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- Mon Apr 16, 2018 4:12 am
- Forum: Music, music, music...
- Topic: Songs and Albums of 1992 Poll
- Replies: 45
- Views: 741
Re: Songs and Albums of 1992 Poll
"Man on the Moon" appears because this band has grown on me a little. Songs: 1 | Radiohead | Creep 2 | Eric Clapton | Tears in Heaven 3 | Dr. Dre | Nuthin' But a 'G' Thang 4 | Whitney Houston | I Have Nothing 5 | Green Day | One of My Lies 6 | Ice Cube | It Was a Good Day 7 | Green Day | 2...
- Mon Apr 16, 2018 3:08 am
- Forum: Music, music, music...
- Topic: AMF's Top 250 Women in Music
- Replies: 162
- Views: 4442
Re: AMF's Top 250 Women in Music
Kate Bush basically invented the modern solo female pop act. Madonna was definitely taking notes. (but of course Kate was influenced by Bowie.)
- Wed Apr 11, 2018 9:39 pm
- Forum: Rank the tracks
- Topic: Rank the Tracks: Television's Marquee Moon (1977)
- Replies: 19
- Views: 2368
Re: Rank the Tracks: Television's Marquee Moon (1977)
If someone came up to me and said that this was the perfect album, I may not agree, but I'd understand. For the tastes of popular music fans of the past half-century, this (rock) album seems remarkably pure. It has impenetrable lyrics that could be interpreted differently for every listener, and yet...
- Tue Apr 10, 2018 7:32 pm
- Forum: Music, music, music...
- Topic: MY MUSIC PROJECT: 2009
- Replies: 5
- Views: 65
Re: MY MUSIC PROJECT: 2009
Lol, this is getting to my generation now. Too bad no Paramore songs made the top 100.
- Thu Apr 05, 2018 4:34 pm
- Forum: Music, music, music...
- Topic: Overlooked Songs 2: Finals (Neighborhood #1 vs. Sinnerman)
- Replies: 27
- Views: 456
Re: Overlooked Songs 2: Finals (Neighborhood #1 vs. Sinnerman)
Might as well go with Neighborhood #1, but either one is pretty worthy.
- Sat Mar 31, 2018 12:13 am
- Forum: Music, music, music...
- Topic: Kacey Musgraves - Golden Hour
- Replies: 4
- Views: 227
Re: Kacey Musgraves - Golden Hour
Before the album release, I was dreading the album because the singles were her worst yet. "High Horse" is easily her worst song to date, hands down. But when I put the album on, surprisingly I came away enjoying it. The deep cuts definitely saved it. From that one listen, I was just going...
- Sat Mar 31, 2018 12:09 am
- Forum: Music, music, music...
- Topic: AMF's Top 250 Women in Music
- Replies: 162
- Views: 4442
Re: AMF's Top 250 Women in Music
Agree with Honorio. The women positively leap out of the screen.
- Mon Mar 26, 2018 5:08 pm
- Forum: Music, music, music...
- Topic: Albums of 2018
- Replies: 60
- Views: 3208
Re: Albums of 2018
Any thoughts on this new Jack White album? I'm not a Jack White expert, but it seems to be a very scattered-sounding album. He jumps back and forth between loud, gospel and guitar-backed tracks, all the way to spoken word tracks.
- Sun Mar 25, 2018 10:28 pm
- Forum: Rank the tracks
- Topic: Rank the Tracks Open 24/7: questions, comments and stats
- Replies: 91
- Views: 8552
Re: Rank the Tracks Open 24/7: questions, comments and stats
Thank you for running this, Honorio! (and BleuPanda and babydoll)
- Sat Mar 24, 2018 5:38 pm
- Forum: Music, music, music...
- Topic: AMF Greatest Guilty Pleasure Songs of All Time (2018) Submissions Thread
- Replies: 34
- Views: 800
Re: AMF Greatest Guilty Pleasure Songs of All Time (2008) Submissions Thread
My #1 is probably going to be the Pokemon theme song. Just sayin'.
