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- Wed Nov 15, 2017 3:27 pm
- Forum: Music, Music, Music...
- Topic: Overlooked Songs 2: Nominations
- Replies: 179
- Views: 106193
Re: Overlooked Songs 2: Nominations
Tortoise - Djed (4389)
- Tue Nov 14, 2017 3:56 pm
- Forum: Music, Music, Music...
- Topic: Overlooked Songs 2: Nominations
- Replies: 179
- Views: 106193
Re: Overlooked Songs 2: Nominations
The Velvet Underground - Stephanie Says (7598)
- Fri Nov 03, 2017 6:43 pm
- Forum: Music, Music, Music...
- Topic: AMF Weekly Chart 17.40
- Replies: 15
- Views: 9186
Re: AMF Weekly Chart 17.40
“Look at Your Hands” - Tune Yards
- Tue Oct 24, 2017 6:46 pm
- Forum: Music, Music, Music...
- Topic: Women in Music All-Time Lists - Planning (submissions begin November 1)
- Replies: 76
- Views: 42546
Re: Women in Music All-Time Lists - Planning (submissions begin November 1)
I’m going to assume that Yeah Yeah Yeahs / Karen O would be considered as one artist? As well as Micachu and the Shapes / Mica Levi? I’m curious how we would count songs like, say, “Scale it Back” by DJ Shadow ft. Little Dragon, which features a female singer on a male-produced instrumental. And ove...
- Sat Oct 21, 2017 10:29 pm
- Forum: Music, Music, Music...
- Topic: Albums of 2017
- Replies: 302
- Views: 204544
Re: Albums of 2017
Finally took the time to make a list: 1. DAMN. - Kendrick Lamar 2. MASSEDUCTION - St. Vincent 3. Soft Sounds from Another Planet - Japanese Breakfast 4. Semper Femina - Laura Marling 5. American Dream - LCD Soundsystem 6. Music for People in Trouble - Susanne Sundfor 7. Capacity - Big Thief 8. Cultu...
- Sat Oct 21, 2017 5:30 pm
- Forum: Music, Music, Music...
- Topic: Official Taylor Swift Hype Thread
- Replies: 15
- Views: 10004
Re: Official Taylor Swift Hype Thread
I heard a rumor that there may be a Taylor Swift x Future collaboration coming up.
Also,
Also,
- Fri Oct 20, 2017 11:38 pm
- Forum: Music, Music, Music...
- Topic: Official Taylor Swift Hype Thread
- Replies: 15
- Views: 10004
Re: Official Taylor Swift Hype Thread
Easily the best of her new singles.
- Tue Oct 17, 2017 7:10 pm
- Forum: Music, Music, Music...
- Topic: Moderately Acclaimed Albums 8 - The Finals
- Replies: 31
- Views: 18098
Re: Moderately Acclaimed Albums 8 - The Finals
Saint Etienne - So Tough
- Sun Oct 08, 2017 3:13 am
- Forum: Music, Music, Music...
- Topic: Hall of Acclaim 2016 and 2017!!
- Replies: 107
- Views: 68340
Re: Hall of Acclaim 2016 and 2017!!
I'll follow the established lead and only nominate female or female-lead acts:
1. Lucinda Williams
2. Sharon Van Etten
3. Yeah Yeah Yeahs
4. Suzanne Vega
5. Laura Marling
6. Julianna Barwick
7. Julie London
8. Best Coast
9. Angel Olsen
10. Kaki King
1. Lucinda Williams
2. Sharon Van Etten
3. Yeah Yeah Yeahs
4. Suzanne Vega
5. Laura Marling
6. Julianna Barwick
7. Julie London
8. Best Coast
9. Angel Olsen
10. Kaki King
- Wed Sep 20, 2017 2:54 am
- Forum: Music, Music, Music...
