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by VanillaFire1000
Sat Feb 03, 2024 11:44 pm
Forum: ALL TIME
Topic: ✅ Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2020 edition) + 2023 Update (at the end of the post)
Replies: 141
Views: 167868

Re: ✅ Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2020 edition) + 2023 Update (at the end of the post)

Just adding a handful...to sometimes just replace an album from the same artist makes the update feel like they're just throwing darts up there.
by VanillaFire1000
Thu Oct 19, 2023 10:01 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: PREDICTIONS - AMF All-Time Favorite Albums (2023 Edition)
Replies: 73
Views: 140859

Re: PREDICTIONS - AMF All-Time Favorite Albums (2023 Edition)

I also feel like some of us are getting comfortable with what we already like (or simply failing to find the time to update our lists) which is likely to hurt the more recent releases. I stand by my general idea that most people who get serious about music feel the urge to check out the classics, b...
by VanillaFire1000
Thu Sep 28, 2023 5:02 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: AMF Best Albums of All-Time 2023 LIST THREAD
Replies: 223
Views: 669572

Re: AMF Best Albums of All-Time 2023 LIST THREAD

Thinking over the past three years...there hasn't been that many changes in my list. I guess I've just grown static in my middle age. The only thing that really moved is that first American Football LP, which I keep coming back to again and again. Also only going up to 100 this time, because at a ce...
by VanillaFire1000
Mon Jan 09, 2023 12:48 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: The Commercial Relevance of the Billboard Top 10
Replies: 19
Views: 4565

Re: The Commercial Relevance of the Billboard Top 10

So why does Drake, Taylor Swift and others consistently beat out 200 other artists and dominate in the charts. For example, why don't The Beatles albums hang around in the charts year in and year out while they continue to be streamed today. One major reason is that today's public prefers to stream...
by VanillaFire1000
Mon Jan 09, 2023 12:26 pm
Forum: ALL TIME
Topic: Consequence of Sound (US) : The 100 Greatest Albums of All Time
Replies: 4
Views: 1234

Re: Consequence of Sound (US) : The 100 Greatest Albums of All Time

Some weird ones here, like 2001 over The Chronic and The Fame Monster.
by VanillaFire1000
Tue Dec 13, 2022 4:58 am
Forum: Soundtracks
Topic: Rolling Stone (USA) - 100 Best TV Theme Songs of All Time (2022)
Replies: 5
Views: 1296

Re: Rolling Stone (USA) - 100 Best TV Theme Sings of All Time (2022)

1. Taxi and Twin Peaks theme (RIP) should be much higher.
2. The true meme choice of Too Many Cooks at 10 is dumb. Have it on your list for laughs, sure. But not that high.
by VanillaFire1000
Tue Dec 06, 2022 7:39 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Kanye West Praises Hitler & The Nazis on Infowars
Replies: 36
Views: 10111

Re: Kanye West Praises Hitler & The Nazis on Infowars

I had already written off any new Kanye material, but the past weeks of stuff just seals the deal. Dude has gone off the deep end for good.
by VanillaFire1000
Mon Sep 19, 2022 9:33 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: AMF All-Time Artist List (2022 Edition) - Results
Replies: 213
Views: 94377

Re: AMF All-Time Artist List (2022 Edition) - Results

Great job on the presentation!
by VanillaFire1000
Wed Aug 31, 2022 8:38 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: How do you factor in an artist's bad work?
Replies: 12
Views: 3333

Re: How do you factor in an artist's bad work?

In the end, there is no artist, absolutely no artist, that doesn't end up with a couple clunkers if they have a long career. And you can have a dozen clunkers if you've already made enough great stuff. For a group like The Decemberists, who I had as my #2 or 3 in the poll, I think half of their cata...
by VanillaFire1000
Mon Aug 29, 2022 2:36 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Artist of the Month - August '22 - Arcade Fire - List Thread!
Replies: 32
Views: 8246

Re: Artist of the Month - August '22 - Arcade Fire - List Thread!

Jackson wrote: Sun Aug 28, 2022 6:43 pm Not great timing for this month's poll with these Win Butler allegations dropping yesterday.
Yeah, I'm incredibly disappointed. Never can expect which artist you admire is going to show their whole ass when you wake up and see Twitter on fire.
by VanillaFire1000
Mon Aug 22, 2022 7:47 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: AMF All-Time Artist List (2022 Edition) - Results
Replies: 213
Views: 94377

Re: AMF All-Time Artist List (2022 Edition) - Results

Really excited to see how the rest of the list goes! :music-rockon:
by VanillaFire1000
Sun Aug 14, 2022 3:33 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: AMF Top Artists of All Time 2022 Edition List Thread (Deadline: August 15)
Replies: 113
Views: 65489

