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My picks & personal ratings: dEUS-Nothing Really Ends 8 Shiina Ringo-Souretsu ("Funeral") 10 Janelle Monae-Many Moons 7 Natalia Lafourcade & Kevin Johansen - La Fugitiva 9 Nicolas Jaar-With Just One Glance You 8 Stromae-Alors on Danse 7 Bjork-Verandi 8 Can-Mother Sky 7 My ranking/r...

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Let me join in the chorus of people baffled by the lack of acclaim for "The Blacker the Berry." I especially thought it would do better because its message seemed so timely with the current climate of social issues. To me, it's the clear standout on "TPAB." But then last year I t...

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Thanks, Romain! If you do stick with Rover, I'll probably just buy the album on I-Tunes. And, if you decide to go with Ibeyi, that would be good news, too, because I really like that album and considered nominating it myself. I just check Spotify and the entire album is disponible... in France at l...

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Thanks, Romain! If you do stick with Rover, I'll probably just buy the album on I-Tunes. And, if you decide to go with Ibeyi, that would be good news, too, because I really like that album and considered nominating it myself.

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I will nominate Faada Freddy - Gospel Journey. I hope somebody else nominates Kail Baxley. You stole my idea :mrgreen: So, I nominate Rover - Let It Glow P.S. : yes, Ichange my vote. Romain, do you know of a place where I can hear "Let it Glow"? January's going to be a very busy month for...

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My winners and personal ratings:

Cortijo and His Time Machine-Gumbo 7
George Winston-Night: Snow/Midnight/Minstrels 9
Stromae-Alors on Danse 7
Seatbelts/Yoko Kanno-Tank! 6
Danger Mouse and Daniele Luppi-The Rose with a Broken Neck 7
Bjork-Verandi 8
AR Kane-Lollita 8
Yasunori Mitsuda - Time's Scar 9

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Thanks for doing this again, Daniel! I will be submitting a new songs list this year since (as you may recall) I was the one who made the slight error of forgetting the song that would’ve been #1 on my previous list. I may make a few other changes, as well. Unfortunately, I won’t have a chance to su...

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Since I don't see it at all on the MegaCritic chart, including the honorable mentions, I will nominate "Tetsuo & Youth" by Lupe Fiasco. (Please let me know if I'm overlooking it. I was so surprised that it wasn't on there at all that I went through the list twice.)

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I wish I’d had time to listen and re-listen to more albums this month because, as others have said, 1969 was a tremendous year. Since I was short on time, I only ranked the 15 albums I feel the most comfortable/familiar with (though there are certainly a handful of other contenders that could've eas...

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Yikes, that is a rather eerie coincidence. (At least, I hope it’s just a coincidence.) In all honesty, the people I know personally who say they would vote for Trump are (let me say this as diplomatically as possible) not the most well-educated people in the world. I’m not a Republican (which I’m su...

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Winners and personal rating: dEUS-Nothing Really Ends 8 Sufjan Stevens-Djohariah 8 Joy Division-Dead Souls 8 Shiina Ringo-Souretsu ("Funeral") 10 Thin Lizzy-Don't Believe a Word 6 Solid Space-10th Planet 8 The Doors-Touch Me 7 Natalia Lafourcade & Kevin Johansen - La Fugitiva 9 Songs I...

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There are definite parallels, but I think Trump has benefited even more from celebrity and media attention than Kane (which is ironic in itself, given that Kane rose to fame and power through his newspaper ownership). Also (and I’m going by memory, so please correct me if I’m wrong), there was an id...

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I wouldn't call myself a pop fan in general, but I do think there is better work in the genre nowadays than people give it credit for. However, one annoyance I have with current pop is the way they reference eighties music. No, "reference" is too weak a word, "copy" is much bett...

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Thinking about the songs race today, there's a case to be made that "Can't Feel My Face" could very well win, given its success among indie, rap/r&b, and pop critics. Seriously? I haven't followed the reception of The Weeknd or that song, but I have heard it many times on the radio an...

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Blue Oyster Cult only has, what, three songs. This one is decent. Plus, my local Classic Rock station plays it fairly often. Perhaps BOC only has three songs that you've heard. They have many more that are worth a listen including: Don't Fear the Reaper Then Came the Last Days of May Sole Survivor ...

