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by FrankLotion
Tue Jun 06, 2023 2:23 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Moderately Acclaimed Albums 14 - Round 1.11
Replies: 23
Views: 4160

Re: Moderately Acclaimed Albums 14 - Round 1.11

1. Elton John - Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy (1975)
2. Emma Ruth Rundle - On Dark Horses (2018)
by FrankLotion
Thu Jun 01, 2023 6:58 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Albums and Songs of 2013
Replies: 76
Views: 71080

Re: Albums and Songs of 2013

I’m not too happy with the order of my songs list but since only the top 20 are getting counted I’ll just turn it in. Albums: 1. Daft Punk - Random Access Memories 2. Deafheaven - Sunbather 3. Chance the Rapper - Acid Rap 4. Kacey Musgraves - Same Trailer, Different Park 5. Kanye West - Yeezus 6. Be...
by FrankLotion
Wed May 31, 2023 4:58 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Moderately Acclaimed Albums 14 - Round 1.10
Replies: 25
Views: 4135

Re: Moderately Acclaimed Albums 14 - Round 1.10

1. Weezer - Weezer [Green Album] (2001)
2. Taxi Girl - Seppuku (1982)
by FrankLotion
Wed May 24, 2023 12:57 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Moderately Acclaimed Albums 14 - Round 1.9
Replies: 19
Views: 2694

Re: Moderately Acclaimed Albums 14 - Round 1.9

1. Sleigh Bells - Treats (2010)
2. Toadies - Rubberneck (1994)
by FrankLotion
Thu May 18, 2023 3:48 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: AM Albums World Cup - Grand Finale
Replies: 44
Views: 32133

Re: AM Albums World Cup - Grand Finale

Actually this is much better, here is where he laid out the basic structure and how it was going to play:
viewtopic.php?p=92000#p92000
by FrankLotion
Thu May 18, 2023 3:45 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: AM Albums World Cup - Grand Finale
Replies: 44
Views: 32133

Re: AM Albums World Cup - Grand Finale

Not sure why I was thinking about this five years later but would anyone be interested in doing something like this again? I thought it was a lot of fun! What are the specific rules? Here was the original pitch for it by Toni back then, I can’t remember if we altered the rules at all: http://www.ac...
by FrankLotion
Thu May 18, 2023 2:13 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: AM Albums World Cup - Grand Finale
Replies: 44
Views: 32133

Re: AM Albums World Cup - Grand Finale

Not sure why I was thinking about this five years later but would anyone be interested in doing something like this again? I thought it was a lot of fun!
by FrankLotion
Thu May 18, 2023 2:02 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Video Game Discussion
Replies: 46
Views: 46753

Re: Video Game Discussion

As excited as I am it’ll probably still be a while before I get around to ToTK, I’m hoping to replay some of the other 3D Zelda’s first since I don’t remember a lot about them since they came out.
by FrankLotion
Wed May 17, 2023 11:57 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Moderately Acclaimed Albums 14 - Round 1.8
Replies: 22
Views: 4774

Re: Moderately Acclaimed Albums 14 - Round 1.8

1. Fabrizio De André - Crêuza de mä (1984)
2. The The - Hanky Panky (1995)
by FrankLotion
Fri May 12, 2023 9:13 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Music league
Replies: 77
Views: 21266

Re: Music league

You all better submit some legit embarrassing stuff this week, no ABBA or Bee Gees allowed!

Not that serious, I just want to see what people are actually guilty about liking!
by FrankLotion
Tue May 09, 2023 6:08 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Moderately Acclaimed Albums 14 - Round 1.7
Replies: 19
Views: 3145

Re: Moderately Acclaimed Albums 14 - Round 1.7

1. Parliament | Funkentelechy vs. the Placebo Syndrome (1977)
2. Caifanes - Caifanes (1988)
by FrankLotion
Tue May 09, 2023 2:43 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Video Game Discussion
Replies: 46
Views: 46753

Re: Video Game Discussion

I stopped somewhere in the summer period (ingame) in P3P so far, grinding for xp is tedious but you don't really have the choice if you don't want to hit a wall when getting to the boss fight (and you have no way to know if you are ready for the boss which makes things worse). Also don't like that ...
by FrankLotion
Tue May 09, 2023 2:38 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Video Game Discussion
Replies: 46
Views: 46753

Re: Video Game Discussion

BleuPanda wrote: Mon May 08, 2023 3:51 pm Make sure to check out Persona 4 and 5! They're like 3 but even better.
I fully intend to! The only reason I checked out 3 in the first place was because I’d heard such great things about the newer games, now I’m even more excited after seeing how good this game was.
by FrankLotion
Mon May 08, 2023 1:17 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Video Game Discussion
Replies: 46
Views: 46753

