FREEFORM 1990's ALTERNATIVE ALBUM POLL - THE RECKONING (TOP TEN COUNTING DOWN NOW)

Sorry, this took longer than it should. But it's done. And here is its strange fruit.

-Albums on the same number of points are distinguished by number of votes
-Albums with the same number of points and votes are tied, but where possible the album with the highest individual vote will be announced later than its compadre(s)
-No guessing. Please. Not that you'd really be able to.

aw yeah

xp how many people voted in total?

61 people voted.

post 100 or i'm gonna start guessing

This is gonna be weird.

100= Stereolab - Peng!
31 points
3 votes
0 first-place votes
Greatest contributor: emil.y

http://cdn.7static.com/static/img/sleeveart/00/000/367/0000036727_350.jpg

I went for Peng, just edging it over Emperor Tomato Ketchup.

― emil.y, Wednesday, 16 May 2007 22:00 (2 years ago)

Me, too. Peng is still the most mysterious one, and its flow is unequaled.

― Pete Scholtes, Wednesday, 16 May 2007 22:41 (2 years ago)

Peng! and Switched On are my favorite Stereolab albums, though probably just for sentimental reasons. They introduced me to the band, and I fell in love with them instantly. All my favorite things on display in perfect form: fondness for heavy "rock" noise, swirly textural depth, and a delicate loveliness they'd never surpass ("K-Stars").

― Pye Poudre, Sunday, 25 March 2007 20:04 (3 years ago)

Oh, Peng just saved set point with the most divine forehand into the left corner imaginable...

― edward o (edwardo), Thursday, 20 January 2005 05:05 (5 years ago)

Given that points total, a lot of you will now know you have assured albums in the list. Please do not divulge them.

Is there much point in beginning this from #100, if 31 points were enough to get an album there? Wouldn't doing a top 50 make more sense?

If 31 points is the threshold, I only know one of mine will make it for sure (but feel confident about another).

Haw! This is gonna be weird.

Good start...anything that encourages people to check out Stereolab. Peng has some great moments, but the A+ stuff is later in their catalogue for me.

Tuomas, 51-100 is pretty distinct from the awesome clusterfucked morass that is the 20-30 point range - it rapidly accelerates away from the riff-raff, and contains some fairly interesting results. We're doing all 100. Well. All 102.

SPOILED!

Wahey! I have one in, but will be v disappointed if it gets no other votes. Well done, louis, this is already some good work.

Yay!

100= XTC - Apple Venus vol. 1
31 points
3 votes
0 first-place votes
Greatest contributor: ciderpress

http://nobrasil.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/apple_venus.jpg

Damn, I totally would've voted for Apple Venus Vol. 1. Especially since Chips from the Chocolate Fireball isn't on here. But AV probably would've won for me anyway. That album is...gorgeous.

― Vaguely Threatening CAPTCHAs, Thursday, 14 August 2008 21:54 (1 year ago) Bookmark

"Apple Venus" is so very very amazing, "Easter Theatre" is one of the most incredible songs EVER.

― Davey D, Sunday, 5 August 2007 10:20 (2 years ago)

I think Apple Venus is one of those albums loved by XTC fans and probably doesn't even register on people unfamiliar with the band. Practically everyone I've talked to that likes the band places the album high. I'd probably put it third or fourth overall. But I guess that's the thing - if it's liked by fans, the same people probably already have clear favorites and would place it third or fourth. (Maybe I'm projecting a lot here.)

― Vinnie, Friday, 15 August 2008 13:44 (1 year ago)

Partridge in particular grew immensely, in breadth and depth, as a songwriter once he stopped touring and focused on studio work (not counting the wackiness of the past 3-4 years, obviously). Apple Venus is perhaps his masterwork, although a bit strained for effect in the studio.

― Autumn Almanac, Tuesday, 19 August 2008 02:34 (1 year ago)

Oranges shits all over Nonesuch. Apple Venus was a snore.

― Alex in NYC, Sunday, 19 April 2009 17:55 (1 year ago)

thank heavens for last-minute mercy, eh davek

Oh, Peng just saved set point with the most divine forehand into the left corner imaginable...

― edward o (edwardo), Thursday, 20 January 2005 05:05 (5 years ago)

lol

I hope some of the techno i voted for makes it. Would be sad if i was the only one who voted for it.

(obviously others will vote for techno stuff, i just mean the albums I went for)

Louis, you legend.

didn't vote for anything stereolabby (how is formed), but very glad to see peng! make the cut.

plus previous me (pye poudre) apparently agrees, which i had forgot about. agreeing with yourself is reassuring, continuity of identity-wise.

What years are these? Would be interesting to know what I was doing at the time when I could've been hearing of these.

Good point. Year indications would be nice.

V. excited for this, Louis, will be following closely....

100 = De La Soul - Buhloone Mind State (1993)
31 points
3 votes
0 first-place votes
Greatest contributor: o.nate

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uHNAQKyQ64A/St9OfeNsKHI/AAAAAAAAAuw/-nzIF_h7I3Q/s400/De%2BLa%2BSoul%2B-%2BBuhloone%2BMindstate%2B(1993)%2B%5B192kb%5D.jpg

Buhloone Mind State is better than the first two. It's like desert island material.

