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- Thu Apr 21, 2016 8:19 pm
- Forum: Music, Music, Music...
- Topic: 5873/6000: Round 1, Week 2
- Replies: 24
- Views: 13309
Re: 5873/6000: Round 1, Week 2
Just under 4 hours left to vote (I may or may not be a bit late).
- Thu Apr 21, 2016 8:07 pm
- Forum: Music, Music, Music...
- Topic: R.I.P. Prince (1958-2016)
- Replies: 95
- Views: 57771
Re: R.I.P. Prince (1958-2016)
Where I live, it actually HAS snowed this April. Why, oh why did I not take that as a sign?
- Wed Apr 20, 2016 8:37 pm
- Forum: Music, Music, Music...
- Topic: 5873/6000: Round 1, Week 2
- Replies: 24
- Views: 13309
Re: 5873/6000: Round 1, Week 2
1. Dog Days Are Over 2. Mountains 3. Islands in the Stream 4. Don't Give Up on Me 1. Lips Like Sugar 2. Slam 3. Delilah 4. Sittin' in the Balcony 1. A New England 2. Put It On 3. Wang Dang Doodle 4. Sarah I'll be honest, "A New England" is half the reason I decided to take up this game in ...
- Mon Apr 18, 2016 9:10 pm
- Forum: Music, Music, Music...
- Topic: Moderately Acclaimed Albums 7 - Round 1.4
- Replies: 42
- Views: 21850
Re: Moderately Acclaimed Albums 7 - Round 1.4
2. Days Are Gone Yeah, I'm the HAIM fan here. Jirin, thank you for summing up in one succinct sentence what makes the album so enjoyable for me, because I was NOT expecting such lukewarm reception, and seeing as this forum has some very, ahem, verbose people, I felt kinda like I was put on the hot s...
- Fri Apr 15, 2016 12:20 am
- Forum: Music, Music, Music...
- Topic: 5873/6000: Round 1, Week 2
- Replies: 24
- Views: 13309
5873/6000: Round 1, Week 2
The rules are simple: rank the songs in each set of 4 from best to worst. First gets 4 points, last gets 1. The top two will move on to the next round. The deadline to vote is Thursday, April 21st at 8 P.M. EST. 5893. Florence + The Machine - Dog Days Are Over 5916. Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton -...
- Fri Apr 15, 2016 12:19 am
- Forum: Music, Music, Music...
- Topic: 5873/6000: Round 1, Week 1
- Replies: 26
- Views: 14753
Re: 5873/6000: Round 1, Week 1
1. Louis Armstrong - St. Louis Blues (62, 8) 2. The Weeknd - Wicked Games (57, 7) --- 3. Bloodstone - Natural High (47, 4) 4. Dixie Chicks - Wide Open Spaces (44, 2) 1. Supertramp - Bloody Well Right (63, 9) 2. The Mystics - Hushabye (56, 4) --- 3. Freeway feat. Jay-Z and Beanie Sigel - What We Do (...
- Thu Apr 14, 2016 9:59 pm
- Forum: Music, Music, Music...
- Topic: Best of the B-Sides: Round 2 Week 1
- Replies: 25
- Views: 13482
Re: Best of the B-Sides: Round 2 Week 1
New York, I Love You but You're Bringing Me Down (this matchup is too good for the round of 64)
Just a Little Lovin'
Bring Da Ruckus
Think for Yourself
Freddie Freeloaded
May This Be Love
The Great Curve (this matchup is WAY too good for the round of 64)
Brain Damage
Just a Little Lovin'
Bring Da Ruckus
Think for Yourself
Freddie Freeloaded
May This Be Love
The Great Curve (this matchup is WAY too good for the round of 64)
Brain Damage
- Thu Apr 14, 2016 7:06 pm
- Forum: Music, Music, Music...
- Topic: 5873/6000: Round 1, Week 1
- Replies: 26
- Views: 14753
Re: 5873/6000: Round 1, Week 1
No, they're counted.GucciLittlePiggy wrote:I'll only have time to go through the first two sets before the 8:00 deadline. Really sorry about that. If my votes don't count then I completely understand.
