Great turnout this year, guys. Nice to see all the new people showing up with lists as well.
Also, this seems like as good a time as any to say that I will not be returning to my duties as pollmaster for next year's EOYs. I've loved doing this for the last three years and it's probably going to kill me this time next year to not be doing this, but it's part of a general shift in priorities I'm gonna be undergoing next year, and it's something I just gotta do. I really hope that someone steps in to take my place, as it'd be a shame to see this tradition die (and of course, I'll still be around for voting/blurbing/etc.)
That said, we still got this year to get through, so let's get started.
Full Version: SOMB Top 100 Albums of 2006
Pages: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33
Fastens safety belt for some poll smoking.
#100.
Boris / Sunn 0))))) - Altar
US Chart Position: n/a
UK Chart Position: n/a
Charting Singles: n/a
Acclaimed Music Ranking: n/a
Pitchfork Review: "Asymmetrical and leaning, Altar isn't the metal icon its lineage would suggest: It bears neither the rapturous juggernaut geography of Sunn 0)))'s White 2 or Black One nor the transcendent overpowered amorphousness of Boris' Pink or Amplifier Worship. But it does speak of things to come, brave new directions for bands respectively referred to hitherto either as sheer sonic titans or on-off schizophrenics. Those descriptions are much too reductive, and such evidence is the onus and gift of Altar." (6.6/10)
Artist's Previous Rankings on Our Albums Lists: Sunn 0))))'s Back One (#96 of 2005)
Ranked Highest By: THRSLVR (#1) (also ranked #3 by Bruegel)
Amazon Link
Boris / Sunn 0))))) - Altar
US Chart Position: n/a
UK Chart Position: n/a
Charting Singles: n/a
Acclaimed Music Ranking: n/a
Pitchfork Review: "Asymmetrical and leaning, Altar isn't the metal icon its lineage would suggest: It bears neither the rapturous juggernaut geography of Sunn 0)))'s White 2 or Black One nor the transcendent overpowered amorphousness of Boris' Pink or Amplifier Worship. But it does speak of things to come, brave new directions for bands respectively referred to hitherto either as sheer sonic titans or on-off schizophrenics. Those descriptions are much too reductive, and such evidence is the onus and gift of Altar." (6.6/10)
Artist's Previous Rankings on Our Albums Lists: Sunn 0))))'s Back One (#96 of 2005)
Ranked Highest By: THRSLVR (#1) (also ranked #3 by Bruegel)
Amazon Link
List is off to a bangin' start.
I have to leave for most of the day. Sucks, really. I'll be back, though.
I have to leave for most of the day. Sucks, really. I'll be back, though.
QUOTE(The Good Dr Bill @ Dec 24 2006, 06:51 AM) [snapback]274081[/snapback]
rapturous juggernaut geography
transcendent overpowered amorphousness
My blurb is going to seem like a child wrote it after this shit.... This is a pretty good album though. I like it more than anything else Sunn have ever done, probably because I'll never be a big drone fan.
Also, I like the expansion of "Sunn 0)))" to "Sunn 0)))))." You should e-mail Southern Lord about such an addendum being made official.
Nice one.
Wish I'd have got a ballot in, but there's so much stuff to listen to (I've still only heard half of Altar), and it would've been half-arsed. Here's to Dipset Christmas making the top 100!
Wish I'd have got a ballot in, but there's so much stuff to listen to (I've still only heard half of Altar), and it would've been half-arsed. Here's to Dipset Christmas making the top 100!
#99.
Mates of State - Bring it Back
US Chart Position: #35 Independent
UK Chart Position: n/a
Charting Singles: n/a
Acclaimed Music Ranking: n/a
Pitchfork Review: "Atop whimsical keys instead of chugging axes, Gardner's heart-in-hands vociferations listen less like blustery emo and more like...heart-in-hands vociferations. Which answers the question, What are sickeningly cute young couples good for if not making pop records? Producing them, of course. Seriously, if Gardner and Hammel could use a little monetary padding, they ought to consider pitching Kelly Clarkson a melody. They're one of the few pop bands who can pull off love ballad earnestness without being unintentionally funny. "Beautiful Dreamer" features a bridge of the kind that made "Since U Been Gone" a winner-- catchy, uninhibited, and awash in open hi-hat. There's only one difference: guitar is nowhere to be found." (7.8/10)
Ranked Highest By: Qwerty (#2) (also ranked #3 by Tystu and #4 by Gbro and Theremin)
Amazon Link
#98.
