Maybe you didn't hear.

Pitchfork kind of nails why:





What song did you think was the stand out?

Some of us were too busy listening to twee-indie-pop-grapefruit music to give time to Drive By Truckers.

So is that really it for the day?

Guess I'll be spending tomorrow excusing myself from Xmas dinner to check the countdown. That's going to make me popular with the wife...

Yeah it's been over half an hour. GDB should just PM everybody but Montana.

Maybe Montana will take over the list next year....

did anyone actually listen to the css album?

Wow, that really bum's me out. I have nothing to do and I was looking forward to this. . .

Most likely I won't be here next year due to several projects in remote areas of the northern rockies.

I would like to do it though, seems fun. I'm guessing Mitchell will do it.

More godzilla.

Just picked it up last week and can't stop listening. Definately would have made my top five if I had heard it earlier. This music is my hot sex.

likely somb top thirty (ten bucks to whoever gets the joke)

30. COLD WAR KIDS - Robbers & Cowards
29. FINAL FANTASY - He Poos Clouds
28. BOB DYLAN - Modern Times
27. CLIPSE - Hell Hath No Fury
26. THE KILLERS - Sam's Town
25. LIARS - Drum's Not Dead
24. THE THERMALS - The Body, The Blood, The Machine
23. YEAH YEAH YEAHS - Show Your Bones
22. TAPES 'N TAPES - The Loon
21. GIRL TALK - Night Ripper
20. REGINA SPEKTOR - Begin To Hope
19. MIDLAKE - The Trials Of Van Occupanther
18. SUNSET RUBDOWN - Shut Up I Am Dreaming
17. GNARLS BARKLEY - St. Elsewhere
16. THOM YORKE - The Eraser
15. HOT CHIP - The Warning
14. BELLE & SEBASTIAN - The Life Pursuit
13. BEIRUT - Gulag Orkestar
12. CAT POWER - The Greatest
11. JENNY LEWIS WITH THE WATSON TWINS - Rabbit Fur Coat
10. M. WARD - Post-War
9. THE KNIFE - Silent Shout
8. BAND OF HORSES - Everything All The Time
7. DESTROYER - Destroyer's Rubies
6. NEKO CASE - Fox Confessor Brings The Flood
5. THE DECEMBERISTS - The Crane Wife
4. JOANNA NEWSOM - Ys
3. GRIZZLY BEAR - Yellow House
2. TV ON THE RADIO - Return To Cookie Mountain
1. THE HOLD STEADY - Boys And Girls In America

Gravity's Gone. Great Hook, Great Lyrics, Great Song.

stereogum top 30

not a bad one I'd say

also did anyone see NY TIMES critics top 10s today

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don't get the joke but seems pretty likely

Hilarious. That song came on right as I read your post.

I'd put "Space City" up there as well.



Like this?



"White undersides of my thighs look much better
In the dark light

There’s a kid in there
And he’s big, and dumb,
And he’s… kinda scared"

come to think of it, the middle chunk of that list-- say, clipse through cat power-- looks more like our likely top 15

It was in my Top 20 but, "Easy on...", "Daylight" and "Little Bonnie" were a drag, ecspecially Daylight. I think "Wednesday" or "Aftermath" were the best and I dont give a damn how sappy it is, "Goodbye" is right up their with "outfit"

Hey, stphone. Who's that woman in your avatar? I think I know, but I want to make sure..

otm...it's why I couldn't vote for this one (edit: silver).

dang, Helios placed! and at 89! ... Why was Jesu so low, I figured
that would at least be in the 70/60 range.

what's with all the pussy shit?

That would have made my top 30 had I heard it before voting. Nice record.

Well, at least we got a lot of shit out of the way thus far.

Pearl Jam and Wolfmother making the top 100 is surprising and, uh...... neat. Happy holidays to all those who voted for them.








seriously, Wolfmother, folks

I get through about half of it before I get bored. But the first half is pretty great, just not great enough to make my eoy.

i just started Little Miss Sunshine. i guess i can give this my full attention since the albums are done for the nite

Best song is on the 2nd half (Music is My Hot, Hot Sex).