Just under 5 hours left!
- Wed Apr 13, 2016 11:31 pm
- Forum: Music, Music, Music...
- Topic: 5873/6000: Round 1, Week 1
- Replies: 26
- Views: 14753
Re: 5873/6000: Round 1, Week 1
1. Wicked Games
2. Wide Open Spaces
3. St. Louis Blues
4. Natural High
1. What We Do
2. Bloody Well Right
3. Hushabye
4. Oh Yeah
1. Disappointed
2. Valley Girl
3. Stuck on You
4. Sunglasses at Night
1. Warm in the Winter
2. Rude Boy Rock
3. The Trees
4. Brothers in Arms
2. Wide Open Spaces
3. St. Louis Blues
4. Natural High
1. What We Do
2. Bloody Well Right
3. Hushabye
4. Oh Yeah
1. Disappointed
2. Valley Girl
3. Stuck on You
4. Sunglasses at Night
1. Warm in the Winter
2. Rude Boy Rock
3. The Trees
4. Brothers in Arms
- Tue Apr 12, 2016 2:31 am
- Forum: Music, Music, Music...
- Topic: Moderately Acclaimed Albums 7 - Round 1.3
- Replies: 46
- Views: 22440
Re: Moderately Acclaimed Albums 7 - Round 1.3
1. Fleetwood Mac
- Sun Apr 10, 2016 6:45 pm
- Forum: Music, Music, Music...
- Topic: Errors in the 2015 Update
- Replies: 538
- Views: 377755
Re: Errors in the 2015 Update
According to RYM, Divinyls' "I Touch Myself" was a single in 1990.
- Thu Apr 07, 2016 10:25 pm
- Forum: Music, Music, Music...
- Topic: Best of the B-Sides: Round 1 Week 8
- Replies: 26
- Views: 13568
Re: Best of the B-Sides: Round 1 Week 8
1. Misty Mountain Hop 2. Mutual Slump 3. Glad Tidings 4. Givin' the Dog a Bone 1. The Beat 2. You Never Give Me Your Money 3. Ball and Biscuit 4. No. 13 Baby 1. One Love 2. Down on the Street 3. This Is the One 4. Ultra Violet (Light My Way) 1. The Man of Metropolis Steals Our Hearts 2. I'm Waiting ...
- Thu Apr 07, 2016 10:10 pm
- Forum: Music, Music, Music...
- Topic: 5873/6000: Round 1, Week 1
- Replies: 26
- Views: 14753
5873/6000: Round 1, Week 1
The rules are simple: rank the songs in each set of 4 from best to worst. First gets 4 points, last gets 1. The top two will move on to the next round. The deadline to vote is Thursday, April 14th at 8 P.M. EST. 5886. Dixie Chicks - Wide Open Spaces 5923. The Weeknd - Wicked Games 5950. Louis Armstr...
- Thu Apr 07, 2016 1:25 pm
- Forum: Music, Music, Music...
- Topic: Future project ideas
- Replies: 35
- Views: 15434
Re: Future project ideas
Thank you both. I think I'll go with Bleu's idea on this one. I'll probably get the game running later tonight.
- Thu Apr 07, 2016 1:12 pm
- Forum: Music, Music, Music...
- Topic: Future project ideas
- Replies: 35
- Views: 15434
Re: Future project ideas
The question is, how would the seeding be done? You can't do a Bracketology format with only 128 songs. Well either take the bottom 256 songs, or do 1 on 1 matches. And what I'm doing with Best of the B-Sides is to do 4 way matches the first round and then one on one from that point on. The 4-way m...
- Wed Apr 06, 2016 11:40 pm
- Forum: Music, Music, Music...
- Topic: Future project ideas
- Replies: 35
- Views: 15434
Re: Future project ideas
The question is, how would the seeding be done? You can't do a Bracketology format with only 128 songs.
- Tue Apr 05, 2016 9:19 pm
- Forum: Music, Music, Music...
- Topic: Future project ideas
- Replies: 35
- Views: 15434
Re: Future project ideas
I could run the 5873/6000 one, though I noticed one song in that selection that will probably destroy the rest...