The Figurines - Skeleton
US Chart Position: n/a
UK Chart Position: n/a
Charting Singles: n/a
Acclaimed Music Ranking: n/a
Pitchfork Review: "Figurines take a risk with an album built mostly on hum-worthiness, but these hookniks show why Denmark is wise to dedicate a portion of their GDP on promoting the band overseas. Former single "Silver Pond" updates the typically retrofit dead end of jangly power-pop with contemporary signifiers. It's a feat the band manages to pull off again and again, track after track, over the course of Skeleton, and the true heart of the record: making the familiar seem fresh and giddy pop seem like indie manna. Though Figurines won't necessarily be the coolest band you'll hear this year, they may yet become your favorite." (8.3/10)
Ranked Highest By: Gbro and SuckeredYou (#1) (also ranked #3 by Chrono)
Amazon Link
Mates of State - Bring it Back
US Chart Position: #35 Independent
UK Chart Position: n/a
Charting Singles: n/a
Acclaimed Music Ranking: n/a
Pitchfork Review: "Atop whimsical keys instead of chugging axes, Gardner's heart-in-hands vociferations listen less like blustery emo and more like...heart-in-hands vociferations. Which answers the question, What are sickeningly cute young couples good for if not making pop records? Producing them, of course. Seriously, if Gardner and Hammel could use a little monetary padding, they ought to consider pitching Kelly Clarkson a melody. They're one of the few pop bands who can pull off love ballad earnestness without being unintentionally funny. "Beautiful Dreamer" features a bridge of the kind that made "Since U Been Gone" a winner-- catchy, uninhibited, and awash in open hi-hat. There's only one difference: guitar is nowhere to be found." (7.8/10)
Ranked Highest By: Qwerty (#2) (also ranked #3 by Tystu and #4 by Gbro and Theremin)
Amazon Link
#98.
The Figurines - Skeleton
US Chart Position: n/a
UK Chart Position: n/a
Charting Singles: n/a
Acclaimed Music Ranking: n/a
Pitchfork Review: "Figurines take a risk with an album built mostly on hum-worthiness, but these hookniks show why Denmark is wise to dedicate a portion of their GDP on promoting the band overseas. Former single "Silver Pond" updates the typically retrofit dead end of jangly power-pop with contemporary signifiers. It's a feat the band manages to pull off again and again, track after track, over the course of Skeleton, and the true heart of the record: making the familiar seem fresh and giddy pop seem like indie manna. Though Figurines won't necessarily be the coolest band you'll hear this year, they may yet become your favorite." (8.3/10)
Ranked Highest By: Gbro and SuckeredYou (#1) (also ranked #3 by Chrono)
Amazon Link
Ha, some broad asked me if I listened to them (MoS, that is.)
That cover is crazy boss.
See, I try to respond quickly, but it's just not good enough for you, princess. Eat a dick, plz.
That cover is crazy boss.
See, I try to respond quickly, but it's just not good enough for you, princess. Eat a dick, plz.
Must've been a good turnout if an album with two #1 votes and a #3 hits 98 on the list. I'm excited!
QUOTE(elastico @ Dec 2 2006, 05:11 PM) [snapback]257333[/snapback]
QUOTE(Chrono @ Dec 2 2006, 04:35 PM) [snapback]257309[/snapback]
QUOTE(elastico @ Dec 2 2006, 05:03 PM) [snapback]257290[/snapback]
great, now there's another co-ed keyboard and drums indie pop duo for me to dislike.
Name me some more so I can go get their music.
