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by FrankLotion
Fri Mar 15, 2024 4:35 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: 2024 Barammy Music Awards Poll: Round 1; Due March 14, 2024
Replies: 6
Views: 198

Re: 2024 Barammy Music Awards Poll: Round 1; Due March 14, 2024

This is the first I’m seeing if this, what a fun idea! I see the deadline is already passed, I definitely would’ve participated if I had noticed. :(

I’ll look forward to your results at least!
by FrankLotion
Mon Mar 11, 2024 5:16 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Moderately Acclaimed Albums 15 - Round 1.1
Replies: 26
Views: 512

Re: Moderately Acclaimed Albums 15 - Round 1.1

1. The Roches - The Roches (1979)
2. Maldita Vecindad y los Hijos del 5to. Patio - El circo (1991)
by FrankLotion
Fri Mar 01, 2024 5:27 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Albums and Songs of 2000; Due February 29, 2024
Replies: 78
Views: 4246

Re: Albums and Songs of 2000; Due February 29, 2024

Between the 2010’s poll and the 2023 poll I couldn’t really find any time for this one, which is a real shame. I was able to make a long list of songs that’s unordered at the moment but here are what is (probably) the top of that list. Albums: 1. OutKast - Stankonia 2. Radiohead - Kid A 3. The Avala...
by FrankLotion
Sun Feb 25, 2024 2:28 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: AMF Favorite Albums of 2023 - Results
Replies: 52
Views: 3425

Re: AMF Favorite Albums of 2023 - Results

I doubt Ocean Blvd. will win. Javelin would he my bet. That would answer Holden's open question whether one of the 6 previous winners would win this in an affirmative way. However, maybe Belle and Sebastian will pull the most surprising of upsets and win the whole thing. Javelin’s a good bet! It’s ...
by FrankLotion
Sun Feb 25, 2024 6:52 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: AMF Favorite Albums of 2023 - Results
Replies: 52
Views: 3425

Re: AMF Favorite Albums of 2023 - Results

I’m gonna make an early prediction based on nothing but my gut that Lana will top one of these lists, whether it’s Ocean Blvd. as an album or just “A&W”.
by FrankLotion
Thu Feb 22, 2024 8:18 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: AMF Favorite Albums/Songs of 2023 - LIST THREAD
Replies: 151
Views: 12377

Re: AMF Favorite Albums/Songs of 2023 - LIST THREAD

I wasn’t quite able to finish my songs list but I’ve included my top 100 since that’s all that gets counted anyways. I’ll edit this later this week with the rest of it. Albums: 1. Caroline Polachek - Desire, I Want to Turn Into You 2. ANOHNI and the Johnsons - My Back Was a Bridge For You to Cross 3...
by FrankLotion
Thu Feb 22, 2024 4:06 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: AMF Favorite Songs of the 2010s - Results!
Replies: 103
Views: 8313

Re: AMF Favorite Songs of the 2010s - Results!

That ended up being a very surprising finish, thanks for the list Holden!
by FrankLotion
Wed Feb 21, 2024 1:28 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Best Video Games Based on 4 Meta Rankings
Replies: 6
Views: 632

Re: Best Video Games Based on 4 Meta Rankings

Honestly I feel like this is the closest to what the discourse around these games actually looks like, so I’d say the list is a success.
by FrankLotion
Tue Feb 20, 2024 10:51 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: AMF Favorite Songs of the 2010s - Results!
Replies: 103
Views: 8313

Re: AMF Favorite Songs of the 2010s - Results!

I never would have expected Zebra to get a last-place vote! It's also pretty funny that Alright is the top-ranked song of the 2010s on AM and didn't get a single top-10 vote here. I'm guessing this is the first time that's ever happened in any of our decade polls? I’m with you on Zebra, I figured a...
by FrankLotion
Tue Feb 20, 2024 12:22 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: AMF Favorite Songs of the 2010s - Results!
Replies: 103
Views: 8313

Re: AMF Favorite Songs of the 2010s - Results!