- Fri Mar 23, 2018 5:10 am
- Forum: Music, music, music...
- Topic: Overlooked Songs 2: Semifinals
- Replies: 21
- Views: 461
Re: Overlooked Songs 2: Semifinals
Arcade Fire - Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels) vs. The Dream Academy - Life in a Northern Town ...kinda a no-brainer. To put it succinctly, the "ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh"s towards the end of Tunnels beat out the "hey-ah-mah-mah-mah"s throughout Northern Town. Richard and Linda Thompson - I ...
- Wed Mar 21, 2018 5:19 am
- Forum: Music, music, music...
- Topic: Songs and Albums of 1991 Poll
- Replies: 71
- Views: 2198
Re: Songs and Albums of 1991 Poll
My list is pretty standard. Songs: 1 | Nirvana | Come As You Are 2 | Red Hot Chili Peppers | Under the Bridge 3 | Nirvana | Smells Like Teen Spirit 4 | Massive Attack | Unfinished Sympathy 5 | Guns N' Roses | November Rain 6 | U2 | So Cruel 7 | My Bloody Valentine | When You Sleep 8 | U2 | One 9 | A...
- Tue Mar 20, 2018 5:21 am
- Forum: Music, music, music...
- Topic: AMF's Top 1000 Songs by Women
- Replies: 282
- Views: 8388
Re: AMF's Top 1000 Songs by Women
Statistics time. 17: Björk / Sugarcubes, Joni Mitchell, Madonna 13: ABBA, Fever Ray / The Knife 12: Kate Bush 11: Aretha Franklin, Diana Ross / Supremes, Portishead 10: Fleetwood Mac, Nina Simone, PJ Harvey 9: Beyoncé 8: Adele, Blondie, Patti Smith, Robyn 7: Carole King, Fiona Apple, Grimes, Heart, ...
- Sun Mar 18, 2018 12:44 am
- Forum: Music, music, music...
- Topic: Overlooked Songs 2: Final 8
- Replies: 22
- Views: 533
Re: Overlooked Songs 2: Final 8
All of the remaining songs are quite good, though none are personal favorites. Song-by-Song Breakdown: Arcade Fire - Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels) - (8.0) Great opener on an album. Glorious. Although the lyrics are not straightforward, I get the sense that Win Butler is feeling some very real emotions w...
- Thu Mar 15, 2018 4:29 pm
- Forum: Music, music, music...
- Topic: Women in Music All-Time Lists - Submissions (Artist Deadline March 18)
- Replies: 219
- Views: 10429
Re: Women in Music All-Time Lists - Submissions (Artist Deadline March 15)
Honestly, this is a gripe I've had with this forum for a while now; Kelis, Missy Elliott, Cardi B...people actively lash out at women who express themselves with crassness, and people seem to actively encourage it. The discussion around "Bodak Yellow" was honestly one of the most disappoi...
- Tue Mar 13, 2018 11:37 pm
- Forum: Rank the tracks
- Topic: Rank the Tracks: The Cure's Disintegration (1989)
- Replies: 11
- Views: 306
Re: Rank the Tracks: The Cure's Disintegration (1989)
The reasons this album are great are pretty clear-cut. Amazing grooves, emotive vocals, an atmosphere that soothes and bathes the soul. I think the musicians performing the music manage to convey their humanity, making this cold-on-paper album sound warm and comforting. 02 | Pictures of You 01 | Pla...
- Mon Mar 12, 2018 11:25 pm
- Forum: Music, music, music...
- Topic: AMF's Top 1000 Songs by Women
- Replies: 282
- Views: 8388
Re: AMF's Top 1000 Songs by Women
Happy to see Dancing Queen place so high (beating "Strange Fruit"?? Wow. And edged out "Paper Planes" by 0.4, too.). And incredible to see Kate Bush do so well. I feel like the battle for #2 is pretty close. Throughout the poll, Red Ant and andyd2010 have had very similar placeme...
- Mon Mar 12, 2018 6:40 pm
- Forum: Music, music, music...