Mates of State
Double header of meh.
#97.
Fuijya & Miyagi - Transparent Things
US Chart Position: n/a
UK Chart Position: n/a
Charting Singles: n/a
Acclaimed Music Ranking: n/a
Pitchfork Review: "The album's weaker spots are its louder numbers about actual monogamous desire, which seem banal next to the whispered, anchorless prosaic observations of the songs that would only count as "rave-ups" at some secret librarian party held on a monastery's roof. A group so adept at merely creating an irresistible pulse seems overextended when trying to concoct a banger. I mean, come on, they begin this album with shy in-house brand enthusiasm, chanting "Fujiya" and "Miyagi" in barely audible voices!
The relatively effete and Euro-centric American poet Wallace Stevens is famously supposed to have said to the relatively dudeish and homelandy American poet Robert Frost, upon meeting: "The trouble with you is you write about things." To which Frost replied: "The trouble with you is you write about bric-a-brac." Via fiery slightness, Fujiya & Miyagi humbly request that you dance to both. " (8.3/10)
Ranked Highest By: Efrim (#9)
Amazon Link
Fuijya & Miyagi - Transparent Things
US Chart Position: n/a
UK Chart Position: n/a
Charting Singles: n/a
Acclaimed Music Ranking: n/a
Pitchfork Review: "The album's weaker spots are its louder numbers about actual monogamous desire, which seem banal next to the whispered, anchorless prosaic observations of the songs that would only count as "rave-ups" at some secret librarian party held on a monastery's roof. A group so adept at merely creating an irresistible pulse seems overextended when trying to concoct a banger. I mean, come on, they begin this album with shy in-house brand enthusiasm, chanting "Fujiya" and "Miyagi" in barely audible voices!
The relatively effete and Euro-centric American poet Wallace Stevens is famously supposed to have said to the relatively dudeish and homelandy American poet Robert Frost, upon meeting: "The trouble with you is you write about things." To which Frost replied: "The trouble with you is you write about bric-a-brac." Via fiery slightness, Fujiya & Miyagi humbly request that you dance to both. " (8.3/10)
Ranked Highest By: Efrim (#9)
Amazon Link
The Fujiya and Miyagi is a good album, but too much of a heard-it-all-before to really stick with me beyond cursory listens. I'd rather hear that than MoS/Figurines though.
i'm guessing The Hold Steady for #96
#96.
Final Fantasy - He Poos Clouds
US Chart Position: n/a
UK Chart Position n/a
Charting Singles: n/a
Acclaimed Music Ranking: n/a
Pitchfork Review "Pallett's combination of pop idiom and classical practice is fluid and natural; he sounds perfectly at home here, miles from the self-conscious "conceptual" way indie acts usually take up string quartets. But this may or may not be an album for classicists. Pallett's arrangements are terrific in their rhythmic tangles of strings, pushing and weaving in odd spots, but they're also-- intentionally or unintentionally-- the tiniest bit monochrome, heavy in staccato undertows and the same arch feeling as the album's title. (Arch in tone and arched in eyebrows, especially when the pizzicato comes out.) Pallett's voice can also lag behind his writing, and its recording here is naggingly lacking in crispness; right when you want a strong voice swelling over the strings, it can go muddied and dull and get dragged underneath. But where Has a Good Home was promising, He Poos Clouds seems like the real thing: No matter the title, there's an ambition here, and a dedication to Pallett's own mission, that's a joy to hear. This is, in a word, fierce-- it can engage you on a level most albums can't, and digging through the lyrics seems to reveal...well, something. Which isn't as common a situation as we might hope." (8.0/10)
Ranked Highest By: Man is Matter (#1) (also ranked #2 by Ricewaters and #5 by Frankie Say Relax)
Amazon Link
Final Fantasy - He Poos Clouds
US Chart Position: n/a
UK Chart Position n/a
Charting Singles: n/a
Acclaimed Music Ranking: n/a
Pitchfork Review "Pallett's combination of pop idiom and classical practice is fluid and natural; he sounds perfectly at home here, miles from the self-conscious "conceptual" way indie acts usually take up string quartets. But this may or may not be an album for classicists. Pallett's arrangements are terrific in their rhythmic tangles of strings, pushing and weaving in odd spots, but they're also-- intentionally or unintentionally-- the tiniest bit monochrome, heavy in staccato undertows and the same arch feeling as the album's title. (Arch in tone and arched in eyebrows, especially when the pizzicato comes out.) Pallett's voice can also lag behind his writing, and its recording here is naggingly lacking in crispness; right when you want a strong voice swelling over the strings, it can go muddied and dull and get dragged underneath. But where Has a Good Home was promising, He Poos Clouds seems like the real thing: No matter the title, there's an ambition here, and a dedication to Pallett's own mission, that's a joy to hear. This is, in a word, fierce-- it can engage you on a level most albums can't, and digging through the lyrics seems to reveal...well, something. Which isn't as common a situation as we might hope." (8.0/10)
Ranked Highest By: Man is Matter (#1) (also ranked #2 by Ricewaters and #5 by Frankie Say Relax)
Amazon Link
Drag GDB wont be doing this anymore, these EOY threads are a fuckin blast.
