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I'd submit a list.

It should probably curve down faster than the artist's poll, because people probably have fewer directors they care about in general than bands.

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Voyage to the Moon is kind of disturbing from a modern perspective.

Let's go to the moon, and immediately start murdering the people who live there.

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You could also find a VHS version on the web. I was able to see it on Youtube, but that was before 2012.

How can Coppola block somebody from just sticking it on Youtube? Isn't it public domain by now?

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I've seen a lot of silents but I haven't seen a lot of shorts.

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And now for another edition of my albums list. Dan Bern-Songs of Fall 4.5/5 Listened to that one today. I agree it's really good, it has a Dylanesque lyrical quality to it. There are a few points where he comes off as pompous, like he's trying to be tongue in cheek and ends up just spewing out angr...

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Cats are creatures of instinct, they pee where their instincts instruct them to. Bruce intentionally pushes people's buttons for the declared purpose of disturbing the peace.

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Nice work with the seedings. My only concern is that if you can give different amounts of points based on your feelings, some people will stack more points against bands they dislike they are concerned might beat their favorites even if they don't feel strongly about the band they are voting for. Fo...

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It's obvious what's going to be #1 (A certain self-proclaimed deity, hobbit spouse and vaginal reupholstery expert) but the fight for #2 could be tight. A lot of contenders. I might leave just a little space between the end of 2014 and the start of the poll so the late 2014 releases have some real t...

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That's right, The Mascara Snake. Individual work.

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Also there's a little matter of a certain war that prevented a lot of the best movie making countries from making a lot of movies in the early 40s. To that list I would add: He Who Gets Slapped Napoleon Dr Mabuse, The Gambler The Testament Of Dr Mabuse Pandora's Box The Kid Freaks I Was Born, But......

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Vertigo is in my top five of all time but North By Northwest is one of those films whose critical appeal I just don't get. To me a lot of the iconic scenes are too silly and implausible to be exciting. The very notion that a criminal would choose a crop duster as a method of assassination has my eye...

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I think we're selling silent cinema short if we make 1925-1929 into a single block.

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By the way, if anyone got the impression I don't like Run The Jewels because I don't like the lyrics, that's a wrong impression. It's already my #12 of the year after two listens. I think it's the best rap album since Sir Luscious Let Foot. My current list (Probably last one before EOY): 1. Ambrose ...

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1. The Clash - London Calling 2. The Slits - Cut 3. Neil Young - Rust Never Sleeps 4. Elvis Costello - Armed Forces 5. Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures 6. Michael Jackson - Off The Wall 7. Gang Of Four - Entertainment! 8. This Heat - This Heat 9. The Specials - The Specials 10. Wire - 154 11. Public...

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Best Moderately Acclaimed Album 2014 will start officially accepting nominations on November 24th through November 30th, and then forum members will have all through December to listen to them. I want to use this thread for three general topics. 1) If you already know what your nomination will be, o...

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This year I'm considering using the union of the top 50s of this Megacritic and the forum Megacritic to determine eligibility.

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Kind of like the film Salo or the book Tropic of Cancer, I don't really mind what a work of art is about, as long as it does a good job of being about it. Basically, Ebert's famous quote about the quality of a film not being based on the "what," but the "how." I don't mind shock...

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There is a big difference between having a personal aversion to something and having a political aversion to something. If I was offended by it, I wouldn't just have a problem with me listening to it, I would also have a problem with *you* listening to it. I in no way think that this album will lead...

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Just listened to Run The Jewels 2. Musically it's awesome but it's one of those rap albums that makes me wish I could submerge my knowledge of the english language while listening to it. Some of the lyrics are violent and disgusting. I have no desire to listen to the words 'Dick in her mouth all da...

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Just listened to Run The Jewels 2. Musically it's awesome but it's one of those rap albums that makes me wish I could submerge my knowledge of the english language while listening to it. Some of the lyrics are violent and disgusting. I have no desire to listen to the words 'Dick in her mouth all day...

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Just sent in mine. Only one I had a chance to add was Limelight.

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Are we going to reserve a spot for BMAA2014 again? I'm planning to have a nomination round the last week of November then leave all December for listening and voting. And this year I'll go with a simpler algorithm that's just as simple as you can get while still not giving the more listened albums a...

