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by Jackson
Fri Jun 17, 2022 5:58 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Albums of 2022 Discussion Thread
Replies: 263
Views: 618991

Re: Albums of 2022 Discussion Thread

Edre Peraza wrote: Fri Jun 17, 2022 4:57 pm
2. Perfume Genius - Ugly Season (93/100)

This album really knocked me over. Quite different from anything he has done before, with a lot of avant-garde influences. I get Loud City Song vibes from some of the tracks.
by Jackson
Fri Jun 17, 2022 5:55 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: The News of Today
Replies: 198
Views: 154959

Re: The News of Today

This "Running Up That Hill" charting news is the most extraordinary music revival that I can think of (that doesn't involve a death). It's not exactly the same thing, but the resurgence of popularity of Queen and Elton John following their biopic movies that were released over the last fe...
by Jackson
Wed Jun 15, 2022 10:53 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Albums of 2022 Discussion Thread
Replies: 263
Views: 618991

Re: Albums of 2022 Discussion Thread

Gillingham wrote: Wed Jun 15, 2022 3:23 pm Not sure why I declined to mention Nilüfer Yanya's Painless...
It's so good! The production and mixing on that album is extraordinary
by Jackson
Sun Jun 12, 2022 12:17 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: The News of Today
Replies: 198
Views: 154959

Re: The News of Today

It's funny, because I'll act like you can't sell kids on older music -- that, whether you like it or not, music keeps moving on, and that's where the young listeners go -- but I'd have to imagine that there are a lot of young listeners for "Running Up That Hill," since you'd just have to ...
by Jackson
Sun Jun 12, 2022 12:00 am
Forum: ARTISTS
Topic: British GQ (UK) - 16 The Kinks Songs That Soundtracked England Perfectly (2020)
Replies: 1
Views: 724

Re: British GQ (UK) - 16 The Kinks Songs That Soundtracked England Perfectly (2020)

This one's in chronological order. Some underrated gems on here!
by Jackson
Sat Jun 11, 2022 11:56 pm
Forum: Other year spans
Topic: Diffuser (USA) - The 25 Most Underrated Albums of the Past 25 Years (2015)
Replies: 3
Views: 1506

Re: Diffuser (USA) - The 25 Most Underrated Albums of the Past 25 Years (2015)

Their definition of underrated is funny; all of the top 5 are pretty highly acclaimed.
by Jackson
Sat Jun 11, 2022 11:55 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Albums of 2022 Discussion Thread
Replies: 263
Views: 618991

Re: Albums of 2022 Discussion Thread

I think a lot of artists are listed as being from NYC or LA because that's where they move to get noticed or "make it". Like with Big Thief I just searched for Adrianne Lenker, their lead singer, and she was born in Indiana and raised in Minnesota. But either way, not sure why that matters...
by Jackson
Sat Jun 11, 2022 11:52 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: AM Not in Hall of Fame Checkup
Replies: 2
Views: 1282

Re: AM Not in Hall of Fame Checkup

What are they doing waiting on Beck, OutKast, and Daft Punk? Critical acclaim, all very popular, and also all three of them won the best album Grammy. I've said it on here before but the OutKast snub in particular makes no sense to me when some similar hip hop acts got in on their first try.
by Jackson
Wed Jun 08, 2022 7:11 pm
Forum: Other magazines/websites
Topic: Rolling Stone (USA) - The 200 Greatest Hip-Hop Albums of All Time (2022)
Replies: 21
Views: 7231

Re: Rolling Stone (USA) - The 200 Greatest Hip-Hop Albums of All Time (2022)

I lot of the stranger placements appear to be the effort to include female artists in a greater proportion than you'd typically see on a rap-focused list. It's a laudable goal, but they left a lot to be desired with the specific albums they chose. The Illmatic low-ball placement is so weird consider...
by Jackson
Sat Jun 04, 2022 6:22 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: The News of Today
Replies: 198
Views: 154959

Re: The News of Today

‘Stranger Things’ Pushes Kate Bush’s 1985 Single ‘Running Up That Hill’ To No. 1 On iTunes https://www.google.com/amp/s/deadline.com/2022/05/stranger-things-kate-bush-running-up-that-hill-no-1-itunes-1235035334/amp/ Netflix’s Stranger Things is helping revive a blast from the past on the heels of t...
by Jackson
Sat May 28, 2022 5:06 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Is their a most acclaimed music videos of all time list?
Replies: 18
Views: 7308

Re: Is their a most acclaimed music videos of all time list?

