Honestly, I don't even play "Pendulum" that much. I spend a lot of time jumping between "Video Girl" and "Give Up", the latter slowly becoming my secret favorite when I'm not humming "Pull out the incisor/Give me two weeks/You won't recognize her" to myself
― "Go pet your dog" is the name of my dog (DJP), Thursday, 29 January 2015 21:16 (nine years ago) link
That's one of the few albums I've heard that makes floaty vaguely psychedelic sad submarine Ecco the Dolphin R&B actually seem like a good idea.
― Matt DC, Thursday, January 29, 2015 3:28 PM (46 minutes ago) Bookmark
this is very true but also she can really sing ... she has really strong vocal moments ("bated breath") but they don't break the glass so to speak, it's kind of a tricky thing they pull off
― J0rdan S., Thursday, 29 January 2015 21:17 (nine years ago) link
the bridge on "two weeks" is just unfairly sublime
― k3vin k., Thursday, 29 January 2015 21:17 (nine years ago) link
Yeah, I've never gotten why it's a stronger song or more r&b than anything else on there. xxxp
― The Reverend, Thursday, 29 January 2015 21:17 (nine years ago) link
was waiting for the u2 zing :-)
― mark e, Thursday, 29 January 2015 21:17 (nine years ago) link
DJP otm. To me LP1 evokes much the same emotional state as the Marina Topley Bird tracks on Maxinequaye, only with present UK bass sonics and more coherence as an album, and that's no small feat. I also think, song for song, EP2 is stronger.
― The inscrutable savantism of (Sanpaku), Thursday, 29 January 2015 21:17 (nine years ago) link
Or maybe the real touchstone is, what if Nearly God wasn't made by a lazy stoner.
― The inscrutable savantism of (Sanpaku), Thursday, 29 January 2015 21:18 (nine years ago) link
I went back to EP2 thinking "omg I WAS WRONG" after loving LP1 so much and... well, I liked it more than I did initially, which is to say I didn't think it was monochromatic boring nonsense this time, but rather a dry run for the album that didn't work for me.
― "Go pet your dog" is the name of my dog (DJP), Thursday, 29 January 2015 21:19 (nine years ago) link
Prob my favorite Twigs song is still "Papi Pacify" tbh
― The Reverend, Thursday, 29 January 2015 21:20 (nine years ago) link
Wish she had more of these tbh, I love her lower register and she doesn't use it that much. I also prefer the more conventional second half to the floatier first half.
― Matt DC, Thursday, 29 January 2015 21:20 (nine years ago) link
ha i went back to EP2 as well and still thought it was boring wispiness
― lex pretend, Thursday, 29 January 2015 21:20 (nine years ago) link
Haven't heard any taylor swift since the first track to place on an EOY poll. People seem super into her though. Good luck to 'em.
― pandemic, Thursday, 29 January 2015 21:20 (nine years ago) link
YES to praising tinashe's lower register
― lex pretend, Thursday, 29 January 2015 21:21 (nine years ago) link
i'll have to revisit ep2. I loved 'water me' but wasn't so in to the others.
― cajunsunday, Thursday, 29 January 2015 21:21 (nine years ago) link
Water Me and Papi Pacify are still the two best Twigs songs imo, but LP1 works so well as it is that I'm glad they weren't repurposed for it.
― Johnny Fever, Thursday, 29 January 2015 21:21 (nine years ago) link
But FKA Twigs isn't someone who really works well for me on a song-by-song basis. Way better to just put it all on and immerse.
― The Reverend, Thursday, 29 January 2015 21:22 (nine years ago) link
I've spent a lot of time listening to EP2 and LP1 back to back. For some reason I've never gone back to the first EP tho.
― The Reverend, Thursday, 29 January 2015 21:23 (nine years ago) link
we should just stop the poll here and leave the top 2 a mystery
― example (crüt), Thursday, 29 January 2015 21:23 (nine years ago) link
CROZ
― ciderpress, Thursday, 29 January 2015 21:24 (nine years ago) link
If that averts Taypocolypse, it works for me.
