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1. GoodFellas 2. Cyrano de Bergerac 3. The Grifters 4. Miller's Crossing 5. Ju Dou 6. Metropolitan 7. Life Is Sweet 8. Milou en mai (May Fools) 9. A Fei zheng chuan (Days of Being Wild) 10. An Angel at My Table 11. Dances with Wolves 12. To Sleep with Anger 13. Hitlerjunge Salomon (Europa, Europa) 1...

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Sorry for the late reply, but thanks Dexter for posting this list! A great addition to AM! You're welcome, Henrik! It's a pleasure contributing additions to AM. I was actually surprised this wasn't yet submitted. http://www.topsongs.com.br I'm currently working on the albums list (all time) and the...

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19. Sound and Vision 20. Diamond Dogs 21. John, I'm Only Dancing 22. Sound and Vision 23. Sorrow 24. Wild Is the Wind 25. Boys Keep Swinging I'm surprised that I only had one track in the top 25 from my #1 Bowie album! I liked that one track too much that I put it twice, hahaha! (bad joke courtesy ...

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Albums: 1. Low 2. Hunky Dory 3. The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars 4. Scary Monsters 5. "Heroes" 6. Station to Station 7. Aladdin Sane 8. Lodger 9. The Man Who Sold the World 10. Young Americans Songs: 1. Starman 2. Life on Mars? 3. Ziggy Stardust 4. Space Oddity...

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I'm Brazilian and I think this a good list, although some positions seem confusing. Here's my list I published a few years of my site: 1. Tom Jobim - Garota de Ipanema 2. Chico Buarque - Construção 3. Elis Regina & Tom Jobim - Águas de Março (Tom Jobim) 4. Jorge Ben - Mais que Nada... For some ...

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The site has a nice layout but it needs more content. It is a legitimate source for film recommendations since it tallies the top 10 of critics but I think they should change their formula to give less weight to critics who only list English-language films. The site should go well into the 1930's wi...

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Paul's Boutique. According to allmusic "Many critics in fact thought that Paul's Boutique was a muddled mess upon its summer release in 1989, but that's the nature of the record -- it's so dense, it's bewildering at first, revealing its considerable charms with each play." I've listened to...

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"Sweet Jane" is probably their most widely heard, "Heroin" their most representative and "I'm Waiting for the Man" being pushed by Rolling Stone as their best but I tend to prefer the lush and relatively gentler sounds on songs like "Sunday Morning" and "...

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Hello Dexter, I put a totally BreloGreco-ish song for you today. And if you search chanson and yéyé-girls, this youtube chanel is relly a gold mine. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoGXf0Jm5eGNrwIadPljHSw/videos Grecoesque indeed. I agree, the youtube chanel is a goldmine (I didn't know Sophie Mar...

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Thanks Romain and Pierre. "Golden age of chanson-yeye" is actually a playlist I'm still filling up, thus, my earlier question. Brel, Hardy, Gainsbourg & Brassens I'm familiar with and are actually included in my Top 100 artists and they have multiple songs in my playlist. I also have &...

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Hey Pierre and Romain, would any of the following artists from the golden age of Chanson Française and Yéyé movement be included in your top 101-200 artists: Charles Aznavour, Juliette Greco, Mireille Mathieu, Gilbert Bécaud, Alain Barrière, Johnny Hallyday, France Gall, Sheila, Sylvie Vartan, Jacqu...

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Russell Crowe isn't very popular on this forum. I'm one of the "haters" of both Russell Crowe movies but I think it's his magnificent performance which stood out and elevated Gladiator and A Beautiful Mind from its many flaws. The same can also be said of his 1992 film Romper Stomper. The...

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Good topic! As one of the Brazilians here, I want to contribute as soon as possible. Please do! The song of today is "Pais e Filhos" by Legião Urbana. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfixHYBWaiU mat.bez.lima, it's great that you started this thread and I enjoyed both songs you've recommen...

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Some comments on the ones I'm the biggest fan of (I'm not a hater of any of the films, nice job with that forumers): Almost Famous: Forever grateful for introducing me to my (now) favorite Elton John song and the film is well-written, no doubt aided by the director's experience as a young journalist...

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Here's the corrected Top 500 in relation to the 2013 poll. Thank you so much JimmyJazz for the labour of love (although it became a chore later on, you held on 'til the end) and for BleuPanda for helping him out down the finish line. From the result, I observed that due to the record votes and the r...