Re: Video Game Discussion

I figured that I should just resurrect this thread rather than making another one. Over the last year I’ve had the pleasure of being introduced to a ton of classic games (new and old) but the one I wanted to talk about today is the one that surprised me the most…Persona 3 Portable. I don’t know if a...
by FrankLotion
Mon May 01, 2023 8:49 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Moderately Acclaimed Albums 14 - Round 1.6
Replies: 20
Views: 3792

Re: Moderately Acclaimed Albums 14 - Round 1.6

Some long albums this week

1. The Cure | Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me (1987)
2. 青葉市子 [Ichiko Aoba] | 0 (2013)
by FrankLotion
Sun Apr 30, 2023 1:16 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Videogames of 2023 Discussion Thread
Replies: 4
Views: 2647

Re: Videogames of 2023 Discussion Thread

Even though they have a weighted system I doubt there’ll ever be a game on Metacritic that hits 100, there’s always going to be one or two critics who like something just a tad bit less than the majority.

Though I guess if anything can do it it would probably be a Zelda or Mario.
by FrankLotion
Sat Apr 29, 2023 4:45 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Albums and Songs of 2012
Replies: 120
Views: 500293

Re: Albums and Songs of 2012

Albums: 1. Frank Ocean - channel ORANGE 2. Kendrick Lamar - good kid, m.A.A.d city 3. Fiona Apple - The Idler Wheel... 4. Tame Impala - Lonerism 5. Miguel - Kaleidoscope Dream 6. Burial - Kindred 7. Converge - All We Love We Leave Behind 8. Grizzly Bear - Shields 9. Swans - The Seer 10. Killer Mike ...
by FrankLotion
Tue Apr 25, 2023 2:03 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Moderately Acclaimed Albums 14 - Round 1.5
Replies: 21
Views: 5639

Re: Moderately Acclaimed Albums 14 - Round 1.5

1. Tears for Fears | Songs from the Big Chair (1985)
2. Waxahatchee | American Weekend (2012)
by FrankLotion
Sun Apr 23, 2023 11:12 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Music league
Replies: 77
Views: 21266

Re: Music league

This is fun! So do we have to wait until this round’s over before we can submit songs for the next round?
by FrankLotion
Mon Apr 17, 2023 9:11 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Moderately Acclaimed Albums 13 - Round 1.4
Replies: 24
Views: 6178

Re: Moderately Acclaimed Albums 13 - Round 1.4

1. Morcheeba | Big Calm (1998)
2. Giuseppe Verdi | Requiem (1964)
by FrankLotion
Mon Apr 10, 2023 9:47 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Moderately Acclaimed Albums 14 - Round 1.3
Replies: 23
Views: 6054

Re: Moderately Acclaimed Albums 14 - Round 1.3

1. The KLF | Chill Out (1990)
2. Zbigniew Preisner | La double vie de Véronique (1991)
by FrankLotion
Tue Apr 04, 2023 9:41 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Moderately Acclaimed Albums 14 - Round 1.2
Replies: 21
Views: 5591

Re: Moderately Acclaimed Albums 14 - Round 1.2

1. Ghostface Killah | Ironman (1996)
2. Mdou Moctar | Ilana: The Creator (2019)
by FrankLotion
Tue Apr 04, 2023 3:44 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: I've finally listened to 100 albums (give or take)!
Replies: 28
Views: 5482

Re: I've finally listened to 100 albums (give or take)!

The Smiths are one of your favorite bands right? You should listen to their first album as soon as possible!
by FrankLotion
Sat Apr 01, 2023 6:06 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Albums and Songs of 2011
Replies: 96
Views: 180809

Re: Albums and Songs of 2011

I know a couple years ago I was another person saying that 2011 was my least favorite year of the decade but I’ll admit that the the stuff that was good was absolutely essential. However, this was still the year that LMFAO got really big, that gives a pretty good indication for how awful pop music w...
by FrankLotion
Wed Mar 29, 2023 9:13 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Moderately Acclaimed Albums 14 - Round 1.1
Replies: 29
Views: 7060

Re: Moderately Acclaimed Albums 14 - Round 1.1

1. Low | Things We Lost in the Fire (2001)
2. Joyce Manor | Joyce Manor (2011)
by FrankLotion
Mon Mar 27, 2023 11:37 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Music league
Replies: 77
Views: 21266

Re: Music league

Seems fun!
by FrankLotion
Tue Mar 07, 2023 10:49 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Albums and Songs of 2010
Replies: 128
Views: 393130

