 (twenty-two years ago)

meaning next is 72.

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Thursday, 15 January 2004 19:33 (twenty-two years ago)

72. counting down from 100, so there's a clear end to list threads.

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Thursday, 15 January 2004 19:34 (twenty-two years ago)

73. Kanye West
74. Winding C-Man up to the point of nuclear meltdown

― Barima (Barima), Thursday, 15 January 2004 19:37 (twenty-two years ago)

(Though 74's more an ILX touchstone really)
100. Tom Ewing. After all, he started it.

― Barima (Barima), Thursday, 15 January 2004 19:38 (twenty-two years ago)

76. 'Work It'
77. Agreeing but discussing anyway ("Arguing on the internet is like being in the special olympics: Even if you win, you're still a retard")
78. That Dave Matthews Band thread

― Jay Kid (Jay K), Thursday, 15 January 2004 20:02 (twenty-two years ago)

79. the sorely missed Jay Z vs Nas throwdowns

― bnw (bnw), Thursday, 15 January 2004 20:09 (twenty-two years ago)

80. Rough Guides

― Jonathan (Jonathan), Thursday, 15 January 2004 20:20 (twenty-two years ago)

65) Ned Ragget Reads the Almanac

Fame! Er, DID anyone vote for this in Pazz/Jop?

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 15 January 2004 20:21 (twenty-two years ago)

81. Black Box "Everybody, Everybody"

― Aaron Grossman (aajjgg), Thursday, 15 January 2004 20:24 (twenty-two years ago)

82. Iron Maiden

― Phil Freeman (Phil Freeman), Thursday, 15 January 2004 20:34 (twenty-two years ago)

83) Minneapolis

― M@tt He1geson (Matt Helgeson), Thursday, 15 January 2004 20:36 (twenty-two years ago)

84. "Indie guilt"

― Michael B, Thursday, 15 January 2004 20:38 (twenty-two years ago)

85. "best thread ever"

― fiddo centington (dubplatestyle), Thursday, 15 January 2004 20:55 (twenty-two years ago)

86. otm

― dleone (dleone), Thursday, 15 January 2004 21:12 (twenty-two years ago)

87. Oh, uhm, NICK HORNBY?

― Musto, Thursday, 15 January 2004 21:50 (twenty-two years ago)

88. http://www2.tokai.or.jp/moon-rise/sub400/sub406/trout%20mask%20replica.JPG

(Posting HUGE images, usually of album sleeves)

― Stewart Osborne (Stewart Osborne), Thursday, 15 January 2004 21:58 (twenty-two years ago)

89. HONOR THE FIRE (you fatuous cheese monkeys!)

― Stewart Osborne (Stewart Osborne), Thursday, 15 January 2004 22:00 (twenty-two years ago)

90. Desperately hating on all alternative hip hop and at the same time sucking up to every jeep beat released in a desperate attemt to claim street cred.

― Jay Kid (Jay K), Thursday, 15 January 2004 22:02 (twenty-two years ago)

91. fondue

― tweemu (Jody Beth Rosen), Thursday, 15 January 2004 22:09 (twenty-two years ago)

92. hating outkast is the new liking outkast

― tweemu (Jody Beth Rosen), Thursday, 15 January 2004 22:09 (twenty-two years ago)

92. "(just ignore C-Man and he'll go away!)"

93. "What?"

― t\'\'t (t\'\'t), Thursday, 15 January 2004 22:16 (twenty-two years ago)

94. Paul Morley

― Billy Dods (Billy Dods), Thursday, 15 January 2004 22:17 (twenty-two years ago)

95. The Minor Thirds

― j.lu (j.lu), Thursday, 15 January 2004 23:21 (twenty-two years ago)

96. Zaniness

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Thursday, 15 January 2004 23:28 (twenty-two years ago)

97. Dave Matthews Band : Name Your Reasons Why They Are So Bad & Hated.

― Felcher (Felcher), Thursday, 15 January 2004 23:32 (twenty-two years ago)

98. http://www.geocities.com/kgivepeace/mase.jpg

― nickn (nickn), Friday, 16 January 2004 00:40 (twenty-two years ago)

Shit, that's the omnipresent Mase pic.

― nickn (nickn), Friday, 16 January 2004 00:40 (twenty-two years ago)

98. CHI CHI FASSYMEN DON KNOW YARDA STYLE DEM ALL BE SKINNY COS OF DAT CHI CHI SEX

― Hunta-D (Jacob), Friday, 16 January 2004 00:41 (twenty-two years ago)

I second Hunta-D's sentiments!

― M@tt He1geson (Matt Helgeson), Friday, 16 January 2004 00:56 (twenty-two years ago)

scritti politti ;_;

― tom west (thomp), Friday, 16 January 2004 01:03 (twenty-two years ago)

99.BLURILLAZ

― Simon H., Friday, 16 January 2004 01:07 (twenty-two years ago)

100. the slits' "i heard it through the grapevine"

― tweemu (Jody Beth Rosen), Friday, 16 January 2004 01:13 (twenty-two years ago)

101. Indie Guilt Thread

― Grima Wormtongue, Friday, 16 January 2004 02:06 (twenty-two years ago)

102: "trying to make rap into the Flaming Lips"

― nate detritus (natedetritus), Friday, 16 January 2004 02:17 (twenty-two years ago)

103. pazzing, jopping.

