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I don't see why you need the film to be black and white. It doesn't need to be, so Holden's interpretation makes more sense. But I am still surprised and a little disheartened that people seem to think that poverty alone caused the Kims' despicable actions (and perhaps even justified them). To me, ...

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It's similar to how I felt about the penultimate episode of Game of Thrones, with a murderous turn that wasn't sufficiently earned or justified (this movie was still better than that season).

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I don't see why you need the film to be black and white. It doesn't need to be, so Holden's interpretation makes more sense. But I am still surprised and a little disheartened that people seem to think that poverty alone caused the Kims' despicable actions (and perhaps even justified them). To me, ...

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For me, there was almost some intangible quality that made this film good. I couldn’t explain it, but it was also their in Bong Joon-Ho’s 2007 masterpiece “The Host.” The craft of the film was utterly amazing. The movie was filled to brim with symbolism, but it wasn’t forced on you in a way that ma...

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I see a number of you consider Parasite the best movie of the decade. It was definitely entertaining and thought-provoking, but I don't see it as this amazing depiction of the plight of the poor and the privileges of the rich like a lot of people seem to. The Kims had my sympathy early on. I was ok ...

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I have some pretty idiosyncratic listening habits. I've only ever dabbled in streaming services because I've invested so much in my library. I have a playlist with all the songs I like in Music (formerly iTunes). My earliest archive of the playlist is from 2011, when it had 823 songs. It reached 10...

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I have some pretty idiosyncratic listening habits. I've only ever dabbled in streaming services because I've invested so much in my library. I have a playlist with all the songs I like in Music (formerly iTunes). My earliest archive of the playlist is from 2011, when it had 823 songs. It reached 10,...

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Thanks for sharing! This seems like a good starting place for someone like me. I'm not exactly a cinephile, and some of the subtle filmmaking achievements in TSPDT's obscure top films are lost on me, so this seems more likely to appeal to my taste. A lot of my favorites rank higher here than they do...

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Albums Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy LCD Soundsystem - This is Happening The National - High Violet Arcade Fire - The Suburbs Songs Kanye West - Gorgeous The National - England The Rolling Stones - Plundered My Soul Joanna Newsom - Does Not Suffice Pass Beach House - 10 Mile Stereo ...

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Dua Lipa - Levitating
Perfume Genius - On the Floor

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That’s a solid top ten and then you get to number one and I couldn’t help but think that they put Baby One More Time at 1 but Losing My Edge at 45 Genuinely curious where you think it should be. It’s a hard debut to top. I do think some songs are underrated here, including Losing My Edge, West End ...

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And not self-congratulatory either - the U2 feature on "XXX" is the only song here he worked on. How about the number 1? He is literally credited there. I thought I had deleted that post when I realized my mistake. Apparently not. There’s also his cover of I’ve Got You Under My Skin with Frank Sina...

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Songs
Kanye West feat. Pusha T - Runaway
LCD Soundsystem - Dance Yrself Clean
Robyn - Dancing on My Own
The National - Bloodbuzz Ohio
Caribou - Odessa
Arcade Fire - Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)
Adele - Rolling in the Deep
Cee Lo Green - Fuck You!

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This is phenomenal

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Is this unordered?

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Songs (my all-time rankings in parentheses) Foals - Spanish Sahara (#1,822) vs. Japandroids - Younger Us (#3,622) Beach House - Zebra (#53) vs. Arcade Fire - We Used To Wait (#754) Gorillaz feat. Bobby Womack & Mos Def - Stylo (#9,424) vs. Kavinsky feat. Lovefoxxx - Nightcall (#8,848) LCD Soundsyste...

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Sweepstakes Ron wrote: ↑
Wed May 06, 2020 12:28 am

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Sun May 03, 2020 9:48 pm
Regina Spektor | All The Rowboats
Dropkick Murphys | I'm Shipping Up to Boston
Jain | Come
Hiromi | Time Control, or Controlled by Time
Klaus Schulze | Ludwig II. von Bayern
You gonna do the second group?

My bad, didn't get to it. Got ahead of it today for the next week.

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Beach House - Teen Dream vs. The Black Keys - Brothers The National - High Violet vs. Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti - Before Today Arcade Fire - The Suburbs vs. Gorillaz - Plastic Beach Janelle Monáe - The ArchAndroid vs. Caribou - Swim Songs Arcade Fire - Suburban War vs. Jaga Jazzist - Toccata Ka...

