Full Version: SOMB Top 250 Albums of '95 - '04
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252 Sea and Cake The Biz 390 5
darn, so close to getting a spot on the map
QUOTE(The Good Dr Bill @ Nov 20 2006, 11:38 PM) [snapback]248725[/snapback]
493 Lovage Music to Make Love to Your Old Lady By 192 4
491 Antibalas Who is This America Dem Speak of Today 192 3
487 Propellorheads Decksandrumsandrockandroll 195 4
480 Portishead Portishead 201 3
454 Steve Earle The Revolution Starts Now 216 4
447 Sea and Cake The Fawn 218 4
407 Fig Dish That's What Love Songs Often Do 241 3
403 Polyphonic Spree The Beginning Stages Of 243 5
40 PJ Harvey To Bring You My Love 1318 18 1
29 Beck Sea Change 1793 33
21 Flaming Lips Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots 2137 39
17 White Stripes White Blood Cells 2290 39
16 DJ Shadow Endtroducing 2352 32 2
11 Beck Odelay! 2813 42 1
9 Wilco Summerteeth 2924 40 1
5 Wilco Yankee Hotel Foxtrot 3526 47 1
4 Flaming Lips The Soft Bulletin 3761 45 2
A lot at the top, and a lot at the bottom.
QUOTE(The Good Dr Bill @ Nov 20 2006, 11:38 PM) [snapback]248725[/snapback]
359 Ben Harper Fight for Your Mind 277 3
Am I reading that right? Only 3 votes, but three REALLY high votes?
i'm also burned out on OK Computer, but i ranked it so high based on how much and for how long i loved it.
i don't think i'll ever burn out on Funeral. for me, it's like putting on Quadrophenia or Abbey Road. it's an insanely recent classic.
i don't think i'll ever burn out on Funeral. for me, it's like putting on Quadrophenia or Abbey Road. it's an insanely recent classic.
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Yikes. Awful finish.
Good job though GDB.
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i don't think i'll ever burn out on Funeral. for me, it's like putting on Quadrophenia or Abbey Road. it's an insanely recent classic.
Funeral has that organic quality of long lasting albums like Abbey Road. We will see in another ten years. The Bends is already sounding rather dated, like a Filter record.
QUOTE(The Good Dr Bill @ Nov 21 2006, 05:38 AM) [snapback]248725[/snapback]
431 Prefuse 73 One Word Extinguisher 228 5
399 Stephen Malkmus Stephen Malkmus 247 5
371 Deltron 3030 Deltron 3030 269 4
341 Clinic Internal Wrangler 287 5
254 Dr. Octagon Dr. Octagonecologyst 387 9
Glad to see these got some votes but the DocOc is shockingly low.
The complete absence of Boris and Amon Tobin is also perturbing (but I forgot to vote for Heavy Rocks at all, so I can’t really grumble)
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420 Sparklehorse Good Morning Spider 234 3
Gah....poor thing, and such a brilliant piece of work.
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351 Jayhawks Smile 282 5
Who voted for this? Definitely their weakest album. Couple good tracks though.
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345 Drive-By Truckers Dirty South 283 5
Woah! That is criminal.
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345 Drive-By Truckers Dirty South 283 5
QUOTE(Montana @ Nov 21 2006, 01:26 AM) [snapback]248800[/snapback]
Woah! That is criminal.
Yes, those five voters should be arrested.
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345 Drive-By Truckers Dirty South 283 5
QUOTE(Montana @ Nov 21 2006, 01:26 AM) [snapback]248800[/snapback]
Woah! That is criminal.
Yes, those five voters should be arrested.Well, they caught you smoking grass and the judge threw the book
And I saw a little opportunism in your look
You can take it from me, boy
You can take it from a crook
QUOTE(The Good Dr Bill @ Nov 21 2006, 12:38 AM) [snapback]248725[/snapback]
462 Mountain Goats Tallahassee 212 5
446 Hold Steady Almost Killed Me 218 3
438 Stars Heart 224 5
430 Decemberists Castaways and Cutouts 228 5
426 Devendra Banhart Rejoicing in the Hnads 232 4
414 Ghostface The Pretty Toney Album 238 6
410 Mountain Goats All Hail West Texas 240 4
402 Damien Rice O 243 4
396 Rilo Kiley Execution of All Things 248 4
393 Microphones It Was Hot, We Stayed in the Water 250 4
378 Tenacious D Tenacious D 264 8
362 Neutral Milk Hotel On Avery Island 275 5
349 Hot Hot Heat Make Up the Breakdown 283 7
343 Cannibal Ox The Cold Vein 285 7
318 Decemberists Her Majesty 302 7
307 Iron and Wine Our Endless Numbered Days 316 10
290 Mars Volta De-Loused in the Comatorium 338 7
288 Modest Mouse Building Nothing Out of Something 339 6
285 Joanna Newsom The Milk-Eyed Mender 343 9
278 Books The Lemon of Pink 351 7
274 Death From Above 1979 You're a Woman, I'm a Machine 356 6
261 Microphones The Glow, Pt. 2 379 5
Glad to see all of these.