QUOTE(DrJimmy @ Dec 23 2006, 01:21 PM) [snapback]274098[/snapback]
i'm guessing The Hold Steady for #96
QUOTE(The Good Dr Bill @ Dec 23 2006, 01:22 PM) [snapback]274099[/snapback]
#96.
Final Fantasy - He Poos Clouds
damn, i was close.
new prediction:
#95 = TV On The Radio
i'm feeling very in tune with the vibe here.
I could never get beyond the title/concept of that Final Fantasy album to actually listen to it.
Mystics for 95!
Mystics for 95!
damn. i have a lot of music to catch up on in the next couple weeks.
#95.
Misison of Burma - The Obliterati
US Chart Position: #29 Independent
UK Chart Position: n/a
Charting Singles: n/a
Acclaimed Music Ranking: #37 (year), #338 (decade), #2815 (all-time)
Pitchfork Review: "As for the group's aforementioned conviction, it's to its credit it can make a statement without the need of a soapbox or a bully pulpit. Sure, the band were proud supporters of John Kerry's failed run for the White House, its been known to take the stage with a banner proudly proclaiming NO NEW MCCARTHY ERA, and the LP contains references to the Reagans, the Middle East, and planes falling out of the sky. The message here, however, isn't a proselytizing one, but an inspiring one. One of the reasons the sound of marching feet has such an allure is because it's the sound of people doing something for a cause. Whether that cause is personal or political is immaterial-- it's the act of putting your weight behind something that's key, and that's what Mission of Burma are doing. They're making their noise their way, the same way they did some two decades ago. And it's a sound as vital and inspirational as ever." (8.3/10)
Artist's Previous Rankings on Our Albums Lists: OnOffOn (Would've been #56 in 2004)
Amazon Link
Misison of Burma - The Obliterati
US Chart Position: #29 Independent
UK Chart Position: n/a
Charting Singles: n/a
Acclaimed Music Ranking: #37 (year), #338 (decade), #2815 (all-time)
Pitchfork Review: "As for the group's aforementioned conviction, it's to its credit it can make a statement without the need of a soapbox or a bully pulpit. Sure, the band were proud supporters of John Kerry's failed run for the White House, its been known to take the stage with a banner proudly proclaiming NO NEW MCCARTHY ERA, and the LP contains references to the Reagans, the Middle East, and planes falling out of the sky. The message here, however, isn't a proselytizing one, but an inspiring one. One of the reasons the sound of marching feet has such an allure is because it's the sound of people doing something for a cause. Whether that cause is personal or political is immaterial-- it's the act of putting your weight behind something that's key, and that's what Mission of Burma are doing. They're making their noise their way, the same way they did some two decades ago. And it's a sound as vital and inspirational as ever." (8.3/10)
Artist's Previous Rankings on Our Albums Lists: OnOffOn (Would've been #56 in 2004)
Amazon Link
whoa, that's low. I mean, so is fujiya and miyagi but I'm happy just to see them place. MoB though...I'd have guessed that would have done better here.
oops, forgot about Obliterati
confusing on MoB... did that not get much love around here? Seems like it should easily be top 50
hmm, my guesses are just off.
okay, i think i got it figured out now.
so here's one more try:
#94 = Drum's Not Dead
okay, i think i got it figured out now.
so here's one more try:
#94 = Drum's Not Dead
#94.