I never would have expected Zebra to get a last-place vote! It's also pretty funny that Alright is the top-ranked song of the 2010s on AM and didn't get a single top-10 vote here. I'm guessing this is the first time that's ever happened in any of our decade polls? I’m with you on Zebra, I figured a...
by FrankLotion
Mon Feb 19, 2024 2:46 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Videogames of 2024 Discussion Thread
Replies: 4
Views: 1037

Re: Videogames of 2024 Discussion Thread

Just wanted to share my thoughts on the latest blockbuster of 2024 - "Chrono Nexus: Odyssey." Seriously, this game is an absolute masterpiece! The graphics are mind-blowing, and the attention to detail in the open-world setting is next level. What's really got me hooked is the dynamic sto...
by FrankLotion
Sat Feb 17, 2024 10:55 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: AMF Favorite Albums/Songs of 2023 - LIST THREAD
Replies: 151
Views: 12377

Re: AMF Favorite Albums/Songs of 2023 - LIST THREAD

I'm on an entirely different planet from everyone else when it comes to A&W... JamieW you're not alone on that planet ! :? On the same album, I much prefer “Let the Light In” and the title track. “A&W” has a chance in my top 50, but no way near the top. 100%, I liked “A&W” well enough b...
by FrankLotion
Fri Feb 16, 2024 8:51 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Songs of 2024 Discussion Thread
Replies: 6
Views: 824

Re: Songs of 2024 Discussion Thread

New Vampire Weekend singles suddenly dropped on Spotify, they’re good! They sound like Father of the Bride era stuff but with some production flourishes a la Contra, I guess?

Did anyone else know these were releasing today? Total surprise for me.
by FrankLotion
Thu Feb 15, 2024 10:04 pm
Forum: Films, Movies, Motion Pictures...
Topic: Where is Administration acclaimedmusic.net ??
Replies: 8
Views: 481

Re: Where is Administration acclaimedmusic.net ??

Thanks Henrik! I’m sure it must be helping.
by FrankLotion
Thu Feb 15, 2024 4:20 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: AMF Favorite Songs of the 2010s - Results!
Replies: 103
Views: 8313

Re: AMF Favorite Songs of the 2010s - Results!

Again Jamie XX performed much lower than I expected: “Loud Places” and “Good Times” didn’t even make the final. And “Gosh” appeared at #282. “how do you sleep” also suffered a great fall. I remember in one of our all time songs polls that it was the highest 2017 song along with “Green Light”. I’m b...
by FrankLotion
Wed Feb 14, 2024 10:05 pm
Forum: Films, Movies, Motion Pictures...
Topic: Where is Administration acclaimedmusic.net ??
Replies: 8
Views: 481

Re: Where is Administration acclaimedmusic.net ??

Pierre wrote: Wed Feb 14, 2024 5:13 pm It might be necessary to set up a Captcha to subscribe to the AM forums from now on. These AI-driven bots appear capable of overcoming the security question.
Agreed, this is getting bad.
by FrankLotion
Tue Feb 13, 2024 3:03 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: AMF Favorite Albums/Songs of 2023 - LIST THREAD
Replies: 151
Views: 12377

Re: AMF Favorite Albums/Songs of 2023 - LIST THREAD

mileswide wrote: Sun Feb 11, 2024 11:48 pm Songs below, albums soon, cheers acroamor, Holden and everyone!

1. Romy - She's on My Mind
So glad there’s someone else that loves this song, I feel like people are sleeping on it!
by FrankLotion
Sun Feb 11, 2024 3:06 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: AMF Favorite Albums of the 2010s - RESULTS!
Replies: 102
Views: 6424

Re: AMF Favorite Albums of the 2010s - RESULTS!

I’ll echo that and say fantastic job as always Holden, I’m excited for the song list!
by FrankLotion
Sun Feb 11, 2024 3:02 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: AMF Favorite Albums/Songs of 2023 - LIST THREAD
Replies: 151
Views: 12377

Re: AMF Favorite Albums/Songs of 2023 - LIST THREAD

I hate to do this but is there a possibility we could push the deadline for this by a week? I’ve only just now caught up on all the noteworthy albums from 2023 and I’ll need some time to rank it…

Sorry in advance for the inconvenience!
by FrankLotion
Fri Feb 09, 2024 8:25 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: AMF Favorite Albums of the 2010s - RESULTS!
Replies: 102
Views: 6424

Re: AMF Favorite Albums of the 2010s - RESULTS!