The Lemon of Pink's exclusion really surprises me. For some reason, I thought it would get a lot more support.
Conversely, I'm surprised to see that Joanna Newsom had more points than Devendra. A lot more.
QUOTE(The Good Dr Bill @ Nov 20 2006, 10:02 PM) [snapback]248638[/snapback]
#4.
Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
(3526 Points, 47 Votes, One #1 Vote)
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6 Strokes Is This It? 3426 49
5 Wilco Yankee Hotel Foxtrot 3526 47 1
4 Flaming Lips The Soft Bulletin 3761 45 2
3 Radiohead The Bends 3602 52
2 Radiohead Kid A 3836 54 2
1 Radiohead OK Computer 5308 67 7
errr, something's not right
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257 R.E.M. Up 386 7
close call. i'm no REM hater, but the album really sucks... maybe their worst
oh yeah, in the confusion amidst the TSB placing, I at first assumed I had just gotten the thousand digit wrong (which I inadvertently do sometimes), so that would've bumped it to the #4 placing. But that didn't seem right either, so I did the re-calculation. Forgot to fix it on the spreadsheet.
QUOTE(Montana @ Nov 21 2006, 12:12 AM) [snapback]248796[/snapback]
The Bends is already sounding rather dated, like a Filter record.
ouch
but true.
i found myself clicking through all the songs the last time i listened to it.
once upon a time i didn't think that could ever happen.
QUOTE(The Good Dr Bill @ Nov 21 2006, 01:38 AM) [snapback]248725[/snapback]
500 Dismemberment Plan Change 190 4
Despite all the bleating (and can I first say that 2 and 3 I would have expected in the top 30 not top 3) this isn't an all time poll so there's no Beatles or Clash to contend with so I can't really see any other album that deserves to be number one after polling 70 odd people (it was on what 85% of the lists) Do we really think any of the other albums in the top 10 would have looked more sensible at #1.
Great job though Bill.
499 Chemical Brothers Surrender 190 3
497 Mogwai Come On Die Young 191 4
495 Black Rebel Motorcycle Club BRMC 191 4
482 Johnny Cash American III: Solitary Man 200 4
481 Gorky's Zygotic Minci Spanish Dance Troupe 201 4
480 Portishead Portishead 201 3
460 Leftfield Leftism 214 6
419 Sleepy Jackson Lovers 234 3
411 Gorky's Zygotic Minci Barafundle 239 5
386 Four Tet Rounds 256 6
382 Mansun Six 260 4 1
372 DJ Shadow The Private Press 269 5
367 Teenage Fanclub Songs from Northen Britian 273 5
356 Goldfrapp Felt Mountain 279 4
347 Teenage Fanclub Grand Prix 283 5
330 Verve A Northern Soul 296 6
315 Ash 1977 305 9
289 Radiohead I Might Be Wrong: Live Recordings 338 5
283 Lambchop Nixon 346 7
282 Manic Street Preachers Everything Must Go 347 6
272 Super Furry Animals Fuzzy Logic 357 6
267 Roni Size New Forms 362 6
265 Underworld Second Toughest in the Infants 365 6
Good to see a smattering of SOMBies love these albums too.
Great job though Bill.
