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Without question, "Black Messiah" is a strong album, but both Nick and Jackson touched upon a major problem I personally have with it. Nick said that it's missing an element, and Jackson said that it's missing a stand-out single. Since I'm much, much more of a songs person than an albums p...

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(Though Listyguy's definitely right about "Carol of the Bells": if there's a bad version, I've never heard it!) Apparently you've never heard "Ding! Fries Are Done" by "Billy," a (mercifully) brief parody of the "Carol" that Dr. Demento used to play a lot at ...

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It's a completely boring pick, but...The Beatles. (Not that either of these finalists could be considered shockers...)

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The Cure - In Between Days (1985) 9 MGMT - Time to Pretend (2007) 8 James Blake - The Wilhelm Scream (2011) 8 The Rolling Stones - Get Off of My Cloud (1965) 7 Fela Kuti - Zombie (1976) 8 TV on the Radio - Staring at the Sun (2003) 8 The Shins - New Slang (2001) 8 Bob Dylan - A Hard Rain's A-Gonna F...

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Tough, but I suppose I'll give 2 each to The Beatles and Radiohead.

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Excellent recommendations by everyone. Brings back a lot of good memories... I would also like to add "Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence" by Ryuichi Sakamoto and "Carol of the Bells" by George Winston as possibilities. (Though Listyguy's definitely right about "Carol of the Bell...

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London Regional Final 1) The Beatles 3 2) Miles Davis This one really hurts, because there's no way it should be a 3. It's just the largest gap for me amongst the 4 matchups... Lagos Regional Final 1) Prince 7) Neil Young 1 Memphis Regional Final 1) Bob Dylan 3) Stevie Wonder 1 Detroit Regional Fina...

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Elvis Presley - Can't Help Falling in Love (1961) 10 The Knife - Heartbeats (2002) 10 Fleetwood Mac - Dreams (1977) 9 The Beatles - Can't Buy Me Love (1964) 9 Arctic Monkeys - Do I Wanna Know? (2013) 9 Led Zeppelin - When the Levee Breaks (1971) 8 The Black Keys - Lonely Boy (2011) 8 Simon and Garfu...

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London 1) The Beatles 2 4) Bruce Springsteen 6) Duke Ellington 2) Miles Davis 1 Lagos 1) Prince 2 5) Frank Sinatra 11) The Velvet Underground 7) Neil Young 2 Memphis 1) Bob Dylan 1 4) The Rolling Stones 3) Stevie Wonder 10) Pink Floyd 1 Detroit 1) Radiohead 12) The Beach Boys 1 3) Bob Marley 7) Davi...

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Memphis Region 1) Bob Dylan 2 8) Ray Charles 5) R.E.M. 4) The Rolling Stones 2 6) Michael Jackson 3) Stevie Wonder 2 10) Pink Floyd 2 15) Mike Oldfield Detroit Region 1) Radiohead 2 8) OutKast 12) The Beach Boys 2 4) Johnny Cash 6) James Brown 1 3) Bob Marley 7) David Bowie 2 2) Marvin Gaye With the...

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The Beach Boys - Wouldn't It Be Nice (1966) 10 Gorillaz - DARE (2005) 10 Portishead - The Rip (2008) 9 Leonard Cohen - Suzanne (1967) 8 Bob Dylan - Ballad of a Thin Man (1965) 10 Neil Young - Cortez the Killer (1975) 9 Lana Del Rey - Video Games (2011) 9 Jeff Buckley - Hallelujah (1994) 8 Pink Floyd...

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After what Listyguy said, I really wanted to put "Video Games" at number 1, but I just couldn't. What a killer heat! :whistle: There might be more bad news, Listyguy. The end-of-the-year songs lists haven't started rolling in yet, but I expect "West Coast" to do even better than...

jamieW

For Do To The Beast, it's tricky because a lot of people are raving about it in the 2014 Albums thread. A few people have already listed it as one of their favorites of the year. I'm not going to exercise veto power on this, so I'll leave it to whether you think that it's something the majority of ...

