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- Thu Sep 11, 2014 3:38 pm
- Forum: Music, Music, Music...
- Topic: U2's New Album
- Replies: 28
- Views: 18868
Re: U2's New Album
I haven't heard the album yet, but I'm sure Rolling Stone is writing their 5 star review of it as we speak. And here it is: http://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/u2-songs-of-innocence-20140911 I'd brag about calling it, but this was so predictable it's not even worth it. Is there any human...
- Thu Sep 11, 2014 4:12 am
- Forum: Music, Music, Music...
- Topic: U2's New Album
- Replies: 28
- Views: 18868
Re: U2's New Album
I haven't heard the album yet, but I'm sure Rolling Stone is writing their 5 star review of it as we speak.
- Tue Sep 09, 2014 1:03 am
- Forum: Music, Music, Music...
- Topic: Albums of 2014
- Replies: 430
- Views: 310732
Re: Albums of 2014
The past couple months have been pretty slow for interesting releases... 1. Todd Terje- It's Album Time: 90 2. Sun Kil Moon- Benji: 90 3. Swans- To Be Kind: 85 4. St. Vincent- St. Vincent: 85 5. LCD Soundsystem- The Long Goodbye: LCD Soundsystem Live at Madison Square Garden: 85 6. The War on Drugs-...
- Mon Sep 08, 2014 11:46 pm
- Forum: Music, Music, Music...
- Topic: Recommendations for the 2014 alltime album poll
- Replies: 75
- Views: 59989
Re: Recommendations for the 2014 alltime album poll
Here's my list. It's pretty damn pedestrian, but hey, that's what you get when you get most of your recommendations from the AM list. 1. The Beatles- Revolver 2. Radiohead- OK Computer 3. The Clash- London Calling 4. The Beach Boys- Pet Sounds 5. The Beatles- Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band 6....
- Mon Sep 08, 2014 9:33 pm
- Forum: Music, Music, Music...
- Topic: My 4th Acclaimed Music meeting: Toni
- Replies: 20
- Views: 13044
Re: My 4th Acclaimed Music meeting: Toni
Well, Nick, your idea is not as crazy as it could seem at first glance. It would be great if all the AMers could meet in a given place for the photo-shoot, but that's something it's not going to happen. But I'm sure that someone in the forum is a wizard of photo editing and could create this "...
- Sun Sep 07, 2014 1:37 pm
- Forum: Music, Music, Music...
- Topic: The Critical Canon and The Classic Rock Era
- Replies: 23
- Views: 13122
Re: The Critical Canon and The Classic Rock Era
We're at one of the most peaceful moments in world history. You know, I've got a few muslim acquaintances who would probably disagree with you on that :P And I think Eastern Europeans and Asians do have a different perception too. Believe it or not, but BleuPanda is right. Violence has been on the ...
- Sat Sep 06, 2014 5:48 pm
- Forum: Music, Music, Music...
- Topic: The Critical Canon and The Classic Rock Era
- Replies: 23
- Views: 13122
The Critical Canon and The Classic Rock Era
To anyone looking at the top albums of all time and top songs of all time charts on AM it's pretty obvious that there is a huge bias towards music released in the 11 year period of 1965 to 1975, the so called "album era" or "classic rock era". Just looking at this 11 year period ...
- Fri Sep 05, 2014 6:53 pm
- Forum: Music, Music, Music...
- Topic: My 4th Acclaimed Music meeting: Toni
- Replies: 20
- Views: 13044
Re: My 4th Acclaimed Music meeting: Toni
The next logical step is for all the frequent posters in the AMF to assemble in one room and recreate the Sgt. Pepper's cover.
- Thu Sep 04, 2014 11:51 pm
- Forum: Music, Music, Music...
- Topic: Songs of 2014
- Replies: 29
- Views: 20070
Re: Songs of 2014
It's September already, and I have a rough top 25- 1. Future Islands- Seasons (Waiting On You) 2. Todd Terje- Delorean Dynamite 3. Todd Terje- Johnny and Mary 4. St. Vincent- Digital Witness 5. St. Vincent- Prince Johnny 6. Sun Kil Moon- Ben's My Friend 7. Swans- A Little God in My Hands 8. Swans- O...
- Mon Sep 01, 2014 2:14 pm
- Forum: Music, Music, Music...
- Topic: Concerts you have coming up
- Replies: 372
- Views: 686087
Re: Concerts you have coming up
I just saw Steel Dan last night in Saratoga. They put on an incredible show, a great mix of hits and album cuts!