That meteoric rise for Danny Brown and Laura Marling is so awesome and surprising!
by FrankLotion
Tue Feb 06, 2024 7:58 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: AMF Favorite Albums of the 2010s - RESULTS!
Replies: 102
Views: 6424

Re: AMF Favorite Albums of the 2010s - RESULTS!

Wow, that list of non-fans for the Knife album is surprisingly long.
by FrankLotion
Tue Feb 06, 2024 2:19 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: AMF Favorite Albums of the 2010s - RESULTS!
Replies: 102
Views: 6424

Re: AMF Favorite Albums of the 2010s - RESULTS!

Thanks, Holden! It's more of a long-term thing than something needing immediate treatment. It's definitely worn on me mentally over the past year, though... Yes, that is possible that a few of the Not a Fans do like the album. I'm just a sucker for haunting vocals, eerie synths, minor chords, and m...
by FrankLotion
Mon Feb 05, 2024 8:58 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: AMF Favorite Albums of the 2010s - RESULTS!
Replies: 102
Views: 6424

Re: AMF Favorite Albums of the 2010s - RESULTS!

I’m surprised to see some of these so low!

With that said I’m glad that all my favorites have managed to escape the bottom 10%. :mrgreen:
by FrankLotion
Fri Jan 19, 2024 8:13 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: AMF All-Time Album Poll Results: 1001-2000
Replies: 73
Views: 108518

Re: AMF All-Time Album Poll Results: 1001-2000

1189. / Beck / Midnight Vultures / 1999 / 827 Sweepstakes Ron (223), Toni (341), Brad (383), BleuPanda (387), Rocky Raccoon (402), Romain (406), Holden (430), stone37 (443), FrankLotion (630), nicolas (853), ChrisK (906), I recommend the following songs from this album: Sexx Laws (2332), Mixed Bizn...
by FrankLotion
Sat Jan 06, 2024 7:57 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: AMF's top 100 games 2023!
Replies: 21
Views: 3270

Re: AMF's top 100 games 2023!

Oh, and I was similarly confused how to incorporate the most recent Hitman trilogy since I played it as essentially one massive interconnected package (which seems to be the developer’s intention). I would consider them all as one game but that wouldn’t make sense for a poll like this so I’ve just c...
by FrankLotion
Sat Jan 06, 2024 7:53 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: AMF's top 100 games 2023!
Replies: 21
Views: 3270

Re: AMF's top 100 games 2023!

I’ve been spending most of my brain space on our 2010’s songs and albums poll so unfortunately I’m going to have to just submit what I have here. I’m pretty dissatisfied with it since I haven’t been able to decide where to put all the 2023 games I played (including my game of the year: RE 4) and I a...
by FrankLotion
Sat Dec 23, 2023 7:04 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: AMF All-Time Album Poll Results: 2001-4000
Replies: 44
Views: 14691

Re: AMF All-Time Album Poll Results: 2001-4000

2205. 1330. Def Leppard / Hysteria / 1987 / 818 stone37 (226), Bruno (344), whuntva (421), Akhenaten (745), Moonbeam (790), FrankLotion (918) AM rated songs from this album include: Pour Some Sugar On Me (3309), Love Bites (9699), Animal (9738), Hysteria (bu). I like each of these songs, but prefer...
by FrankLotion
Wed Dec 20, 2023 5:11 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: AMF's top 100 games 2023!
Replies: 21
Views: 3270

Re: AMF's top 100 games 2023!