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London Region 1) The Beatles 2 9) Jimi Hendrix 5) Kraftwerk 4) Bruce Springsteen 2 6) Duke Ellington 3) Madonna 2 10) Serge Gainsbourg 2) Miles Davis 1 Lagos Region 1) Prince 2 9) Aretha Franklin 5) Frank Sinatra 2 4) Beastie Boys 11) The Velvet Underground 1 14) Fela Kuti 7) Neil Young 1 2) Led Zep...

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Albums: 1. Pink Floyd – The Wall 2. Joy Division – Unknown Pleasures 3. Univers zéro – Heresie 4. Public Image Ltd. – Metal Box/Second Edition 5. Supertramp – Breakfast in America 6. The Clash – London Calling 7. The Cure – Three Imaginary Boys 8. Misty in Roots – Live at the Counter Eurovision 9. T...

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Since the AM Mega-critic list is a few months old let's just not use it and instead say, if the album is already popular on the board, don't nominate it. Use your best judgment. :) I was hesitant to try nominating "Do To the Beast" by The Afghan Whigs, since Nassim, Whuntva and myself hav...

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Maschine_Man wrote:
Honorio wrote: SH2B16 (using the Harold Wexler expression).
So, I spent 10 minutes last night trying to figure out what this stands for (btw SH2B1 is an adapter protein). Is it "Song has to be"?

Close. I think it's "Something has to be..."

(Please correct me if I'm wrong.)

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4. Thriller
6. Billie Jean
5. Beat It
8. P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)
7. Human Nature
2. Baby Be Mine
1. Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'
9. The Lady in My Life
3. The Girl is Mine

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Memphis Region 1) Bob Dylan -2 16) Steve Reich Though I do prefer "Music for 18 Musicians" to any Dylan album. 8) Ray Charles -2 9) The Chemical Brothers 5) R.E.M. 12) Billie Holiday -1 4) The Rolling Stones -2 13) Joao Gilberto 6) Michael Jackson 11) Eminem -1 3) Stevie Wonder -2 14) The ...

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The Zombies - Time of the Season (1968) 10 Neil Young - Like a Hurricane (1977) 9 Wilco - Jesus, Etc. (2002) 7+ Arcade Fire - Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels) (2004) 7+ The Velvet Underground - Sunday Morning (1966) 8 Gary Numan - Are 'Friends' Electric? (1979) 8 Joni Mitchell - Big Yellow Taxi (1970) 7 Da...

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I would've loved to go -3 for Elvis, since he's my favorite artist and I have a feeling he's going to need all the help he can get, but I followed the rules of the game. There are no artists I can say I dislike; the closest call was Madonna vs. Missy, since I love Madonna and Missy has a couple of m...

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Really enjoyed Andy Stott's new record - 'Faith in Stranger' . Hard to tell whether I'll end up loving it as much as I did 'Luxury Problems' or the 'Passed Me By/We Stay Together ' compilation but if it holds up on repeated listens it's definitely good enough to hit my top fifty of the year. Has an...

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Excellent description! For me, the Afghan Whigs were always rather hit-and-miss, which is why I was so surprised how consistently I enjoyed this one. With a lot of albums reliant on hooks, I tire of them after a few listens. However, "Do To the Beast" continues to grow on me, probably bec...

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I'm going after TV on the Radio Next. But after this, I dunno what I should listen to. Any more recommendations? I'd be curious to hear what you (or anyone) thinks of "Do To the Beast" by The Afghan Whigs. It was certainly one of my most pleasant surprises of the year, but I haven't heard...

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I'm going after TV on the Radio Next. But after this, I dunno what I should listen to. Any more recommendations? I'd be curious to hear what you (or anyone) thinks of "Do To the Beast" by The Afghan Whigs. It was certainly one of my most pleasant surprises of the year, but I haven't heard...