Re: AMF Top Artists of All Time 2022 Edition List Thread (Deadline: August 15)

Because I see that I'm running out of time, this list is me taking a look at my last.fm profile and seeing who I've been listening to the most for 18 years. 1. R.E.M. 2. The Decemberists 3. Paul Simon 4. The Beatles 5. Bruce Springsteen 6. The Beach Boys 7. Vampire Weekend 8. Arcade Fire 9. Sufjan S...
by VanillaFire1000
Wed Feb 16, 2022 5:59 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Albums of 2022 Discussion Thread
Replies: 263
Views: 567516

Re: Albums of 2022 Discussion Thread

Technically this is late 2021 but I am kinda into this new album by the Taiwanese band 百合花 (Lilium.)
by VanillaFire1000
Thu Feb 10, 2022 12:21 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Neil Young's Music Pulled From Spotify
Replies: 44
Views: 16120

Re: Neil Young's Music Pulled From Spotify

I mean, good. At least it is helping to get people to turn on Joe Rogan.
by VanillaFire1000
Thu Sep 16, 2021 4:34 am
Forum: ALL TIME
Topic: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (Rolling Stone Magazine version 2021)
Replies: 190
Views: 248906

Re: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (Rolling Stone Magazine version 2021)

[youtube-https][/youtube-https]Saying Dreams is up there just from a meme is like saying September is so high because of Demi Adejuyigbe.
by VanillaFire1000
Mon Jul 12, 2021 7:26 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Predictions: Rolling Stone Top 500 Songs update 2021
Replies: 214
Views: 142994

Re: Predictions: Rolling Stone Top 500 Songs update 2021

I wanted to write a short post, and then after forty minutes it had turned into the bible. I'm indulging in some digressions but I hope I made clear how these issues relate to one another. A good post. There are so many things that shape our cultural connections to music which is just because of ou...
by VanillaFire1000
Mon Jun 21, 2021 11:02 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Predictions: Rolling Stone Top 500 Songs update 2021
Replies: 214
Views: 142994

Re: Predictions: Rolling Stone Top 500 Songs update 2021

From Wikipedia: In late 1995, Ryan Schreiber, a recent high school graduate, created the magazine in Minneapolis. Influenced by local fanzines and KUOM, Schreiber, who had no previous writing experience, aimed to provide the Internet with a regularly updated resource for independent music. After re...
by VanillaFire1000
Wed Jun 16, 2021 9:41 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Predictions: Rolling Stone Top 500 Songs update 2021
Replies: 214
Views: 142994

Re: Predictions: Rolling Stone Top 500 Songs update 2021

You will see a great reduction of 1950s artists, just because they really have left the cultural consciousness.
by VanillaFire1000
Sun Jan 17, 2021 10:35 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: An idea for the next update
Replies: 1
Views: 2699

Re: An idea for the next update

I would also like to see this, even if it may be impossible to find it from previous updates.
by VanillaFire1000
Mon Dec 07, 2020 2:14 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Do Grammys = Acclaim?
Replies: 37
Views: 17498

Re: Do Grammys = Acclaim?

The Grammys, just like any "Academy" dominated nomination process, will have problems because these nominations are not coming from the critics themselves, but the artists. And well...it is alot easier to influence other artists than a critic.
by VanillaFire1000
Sat Nov 28, 2020 12:34 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Site Update
Replies: 36
Views: 32646

Re: Site Update

I've been waiting since the last update!
by VanillaFire1000
Thu Oct 22, 2020 5:35 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: AMF Top 1000 Albums of All Time, 2020, RESULTS!
Replies: 374
Views: 343045

Re: AMF Top 1000 Albums of All Time, 2020, RESULTS!

The reason I frequently prefer the lower halves of a list like this is because it always contains the more unusual picks. Take for example that Popol Vuh album that just drops in out of absolute nowhere without warning. I haven't heard it so I have no opinion on it, but I love how random it feels i...
by VanillaFire1000
Wed Oct 21, 2020 4:28 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: AMF Top 1000 Albums of All Time, 2020, RESULTS!
Replies: 374
Views: 343045

Re: AMF Top 1000 Albums of All Time, 2020, RESULTS!