― Euler, Wednesday, 16 April 2008 19:18 (2 years ago) Bookmark

I completely agree with De La Soul's "Buhloone Mind State" being on that list. It's always been overshadowed by the others, but has been my favourite from the first time I heard it.

― J-rock (Julien Sandiford), Tuesday, 14 March 2006 01:56 (4 years ago) Bookmark

j beez w/the remedy and buhloone mindstate are the great weird native tongue records

― M@tt He1ges0n, Thursday, 10 April 2008 19:55 (2 years ago) Bookmark

Wrote something a couple of years ago on Buhloone, although they never even came close to recording boilerplate material.

― Alfred, Lord Sotosyn, Wednesday, 16 April 2008 19:20 (2 years ago)

"Buhloone Mindstate" is one of my favorite albums.

― djdee2005, Tuesday, 27 January 2004 04:19 (6 years ago) Bookmark

Oh wow. The extra 2 albums are because of a 3-way-tie for last!

Peng = 1992, Apple Venus vol. 1 = 1999

That means it's clear sailing from this point? UNEXPECTED!

I haven't heard Buhloone Mindstate in years, btw, but I loved it back then.

I hope some of the techno i voted for makes it. Would be sad if i was the only one who voted for it.

I think techno/house will probably do better in the tracks poll than here. There wasn't that much techno in the original 90s poll, so I assume there'll be even less here, since ILM has become more American between the two polls. Though Louis' points system might mean some unexpected techno albums could make it.

Yeah but they only got 1 pt each off me obviously.

By "more American" I mean that the number of American posters as compared to European posters has gone up, which'll probably mean less votes for techno, as it is/was more popular in here than in the US, especially during the 90s.

(x-post)

I wonder which C3rdi3cs album will place highest.

whatever his fave is? ;)

Yeah, I didn't read the whole banns thread so I couldn't catch his hints. MaresNest, me and dominique if he voted should secure us something at least.

98= Fugazi - End Hits (1998)
32 points
2 votes
0 first-place votes
Greatest contributor: M4tt H3lg3s0n

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JP Almeida (JP Almeida) wrote this on thread Give me one great album (one only) on board I Love Music on 20-Sep-2003
Fugazi - End Hits

There was a time when End Hits was my favorite but I NEVER got the impression that was a consensus.

― Alex in Baltimore, Wednesday, 2 April 2008 18:05 (2 years ago) Bookmark

randomly grabbed End Hits from the rack today. "Recap Modotti" is so, so awesome.

― the evil genius of Zaiger Genetics (J0hn D.), Thursday, 6 August 2009 20:55 (8 months ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

I did this too! But yesterday. Such a solid album.

― #/.'#/'@ilikecats (g-kit), Thursday, 6 August 2009 20:59 (8 months ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

the last 30-45 seconds of Arpeggiator into the first, like 10-15 seconds of Guilford Fall=so fucking awesome

― Mr. Que, Thursday, 6 August 2009 21:02 (8 months ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

joe lally is a goddamn genius bass player.

― psychedelia smith (M@tt He1ges0n), Thursday, 6 August 2009 21:04 (8 months ago) Bookmark

Fuck that! I'm bringing _End Hits_, a box of wine, and some hot lovin' to your doorstep. Or whomevers. If you're interested. Folks.

Hello.

― David R. (popshots75`), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 03:22 (5 years ago) Bookmark

How did we move from a 3-way tie at 100 to 98?

98= Crowded House - Woodface (1991)
32 points
2 votes
0 first-place votes
Greatest contributor: Ismael Klata

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"Woodface" by Crowded House. Best album of the entire 1990s.

― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Monday, 3 March 2003 02:14 (7 years ago) Bookmark

oh no

I hate the rare occasions where I'm partly on board with Geir's opinions. It's not the best of the entire decade for certain, but Woodface is really good.

Get in! (was robbed, should've been top ten, etc)

That's the album with 'hey now, hey now, don't dream it's over' right? Oy vey.

Well I like ABBA and Queen so different strokes I guess.

guys the good news about this is now we can be fairly sure that geir didnt send in a ballot

xpost nope thats the self-titled one

the CHART-SMASHING hit off of woodface would have "chocolate cake" iirc

Yeah, Don't Dream It's Over is from 1986.

JJ you never her in the end :(

maybe your ballot and Geir's ballot would have done some antimatter shiz anyway

believe it or not, Geir doesn't vote in these kind of polls.

Most of them were already mentioned in my ballot, but here's a tentative top 10:

Paperclip People – The Secret Tapes of Dr. Eich
Hardfloor – The Best of Hardfloor
Marusha – Raveland
Ultramarine – Every Man and Woman Is a Star
Hell – Munich Machine
Innerzone Orchestra – Programmed
Omni Trio – Haunted Science
4 Hero - Parallel Universe
Khan & Walker - Radiowaves
Syrinx 2600 - Docking -20s

Out of these, you might enjoy Munich Machine, Programmed, Radiowaves, Docking -20s. You probably won't like Raveland nor Parallel Universe. The rest, I have no idea.