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STEVE REICH GROUP 1. Blue Oyster Cult-Burning for You 4. Bjork-Verandi 5. Solid Space-10th Planet 6. Misty In Roots-Sodom and Gomorrah FRANZ JOSEPH HAYDN GROUP 2. Yasunori Mitsuda - Time's Scar 3. Four Tet-Locked 7. They Might be Giants-Experimental Film 8. Todd Rundgren-Compassion This is the secon...

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1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 9 - 10 - 11 - 12 - 13 - 14 - 15 - 16 - 17 - Bob Marley and The Wailers - No Woman No Cry 18 - Ben E. King - Stand by Me 19 - The Beatles - Eleanor Rigby 20 - Buffalo Springfield - For What It's Worth 21 - The Beatles - Tomorrow Never Knows 22 - Simon and Garfunkel - B...

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There is only 1 song left that was released post-1979. I wonder why games like these tend to favor pre-1980 songs SO strongly (much more strongly than our polls), as I've noticed in past games of this nature the same trend. I think it's probably a combination of two main factors: 1. There is more c...

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luney6 said that he's going to need some help eliminating all of the songs left that he doesn't like. I'm having the opposite problem: there's nothing left that I give less than an 8 out of 10. Ah well, since the Beatles are still well-represented... Super 45 rpm 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 9 - ...

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66 | David Bowie | Hunky Dory | 75 | 9 50 | Love | Forever Changes | 74 | 11 This probably will be one of the most disappointing results for me, as well, since "Forever Changes" is my favorite album of the sixties. It's sad to see if go out in the first round. (Though it sure was close. I...

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For the second day in a row, it's the Who again for me. 128. The Who - Won't Get Fooled Again 2. Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit 3. The Beatles - A Day in the Life 4. The Beach Boys - Good Vibrations 8. The Beatles - Strawberry Fields Forever 9. Aretha Franklin - Respect 18. The Beach Boys - God O...

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14. The Who - My Generation 2. Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit 3. The Beatles - A Day in the Life 4. The Beach Boys - Good Vibrations 8. The Beatles - Strawberry Fields Forever 9. Aretha Franklin - Respect 15. Elvis Presley - Heartbreak Hotel 18. The Beach Boys - God Only Knows 21. The Clash - Lo...

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After this elimination, I already give every remaining song at least a 7 out of 10. (And I even give "Song 2" a 6, which means I do kinda like it.) 144. Blur - Song 2 Also, Henrik suggested a while back breaking down the eliminations by decade. Now that we’re nearly at the halfway point, I...

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Thank you, Pierre. That is really well said and I really appreciate it.

jamieW

I might be the only person in the world who likes every song on "RAM" except for this one... 55. Daft Punk - Get Lucky 2. Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit 3. The Beatles - A Day in the Life 4. The Beach Boys - Good Vibrations 8. The Beatles - Strawberry Fields Forever 9. Aretha Franklin -...

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I wanted to apologize to everyone for getting off-topic yesterday. As I said, I struggle with tragedies like this, and tend to go on tangents as I try to make sense of the senseless. When I woke up this morning and thought about my posts, I was embarrassed, since it wasn’t the time or place for my d...

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Religion gives good people an excuse to do good and evil people an excuse to do evil. Nobody to blame but the people. Something I find a little bit appalling is certain parts of the internet reaction. People are holding up the attacks as a confirmation of their already held opinion. If somebody is ...

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JamesW. I did not pass judgement on religious people. Please read my post again. I pass judgment on religion. I can understand you are feeling hurt by people using religion as a cause to commit these acts. But the fact is religion IS at the root of the clash of civilizations today. The people commi...

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Amazing to see that such a horrible act can bring people together. That's what the perpetrators of these attacks hope will not happen and that we will shrivel in a corner. I live 1h30 from Paris, but the Eagles of Death Metal concert could have been one I would have attended. I just feel so sad for...

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BELA BARTOK GROUP 3. Danger Mouse and Daniele Luppi-The Rose with a Broken Neck 4. Balthazar-This is a Flirt 6. Joan Armatrading-No Love 7. Half Man Half Biscuit-Dickie Davies Eyes ANTONIN DVORAK GROUP 1. AR Kane-Lollita 2. Local H-Bound for the Floor 5. Type O Negative-Unsuccessfully Coping with th...