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I feel so smug knowing that Serge Gainsbourg (whose picture I can't see) prevented Aerosmith from a Top 100 placing. Well, not quite... If your #5 artist, Christopher Cross, made it I'm pretty sure all hell would break loose The corrected Top 500 thanks to Bleu ... 93| Aerosmith ... 357| Christophe...

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The next major poll would be albums, sometime next year. I kind of wish they weren't so infrequent (one a year, so a 3 year wait for the next edition of each poll), but I'm sure others would feel overwhelmed by more frequent lists. Me too but there are minor polls always happening but it seems the ...

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I want to thank everyone for being so friendly and welcoming. It is much appreciated. It makes me feel like my past fears were unsubstantiated. I enjoyed reading everyone's posts. My only regret is that I did not get to post more. I hope to participate in other polls that are newly formed. Nice job...

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I don't know if you really deserve a "Thank" Dexter! :mrgreen: I'm sure you can't get that song and Patrick out of your head for a day or two :mrgreen: I, for one, am extremely disappointed at the lack of love for David Hasselhoff. :character-cookiemonster: We need more voters from German...

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You mean that because there are some artists you don't like, their lists could be partly trolling, with a mix of artists they really like and artists they added to make fun of our poll? I doubt that. Upon a cursory look at the Excel file, I can say you're right, there's no trolling. This is in all ...

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bootsy wrote:What a crappy year, this was the first time I couldn't come up with 20 movies.

So true! I am a 90's guy and I probably watched all the mainstream 90's movies but 1990 is a particularly weak year for excellent movies.

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You know what, I have an Idear...why you don't begin a thread...hmmm... I don't know...for example something like "Brazil, one song per day" ;-) It would be a good thing to expose the unknown or "underrated" Brazilian artist. You will see, even if no one comes to talk to you, yo...

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I honestly don't get how expressing most love for Michael Jackson, Queen, Beatles and Bee Gees could be considered trolling. Maybe a few of these 8 people are friends with similar taste, but so what? It's not forbidden. I haven't checked the spreadsheet, but my impression from what I've read is tha...

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Just to be clear, when I talked about the fishy votes, I wasn't talking about the acts for whom they voted, but the fact that, according to JimmyJazz and BleuPanda, some votes were extremely similar with just little variations between the rankings of the artists, which implies some organized action...

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I decided to go through and do that 'regulars vs. non-regulars' thing I mentioned. Only 8 voters don't fit my 'regular' criteria (posting 25 times, so some people who joined due to this poll already count), and I at least recognize two of them from our song poll last year. Of those remaining 6, I f...

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Great to see people appreciate the genius of Stevie Wonder. Nice pic of R.E.M. and Michael Stipe (with hair) there, I almost thought he was George Michael in that "Wake Me Up Before You Go Go" video, if only that pic was in color and his shirt was pink, lol.

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If R.E.M. ranks above #8, they'll exceed the rosiest of expectations. While Prince didn't get a bump I still expect Bowie to be in the Top 5.

No Bleu, it is not bad and you should be proud; this forum will surely benefit from that.

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10. R.E.M.
9. Stevie Wonder
8. Led Zeppelin
7. Bruce Springsteen
6. Radiohead
5. The Rolling Stones
4. Bob Dylan
3. Prince
2. David Bowie
1. The Beatles

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Sorry, the phrasing of Jimmy's question and the comment before 25 looks to me like he's only ready to be done with this because we're making it stressful by continuously asking. Maybe he is just ready to finish, but I don't want it to be because we've collectively annoyed him into wanting to get it...

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Jimmy, please don't let the pressure of the poll get to you. You've said a few times that you're dealing with some personal stuff, which absolutely takes precedence over the unveiling of this poll. We can wait. :) Yeah, please don't rush this because a few people are impatient. Better impatient tha...

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Serious question: Does everyone want to know the results so quickly that I should just post the Top 20 as a tiny list, no bells and whistles, pics, or any of that crap? Cuz it would save me alot of time that I don't honestly have, between work, friends, family, and a girlfriend, things I would defi...

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I agree, great start and excellent presentation Petri! I see A.I. is as divisive with the AMFers as with the movie critics.