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499 Chemical Brothers Surrender 190 3
497 Mogwai Come On Die Young 191 4
495 Black Rebel Motorcycle Club BRMC 191 4
482 Johnny Cash American III: Solitary Man 200 4
481 Gorky's Zygotic Minci Spanish Dance Troupe 201 4
480 Portishead Portishead 201 3
460 Leftfield Leftism 214 6
419 Sleepy Jackson Lovers 234 3
411 Gorky's Zygotic Minci Barafundle 239 5
386 Four Tet Rounds 256 6
382 Mansun Six 260 4 1
372 DJ Shadow The Private Press 269 5
367 Teenage Fanclub Songs from Northen Britian 273 5
356 Goldfrapp Felt Mountain 279 4
347 Teenage Fanclub Grand Prix 283 5
330 Verve A Northern Soul 296 6
315 Ash 1977 305 9
289 Radiohead I Might Be Wrong: Live Recordings 338 5
283 Lambchop Nixon 346 7
282 Manic Street Preachers Everything Must Go 347 6
272 Super Furry Animals Fuzzy Logic 357 6
267 Roni Size New Forms 362 6
265 Underworld Second Toughest in the Infants 365 6
Good to see a smattering of SOMBies love these albums too.
QUOTE(The Good Dr Bill @ Nov 21 2006, 12:38 AM) [snapback]248725[/snapback]
471 Mogwai Rock Action 204 4
452 Guided By Voices Universal Truths and Cycles 216 2 1
447 Sea and Cake The Fawn 218 4
431 Prefuse 73 One Word Extinguisher 228 5
423 Mum Yesterday Was Dramatic, Today is OK 233 4
405 Beachwood Sparks Once We Were Trees 242 3
393 Microphones It Was Hot, We Stayed in the Water 250 4
380 Explosions in the Sky Those Who Tell the Truth Shall Die, Those Who Tell the Truth Shall Live Forever 261 3
370 Hum You'd Prefer an Astronaut 272 6
348 Saint Etienne Good Humor 283 6
330 Verve A Northern Soul 296 6
324 Blur Think Tank 299 9
319 Guided By Voices Isolation Drills 301 5
301 Beastie Boys Hello Nasty 324 12
296 Guided By Voices Under the Bushes, Under the Stars 331 6
271 Sunny Day Real Estate How it Feels to Be Something On 357 5
261 Microphones The Glow, Pt. 2 379 5
259 Explosions in the Sky The Earth is Not a Cold Dead Place 382 9
257 R.E.M. Up 386 7
252 Sea and Cake The Biz 390 5
251 Stars Set Yourself on Fire 392 8
Ahh, so THERE you are! I was looking for these!
Thanks for the hard work, Bill. I'm still amazed and thrilled that Jens made the list! And I may be one of the only people who is happy about the top 3; those are albums that still get me every time. Very interesting list, folks; I learned a thing or two about some new bands!
Bad SOMB, Good Dr. Bill.
Radiohead have done many things, but they have not released the three best records of the last 10 years.
I had no delusions that stuff like clientele's suburban light or the history of our world pt. 1 was gonna place, but sheesh SOMB buy some Broadcast and Herbert records. And go back and listen to Hot Shots II again. I have no idea how that record wound up with such a poor rep, unless everyone really expected the betas to resurrect the shuffly acoustic sound from their first EP and kept punishing them if they didn't.
Weird to see 3 Radiohead albums at the top, but I can't complain too much. I had all 3 on my list (at 26, 71 and 99).
Fantastic job again Dr. Bill. Now take a few days off to rest up before we start the 2006 year end voting frenzy.
And go back and listen to Hot Shots II again. I have no idea how that record wound up with such a poor rep, unless everyone really expected the betas to resurrect the shuffly acoustic sound from their first EP and kept punishing them if they didn't.
Hey, I voted for this. Proudly. A great album, and my favorite Beta Band album by far.
Fantastic job again Dr. Bill. Now take a few days off to rest up before we start the 2006 year end voting frenzy.
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And go back and listen to Hot Shots II again. I have no idea how that record wound up with such a poor rep, unless everyone really expected the betas to resurrect the shuffly acoustic sound from their first EP and kept punishing them if they didn't.
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QUOTE(falling and laughing @ Nov 21 2006, 07:05 AM) [snapback]248865[/snapback]
And go back and listen to Hot Shots II again. I have no idea how that record wound up with such a poor rep, unless everyone really expected the betas to resurrect the shuffly acoustic sound from their first EP and kept punishing them if they didn't.
Looks like we may have virtually been the only ones :/
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QUOTE(The Good Dr Bill @ Nov 20 2006, 10:38 PM) [snapback]248725[/snapback]
257 R.E.M. Up 386 7
close call. i'm no REM hater, but the album really sucks... maybe their worst
I'm one of those 7. Took some getting used to, but I think it's weirdly warm and wonderful. It speaks to me far more than some of their 80s albums do (Fables and Green in particular). Reveal and Around the Sun are far worse.
