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by Harold
Thu Sep 09, 2021 5:46 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: More Wisdom From Keith Richards
Replies: 21
Views: 13880

Re: More Wisdom From Keith Richards

Why would you listen to someone with as dangerous a life style as Keith Richards. With all the drugs he’s done, how can you take anything he says seriously? I would you trust your kids with a man like that? I would definitely trust Keith Richards with other people's kids. (I don't have any myself, ...
by Harold
Tue Sep 07, 2021 8:17 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Albums of 2021 Discussion Thread
Replies: 201
Views: 192465

Re: Albums of 2021 Discussion Thread

Little Simz's Sometimes I Might Be Introvert (the oddly worded title forms an acronym of her first name, Simbi) is getting acclaim through the roof, and with good reason - it's a brilliant, wildly ambitious album that expands upon the strengths of her terrific last album Grey Area , and adds a whole...
by Harold
Sat Sep 04, 2021 5:11 am
Forum: USA
Topic: VULTURE: 100 Songs That Define New York Rap
Replies: 28
Views: 20961

Re: VULTURE: 100 Songs That Define New York Rap

I'm so sorry, how foolish could I be? Axel's the expert here! I obviously need to watch 8 Mile again and look out for the part where Em does a cypher at the Liberty Bell. My favorite scene is the one where he pahks the cah at Hahvahd Yahd. Also, isn't the Liberty Bell in Philadelphia? Unless that's...
by Harold
Sat Sep 04, 2021 3:10 am
Forum: USA
Topic: VULTURE: 100 Songs That Define New York Rap
Replies: 28
Views: 20961

Re: VULTURE: 100 Songs That Define New York Rap

I like Eminem more, I know that he is from Boston ...Eminem is pretty famously from Detroit. No, he's from Boston! Can't you read? It's right there in Axel's post. And, according to the text below his post, he like Eminem music and have Instagram profile about him. He must know what he's talking ab...
by Harold
Tue Aug 31, 2021 9:00 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: MCCh 2021 (15) August 31
Replies: 8
Views: 11790

Re: MCCh 2021 (15) August 31

Tortuga wrote: Tue Aug 31, 2021 2:24 pm Damn, Solar Power’s not even on here, huh? Ouch.
Reviews have been extremely mixed, to say the least. I doubt that Donda will be here next time, either (although, to be fair, there haven't been a lot of reviews yet).
by Harold
Sun Aug 29, 2021 8:08 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: R.I.P. Lee "Scratch" Perry
Replies: 2
Views: 6022

R.I.P. Lee "Scratch" Perry

Legendary Jamaican reggae/dub artist and producer Lee "Scratch" Perry has died at age 85:

https://pitchfork.com/news/lee-scratch- ... ies-at-85/
by Harold
Wed Aug 25, 2021 2:30 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Charlie Watts RIP
Replies: 12
Views: 9535

Re: Charlie Watts RIP

There are now 2 Stones dead, Brian and Charlie. They were already gonna tour without Charlie. Do you think they should cancel the tour and disband? All they have left now is Mick and Keith, along with Ron who joined 10 years into the band's existence. As I said in my earlier post, they will undoubt...
by Harold
Wed Aug 25, 2021 12:51 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Charlie Watts RIP
Replies: 12
Views: 9535

Re: Charlie Watts RIP

It certainly seems like a graceful way to the deal with the question "How Can I Stop" (one of their song titles). The rest of the band is certainly up there in years. If I was to guess, I think they'd disband after the tour....though I don't think I've ever correctly guessed when the loss...
by Harold
Tue Aug 24, 2021 6:38 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Charlie Watts RIP
Replies: 12
Views: 9535

Re: Charlie Watts RIP

Even though Watts was 80 and not in the best of health, I still wasn't expecting this. The statement he issued when the Stones announced he wouldn't be able to join the tour this fall ("For the first time ever, my timing is off") was so quintessentially self-effacing and good-humored I ass...
by Harold
Thu Aug 12, 2021 1:34 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: NJ High School Graduate Cut Off During Speech About LGBTQ Identity
Replies: 2
Views: 5422

Re: NJ High School Graduate Cut Off During Speech About LGBTQ Identity

I guess I was a little surprised that this got your dander up, though. Having somewhat conservative tastes in pop culture doesn't mean a person can't be progressive on social/cultural issues. Pete Seeger tried to pull the plug on Dylan at Newport, but I doubt anyone ever questioned his lefty bonafi...
by Harold
Sat Jul 24, 2021 1:45 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Discussion: What is acclaimed music?
Replies: 8
Views: 8170

Re: Discussion: What is acclaimed music?