The Long Winters - Putting the Days to Bed
US Chart Position: #46 Indepdendent
UK Chart Position: n/a
Charting Singles: n/a
Acclaimed Music Ranking: n/a
Pitchfork Review: "The most anthemic and orchestral approach something only one stop shy of the grandiose gloom of "Do You Realize?" and the Long Winters are closer than they've ever been to perfectly executing the huge sounding sad song. Still, they miss the masterful mark: Maybe it’s that there are too many wannabe huge songs stuck side-by-side, maybe they’re dwarfed in the process, maybe those kamikaze echoes wind up more grating than agreeable. Regardless, Putting the Days to Bed is a solid effort-- a step in a promising new direction." (7.7/10)
Ranked Highest By: Stovich (#2) (also ranked #5 by Dano)
Amazon Link
The Long Winters - Putting the Days to Bed
US Chart Position: #46 Indepdendent
UK Chart Position: n/a
Charting Singles: n/a
Acclaimed Music Ranking: n/a
Pitchfork Review: "The most anthemic and orchestral approach something only one stop shy of the grandiose gloom of "Do You Realize?" and the Long Winters are closer than they've ever been to perfectly executing the huge sounding sad song. Still, they miss the masterful mark: Maybe it’s that there are too many wannabe huge songs stuck side-by-side, maybe they’re dwarfed in the process, maybe those kamikaze echoes wind up more grating than agreeable. Regardless, Putting the Days to Bed is a solid effort-- a step in a promising new direction." (7.7/10)
Ranked Highest By: Stovich (#2) (also ranked #5 by Dano)
Amazon Link
is mystics gonna make this list? I'm guessing with two singles on the other list...
ick.
Let's get it out of the way.
ick.
Let's get it out of the way.
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The Long Winters - Putting the Days to Bed
I loved this album but still can't believe that cover is for real.
#93.
Wolfmother - Wolfmother
US Chart Position: #22
UK Chart Position: #25
Charting Singles: "Woman" (#7 Mainstream Rock US / #31 UK), "The Joker and the Thief" (#27 Mainstream Rock US)
Acclaimed Music Ranking: #35 (year) (won't let me get rest for some reason)
Pitchfork Review: "Australia's Wolfmother are one of a handful of bands hell-bent on making heavy rock a sizable force in 2006. Their sound is a throwback to 1970s hard rock-- miles of galloping riffs, noodling organ, and guitar fuzz-- but what makes their self-titled debut rise above mere pastiche is how capably they strike a balance between meaty vintage metal and crisp, stoner-rock melodies." (7.5/10)
Ranked Highest By: Amoting (#2) (also ranked #4 by No Magnets)
Amazon Link
Wolfmother - Wolfmother
US Chart Position: #22
UK Chart Position: #25
Charting Singles: "Woman" (#7 Mainstream Rock US / #31 UK), "The Joker and the Thief" (#27 Mainstream Rock US)
Acclaimed Music Ranking: #35 (year) (won't let me get rest for some reason)
Pitchfork Review: "Australia's Wolfmother are one of a handful of bands hell-bent on making heavy rock a sizable force in 2006. Their sound is a throwback to 1970s hard rock-- miles of galloping riffs, noodling organ, and guitar fuzz-- but what makes their self-titled debut rise above mere pastiche is how capably they strike a balance between meaty vintage metal and crisp, stoner-rock melodies." (7.5/10)
Ranked Highest By: Amoting (#2) (also ranked #4 by No Magnets)
Amazon Link
LOL at Wolfmother for many reasons.