- Sat Aug 30, 2014 2:00 pm
- Forum: Music, Music, Music...
- Topic: Errors in July 2014 update - CLOSED!
- Replies: 229
- Views: 150521
Re: Errors in the July 2014 update v. 2
Eminem is listed under "West Coast Rap", yet he is from Detroit, Michigan.
- Thu Aug 28, 2014 2:25 am
- Forum: Music, Music, Music...
- Topic: Bracketology 3: Round 1, Week 4
- Replies: 34
- Views: 20385
Re: Bracketology 3: Round 1, Week 4
Crosby, Stills, Nash (& Young) - Suite: Judy Blue Eyes Daft Punk - Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger Kanye West - New Slaves Deerhunter - Nothing Ever Happened The CSNY song is one of two songs this week in my top 500 songs. It's an incredible example of the classic rock from the late 60's, and I...
- Sun Aug 24, 2014 3:56 pm
- Forum: Music, Music, Music...
- Topic: Bracketology 3: Round 1, Week 3
- Replies: 47
- Views: 27927
Re: Bracketology 3: Round 1, Week 3
Arctic Monkeys - Do I Wanna Know? (2013) Elvis Costello - (What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace Love & Understanding (1978) Santigold - L.E.S. Artistes (2008) David Bowie - Where Are We Now? (2013) The Arctic Monkeys song is one of my absolute favorite of last year, and of the decade so far. Really remi...
- Sun Aug 17, 2014 5:53 pm
- Forum: Music, Music, Music...
- Topic: Pitchfork's Best Music of the Decade so Far
- Replies: 44
- Views: 31532
Re: Pitchfork's Best Music of the Decade so Far
Here's what I've got in terms of predictions- Albums- 1. MBDTF 2. Good Kid, MAAD City 3. Modern Vampires of the City 4. Channel Orange 5. Bon Iver, Bon Iver 6. This Is Happening 7. Lonerism 8. Teen Dream 9. Yeezus 10. The Suburbs The top 10 songs are harder to call, but here's my shot- 1. Runaway 2....
- Sun Aug 17, 2014 5:45 pm
- Forum: Music, Music, Music...
- Topic: 90s x 2000s
- Replies: 12
- Views: 7507
Re: 90s x 2000s
That's actually really interesting, as most people would expect a downward trend to occur due to the bias against newer releases. Does anyone have a solid idea of why this is? Perhaps it's due to publications wanting to shed their image of only promoting "canon" works (i.e. music from the ...
- Sat Aug 16, 2014 11:30 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Everything You Wanted to Know About My Country (But Were...)
- Replies: 12
- Views: 10104
Re: Everything You Wanted to Know About My Country (But Were
I'm from the United States, New York State specifically. The biggest thing you need to know about New York State is that if someone from New York State mentions they're from New York State, you should never ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever assume they're from New York City. Ever. Other than t...
- Sat Aug 16, 2014 5:54 pm
- Forum: Music, Music, Music...
- Topic: 2014 Top 500 Albums of All Time Poll
- Replies: 142
- Views: 83964
Re: 2014 Top 500 Albums of All Time Poll
I just choose my favorite version and rank it. I don't take into account any other versions for my rankings.Brad wrote:Guys - Any thoughts on ranking the first Clash album, UK vs US version, combo of both, or don't care? (I guess the early Beatles albums would pose a similar problem).
- Sat Aug 16, 2014 5:15 am
- Forum: Music, Music, Music...
- Topic: Bracketology 3: Round 1, Week 2
- Replies: 46
- Views: 30070
Re: Bracketology 3: Round 1, Week 2
63. Beach House - Myth (2012): 8.5 "Myth" is my favorite discovery so far - it's so achingly gorgeous! If you liked "Myth", you should really check out Beach House's albums "Teen Dream" and "Bloom". Both of those albums contain the same sort of gorgeous cryst...
- Sat Aug 16, 2014 4:54 am
- Forum: Music, Music, Music...
- Topic: Bracketology 3: Round 1, Week 2
- Replies: 46
- Views: 30070
Re: Bracketology 3: Round 1, Week 2
I don't really have time to add comments, but I'll try for some next week! 1. Nine Inch Nails- Head Like a Hole 2. The National- Bloodbuzz Ohio 3. Mazzy Star- Fade Into You 4. Bill Withers- Lean on Me 1. Bob Dylan - A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall 2. James Blake - Retrograde 3. James Brown - Say It Loud ...
- Thu Aug 14, 2014 8:54 pm
- Forum: Music, Music, Music...