- Thu Mar 31, 2016 10:51 pm
- Forum: Music, Music, Music...
- Topic: Best of the B-Sides: Round 1 Week 7
- Replies: 20
- Views: 11334
Re: Best of the B-Sides: Round 1 Week 7
1. Serve the Servants
2. Wagon Wheel
3. Judy Is a Punk
4. Radio Cure
1. Mysterons
2. Europe Endless
3. Singapore
4. Drown in My Own Tears
1. Spanish Bombs
2. Visions
3. Little Miss Strange
4. Decades
1. Cry Baby Cry
2. Tread Water
3. Songbird
4. Overture
2. Wagon Wheel
3. Judy Is a Punk
4. Radio Cure
1. Mysterons
2. Europe Endless
3. Singapore
4. Drown in My Own Tears
1. Spanish Bombs
2. Visions
3. Little Miss Strange
4. Decades
1. Cry Baby Cry
2. Tread Water
3. Songbird
4. Overture
- Tue Mar 29, 2016 2:11 am
- Forum: Music, Music, Music...
- Topic: Moderately Acclaimed Albums 7 - Round 1.1
- Replies: 38
- Views: 18078
Re: Moderately Acclaimed Albums 7 - Round 1.1
1. Pleased to Meet Me While the Feelies album lives up to its title (and greatly benefits from it), the 'Mats album feels more "whole" to me. I need to listen to Let It Be again, but I think this one might be better. "Alex Chilton" is incredible. 3. Anniemal Yeah, we all know how...
- Tue Mar 29, 2016 12:25 am
- Forum: Music, Music, Music...
- Topic: Does Pink Moon have a shot at entering the top 250 next year?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1921
Re: Does Pink Moon have a shot at entering the top 250 next year?
It does seem to me like it's the most talked about of his three albums. Given the title track's unexpectedly huge jump into the top 500 a few years ago, I'd say it's definitely a possibility.
- Mon Mar 28, 2016 5:46 pm
- Forum: Music, Music, Music...
- Topic: What's your Top 5 Albums of 2000s?
- Replies: 38
- Views: 25465
Re: What's your Top 5 Albums of 2000s?
I can't make a definite albums list until whenever the next all-time poll happens, but I can come up with:
Kanye West - 808s & Heartbreak
Annie - Anniemal
LCD Soundsystem - Sound of Silver
Kanye West - Graduation
Dirty Projectors - Bitte Orca
Kanye West - 808s & Heartbreak
Annie - Anniemal
LCD Soundsystem - Sound of Silver
Kanye West - Graduation
Dirty Projectors - Bitte Orca
- Mon Mar 28, 2016 1:19 am
- Forum: Music, Music, Music...
- Topic: Errors in the 2015 Update
- Replies: 538
- Views: 377755
Re: Errors in the 2015 Update
The Revolution Will Not Be Televised by Gil Scott-Heron should be 1970 as it appeared on Small Talk at 125th and Lenox originally. That's vastly different from the Pieces of a Man version, which is almost certainly the one that all the lists refer to. If that is the case, though, than MGMT's "...
- Thu Mar 24, 2016 10:11 pm
- Forum: Music, Music, Music...
- Topic: Best of the B-Sides: Round 1 Week 6
- Replies: 24
- Views: 13508
Re: Best of the B-Sides: Round 1 Week 6
1. Freddie Freeloader
2. She's the One
3. Bob Dylan's 115th Dream
4. Sanctuary
1. Satisfaction
2. Pretty Baby
3. Planet Telex
4. Videotape
1. The Great Curve
2. Lost in the World
3. Ignoreland
4. Climbing Up the Walls
1. Love You To
2. Lounge Act
3. Brain Damage
4. You Gotta Move
2. She's the One
3. Bob Dylan's 115th Dream
4. Sanctuary
1. Satisfaction
2. Pretty Baby
3. Planet Telex
4. Videotape
1. The Great Curve
2. Lost in the World
3. Ignoreland
4. Climbing Up the Walls
1. Love You To
2. Lounge Act
3. Brain Damage
4. You Gotta Move
- Thu Mar 17, 2016 11:03 pm
- Forum: Music, Music, Music...
