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I'll be there of course! We should organize the meeting and especially the accomodation. What about a Whatsapp group? Yes, I agree we should get going with this! I'd be happy to start a Whatsapp group. Those who are coming, send me a PM with your phone number and I'll create a group. :obscene-drink...

I feel happy that the show was great and you had a good time, whuntva.

Hello critics! You will listen to ”Hadestown” before making your end of decade album list, right??? And while you’re at it, why not consider ”Why We Build the Wall” for the songs list? Pop and hip hop singles aren’t everything.

Nick wrote:Thanks for the rollout, Hymie! What's up next? The Beatles??? (please??)

Tom Waits!?

The first decade polls had 100 albums and songs. We then increased the nominations to 150, to make room for more than 10 albums/songs per year and get a more definitive top 100. I think I also once suggested that the decade poll countdowns should start from 100 (down to 1), creating some excitement ...

Richard Hell's Blank Generation is from 1976 rather than 1977, on the Another World EP. Perhaps it should, although it’s a different, unacclaimed, version. It was also mentioned that the original version of ”West End Girls” is from 1984. And Honorio listed MGMT’s ”Time to Pretend” and ”Kids” as 200...

I updated my list. Added Barrington Levy's "Here I Come" at #19.

My updated list: 1. The Cure 2. Steely Dan 3. David Bowie 4. Björk 5. Prince 6. Sufjan Stevens 7. Bob Marley & The Wailers 8. Depeche Mode 9. Bruce Springsteen 10. Kraftwerk 11. Massive Attack 12. Stevie Wonder 13. Tom Waits 14. Marvin Gaye 15. Dead Can Dance 16. Robyn 17. The Smiths 18. Leonard...

Rob wrote:Pseudonyms can still work with classic first and last names. I guess Jay Rock isn't a more unlikely artist name than, say, Iggy Pop and with him we count 'Pop' as a last name without question.

OK, I'll go with that.

Thanks for all the help, everyone!!! One thing that I didn't ask for was how the names should be listed in the alphabetic list. For example, "Jay Rock" or "Rock, Jay"? I usually look up the RYM profiles when I'm uncertain. In this particular case, the RYM profile says that Jay is...

I’ve been doing some more list-scouting as of late soicsn post some of those. I also could dig through some of the lists that have been posted lately to make sure they do t get forgotten in the shuffle. Of course that’s always appreciated, although I’m not able to promise when they will be added to...

Is boygenius going to be its own entry? They're credited individually on Spotify but the band in other places. I’m thinking that both boygenius and Kids See Ghosts will have their own entries, and that their albums and songs will not be listed on the group members’ pages. Like Run the Jewels or any...

Thanks BobPatience for your detailed work! I’ll let you know if I make/suggest any changes.

Should Kids See Ghosts’ AM entries show up on Kanye West’s and Kid Cudi’s pages? I thought KSG should be treated as a band duo, like Run the Jewels, with no entries on the separate members’ pages.

I'll do various info. Question: does a group of artists still just count as artist? Especially with hiphop groups that aren't a lead artist with features, but have (seemingly) multiple lead artists, like: Casper Magico, Nio Garcia, Darell, Nicky Jam, Bad Bunny & Ozuna - Te Boté (Remix) Jay Rock...

Bang Jan wrote:I'll take the Spotify links.

Thanks Bang Jan!

Three more spreadsheets to fill in. I have filled in the first row(s) in each spreadsheet, so I hope they are self-explanatory. If you decide to fill in a spreadsheet, I suggest you let everyone know about it before you start, so that multiple people won't be working on the same task. Thanks in adva...

I'm sure I said this before, but thank you for picking up the slack on the songs spreadsheet last year. I'm happy to take over again this year, and I'll remember to include the links in the spreadsheet. No problem, I enjoyed it a lot. And thanks for offering your help for the 2019 sheet! This year ...

Quoted from another topic: Interestingly, Pitchfork credits Beyoncé & Jay-Z as the artists behind the EIL project, and not The Carters. I know it is the same thing (this is their last name, not a group name or something), but I have a feeling that Acc. Music will separate the credits and conside...

As I expected, my older friends (65+) voted mainly for 50s and early 60s things with some early funk stuff from the 60s. The younger folks from this forum voted mainly for mid-60s and up with lots of 70s funk stuff. The results will be interesting as both groups meet. Feels like a tie between 70s f...

Jap123 wrote:This may have been asked before, but are Jazz albums dated by release or recording dates on here, because i've noticed a few where the release date differs on here from rym/discogs etc.?

Which ones? It’s supposed to be release dates.

Perfect! Thanks BobPatience!

BobPatience wrote:All done, except for the HipHopDX and Pretty Much Amazing topics seemed to just contain an album list.

That's great! Could you post it as an attachment here?

BobPatience wrote:Are the needed sources confined to the names of sites already in the spreadsheet? As many of the topics in the EOY 2018 forum do not seem to have an associated spot on the spreasheet.

I only need links for the songs lists.