I'm having this discussion because, while I do get that there is a bar that separates absolute trash from good music, there seems to be this kind of mono directional porosity that, in the course of time, allows songs that received fairly positive contemporary reviews to be elevated to retrospective...
by Harold
Tue Jul 13, 2021 3:46 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: AMFCore/Recommendations from our 2020 All Time Albums List
Replies: 7
Views: 8400

Re: AMFCore/Recommendations from our 2020 All Time Albums List

panam wrote: Tue Jul 13, 2021 2:16 pm
Nassim wrote:Tue Jul 13, 2021 8:29 am Great idea ! Must be some flaw in the method if we get 2 Linkin Park albums, doesn't feel very AMF !
I was feeling exactly the same and I read your comment.
Both of those albums scored unexpectedly well on the last two album polls, so it's not really a shock to see them here.
by Harold
Fri Jul 09, 2021 4:29 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: MCCh 2021 (11) June 30
Replies: 5
Views: 7881

Re: MCCh 2021 (11) June 30

Otisredding wrote: Tue Jul 06, 2021 7:30 am 76 - Spelling: The Turning Wheel - 73,2 (75,8 / 13)
Quick note (in the wake of this album receiving a 10/10 from You Know Who) that the artist name is Spellling, with three L's.
by Harold
Thu Jul 01, 2021 5:10 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: MCCh 2021 (10) June 15
Replies: 9
Views: 13435

Re: MCCh 2021 (10) June 15

luvulongTIM wrote: Thu Jul 01, 2021 4:03 pm Can’t wait to see the next update. Was it already posted?
No, it hasn't been posted yet. Otisredding indicated (in the MCCh update thread) that this one might be a few days late.
by Harold
Wed Jun 30, 2021 2:55 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: The Smithsonian Anthology of Hip-Hop and Rap
Replies: 2
Views: 4713

Re: The Smithsonian Anthology of Hip-Hop and Rap

As for the other 3…well it is pretty damn strange that they didn’t include a single song from Jay-Z, and even though the compilation only goes to 2013, they still could’ve found room for one Kendrick song from GKMC. The last 3 discs are still solid, but those absences are some REAL head scratchers....
by Harold
Sun Jun 27, 2021 7:31 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Predictions: Rolling Stone Top 500 Songs update 2021
Replies: 214
Views: 144504

Re: Predictions: Rolling Stone Top 500 Songs update 2021

Hymie wrote: Sun Jun 27, 2021 4:26 pm I don't debate to make fiends
That's good, because this forum can only handle one fiend at a time and I think we've got that covered. :whistle:
by Harold
Fri Jun 25, 2021 12:44 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Predictions: Rolling Stone Top 500 Songs update 2021
Replies: 214
Views: 144504

Re: Predictions: Rolling Stone Top 500 Songs update 2021

Hymie, your comment clearly demonstrates your lack of understanding of critical thinking. Facts are not the intended destination of critical thinking inquiries. Facts do not translate directly to knowledge, but instead are merely data to be presented. Knowledge requires the use of analytical method...
by Harold
Tue Jun 22, 2021 4:25 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Interesting Story About The Number One Song On The Site.
Replies: 2
Views: 5929

Re: Interesting Story About The Number One Song On The Site.

I remember hearing that "What are you doing out there?" line in some documentary. Kooper said people even started copying his organ "style," when I think he was just trying to get through the song. I've always loved this story - the idea that what might be the most iconic organ ...
by Harold
Tue Jun 22, 2021 12:32 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Predictions: Rolling Stone Top 500 Songs update 2021
Replies: 214
Views: 144504

Re: Predictions: Rolling Stone Top 500 Songs update 2021

Apples with apples, someone who lived through those years is much more likely to have a better idea of that era than someone who didn't. As for the cache, it's all bout the music from the 25 years that the the online magazine has existed. That doesn't give them any special insight into the years fr...
by Harold
Mon Jun 21, 2021 1:58 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Albums of 2021 Discussion Thread
Replies: 201
Views: 192465

Re: Albums of 2021 Discussion Thread

Having listened to the new Wolf Alice, I’m confident it will make AMF’s EOY Top 10, even if I find it a little underwhelming. I like Blue Weekend a lot. It's one of those albums that makes me reevaluate an artist I hadn't fully appreciated before. I'd given cursory listens to the first two albums w...
by Harold
Thu Jun 17, 2021 3:33 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Predictions: Rolling Stone Top 500 Songs update 2021
Replies: 214
Views: 144504

