The Syndicate

Illinois (Sufjan Stevens) - 14
If You're Feeling Sinister (Belle & Sebastian) - 11
Loveless (My Bloody Valentine) - 26
The Lonesome Crowded West (Modest Mouse) - 15

Oh wow. I come back at this point, and there is literally only 1 album left on this list that I can even put in my top 100, let alone top 3. :'(

Illinois (Sufjan Stevens) - 14
If You're Feeling Sinister (Belle & Sebastian) - 15
Loveless (My Bloody Valentine) - 26
Perfect From Now On (Built To Spill) - 3
The Lonesome Crowded West (Modest Mouse) - 16

In The Aeroplane Over The Sea (Neutral Milk Hotel) - 21
Illinois (Sufjan Stevens) - 15
If You're Feeling Sinister (Belle & Sebastian) - 15
Since I Left You (The Avalanches) - 20
Loveless (My Bloody Valentine) - 21
Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space (Spiritualized) - 12
Perfect From Now On (Built To Spill) - 15
The Lonesome Crowded West (Modest Mouse) - 15
The Queen Is Dead (The Smiths) - 13
69 Love Songs (The Magnetic Fields) - 15

In The Aeroplane Over The Sea (Neutral Milk Hotel) - 21
Illinois (Sufjan Stevens) - 15
If You're Feeling Sinister (Belle & Sebastian) - 15
Since I Left You (The Avalanches) - 18
Loveless (My Bloody Valentine) - 21
Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space (Spiritualized) - 15
Perfect From Now On (Built To Spill) - 14
The Lonesome Crowded West (Modest Mouse) - 15
The Queen Is Dead (The Smiths) - 12
69 Love Songs (The Magnetic Fields) - 15

I mean, I love NMH and MBV, but one of the albums on this list is in my top 3 of all time. So I will be crushed if it loses.

In The Aeroplane Over The Sea (Neutral Milk Hotel) - 21
Illinois (Sufjan Stevens) - 15
If You're Feeling Sinister (Belle & Sebastian) - 14
Since I Left You (The Avalanches) - 16
Loveless (My Bloody Valentine) - 21
Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space (Spiritualized) - 15
Perfect From Now On (Built To Spill) - 15
The Lonesome Crowded West (Modest Mouse) - 15
The Queen Is Dead (The Smiths) - 13
69 Love Songs (The Magnetic Fields) - 15

Universal Consciousness (Alice Coltrane) - 15
Karma (Pharoah Sanders) - 20
Out to Lunch (Eric Dolphy) - 12
The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady (Charles Mingus) - 11

Universal Consciousness (Alice Coltrane) - 15
Karma (Pharoah Sanders) - 20
Out to Lunch (Eric Dolphy) - 15
The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady (Charles Mingus) - 10

a2thezebra wrote:Closer is better than Unknown Pleasures and Elvis Costello just plain sucks. There I said it.

And you helped kill Parallel Lines so I have no sympathy. :P

Consider us even then lol

I question that one a lot about Closer and Unknown Pleasure. But they're both probably in my top 10 post-punk albums so it's hard to pick one over the other for me.

I mean, I got 1 of my top 3, so I fucking hate all of you. Since you clearly hate Elvis Costello and Joy Division (who influenced about half the albums that were on this list for pete's sake!).

On the plus side, my #1 personal favorite is still on here!

Suicide (Suicide) - 29
20 Jazz Funk Greats (Throbbing Gristle) - 21
Fear of Music (Talking Heads) - 27

Suicide (Suicide) - 30
20 Jazz Funk Greats (Throbbing Gristle) - 32
This Year's Model (Elvis Costello) - 16
Marquee Moon (Television) - 7
Fear of Music (Talking Heads) - 32
Unknown Pleasures (Joy Division) - 16

Suicide (Suicide) - 30
20 Jazz Funk Greats (Throbbing Gristle) - 32
This Year's Model (Elvis Costello) - 18
Marquee Moon (Television) - 9
Fear of Music (Talking Heads) - 32
Unknown Pleasures (Joy Division) - 16