Re: Albums and Songs of 2010

I can't think of a weirder way to use your time than trying to sabotage one of our polls... It comes with the prank and if some things felt like fun in the moment, it felt like fun. Yes it's sad, I know. We live and get carried away in the internet world sometimes, darling. There are some people wh...
by FrankLotion
Fri Mar 03, 2023 11:20 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Albums and Songs of 2010
Replies: 128
Views: 393130

Re: Albums and Songs of 2010

Alright, well, it's been a few days since I've attempted to reach out regarding my issues, so I figure that I will just post an explanation and results and note that I can always change them in the future. So, anyways, I noticed while I was putting together lists that several accounts (Cicice, Pepp...
by FrankLotion
Wed Mar 01, 2023 8:35 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: The News of Today
Replies: 198
Views: 156744

Re: The News of Today

50 years. Among the top 5 best-selling albums ever worldwide. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_best-selling_albums https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/3b/Dark_Side_of_the_Moon.png Honestly, even if this came out today I’d say it was the best album I’d heard in years. It’s amazing how...
by FrankLotion
Thu Feb 23, 2023 10:43 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Albums and Songs of 2010
Replies: 128
Views: 393130

Re: Albums and Songs of 2010

Albums: 1. Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy 2. Janelle Monáe - The ArchAndroid 3. Big Boi - Sir Lucious Left Foot, The Son of Chico Dusty 4. Arcade Fire - The Suburbs 5. LCD Soundsystem - This is Happening 6. Robyn - Body Talk 7. Flying Lotus - Cosmogramma 8. The Roots - How I Got Over...
by FrankLotion
Sun Feb 19, 2023 9:20 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: EOY 2022 Predictions
Replies: 47
Views: 8392

Re: EOY 2022 Predictions

Wow I was really close!
by FrankLotion
Thu Feb 16, 2023 7:44 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: EOY 2022 Predictions
Replies: 47
Views: 8392

Re: EOY 2022 Predictions

I'm pretty confident these albums will be in the top ten: Wet Leg - Wet Leg Black Country, New Road - Ants From Up There Big Thief - Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in You Beach House - Once Twice Melody Weyes Blood - And in the Darkness, Hearts Aglow The Smile - A Light For Attracting Attention ...
by FrankLotion
Thu Feb 16, 2023 12:54 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Rate the Albums, An Acclaimed Music Forums 2020s Ratings Chart
Replies: 19
Views: 6494

Re: Rate the Albums, An Acclaimed Music Forums 2020s Ratings Chart

Decided to update this now that I’ve finally finished all my 2022 listening: 9.5/10 [Essential] 1. Beyoncé - Renaissance 9/10 [Excellent] 2. Kendrick Lamar - Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers 8.5/10 [Superb] 3. Jockstrap - I Love You Jennifer B 4. Black Country, New Road - Ants From Up There 5. Big ...
by FrankLotion
Sat Feb 11, 2023 9:54 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Best Moderately Acclaimed Album of 2022: RESULTS
Replies: 7
Views: 1990

Re: Best Moderately Acclaimed Album of 2022: RESULTS

Thanks as always for running the poll Jirin! This is always fun.
by FrankLotion
Fri Feb 03, 2023 12:20 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Albums and Songs of 2010
Replies: 128
Views: 393130

Re: Albums and Songs of 2010

What’s the verdict for stuff like Bruce Springsteen’s The Promise? To my understanding the songs were all recorded in the late 70’s but were unreleased until 2010 so I would assume it qualifies.
by FrankLotion
Tue Jan 31, 2023 6:05 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: AMF Favorite Albums/Songs of 2022 - LIST THREAD
Replies: 149
Views: 417675

Re: AMF Favorite Albums/Songs of 2022 - LIST THREAD

Nick wrote: Mon Jan 30, 2023 9:02 pm
FrankLotion wrote: Mon Jan 30, 2023 8:25 pm Albums:

10. SZA - Kill Bill
Just to ensure your list is counted correctly, this should read SZA - SOS.
Yes! Thanks for catching that, I’ll edit my post.
by FrankLotion
Mon Jan 30, 2023 8:25 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: AMF Favorite Albums/Songs of 2022 - LIST THREAD
Replies: 149
Views: 417675

Re: AMF Favorite Albums/Songs of 2022 - LIST THREAD

Finally found the time to finish this! 2022 was pretty fantastic for me music-wise, it felt like a nice bounce back from 2021 when I was wondering if I just wasn’t liking music as much anymore, turns out I was just yearning for more stuff like this. Also, shoutout to whoever nominated “All the Good ...
by FrankLotion
Sat Jan 07, 2023 5:49 am
Forum: Artist rankings
Topic: Rolling Stone (USA) - 200 Greatest Singers of All Time (2023)
Replies: 27
Views: 6983

