GNMD Poll: Top Ten Albums of 1985

[HamburgerBoy]

Skeletal Family - Futile Combat

Since the non-metal themed thread will never end it's good to know who submitted one of their songs to it.

 

[Nate Skalman]

the 'what're you doing at this moment thread' will fill you in (starting on page 3242), i can't be bothered to explain that shit again lol

but yes

Where is Techbarb? No more flash rants about Coked out Armenian dog fights??...I’m sure you’re tired of these questions...

 

[Nate Skalman]

Nvm...I put it together

 

[Serjeant Grumbles]

#10 The Cure - The Head on the Door


Those who voted:
@crimsonfloyd (#8)
@no country for old wainds (N/A)
@Terasophe (#2)

Why do The Cure continuously get labeled as "goth"? Is it Robert Smith's make up? The Cure is new wave at best.

i love pornography, like faith & seventeen seconds, hate everything else (inc. disintegration)

The Head on the Door is a very varied Cure album, it draws influences from flamenco and even some dance stuff like on "Close to me". It’s a totally fun album and it’s got some beautiful songs like "A Night Like This" and "In Between Days".

 

[Serjeant Grumbles]

#9 The Jesus and Mary Chain - Psychocandy


Those who voted:
@tagradh (N/A)
@Omni (#7)
@Dazed and Brutal (#1)

Here's a weird one, probably doesn't quite fit the description you're after but it fucks with my head something fierce. Good stuff, first heard it when I was 3. EDIT: Scratch that, I was 6 when the album came out it seems. Either way I heard these dudes at a very young age.

 

[Serjeant Grumbles]

#8 The Sisters of Mercy - First and Last and Always


Those who voted:
@crimsonfloyd (#1)
@CASSETTEISGOD (#6)
@Serjeant Grumbles (#3)

Omni, why do you have Sisters of Mercy filed under "raw black metal"?

So that I don't look untr00 for listening to gothic rock.

First and Last and Always is a good place to start with SoM.

This album is essentially perfect.

That first Sisters of Mercy album is one of the most embarrassing things to say I once tried enjoying. Floodland and the last one are OK, but fuck that one is cringeworthy. Some of the worst singing I've ever heard too. Seeing metal people always get their dick up to them was the first thing that made me realize metal people have shit taste in non-metal.

 

[HamburgerBoy]

Why do The Cure continuously get labeled as "goth"? Is it Robert Smith's make up? The Cure is new wave at best.

I like the implication within this post that somehow goth is a superior form of rock music to new wave.

 

[Serjeant Grumbles]

#7 The Pogues - Rum Sodomy & the Lash


Those who voted:
@CASSETTEISGOD (#1)
@no country for old wainds (N/A)
@Einherjar86 (#2)

The Pogues have some punk-ish songs but are more firmly rooted in Irish folk. Great drinking music. Try If I Should Fall From Grace with God and Rum, Sodomy and Lash.

I love the Pogues... and not just because I'm boozing.

I heard that band drank alcohol once

feel good music? i'd have to go for the pogues and a pint of guinnes. worked a treat last night in the pub!

Before KORPIKLAANI, before FLOGGING MOLLY and of course, before ALESTORM, there was "Red Roses for Me" and "Rum Sodomy & the Lash". For a society that collectively turns Irish and Mexican each respective St. Patty's Day and Cinco de Mayo, we're grossly obsessed with belonging to that which we don't, namely for the excuse to get tossed.

Nobody will listen to:
The Pogues - The Old Main Drag
Why they should: because it represents the two sides of boozing: the good and plenty, and the not so good and necessary.

 

[Serjeant Grumbles]

#6 Tom Waits - Rain Dogs


Those who voted:
@Einherjar86 (#1)
@Omni (#10)
@Serjeant Grumbles (#10)
@Oblivious Maximus (#1)
@Dazed and Brutal (#8)

Fuck, I'd recommend any album, but his sound took a real shift with Rain Dogs. Before that he was more blues/jazz oriented. I think Rain Dogs saw him into the height of his avant-garde/percussive phase. Still, it's all fuckin' great music.

What is the fascination with Tom Waits? The only stuff I have heard of his features his dry voice moaning, groaning, whispering, or wailing over some slow music, which leaves me wondering, have I only heard a bad sample of his stuff, or am I just not getting it, because alot of people seem to love his work. I am not bagging the guy, I just want to know what people enjoy about his music.

With the amount of drinking that goes on at this forum I'm suprised NOONE as mentioned Tom Waits at all. You guys NEED to hear this guy, he is personally one of my favourite artists and creates an excellent atmosphere with his music that NOONE can touch. I recommend perhaps starting off with Rain Dogs for those who haven't heard of him? Anyways, ANY FANS OUT THERE?!?!?!

Rock. Punk. Avant-garde. Art rock. Jazz. Acid-rock. Tom Waits is one of those guys who just does whatever he wants. You can't really classify it.