- Topic: AMF Favorite Albums of All-Time -- Prediction Thread
- Replies: 242
- Views: 140712
Re: AMF Favorite Albums of All-Time -- Prediction Thread
I think most people are waiting for see their favourites than discover new artists on the top, am I wrong? I think that's everyone's initial reaction, yeah. And then at the very end it's almost like watching a horse race. But I feel like after the whole thing finishes, we'll see people starting to ...
- Tue Sep 12, 2017 5:08 am
- Forum: Music, Music, Music...
- Topic: AMF Favorite Albums of All-Time -- RESULTS
- Replies: 764
- Views: 1115084
Re: AMF Favorite Albums of All-Time -- RESULTS
If we're going to continue to merely pay lip service to appreciating the diversity of this list, question the credentials, knowledge and intentions of voters, and demean the taste of others, then my time in this forum may be reaching its end. I've become continually frustrated with this forum's inc...
- Tue Sep 12, 2017 3:16 am
- Forum: Music, Music, Music...
- Topic: AMF Favorite Albums of All-Time -- RESULTS
- Replies: 764
- Views: 1115084
Re: AMF Favorite Albums of All-Time -- RESULTS
Excellent rollout and presentation! Thank you all for your hard work. Very interesting mix of music. Excited to see some completely unfamiliar names in the mix - should be some fun discoveries in there. And thrilled to see so many 2016 releases doing well! I considered it a phenomenal year for music...
- Fri Sep 01, 2017 1:23 am
- Forum: Music, Music, Music...
- Topic: LCD Soundsystem - American Dream
- Replies: 49
- Views: 30346
Re: LCD Soundsystem - American Dream
Only heard it the once beside a few individual track listens, but a real pleasure. I might agree that there's not anything on the same scale as an "All My Friends, but for my money their most cohesive other than This Is Happening.
- Wed Aug 30, 2017 6:07 am
- Forum: Music, Music, Music...
- Topic: AMF Weekly Chart 17.31
- Replies: 12
- Views: 11205
- Thu Aug 17, 2017 5:11 pm
- Forum: Music, Music, Music...
- Topic: Moderately Acclaimed Albums 8 - Round 2.8
- Replies: 20
- Views: 11174
Re: Moderately Acclaimed Albums 8 - Round 2.8
Julia Holter - Loud City Song
- Wed Aug 16, 2017 6:42 pm
- Forum: ARTISTS
- Topic: Complex - The 35 Best Young Thug Songs (2017)
- Replies: 1
- Views: 3924
Re: Complex - The 35 Best Young Thug Songs (2017)
Not including "Old English" at all?
- Wed Aug 02, 2017 4:03 pm
- Forum: Music, Music, Music...
- Topic: Moderately Acclaimed Albums 8 - Round 2.6
- Replies: 17
- Views: 11704
Re: Moderately Acclaimed Albums 8 - Round 2.6
1. The 13th Floor Elevators - The Psychedelic Sounds of The 13th Floor Elevators
2. Angelo Badalamenti - Soundtrack from Twin Peaks
3. Ween - God Ween Satan: The Oneness
4. Old Crow Medicine Show - Remedy
2. Angelo Badalamenti - Soundtrack from Twin Peaks
3. Ween - God Ween Satan: The Oneness
4. Old Crow Medicine Show - Remedy
- Sat Jul 29, 2017 4:34 pm
- Forum: Music, Music, Music...
- Topic: Never be a hipster.
- Replies: 64
- Views: 33859
Re: Never be a hipster.
I NEED TO HAVE SOME KIND OF AN OUTLET TO MY EMOTIONS. IF IT'S NOT ACCLAIMED MUSIC, I DON'T KNOW WHAT IS Make art, man. You've clearly got a lot of emotions and interesting ideas. Put them in a song. A short story. A poem. Interpretative dance, whatever. Art comes about when normal methods of dealin...
- Wed Jul 12, 2017 3:29 pm
- Forum: Music, Music, Music...
- Topic: Music of R&B: Nominations
- Replies: 28
- Views: 15251
Re: Music of R&B: Nominations
In a similar vein to not including "Hey Ya!" in the hip-hop poll, can we please leave "Get Lucky" off of the R&B list? There may be some debate on it, but I for one would not consider it R&B.