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I just wanted to add my condolences to our French forum members. You’re all in my thoughts, and I hope you are doing as well as possible under the circumstances. I am honored to participate in a global forum like this and my heart breaks for all of you. Thank you to both Pierre and Henry for startin...

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I just wanted to add my condolences to our French forum members. You’re all in my thoughts, and I hope you are doing as well as possible under the circumstances. I am honored to participate in a global forum like this and my heart breaks for all of you. Thank you to both Pierre and Henry for startin...

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The Stones again. Their remaining songs should be safe from me for awhile... 168. The Rolling Stones - Brown Sugar 2. Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit 3. The Beatles - A Day in the Life 4. The Beach Boys - Good Vibrations 7. The Ronettes - Be My Baby 8. The Beatles - Strawberry Fields Forever 9. Ar...

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Without checking, I have a feeling I'm eliminating the exact same songs in the exact same order as last time... 56. The Verve - Bitter Sweet Symphony 2. Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit 3. The Beatles - A Day in the Life 4. The Beach Boys - Good Vibrations 7. The Ronettes - Be My Baby 8. The Beatle...

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I love this game, but one of the disadvantages is that there are some forum favorites that will never have a chance, because it's single-elimination and all it takes is for one of us to dislike the song and it will be gone early every time. (I'm speaking of myself, of course, since I know how popula...

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Was there a reason they didn't include "My Way Home"? It's one of my top 5 Kanye songs and samples one of my all-time top 100 ("Home Is Where the Hatred Is"). I know it's short, but it would certainly qualify as a "track."

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FRANZ SCHUBERT GROUP 4. Janelle Monae-Many Moons 6. A Flock of Seagulls-Space Age Love Song 7. Serafin-Day by Day 8. Lou Reed-Metal Machine Music I HECTOR BERLIOZ GROUP 1. Natalia Lafourcade & Kevin Johansen - La Fugitiva 2. Burial-Loner 3. Can-Mother Sky 5. Fiona Apple-Why Try to Change me Now?...

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Thanks, Brad! I really appreciate all the work you put into this game every year. And thanks to Honorio, as well, for all the statistics, comments and other contributions. I've said many times before that I don't know how you find the time to contribute all you do to the forum, but I'm forever thank...

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I went around and around with this one. I really like both, and I feel (objectively) that "Stormcock" is the better album. However, (subjectively) I enjoy "Ultraviolence" slightly more. Since loving music should be more about subjectivity than objectivity, and since "West Co...

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PIOTR ILLYCH TCHAIKOVSKY GROUP
Kavinsky-Nightcall
Thin Lizzy-Don't Believe a Word
Lambchop-I'm a Stranger Here
Rocket from the Crypt-Glazed

PHILLIP GLASS GROUP
The Doors-Touch Me
Disco Inferno-It's a Kid's World
Dinosaur-Kiss me Again
Mazarin-The new American Apathy

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For me, the year of the live album and the cover song... Albums: 1. The United States of America – The United States of America 2. Elvis Presley – Elvis TV Special 3. The Zombies – Odessey & Oracle 4. Johnny Cash – At Folsom Prison 5. The Beatles – The White Album 6. Big Brother & the Holdin...

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FRANZ LISZT GROUP Ellie Goulding-Lights Sufjan Stevens-Djohariah Nicholas Jaar-With Just One Glance You The Kinks-This is Where I Belong As a pop fan, when I’ve complained in the past about some of the artists the critics have acclaimed (Swift, Cyrus, Jepsen) while ignoring others, “Lights” would be...

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Gorillaz - Demon Days Sixteen Horsepower - Sackcloth 'n' Ashes Although I like "West Coast" better than any song from Lana's first album, I'm with Romain that I also preferred her first album overall, making me a little surprised that "Ultraviolence" has done so well. "Born ...

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Ahhh, I just wrote an extended review of "Thank You," one of my favorite Sly & the Family Stone songs. Unfortunately, I was logged off when I went to post it, so all was lost. :( So let me just join in the chorus thanking Rob for beginning this great idea and promise that, in the futur...

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