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Well, maybe it's time to stop this discussion. Every time this issue appears on the forum things quickly escalate and end badly. Moreover this is an almost entirely American-related question that few of us can really understand from outside the US. No one in Europe (well, at least in Spain) can accu...

Still, some here should at least be able to come up with a top 10. Sure… [imgsize 150x150:ye81g0xt]https://images2.imgbox.com/3b/fa/XksBjpbx_o.jpg 1. Ray Charles and His Band | Drown in My Own Tears | 1956 2. Ray Charles and His Band | I've Got a Woman | 1954 3. Ray Charles | Hallelujah I Love Her ...

Excellent work, Bruce, I've enjoyed the countdown and I mostly agree with the rankings. With an exception, "Break Away," their last single for Capitol (probably the lyrics refers to this fact) that should be much higher. This song helped me 12 years ago to take a professional decision. Aft...

[imgsize 125x161:27vjfd9p]http://www.rockdelux.com/files/edition/10382/378_listas2018_g.jpg LO MEJOR DE 2018 / THE BEST OF 2018 Published in RDL 379 (January 2019) [imgsize 175x175:27vjfd9p]https://images2.imgbox.com/d3/a6/YDTLfbRT_o.jpg Best Spanish albums of 2018: 1. ROSALÍA “El mal querer” 2. LIS...

Well, I'm afraid that (just like Henrik said) I prefer to rank than to rate. Anyway I'm going to give it a go. From now on I will rank and rate the songs (using Hymie' scale) every Monday afternoon: [imgsize 150x150:1tm7d0d2]https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/0e/JJ_Cale-Naturally_%28album_c...

14 albums updated in five weeks thanks to antonius (5), bootsy (3), Jap123 (3), CupOfDreams, SJner and Toni. The albums updated were: - What's Going On - Exile on Main St. - Blonde on Blonde - Highway 61 Revisited - Sound of Silver - Stankonia - The Blueprint - (What's the Story) Morning Glory? - Un...

Sorry, Otisredding, the Rockdelux was issued while I was on holidays in Italy so this year I wasn't able to post the lists. I'm going to include anyway the highlights of the rest of the Rockdelux lists, I'll only type the selections that included a review on the special "Best of 2018" on t...

Yes, happy new year for everyone in the forum! We are a big family!

I posted my favourite bridges 4 years ago (on the Rank the Tracks thread for "London Calling," see http://www.acclaimedmusic.net/forums/viewtopic.php?f=20&t=2172#p32725). That was my list (in chronological order): 1. The Everly Brothers - So Sad (Is it any wonder that I feel so blue…) ...

Welcome to Rank the Tracks, Jap123!

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Is there a deadline for this? Because I would like to do an extensive re-listening...

13 albums updated in two weeks thanks to Elder (3), Toni (3), antonius (2), bootsy (2), SJner (2), Akhenaten and Illiniq. Now we have antonius and bootsy on #5 and #6 positions of the voters with more albums ranked. The albums updated were: - OK Computer - The Velvet Underground & Nico (2) - Ast...

19 albums updated in two weeks thanks to Akhenaten (6), bootsy (5), antonius (4), Elder (4) and PlasticRam. The albums updated were: - It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back - Funeral - Kid A - Is This It - Never Mind the Bollocks Here's the Sex Pistols - In Rainbows - Illinois - Let England ...

A deserving winner! Yes indeed, a deserving winner. The song set music to a poem by 17th Century Rabbi Shalom Shabazi whose first words are "Im nin'alu daltei n'divim daltei marom lo nin'alu" ("Even if the gates of the rich are closed, the gates of heaven will never be closed")....

Hope you don't mind but I ranked the nominators according to the "success" of our nominations, one point for every album on Round 2, one point for every album on Round 3, etc. The Top 5 was: 1. Rob (18 points). 2. BleuPanda (17 points). 3. DaveC (15 points). 4. Honorio (13 points). 5. Stev...

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/e9/Rosal%C3%ADa_El_mal_querer.png Rosalía – El mal querer It's been a long long time since the last time I participated on an "Albums of…" thread, exactly five years ago (see here ). This doesn't mean that I don't follow these threads (that by t...

14 albums updated in only one week thanks to Akhenaten (4), Toni (4), antonius (3), bootsy (2) and Elder, with antonius and bootsy almost getting to the Top 5 of voters. The albums updated were: - Nevermind - Funeral - London Calling - Thriller - good kid, m.A.A.d city - The Beatles (White Album) - ...

Thank you very much, Brad! I would like to point to your tributes (by means of a quote) to Aretha Franklin and Marty Balin on the week they died, tributes that maybe got overlooked by many. If I'm not wrong you did the same on previous years with Chris Squire and Tom Petty (and probably many others ...

We are in the final so, as I did on the previous 3 editions, it's time to include the songs where Brad's quotes come from. Again we have a fantastic collection of quotes and a fantastic collection of songs (in fact the Spotify playlist I endorse has been my favourite during the last weeks for listen...

Welcome to Rank the Tracks, Akhenaten!

Hey, Rob, thank you very much for giving the album its proper due. This album could well be considered the first Americana album even if this title should go to the Basement Tapes (recorded before but released years after "John Wesley Harding"). Dylan along with The Band made, during the h...