RYM added music video ratings a little while ago so they have an all-time chart now.
by Jackson
Fri May 20, 2022 1:28 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Concerts you have coming up
Replies: 372
Views: 686047

Re: Concerts you have coming up

I'm seeing Jessie Ware in London next week!!
by Jackson
Mon May 16, 2022 2:11 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Kendrick Lamar - Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers
Replies: 17
Views: 8122

Re: Kendrick Lamar - Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers

Pitchfork coming in hot with a 7.6 review. It still (for now) has the highest score of all time on Anydecentmusic at 9.4 (TPaB is 9.3).
by Jackson
Mon May 09, 2022 5:02 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Albums of 2022 Discussion Thread
Replies: 263
Views: 618991

Re: Albums of 2022 Discussion Thread

New Black Midi album announced for July 15th! I love how quickly them and BC,NR churn out new material
by Jackson
Wed Apr 20, 2022 1:59 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Albums of 2022 Discussion Thread
Replies: 263
Views: 618991

Re: Albums of 2022 Discussion Thread

Or he’ll make like Fiona Apple, drop an AOTY once every five or six years then go back into hiding. I always wonder what artists like that do in between album drops! Like I get that great albums don't get made overnight (though the pace of artists in the 60s/70s suggests that it's certainly possibl...
by Jackson
Mon Apr 18, 2022 9:23 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Albums of 2022 Discussion Thread
Replies: 263
Views: 618991

Re: Albums of 2022 Discussion Thread

I was just wondering what he has been up to. Maybe this will lure Frank Ocean out of retirement
by Jackson
Fri Apr 15, 2022 7:30 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Albums of 2022 Discussion Thread
Replies: 263
Views: 618991

Re: Albums of 2022 Discussion Thread

Really liking the Wet Leg album. It's nothing revolutionary, but of all the recent post-punk albums that have come out the past few years, this is probably the most fun. The new FJM is good but a bit of a step down from his most recent albums. I quite liked Wet Leg - songs from that album will be i...
by Jackson
Fri Apr 01, 2022 5:46 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: MCCh 2022 (05) March 31
Replies: 15
Views: 11708

Re: MCCh 2022 (05) March 31

Honestly it is just a rough set of album covers in general. The only ones I really like are Denzel Curry, Beach House, Aldous Harding, Caroline, and Mitski.
by Jackson
Thu Mar 31, 2022 11:07 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Artist of the Month Song/Album Polls - March '22 - The Smiths!
Replies: 24
Views: 18021

Re: Artist of the Month Song/Album Polls - March '22 - The Smiths!

Albums 1. The Queen is Dead 2. Meat is Murder 3. Strangeways 4. The Smiths Ranking 2-4 was a toss-up as I only ever revisit TQID and the singles. Songs 1. There Is A Light That Never Goes Out 2. How Soon Is Now? 3. Stop Me If You've Heard This One Before 4. What Difference Does It Make? 5. Bigmouth...
by Jackson
Thu Mar 31, 2022 10:55 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: MCCh 2022 (05) March 31
Replies: 15
Views: 11708

Re: MCCh 2022 (05) March 31

I'm not looking forward to staring at that Rosalia cover up at the top the rest of 2022.
by Jackson
Thu Mar 31, 2022 6:15 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: AMF Weekly Chart 22.13
Replies: 8
Views: 6228

Re: AMF Weekly Chart 22.13

Vendredi sur Mer - Monochrome
by Jackson
Thu Mar 31, 2022 6:14 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: AMF Discord Server
Replies: 32
Views: 17034

Re: AMF Discord Server

With Henrik's permission, I have created a Discord server for AMF. If you want invited, just post here or PM me. However, I am going to be a bit restrictive in who has access - we have a constant stream of spam and troll accounts, so I'd rather have some sense that someone is a real person before g...
by Jackson
Fri Mar 18, 2022 10:46 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Songs of 2022 Discussion Thread
Replies: 85
Views: 92540

Re: Songs of 2022 Discussion Thread

Some favorites so far...