- Sat Jul 01, 2017 11:19 am
- Forum: Music, Music, Music...
- Topic: AMF Favorite Albums of All-Time -- List Thread
- Replies: 361
- Views: 268135
Re: AMF Favorite Albums of All-Time -- List Thread
Sorry as well for lateness, but here goes nothing: Joni Mitchell – Blue Modest Mouse – The Moon and Antarctica Van Morrison – Astral Weeks Pink Floyd – The Dark Side of the Moon The Velvet Underground – The Velvet Underground and Nico Led Zeppelin – IV Leonard Cohen – Songs of Leonard Cohen Weezer -...
- Tue Jun 27, 2017 4:26 pm
- Forum: Music, Music, Music...
- Topic: AMF Favorite Albums of All-Time -- List Thread
- Replies: 361
- Views: 268135
Re: AMF Favorite Albums of All-Time -- List Thread
I was really hoping to get the time to make a top 500 list, but graduation and summer travels have made that difficult. Will turn in some level of abbreviated list before my flight to Madrid later today.
- Wed May 31, 2017 3:36 am
- Forum: Music, Music, Music...
- Topic: Moderately Acclaimed Albums 8 - Round 1.12
- Replies: 29
- Views: 15480
Re: Moderately Acclaimed Albums 8 - Round 1.12
- Tue May 30, 2017 11:32 pm
- Forum: Music, Music, Music...
- Topic: Recommend people a film, TV show, book, videogame, based on their favorite album
- Replies: 7
- Views: 6350
Re: Recommend people a film, TV show, book, videogame, based on their favorite album
For fans of Turn on the Bright Lights, I'd recommend Darren Aronofsky's Pi or James Ward Byrkit's Coherence.
If my favorite album were Joni Mitchell's Blue, what would people recommend?
If my favorite album were Joni Mitchell's Blue, what would people recommend?
- Mon May 22, 2017 10:20 pm
- Forum: Films, Movies, Motion Pictures...
- Topic: AMF All Time Actors/Actresses Poll (2017): Voting Thread
- Replies: 46
- Views: 31335
Re: AMF All Time Actors/Actresses Poll (2017): Voting Thread
Hi everybody! One of my film school friends who posts here turned me onto this thread and asked if I wanted to vote in it. Hope nobody minds! Excited to see the results since my last attempt at a greatest all-time actors result ended inconclusively. I think I got a list together, but it's really to...
- Tue May 09, 2017 12:29 am
- Forum: Music, Music, Music...
- Topic: Best of the B-Sides 2: Round 1 Week 6 tiebreaker
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1942
Re: Best of the B-Sides 2: Round 1 Week 6 tiebreaker
Amy Winehouse - He Can Only Hold Her
- Thu May 04, 2017 10:11 pm
- Forum: Music, Music, Music...
- Topic: For aspiring musicians (producers and artists), what is the biggest issue you face when trying to create song?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1893
Re: For aspiring musicians (producers and artists), what is the biggest issue you face when trying to create song?
Finishing a song. It's very easy for me to come up with chord progressions/melodies/lyrical ideas, but the act of taking that piece and expanding it into a full song is something I really have to force myself to do.
- Wed May 03, 2017 11:51 pm
- Forum: Music, Music, Music...
- Topic: ___ I dislike that everyone else likes.
- Replies: 30
- Views: 18433
Re: ___ I dislike that everyone else likes.
A lot of artists fit into the category of "not really getting the appeal", like James Blake, but the only two artists like this I legitimately hate are Bon Iver and The Black Keys
- Wed Apr 26, 2017 12:49 am
- Forum: Music, Music, Music...