- Topic: Pitchfork's Best Music of the Decade so Far
- Replies: 44
- Views: 31532
Re: Pitchfork's Best Music of the Decade so Far
I don't think that's too early at all! If I recall correctly, we did our 2000's poll in January 2010.BleuPanda wrote:I want to do a poll for the first half of the decade on here once the year finishes. This might be a bit too early, though...
- Thu Aug 14, 2014 8:35 pm
- Forum: Music, Music, Music...
- Topic: Pitchfork's Best Music of the Decade so Far
- Replies: 44
- Views: 31532
Pitchfork's Best Music of the Decade so Far
Next week everyone's favorite music site to hate to love and love to hate, Pitchfork, will be doing their top songs and albums of the decade so far. I guess they're a little pessimistic about the remaining four months of the decade. That being said, anyone wanna predict their lists? m.pitchfork.com/...
- Thu Aug 14, 2014 6:50 pm
- Forum: Music, Music, Music...
- Topic: Recommendations for the 2014 alltime album poll
- Replies: 75
- Views: 59989
Re: Recommandations for the 2014 alltime album poll
Summerteeth!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (By Wilco)
- Thu Aug 14, 2014 3:47 pm
- Forum: Music, Music, Music...
- Topic: Top 10 AMFers!
- Replies: 14
- Views: 8926
Re: Top 10 AMFers!
At least with Bruce in the top ten, none of us have to worry about coming in last...
- Wed Aug 13, 2014 5:03 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Favorite Books
- Replies: 160
- Views: 203498
Re: Favorite Books
It always bothers me to see genre fiction thrown under the rug like it doesn't matter. If the pretty much agreed upon best fantasy work still struggles to garner respect, I guess I'm a washed up hack before I even begin. And then we get Ursula K. Le Guin who gets completely overlooked due to being ...
- Wed Aug 13, 2014 2:24 am
- Forum: Music, Music, Music...
- Topic: Who's who in Acclaimed Music Forums : the demographic thread
- Replies: 144
- Views: 92755
Re: Who's who in Acclaimed Music Forums : the demographic th
10. Hot Fuzz "Hot Fuzz" over "Shaun of the Dead"? Ballsy pick, but I like it. Anyway, here are my top ten films. I considered myself somewhat "well listened" when it comes to classic popular music, but not so much "well watched" when it comes to classic films...
- Wed Aug 13, 2014 12:22 am
- Forum: Music, Music, Music...
- Topic: Who's who in Acclaimed Music Forums : the demographic thread
- Replies: 144
- Views: 92755
Re: Who's who in Acclaimed Music Forums : the demographic th
My top 10 songs: 1. LCD Soundsystem-All My Friends 2. The Velvet Underground-Heroin 3. Bruce Springsteen-Born to Run 4. Frank Ocean-Pyramids 5. The Smiths-This Charming Man 6. The Who-My Generation 7. blur-Girls & Boys 8. The Beach Boys-Good Vibrations 9. OutKast-Hey Ya! 10. The Beatles-A Day i...
- Tue Aug 12, 2014 9:38 pm
- Forum: Music, Music, Music...
- Topic: Questions about anything.
- Replies: 31
- Views: 19858
Re: Questions about anything.
SandstormBleuPanda wrote:What's the name of that song that goes 'bee-boo-boo-bop, boo-boo-beep'?
- Tue Aug 12, 2014 9:36 pm
- Forum: Music, Music, Music...
- Topic: Brawlers, Bawlers & Bastards
- Replies: 80
- Views: 54326
Re: Brawlers, Bawlers & Bastards
I honestly cannot fathom the absolute lack of self-awareness you must posses for you to even believe for a moment that this is the sole reason for your ban.Bruce wrote:
It's a shame that you would ban someone for merely expressing an opinion about Patti Smith's looks.
- Tue Aug 12, 2014 8:59 pm
- Forum: Music, Music, Music...
- Topic: Brawlers, Bawlers & Bastards
- Replies: 80
- Views: 54326
Re: Brawlers, Bawlers & Bastards
you would do yourself and us a favour by banning Bruce from this forum again, and definitely this time I have sent Bruce a PM saying that he will be banned again. I have just given him 30 more minutes to give him a chance to respond. Thank you, Henrik, you have certainly made the right choice. I'm ...
- Tue Aug 12, 2014 7:55 pm
- Forum: Music, Music, Music...
- Topic: Brawlers, Bawlers & Bastards
- Replies: 80
- Views: 54326
Re: 2014 Album Cover Poll - Results
This isn't how women are supposed to dress or look, and that's the greatness. It's a subtle act of rebellion. Are you saying that she intentionally wanted to look unfeminine.....and that if she wanted to, she could make herself look very attractive? Does everything have to be PC around here. Do you...