Re: Predictions: Rolling Stone Top 500 Songs update 2021

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_best-selling_albums_in_the_United_States They have it as 10.7 million copies sold in the USA, about 4 million fewer copies than Hootie and the Blowfish - Cracked Rear View. This is actually kinda hilarious. You've almost got to feel bad for Hootie, having been ...
by Harold
Tue Jun 15, 2021 7:00 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: MCCh 2021 (10) June 15
Replies: 9
Views: 13435

Re: MCCh 2021 (10) June 15

Holden wrote: Tue Jun 15, 2021 2:09 pm Here are the Top 50 albums of the decade so far! This is planned to be a recurring addition to the Mega Critic chart.
"I could only listen to ten seconds of the first track on each of these albums before I had to shut them off." - Hymie, probably. :mrgreen:
by Harold
Fri May 14, 2021 3:09 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: MCCh 2021 (07) April 30
Replies: 16
Views: 19267

Re: MCCh 2021 (07) April 30

Have a feeling we’ll get a new number 1 tomorrow! Sons of Kemet, Squid or St Vincent ? Most likely Squid, since the other two are just being released today. I'm sure all will have high debuts, though. I wonder whether Squid's name is a nod to Trout Mask Replica ("A squid eating dough in a poly...
by Harold
Mon May 10, 2021 6:23 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Aggregating Beatles Songs
Replies: 7
Views: 9131

Re: Aggregating Beatles Songs

Let's see, there's "Within You Without You," "Maxwell's Silver Hammer," "Old Brown Shoe"... Whoops, sorry - I misread the thread title as "Aggravating Beatles Songs." :mrgreen: I love these kinds of lists, so thanks for this. Very glad to see that "Free a...
by Harold
Sat May 08, 2021 1:48 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: What album surprises you that isn’t on AM?
Replies: 13
Views: 12405

Re: What album surprises you that isn’t on AM?

Kate Bush- The Dreaming (which I thought was so much better than it’s predecessor in every way, shape and form. I feel that it took so long to be released and it being released in ‘93 when everyone was already enamored with other women she influenced like Tori, Björk and Sinead plus Siouxies string...
by Harold
Fri May 07, 2021 8:22 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: MCCh 2021 (07) April 30
Replies: 16
Views: 19267

Re: MCCh 2021 (07) April 30

Well they’re getting to be so common you’d think Post cereal would either sponsor them or come up with their own brand dedicated to your faves, like Post Punkios lol! I’d imagine their mascot would look similar to Count Chocula or something. Not big on trends but Brooklyn, post punk revival etc, at...
by Harold
Thu Apr 29, 2021 1:25 am
Forum: Films, Movies, Motion Pictures...
Topic: AMF 2021 Oscar Ballot
Replies: 16
Views: 15983

Re: AMF 2021 Oscar Ballot

I haven't seen any of the films in question so can't comment, but is the outrage over Boseman not winning because they think he objectively gave the best performance or did they just want him to get it cause he's dead? As I noted above, the "outrage" (if you want to call it that) was magn...
by Harold
Mon Apr 26, 2021 6:37 pm
Forum: Films, Movies, Motion Pictures...
Topic: AMF 2021 Oscar Ballot
Replies: 16
Views: 15983

Re: AMF 2021 Oscar Ballot

(Imaginary) Plot Twist: Joaquin Phoenix actually is The Joker now. When he opened the envelope, Boseman actually was the winner, but Phoenix thought, "Do you know what would really fuck up this moment? Saying someone else won." Then he ate the card. In all seriousness, though, the producer...
by Harold
Tue Apr 20, 2021 9:48 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Trial of Derek Chauvin
Replies: 2
Views: 6965

Re: Trial of Derek Chauvin

Absolutely perfect! I'll bet a lot of people are going to be watching this tonight, with immense satisfaction. I remember this scene very vividly from when the episode was broadcast ("I wanna thank the jury! And I'd like to thank my wife!"). By the way, for anyone who has no idea what this...
by Harold
Tue Apr 20, 2021 7:07 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: R.I.P. Jim Steinman
Replies: 5
Views: 5280

