GNMD Poll: Top Ten Albums of 1988

[dwellerINTHEdark]

1. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds -Tender Prey
2. Danny Elfman - Beetlejuice
3. Fields of the Nephilim - The Nephilim
4. James Horner - Willow
5. Siouxsie and the Banshees - Peepshow
6. The Pixies - Surfer Rosa
7. Rudimentary Peni - Cacophony
8. Green River - Rehab Doll
9. Mannheim Steamroller - Fresh Aire Christmas
10. Dead Can Dance - The Serpent's Egg

 

[Serjeant Grumbles]

1. Cocteau Twins - Blue Bell Knoll
2. Takashi Tateishi - Mega Man 2 soundtrack
3. Dead Can Dance - The Serpent's Egg
4. Skinny Puppy - VIVIsectVI
5. Siouxsie and the Banshees - Peepshow
6. Fields of the Nephilim - The Nephilim
7. Enya - Watermark
8. Hawkwind - The Xenon Codex
9. Pixies - Surfer Rosa
10. N.W.A - Straight Outta Compton

Why is that you're the only one who knows how to use the ordered list feature?

 

[CiG]

I purposely don't use it because it fucks with the search function.

 

[Slammed]

I'm with CiG in this one...although I have to admit the main reason is a big dose of CBF.

 

[Bloopy]

I don't think it makes the post any nicer to read. It does make it so when you copy the list you lose the numbers (and get indents instead on Firefox). If it's what you prefer then I'll happily start using it in your threads.

I've only used it occasionally when putting multiple lists in one post with some text above to explain each list, eg. in the Top 5 List thread, but even then I haven't been consistent because I'd prefer if there was less space between the list and the preceding text.

 

[CiG]

Once I realized that it omits the numbers when searching the thread for everybody who voted for a particular album, I just stopped. But if your method is made easier by it I'll happily do it too.

 

[Serjeant Grumbles]

It does work better for my method, because then when I copy-paste the list in a block to an Excel spreadsheet, I don't want the individual rankings to appear on the album names themselves.

 

[Serjeant Grumbles]

1. Pixies - Surfer Rosa
2. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Tender Prey
3. Dead Can Dance - The Serpent's Egg
4. Ministry - The Land of Rape and Honey
5. Rudimentary Peni - Cacophony
6. Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation
7. Kult - Spokojnie
8. Fields of the Nephilim - The Nephilim

 

[Serjeant Grumbles]

#10 N.W.A - Straight Outta Compton
(17 Points)

Genre(s):
Gangsta Rap, West Coast Hip Hop
Turntablism, Political Hip Hop​

N.W.A. ruled! 1988's "Straight outta Compton" still is my favorite Rap-record. Fuck da Police!

I still think NWA did better work as a group tho

Gotta completely disagree with you there. Solo Ice Cube, solo Dre, solo Eazy-E and solo MC Ren were all way better than N.W.A. in my personal opinion.

Geto Boys were pretty good, but NWA were really cool. The feeling I get from listening to them is very close to what listening to Mayhem's "Total Fucking Armageddon" makes me feel.

Those who voted:
@zabu of nΩd #10
@Terasophe #5
@Einherjar86 #4
@crimsonfloyd #8

 

[Serjeant Grumbles]

#9 Siouxsie and the Banshees - Peepshow
(18 Points)
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Genre(s):
Art Pop, Post-Punk
Gothic Rock​

Those who voted:
@zabu of nΩd #5
@Slayed Necros #5
@dwellerINTHEdark #5

 

[Serjeant Grumbles]

#8 The Pogues - If I Should Fall from Grace with God
(19 Points)

Genre(s):
Celtic Rock, Celtic Punk, Folk Rock
Irish Folk Music​

Those who voted:
@Einherjar86 #1
@challenge_everything #2

 

[Serjeant Grumbles]

#7 Enya - Watermark
(19 Points)

Genre(s):
Celtic New Age
Ethereal Wave, Ambient Pop, Celtic Folk Music​

I have an Enya obsession.

Yeah I just realized what today is earlier, going to just listen through 'til Slayer gives me a headache then relax to some Enya

I want to be able to drink mead and fucking listen to Enya. Is that so wrong?

Those who voted:
@zabu of nΩd #7
@Terasophe #7
@Einherjar86 #2
@crimsonfloyd #9

 

[Serjeant Grumbles]

#6 Talk Talk - Spirit of Eden
(24 Points)

Genre(s):
Post-Rock
Jazz-Rock, Chamber Jazz, Art Rock, Chamber Music​

Talk Talk are pretty lame imo.

Some of my favourite albums of ever are post-rock pieces:

Talk Talk - Spirit of Eden*
Talk Talk - Laughing Stock*
Bark Psychosis - Hex
Godspeed You Black Emperor! - Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven
Mogway - Mr Beast
Sigur Ròs - ( )

etc. etc.

Wonderful bands of limitless creativity and quality. I also like Giardini Di Mirò, an Italian post-rock band, everybody should listen to Rise and Fall of Academic Drifting.

*: ESSENTIAL.

post-rock sucks tho except for like 2 bands so it's okay)(also the two bands are talk talk and bark psychosis

most of the bands people call post-rock nowadays really are not even post-rock.

Post-rock during the formative years of its existence was simply non-rock music played with rock instruments. This meant bands like Bark Psychosis, Slint, Talk Talk, etc.

Bands like Explosions in the Sky, iLiKETRAiNS, & Sigur Ros really don't create music that is anything removed from rock.

Those who voted:
@HamburgerBoy #2
@challenge_everything #5
@Slayed Necros #2

 

[Serjeant Grumbles]

#5 Fields of the Nephilim - The Nephilim
(30 Points)

Genre(s):
Gothic Rock
​

Those who voted:
@zabu of nΩd #6
@crimsonfloyd #5
@Slayed Necros #3
@dwellerINTHEdark #3
@Serjeant Grumbles #8

 

[Serjeant Grumbles]

#4 Pixies - Surfer Rosa
(31 Points)

Genre(s):
Indie Rock, Alternative Rock
Noise Rock, Post-Hardcore
​

Those who voted:
@zabu of nΩd #9
@Terasophe #2
@crimsonfloyd #6
@dwellerINTHEdark #6
@Serjeant Grumbles #1

 

[Serjeant Grumbles]

#3 Cocteau Twins - Blue Bell Knoll
(35 Points)

Genre(s):
Dream Pop
Ethereal Wave
​

Those who voted:
@HamburgerBoy #5
@zabu of nΩd #1
@Oblivious Maximus #2
@crimsonfloyd #3
@Slayed Necros #9

 

[Serjeant Grumbles]

#2 Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Tender Prey
(46 Points)

Genre(s):
Post-Punk, Gothic Rock
Punk Blues, Art Rock
​

Those who voted:
@CiG #4
@crimsonfloyd #4
@Bloopy #6
@challenge_everything #3
@dwellerINTHEdark #1
@Serjeant Grumbles #2

 

[Serjeant Grumbles]

#1 Dead Can Dance - The Serpent's Egg
(55 Points)

Genre(s):
Neoclassical Darkwave
​

Those who voted:
@zabu of nΩd #3
@Einherjar86 #3
@crimsonfloyd #1
@challenge_everything #1
@Burkhard #1
@dwellerINTHEdark #10
@Serjeant Grumbles #3

 

[CiG]