Thanks for rollout, I can't wait to see how many big shifters there are in the top 100.
by VanillaFire1000
Wed Oct 14, 2020 3:40 pm
Forum: ALL TIME
Topic: ✅ Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2020 edition) + 2023 Update (at the end of the post)
Replies: 141
Views: 167868

Re: Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2020 edition)

Arcade Fire, through The Suburbs, had proven themselves as the most commercially successful indie band in the United States. They hit #1, beating Eminem in the summer of 2010 - who could have predicted that coming? Arcade Fire and Vampire Weekend were a signal change in American rock music - a death...
by VanillaFire1000
Thu Oct 08, 2020 4:32 am
Forum: ALL TIME
Topic: ✅ Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2020 edition) + 2023 Update (at the end of the post)
Replies: 141
Views: 167868

Re: Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2020 edition)

Drake has been the most influential artist of the past decade it's no wonder artists are listing him off left and right y'all need to stop hating Not QUITE a sentiment I’d say I agree with. I’d say Kanye West and Kendrick Lamar have both been way more influential. Honestly, the direction taken by A...
by VanillaFire1000
Fri Sep 25, 2020 8:15 am
Forum: ALL TIME
Topic: ✅ Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2020 edition) + 2023 Update (at the end of the post)
Replies: 141
Views: 167868

Re: Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2020 edition)

Jackson wrote: Thu Sep 24, 2020 9:58 pm
His wife voted for a LOT of the same albums that he did, including some more esoteric picks (the Tom Ze comp, Rolling Stones Now!, How I Got Over, etc.). It's almost like he had two votes!
I feel vindicated on How I Got Over now...I probably think that is my favorite Roots album.
by VanillaFire1000
Wed Sep 23, 2020 12:31 pm
Forum: ALL TIME
Topic: ✅ Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2020 edition) + 2023 Update (at the end of the post)
Replies: 141
Views: 167868

Re: Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2020 edition)

Arsalan wrote: Wed Sep 23, 2020 8:29 am The Stone Roses is often regarded as one of the top 100 albums ever.
Considering it wasn't on the original list and then 498 in 2012, that is a big improvement.

So, so much neo-soul on the list now. And yet The Roots only get one album and Common doesn't make the list?
by VanillaFire1000
Thu Sep 10, 2020 6:24 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: AMF Best Albums of All-Time 2020 LIST THREAD
Replies: 321
Views: 262995

Re: AMF Best Albums of All-Time 2020 LIST THREAD

I just shared my spreadsheet with Holden, too. 1 Paul Simon Graceland 2 R.E.M. Automatic for the People 3 Bruce Springsteen Born to Run 4 The Beach Boys Pet Sounds 5 Arcade Fire Funeral 6 Cut Copy In Ghost Colours 7 Joni Mitchell Blue 8 The Decemberists Castaways and Cutouts 9 Belle and Sebastian If...
by VanillaFire1000
Fri Jul 03, 2020 2:35 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: AMF Favorite Albums and Songs of the 2010s - LIST THREAD
Replies: 278
Views: 349010

Re: AMF Favorite Albums and Songs of the 2010s - LIST THREAD

OK, I'm doing a rough 50 here. But give me two hours, two weeks, whatever, I'll never keep fiddling with it. I'm copying this from a spreadsheet so tell me if I need to add some formatting. Maybe too much of this is me just looking at my most-played lists, so that's why some earlier decade stuff is ...
by VanillaFire1000
Thu Jul 02, 2020 7:50 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: AMF Favorite Albums and Songs of the 2010s - LIST THREAD
Replies: 278
Views: 349010

Re: AMF Favorite Albums and Songs of the 2010s - LIST THREAD

acroamor wrote: Wed Jul 01, 2020 1:49 pm Hey everyone! I'm running the albums poll and I want to announce a short extension - get your lists or edits in by July 6th for inclusion. Excited to put everything together!
Phew, I completely forgot about this! I'll try to get one done in time.
by VanillaFire1000
Tue Mar 31, 2020 6:46 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Most Popular Songs of AM Top Songs of the Decades (60s, 70s, 80s, 90s, 2000s) (according to Spotify)
Replies: 14
Views: 10282

Re: Most Popular Songs of AM Top Songs of the Decades (60s, 70s, 80s, 90s, 2000s) (according to Spotify)

I can see why not comparing the number of streams would be useful for comparing songs from the last decade, but I feel like streams are more indicative of popularity for older songs (and would be less susceptible to fluke popularity spikes from appearances in movies and whatnot). I would suggest lo...
by VanillaFire1000
Wed Nov 13, 2019 3:01 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Rolling Stone decade list game
Replies: 22
Views: 20310

Re: Rolling Stone decade list game

1) Number of Kanye West albums in the top 100* Over 2) Artist with the top placing album* Adele 3) Placement of Car Seat Headrest’s Teens of Denial 51-100 (3-1) 4) Placement of Radiohead’s Moon Shaped Pool Under 5) Total number of Paul McCartney, Bob Dylan and Rolling Stones albums in top 100 Under ...
by VanillaFire1000
Tue Sep 17, 2019 3:25 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Ric Ocasek Dead at 75
Replies: 5
Views: 8119

Re: Ric Ocasek Dead at 75

I used to listen to Just What I Needed over and over again in high school...And this was in the 2000s!
by VanillaFire1000
Mon Jul 29, 2019 12:57 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Favorite Album Artwork this Decade?
Replies: 30
Views: 42777

Re: Favorite Album Artwork this Decade?