R.I.P. Jim Steinman

Jim Steinman, the songwriter/producer/arranger best known as the architect of Meat Loaf's Bat Out of Hell , has passed away at age 73: https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/jim-steinman-meat-loaf-songwriter-dead-obituary-1158472/ Steinman worked with many other artists besides ML. In fact, f...
by Harold
Thu Apr 15, 2021 4:56 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: MCCh 2021 (06) April 15
Replies: 5
Views: 7165

Re: MCCh 2021 (06) April 15

Also, please forgive Godspeed for their song and album titles, they know not what they are doing. Post-rock bands do come up with some ... interesting titles. For my money, nothing's ever going to top the title of the final epic track from Stars of the Lid's And Their Refinement of the Decline : &q...
by Harold
Wed Apr 14, 2021 12:44 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Rob Climbs the Mountains of Music: Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band - Trout Mask Replica
Replies: 88
Views: 81233

Re: Rob Climbs the Mountains of Music: Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation

That is an awesome tale I wasn't aware of. I did read how specific their guitar choices are per song and that they took a lot of them with them on their tour. As someone who is not really knowledgeable about guitar differences I can't really comment on it further, but this album has definitely some...
by Harold
Thu Apr 01, 2021 6:34 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Albums of 2021 Discussion Thread
Replies: 201
Views: 192465

Re: Albums of 2021 Discussion Thread

Great Tier: 1. Black Country, New Road- For the First Time Have a feeling this is going to place highly come the end of the year AMF polls. Agreed. It's early, but I think this album is the favorite for the first quarter of the year. Let's see how the other 3 quarters shake out. Terrific album (I'm...
by Harold
Tue Mar 23, 2021 2:09 am
Forum: REGULARLY UPDATED LISTS
Topic: Fast 'n' Bulbous - 1000 Best Albums of All Time [2021 Update]
Replies: 15
Views: 19528

Re: Fast 'n' Bulbous - 1000 Best Albums of All Time [2021 Update]

The 2015 version of this list has been in AM for some time, but upon looking through the wayback machine, it's been updated periodically since then. The most recent update is particularly interesting to me since there's a new #1 all time. And it's an album from this year! That ... kind of seems lik...
by Harold
Sun Mar 14, 2021 4:22 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Keith Richards 12 Favorite Albums
Replies: 14
Views: 8208

Re: Keith Richards 12 Favorite Albums

Richards hasn’t been afraid to shoot his mouth off about other artists, too. According to NME, the guitarist has described Prince as an “overrated midget” and Bob Dylan as a “nasty little b***er.” Even David Bowie wasn’t immune from Richards’ sharp tongue, with the hellraiser allegedly once claimin...
by Harold
Wed Mar 10, 2021 4:37 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Kurt Cobain's 50 Favorite Albums
Replies: 20
Views: 8804

Re: Kurt Cobain's 50 Favorite Albums

Yes, the Shaggs has endured as a joke or as a one-of-a-kind novelty. Definitely one of a kind. A lot of people have championed Philosophy of the World as a brilliant piece of "outsider art," but it's hard to listen to all the way through (even though it's a short album) because it's just ...
by Harold
Sat Mar 06, 2021 9:12 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Keith Richards 12 Favorite Albums
Replies: 14
Views: 8208

Re: Keith Richards 12 Favorite Albums

When you post lists like this, can you please indicate the source where you've found them? Good list, with maybe only Zevon being a somewhat unexpected choice for Richards.
by Harold
Tue Feb 23, 2021 3:56 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: What is acclaimed music?
Replies: 1
Views: 4493

Re: What is acclaimed music?

I'm having this discussion because, while I do get that there is a bar that separates absolute trash from good music, there seems to be this kind of mono directional porosity that, in the course of time, allows songs that received fairly positive contemporary reviews to be elevated to retrospective...
by Harold
Thu Feb 18, 2021 5:25 pm
Forum: EOY 2020
Topic: EOY 2020 - Les Inrocks (FR)
Replies: 1
Views: 5806

Re: EOY 2020 - Les Inrocks (FR)

It's been posted, back in December:

http://acclaimedmusic.net/forums/viewto ... =28&t=9330
by Harold
Mon Feb 15, 2021 5:57 pm
Forum: EOY 2020
Topic: EOY 2020 Albums List Updates
Replies: 92
Views: 132100

Re: EOY 2020 Albums List Updates

- Annual Country Music Critics' Poll (USA; counts for previous years, actually under Nashville Scene) I'm not sure what you mean by this, could you post a link to the list here? Donchano is saying that the list posted in this thread - http://acclaimedmusic.net/forums/viewtopic.php?f=28&t=9827 -...
by Harold
Thu Feb 11, 2021 10:30 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: R.I.P. Chick Corea
Replies: 2
Views: 3823

R.I.P. Chick Corea

The great jazz pianist and fusion pioneer Chick Corea, known for his work with Miles Davis as well as with his own group Return to Forever, has passed away at 79, from cancer.