- Topic: Best of the B-Sides: Round 1 Week 5
- Replies: 37
- Views: 18274
Re: Best of the B-Sides: Round 1 Week 5
Ahh, wait up! 1. Birds 2. Stranded on Death Row 3. Candy's Room 4. A House Is Not a Motel 1. Keep the Customer Satisfied 2. Kimberly 3. Lord Only Knows 4. Just a Little Lovin' 1. Barely Legal 2. Shake Your Hips 3. The Last Resort 4. Day of the Lords 1. Fixing a Hole 2. Sometimes 3. Never Had No One ...
- Sun Mar 13, 2016 11:36 am
- Forum: Music, Music, Music...
- Topic: Errors in the 2015 Update
- Replies: 538
- Views: 377755
Re: Errors in the 2015 Update
"Right Here, Right Now" by Jesus Jones was released as a single in 1990, according to RYM.
- Sat Mar 12, 2016 11:07 pm
- Forum: Music, Music, Music...
- Topic: Share a Spotify playlist!
- Replies: 23
- Views: 14103
Re: Share a Spotify playlist!
I just did my top 1000 songs list for the first time since March of last year. The playlist below consists of all songs that rose at least 250 spots (treating all previously unranked songs as #1001 last year). The big winner of the last year is Foals' "Spanish Sahara," which rose from not...
- Sat Mar 12, 2016 2:46 am
- Forum: Music, Music, Music...
- Topic: Errors in the 2015 Update
- Replies: 538
- Views: 377755
Re: Errors in the 2015 Update
Intro's EOY list for 2012 has the Magician remix of Lykke Li's "I Follow Rivers" at #1, but it is not on shown on the song's page. Is that because it's a remix?
- Thu Mar 10, 2016 9:04 pm
- Forum: Music, Music, Music...
- Topic: Best of the B-Sides: Round 1 Week 4
- Replies: 58
- Views: 26313
Re: Best of the B-Sides: Round 1 Week 4
1. Think for Yourself 2. Soul Love 3. Buckets of Rain 4. Dear Doctor 1. Bring da Ruckus 2. She Watch Channel Zero!? 3. The Gash 4. Broken Face 1. Gasoline Dreams 2. Beautiful 3. Love of My Life 4. On-Sided Love Affair 1. If It Ain't Ruff 2. New York, I Love You but You're Bringing Me Down 3. Oh My L...
- Wed Mar 09, 2016 11:59 am
- Forum: Music, Music, Music...
- Topic: Almost finished with the top 1000 albums!
- Replies: 35
- Views: 15781
Re: Almost finished with the top 1000 albums!
OK, guys, I am officially feeling old. But for the record, and since we are comparing our listening skills, I have rated 8700 albums on RYM since I became a member on this site, i.e. 12 years. The vast majority of those are albums, but the EP's and singles are largely offset by my listening years b...
- Tue Mar 08, 2016 12:52 pm
- Forum: Music, Music, Music...
- Topic: AMF Chart Week 10 2016
- Replies: 38
- Views: 24566
Re: AMF Chart Week 10 2016
I've pretty much ignored this whole thing so far, but I need to nominate this one, to honor a personal favorite show of mine that recently finished in first season, which will probably be its last season... Jack White - You Are the Sunshine of My Life Pardon my ignorance, but I am curious, which on...
- Tue Mar 08, 2016 2:49 am
- Forum: Music, Music, Music...
- Topic: AMF Chart Week 10 2016
- Replies: 38
- Views: 24566
Re: AMF Chart Week 10 2016
I've pretty much ignored this whole thing so far, but I need to nominate this one, to honor a personal favorite show of mine that recently finished in first season, which will probably be its last season...
Jack White - You Are the Sunshine of My Life
Jack White - You Are the Sunshine of My Life
- Mon Mar 07, 2016 2:09 pm
- Forum: Music, Music, Music...
- Topic: Random Rules March - Submissions
- Replies: 17
- Views: 9625
Re: Random Rules March - Submissions
Give me 3 hours and I'll start it. Unless someone else wants to do it.