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Amazon is getting frighteningly good with its recommendations. I just went to the site to buy five albums: Iceage - Plowing Into The Field Of Love Flying Lotus - You're Dead Sondre Lerche - Please Steph Cameron - Sad Eyed Lonesome Lady Perfume Genius - Too Bright After I added Iceage to the cart, fi...

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I would favor around 200 albums, because that's about the point in my list where albums cease to be 'special' to me.

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Bone Machine, my third favorite Waits album. I like Ces Jens la, but if understanding of the lyrics is crucial then I'm missing what I would need to better emotionally connect with it.

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I definitely like the new Iceage. Whereas with most albums I hear for the first time though I have a pretty good idea whether I like it within the first few songs, Iceage took me most of the length of the album to warm up to. It's a very well paced album that builds on itself. I'm not sure about the...

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Fela is coming closer to becoming the first repeat winner of BMAA.

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This list has some great films on it, but you have to view it from a Hollywood sentimentalist point of view. This list values big productions, big budgets, and lots of tugging on heartstrings. If you're looking for Hollywood films successful at doing that, this is the list for you.

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Is anyone going to do member correlations?

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Yeah, big surprise that VU overcame OK Computer. But both are great albums that very well would deserve the spot, as are many of the albums toward the top.

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5. London Calling
4. Pet Sounds
3. Ziggy Stardust
2. VU & Nico
1. OK Computer

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Anyone wanna take an over/under on Funeral? I'd say 8.

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Rubber Soul currently lies at #182 at my list. I see it as a good album with great singles more than a great album. Like, I easily put Norwegian Wood, In My Life, If I Needed Someone toward the top of an all time list. But the pacing of the album is a little off and there's a lot of songs on the alb...

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Bone Machine, #59 AT - #661 AT
Original Sufferhead #298 AT - Unranked

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Great to see Rain Dogs moving up.

I'm pretty sure I ranked it #3 though.

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Is there really a bias against electronic music? Anything that critics are actively raving about tends to get at least some love on this site, and the less hooky electronic stuff doesn't get as much critical attention. I think that some people, to varying extents, subconsciously question any urge th...

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That's a relief.

I expected it to fall in the 40-45 range.

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Fun House that much higher than Raw Power is a surprise to me. To me Raw Power is clearly the more energetic, more exciting album.

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I first saw the series in about 1999. So I had to spend 15 years of my life under the false and tragic impression that the story would never be finished. You are a lucky man. :) I started watching the series again. I'm just noticing now some of the brilliant cinematography that I just wasn't looking...

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Green Day and NIN are probably shoo-ins, Lou Reed is also clearly likely due to his death. And it's hard to argue N.W.A. doesn't deserve to be in. I would hope the Smiths get in but the Hall seems generally averse to more nichey acts. That's why it took the Stooges so long. I wouldn't be surprised a...

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I voted Beach Boys - Smile, which album was my vote given to?

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This doesn't affect my opinion of the man's music. It's just a really silly way to behave.

On the other hand, nobody has a problem with Lennon's 'How Do You Sleep' or Dylan's 'Positively Fourth Street'

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War On Drugs you're a B!

They're a GDB!

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Wow. Sun Kil Moon is Vaughn from Community.

Shouldn't he be angry at the venue, not the band?

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Man, how did Starsailor fall out of the top 500?

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Some promotions to the top 20 since my previous list: 15. Sondre Lerche - Please 84 Can't get enough of this album, best Britpop album I've heard in a few years. 16. Steph Cameron - Sad Eyed Lonesome Lady 83 Don't know much about her but she's a folk/country act who reminds me of my brother's friend...

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The only version I've ever listened to is a 1997 CD release that has all 17 tracks: 1. Purple Haze 2. Manic Depression 3. Hey Joe 4. Love Or Confusion 5. My This Be Love 6. I Don't Live Today 7. The Wind Cries Mary 8. Fire 9. Third Stone From The Sun 10. Foxey Lady 11. Are You Experienced? 12. Stone...

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Bone Machine
F#A#8
Original Sufferhead (#293 AT - #412 AT)
Exuma

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Some great albums landed in the 501-600 range, a few I'm a bit surprised didn't make it to the top 500. Sleater-Kinney's best albums, Z, Liege and Lief, Grievous Angel.

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