First request: When I did the eoy 2018 songs spreadsheet, I was lazy and didn't update the links in the top row of the sheet. However, it shouldn't be too hard to go through the EOY 2018 forum and add the appropriate links to the spreadsheet that is attached here. I have added the link for Village V...

After several months of other priorities, I will now try to make another site update during the summer (only adding 2018 albums and songs) and I will need your help to collect various information.

I think you have the wrong place for ”Sofies verden”.

This is super close to the AM ranking in 2003. It must be another summary of critics lists, and as such it is not eligible.

I hate to bring back this old discussion, but this thread (particular post #6) provides evidence strongly suggesting that Eno's Here Come the Warm Jets was, in fact, first released in 1974: https://forums.stevehoffman.tv/threads/brian-eno-here-come-the-warm-jets-what-was-the-original-release-date.7...

Amazing job with the results, Moonbeam!!! Could someone confirm that ”Reel Around the Fountain” was properly released as a single in 1983? If so, I will change it to 1983 on AM. I think it was specifically the Peel Session that was nominated here, not the album version. It was scheduled to be their...

It seems like I was wrong putting ”Tinseltown in the Rain” on my list. It is from 1984. Can I list it again for that year? I accepted it as a 1983 song on the basis of this release: https://www.discogs.com/The-Blue-Nile-Tinseltown-In-The-Rain/master/35790 Is that different from your preferred one? ...

It seems like I was wrong putting ”Tinseltown in the Rain” on my list. It is from 1984. Can I list it again for that year?

Amazing job with the results, Moonbeam!!!

Could someone confirm that ”Reel Around the Fountain” was properly released as a single in 1983? If so, I will change it to 1983 on AM.

Songs 1. This Mortal Coil - Song to the Siren 2. Philip Glass - Koyaanisqatsi 3. Katrina & The Waves - Walking on Sunshine 4. New Order - Blue Monday 5. Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) 6. The Blue Nile - Tinseltown in the Rain 7. Eurythmics - Who's That Girl 8. Bappi Lahiri/Parvati ...

How many listened to Blues & Pants before making their lists?

10 highly recommended non-English language tv-series:

SKAM (Shame)
L'amica geniale (My Brilliant Friend)
La Casa de Papel (Money Heist)
Bron/Broen (The Bridge)
Bonusfamiljen (Bonus Family)
Narcos
El Chapo
Le Bureau des Légendes (The Bureau)
Les Revenants (The Returned)
Dark

1. I Got You (I Feel Good) 2. Papa's Got a Brand New Bag 3. Get Up (I Feel Like Being A) Sex Machine 4. The Payback 5. Mother Popcorn 6. Blues & Pants 7. King Heroin 8. It's a Man's, Man's, Man's World 9. Out of Sight 10. Doing It to Death 11. Lost Someone 12. Cold Sweat 13. Super Bad 14. Soul P...

This 2018 TV Guide list gets at the problem of compiling best-of TV lists. TV programming is in a hot phase, and any best-of list has to reckon with not just "Where does The Sopranos go?" but where does The Wire go, Breaking Bad, Game of Thrones, Better Call Saul, Handmaid's Tale (and a l...

This has been a truly great game. Thanks Bang Jan!

A very interesting lineup in the final...that ended up in a blowout victory. It will be interesting to see if to what extent Toccata will compete with wellknown acclaimed songs in future polls.

What other songs than ”Doing It To Death” would you recommend that were not released under James’ own name, but are still eligible for this game? "DITD" is on MANY James Brown albums including the STARTIME box set. One voter not from here listed "Think (About It)" by Lynn Collin...

What other songs than ”Doing It To Death” would you recommend that were not released under James’ own name, but are still eligible for this game?

I was in the arena for all three shows! Netherlands was a very deserving winner, but my personal favorite was San Marino (lost my mind when he made it through!) Also enjoyed Italy, Australia, Sweden, and (eliminated in the semis) Poland, Portugal, and Romania. Strong year! Glad I got to see it go d...

Will votes for Katrina and the Waves’ ”Walking on Sunshine” from 1983 (original version and AM entry) and 1985 (popular version) be combined, or how does it work?

I can’t play ”Girl from New York” and ”Chi Mai”. However these ones work for me:

Option 3 above is perfect, I think.

I have no clear opinion about the first group. I was thrilled when I saw that "Anima latina" had been nominated, as I discovered the album of the same name many years ago. But I don't think the title track is as good as the first three songs on the album. Aldous Harding | Elation Delia Gar...

I know I am sort of one of the erratics, but I like this game. It’s a bit sad to see so many low ratings, but I suppose that people are just being honest, so that’s an observation, not a complain. I have been thinking along the same lines as Romain about the random selections. Perhaps with a bigger ...

In addition to my top 10 in each monthly topic (I still need to make April’s top 10) I plan to go back and rate anything that is listed here with an average above a certain threshold. Perhaps 5.5, since that is the midpoint of the scale, right? Yes, but why only those? To support the songs that are...

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