Tom Waits....the original death metal crooner

 

[Serjeant Grumbles]

#5 Scraping Foetus Off the Wheel - Nail


Those who voted:
@Terasophe (#9)
@Omni (#4)
@HamburgerBoy (#1)
@Serjeant Grumbles (#2)

And I don't even like much industrial; Foetus is awesome because there are strong Alice Cooper vaudeville vibes there,

As for just straight up industrial rock stuff, I'd go with anything from Foetus, KMFDM, Pig, 16volt, Chemlab, Swamp Terrorists, etc.

J.G. Thirlwell is a maniac.

 

[Serjeant Grumbles]

#4 Dead Can Dance - Spleen and Ideal


Those who voted:
@tagradh (N/A)
@crimsonfloyd (#2)
@Burkhard (#2)
@Serjeant Grumbles (#6)

I also have all the DCD albums, well Aion's great and almost sounds medieval, Serpent's Egg also excellent, my fav' album is for sure 'Spleen & Ideal'.

Oh yeah, did you know the story behind Dead Can Dance name? Apparently, it refers to taking old instruments and making them live again by playing them, hence Dead Can Dance.
Cool eh?

Dead Can Dance is godly. Aion, The Serpent's Egg, and Spleen and Ideal are three of my favorite albums ever, in my whole life.

If you are not afraid to venture outside of metal, you cannot get much more emotional than Dead Can Dance, a high quality band that many metal bands cite as an influence. Try Serpent's Egg, Aion, or Spleen and Ideal.

 

[Serjeant Grumbles]

#3 Rites of Spring - Rites of Spring


Those who voted:
@CASSETTEISGOD (#3)
@Omni (#5)
@HamburgerBoy (#3)
@Terasophe (#4)

real emo is actually really good music. Rites Of Spring, Embrace, Grey Matter, Sunny Day Real Estate, Reversal Of Man, all good stuff.

Actual emo music is really more cathartic than wallowy and depressive so...

Yeah, this is talking about depressive goth-pop, not Rites of Spring-type stuff. It's starting to irritate me how common that misconception is.

Yeah. Of course new emo bands are a fucking joke, and Rites of Spring shouldn't be lumped into that category.

Why can people not get the term emo right. Emo is Rites Of Spring and they rule hard.

 

[Serjeant Grumbles]

#2 Killing Joke - Night Time


Those who voted:
@tagradh (N/A)
@Terasophe (#1)
@Burkhard (#3)
@Serjeant Grumbles (#4)

Whenever this band is brought up, I always think it's about the comic. Then I find out it isn't and get very upset. ='(

I've heard a handful of decent Killing Joke songs. Overall I didn't see anything special.

My favorites are Night Time and Brighter Than A Thousand Suns. Possibly because I'm a big fan of The Cure and Gary Numan, Killing Joke from that era fits in with that. I never really liked the more metal stuff.

KJ's stuff varies quite a lot, hence why they are so influential....I was 10 when Night Time came out and remember seeing the video for "love like blood" for the first time. That song still blows me away after hearing it for the 1000th time.

 

[Serjeant Grumbles]

#1 Kate Bush - Hounds of Love


Those who voted:
@no country for old wainds (N/A)
@Burkhard (#1)
@Omni (#1)
@CASSETTEISGOD (#8)
@Einherjar86 (#5)
@Oblivious Maximus (#2)
@Dazed and Brutal (#2)

Who's kate bush ?
does she sound sexy

you do not know who kate bush is she sounds like a cat having having his balls tore off

IMO, there has not been a *truly* progressive album made since Kate Bush's "Hounds of Love" anyway...

mannnnnnn kate bush "hounds of love" is a fucking fantastic album.....well for the first 10 songs or so it's just a really good pop album then you hit "hello earth" and it just ties the whole thing together in fascinating fashion!

Not only is it one of my favorite records ever - quite possibly front to back, my favorite. It is an emotional roller coaster for me in both is production and it's presentation. Kate self-produced the album with several engineers and if you have never heard it, you really need to - it's phenomenal production wise and in it's great song writing (she really knows how to lay out a song for maximum emotional impact) - each and every song has incredible dynamics - everything down to the panning is perfect. She simply is the best female vocalist ever (an opinion shared by many).

 

[Serjeant Grumbles]

Does anyone know what range of years we are working with for the nonmetal polls?

 

[HamburgerBoy]

Don't remember if there was one, but I'd assume back to 1970 would be pretty safe.

 

[Bloopy]

1969 was a fairly huge year so throw that in as well. As for the other end of the scale, up to 2008 maybe? Probably won't be much crossover between lists by that point.

Dedicated effort with all the quotes and everything!

 

[Slammed]

^ Agree
Well done, great effort.

 

[Bloopy]

Also, just a reminder that the first year we did was 1978 in the Non-Metal section. Although it could be redone sometime if enough people who missed out are keen.

 

[Satanstoenail]

Also, just a reminder that the first year we did was 1978 in the Non-Metal section. Although it could be redone sometime if enough people who missed out are keen.

I'd be keen.