I only heard the single from that cd and the guitar/drum breakdown goes on forever. its also super easy to play on guitar hero II. even on expert I can beat that level.
I like the music on He Poos Clouds but I couldn't bring myself to vote for an album called He Poos Clouds.
or a band called Final Fantasy.
or a band called Final Fantasy.
Shit, I gotta leave for most of the day so I won't be able to follow this like I did with the single.. but once again, thanks for the good work GDB.
Sunn O))))* + Boris was way too low.
(* - "I'm taking it back")
Sunn O))))* + Boris was way too low.
(* - "I'm taking it back")
QUOTE(DrJimmy @ Dec 23 2006, 12:40 PM) [snapback]274117[/snapback]
LOL at Wolfmother for many reasons.
Yeah.
QUOTE(elastico @ Dec 23 2006, 12:42 PM) [snapback]274119[/snapback]
I like the music on He Poos Clouds but I couldn't bring myself to vote for an album called He Poos Clouds.
or a band called Final Fantasy.
Yeah.
and some of these are much lower than expected....mainly the Boris/Sunn O))) disc. I thought that'd be much higher...like 40's or so.
QUOTE(elastico @ Dec 23 2006, 08:42 PM) [snapback]274119[/snapback]
I like the music on He Poos Clouds but I couldn't bring myself to vote for an album called He Poos Clouds.
or a band called Final Fantasy.
these facts are still preventing me from listening to this album even though everything i've read/heard makes me think i would probably like it...
never been so deterred by a band name/album title
ever.
Last year, hey? Aww...
#92.
Pearl Jam - Pearl Jam (The Avocado Album)
US Chart Position: #2
UK Chart Position: #5
Charting Singles: "World Wide Suicide" (#41 / #1 Modern Rock US), "Life Wasted" (#10 Modern Rock US), "Gone" (#40 Modern Rock US)
Acclaimed Music Ranking: Bubbling Under
Pitchfork Review: "Granted, Pearl Jam haven't lost the perspective they've gained through age-- good luck trying to get their young selves to pen a Springsteenian working-class portrait like "Unemployable". Instead of trying to rage against the machine, they're appealing to its intellectual nature. Unfortunately, this nuance is steamrolled by the group's need for fan-friendly riffage. After years of trying to live up to one of their early statements-- "there ain't gonna be any middle anymore"-- it's disappointing to find them steering the ship back toward the center." (5.5/10)
Ranked Highest By: Diesel (#6)
Amazon Link
Pearl Jam - Pearl Jam (The Avocado Album)
US Chart Position: #2
UK Chart Position: #5
Charting Singles: "World Wide Suicide" (#41 / #1 Modern Rock US), "Life Wasted" (#10 Modern Rock US), "Gone" (#40 Modern Rock US)
Acclaimed Music Ranking: Bubbling Under
Pitchfork Review: "Granted, Pearl Jam haven't lost the perspective they've gained through age-- good luck trying to get their young selves to pen a Springsteenian working-class portrait like "Unemployable". Instead of trying to rage against the machine, they're appealing to its intellectual nature. Unfortunately, this nuance is steamrolled by the group's need for fan-friendly riffage. After years of trying to live up to one of their early statements-- "there ain't gonna be any middle anymore"-- it's disappointing to find them steering the ship back toward the center." (5.5/10)
Ranked Highest By: Diesel (#6)
Amazon Link
because of Ys and HPC I would say it's the worst year for album titles ever, but then I remember Death By Sexy and I Am Not Afraid of You and I Will Beat Your Ass.
QUOTE(The Good Dr Bill @ Dec 23 2006, 10:39 AM) [snapback]274116[/snapback]
#93.