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Bob Dylan - Hurricane (1975) 10 Flamin' Groovies - Shake Some Action (1976) 8 XTC - Making Plans for Nigel (1979) 7+ Animal Collective - My Girls (2009) 5 Wu-Tang Clan - Protect Ya Neck (1993) 7+ Disclosure - White Noise (2013) 7 Chuck Berry - Rock and Roll Music (1957) 7 The Rolling Stones - Get Of...

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1. London Calling 10. The Guns of Brixton 8. Lost in the Supermarket 19. Train in Vain 6. Spanish Bombs 4. Hateful 17.I'm Not Down 3. Jimmy Jazz 2. Brand New Cadillac 9. Clampdown 14. The Card Cheat 18. Revolution Rock 12. Death or Glory 5. Rudie Can't Fail 7. The Right Profile 15. Lover's Rock 16. ...

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Mmm, kinda like the idea. What do you think? Should I create a new thread about the subject? I would look forward to this, Honorio. The middle-eight of a song (which I often do think of as the bridge, as you mentioned) is often my favorite part. I am absolutely drawing a blank as to my favorites (b...

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Fela Kuti -Zombie (1976) 8 Kanye West - Jesus Walks (2004) 7 The Notorious B.I.G. - Juicy (1994) 7 Pixies -Here Comes Your Man (1989) 7 Neil Young - Like a Hurricane (1977) 9 Elton John - Tiny Dancer (1971) 9 Robyn -Dancing on My Own (2010) 9 The Crystals -Then He Kissed Me (1963) 8 Johnnie Ray - Cr...

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After Moonbeam initiated the idea, I explored many individual all-time songs lists and discovered new favorites in every single one of them, but sonofsamiam's had the most outstanding discoveries for me, so I'm not at all surprised that his nominations made it all the way to the final. However, for ...

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My rankings along with my personal song ratings again. I'll probably continue with the ratings unless it's an album that works better for me as an entire unit ("Trout Mask Replica" comes to mind. Not even sure I would've rated all the songs from "Exile" a few weeks ago, since mos...

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Kanye West - Runaway (2010) 8 Led Zeppelin - When the Levee Breaks (1971) 8 Oasis - Don't Look Back in Anger (1995) 7 The Libertines - Time for Heroes (2002) 5 Neil Young - Cortez the Killer (1975) 9 The Walkmen - The Rat (2004) 8 James Brown - Cold Sweat (1967) 7+ Girls - Lust for Life (2008) 5 Gor...

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Kashiwa Daisuke-Stella
Anais Mitchell feat. Greg Brown-Why we Build the Wall

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(Including my individual song ratings)

4. How to Disappear Completely 10
8. Idioteque 9
3. The National Anthem 8
1. Everything In Its Right Place 7+
6. Optimistic 7
7. In Limbo 7
10. Motion Picture Soundtrack 6
5. Treefingers 6
9. Morning Bell 6
2. Kid A 5

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Fleetwood Mac - Dreams (1977) 9 The Gossip - Standing in the Way of Control (2006) 8 Foals - Spanish Sahara (2010) 7+ Green Day - Good Riddance (Time of Your Life) (1997) 7 Arcade Fire - Wake Up (2004) 10 Nina Simone - My Baby Just Cares for Me (1958) 8 The Stone Roses - She Bangs the Drums (1989) 6...

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A special thanks to sonofsamiam for his songs lists, which have given me an adoration for artists like Julius Eastman, Kashiwa Daisuke, The Cinematic Orchestra, Paul Dolden, Alfred Schnittke, and now Klaus Schulze’s “Ludwig II Von Bayern,” an absolutely mesmerizing experience. (I only wish I could’v...

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9. Climbing Up the Walls 2. Paranoid Android 4. Exit Music (For a Film) 11. Lucky 8. Electioneering 5. Let Down 10. No Surprises 6. Karma Police 3. Subterranean Homesick Alien 7. Fitter Happier 1. Airbag 12. The Tourist I'm always a little surprised that "Climbing Up the Walls" ranks so lo...