- Topic: AMF's Top 1000 Songs by Women
- Replies: 282
- Views: 8388
Re: AMF's Top 1000 Songs by Women
Wow, I voted for all of the top ten. I'm surprised Miss Big Lips made it though. I originally had her at not much higher than #50 in the results.
- Sun Mar 11, 2018 9:41 pm
- Forum: Rank the tracks
- Topic: Rank the Tracks: The Beatles' Rubber Soul (1965)
- Replies: 20
- Views: 1623
Re: Rank the Tracks: The Beatles' Rubber Soul (1965)
Topically, this album is a hodgepodge, but perhaps mainly about relationships. There are some themes of freedom and self-expression peeking through this album, but for the most part, the subject material is pretty all over the place. The sound palette - a slightly folky, rickety and poppy sound, lad...
- Sat Mar 10, 2018 8:30 pm
- Forum: Music, music, music...
- Topic: AMF's Top 1000 Songs by Women
- Replies: 282
- Views: 8388
Re: AMF's Top 1000 Songs by Women
I'm doing really badly at guessing the song from the lyrics.
- Sat Mar 10, 2018 6:58 pm
- Forum: Music, music, music...
- Topic: BleuPanda's 2018 Music List Updates
- Replies: 16
- Views: 537
Re: BleuPanda's 2018 Music List Updates
What's your formula for giving points to artists?
- Fri Mar 09, 2018 6:47 pm
- Forum: Music, music, music...
- Topic: All-Time Guilty Pleasure Songs - Planning
- Replies: 48
- Views: 1062
Re: All-Time Guilty Pleasure Songs - Planning
Maybe we should have a rule for this poll, disqualifying any songs in AM top 500 and artists in AM top 200. This might solve the popular artist sweeping problem.
- Fri Mar 09, 2018 6:21 am
- Forum: Music, music, music...
- Topic: Overlooked Songs 2: Final 16/Division Finals
- Replies: 23
- Views: 552
Re: Overlooked Songs 2: Final 16/Division Finals
Arcade Fire - Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels) Grimes - California The Dream Academy - Life in a Northern Town Joan Jett - Bad Reputation John Denver - Take Me Home, Country Roads Nancy Sinatra - Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down) [tough match, but in honor of Int'l Women's Day...] ABBA - Gimme! Gimme! Gimme...
- Fri Mar 09, 2018 5:30 am
- Forum: Music, music, music...
- Topic: AMF's Top 1000 Songs by Women
- Replies: 282
- Views: 8388
Re: AMF's Top 1000 Songs by Women
I decided to post what the remaining songs seem to be, using hidden text. Highlight if you want to see, don't highlight if you don't want to see. I nearly matched up. Here's my predicted top 10: Aretha Franklin | Respect Billie Holiday | Strange Fruit Donna Summer | I Feel Love Judy Garland | Over ...
- Thu Mar 08, 2018 8:42 pm
- Forum: Music, music, music...
- Topic: AMF's Top 1000 Songs by Women
- Replies: 282
- Views: 8388
Re: AMF's Top 1000 Songs by Women
Sweepstakes Ron wrote:So, I set myself the goal to figure out exactly what made the top 50 by the time we got to it... but I think I just figured out the whole top 100!
Nice! I'm fairly close. I think I might have 1 or 2 wrong.
Just wondering, are there any people that want zero spoilers?
- Wed Mar 07, 2018 10:41 pm
- Forum: Music, music, music...
- Topic: 9825/10000: Semi-finals
- Replies: 18
- Views: 421
Re: 9825/10000: Semi-finals
The 2nd set is really good. You know it's excellent when I'm putting Kendrick at the very bottom. Laura Nyro & Labelle | The Bells Elton John | Levon Rodriguez | Crucify Your Mind Aretha Franklin | The House that Jack Built Massive Attack | Angel Aaron Neville | Hercules Björk | Violently Happy ...
- Sat Mar 03, 2018 7:47 am
- Forum: Music, music, music...
