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You are amazing, panam! Thanks so much. I thought those things were weird, too. I can see how he wanted as diverse a list as possible, so if TPAB was an improvement on all fronts of GKMC, then there is no point in recommending GKMC. Same with The Money Store > Bottomless Pit, Exmilitary. As well as ...

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However, I do wonder if this tournament is indicative that OK Computer may no longer be voted as the best by our forum (I, personally, am hoping for a bit of a shake-up). That is a nice sentiment, but if the former #2 (Abbey Road) was the king-slayer, that would be be the most miniscule "shakeup" i...

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You are doing God's work, sir.

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No struggle here - OK Computer

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Beach House - Walk in the Park
Michael Kiwanuka - Cold Little Heart

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War...Apes is just as good if not better than the second entry, and miles better than the first. Such a quiet wintry action movie, while Dawn...Apes is such a standard storyline.

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My #1 shockingly held for the entirety of the year. And so many good songs that I have overflow. 2019 was better than 2017 and 2018. Favorite songs of 2019: 1 | Lizzo - Juice 2 | Kero Kero Bonito - When The Fires Come 3 | Ariana Grande - ghostin 4 | Whitney - Valleys (My Love) 5 | Ana Frango Elétric...

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OK Computer
Revolver

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pass
Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds - Higgs Boson Blues
Michael Kiwanuka - Cold Little Heart
pass

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I'll second Trans-Europe and Hounds of Love

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Beach House - Walk in the Park
pass
Melody's Echo Chamber - I Follow You
Kacey Musgraves - Follow Your Arrow
Sharon Van Etten - Every Time the Sun Comes Up
Michael Kiwanuka - Cold Little Heart
pass
Kamasi Washington - Fists of Fury

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1. OK Computer by Radiohead
2. Abbey Road by The Beatles
3. The Dark Side of the Moon by Pink Floyd
4. Revolver by The Beatles

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These are great, amazing lists.

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Cold Little Heart has a pretty sizable chance of winning the whole thing. It's not the only one with such a chance, but this sticks out to me because I think I remember that this song was in another game a few years ago, so to me it would be an underwhelming winner. Preoccupations - Continental Shel...

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Could someone explain the Sun Kil Moon/Mark Kozelek issue? I'm super happy whenever I see his music on the lists, but it seems like I'm the only one. I'd be stunned if Benji at least didn't feature in our EOD albums (while it won't for me, I will have Richard Ramirez...hovering around my songs list...

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Could someone explain the Sun Kil Moon/Mark Kozelek issue? I'm super happy whenever I see his music on the lists, but it seems like I'm the only one.

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Here's my super boring picks.

1. Pet Sounds by The Beach Boys
2. OK Computer by Radiohead
3. pass
4. Abbey Road by The Beatles
5. The Dark Side of the Moon by Pink Floyd
6. Highway 61 Revisited by Bob Dylan
7. Blonde on Blonde by Bob Dylan
8. Revolver by The Beatles

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Wow, someone put Something to Tell You over Days are Gone. That's... interesting.

Also for future reference: Monae currently has 5 suites, not 4 (one on the EP, two on AA, and two on The Electric Lady).

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I personally would prefer we not cover the 2010s at all until we cover it in full.

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Beach House - Walk in the Park
Javiera Mena - Luz de piedra de luna
Laura Marling - Sophia
pass
Melody's Echo Chamber - I Follow You
Nick Cave - Higgs Boson Blues
Kacey Musgraves - Follow Your Arrow
Swans - A Little God in My Hands

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Finally, a list that doesn't have the same freaking top five as everybody else.

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1. Nevermind by Nirvana
2. Pass
3. Highway 61 Revisited by Bob Dylan
4. London Calling by The Clash
5. Pass
6. Horses by Patti Smith
7. It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back by Public Enemy
8. Revolver by The Beatles

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1. Pet Sounds by The Beach Boys
2. pass
3. Marquee Moon by Television
4. OK Computer by Radiohead
5. Led Zeppelin IV by Led Zeppelin
6. pass
7. Abbey Road by The Beatles
8. The Velvet Underground & Nico by The Velvet Underground & Nico

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Danny Brown - Ain't It Funny (light / decent 8) vs. A Tribe Called Quest - The Space Program (decent / strong 7) The xx - I Dare You (strong 7) vs. Craig Finn - God in Chicago (strong 6) French Montana ft. Swae Lee - Unforgettable (strong 5 / light 6) vs. Alvvays - In Undertow (strong 7) Tyler, the...

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Cold Butterfly wrote: ↑
Fri Dec 06, 2019 7:53 pm
Is it bad that I think the top three albums are overrated

As for All Mirrors, I agree. She tries to be Swans and Beach House at the same time, and while I won't say it is impossible to do, Olsen failed. I mainly chalk it up to bad mixing. The album isn't bad, but it is overrated.

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I'm not sure how these lists are generated, but my idea of it is that each journalist submits their own list, and thus every mention of "Dancing On My Own" is counted as a "vote" for that song. By the end of the counting of "votes," "Dancing On My Own" has the most votes and is therefore ranked as #...

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Thanks Hymie, this was my favorite poll that you've done. The results make a very good case that Motown may be the single greatest music label (at least for singles).

