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Blind Guardian - Banish from Sanctuary 6
Mercury Rev - Car Wash Hair 6
Barry Ryan - Eloise 5
Black Sabbath - Wicked World 5
Sharon Redd - In the Name of Love 6
bob hund - Nu är det väl revolution på gång? 7
Joe Cocker - N'Oubliez Jamais 4

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The selection of albums is in a similar format to that of Télérama i.e. separate single-author lists, rather than a combined poll, with the difference that these appear to be ranked: Stéphanie Binet's choices 1. The Weeknd - After Hours 2. Megan Thee Stallion - Good News 3. Lous and the Yakuza - Gor...

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I've just seen that I now have access to their 200 essential albums but that lagire's already transcribed them by now...I can also finally access their top 50 of 2020, however- hourra ! But hélas, it may be ineligible as each list is compiled by a different individual critic. I'll write it up just i...

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My views: - Lifted doesn't measure up to Oberst's finest work with the exception of Let's Not Shit Ourselves and Lover I Don't Have to Love. - Whatever my feelings about Radiohead, The Bends (or Just at least) shows that they could've convinced as a conventional yet moody and passionate alt-rock ban...

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271. Moor Mother - Act 1 - Working Machine [...] 210. Moor Mother - Act 4 - No More Wires Circuit City is an incredible album and these two are the highlights. I don't think Moor Mother will have any other tracks though, which is sad after the year she's had. Like you said re: Les Amazones, I expec...

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hectorthebat wrote: ↑Sat Feb 13, 2021 3:54 pm https://pan-african-music.com/best-of-2020-albums/

Eligible?

Sadly, it doesn't look like it fulfils the reviews quota

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^Moaning works! Or spiritualized's got multiple accounts...

Coming here actually to thank the Randomatron for picking the Håkan Hellström track- first song of his I've heard aside from the Kann ingen sorg för mig Göteborg album; he's got a formula but it's one I instantly warm to!

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Krzysztof Penderecki - St. Luke's Passion 4.6 (my #25 for 1990)

No tracks here that I liked in their totality but the jump scares in Part 1 made it memorable, so I'll single that out.

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Tindersticks - The Something Rain 5.7 My highlights: Chocolate, Frozen My local radio station used to play the Bert Kaempfert tune as its 'Friday Feelgood Song' every week. Back to back with Donna Lewis, it brought back the 90s so vividly for me I thought I was writing for Buzzfeed in the early 2010...

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Schüttelbirne wrote: ↑Sat Feb 13, 2021 9:54 am This is from Steamin' ... and should therefore be 1961 (unless you have a different source). Do you want to change it?

I've got what was coming to me! Could you nudge everything from Tobacco Road up one place?

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Zombeels wrote: ↑Sun Feb 07, 2021 5:50 am 9. Marty Robbins - Big Iron

A landmark song but one released in 1959.

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If this thread were an ATM, it'd read 'insufficient funds' because there's a distinct shortage of Cash! I'll see myself out...JC would feature even more prominently on my 1960 lists, had Ride This Train been made a spoken word album as the social history-based vignettes at the start of each track ar...

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And impressive choices from 6 to 10! I'll get my thanks to Jirin and all nominators out the way now, while throwing garlands at the ranking of my outstanding discovery of the game, Konkret Musik. I didn't foresee it landing on the doorstep of the top 5, so #1 could be a similar departure from our pr...

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I wish my case for Darling Baby were able to stand up to scrutiny but I can understand anyone not seeing what the fuss is about, so I welcome all reactions to it, not just positive ones! It will never win awards for originality and the two Norman McLean-sung songs may well lack the star power of the...

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Stone Temple Pilots - Big Bang Baby 7 Yo La Tengo - Yellow Sarong 5 CCR - Ooby Dooby 3 New Order - Senses 7 I get the feeling this has potential to see its score rise in my estimation, especially as I'll finally get round to listening to Movement this weekend (don't know how I've let it become thei...

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I don't know if my song recs will be of use but feel free to take these on a spin: D'Angelo - The Charade comes recommended by me, I'd try Devil's Pie too. The Prodigy - go feast on Omen but I'd opt for the Pendulum remix of Voodoo People instead of the original if you're looking for similar high-oc...

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Man in the Corner Shop

CHAMPS - VAMALA 5.1
My highlight: Forever Be Upstanding at the Door

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Edre Peraza wrote: ↑Mon Feb 08, 2021 1:40 pm I understand how calling them calssic could be a stretch

Not at all a stretch, what constitutes a classic is all a matter of taste, call it what you like! I'd say Part 3 is the most loaded with classics, Fresh Fruit, The Money Store & Yeezus being my picks.

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Henrik wrote: ↑Fri Feb 05, 2021 9:16 am Of course I’ll help you out if needed. Just send me a pm! And huge thanks for subscribing even though you have no other use for Aftonbladet than to get this list!

Thanks Henrik, I'll keep you posted!

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Nassim wrote: ↑Fri Feb 05, 2021 6:40 am Betting on Spaceship, not even bubbling on AM, possible top 10 in here.

I'm switching my bets, I'd forgotten about Spaceship...

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The Funk Brothers stood out as a major omission when I brought them up in last year's corresponding thread, so I may as well nominate them this time round! Performers 1. Ike Turner (being responsible for arguably the first rock 'n' roll record) 2. The Isley Brothers 3. Toots and the Maytals 4. Kurti...

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The Adventures - Broken Land 3
The Knife - Like a Pen 8
Al Green - Jesus Is Waiting 5

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Holden wrote: ↑Fri Feb 05, 2021 2:49 am mileswide you have been such an amazing help! I cannot thank you enough!