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If I remember correctly, I already said some years ago that his voice reminded me of a mix between the dental drill and a rusty chainsaw and, except for few songs (Lay Lady Lay and Knock on the heaven's door for example), there was almost no melodies, so, it's not my cup of tea. Also in those songs...

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me too, list sent

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At least most of the hip hop artists (those who made it in the list) are making great strides; all the great and not so great R&B artists have fallen down or are out of the top 500 completely. I'm perfectly fine having no Sugarhill Gang, Cypress Hill, Ice T, Lil' Wayne or Queen Latifah in the to...

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I voted for all four very high. That's great, Bruno! Were it not for my newfound infatuation for world music (I think it's a phase of mine for now) I would have rated them as high. And thanks Jimmy for the additional 5 artists for today!! Wow, Queen hasn't yet appeared ("Don't Stop Me Now"...

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I'll send my list tomorrow, except if Tuesday is fine and I can get to watch the end of Grizzly Man ! Tuesday is fine. Is somebody else still planning to vote? Michel?, Barry?, luney6?, stone37? Depeche Mode?, Babydoll?, Charlie Driggs?, Harold?, Rob?, Dexter?, Jirin?, Henrik? anybody else who wath...

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From the results, I can say that the problem with the free fall of R&B artists is not so much the votes but their respective rankings in the ballots of those who voted for them, to illustrate: #92 Ray Charles (369.4 points/16 votes) vs. #57 Bee Gees (531.8 points/14 votes) #71 Aretha Franklin (4...

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How about a separate section for albums, songs and artists outside of the Anglophone countries? They're not mysteriously missed but they're generally ignored except for Romain's "France - one song per day" thread which is very informative.

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So it's now 10 artists per day? I know Jimmy is having problems and all but not to be rude, if possible, can you add some more since this have been dragging out for weeks (and I think the Movie section is also waiting for this roll-out to end) and personally I can't wait for this to end and see the ...

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I say yes and no. Whenever anyone tells me so and so is "boring", I say "tell me why it is boring, because just saying that is literally how a fourth grader would describe it." I agree. Calling a music or artist simply "boring" may be called a criticism or opinion but ...

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Bossa Nova and Tropikália aren't the only good brazilian music of history. Can you recommend to us some good Brazilian music outside of Bossa Nova and Tropikália? I know there's a style called MPB or musica popular Brasiliera but it still basically Brazilian pop... I've been listening to Cansei de ...

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The whole point of my post was not to applaud anybody. I was merely trying to convey that it should not matter what others think about your taste and personal choices. I am sorry if I did not bring that point home. That was truly the intent. I did post that the Bee Gees were my #66 choice plus made...

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Although I did not feel offended by any comments, sometimes I don't understand what some folks here want. JimmyJazz told us to make a list of our favorite artists, and simply, was what I did. Bee Gees is my favorite artist and I think it will always be. And for one who asked, yes, I heard the whole...

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I've got nothing to say about the last batch of artists who all deserve their placement, and I'm totally unable to "rate" an artist so I won't even try. In fact, the new terrorist attack in France has shattered all the enthusiasm I had in this and pretty much everything else on a short te...

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(-400) Fats Domino (from 101 to 501!) (-387) The Drifters (-348) Howlin' Wolf (-338) Muddy Waters (-331) Bo Diddley (-317) The Clovers (-310) Jerry Lee Lewis (-303) Leadbelly (-290) Joe Turner (-281) Carl Perkins (-278) Bobby "Blue" Bland (-273) B.B. King (-262) Five Royales (-255) Elmore...

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Hard to rate these artists, I love some of them but like them all. Based of my own objective opinion I have to yes or no to the following as a Top 100 artist: 100. Lou Reed: YES 99. John Lennon: YES 98. Pavement: NO 97. Serge Gainsbourg: YES 96. My Bloody Valentine: NO 95. Nina Simone: YES 94. Paul ...

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I prefer you to roll-out as many as possible and reveal the Top 10 on a separate day for the simple reason that this is affecting my work lol but it's your call really.

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I feel so smug knowing that Serge Gainsbourg (whose picture I can't see) prevented Aerosmith from a Top 100 placing.

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2 added in Dexter's revised list but only one act dropped out. Maybe issue with Jimmy's original list where there are 2 @ 378= then jumps to 381. Was there meant to be a 3rd art 378? Maybe this was discussed already and just missed it. I also noticed that there were 2 artists in #378 and then it ju...

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