- Topic: Moderately Acclaimed Albums 8 - Round 1.8
- Replies: 18
- Views: 13528
Re: Moderately Acclaimed Albums 8 - Round 1.8
Haven't been able to vote in a while getting everything in line for graduation, but got a chance this week: 1. The Antlers - Hospice vs. The Beach Boys - Sunflower 2. Prefuse 73 - One Word Extinguisher vs. The Books - Thought for Food 3. Stone Temple Pilots - Purple vs. Agalloch - The Mantle 4. Cowb...
- Mon Apr 24, 2017 4:08 am
- Forum: Music, Music, Music...
- Topic: Music of Hip Hop: Round 1, Week 1
- Replies: 42
- Views: 27058
Re: Music of Hip Hop: Round 1, Week 1
Albums Public Enemy - It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back OutKast - Stankonia De La Soul - 3 Feet High and Rising Wu-Tang Clan - Enter the Wu Tang (36 Chambers) Songs N.W.A. - Straight Outta Compton UGK - Int'l Players Anthem (I Choose You) Jay Z - Empire State of Mind Jay Z - 99 Problems ...
- Wed Apr 19, 2017 5:25 am
- Forum: Music, Music, Music...
- Topic: Candidates for "Joe's Never Heard"
- Replies: 18
- Views: 9621
Re: Candidates for "Joe's Never Heard"
Discovering the canon was an exciting time for me, and I envy some of your upcoming first listens. But by far the most liberating realization I've had regarding these classic album lists was when I early on realized I did not owe any of these works of art my respect, but rather, they had to work to...
- Mon Apr 10, 2017 1:18 am
- Forum: Music, Music, Music...
- Topic: Favorite Film Music/Scores?
- Replies: 19
- Views: 14190
Re: Favorite Film Music/Scores?
Some of my faves include:
Carol
American Beauty
Jackie
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Me and You and Everyone We Know
Her
Gravity
Birdman
Carol
American Beauty
Jackie
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Me and You and Everyone We Know
Her
Gravity
Birdman
- Fri Apr 07, 2017 9:30 pm
- Forum: Music, Music, Music...
- Topic: AMF Favorite Albums of All-Time -- List Thread
- Replies: 361
- Views: 268135
Re: AMF Favorite Albums of All-Time -- List Thread
1. Joni Mitchell – Blue 2. Modest Mouse – The Moon and Antarctica 3. Van Morrison – Astral Weeks 4. Pink Floyd – The Dark Side of the Moon 5. The Velvet Underground – The Velvet Underground and Nico 6. Led Zeppelin – IV 7. Leonard Cohen – Songs of Leonard Cohen 8. Pinkerton – Weezer 9. Love – Foreve...
- Wed Mar 29, 2017 5:15 pm
- Forum: Music, Music, Music...
- Topic: AMF Favorite Albums of All-Time -- List Thread
- Replies: 361
- Views: 268135
Re: AMF Favorite Albums of All-Time -- List Thread
I will definitely rearrange and expand this before the deadline, but here is my initial list. 5 | Weezer | Weezer I'd wager you mean The Blue Album here, but it might help to be specific with a band with four self-titled albums, particularly since I'd imagine the others will pop up on lists as well.
- Wed Mar 29, 2017 1:12 am
- Forum: Music, Music, Music...
- Topic: Top 30 Kanye West Songs (voting over!)
- Replies: 44
- Views: 23116
Re: Top 30 Kanye West Songs (voting starts today!)
1. Ultralight Beam
2. So Appalled
3. The Joy
4. Gone
5. Flashing Lights
6. Devil in a New Dress
7. Heard Em Say
8. Bound 2
9. Father Stretch My Hands
10. Everything I Am
11. Touch the Sky
12. Family Business
13. Never Let Me Down
14. No More Parties In L.A.
15. Gorgeous
2. So Appalled
3. The Joy
4. Gone
5. Flashing Lights
6. Devil in a New Dress
7. Heard Em Say
8. Bound 2
9. Father Stretch My Hands
10. Everything I Am
11. Touch the Sky
12. Family Business
13. Never Let Me Down
14. No More Parties In L.A.
15. Gorgeous
- Tue Mar 14, 2017 5:11 pm
- Forum: Music, Music, Music...