― The Reverend, Thursday, 29 January 2015 21:24 (nine years ago) link
https://38.media.tumblr.com/b98745eb565e85c79c4814165af6806f/tumblr_n7cfzxWpFL1tq2qiuo1_500.gif
― LIKE If you are against racism (omar little), Thursday, 29 January 2015 21:24 (nine years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/GI5m3tp.jpg http://i.imgur.com/ZEZWSSy.jpg
2 TAYLOR SWIFT 1989 [1,624 points, 40 votes, 8 first place votes]1 D'ANGELO AND THE VANGUARD Black Messiah [2,105 points, 58 votes, 8 first place votes]
― Johnny Fever, Thursday, 29 January 2015 21:25 (nine years ago) link
why even bother with 1-2?
you could listen to 3-4-5 on repeat forever and just generally be a happier person
xp haha nvm i guess the cat is etc
― otm rcuise (Will M.), Thursday, 29 January 2015 21:25 (nine years ago) link
58 votes!! WOW
― pandemic, Thursday, 29 January 2015 21:25 (nine years ago) link
good job running thus guys. Thanks.
― EZ Snappin, Thursday, 29 January 2015 21:26 (nine years ago) link
holy shit
― ciderpress, Thursday, 29 January 2015 21:26 (nine years ago) link
2105! I noticed that we crossed 1000 as far back as YG.
― The Reverend, Thursday, 29 January 2015 21:26 (nine years ago) link
Yessss!
― cajunsunday, Thursday, 29 January 2015 21:26 (nine years ago) link
record-breaking points total
― so not gonna häpna (seandalai), Thursday, 29 January 2015 21:26 (nine years ago) link
i havent listened to the record yet since it came out so late in the year but that is an impressive % of the voter base
sort of relieved taylor didn't win with her worst album, even though i'm likely to play the best songs off 1989 more than black messiah, which also has its flaws
― lex pretend, Thursday, 29 January 2015 21:26 (nine years ago) link
Thx Fever and Sean.
― pandemic, Thursday, 29 January 2015 21:26 (nine years ago) link
http://i.minus.com/izlIafbXI9G7h.gif
― prolego, Thursday, 29 January 2015 21:27 (nine years ago) link
also haha tie for first place votes!
― lex pretend, Thursday, 29 January 2015 21:27 (nine years ago) link
D'Angelo is a worthy winner. Thanks JF. Sorry for shitting it up briefly.
― Why? Gee! (imago), Thursday, 29 January 2015 21:27 (nine years ago) link
cheers JF and crew for the effort, tis much appreciated.
― mark e, Thursday, 29 January 2015 21:27 (nine years ago) link
so glad that was a blowou
― Simon H., Thursday, 29 January 2015 21:27 (nine years ago) link
lol Taytay gif is perfect
― Johnny Fever, Thursday, 29 January 2015 21:28 (nine years ago) link
Thanks, JF, gr80, seandalai!
― The Reverend, Thursday, 29 January 2015 21:28 (nine years ago) link
lmao prolego
― example (crüt), Thursday, 29 January 2015 21:28 (nine years ago) link
― Why? Gee! (imago), Thursday, January 29, 2015 4:27 PM (27 seconds ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
oh louis. it wasn't that brief.
― some dude, Thursday, 29 January 2015 21:28 (nine years ago) link
YES thank you thank you thank you JF!
(also it's just in time for all of you to go nominate some stuff for ILGames's top of 2014, just saying)
― otm rcuise (Will M.), Thursday, 29 January 2015 21:28 (nine years ago) link
lol prolego
thx johnny & seandalai & gr8080!
― lex pretend, Thursday, 29 January 2015 21:28 (nine years ago) link
wow D'Angelo was on 40% of the ballots if I'm doing this right
― rob, Thursday, 29 January 2015 21:28 (nine years ago) link
Have at it: ILM 2014 Albums Poll: Thread of Ballots, Statistics and Survivalist Posturing
― so not gonna häpna (seandalai), Thursday, 29 January 2015 21:28 (nine years ago) link
Can't begrudge D'Angelo for winning but it does make me wish I loved Black Messiah more than I did, although I'm listening now and Sugah Daddy is really doing it for me.
― Matt DC, Thursday, 29 January 2015 21:29 (nine years ago) link
love the guy behind swift saying "fuckit"
― wins, Thursday, 29 January 2015 21:29 (nine years ago) link
congratulation dangelo! i am glad u came back
― lag∞n, Thursday, 29 January 2015 21:29 (nine years ago) link
Direct link to the full results for those rationing their clicks: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1HzdPL-OpUWIUEAOj9aKRbzPxMPyh0-XGBwxIK9YdPBo/edit?usp=sharing
― so not gonna häpna (seandalai), Thursday, 29 January 2015 21:29 (nine years ago) link
good poll JF and seandalai!
― rob, Thursday, 29 January 2015 21:30 (nine years ago) link