Nilufer Yanya - midnight sun
Hatchie - Giving the World Away
Wet Leg - Angelica
Carolina Polachek - Billions
Big Thief - Simulation Swarm
Stromae - L'enfer
Black Country, New Road - The Place Where He Inserted the Blade
by Jackson
Fri Mar 18, 2022 10:20 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Albums of 2022 Discussion Thread
Replies: 263
Views: 618991

Re: Albums of 2022 Discussion Thread

Looking forward to the new Charli XCX album today. She's trying to thread the needle between being a mainstream pop star and pleasing her newer alt-pop fan base with this project. The result doesn't really satisfy either on first listen to me. I like Good Ones and New Shapes, but the subsequent sin...
by Jackson
Thu Mar 17, 2022 4:09 pm
Forum: Other year spans
Topic: Uncut Magazine (UK) - The 300 Greatest Albums of the last 25 years
Replies: 5
Views: 10286

Re: Uncut Magazine (UK) - The 300 Greatest Albums of the last 25 years

I liked this list more than I expected. Great placements for Spiritualized, The Avalanches, NMH, Boards of Canada, Weyes Blood, Super Furry Animals, Broadcast, and Fiery Furnaces - those type of artists made some of the best music of the era but aren't exactly "in style" at the moment.
by Jackson
Wed Mar 16, 2022 12:56 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: AMF Favorite Albums of 2021 - RESULTS
Replies: 36
Views: 16341

Re: AMF Favorite Albums of 2021 - RESULTS

How many artists are there even who release albums every year anymore? I wish it still worked like the 60s and 70s. Imagine if every great band released a new album every year. I don't think a single one of the previous AMF AOTY winners above even released a new studio album the following year. It'...
by Jackson
Tue Mar 15, 2022 10:59 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: AMF Favorite Albums of 2021 - RESULTS
Replies: 36
Views: 16341

Re: AMF Favorite Albums of 2021 - RESULTS

There are 0 artists with multiple albums in AMF EOY Top 10s this decade: ...nobody! (maybe that changes next year??) There is a 100% chance that will change next year with the love for Black Country, New Road's new album. The question will be, will it be a second consecutive top 2 placement, perhap...
by Jackson
Sun Mar 13, 2022 5:05 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: AMF Favorite Music of 2021, Prediction Thread.
Replies: 15
Views: 7791

Re: AMF Favorite Music of 2021, Prediction Thread.

Looks about right but I'd put BC,NR at #2 and Japanese Breakfast a little higher.

I'm not shocked Spellling made the top ten as I know she has a lot of support on here, but that is a great outcome for her fans.
by Jackson
Fri Mar 11, 2022 1:05 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: AMF Favorite Albums of 2021 - RESULTS
Replies: 36
Views: 16341

Re: AMF Favorite Albums of 2021 - RESULTS

Interesting that Silent Shout and Person Pitch didn't make it to the top 10. Was the user make-up completely different? I know 2007 is a crazy stacked year, but Person Pitch not making the ten feels really weird in hindsight. I wouldn't put as much stock in those early year AMF polls; the user make...
by Jackson
Thu Mar 10, 2022 3:42 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: AMF Favorite Albums of 2021 - RESULTS
Replies: 36
Views: 16341

Re: AMF Favorite Albums of 2021 - RESULTS

Has P4k's album of the year ever placed outside our top 50?
by Jackson
Wed Mar 09, 2022 8:23 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: AMF Favorite Albums of 2021 - RESULTS
Replies: 36
Views: 16341

Re: AMF Favorite Albums of 2021 - RESULTS

I also feel like there's a problem with critics overstating the decline of artists who have an early breakthrough and can't follow up. I think a comparable artist from the 2000s would be Franz Ferdinand. An inescapable debut, followed by an album that was still pretty good but 'too much of the same...
by Jackson
Wed Mar 09, 2022 6:46 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: AMF Favorite Albums of 2021 - RESULTS
Replies: 36
Views: 16341