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/musi ... t-1127283/
by Harold
Tue Feb 09, 2021 5:16 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Should we consider expanding the number of albums from 3000 to 5000?
Replies: 3
Views: 4982

Re: Should we consider expanding the number of albums from 3000 to 5000?

I think the rationale for not expanding the album list had something to do with the fact that Henrik hasn't had time to add a lot of the more recent all-time lists; an expansion based on the current database would add a lot of albums from recent years (because of EOY/EOD lists) but so many less from...
by Harold
Wed Jan 27, 2021 5:20 pm
Forum: Films, Movies, Motion Pictures...
Topic: They Shoot Pictures Don't They - 2021 Update
Replies: 10
Views: 12256

Re: They Shoot Pictures Don't They - 2021 Update

The most amazing and welcome feature of the new update is that the "Starting List" spreadsheet now contains all of the rankings, for every single film. A rather startling move, as Bill himself admits in his introduction, especially given how grudging he was in previous years about adding t...
by Harold
Mon Jan 18, 2021 11:58 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Primal Scream and “Madchester”?
Replies: 9
Views: 7040

Re: Primal Scream and “Madchester”?

Side note - "24 Hour Party People" is a fun film to watch (about the Manchester scene). Mark E. Smith even has a cameo! Howard Devoto (Buzzcocks, Magazine) also has a cameo, and it's brilliant: there's a scene depicting a fictionalized Devoto having a quickie in a nightclub bathroom with ...
by Harold
Fri Jan 15, 2021 9:11 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: R.I.P. Sylvain Sylvain
Replies: 4
Views: 4121

Re: R.I.P. Sylvain Sylvain

Robert Christgau, in a terrific essay on the Dolls in the classic 1979 desert-island-records anthology Stranded , has some interesting insights on Sylvain’s essential role in the band, even though he “doesn’t add something unique to a sound that pits the competent-plus musicianship of [vocalist Davi...
by Harold
Fri Jan 15, 2021 6:35 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: R.I.P. Sylvain Sylvain
Replies: 4
Views: 4121

Re: R.I.P. Sylvain Sylvain

I was just thinking about the New York Dolls yesterday, and had already been planning to pull out the debut, one of my all-time favorites (it's consistently in my top 5 when we do our album polls). Now I'll be listening to it as a tribute. David Johansen is now the only surviving member of the lineu...
by Harold
Wed Jan 06, 2021 6:53 pm
Forum: EOY 2020
Topic: EOY 2020 - Grammys (USA)
Replies: 12
Views: 11329

Re: EOY 2020 - Grammys (USA)

Quick note that, thanks to the pandemic surge, the Grammy ceremony has been postponed from January 31 to March 14.
by Harold
Wed Jan 06, 2021 1:24 pm
Forum: EOY 2020
Topic: EOY 2020 Albums List Updates
Replies: 92
Views: 132100

Re: EOY 2020 Albums List Updates

Some people think the eligibility is because the chosen albums and songs and not because what Henrik have said for years. Hey, if this is a serious comment let's shut that down right now, please. Decisions on eligibility for the spreadsheet are NEVER based on bias (i.e., "I don't like this lis...
by Harold
Tue Jan 05, 2021 7:14 pm
Forum: EOY 2020
Topic: EOY 2020 Albums List Updates
Replies: 92
Views: 132100

Re: EOY 2020 Albums List Updates

I'm going to go down to every two weeks, there hasn't been enough new lists yet to justify another update. Dear, Holden. First, I'm so glad that Rina Sawayama is another act to sit on the top position outside Fiona Apple or their previous competitor, Run the Jewels, Phoebe Bridgers did it too on pr...
by Harold
Sat Jan 02, 2021 5:59 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Errors in the 2020 update
Replies: 427
Views: 656358

Re: Errors in the 2020 update

In the wake of the announcement of MF DOOM's death, I find myself wondering whether Madvillain and DangerDoom could/should be listed on DOOM's artist page, as Viktor Vaughn already is (I know that MV and DD were collaborations, but still).

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