A few weeks ago, a member of the DiS message-boards thought it’d be fun to find out what our community’s favourite album is. The voting happened, here in a thread full of the usual irreverent ‘banter’, and now the results are in.
A lot of the records in the list (My Bloody Valentine, Radiohead, The National) were somewhat predictable. It was hardly a shock to see The Beatles and The Smiths made it either. I was quite surprised, given the communities love of electronic music that the genre wasn’t really represented, but then again, I think a lot of people posted lists to show off their electric tastes and to turn people on to smaller releases, whilst others opted for tactical votes. Everyone had a different idea of what they were voting for, and why they were doing it, which perhaps leads to a predictable answer, but nonetheless, it was interesting to see what the voting spat out.
I found it a little surprising how few of my picks (below) made it onto the list, but then it’s hardly surprising to discover that some popular stuff rose to the top. I never set out to run a site that only appeals to people with the same taste as me, and the diversity and knowledge of the DiS community is what makes it such a vibrant place.
DiS users favourite albums - The Full Results
11 The Cure - Disintegration
12 The National - Boxer
13 Joanna Newsom - Ys
13= Pixies - Doolittle
13= Weezer - Blue
16 Manic Street Preachers - The Holy Bible
16= The Wrens - Meadowlands
18 Godspeed You! Black Emperor - F#A#OO
19 The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds
20 Nirvana - In Utero
20= Radiohead - In Rainbows
20= The Beatles - White Album
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My votes went to…
1. Weezer - Pinkerton
2. Deftones - White Pony
3. The National - Boxer
4. M83 - Saturdays=Youth
5. dEUS - The Ideal Crash
6. Bjork - Vespertine
7. At the Drive-in - Relationship of Command
8. Elliott Smith - Figure 8
9. Interpol - Turn On The Bright Lights
10. Bright Eyes - Lifted…
…needs more Burial, Daft Punk, Justice, Luke Abbott, Aphex, Wild Beasts, Bloc Party, etc…and kinda avoided albums pre-DiS (2000). Anyone remember the top 66 of the first six years of DiS list that we did?
My pre-DiS list would probably be something like…
1. Fleetwood Mac - Rumours
2. Carole King - Tapestry
3. Kate Bush - Hounds of Love
4. Bjork - Debut
5. Prince - The Hits
6. David Bowie - Low
7. Brian Eno - Music for Airports
8. Sonic Youth - Dirty
9. Pixies - Doolittle
10. PJ Harvey - To Bring You My Love
10. Nine Inch Nails - The Fragile
10. Mansun - Six
…and so many more.