― g--ff (gcannon), Friday, 16 January 2004 02:28 (twenty-two years ago)

104. trife's grandma's macaroni

― g--ff (gcannon), Friday, 16 January 2004 02:28 (twenty-two years ago)

105. CORNY INDIE FUXX

― nate detritus (natedetritus), Friday, 16 January 2004 02:38 (twenty-two years ago)

106. Vincent Gallo

― Eric H. (Eric H.), Friday, 16 January 2004 03:27 (twenty-two years ago)

107. How many threads about Prince?

― Eric H. (Eric H.), Friday, 16 January 2004 03:27 (twenty-two years ago)

108. diminishing returns

― mark p (Mark P), Friday, 16 January 2004 03:28 (twenty-two years ago)

109. cycles getting shorter blah blah

― fiddo centington (dubplatestyle), Friday, 16 January 2004 03:28 (twenty-two years ago)

110. i've never seen so many indignant white people in all my life

― fiddo centington (dubplatestyle), Friday, 16 January 2004 03:29 (twenty-two years ago)

111. Sucking bandwidth

― Eric H. (Eric H.), Friday, 16 January 2004 03:31 (twenty-two years ago)

112. DEFEND THE INDEFENSIBLE

― Eisbär (llamasfur), Friday, 16 January 2004 03:35 (twenty-two years ago)

113. PSEUDO ECHO

― Eisbär (llamasfur), Friday, 16 January 2004 03:36 (twenty-two years ago)

114. http://www.loq12.at/comics/02_madlove/img/buco_quinn.gif

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Friday, 16 January 2004 03:37 (twenty-two years ago)

(see #108)

― mark p (Mark P), Friday, 16 January 2004 03:38 (twenty-two years ago)

115. S&D,C/D

― Michael Daddino (epicharmus), Friday, 16 January 2004 03:49 (twenty-two years ago)

116. Cure b-sides

― Baaderist (Fabfunk), Friday, 16 January 2004 09:33 (twenty-two years ago)

117. Justin Timberlake
118. JC Chasez

― Barima (Barima), Friday, 16 January 2004 09:46 (twenty-two years ago)

Quacking on about past relationships in a way you'd never dream of doing in the real world, and then linking it to some record you used to like

― DJ Mencap (DJ Mencap), Friday, 16 January 2004 10:30 (twenty-two years ago)

Appendix A: What is an ILM touchstone, and can we eat it?

― jel -- (jel), Friday, 16 January 2004 17:16 (twenty-two years ago)

119. "all tha haterz r jus jealous omg kanye you so fine"

― Nick H (Nick H), Friday, 16 January 2004 17:20 (twenty-two years ago)

120. The only good posts being made by the Giants Of ILM (Southall, AINYC, Geir, Old Fart!!!, etc)

― jole, Saturday, 17 January 2004 09:04 (twenty-two years ago)

121. Lemonade was a popular drink, and it still is.

― Ian Johnson (orion), Saturday, 17 January 2004 09:39 (twenty-two years ago)

Ignition (Remix)

― sym (shmuel), Saturday, 17 January 2004 09:44 (twenty-two years ago)

122. hatorade

― Sterling Clover (s_clover), Saturday, 17 January 2004 10:17 (twenty-two years ago)

123. The Accidental Evolution Of Rock 'N' Roll

― John Fredland (jfredland), Saturday, 17 January 2004 12:26 (twenty-two years ago)

124. IN MY PANTS!

― Michael Daddino (epicharmus), Saturday, 17 January 2004 15:54 (twenty-two years ago)

125. "uptown top ranking"

― tweemu (Jody Beth Rosen), Saturday, 17 January 2004 18:08 (twenty-two years ago)

126. WHERE CAN I DOWNLOAD KAZZA LITE???

― Ferrrrrrg (Ferg), Sunday, 18 January 2004 18:26 (twenty-two years ago)

127. nu-ilm vs old ilm
128. pitchfork media r0x0r!!!!!!!!!!!!!111 vs pitchfork media sux0r!!!!!!!!!!11!!!!!1

― stephen morris, Sunday, 18 January 2004 18:35 (twenty-two years ago)

129. LCD Soundsystem - 'Losing My Edge'
130. The UK Top 40

― Barima (Barima), Sunday, 18 January 2004 19:19 (twenty-two years ago)

131. "use other (everything)s please"

― t\'\'t (t\'\'t), Sunday, 18 January 2004 20:13 (twenty-two years ago)

132. Logistical beatdowns

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Sunday, 18 January 2004 21:14 (twenty-two years ago)

133. EXCELSIOR

― mark grout (mark grout), Monday, 19 January 2004 13:37 (twenty-two years ago)

You know, nobody's actually created a Rough Guide to ILM Touchstones, meaning 15 or so tracks maybe 45 minutes or so in total.

― Michael Daddino (epicharmus), Monday, 19 January 2004 14:17 (twenty-two years ago)

it would be a 45 min mashup called "Now That's What I Call Metal Machine Music"

― Fritz Wollner (Fritz), Monday, 19 January 2004 14:20 (twenty-two years ago)

it would be a 45 min mashup called "Now That's What I Call Metal Machine Music" Shake Dowwwnnn

― mark grout (mark grout), Monday, 19 January 2004 15:12 (twenty-two years ago)

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