WTF, did atease invade?
Thanks, Bill.
Thanks, Bill.
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QUOTE(falling and laughing @ Nov 21 2006, 07:05 AM) [snapback]248865[/snapback]
And go back and listen to Hot Shots II again. I have no idea how that record wound up with such a poor rep, unless everyone really expected the betas to resurrect the shuffly acoustic sound from their first EP and kept punishing them if they didn't.
Looks like we may have virtually been the only ones :/
Considered it but fell short of my 100.
QUOTE(scarymuppet attacks @ Nov 21 2006, 01:19 PM) [snapback]248874[/snapback]
WTF, did atease invade?
Thanks, Bill.
Do you really think a Wilco record is a better choice of best record of the last ten years?
QUOTE(The Good Dr Bill @ Nov 21 2006, 01:35 AM) [snapback]248714[/snapback]
can't say I'm surprised about Radiohead 2-1, but I am sorta surprised about The Bends at #3, thought that common wisdom had moved sufficiently away from that one. Guess some boards just don't know when to let go.
thank god this list is over.
This was one of the more fascinating lists, historically speaking. Very weird to see The Bends, too. Note how this top 10 stacked up on the strength of a multitude of ranks, and not just #1 ranks. Interesting.
Thanks a mil.
QUOTE(The Good Dr Bill @ Nov 21 2006, 01:38 AM) [snapback]248725[/snapback]
464 A3 Exile on Cold Harbour Lane 209 2 1
454 Steve Earle The Revolution Starts Now 216 4
404 Ween Quebec 243 6
403 Polyphonic Spree The Beginning Stages Of 243 5
392 Polyphonic Spree Together We're Heavy 250 3
387 Ween 12 Golden Country Greats 254 6
340 Ween White Pepper 287 4
316 Ben Folds Five The Unauthorized Biography of Reinhold Meissner 302
304 Liz Phair Whitechocolatespaceegg 320 6
Shame on anyone who didn't vote for the above.
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QUOTE(scarymuppet attacks @ Nov 21 2006, 01:19 PM) [snapback]248874[/snapback]
WTF, did atease invade?
Thanks, Bill.
Do you really think a Wilco record is a better choice of best record of the last ten years?
I wouldn't have voted it higher if I didn't. I also believe
Neutral Milk Hotel - Aeroplane Over the Sea
Daft Punk - Discovery
The Magnetic Fields - 69 Love Songs
Flaming Lips - The Soft Bulletin
Fugees - The Score
Belle & Sebastian - Tigermilk
Yo La Tengo - I Can Feel the Heart Beating As One
are better choices. YHF is an amazingly textured album that applies the best of Eno's atmospheric explorations with Americana for sexy results. Oh, and I DEFINITELY think it's a better choice for 2nd or 3rd best album of the time period.
"quiet...I'm channeling the SOMB"
Very funny ending. Good job voters and kudos as always to the good Doctor.
On to the year in review!
Very funny ending. Good job voters and kudos as always to the good Doctor.
On to the year in review!
Kinda glad I didn't vote now, even though it wouldn't matter OKC woulda been top 5 for me and Kid A prly woulda been top 20. Don't think The Bends would get any love from me though.
I'm psyched for these EOY lists, can I start pimping "Me & U" right now?
I'm psyched for these EOY lists, can I start pimping "Me & U" right now?
QUOTE(Wolfgang @ Nov 21 2006, 09:36 AM) [snapback]248963[/snapback]
can I start pimping "Me & U" right now?
Only if you listen to "Long Way To Go" a few times first.
A lot of great build up for one of the mos t surprising, painful endings to a list to date.
still, good jorb, doctor.
and i looked over the 500 and unless i missed it, deltron 3030 didn't make the cut? am i the only one who voted for it? if so, fuck you guys.
still, good jorb, doctor.
and i looked over the 500 and unless i missed it, deltron 3030 didn't make the cut? am i the only one who voted for it? if so, fuck you guys.
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QUOTE(Diesel @ Nov 20 2006, 08:48 PM) [snapback]248455[/snapback]
I definitely prefer the hooky, catchy, upbeat, louder model of indie rock. Indie rock that doesn't SOUND like indie rock. Personal bias.