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Thanks, Brad! I made so many great discoveries along the way, and couldn't be happier with the champion. If anybody deserves to repeat, it's Brel. (It helps that the past two winners are also my personal favorite albums from him.) I'm looking very forward to MA 6 and greatly appreciate all the work ...

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Erik Satie-Gymnopedie 1
Kashiwa Daisuke-Stella
Triffids-Red Pony
Anais Mitchell feat. Greg Brown-Why we Build the Wall

Tough break for Final Fantasy, my second favorite remaining. But there's no denying "Stella"...

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The Rapture - How Deep Is Your Love? (2011) 9 Coldplay - Viva La Vida (2008) 8 Joni Mitchell - Big Yellow Taxi (1970) 7 Lil Wayne - A Milli (2008) 3 Looking at my Bracketology ratings, it’d appear that I dislike modern R&B and rap (which couldn’t be further from the truth). But I can think of hu...

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The National-Exile (Vilify) Erik Satie-Gymnopedie 1 Kashiwa Daisuke-Stella Final Fantasy (Owen Pallett)-The CN Tower Belongs to the Dead Triffids-Red Pony Fred Wesley and the JB's-Doin' it to Death Anais Mitchell feat. Greg Brown-Why we Build the Wall Andre Piazzola and Robert Goyeneche-Vuelvo al Su...

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6. Bigmouth Strikes Again
9. There is a Light That Never Goes Out
3. I Know It's Over
4. Never Had No One Ever
10. Some Girls are Bigger Than Others
7. The Boy With the Thorn in His Side
1. The Queen is Dead
5. Cemetry Gates
2. Frankly Mr. Shankly
8. Vicar in a Tutu

jamieW

My favorite album of MA 5, John Talabot's "fIN", was eliminated in the first round. But my second favorite made it all the way to the final, so I can't complain.

My vote is for Jacques Brel - Jacques Brel [Ces gens-là]

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The Beatles - Can't Buy Me Love (1964) 9 Justice - We Are Your Friends (2006) 7+ Bon Iver - Skinny Love (2007) 7 The Trashmen - Surfin' Bird (1963) 6 Moloko - Sing It Back (1998) 7+ Lou Reed - Satellite of Love (1972) 6 Cee-Lo - Fuck You! (2010) 4 Clipse - Grindin' (2002) 4 The Cure - In Between Day...

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BRACKET PART II: Rivers Cuomo-Longtime Sunshine Triffids-Red Pony The Pointer Sisters-Going Down Slowly Fred Wesley and the JB's-Don' it to Death Max Berlin-Elle et Moi Quinette du Hot Club de France-Minor's Swing Radiohead-Talk Show Host REM-Carnival of Sorts (Box Cars) If ever there were two songs...

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I’m certainly not as big a fan of the Stones’ albums as most in the forum, which makes this my least favorite of the albums we’ve ranked so far. Still, I enjoy it every time I hear it as a consistent, cohesive blues rock epic. The problem for me is that there aren’t really any standout, stand-alone ...

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Godspeed You! Black Emperor - F#A#8 (This matchup was razor close.)
Jacques Brel - Jacques Brel [Ces gens-là] (And I would've picked Fela over both Waits & GYBE.)

jamieW

Thanks so much, DocBrown! I thoroughly enjoyed the presentation from beginning to end. The quotes and visuals you chose were awesome, as is your sense of humor. (I definitely think you could have a second career as a standup comic if you chose to pursue it.) I will resist the urge to nominate you fo...

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I don’t know enough about the feud (or Mark Kozelek) to say for sure how seriously he’s taking it. But after listening to the song (which I found to be quite funny), it just sounds to me like he’s parodying the entire situation. Without question, the behavior of artists can influence how much I enjo...

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Passion Pit-Carried Away Wilhelmina Wiggins Fernandez-"La Wally" Aria Erik Satie-Gymnopedie 1 Tantra-Hills of Katmandu Kashiwa Daisuke-Stella Tammi Terrell-All I Do is Think about You Final Fantasy (Owen Pallett)-The CN Tower Belongs to the Dead Nits-In the Dutch Mountains Only The Nationa...

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