- Tue Aug 12, 2014 12:02 am
- Forum: Music, Music, Music...
- Topic: 2014 Top 500 Albums of All Time Poll
- Replies: 142
- Views: 83964
Re: 2014 Top 500 Albums of All Time Poll
Ok, so the position; artist; album thing is if we send a text file, and if we send an Excel spreadsheet you want position, artist, and album as separate cells without the semicolon? One more eligibility question. Is Smile (Not Brian Wilson's version, the reconstructed version released later) a comp...
- Mon Aug 11, 2014 11:52 pm
- Forum: Music, Music, Music...
- Topic: First ten album gap game for the new update
- Replies: 26
- Views: 16564
Re: First ten album gap game for the new update
Very good point, not to mention the point that DocBrown brought up earlier. I guess it's even LESS than 65!Jirin wrote:That's if you assume the distribution is equal throughout the list. So far nobody has gone past 1400 and only a handful of forum members (Harold, Henrik, Stephan, etc) probably would.
- Mon Aug 11, 2014 11:31 pm
- Forum: Music, Music, Music...
- Topic: First ten album gap game for the new update
- Replies: 26
- Views: 16564
Re: First ten album gap game for the new update
Actually the odds favor that two of us will have the same gap. How many people in a room before it is more than 50% likely that at least two of them share the same birthday? About 21. It's the same here, only maybe 1000 days in a year to extend the comparison, so more like 30-40. Actually wouldn't ...
- Sun Aug 10, 2014 7:10 pm
- Forum: Music, Music, Music...
- Topic: 2014 Album Cover Poll - Results
- Replies: 15
- Views: 12765
Re: 2014 Album Cover Poll - Results
It's great to see these results! I'm shocked that "The Dark Side of the Moon" is so low!
- Sun Aug 10, 2014 6:41 pm
- Forum: Music, Music, Music...
- Topic: First ten album gap game for the new update
- Replies: 26
- Views: 16564
Re: First ten album gap game for the new update
Wow! What are the chances??Kingoftonga wrote:Nick, it seems we have the exact same gap!
P.S. if anyone has any recommendations from my ten album gap to listen to, that would be great!
- Sun Aug 10, 2014 5:42 pm
- Forum: Music, Music, Music...
- Topic: First ten album gap game for the new update
- Replies: 26
- Views: 16564
Re: First ten album gap game for the new update
Here's mine- 769 The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band- Will the Circle Be Unbroken 770 Johnny Cash- American III: Solitary Man 771 Madness- One Step Beyond... 772 Ike and Tina Turner- River Deep - Mountain High 773 D'Angelo- Brown Sugar 774 The Horrors- Primary Colours 775 Ella Fitzgerald- Ella Fitzgerald Sin...
- Sat Aug 09, 2014 1:13 pm
- Forum: Music, Music, Music...
- Topic: Errors in the July 2014 update
- Replies: 84
- Views: 54771
Re: Errors in the July 2014 update
"Let Me Ride" by Dr. Dre was originally released in 1992, on the album "The Chronic".
- Wed Aug 06, 2014 3:59 pm
- Forum: Music, Music, Music...
- Topic: Bracketology 3: Round 1, Week 1
- Replies: 49
- Views: 34197
Re: Bracketology 3: Round 1, Week 1
The Shins- New Slang ABBA- The Winner Takes It All Jay-Z and Kanye West- Niggas in Paris Metronomy- The Look Depeche Mode- Enjoy the Silence DJ Shadow- Midnight in a Perfect World Carly Rae Jepsen- Call Me Maybe Roxy Music- More than This Vampire Weekend- Diane Young Bjork- Hyper Ballad Lorde- Royal...
- Tue Aug 05, 2014 8:17 pm
- Forum: Music, Music, Music...
- Topic: Albums of 2014
- Replies: 430
- Views: 310732
Re: Albums of 2014
The new FKA Twigs album is streaming on iTunes Radio. Honestly, it might be my album of the year, it's fantastic. This album has been getting rave reviews, but I really don't get it (for the most part). It has some really interesting ideas going on with its trip hop inspired production, but aside f...
- Tue Aug 05, 2014 3:12 am
- Forum: Music, Music, Music...