I'm with you more & more these days. Bands like BSS are the exception for me of late. And yeah, fuck the Walkmen.u guys rule
QUOTE(dano @ Nov 20 2006, 11:34 PM) [snapback]248711[/snapback]
Yikes. Awful finish.
Good job though GDB.
otm
QUOTE(Hewletts Daughter @ Nov 21 2006, 04:32 PM) [snapback]249024[/snapback]
and i looked over the 500 and unless i missed it, deltron 3030 didn't make the cut? am i the only one who voted for it? if so, fuck you guys.
QUOTE(The Good Dr Bill @ Nov 21 2006, 05:38 AM) [snapback]248725[/snapback]
371 Deltron 3030 Deltron 3030 269 4
Two other individuals should remain unfucked
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QUOTE(Hewletts Daughter @ Nov 21 2006, 04:32 PM) [snapback]249024[/snapback]
and i looked over the 500 and unless i missed it, deltron 3030 didn't make the cut? am i the only one who voted for it? if so, fuck you guys.
QUOTE(The Good Dr Bill @ Nov 21 2006, 05:38 AM) [snapback]248725[/snapback]
371 Deltron 3030 Deltron 3030 269 4
Two other individuals should remain unfucked
good call.
you and two others shall escape my unforgiving wrath
where did you end up ranking said disc, Breugel?
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QUOTE(Hewletts Daughter @ Nov 21 2006, 04:32 PM) [snapback]249024[/snapback]
and i looked over the 500 and unless i missed it, deltron 3030 didn't make the cut? am i the only one who voted for it? if so, fuck you guys.
QUOTE(The Good Dr Bill @ Nov 21 2006, 05:38 AM) [snapback]248725[/snapback]
371 Deltron 3030 Deltron 3030 269 4
Two other individuals should remain unfucked
I didn't submit a list (tsk, tsk), but Deltron woulda placed somewhere in the high 40's on mine, so please number me among the not-to-be-fucked roster.
QUOTE(Vivian Darkbloom @ Nov 21 2006, 11:58 AM) [snapback]249140[/snapback]
I didn't submit a list (tsk, tsk), but Deltron woulda placed somewhere in the high 40's on mine, so please number me among the not-to-be-fucked roster.
You will be spared only because you spoke up and accepted responsibilty for not voting. Had you kept quiet, hell would hath no fury like a Derek scorn.
This list had a dissapointing indie rock bias to me, considering how much of a variety of music was available from this period.
Great job anyway, GDB.
Great job anyway, GDB.
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QUOTE(Bruegel @ Nov 21 2006, 11:21 AM) [snapback]249086[/snapback]
QUOTE(Hewletts Daughter @ Nov 21 2006, 04:32 PM) [snapback]249024[/snapback]
and i looked over the 500 and unless i missed it, deltron 3030 didn't make the cut? am i the only one who voted for it? if so, fuck you guys.
QUOTE(The Good Dr Bill @ Nov 21 2006, 05:38 AM) [snapback]248725[/snapback]
371 Deltron 3030 Deltron 3030 269 4
Two other individuals should remain unfucked
good call.
you and two others shall escape my unforgiving wrath
where did you end up ranking said disc, Breugel?
Oh dear, I fear Im for the gallows....after a closer look at my list I have discovered that I completely forgot to include this masterwork. You have the right to crash my whole computer system and revert me to papyrus.
Well, I thought it was a great list. Look at the variety and surprises outside of the top 5. Really, the stretch from around 6-130 is fucking brilliant. Anyway, I happen to love 3 of the top 5 anyway, so I'm hardly miffed. (Still: I wasn't around for voting, so my being miffed or not is a non-issue.) Thanks GDB.
QUOTE(Rob @ Nov 21 2006, 02:06 PM) [snapback]249152[/snapback]
This list had a dissapointing indie rock bias to me, considering how much of a variety of music was available from this period.
Great job anyway, GDB.
well that's pretty much to be expected, this essentially is an "indie rock" centric message board.
QUOTE(Bruegel @ Nov 21 2006, 12:12 PM) [snapback]249163[/snapback]
Oh dear, I fear Im for the gallows....after a closer look at my list I have discovered that I completely forgot to include this masterwork. You have the right to crash my whole computer system and revert me to papyrus.
Omph, that definitely is a downer. Just think, your vote could have counted had you not made such a glaring omission.