Suicide (Suicide) - 30
20 Jazz Funk Greats (Throbbing Gristle) - 32
This Year's Model (Elvis Costello) - 20
Marquee Moon (Television) - 11
Fear of Music (Talking Heads) - 32
Unknown Pleasures (Joy Division) - 16

Where's Logan when you need him? :P

Suicide (Suicide) - 30
20 Jazz Funk Greats (Throbbing Gristle) - 32
This Year's Model (Elvis Costello) - 22
Marquee Moon (Television) - 13
Fear of Music (Talking Heads) - 32
Unknown Pleasures (Joy Division) - 16

We need to come up with a compromise here.

I got it!

Suicide (Suicide) - 30
20 Jazz Funk Greats (Throbbing Gristle) - 32
This Year's Model (Elvis Costello) - 24
Marquee Moon (Television) - 15
Fear of Music (Talking Heads) - 32
Unknown Pleasures (Joy Division) - 16

:O

I WILL END YOU!

Suicide (Suicide) - 30
20 Jazz Funk Greats (Throbbing Gristle) - 32
This Year's Model (Elvis Costello) - 26
Marquee Moon (Television) - 17
Fear of Music (Talking Heads) - 32
Unknown Pleasures (Joy Division) - 16

Same. I'm hoping my top 5 all make it to the top 5 now.

Suicide (Suicide) - 30
20 Jazz Funk Greats (Throbbing Gristle) - 32
This Year's Model (Elvis Costello) - 26
Marquee Moon (Television) - 17
Fear of Music (Talking Heads) - 32
Unknown Pleasures (Joy Division) - 16

Suicide (Suicide) - 30
20 Jazz Funk Greats (Throbbing Gristle) - 32
This Year's Model (Elvis Costello) - 26
Marquee Moon (Television) - 18
Are We Not Men? We Are Devo! (Devo) - 2[/dead
Fear of Music (Talking Heads) - 32
Unknown Pleasures (Joy Division) - 15

Suicide (Suicide) - 30
20 Jazz Funk Greats (Throbbing Gristle) - 32
This Year's Model (Elvis Costello) - 26
Marquee Moon (Television) - 18
Are We Not Men? We Are Devo! (Devo) - 5
Fear of Music (Talking Heads) - 32
Unknown Pleasures (Joy Division) - 14

Suicide (Suicide) - 30
20 Jazz Funk Greats (Throbbing Gristle) - 32
This Year's Model (Elvis Costello) - 25
Marquee Moon (Television) - 18
Are We Not Men? We Are Devo! (Devo) - 8
Fear of Music (Talking Heads) - 32
Unknown Pleasures (Joy Division) - 14

Suicide (Suicide) - 30
20 Jazz Funk Greats (Throbbing Gristle) - 32
This Year's Model (Elvis Costello) - 26
Marquee Moon (Television) - 18
Are We Not Men? We Are Devo! (Devo) - 9
Fear of Music (Talking Heads) - 32
Unknown Pleasures (Joy Division) - 14

Suicide (Suicide) - 30
20 Jazz Funk Greats (Throbbing Gristle) - 32
This Year's Model (Elvis Costello) - 25
Marquee Moon (Television) - 18
Are We Not Men? We Are Devo! (Devo) - 9
Fear of Music (Talking Heads) - 32
Unknown Pleasures (Joy Division) - 14
Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret (Soft Cell) - 5

B-but I do!..