- Topic: Unacclaimed 2.0 Nomination Thread
- Replies: 111
- Views: 77932
Re: Unacclaimed 2.0 Nomination Thread
My second nomination is "Who's Gonna Save My Soul" by Gnarls Barkley-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOz0rxmeWD4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOz0rxmeWD4
- Sat Aug 02, 2014 1:58 pm
- Forum: Music, Music, Music...
- Topic: Unacclaimed 2.0 Nomination Thread
- Replies: 111
- Views: 77932
Re: Unacclaimed 2.0 Nomination Thread
I'm nominating "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" by Santa Esmeralda
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-hwiCkU73NA
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-hwiCkU73NA
- Sat Aug 02, 2014 1:38 am
- Forum: Music, Music, Music...
- Topic: In Defense of Schlock Music:
- Replies: 12
- Views: 8039
Re: In Defense of Schlock Music:
You should read the first reviews of Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath. Critics HATED them.Bruce wrote:
I'd still like to find some 1967 reviews of the first VU album.
- Fri Aug 01, 2014 8:42 pm
- Forum: Music, Music, Music...
- Topic: IT HAS HAPPENED: Update 2014 Thread
- Replies: 422
- Views: 259989
Re: IT HAS HAPPENED: Update 2014 Thread
But but...all the critics are useless They seem to be pretty useful to most members of this forum. Most of you like the songs and albums that the critics have told you to like best. I'm not really sure if it's so much "people on this forum blindly follow critics" as "people on this f...
- Fri Aug 01, 2014 2:57 am
- Forum: Music, Music, Music...
- Topic: MCCh 2014 (13) July 31
- Replies: 12
- Views: 12204
Re: MCCh 2014 (13) July 31
I will further echo the sentiment that 2014 has been underwhelming. I have this theory about years though. For every great year, there's a year right next to it that is lackluster. Consider this (and remember, this is all my opinion, feel free to disagree)- 2007 - Great 2008 - Lackluster 2009 - Lack...
- Fri Aug 01, 2014 1:07 am
- Forum: Music, Music, Music...
- Topic: Post Your "One Per Year" Lists
- Replies: 102
- Views: 80807
Re: Post Your "One Per Year" Lists
Don't worry, I have fairly "generic" taste too. I guess that's what happens when you get most of your music from this very website.BleuPanda wrote:Here's going with songs, also comparing with AM rank to see just how generic I am:
- Thu Jul 31, 2014 3:28 pm
- Forum: Music, Music, Music...
- Topic: IT HAS HAPPENED: Update 2014 Thread
- Replies: 422
- Views: 259989
Re: IT HAS HAPPENED: Update 2014 Thread
All I said was that, according to the critics best artists lists that I've seen, Bing Crosby would be far below Sex Pistols. Those artist lists are however subjective and they should be. Music is subjective. I think summarizing critics lists is fun and interesting, but I don't believe in objective ...
- Wed Jul 30, 2014 3:40 pm
- Forum: Music, Music, Music...
- Topic: Acclaimed music and culture shock.
- Replies: 26
- Views: 14018
Re: Acclaimed music and culture shock.
As an American I knew nothing of Blur before this website (well, other than the "woo hoo" song as I knew it back then). After seeing how high they were ranked, I had to listen to them. Now they're in my top ten artists of all time and are my second favorite artist of the entire 1990's (onl...
- Wed Jul 30, 2014 3:37 pm
- Forum: Music, Music, Music...
- Topic: THANK YOU to Henrik for the update
- Replies: 26
- Views: 17607
Re: THANK YOU to Henrik for the update
A gigantic thank you to you, Henrik. Without you and your website I would not have discovered countless favorites of mine. I visit this website just about every day, and the update is honestly a second Christmas to me.
- Wed Jul 30, 2014 4:02 am
- Forum: Music, Music, Music...
- Topic: IT HAS HAPPENED: Update 2014 Thread
- Replies: 422
- Views: 259989
Re: IT HAS HAPPENED: Update 2014 Thread
The Beatles are the greatest act ever, but many more people nowadays listen to Chuck berry, Elvis, Little Richard Buddy Holly and other great 50s acts than listen to most other 60s acts aside from the Beatles. I'm not really sure how you can claim to know what the general population is listening to...
- Tue Jul 29, 2014 6:38 pm
- Forum: Music, Music, Music...
- Topic: IT HAS HAPPENED: Update 2014 Thread
- Replies: 422
- Views: 259989
Re: IT HAS HAPPENED: Update 2014 Thread
All this talk of influence, sales, and popularity is really off topic. This is a website devoted to critical acclaim. All that matters is whether music critics like the Sex Pistols more than Bing Crosby, not who sold more or who appears more on a google search.