Re: Rolling Stone (USA) - 200 Greatest Singers of All Time (2023)

I must have totally missed the boat on Whitney Houston because I’m shocked she made it that high (though I acknowledge that she is super talented and probably deserves to be somewhere high on the list). Of course I might just be upset that Sam Cooke is so low :mrgreen: All in all not a bad list, I t...
by FrankLotion
Mon Dec 12, 2022 8:47 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 2002 Retrospective
Replies: 1
Views: 3130

2002 Retrospective

Like I did for 2001 before, I wanted to look back 20 years and remember all the great media from 2002! First off, great year for music. It felt like a lot of great 90’s bands decided to take some big risks in the new millennium; for Wilco, QOTSA, Spoon, and The Roots in particular it ended up being ...
by FrankLotion
Wed Dec 07, 2022 12:07 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Best Moderately Acclaimed Album of 2022: Nominations
Replies: 33
Views: 9916

Re: Best Moderately Acclaimed Album of 2022: Nominations

Since Jenny Hval is already in, I’ll instead go with:

Lil Silva - Yesterday is Heavy
by FrankLotion
Sat Dec 03, 2022 3:23 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Kanye West Praises Hitler & The Nazis on Infowars
Replies: 36
Views: 10406

Re: Kanye West Praises Hitler & The Nazis on Infowars

I guess I should clarify, I don’t think it’s immoral to listen to his music. I unfortunately don’t own any of his stuff myself so if I did want to listen to him I would probably have to stream it, which is what I’m more feeling guilty about.
by FrankLotion
Fri Dec 02, 2022 11:07 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Kanye West Praises Hitler & The Nazis on Infowars
Replies: 36
Views: 10406

Re: Kanye West Praises Hitler & The Nazis on Infowars

If I’m going to be completely honest, this probably isn’t going to stop me from listening to his stuff I already like. I don’t necessarily have a moral justification to keep listening, it’s not something I’m proud of and my stance on it might change in the future. I’m feeling pretty lost about it al...
by FrankLotion
Thu Dec 01, 2022 8:41 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: R.I.P. Christine McVie
Replies: 5
Views: 2284

Re: R.I.P. Christine McVie

:(
by FrankLotion
Sat Nov 19, 2022 8:05 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Morrissey Capitol Record Deal, sees a new album featuring Iggy Pop
Replies: 20
Views: 4405

Re: Morrissey Capitol Record Deal, sees a new album featuring Iggy Pop

https://www.worldofreel.com/blog/2022/10/grnptvev1a4xqeacagvt0691l1ben3 that was i was talking about and that if we judge a piece of art we judge it with criteria about art not by the person who made it ,(still if anything is immoral i am against it) but hasn't anything to do with a piece of art I ...
by FrankLotion
Thu Nov 17, 2022 12:45 am
Forum: EOY 2022
Topic: EOY - Grammy Awards (2022 - US)
Replies: 3
Views: 2356

Re: EOY - Grammy Awards (2022 - US)

I don’t hate it, I like most of these quite a bit.
by FrankLotion
Wed Oct 26, 2022 9:35 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: The News of Today
Replies: 198
Views: 156744

Re: The News of Today

Can’t believe I’m just now hearing about this, he can’t seem to go a month these days without saying something repulsive but this is especially awful. I’m also Jewish, I have to say it’s already been increasingly scary to be in the U.S. with the rising antisemitism here and seeing this coming from s...
by FrankLotion
Tue Oct 25, 2022 4:27 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Albums of 2022 Discussion Thread
Replies: 263
Views: 730806

Re: Albums of 2022 Discussion Thread

Ahead of the EOY lists rolling out next month, here are my favorite albums so far: 1. Beyoncé - Renaissance 2. Kendrick Lamar - Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers 3. Big Thief - Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in You 4. Black Country, New Road - Ants From Up There 5. The Weeknd - Dawn FM 6. Spoon ...
by FrankLotion
Tue Oct 25, 2022 4:21 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Songs of 2022 Discussion Thread
Replies: 85
Views: 95675

Re: Songs of 2022 Discussion Thread

Ahead of the EOY lists rolling out next month, here are my favorite songs so far: 1. Angel Olsen - All the Good Times 2. Kendrick Lamar - The Heart Pt. 5 3. Beyoncé - Break My Soul 4. Denzel Curry - Walkin 5. Walt Disco - How Cool Are You? 6. The Linda Lindas - Growing Up 7. Daniel Rossen - Shadow i...

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