- Topic: Best of the B-Sides 2: Nominations
- Replies: 177
- Views: 87177
Re: Best of the B-Sides 2: Nominations
The Velvet Underground - White Light/White Heat: 'The Gift'
- Mon Mar 13, 2017 4:17 am
- Forum: Music, Music, Music...
- Topic: Best of the B-Sides 2: Nominations
- Replies: 177
- Views: 87177
Re: Best of the B-Sides 2: Nominations
Amy Winehouse - 'He Can Only Hold Her'
- Thu Mar 09, 2017 2:56 am
- Forum: Music, Music, Music...
- Topic: Best of the B-Sides 2: Nominations
- Replies: 177
- Views: 87177
Re: Best of the B-Sides 2: Nominations
So happy to be in this forum when two of the three songs I immediately thought to nominate were already done. "Fillmore Jive" and "Court and Spark" I feel will do quite well this tournament.
As for me, I'm going with "Man in a Shed" by Nick Drake.
As for me, I'm going with "Man in a Shed" by Nick Drake.
- Tue Mar 07, 2017 7:59 pm
- Forum: Music, Music, Music...
- Topic: Moderately Acclaimed Albums 8 - Round 1.1
- Replies: 32
- Views: 18858
Re: Moderately Acclaimed Albums 8 - Round 1.1
1. Manic Street Preachers - Everything Must Go vs. The Jam - Sound Affects
2.Garbage - Version 2.0 vs. Sonny Sharrock - Ask The Ages
3.The Fall - Bend Sinister vs. Nilsson - Aerial Ballet
4. Mitski - Retired from Sad, New Career in Business vs.Agnes Obel - Aventine
2.
3.
4. Mitski - Retired from Sad, New Career in Business vs.
- Mon Feb 13, 2017 5:19 am
- Forum: Music, Music, Music...
- Topic: Moderately Acclaimed Albums 8 (2017) - Submissions Now Open!
- Replies: 76
- Views: 40267
Re: Moderately Acclaimed Albums 8 (2017) - Submissions Now Open!
One thing that might cause controversy is an album that has very little acclaim and/or is considered bad by many. Since the name of the game is "moderately acclaimed". But maybe I'm too much caught up on semantics. The 2015 thing that Jirin suggested is a loophole that would certainly cau...
- Mon Feb 13, 2017 1:55 am
- Forum: Music, Music, Music...
- Topic: Grammys 2017
- Replies: 28
- Views: 15895
Re: Grammys 2017
I wouldn't count Sturgill out entirely, because no one thought River: The Joni Letters or The Suburbs would have won. And this year, Sturgill's sound sits at a stark contrast with the other four, poppier releases. There's an outside chance that the vote gets split between the others to enough of an ...
- Fri Feb 10, 2017 5:13 pm
- Forum: Music, Music, Music...
- Topic: AMF EOY Best Albums of 2016 -- RESULTS
- Replies: 87
- Views: 75521
Re: AMF EOY Best Albums of 2016 -- RESULTS
An odd example, but when Arthur Lee (of Love) recorded Forever Changes, he did so in a paranoiac state, believing he would die within the next year.
- Tue Feb 07, 2017 3:09 am
- Forum: Music, Music, Music...
- Topic: AMF EOY Best Albums of 2016 -- RESULTS
- Replies: 87
- Views: 75521
Re: AMF EOY Best Albums of 2016 -- RESULTS
Gonna guess, no idea as to order:
Tribe
Angel
Yoncé
Solange
Headrest
Radio
Cave
Frankie
Danny?
and guaranteed number one:
Ziggy
Tribe
Angel
Yoncé
Solange
Headrest
Radio
Cave
Frankie
Danny?
and guaranteed number one:
Ziggy
- Sun Feb 05, 2017 8:55 pm
- Forum: Music, Music, Music...
- Topic: Unacclaimed IV GRAND FINALE
- Replies: 30
- Views: 17741
Re: Unacclaimed IV GRAND FINALE
I'll call my vote for Laura Veirs.