Wolfmother - Wolfmother
[b]Pitchfork Review: "Australia's Wolfmother are one of a handful of bands hell-bent on making heavy rock a sizable force in 2006. Their sound is a throwback to 1970s hard rock-- miles of galloping riffs, noodling organ, and guitar fuzz-- but what makes their self-titled debut rise above mere pastiche is how capably they strike a balance between meaty vintage metal and crisp, stoner-rock melodies." (7.5/10)
Wolfmother - Wolfmother
[b]Pitchfork Review: "Australia's Wolfmother are one of a handful of bands hell-bent on making heavy rock a sizable force in 2006. Their sound is a throwback to 1970s hard rock-- miles of galloping riffs, noodling organ, and guitar fuzz-- but what makes their self-titled debut rise above mere pastiche is how capably they strike a balance between meaty vintage metal and crisp, stoner-rock melodies." (7.5/10)
No.
#91.
Matmos - The Rose Has Teeth in the Mouth of a Beast
US Chart Position: #21
UK Chart Position: n/a
Charting Singles: n/a
Acclaimed Ranking: Bubbling Under
Pitchfork Track Review: " There are a few moments when the concept's cooler than the result, but in general The Rose Has Teeth's experiments result in frenetic dance tracks doubling as reading lists. Throughout, Matmos smartly mix high-culture icons, underground heroes, and cult legends, consuming objects and texts that transform everyday items (and lives) into something beautiful and strange. All said, the two are lucky the album doesn't stink: If it had, Wittgenstein's defecating cow would've offered a pretty great metaphorical diss."
Ranked Highest By:Ka Mai (32) (also ranked #5 by New Bedlam)
Amazon Link
Matmos - The Rose Has Teeth in the Mouth of a Beast
US Chart Position: #21
UK Chart Position: n/a
Charting Singles: n/a
Acclaimed Ranking: Bubbling Under
Pitchfork Track Review: " There are a few moments when the concept's cooler than the result, but in general The Rose Has Teeth's experiments result in frenetic dance tracks doubling as reading lists. Throughout, Matmos smartly mix high-culture icons, underground heroes, and cult legends, consuming objects and texts that transform everyday items (and lives) into something beautiful and strange. All said, the two are lucky the album doesn't stink: If it had, Wittgenstein's defecating cow would've offered a pretty great metaphorical diss."
Ranked Highest By:Ka Mai (32) (also ranked #5 by New Bedlam)
Amazon Link
QUOTE(Some Girl @ Dec 23 2006, 10:52 AM) [snapback]274125[/snapback]
Last year, hey? Aww...
What she said. Maybe it was all the decade polls you did this year that are making this EOY feel like ballast? Our loss for sure, if you do follow through.
I'm less excited about this album list (at least the last 50) than I was about the singles list. Probably because I'm not going to get these albums just because they're on the list. I mean, I can download a Wolfmother or a Pearl Jam song just to fill out my SOMB playlist, but the whole album? No. Waste of memory.
Looking forward to the top half, though
Looking forward to the top half, though
"Showing Our Bones" is pretty great.
Gee I hope that doesn't place top 10 (I do like that album though).
Gee I hope that doesn't place top 10 (I do like that album though).
The Obliterati coming in that low (lower than PJ?!?!?!) is disappointing.
I still like the Wolfmother album.
The Final Fantasy CD grew on me all year long, to the point where it sounds quite lovely and I'm left regretting not going to see Pallett perform in an old church in my city.
Nice to get Pearl Jam out of the way, too.
The Final Fantasy CD grew on me all year long, to the point where it sounds quite lovely and I'm left regretting not going to see Pallett perform in an old church in my city.
Nice to get Pearl Jam out of the way, too.
#90.
Wolves in the Throne Room - Diadem of 12 Stars
US Chart Position: n/a
UK Chart Position: n/a
Charting Singles: n/a
Acclaimed Music Ranking: n/a
Pitchfork Review: "Those who aren't familiar with this style of music might find it hard to see the beauty that is here, and the songs' epic lengths certainly don't invite new listeners. Admittedly, listening to the record is daunting. The songs are complex, with layers of melodies that at times seem to be working completely against each other. Even with the breaks and quiet interludes throughout the songs, it will take multiple listens for songs to differentiate themselves (but really, that's probably not the band's intention anyway). But art doesn't have to be pleasant to be pretty, nor easy to be enjoyable, and Diadem of 12 Stars is a dark, haunting piece that's as gorgeous as it is ugly."