Suicide (Suicide) - 30
20 Jazz Funk Greats (Throbbing Gristle) - 29
This Year's Model (Elvis Costello) - 21
B-52s (B-52s) - 11
Marquee Moon (Television) - 16
Are We Not Men? We Are Devo! (Devo) - 12
Fear of Music (Talking Heads) - 27
Unknown Pleasures (Joy Division) - 10
Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret (Soft Cell) - 13
Chairs Missing (Wire) - 16

Suicide (Suicide) - 30
20 Jazz Funk Greats (Throbbing Gristle) - 29
This Year's Model (Elvis Costello) - 21
B-52s (B-52s) - 14
Marquee Moon (Television) - 16
Are We Not Men? We Are Devo! (Devo) - 14
Fear of Music (Talking Heads) - 27
Unknown Pleasures (Joy Division) - 9
Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret (Soft Cell) - 13
Chairs Missing (Wire) - 16

Nah. I just like Elvis Costello a lot. Blondie really only did the one album I kind of like, whereas Costello started his career off with 2 albums I consider masterpieces.

Suicide (Suicide) - 30
20 Jazz Funk Greats (Throbbing Gristle) - 31
This Year's Model (Elvis Costello) - 20
B-52s (B-52s) - 14
Marquee Moon (Television) - 16
In The Flat Field (Bauhaus) - 4
Are We Not Men? We Are Devo! (Devo) - 16
Fear of Music (Talking Heads) - 28
Unknown Pleasures (Joy Division) - 11
The Modern Dance (Pere Ubu) - 10
Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret (Soft Cell) - 10
Chairs Missing (Wire) - 16
[deadThe Idiot (Iggy Pop) - 5[/dead]

Suicide (Suicide) - 30
20 Jazz Funk Greats (Throbbing Gristle) - 29
This Year's Model (Elvis Costello) - 22
B-52s (B-52s) - 14
Marquee Moon (Television) - 16
In The Flat Field (Bauhaus) - 6
Are We Not Men? We Are Devo! (Devo) - 16
Fear of Music (Talking Heads) - 28
Unknown Pleasures (Joy Division) - 12
The Modern Dance (Pere Ubu) - 10
Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret (Soft Cell) - 10
Chairs Missing (Wire) - 16
The Idiot (Iggy Pop) - 8

Suicide (Suicide) - 30
20 Jazz Funk Greats (Throbbing Gristle) - 29
This Year's Model (Elvis Costello) - 21
Parallel Lines (Blondie) - 3
B-52s (B-52s) - 14
Marquee Moon (Television) - 16
In The Flat Field (Bauhaus) - 8
Are We Not Men? We Are Devo! (Devo) - 16
Fear of Music (Talking Heads) - 27
Unknown Pleasures (Joy Division) - 12
The Modern Dance (Pere Ubu) - 10
Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret (Soft Cell) - 11
Chairs Missing (Wire) - 16
The Idiot (Iggy Pop) - 8

Suicide (Suicide) - 29
20 Jazz Funk Greats (Throbbing Gristle) - 29
This Year's Model (Elvis Costello) - 20
Parallel Lines (Blondie) - 10
B-52s (B-52s) - 14
Marquee Moon (Television) - 16
In The Flat Field (Bauhaus) - 8
Are We Not Men? We Are Devo! (Devo) - 16
Fear of Music (Talking Heads) - 27
Unknown Pleasures (Joy Division) - 12
The Modern Dance (Pere Ubu) - 10
Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret (Soft Cell) - 10
Chairs Missing (Wire) - 16
The Idiot (Iggy Pop) - 8

Suicide (Suicide) - 28
20 Jazz Funk Greats (Throbbing Gristle) - 29
This Year's Model (Elvis Costello) - 20
Parallel Lines (Blondie) - 14
B-52s (B-52s) - 14
Marquee Moon (Television) - 16
In The Flat Field (Bauhaus) - 8
Are We Not Men? We Are Devo! (Devo) - 15
Fear of Music (Talking Heads) - 27
Unknown Pleasures (Joy Division) - 12
The Modern Dance (Pere Ubu) - 10
Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret (Soft Cell) - 10
Chairs Missing (Wire) - 16
The Idiot (Iggy Pop) - 10

Suicide (Suicide) - 28
20 Jazz Funk Greats (Throbbing Gristle) - 29
This Year's Model (Elvis Costello) - 18
Parallel Lines (Blondie) - 16
B-52s (B-52s) - 14
Marquee Moon (Television) - 16
In The Flat Field (Bauhaus) - 8
Are We Not Men? We Are Devo! (Devo) - 15
Fear of Music (Talking Heads) - 27
Unknown Pleasures (Joy Division) - 12
The Modern Dance (Pere Ubu) - 10
Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret (Soft Cell) - 10
Chairs Missing (Wire) - 16
The Idiot (Iggy Pop) - 10

I like the way this man thinks!