- Topic: AMF's Top 1000 Songs by Women
- Replies: 282
- Views: 8388
Re: AMF's Top 1000 Songs by Women
285. The Shangri-Las - Past, Present and Future (1966) Score: 247.15 (Votes: 4) 2015 AMF Rank: unranked AM Rank: 1662 Biggest Fan(s): sonofsamiam (#5), Jackson (#85), jamieW (#89) This song was brought to my attention, so I was very interested in hearing it. I didn't get to hear this song on the be...
- Fri Mar 02, 2018 6:35 am
- Forum: Music, music, music...
- Topic: Overlooked Songs 2: Round 3 Week 2
- Replies: 20
- Views: 484
Re: Overlooked Songs 2: Round 3 Week 2
I feel like my favorites might be set in stone at this point. John Denver - Take Me Home, Country Roads Bonnie Raitt - I Can't Make You Love Me Nancy Sinatra - Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down) Michael Kiwanuka - Cold Little Heart Nina Simone - Sinnerman ABBA - Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midni...
- Wed Feb 28, 2018 9:26 pm
- Forum: Music, music, music...
- Topic: AMF's Top 1000 Songs by Women
- Replies: 282
- Views: 8388
Re: AMF's Top 1000 Songs by Women
Interesting, the forum prefers "Remember (Walkin' in the Sand)" over "Leader of the Pack."
- Sun Feb 25, 2018 6:03 pm
- Forum: Music, music, music...
- Topic: AMF's Top 1000 Songs by Women
- Replies: 282
- Views: 8388
Re: AMF's Top 1000 Songs by Women
Dangit, Funkytown, Fernando, and And Dream of Sheep missed the top 500!
- Sat Feb 24, 2018 2:09 am
- Forum: Rank the tracks
- Topic: Rank the Tracks: Kanye West's The College Dropout (2004)
- Replies: 15
- Views: 1250
Re: Rank the Tracks: Kanye West's The College Dropout (2004)
Aah, I love this album a lot, but I couldn't post my ranking initially because there are 21 tracks on this thing! So soulful. 19 | Through the Wire 02 | We Don't Care 11 | The New Workout Plan 07 | Jesus Walks 12 | Slow Jamz 08 | Never Let Me Down 20 | Family Business 04 | All Falls Down 13 | Breath...
- Thu Feb 22, 2018 11:26 pm
- Forum: Music, music, music...
- Topic: Overlooked Songs 2: Round 3 Week 1
- Replies: 23
- Views: 545
Re: Overlooked Songs 2: Round 3 Week 1
Neu! - Hallogallo
Stealers Wheel - Stuck in the Middle With You
Arctic Monkeys - 505
Grimes - California
Frida Hyvonen - Dirty Dancing
The Dream Academy - Life in a Northern Town (WHYYY)
Miles Davis - All Blues
Joan Jett - Bad Reputation
Stealers Wheel - Stuck in the Middle With You
Arctic Monkeys - 505
Grimes - California
Frida Hyvonen - Dirty Dancing
The Dream Academy - Life in a Northern Town (WHYYY)
Miles Davis - All Blues
Joan Jett - Bad Reputation
- Thu Feb 22, 2018 9:51 pm
- Forum: Music, music, music...
- Topic: [Results] Albums of the 2000s
- Replies: 78
- Views: 3399
Re: [Results] Albums of the 2000s
Ditto: Thank you DaveC. Awesome handling and rollout for an awesome decade.
I'm actually a bit surprised at the list of people that put Illinois at/near the top. I guess it goes to show that Illinois touches the hearts of a lot of different people.
I'm actually a bit surprised at the list of people that put Illinois at/near the top. I guess it goes to show that Illinois touches the hearts of a lot of different people.
- Wed Feb 21, 2018 10:19 pm
- Forum: Music, music, music...
- Topic: AMF's Top 1000 Songs by Women
- Replies: 282
- Views: 8388
Re: AMF's Top 1000 Songs by Women
Great picks, everyone! I can't go through the list without grinning.
It's awesome to see Girls' Generation "Gee" here.
I thought my list was perfect, but I forgot about "Listen to Your Heart".
It's awesome to see Girls' Generation "Gee" here.