Thank you very much, Rob! That means a lot to me since I'm a big fan of you, I love your reviews. About Sufjan I agree with you wholeheartedly. Religions (and populist political leaders) offer easy solutions to complex problems. One good thing about Sufjan is that he doesn't hide contradictions, con...

btw, awesome write-up on Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo, Honorio! do you happen to know where I can find that excellent breakdown of Hendrix's guitar solo in All Along The Watchtower you once wrote? I think about it every time I hear that song but not sure where on here you posted it! Been meaning...

16 albums updated in 3 weeks thanks to antonius (6), bootsy (4), Krurze (3), Elder (2), fasbjd, FrankLotion and SJner. Hey, antonius, you are already among the Top 10 voters! The albums updated were: - Funeral - Pet Sounds - Channel Orange - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot - Remain in Light - Elephant - The St...

[imgsize 150x150:1c69my8b]https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/a1/Sleater-Kinney_The_Woods.jpg [imgsize 150x150:1c69my8b]https://images2.imgbox.com/8d/eb/ciu06XhI_o.jpg Sleater-Kinney - The Woods (2005) vs. Ennio Morricone - Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo (1966) Women and Fridmann first. Sle...

Quarter finals? One-line comments... [imgsize 150x150:1i025a1j]https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/9b/My_Favorite_Things.jpg 1. John Coltrane - My Favorite Things (1961) vs. 7. Sleater-Kinney - The Woods (2005) Coltrane intense but playful sax, Tyner subdued but rich piano, Jones solid backi...

Well, I just voted on the Hall of Fame for the very first time (by the way I voted for Radiohead, The Cure, Kraftwerk, Todd Rundgren and Janet Jackson). But despite having participated I still despise the R&R Hall of Shame. Last year I got really upset with the ridiculously low position of Radio...

Sorry in advance if I sound harsh from now on, Dexter, this is not my intention. First the positive: Dexter, congratulations for for the superb presentation. As some other have said, the GIFs and the Songfact features were extremely welcomed and gave an extra dimension to a list like this one. The n...

[imgsize 150x150:1688bwpo]https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/a1/Sleater-Kinney_The_Woods.jpg [imgsize 150x150:1688bwpo]https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/c/c5/Pixies-TrompeLeMondeCover.jpg 6. Sleater-Kinney - The Woods (2005) vs. 4. Pixies - Trompe le Monde (1991) [imgsize 150x150:16...

The first Sunday of October and more than 10 albums updated. The two criteria met today so here I go… 12 albums updated in 3 weeks thanks to antonius (4), FrankLotion (4), Elder (3) and SJner (2). The albums updated were: - Pet Sounds - Elvis Presley - Automatic for the People (2) - In the Wee Small...

Fourth round, no comments but cover arts instead... [imgsize 150x150:pv62x8hc]https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/9b/My_Favorite_Things.jpg [imgsize 150x150:pv62x8hc]https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/09/ShesSoUnusual1984.PNG 1. John Coltrane - My Favorite Things (1961) vs. 7. Cyndi...

To me the biggest surprise initially was the extremely high ranking of Magnolia, but I guess that is due to the two Supertramp songs, as well as Dreams by Gabrielle. Those three take up roughly 137 million of the streams, whereas only 3 songs by Mann herself crack a million streams (One, Wise Up an...

"I Shaved My Chest Today," hahaha, that's hilarious!

It's so great to see you together having so much fun. And it's great to see again Hannah and Melker, the truly wonderful kids of Henrik (they growed up a lot!).

[imgsize 150x150:2h7xzjtm]https://images2.imgbox.com/8d/eb/ciu06XhI_o.jpg 3. Pixies - Trompe le Monde (1991) vs. 4. Pet Shop Boys - Actually (1987) Pixies: The Rock Album. The noisiest and rockiest Pixies album pales in comparison with "Surfer Rosa" and "Doolittle," the two maste...

[imgsize 150x150:2cp000oc]https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/89/Camel-Mirage.jpg 5. Sleater-Kinney - The Woods (2005) vs. 7. The National - Trouble Will Find Me (2013) Well, Sleater-Kinney again. But this time with my favourite album by them (and I'm not alone in that, both RYM and BEA got ...

16 albums updated in two weeks thanks to Elder (9), antonius (4), SJner (2) and FrankLotion. The albums updated were: - Funeral - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy - The Queen Is Dead - OK Computer - The Velvet Underground & Nico - Channel Orange - Odelay - Loveless - The Beatles (White Album) -...

A sad loss indeed. My favourite album by him is his back-to-the-roots album "Diwân" (1998) and my favourite song is "Ya Rayah" (1993). Some comments about the song I wrote back in 2012 for our fantastic first Foreign World Cup Poll: "The fabulous "Ya Rayah" is my c...

[imgsize 150x150:gkkimx9s]https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/db/Magnolia_album.jpg 6. Cyndi Lauper - She's So Unusual (1983) vs. 4. My Morning Jacket - Z (2005) Never liked Cyndi Lauper much (except her instant classic "Time After Time"). I saw her at the time as little more than ...

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