Image

Started the decade as the best and ended it.
by VanillaFire1000
Wed Jul 17, 2019 12:28 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Albums and Songs of 1985 Poll
Replies: 110
Views: 110621

Re: Albums and Songs of 1985 Poll

Albums 1. The Pogues - Rum, Sodomy, and the Lash 2. The Smiths - Meat is Murder 3. Tears for Fears - Songs from the Big Chair 4. Kate Bush - Hounds of Love 5. Sade - Promise 6. R.E.M. - Fables of the Reconstruction 7. The Jesus and Mary Chain - Psychocandy 8. A-Ha - Hunting High and Low 9. Dire Stra...
by VanillaFire1000
Wed Jun 20, 2018 2:54 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Sufjan Stevens' last singles
Replies: 5
Views: 5503

Re: Sufjan Stevens' last singles

They are also from soundtracks...sometimes those kinds of singles get left out because they aren't from "real" albums.
by VanillaFire1000
Wed May 02, 2018 4:54 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Janelle Monae - Dirty Computer
Replies: 14
Views: 11736

Re: Janelle Monae - Dirty Computer

I would say it is not as good as ArchAndroid (I mean, very few things are) but better than Electric Lady. I'm glad she is kind of ditching the Cindi robot shtick. Django Jane is probably my favorite song of the year thus far.
by VanillaFire1000
Mon Nov 13, 2017 7:21 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: It has happened!
Replies: 22
Views: 16950

Re: It has happened!

Pierre wrote:
Henrik wrote:
VanillaFire1000 wrote:I have no idea how many posts I have.
http://www.acclaimedmusic.net/forums/me ... memberlist
At the rate he's going, StevieFan13 will be number 1 before the end of the year :D
Well that is making me feel inadequate. I need to post more inane garbage.
by VanillaFire1000
Mon Nov 13, 2017 7:06 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: It has happened!
Replies: 22
Views: 16950

Re: It has happened!

I have no idea how many posts I have.
by VanillaFire1000
Sat Oct 21, 2017 4:49 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: AMF Favorite Albums of All-Time -- RESULTS
Replies: 764
Views: 953160

Re: AMF Favorite Albums of All-Time -- RESULTS

Number of points = 100 - [square root(18.5*Placement-1)] I think the points seem pretty close. Especially at these altitudes, I would expect the albums to have more significant gaps between. There are only 38 points between Funeral and Born to Run , and only 34 points between Born to Run and Kid A ...
by VanillaFire1000
Mon Oct 09, 2017 12:33 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: AMF Favorite Albums of All-Time -- RESULTS
Replies: 764
Views: 953160

Re: AMF Favorite Albums of All-Time -- RESULTS

Back to back Bruce!
by VanillaFire1000
Sat Oct 07, 2017 10:19 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: AMF Favorite Albums of All-Time -- RESULTS
Replies: 764
Views: 953160

Re: AMF Favorite Albums of All-Time -- RESULTS

I sense a theme. Rap isn't really supposed to be melodic, in the same way that poetry isn't supposed to be melodic. That isn't the point...For two of the rap groups you name, Public Enemy were very much against melody, because that wasn't the Police by. What are you trying to say in that last sente...
by VanillaFire1000
Tue Oct 03, 2017 12:40 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: RIP Tom Petty
Replies: 14
Views: 9159

Re: RIP Tom Petty

Yeah, this one is pretty hard. Tom Petty, alot like Billy Joel or Elton John, were just always on the radio when I was growing up. Everyone knows the hits.
by VanillaFire1000
Sat Sep 23, 2017 10:31 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: AMF Favorite Albums of All-Time -- RESULTS
Replies: 764
Views: 953160

Re: AMF Favorite Albums of All-Time -- RESULTS

People have noticed trends before. The older the albums are, the more likely they are to be highly acclaimed by AM, while newer (90s and up) are not as correlated. Nature of the site, really. We all came here to find what the "best" albums are, but the ones closer to our own personal lives...
by VanillaFire1000
Sat Sep 23, 2017 4:14 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: AMF Favorite Albums of All-Time -- RESULTS
Replies: 764
Views: 953160

Re: AMF Favorite Albums of All-Time -- RESULTS

Or our sample size is highly variable depending on the year. All it takes it 3-4 people to really change the polls, at least until the top 100 or so.

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