- Sat Mar 05, 2016 7:35 pm
- Forum: Music, Music, Music...
- Topic: Random Rules March - Submissions
- Replies: 17
- Views: 9625
Re: Random Rules March - Submissions
Jamie xx - Loud Places Wu-Tang Clan - Wu-Tang: 7th Chamber The Beatles - The Ballad of John and Yoko They Might Be Giants - Piece of Dirt The Rolling Stones - 19th Nervous Breakdown Sufjan Stevens - John Wayne Gacy, Jr. Flying Lotus - Hunger Flying Lotus - Moment of Hesitation The Beatles - Twist an...
- Fri Mar 04, 2016 9:47 pm
- Forum: Music, Music, Music...
- Topic: Almost finished with the top 1000 albums!
- Replies: 35
- Views: 15781
Re: Almost finished with the top 1000 albums!
The total number of albums I've listened to doesn't even reach 300. Of course, I'm 6 years younger than BleuPanda, so I have plenty of time to catch up. But I think there are a lot of highly acclaimed albums where I feel like it will be a while before I even feel the need to listen to them, let alon...
- Fri Mar 04, 2016 3:52 am
- Forum: Music, Music, Music...
- Topic: Random Rules March - Submissions
- Replies: 17
- Views: 9625
Random Rules March - Submissions
Another month, another Random Rules! All you need to do is submit your list of 10 random songs - the next ten that come up via the random generator on your entire music library. We'll pull them all together then start the next part in a couple days (48 hours or 10 lists, whichever comes last), then ...
- Thu Mar 03, 2016 4:58 pm
- Forum: Music, Music, Music...
- Topic: Moderately Acclaimed Albums 7 (2016) - The Draw!
- Replies: 35
- Views: 16622
Re: Moderately Acclaimed Albums 7 (2016) - The Draw!
Anyone else doing a prediction? I'm doing mine in increments as a briefly preview each album on Allmusic.
- Thu Mar 03, 2016 3:56 am
- Forum: Music, Music, Music...
- Topic: AMF All-Time Song Poll (2015 edition results)
- Replies: 458
- Views: 290164
Re: AMF All-Time Song Poll (2015 edition results)
However, Henrik thinks Bob Dylan and Johnny Cash's duet of Girl from the North Country and Dylan's original are one; I don't think this should be the case as it immediately becomes different by becoming a duet. Actually, I believe those were counted together in this poll as well. But not the two ve...
- Thu Mar 03, 2016 3:32 am
- Forum: Music, Music, Music...
- Topic: AMF All-Time Song Poll (2015 edition results)
- Replies: 458
- Views: 290164
Re: AMF All-Time Song Poll (2015 edition results)
Unrelated to the video, but this didn't occur to me until just now: the next time we do this poll, I say we DON'T count remixes separately from the original song. No remixes made the list (except "Ignition" which is not really a standard case), and I don't think anyone put multiple mixes ...
- Thu Mar 03, 2016 1:00 am
- Forum: Music, Music, Music...
- Topic: Best of the B-Sides: Round 1 Week 3
- Replies: 35
- Views: 17379
Re: Best of the B-Sides: Round 1 Week 3
1. What's Happening Brother 2. Slim Slow Slider 3. To Kingdom Come 4. Running to Stand Still 1. Quicksand 2. Resolution 3. Little Green 4. Cast No Shadow 1. Ten Years Gone 2. Why Does Love Got to Be So Sad? 3. May This Be Love 4. Rockin' Chair 1. Pastime Paradise 2. Anti-Nigger Machine 3. Taste the ...
- Mon Feb 29, 2016 12:44 am
- Forum: Music, Music, Music...
- Topic: Errors in the 2015 Update
- Replies: 538
- Views: 377755
Re: Errors in the 2015 Update
The Crash Test Dummies song actually has three M's per word, not four
- Sun Feb 28, 2016 10:37 pm
- Forum: Music, Music, Music...
- Topic: 6000 Songs: Bruce Springsteen - Prove It All Night
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4138
Re: 6000 Songs, 6000 Opinions: Song 3175, Opinion 21
Springsteen was amazing in concert and even though I didn't see him until after 2005, he was still magnificent. I wonder if any AMers have seen him in the past 5-8 years and can report on whether his live shows are still great. In fact, one of the very few concerts I've been to so far was The Boss ...