Jirin wrote: Tue Dec 19, 2023 12:21 am Top 20 (In order)
Baldur’s Gate 3
Wow Baldur’s Gate already at number 1! I’m playing through the first act now but probably won’t finish it in time for the poll, it’s fabulous so far so it would be pretty high on my list.
by FrankLotion
Sat Dec 16, 2023 1:37 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: AMF All-Time Album Poll Results: 4001-end (8724)
Replies: 45
Views: 21435

Re: AMF All-Time Album Poll Results: 4001-end (8724)

One by One is a half killers half fillers album for me, made worse by the fact that all the great tracks come first and then it falls apart. 4 great tracks to open the album, 2 good ones after and the rest is just plain forgettable. If I judged an album by how much I like its best songs, it would h...
by FrankLotion
Sun Dec 03, 2023 11:05 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Final 2010s Poll: Due January 31st, 2024
Replies: 56
Views: 10176

Re: Final 2010s Poll: Due January 15th, 2024

I will say I didnt realize the poll was going to work this way and after a year of participating in album polls, am going to have to pull out of participating. I much much much prefer polls where I rank my favorites regardless of if they are eligible, essentially how the All Time poll worked. I hop...
by FrankLotion
Sun Dec 03, 2023 10:49 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Post your 2023 Recap
Replies: 11
Views: 3042

Re: Post your 2023 Recap

I guess the top five artists is no surprise, I relistened to their entire catalogs to make some huge playlists this year (although Bob Dylan I was exclusively listening to his Bootleg series, so that goes to show how extensive that series is).

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by FrankLotion
Thu Nov 30, 2023 9:18 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Albums and Songs of 2019
Replies: 68
Views: 62914

Re: Albums and Songs of 2019

Albums: 1. FKA Twigs - Magdalene 2. Ariana Grande - thank u, next 3. Weyes Blood - Titanic Rising 4. Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds - Ghosteen 5. Angel Olsen - All Mirrors 6. Solange - When I Get Home 7. Beyoncé - Homecoming 8. Little Simz - GREY Area 9. Michael Kiwanuka - Kiwanuka 10. Rapsody - Eve ...
by FrankLotion
Thu Nov 23, 2023 3:15 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: AMF's top 100 games 2023!
Replies: 21
Views: 3270

Re: AMF's top 100 games 2023!

One point I'd like to make though: For the Pokémon games, because each entry in a given generation is more or less identical to the other entry, can all entries in that generation count as the same game? So Pokémon Red and Pokémon Blue would both count for Pokémon Generation 1, Pokémon Gold and Pok...
by FrankLotion
Thu Nov 23, 2023 3:09 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: AMF's top 100 games 2023!
Replies: 21
Views: 3270

Re: AMF's top 100 games 2023!

Nice! I was just thinking the other day we should do another one of these! My top 100 has changed a lot since last time so I’ll have to keep working on it before I post it here.
by FrankLotion
Mon Nov 20, 2023 4:51 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Horror Games
Replies: 8
Views: 3296

Re: Horror Games

What do you think about The Exorcist directed by William Friedkin That’s the one I was referring to, I think it’s a classic that’s still very creepy and the special effects haven’t aged much at all (which is crazy since the movie turned 50 this year). The Exorcist reboot/sequel that just came out l...
by FrankLotion
Mon Nov 06, 2023 8:34 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: AMF All-Time Album Poll Results: 1001-2000
Replies: 73
Views: 108518

Re: AMF All-Time Album Poll Results: 1001-2000

1023. / Tune-yards / whokill / 2011 / 1081 FrankLotion (194) - I am looking forward to receiving Frank's song recommendations. But, this album is not a top priority for me (more of a middling-priority) ___________________________________________________________________________________ This can be a...
by FrankLotion
Fri Oct 27, 2023 3:02 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Albums of 2023 Discussion Thread
Replies: 177
Views: 189320

Re: Albums of 2023 Discussion Thread

Not hating on any of these albums (I quite like the boygenius and Rodrigo ones), but does Taylor Swift really need to get a 5/5 with almost every release? It’s pretty confounding, I initially thought they were doing it so they could secure more interviews with her but it doesn’t look like they’ve h...
by FrankLotion
Thu Oct 26, 2023 9:51 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Music league
Replies: 77
Views: 19870

Re: Music league

Also just realized that the spreadsheet doesn’t come out too well when checking it out on my phone, my bad on that. Should be more workable if you’re using a PC.
by FrankLotion
Thu Oct 26, 2023 9:47 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Music league
Replies: 77
Views: 19870