Suicide (Suicide) - 28
20 Jazz Funk Greats (Throbbing Gristle) - 29
This Year's Model (Elvis Costello) - 16
Parallel Lines (Blondie) - 18
B-52s (B-52s) - 14
Marquee Moon (Television) - 16
In The Flat Field (Bauhaus) - 8
Are We Not Men? We Are Devo! (Devo) - 15
Fear of Music (Talking Heads) - 27
Unknown Pleasures (Joy Division) - 12
The Modern Dance (Pere Ubu) - 10
Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret (Soft Cell) - 10
Chairs Missing (Wire) - 16
The Idiot (Iggy Pop) - 10

I will tell you one of those 3 (that Alex mentioned) is in my top 3 on this list. But nothing else!

Suicide (Suicide) - 28
20 Jazz Funk Greats (Throbbing Gristle) - 28
This Year's Model (Elvis Costello) - 15
Parallel Lines (Blondie) - 19
B-52s (B-52s) - 14
Marquee Moon (Television) - 16
In The Flat Field (Bauhaus) - 8
Are We Not Men? We Are Devo! (Devo) - 16
Fear of Music (Talking Heads) - 27
Unknown Pleasures (Joy Division) - 12
The Modern Dance (Pere Ubu) - 10
Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret (Soft Cell) - 12
Chairs Missing (Wire) - 16
The Idiot (Iggy Pop) - 10

Suicide (Suicide) - 28
20 Jazz Funk Greats (Throbbing Gristle) - 27
This Year's Model (Elvis Costello) - 14
Parallel Lines (Blondie) - 19
B-52s (B-52s) - 14
Marquee Moon (Television) - 16
In The Flat Field (Bauhaus) - 13
Are We Not Men? We Are Devo! (Devo) - 16
Fear of Music (Talking Heads) - 27
Unknown Pleasures (Joy Division) - 12
The Modern Dance (Pere Ubu) - 10
Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret (Soft Cell) - 12
Chairs Missing (Wire) - 16
The Idiot (Iggy Pop) - 11

I might as well. I'm jamming this album right now anyway.

O halo thar

Suicide (Suicide) - 28
20 Jazz Funk Greats (Throbbing Gristle) - 28
This Year's Model (Elvis Costello) - 13
Parallel Lines (Blondie) - 19
B-52s (B-52s) - 15
Marquee Moon (Television) - 16
In The Flat Field (Bauhaus) - 13
Are We Not Men? We Are Devo! (Devo) - 16
Fear of Music (Talking Heads) - 27
Unknown Pleasures (Joy Division) - 12
The Modern Dance (Pere Ubu) - 11
Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret (Soft Cell) - 12
Chairs Missing (Wire) - 16
The Idiot (Iggy Pop) - 13

Round 1: Landmark 1970s Albums (Part 1)
Bitches Brew (Miles Davis) - 16
Close to the Edge (Yes) - 16
Dark Side of the Moon (Pink Floyd) - 18
Fun House (The Stooges) - 16
Led Zeppelin IV (Led Zeppelin) - 15
London Calling (The Clash) - 19
Marquee Moon (Television) - 13
Paranoid (Black Sabbath) - 14
Pink Moon (Nick Drake) - 12
Red (King Crimson) - 16
Tago Mago (Can) - 17
Unknown Pleasures (Joy Division) - 16
Ziggy Stardust (David Bowie) - 16