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I am not surprised by the rise of Taylor Swift's Red / "All Too Well". There were signs of this occurring since the release of the album in 2012. Also, I feel like "All Too Well" is the song of the decade for women (true, largely due to the lyrics, I mean Swift IS a singer-songwriter at heart), and ...

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Moon Shaped Pool placing at 22? It's a fix! And Invasion of Privacy just one spot different too! RockyRaccoon must've known something we didn't...and still managed to do worse than most of us! Congrats to you and prosecutorgodot by the way, your clairvoyance skills are wasted on a bet with no finan...

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To me the question is not "which is next," but "when will we do the 2010s?" And my answer is 2021 at the very latest. To make my point better, we can consider that the 2010s will leave us, and the 2020s will be born. Celebrating the 2010s 3-4 years later is akin to holding a funeral 3-4 months after...

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Royksopp & Robyn - Monument (strong 7 / light 8) vs. Sharon Van Etten - Every Time the Sun Comes Up (decent 7) SBTRKT ft. Ezra Koenig - NEW DORP. NEW YORK (light / decent 6) vs. Preoccupations - Continental Shelf (light 7) blur - Ong Ong (decent 5) vs. Ezra Furman - Restless Year (decent / strong 6...

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I love the unadulterated honesty of putting their original scores of the albums. Whoops indeed for GKMC.

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Hot Chip - Flutes (light / decent 6) vs. Death Grips - Hacker (light / decent 9) Charli XCX - You're the One (decent / strong 6) vs. Melody's Echo Chamber - I Follow You (light 7) Adele - Skyfall (strong 7 / light 8) vs. My Bloody Valentine - Only Tomorrow (strong 5) Nick Cave - Higgs Boson Blues (...

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I usually don't like scores because scores can change, but I thought it would be fun to do it this time. Beach House - Walk in the Park (decent 8) vs. Tame Impala - Solitude is Bliss (decent 5) Crystal Castles - Celestica (strong 6 / light 7) vs. Flying Lotus - Do the Astral Plane (strong 7) LCD Sou...

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Am I the only one who despises the entirety of the heavy metal genre :whistle: Have you at least tried a Black Sabbath or Iron Maiden album or two? That's what did it for me. I get that the whole umbrella genre is strangely one-dimensional lyrically, which i can see being really off-putting to outs...

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acroamor wrote: ↑
Tue Nov 19, 2019 7:04 pm
Why has every music critic decided in the past three months that they're obligated to include reggaeton albums as if they'd actually been listening to them this decade?

Easy - Drake's "One Dance."

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Kero Kero Bonito and Death Grips are the best bands of the decade. They both have untouchable, flawless discographies. Death Grips has also had one of the strangest marketing strategies ever seen, by outright pissing on their fans, over and over.

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Solange be killing it.

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I really like this list. It covers the bases of a lot of the pop music of this decade. Maybe it leans too heavily on pop for a general list, but I'm happy.

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Not voting, because I heard Mitski's album for the first time only once a couple days ago, and haven't heard Art Angels in years. But commenting on Art Angels: First, it has bothered me that the cover art is so fascinating but the music is rather safe. The cover art seems more appropriate for some d...

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For this final group, I had heard most of the songs before. Another week where I didn't have any major problems with the songs; however, the songs are more okay than actually good. To me, a couple songs here are proof that there is no difference between mainstream and indie music now. Like last week...

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I like it, but I'm craving a more substantive connective tissue on the instrumental side of things. You have an old-school opera track with almost no drums on the opener, jumping to standard trap banger on "holy terrain." Standout musical moment is the sample of kids chanting on "Fallen Alien." Also...

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Like Rob, I found every match to be extremely close. Angel Olsen - Sister vs. Danny Brown - Ain't It Funny The beat on "Ain't It Funny" is absolutely nutso. David Bowie - No Plan vs. A Tribe Called Quest - The Space Program This was the most painful pick. The xx - I Dare You vs. Mount Eerie - Real D...

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This week I had to rush this a bit. Beach House - Space Song vs. Disclosure ft. Lorde - Magnets I was super hyped for "Magnets" when it was released, because Lorde was my Billie Eilish. In retrospect, Lorde does her part, but Disclosure does not. Majical Clouds - Downtown vs. Roots Manuva - Facety 2...

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#6 is hilarious, RR. 1) Number of Kanye West albums in the top 100* Under 10 chips 2) Artist with the top placing album* Taylor Swift 10 chips 4) Placement of Radiohead’s Moon Shaped Pool Over 22 (meaning will place at least 23) 10 chips 5) Total number of Paul McCartney, Bob Dylan and Rolling Stone...

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Just a thought: this album would have been better had it been more contemplative.

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First of all, this was a great week, probably the best so far. I didn't have any major issues with any song, and there was a lot of diversity. So props to people's tastes I guess. *wink wink* I am also surprised that I didn't know a lot of songs featured. This was about the time of the decade (2014-...

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Paramore - Still Into You vs. Kacey Musgraves - Follow Your Arrow Even as the forum's biggest Paramore fan, I absolutely prefer the warm blanket of "Arrow." "Still Into You" mainly shines on the killer hook. Sigur Ros - Brennisteinn vs. Laura Marling - Master Hunter This time I was not feeling the ...

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