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1. Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy vs. 8. Four Tet - There Is Love in You 7. Flying Lotus - Cosmogramma vs. 6. Robyn - Body Talk 2. LCD Soundsystem - This is Happening vs. 3. Vampire Weekend - Contra 4. Deerhunter - Halcyon Digest vs. 5. Joanna Newsom - Have One On Me Songs 8. Amy Ma...

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Listyguy wrote: ↑
Fri Apr 17, 2020 7:45 pm
I'm curious what the reaction would be to Anthony Fantano giving it a 10, if that happens.

He gave it a 7/10.

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Top 100 songs of 1900-1949 [2010] links to the overview of a 50s/60s poll. Top 50 albums and top 100 songs of the 1950s [2010] links to the same thing, which links to 1950-52 lists but not the full results. Anyone have links to the full results for those? The 2010 1960s poll also links to the same ...

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If you look at the RYM top 100 or so compared to the AM list Fishmans are probably the least represented by critics, with the highest ranked live album on RYM and a studio album in the top 100, neither of which are anywhere to be found on the AM list, and probably never will be (although this can b...

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I came across video of Fiona and Elvis Costello performing "I Want You" last year that really impressed me, and also scared me a bit because of how devastating her vocal performance was (certainly a theme through all of her music, but a bit more pronounced in a live setting). It doesn't really rela...

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Top 100 songs of 1900-1949 [2010] links to the overview of a 50s/60s poll. Top 50 albums and top 100 songs of the 1950s [2010] links to the same thing, which links to 1950-52 lists but not the full results. Anyone have links to the full results for those? The 2010 1960s poll also links to the same ...

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Holden wrote: ↑
Sat Apr 18, 2020 10:20 pm
Massive Attack! No! I was hoping they'd be able to sneak under the radar!

In case you were curious from the last thread, Unfinished Sympathy is the other song besides Strange Fruit that is not in my top 10,000.

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Brad wrote: ↑
Sat Apr 18, 2020 4:32 pm
Arcade Fire at #32? Wow, that to me is utterly ridiculous.

I know, right? They should be higher!

Regardless of my personal opinion on their music, having the most critically acclaimed album since OK Computer counts for a lot.

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Nevermind

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Not a bad song, but Ghost Town seems out of place among the 100 greatest songs of all time. Apparently it made a much bigger impact in England than in the U.S., and like Strange Fruit, it seems to have gotten a lot of its acclaim for social commentary. 6̶ ̶|̶ ̶B̶e̶y̶o̶n̶c̶é̶ ̶f̶e̶a̶t̶.̶ ̶J̶a̶y̶-̶Z̶ ...

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Personally, I'm from the U.S., have only heard of Eurovision through you, and can't name a single song that's ever come out of it.

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Interesting how girl groups basically vanished in the 80s

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95 | Smokey Robinson and The Miracles | The Tracks of My Tears I'm curious why this one was the first to go for you. I never understood the classic status of this song (or the high regard in which Robinson is held). To me it is a very trite song, with grade school level rhyming and singing that fee...

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I'm curious why this one was the first to go for you. I was actually wondering the same about you and "Strange Fruit." That's my favorite of all of these and the important subject matter alone makes it an odd first elimination. But to each their own ... I did not take it out, but I am not a real bi...

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Rob wrote: ↑
Mon Apr 13, 2020 9:05 am
~~95 | Smokey Robinson and The Miracles | The Tracks of My Tears~~

I'm curious why this one was the first to go for you.

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I feel the same way, Rob. A lot of great songs on it, but a couple duds, whereas the others in the top 5 are pretty flawless. I contemplated eliminating it just after midnight but decided that might not be in the spirit of the game after voting a few hours earlier. I love the concept! Would be happy...

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No worries! If you have a more refined aggregate than the last one you posted, I'd be happy to see it. Otherwise, don't worry about it. It was a good exercise for me to brush up on some more sports history.

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Alright I’ll do it 83 - Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin II 77. Oasis - (What's the Story) Morning Glory? 16. David Bowie - The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars 68. Otis Redding - Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul 41. The Rolling Stones - Let It Bleed 46. Stevie Wonder - Innervis...

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98. The Stooges - Fun House 89. Derek and The Dominos - Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs 92. Tom Waits - Rain Dogs 59. Portishead - Dummy 25. Michael Jackson - Thriller 53. Neil Young - After the Gold Rush 44. James Brown - 'Live' at the Apollo 88. Elvis Costello - This Year's Model 19. Pink Flo...

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