But at least you can attest to the brilliance of the album, so there will be no Intergalactic Rhyme Federation Championship battle between you and I.
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QUOTE(Rob @ Nov 21 2006, 02:06 PM) [snapback]249152[/snapback]
This list had a dissapointing indie rock bias to me, considering how much of a variety of music was available from this period.
Great job anyway, GDB.
well that's pretty much to be expected, this essentially is an "indie rock" centric message board.
Yeah but with all the metal, rap, jazz, dance and pop talk going on I thought it might widen a bit.
Just slightly miffed it was predictable, I suppose.
the main thing is that there aren't many boarders who vote for only hip-hop, only dance, jazz, metal, etc.--but there are a bunch of boarders who essentially only vote for indie rock (or at least, rock-based music of a non-mainstream variety)
Yeah, definately see where you're coming from.
Probably time I started a sickpup like push to limit voting to 20 albums per genre.
Or not.
Probably time I started a sickpup like push to limit voting to 20 albums per genre.
Or not.
eh, that'd be like getting people not to just vote for their favorite album tracks that happen to be singles in the singles thread. Some parts of the system you just can't change.
Awesome list overall. The Bends hasn't aged well with me but the rest of the top 5 is stellar. Thanks again for all the hard work GDB.
QUOTE(The Good Dr Bill @ Nov 21 2006, 03:21 PM) [snapback]249413[/snapback]
eh, that'd be like getting people not to just vote for their favorite album tracks that happen to be singles in the singles thread. Some parts of the system you just can't change.
why would you even WANT to do that? If my favorite album track happened to be a single, then I shouldn't vote for it... why? or did you mean to say like trying to get people not to vote for their favorite album tracks when they AREN'T singles.
In honor of this poll, I blew the dust off my copy of Kid A and listened to it on today's commute. It still sounds good, just not at noon while trying to simultaneously drive and scarf down fast food. "National Anthem" gave me goosebumps for a couple seconds.
QUOTE(elcorazon @ Nov 21 2006, 04:29 PM) [snapback]249424[/snapback]
why would you even WANT to do that? If my favorite album track happened to be a single, then I shouldn't vote for it... why? or did you mean to say like trying to get people not to vote for their favorite album tracks when they AREN'T singles.
it's not that you shouldn't vote for album tracks as singles--obviously just about every single comes from some album--but I think it should be strongly encouraged for boarders to look outside of their favorite albums for singles worth voting for, since it's the only place where artists who don't release the most consistent albums (or in the case of many electronic artists, don't release albums at all) can get their due. If everyone just voted for singles off their favorite albums, there really wouldn't be much of a point in doing the poll, since it would end up looking nearly identical to the albums poll.
All in all, I think the list was all right. Definately some amazing moments, but a fair few "WTF!?" ones as well. Radiohead top three was definately one of those, though I did have all those albums on my list.
Mainly I'm just angry about Set Yourself On Fire place at 251!. I'm going to assume that a lot of people thought it was an '05 album. But I definately should've had it a bit higher on my list, probably at number 5 or so.
Mainly I'm just angry about Set Yourself On Fire place at 251!. I'm going to assume that a lot of people thought it was an '05 album. But I definately should've had it a bit higher on my list, probably at number 5 or so.
glad to see my number one got to #409.
just two votes but two number ones for it.
thanks again doctor.
just two votes but two number ones for it.
thanks again doctor.
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QUOTE(elcorazon @ Nov 21 2006, 04:29 PM) [snapback]249424[/snapback]
why would you even WANT to do that? If my favorite album track happened to be a single, then I shouldn't vote for it... why? or did you mean to say like trying to get people not to vote for their favorite album tracks when they AREN'T singles.
it's not that you shouldn't vote for album tracks as singles--obviously just about every single comes from some album--but I think it should be strongly encouraged for boarders to look outside of their favorite albums for singles worth voting for, since it's the only place where artists who don't release the most consistent albums (or in the case of many electronic artists, don't release albums at all) can get their due. If everyone just voted for singles off their favorite albums, there really wouldn't be much of a point in doing the poll, since it would end up looking nearly identical to the albums poll.
Yeah, I'll be curious to see how the outstanding singles off of almost universally panned albums fare... thinking "When You Were Young" and "You Only Live Once" for example. Will they suffer from the general negative vibe surrounding the Killers/Strokes this year?
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