Re: AMF Favorite Albums of 2021 - RESULTS

There are very few artists, even ones who reach the pinnacle of the music industry from a commercial or critical perspective, who can maintain relevance across multiple decades, or really even more than 5+ years. Sounds that are in vogue can change quickly and seem dated in a few years later, and no...
by Jackson
Wed Mar 09, 2022 12:55 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: AMF Favorite Songs of 2021 - RESULTS
Replies: 44
Views: 19442

Re: AMF Favorite Songs of 2021 - RESULTS

Yesss one eighties song beats another eighties song in a twenties poll! (just a joke) Thanks for the rollout acroamor! The tweets are a cool feature. The tracks from Sharon/Angel and the War on Drugs are certainly Springsteen-gazing at its finest, which tempers my enjoyment of them despite both bei...
by Jackson
Tue Mar 08, 2022 9:46 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: AMF Favorite Music of 2021, Prediction Thread.
Replies: 15
Views: 7791

Re: AMF Favorite Music of 2021, Prediction Thread.

#1 is pretty obvious, the rest is just a guess:

1. Like I Used To
2. Be Sweet
3. Introvert
4. Chaise Longue
5. I Don't Live Here Anymore
6. Rainforest
7. Afrique Victime
8. Happier Than Ever
9. Hardline
10. Leave the Door Open
by Jackson
Tue Mar 08, 2022 9:40 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: AMF Favorite Songs of 2021 - RESULTS
Replies: 44
Views: 19442

Re: AMF Favorite Songs of 2021 - RESULTS

Great top 20 so far, I think I voted for every song. And I like to see AMF specials The Other Black Dog, Boys at School, Movement 6, Love Lovers, and Opus do so well.
by Jackson
Tue Mar 08, 2022 3:24 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Albums of 2022 Discussion Thread
Replies: 263
Views: 618991

Re: Albums of 2022 Discussion Thread

Nilufer Yanya's Painless is fantastic, a big leap forward from her debut.
by Jackson
Tue Mar 08, 2022 2:12 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: AMF Favorite Music of 2021, Prediction Thread.
Replies: 15
Views: 7791

Re: AMF Favorite Music of 2021, Prediction Thread.

Magdalena Bay - Chaeri and Wolf Alice - How Can I Make It OK? are going to make it.
by Jackson
Fri Mar 04, 2022 11:05 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Most Acclaimed Solo Artists - Kendrick Lamar
Replies: 9
Views: 4178

Re: Most Acclaimed Solo Artists - Kendrick Lamar

[youtube-https][/youtube-https] If you liked To Pimp a Butterfly enough to make this post, perhaps you should listen to some more rap albums! I'm on team Good Kid, m.a.a.d City when it comes to Kendrick albums, so you at least need to go there next. I'm not a prude but the language and sexuall image...
by Jackson
Fri Mar 04, 2022 5:08 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Most Acclaimed Solo Artists - Kendrick Lamar
Replies: 9
Views: 4178

Re: Most Acclaimed Solo Artists - Kendrick Lamar

If you liked To Pimp a Butterfly enough to make this post, perhaps you should listen to some more rap albums! I'm on team Good Kid, m.a.a.d City when it comes to Kendrick albums, so you at least need to go there next.
by Jackson
Fri Mar 04, 2022 1:24 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: The News of Today
Replies: 198
Views: 154959

Re: The News of Today

https://www.billboard.com/business/legal/dua-lipa-accused-stealing-levitating-artikal-sound-system-lawsuit-1235037859/ Regardless of your stance on these recent plagiarism lawsuits, this one sounds like a straight rip. As an aside, it's funny that this unknown reggae band came up with a chorus so go...
by Jackson
Fri Mar 04, 2022 12:25 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Artist of the Month Song/Album Polls - December '21 - Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - RESULTS!
Replies: 11
Views: 8944

Re: Artist of the Month Song/Album Polls - December '21 - Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - RESULTS!