Jesu should've been in the 1/1 range.

I'm guessing that with Silver and Altar (and Pearl Jam!) gone, Tool didn't make the top 100.

And I really want to check out those Helios and Wolves in the Throne Room albums now.

Helios placing at all is impressive, esp with things like dbt (their weakest in a long while, I think) and Neil Young already in the countdown.

css deserved better from a lot of places. that probably was the most disappointing p4k rating of the year for me.

Well at least one of mine placed. This really should have been higher.

pff. dissapointment of the year for me! overrated and boring.

me too...

Great song.

me three. I'm starting a thread about the neglected #1's when this thing is over.

Me four. Sounds like a good idea, 'mo.

let's just do the rest of the list ourselves, i can't wait until tomorrow!


#80.



Frightened Rabbit - Sings the Greys

US Chart Position: n/a

UK Chart Position: n/a

Charting Singles: n/a

Acclaimed Music Ranking: n/a

Pitchfork Review: "In the 1990s, American alternative-rock bands and their UK soundalikes tended to repeat one particular chord progression, add their own angst-ridden lyrics, and call it a hit: Green Day's "When I Come Around", Better Than Ezra's "Good", Bush's "Glycerine", my high school pop-punk trio's "Erik Song". Two-piece Frightened Rabbit are from Glasgow, and they're not much for angst, but their take on N-Trance's "Set You Free" offers a twangy, earnest, rave-rooted variation on that former buzz-clip formula.

It's a love song, see: "Wanna hold you, baby," singer Scott begins as fractured guitars sound out their familiar theme, his brother Grant pitter-pattering on the drums. Thing about love, turns out, is "only love can set you free," or so the chorus reminds us. Like the chords, all the plain-spoken words fall just where they should in a song you'd have once heard on the radio, but something is plainly missing. While you wouldn't change the station when "Set You Free" came on, neither would you tape it for your friends."

Ranked Highest By: simakos (#1)

link

I voted for that.

yes you did. respect.

i think i am the only one to put it in their top 20 though, so there's no chance of it being on the list...

Does anybody want to have a thread where all of the Top 100 albums get posted in "fish" form?
I'm willing to post a bunch of 'em.

I think I put it in the top 20, maybe right around there, I cant remember but I like that shit.

Edit: #17 on my list homie!! blam-o



if you have oink, it doesnt count to your ratio until jan 2nd so jump on that shit.

Sorry, no oink for me.

man, here i am on a saturday nite at home with nothing to do, would have been nice to be playing along with this countdown. maybe i should go out and drink.

damn.

I would like to publicly thank everyone who voted for Diadem of 12 Stars. So awesome to see that anywhere on the list.

Me five.

Me six.

You'd think it would have, but I'm fairly certain it hasn't. Massively depressing turn of events.

Wolfmother, anywhere near any list, just appalls me.

My number one (Divine Comedy) appears to be nowhere near the list, but that doesn't really surprise me given how it was critically shit on.

In my house the rules are if it's yellow leave it mellow, if it's brown...
So my #1 is always neglected.

This was my #1:



I think I'm the only one who voted for it so I seriously doubt it'll make the cut. Great album though.

I'm assuming this was on the Heatseekers chart or something, right?


I can't really say what I expected you to choose as your favorite of the year, but this surprises me. Good album, though.

Yeah I was about to give the US record buying public massive props but I figured something must be up. Glad to see it and Altar break the 100 though..well done SOMB...I’m proud to frequent avenues in which nearly 200 people reach these conclusions. Sadly I think I can add my #1 to the growing list of non-charters.

Also,I don’t envy the man, or hermaphrodite, who steps into GDBs slippers next year.

MY #1 PROBABLY MADE IT GUYS, LOL