- Sun Feb 28, 2016 1:31 am
- Forum: Music, Music, Music...
- Topic: AMF All-Time Song Poll (2015 edition results)
- Replies: 458
- Views: 290164
Re: AMF All-Time Song Poll (2015 edition results)
Unrelated to the video, but this didn't occur to me until just now: the next time we do this poll, I say we DON'T count remixes separately from the original song. No remixes made the list (except "Ignition" which is not really a standard case), and I don't think anyone put multiple mixes ...
- Sat Feb 27, 2016 7:50 pm
- Forum: Music, Music, Music...
- Topic: AMF All-Time Song Poll (2015 edition results)
- Replies: 458
- Views: 290164
Re: AMF All-Time Song Poll (2015 edition results)
Unrelated to the video, but this didn't occur to me until just now: the next time we do this poll, I say we DON'T count remixes separately from the original song. No remixes made the list (except "Ignition" which is not really a standard case), and I don't think anyone put multiple mixes o...
- Sat Feb 27, 2016 7:46 pm
- Forum: Music, Music, Music...
- Topic: AMF All-Time Song Poll (2015 edition results)
- Replies: 458
- Views: 290164
Re: AMF All-Time Song Poll (2015 edition results)
Thanks for the compliments, everyone! Maybe I'll make the video public someday, but I'd like to let it sit for a little while. Sweepstakes Ron, beautiful video! Great high quality of rather unknown pics in some cases. Where did you get all these?! Google Images, mostly. I tried my best to get pictur...
- Wed Feb 24, 2016 11:38 pm
- Forum: Music, Music, Music...
- Topic: Best of the B-Sides: Round 1 Week 2
- Replies: 32
- Views: 15785
Re: Best of the B-Sides: Round 1 Week 2
I'd say it gets better after the first minute... he stops singing early on.babydoll wrote:...I literally had to turn off the music after the first minute; Veteran's Day Poppy was that horrendous.
- Wed Feb 24, 2016 11:00 pm
- Forum: Music, Music, Music...
- Topic: Best of the B-Sides: Round 1 Week 2
- Replies: 32
- Views: 15785
Re: Best of the B-Sides: Round 1 Week 2
1. Candle 2. Absolutely Sweet Marie 3. Thank You 4. Veteran's Day Poppy 1. Police and Thieves 2. The Lady in My Life 3. Darling Nikki 4. Warszawa 1. Thank You For Talking to Me Africa 2. I'm Comin' Down 3. There's a World 4. The Black Angel's Death Song 1. I'll Go Crazy 2. Love 3. Bodies 4. Grey Lag...
- Wed Feb 24, 2016 10:51 pm
- Forum: Music, Music, Music...
- Topic: AMF All-Time Song Poll (2015 edition results)
- Replies: 458
- Views: 290164
Re: AMF All-Time Song Poll (2015 edition results)
Well, I've gone and done it. I've actually been working on this since a few weeks after the results. The fact that it took this long says less about how hard it was to make and more about how I was able to making this while, simultaneously, actually having a life. What I'm saying is, don't worry abo...
- Wed Feb 24, 2016 7:39 pm
- Forum: Music, Music, Music...
- Topic: Kanye West's "The Life of Pablo"
- Replies: 152
- Views: 89221
Re: Kanye West's "The Life of Pablo"
Pitched up samples of 4'33", here we come!Maschine_Man wrote:
- Wed Feb 24, 2016 7:39 pm
- Forum: Music, Music, Music...
- Topic: Kanye West's "The Life of Pablo"
- Replies: 152
- Views: 89221
Re: Kanye West's "The Life of Pablo"
Given the shakey production schedule for TLOP, this probably means nothing significant, assumptions that TLOP was be his last album notwithstanding.
- Wed Feb 17, 2016 3:41 pm
- Forum: Music, Music, Music...
- Topic: Best of the B-Sides: Round 1 Week 1
- Replies: 45
- Views: 21587