Ranked Highest By: Helmet52 (#2) (also ranked #3 by Emgee and John the Cool Kid and #4 by Pavement Ist Rad)
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Wolves in the Throne Room - Diadem of 12 Stars
US Chart Position: n/a
UK Chart Position: n/a
Charting Singles: n/a
Acclaimed Music Ranking: n/a
Pitchfork Review: "Those who aren't familiar with this style of music might find it hard to see the beauty that is here, and the songs' epic lengths certainly don't invite new listeners. Admittedly, listening to the record is daunting. The songs are complex, with layers of melodies that at times seem to be working completely against each other. Even with the breaks and quiet interludes throughout the songs, it will take multiple listens for songs to differentiate themselves (but really, that's probably not the band's intention anyway). But art doesn't have to be pleasant to be pretty, nor easy to be enjoyable, and Diadem of 12 Stars is a dark, haunting piece that's as gorgeous as it is ugly."
Ranked Highest By: Helmet52 (#2) (also ranked #3 by Emgee and John the Cool Kid and #4 by Pavement Ist Rad)
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Thought that might have gotten higher than #90, considering the amount of support it seemed to have. Although, to be fair, I guess the support was mainly limited to the denizens of one particular thread.
here's a possible future blurb for GDB's retirement celebration
i remember listening to Dero & Kott do their EOY in 2004 and they mentioned the messageboard was doing one, i came over and was in amazement of the lists and how they were prepared and organized.
these lists help me discover great music such as Arcade Fire and M83. I missed the deadline last year to submit and i knew i would not miss it for 3yrs straight....
Great job GDB and thanx
i remember listening to Dero & Kott do their EOY in 2004 and they mentioned the messageboard was doing one, i came over and was in amazement of the lists and how they were prepared and organized.
these lists help me discover great music such as Arcade Fire and M83. I missed the deadline last year to submit and i knew i would not miss it for 3yrs straight....
Great job GDB and thanx
#89.
Helios - Eingya
US Chart Position: n/a
UK Chart Position: n/a
Charting Singles: n/a
Acclaimed Music Ranking: n/a
Stylus Review: "The thing that raises Eingya above its predecessor, and many other albums fishing around in the same ambient pond, is the upgrade in production. Whereas Unomia was simple and direct (here’s a synth, there’s one on top, and…the drums), Eingya is more complex and unpredictable. On “Dragonfly Across an Ancient Sky” you can hear the difference: plucked piano, a wavering and impatient orchestra sawing away in the background, a guitar melody takes over, melding nicely with the horse-clop drums. Each element is interesting in its own right, but when Kenniff expertly weaves them in and out of one another, the whole thing enters onto another plane. One I think they call masterful."
Ranked Highest By: John the Cool Kid (#2) (also ranked #3 by Gotcha! and #5 by Ryan)
Amazon Link
Helios - Eingya
US Chart Position: n/a
UK Chart Position: n/a
Charting Singles: n/a
Acclaimed Music Ranking: n/a
Stylus Review: "The thing that raises Eingya above its predecessor, and many other albums fishing around in the same ambient pond, is the upgrade in production. Whereas Unomia was simple and direct (here’s a synth, there’s one on top, and…the drums), Eingya is more complex and unpredictable. On “Dragonfly Across an Ancient Sky” you can hear the difference: plucked piano, a wavering and impatient orchestra sawing away in the background, a guitar melody takes over, melding nicely with the horse-clop drums. Each element is interesting in its own right, but when Kenniff expertly weaves them in and out of one another, the whole thing enters onto another plane. One I think they call masterful."
Ranked Highest By: John the Cool Kid (#2) (also ranked #3 by Gotcha! and #5 by Ryan)
Amazon Link
So is GDB going to be on the radio again? Dero is gonna have a h-attack when he hears how high The Killers place compared to MOB.
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