I just listened to No More Shall We Part for the first time, and I'm just not feeling it as Cave's #2 album. I'd love to hear from one of its fans as to why they voted it over the likes of Skeleton Tree, Push the Sky Away, Good Son, and Let Love In.
by Jackson
Thu Mar 03, 2022 11:34 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: AMF Favorite Songs of 2021 - RESULTS
Replies: 44
Views: 19442

Re: AMF Favorite Songs of 2021 - RESULTS

acroamor wrote: Thu Mar 03, 2022 7:56 pm 248. L'Rain - Two Face
246. JPEGMAFIA - Hazard Duty Pay!
231. Dean Blunt - the rot
208. Arab Strap - The Turning Of Our Bones
Wow, some great songs gone right off the bat
by Jackson
Wed Mar 02, 2022 5:15 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Artist of the Month Song/Album Polls - December '21 - Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - RESULTS!
Replies: 11
Views: 8944

Re: Artist of the Month Song/Album Polls - December '21 - Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - RESULTS!

Nick Cave is probably the one artist ranked this highly who could produce completely different results if you held this poll again in a year. I wish I had submitted a short songs list to boost I Need You and O Children.
by Jackson
Wed Mar 02, 2022 7:44 am
Forum: Duplicate topics
Topic: Every Britney Spears Song Ranked (Rolling Stone)
Replies: 2
Views: 3277

Re: Every Britney Spears Song Ranked (Rolling Stone)

Last year I became a big fan of the deep cut Blur from the Circus album, which kind of sounds like a modern indie bedroom pop song. She definitely doesn't have 85 tracks better than that. Kudos to them for featuring some lesser-known tracks up at the top though.
by Jackson
Wed Mar 02, 2022 7:34 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: AMF Weekly Chart 22.08
Replies: 8
Views: 6132

Re: AMF Weekly Chart 22.08

DaveC wrote: Sun Feb 27, 2022 9:33 am Fontaines D.C. - I Love You
Seconded
by Jackson
Wed Mar 02, 2022 7:33 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: The Hot 100 Thread No One Asked For (2022)
Replies: 27
Views: 18592

Re: The Hot 100 Thread No One Asked For (2022)

Abcdefu is my early contender for worst mainstream pop song of the year.
by Jackson
Thu Feb 24, 2022 7:44 pm
Forum: Films, Movies, Motion Pictures...
Topic: They Shoot Pictures, Don't They?: New list for 2022 available!
Replies: 33
Views: 19607

Re: They Shoot Pictures, Don't They?: New list for 2022 available!

I am completely on BleuPanda's side with respect to the treatment of the EOY lists. TSPDT's master list just doesn't work for the evaluation of modern films, even for things that came out 10, 20, or even 30 years ago. There should be a way to scale down the importance of EOY lists while also allowin...
by Jackson
Sat Feb 19, 2022 12:31 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Albums of 2022 Discussion Thread
Replies: 263
Views: 618991

Re: Albums of 2022 Discussion Thread

New Big Thief and Beach House albums are good but why do they need to be sooooo long?
by Jackson
Tue Feb 15, 2022 2:39 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: The News of Today
Replies: 198
Views: 154959

Re: The News of Today

Live in Phoenix wrote: Mon Feb 14, 2022 8:55 pm Besides the big halftime show, I guess there was another special musical moment, which I'd be better clued in on if I lived in Los Angeles.
I Love LA is played after every Dodgers and Rams win. In the last few years that I've lived in LA, I've grown to love the song for its absurd campiness.
by Jackson
Sat Feb 12, 2022 7:51 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: AMF Favorite Albums/Songs of 2021 - LIST THREAD
Replies: 109
Views: 97903

Re: AMF Favorite Albums/Songs of 2021 - LIST THREAD

Songs 1 | Magdalena Bay | You Lose! 2 | Magdalena Bay | Chaeri 3 | Noname | Rainforest 4 | Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders, & The London Symphony Orchestra | Movement 6 5 | black midi | John L 6 | Magdalena Bay | Secrets (Your Fire) 7 | JPEGMAFIA | Hazard Duty Pay! 8 | L'Rain | Two Face 9 | Ja...

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