- Sat Feb 04, 2017 10:25 pm
- Forum: Music, Music, Music...
- Topic: AMF EOY Best Songs of 2016 -- RESULTS
- Replies: 70
- Views: 63642
Re: AMF EOY Best Songs of 2016 -- RESULTS
Amazing rollout! That "Nobody Speak" gif in particular is incredible - and a reminder I forgot to vote for that wonderful song.
- Tue Jan 31, 2017 6:47 am
- Forum: Music, Music, Music...
- Topic: AMF EOY Best Albums & Songs of 2016 -- List Thread
- Replies: 124
- Views: 103562
Re: AMF EOY Best Albums & Songs of 2016 -- List Thread
Songs: 1. Kanye West ft. The-Dream, Kelly Price, Kirk Franklin, and Chance the Rapper – “Ultralight Beam” 2. Mitski – “Your Best American Girl” 3. Sturgill Simpson – “Welcome to Earth (Pollywog)” 4. Weezer – “California Kids” 5. Mothers – “Hold Your Own Hand” 6. Angel Olsen – “Sister” 7. Lucinda Wil...
- Mon Jan 30, 2017 8:46 pm
- Forum: Music, Music, Music...
- Topic: AMF EOY Best Albums & Songs of 2016 -- List Thread
- Replies: 124
- Views: 103562
Re: AMF EOY Best Albums & Songs of 2016 -- List Thread
Albums list for now. Thanks for all the recommendations, everyone! Many things on here I'd never have found otherwise. Albums: 1. Mitski – Puberty 2 2. Angel Olsen – My Woman 3. Wildflower – The Avalanches 4. Leonard Cohen – You Want It Darker 5. Mothers – When You Walk a Long Distance You Are Tired...
- Tue Jan 10, 2017 8:18 pm
- Forum: Music, Music, Music...
- Topic: The AMF Extended Play Poll (2016) – RESULTS
- Replies: 24
- Views: 14735
Re: The AMF Extended Play Poll (2016) – RESULTS
F ULL LIST 082 | Mogwai | Mogwai | 92,7 | 1 * * I don't find it anywhere ** ineligible Ahh, this was my mistake. The actual release title is simply EP , so people generally call it "the Mogwai EP" to be more specific, which led to me accidentally inputting the wrong title. Great work on t...
- Mon Jan 09, 2017 5:12 am
- Forum: Music, Music, Music...
- Topic: Albums of 2017
- Replies: 302
- Views: 204544
Re: Albums of 2017
I don't know if you'd be into this, but Hang leaked online already and it is spectacular.Nick wrote:Here's what's on my radar:
Foxygen- Hang- January 20th
- Sat Dec 31, 2016 7:33 pm
- Forum: Music, Music, Music...
- Topic: The AMF Extended Play Poll
- Replies: 24
- Views: 13893
Re: The AMF Extended Play Poll
Getting mine in before the ball drops: 1. Boards of Canada - In a Beautiful Place Out in the Country 2. Modest Mouse – Everywhere and His Nasty Parlour Tricks 3. Godspeed You Black Emperor! – Slow Riot for New Zero Kanada 4. Sharon Van Etten – I Don’t Want to Let You Down 5. Mogwai – Mogwai 6. My Bl...
- Thu Dec 22, 2016 7:52 pm
- Forum: Music, Music, Music...
- Topic: Individual Artist Poll: Leonard Cohen
- Replies: 28
- Views: 17768
Re: Individual Artist Poll: Leonard Cohen
Albums: 1. Songs of Leonard Cohen 2. Songs of Love and Hate 3. Old Ideas 4. Songs from a Room 5. You Want It Darker 6. New Skin for the Old Ceremony 7. Popular Problems 8. Ten New Songs 9. I’m Your Man 10. The Future Songs: 1. Chelsea Hotel #2 2. Suzanne 3. Famous Blue Raincoat 4. Come Healing 5. Jo...