Lol I know this hasn't helped anyone so far but if it's any consolation, I'm already being charged for the privilege of waiting for 15 days! Hopefully I'll be of help thereafter

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Bosnian Rainbows - Turtle Neck 7 Janis Ian – Society’s Child (Baby I’ve Been Thinking) 7 I wasn't quite as keen about her 1975 hit "At Seventeen," and wonder if anyone else can recommend other songs from her acclaimed 1975 album - Between the Lines. I don't recall anything resembling Society's Child...

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8/10's a low mark for an album you'd consider classic! And I'd expect all of your 8s to be something you'd genuinely enjoy. Still, there's loads to like in your lists- is there a common theme within each group or are the selections grouped at random? And is each album your favourite by that artist?

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61. Fade (2016) 45.734 Points | 5 Votes Biggest Fans: mileswide (#20) I'm trying to avoid pointing out mistakes when I make plenty as it is but I don't want to be held responsible for Fade's placement, it was Edre Peraza's #20 instead. EDIT: A diverting AOTM rollout as ever I might add! I'm predict...

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I've subscribed to Télérama but I've been informed that I won't have access to this article until another 15 days, so I'll try again on the 20th...

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Henrik, I can't download the unsubscription form from the Aftonbladet website. I've emailed them in English and they should be able to cancel the subscription that way but if they need a message in Swedish, would you be able to do me a massive favour and email them on my behalf? I understand if not ...

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I'll write up the Aftonbladet & Telerama lists if someone else takes on the Crazyminds selections? (I might just get round to doing Crazyminds as well but I've got a smidgen more money than time at present). Aftonbladet's Top 50 songs of 2020 (seemingly ranked results of a poll between three writers...

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Defunkt - Defunkt 6.3 (my #38 for 1980)

My highlights: We All Dance Together, Strangling Me with Your Love

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You've nailed it with the indispensability of the audience- I think JB & the Flames are just as impressive on Vol. II but the crowd are more subdued, it takes the improvised I Feel All Right to get them going and even then, Brown has to prod them no small amount to generate some heat. Your funked-up...

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Bring on the next edition! Can't say I expected Jump Rope Gazers to be so low considering the praise it's fetched elsewhere on the forum (not to mention its unmistakable brilliance).

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2. Death - Politicians in My Eyes v. 3. Beach House - Take Care
1. The Jam - Man in the Corner Shop v. 4. Death Cab for Cutie - The Ghosts of Beverly Drive

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Songs to follow but album rating first:

Thirteen Senses - The Invitation 4.1
My highlight: Thru the Glass

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Four Tet - Fabriclive 59 7.2 (my #17 for 2011) My highlights: Hobson's Choice (For da Man Dem), Street Halo, 101112, Sais (Dub), Pyramid, Angie's Fucked, Sieso The month's highlights ranked Who Told You That Little Bit Hobson's Choice Street Halo Cold Stone In the Square 101112 All Over Again Sais I...

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4. Death - Politicians in My Eyes v. 7. Tom Waits - Take It with Me 5. Beach House - Take Care v. 3. Joan Armatrading - Rosie 6. Death Cab for Cutie - The Ghosts of Beverly Drive v. 2. Tennis - Dreaming 8. Shiro Sigasu feat. Arianne Scheiber - Komm, süsser Tod v. 1. The Jam - Man in the Corner Shop...

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David Bowie acknowledged Comme d'Habitude as the inspiration for Life on Mars too after he failed to get the rights to write English lyrics for it.

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I'm on board for a non-Anglocentric poll/tournament! I'd prefer to do 60s this year, pre-60s next and 2010s in 2023 because I don't feel like I'd have much to contribute to the earlier years of a pre-60s poll just yet and I had been operating on the basis of us doing 1960 next month but I don't mind.

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I was finishing up my yearly mix I make my friends and wanted to share "Ju$t" which is great but I'm not a fan of how suddenly the song ends. De La Rocha scream raps one second and then it just stops at the end of his verse, making transitioning to the next song difficult. So I was overjoyed that t...

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Thanks for the explanation, mileswide! That's how I've always used it, too, but I wanted to make sure the results couldn't be saved and then picked up again later (which would be a great function!). By the way, great list! You're too generous, I'll be eager to see your list! An option to save would...

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The Swallows - It Ain't the Meat (It's the Motion) 5 Baby Got Back for the 50s? Orelsan - Soirée ratée 7 I hope I'm not doing it a disservice but this sounds to me more like TTC in its beat and delivery than Suicide social does. The Rolling Stones - Hang Fire 6 Rascal Flatts - Winner at a Losing Gam...

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Didn't know that wasn't a 2020 song, it's currently #4 on my list. Dear jury, is it still eligible ? My favorite song from 2019 on a 2020 album is Fox by Dogleg, I haven't included it this year as I already voted for it last year... but that'd be my #1. Saluting your choice! I had high hopes for Pa...

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A couple of bonus lists I meant to throw in: My top 5 'Distinctive' Albums (ones I've not seen on any user's or critic's EOY): 1. Alien Nosejob - Suddenly Everything Is Twice as Loud (credit to Cold Butterfly for the initial rec) [Pop Punk, Jangle Pop] 2. Chapelier fou - Méridiens (expected to see t...

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Thank you mileswide for including two of my songs! Cheers for the choons and this year's even better followup, gassed about your new band's upcoming output! mileswide, how did you get this sorting tool to work for such an impressively long list of songs? Did you break them up into much smaller grou...

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My top 1000 songs from 2020 now, all of which I'd rate 8/10 or higher, plus some bubbling-under tracks worthy of between 7 and 8 out of 10. I couldn't have done it without this little sorting tool http://leonid-shevtsov.github.io/monkeysort/ 1Les Amazones d'Afrique - Sisters (feat. Kandy Guira) 2The...

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