(x-post to Louis)

As far The Prodigy goes, I think Music for the Jilted Generation is their best, probably the one LJ would like the most too.

agreed

Tuomas did you like any of the electronic stuff I voted for? There must be some common ground somewhere!

Also, Sheep on Drugs, Mark Ink, Burger Industries, selected Speedy J tracks ("Borax" particularly), the first Panacea album, the original Omni Trio releases (stay AWAY from Haunted Science, it really sucks), etc etc

xp: of course Tuomas likes Haunted Science over The Deepest Cut

I already like that album loads (Jilted Generation)! Thanks for your suggestions, though; I'll try to listen to a few of them!

also check early Photek

In that vein, I dig Propellerheads a lot

hahaha inevitably I am a great fan of their album too, lol England

Lionrock?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6ZIZQv8zTk

let's rock this

Decksanddrumsandrockandroll was my introduction to electronic/dance music.. I didn't care for it at all until this record.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-aqy9BYqDM

omg i totally downloaded that lionrock mp3 in like fall 1999.

I like this Dan! Very nostalgic.

This probably my number 1 favourite dance tune of the 90s (it's by Mike Ink, i.e. one half of Burger/Ink):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8DXBcbJq1A&feature=related

Unfortunately this version isn't available on any album - the Love Inc. album that came out in 1996 only has an inferior remix.

that was on like a bazillion comps tho

Yeah, that's how I got it.

This too is pretty good!! Very busy and maximalist, a style which has a place in my heart along with more austere offerings

I saw Lionrock several times and had their album and some singles. Saw death in vegas around the time of their 1st album and again supporting chemical brothers.

T99's biggest hit:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Cnsp06_7Rw&feature=related

the career-defining Lords of Acid track:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdmkjD2UTJU

this is all greatly appreciated

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPbVP6cots4

Omni Trio when they/he was good, as opposed to the era Tumoas recommended, which I refer to as "drum n blouse"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvjeQbYEAB0

"VIP Torture" from the mind-meltingly brilliant Panacea album Low Profile Darkness

this Lords Of Acid is grotesquely heavy and over-the-top, would rave to :D

it sounds like the buttspawn of Ministry and Orbital

did not expect to read Lords Of Acid and 'career-defining' in the same sentence.

Panacea = incredible xpost. Soundtrack to my year in Poland.

You seriously can't fuck with that Panacea album. It's face-melting.

(kind of too bad nothing else he did lived up to it, really)

yeah this is pretty intense

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwiVXWZ8QL8

LJ, here's some more Lords of Acid; same album (Lust), "The Most Wonderful Girl"

a lot of rave stuff from Belgium was heavily informed by industrial/new beat so there's an entire subsection of early 90s rave with this vibe to it

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2DVmDFszz2U https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_KmWM8kH_s

Human Resource - "Dominator" (original mix and the more famous Joey Beltram remix)

actually someone fucked with the Beltram remix on that one, this is the real deal

1991 reprazent

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_KmWM8kH_s

foodtime but the Panacea was awesome, will listen to the rest on my return

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ww1Fma7wPpo

Panacea's "I'm Losing U", one of my favorite tracks like ever

Lords Of Acid continue to be pretty good, Beltram remix is now sounding dinstinctly Prodigy-esque, very aggressive

RECOMMENDATIONS: 90s "dance"/electronic music

moving this to another thread

cool

God this thread has got so good in the last couple of hours. Gonna go on such a music binge after my exams :D

Hey, I just noticed that Docking -20s by Syrinx 2600, one of my favourite 90s electronic albums that no one else seems to have ever heard of, is on Spotify, so I thought I'd share the link:

http://open.spotify.com/album/3xmD0YDXiSVwYxVnwwTCc6

If you like experimental electro and trancey synth drones, you should definitely check this out! (It's also one of those albums which get better and better towards the end - don't let the slow start fool you.)

no, honestly- i don't get the bone thugs thing. its das efx, who were rubbish (fu-shick ok i guess) made a bit soft and westy. anyway, i believe i have been sb by a few on my strong opinions on btah before, maybe even moreso than my lol opinions on abbey road, so lets just let it lie huh?

a) BTNH have nothing to do with Das EFX, stop playing yourself
b) Das EFX were awesome for like a year, stop playing yourself
c) most of BTNH's stuff is hard as fuck, stop playing yourself
d) BTNH weren't from anywhere near the west coast and don't sound any more "westy" than any other midwestern rap act of that era, unless anything other than new york = westy (stop playing yourself)
e) stop playing yourself

^^^ Manifesto of OTM

If you guys know of or want to talk about stuff that should or is being reissued, please visit my thread:

1990s Reissue Thread!

haha rev laying down the LAW

id forgotten about this

glad you revived this because holy balls DIRTY BOY what what who how

*clasps together hands atop desk*

nakh is a Suede fan?!!!

Suede
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