Re: Music league

Very cool, Frank! Looks like I need to invest in some Country / Americana? You must have taken quite some time to collect those statistics... I can't imagine the music league exports any data. I averaged player scores and found that Andy (not G)'s got the 2nd highest average score and I've got 3rd....
by FrankLotion
Tue Oct 24, 2023 8:00 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Music league
Replies: 77
Views: 19870

Re: Music league

Hello all! So to commemorate what’s been my favorite activity on the forum for a while, I decided to pull together some stats regarding our little music league. I meant to post this after 25 rounds but I didn’t anticipate how long it would take me to do, so here is the rundown after the first 26 rou...
by FrankLotion
Fri Oct 20, 2023 3:32 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Video Game Discussion
Replies: 47
Views: 46124

Re: Video Game Discussion

So other than the Persona games, I really haven’t talked much about all the other games I played this year. I spent more than a month this summer recovering from a surgery so I had a ton of downtime, meaning I played a lot of games since I couldn’t do much else. Luckily they were mostly very good so...
by FrankLotion
Thu Oct 19, 2023 3:16 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Horror Games
Replies: 8
Views: 3296

Re: Horror Games

For clarification, are you wondering about horror movies, games, or both? The topic title and your comment differ in that. I don’t know if I have a favorite horror movie of all time but I’ll say that I really enjoyed that fairly new movie Skinamarink if you’re looking for something very downtempo an...
by FrankLotion
Wed Oct 18, 2023 5:12 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: My Acclaimed Lists Video
Replies: 9
Views: 3009

Re: My Acclaimed Lists Video

Awesome job! I’ll echo everything Nassim said, I think a whole follow up video on biases in particular would be very entertaining and informative.
by FrankLotion
Sun Oct 15, 2023 8:31 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: AMF Top 1000 Albums of All Time (2023) Results!
Replies: 222
Views: 779576

Re: AMF Top 1000 Albums of All Time (2023) Results!

Fantastic job DaveC and Holden! I can’t imagine how much work goes into making one of these lists but it’s much appreciated.
by FrankLotion
Sat Oct 14, 2023 6:06 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: PREDICTIONS - AMF All-Time Favorite Albums (2023 Edition)
Replies: 73
Views: 141183

Re: PREDICTIONS - AMF All-Time Favorite Albums (2023 Edition)

For hip hop, I think we just have to consider demographics. I feel like we skew older than the average user base, and also I feel like a site like Acclaimed Music is more likely to attract classic rock fans. I think we're even worse when it comes to appreciating non-pop Electronic music, which also...
by FrankLotion
Sat Oct 14, 2023 3:28 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: PREDICTIONS - AMF All-Time Favorite Albums (2023 Edition)
Replies: 73
Views: 141183

Re: PREDICTIONS - AMF All-Time Favorite Albums (2023 Edition)

The Low End Theory's gonna be in the top 100! Fuck and yes! This is great, but I wonder what it would take for Illmatic, Wu-Tang, or an OutKast album to crack the top 100. Even Rolling Stone is ahead of us on rap at this point! For real though, they’re all in RS’s Top 50 no less along with a bunch ...
by FrankLotion
Mon Oct 09, 2023 11:23 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: AMF Top 1000 Albums of All Time (2023) Results!
Replies: 222
Views: 779576

Re: AMF Top 1000 Albums of All Time (2023) Results!

Jackson wrote: Mon Oct 09, 2023 10:03 pm Why does no one else like 80s punk? Huge drops for Zen Arcade and Double Nickles, and You're Living All Over Me was in the 900s? Those are three obvious top 500 albums!
Agreed! I haven’t listened to the Dinosaur Jr. record yet but those other two should be much higher.
by FrankLotion
Mon Oct 09, 2023 11:19 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: AMF Top 1000 Albums of All Time (2023) Results!
Replies: 222
Views: 779576

Re: AMF Top 1000 Albums of All Time (2023) Results!

YES. Finally some justice for Reign in Blood! :music-guitarred:

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