I thought my list was perfect, but I forgot about "Listen to Your Heart".
- Tue Feb 20, 2018 7:59 am
- Forum: Music, music, music...
- Topic: [Results] Albums of the 2000s
- Replies: 78
- Views: 3399
Re: [Results] Albums of the 2000s
You want to talk about an album I’m NOT a fan of go up a notch. Not worthy of even being ranked. When she plays the harp I think of Morticia Adams doing her high pitched “Tokyo” squealing bit in the Addams Family. That and when she “sings” I think of the sound that the bird makes from Alice in Wond...
- Mon Feb 19, 2018 6:42 am
- Forum: Music, music, music...
- Topic: AMF EOY Best Albums of 2017 -- RESULTS THREAD
- Replies: 58
- Views: 2551
Re: AMF EOY Best Albums of 2017 -- RESULTS THREAD
Thanks, notbrianeno! Another great rollout. Man, I am surprised that DAMN was dethroned, though.
- Sun Feb 18, 2018 9:37 pm
- Forum: Music, music, music...
- Topic: Albums of 2018
- Replies: 60
- Views: 3208
Re: Albums of 2018
I'm excited, but it's been so long that I am also cautious.
Initial expectation is that this is going to be an edgier version of Lemonade.
- Sat Feb 17, 2018 6:21 am
- Forum: Music, music, music...
- Topic: Overlooked Songs 2: Round 2 Week 4
- Replies: 19
- Views: 530
Re: Overlooked Songs 2: Round 2 Week 4
Barrington Levy - Here I Come
Queen - Don't Stop Me Now
ABBA - Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)
Christina Aguilera - Beautiful
Soulwax - NY Excuse
Majical Cloudz - Childhood's End
Mississippi John Hurt - Frankie
Python Lee Jackson - In a Broken Dream
Queen - Don't Stop Me Now
ABBA - Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)
Christina Aguilera - Beautiful
Soulwax - NY Excuse
Majical Cloudz - Childhood's End
Mississippi John Hurt - Frankie
Python Lee Jackson - In a Broken Dream
- Fri Feb 16, 2018 10:41 pm
- Forum: Music, music, music...
- Topic: Songs and Albums of 1990 Poll
- Replies: 94
- Views: 2769
Re: Songs and Albums of 1990 Poll
DaveC wrote:prosecutorgodot wrote:Songs:
11 | Julee Cruise / Angelo Badalamenti | Into the Night
Was released on Julee Cruise's album in 1989.
Okay, take this off, move everything up, and add Heart - "All I Wanna Do" at the bottom. Thanks!
- Thu Feb 15, 2018 7:07 am
- Forum: Music, music, music...
- Topic: AMF EOY Best Albums of 2017 -- RESULTS THREAD
- Replies: 58
- Views: 2551
Re: AMF EOY Best Albums of 2017 -- RESULTS THREAD
I heard Musas after I submitted my list, and it was pretty good. Not EOY great (at least not after only 2 listens), but I'm glad I heard it. Soft-ish old-fashioned arrangements. Also, after compiling some lists, I've come around on 2017. It is a pretty good year. Just maybe the highs aren't as tower...
- Mon Feb 12, 2018 5:47 am
- Forum: Music, music, music...
- Topic: AMF's Top 250 Albums by Women
- Replies: 126
- Views: 4323
Re: AMF's Top 250 Albums by Women
In the trees! It's coming!
Thanks so much for running the poll, BP. Looking forward to the songs results.
Thanks so much for running the poll, BP. Looking forward to the songs results.
- Sat Feb 10, 2018 5:12 am
- Forum: Music, music, music...
- Topic: Songs and Albums of 1990 Poll
- Replies: 94
- Views: 2769
Re: Songs and Albums of 1990 Poll
Songs: 1 | Green Day | Going to Pasalacqua 2 | Angelo Badalamenti | Audrey's Dance 3 | Sinead O'Connor | Nothing Compares 2 U 4 | C+C Music Factory | Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now) 5 | Green Day | Rest 6 | Roxette | It Must Have Been Love 7 | Suzanne Vega | Tom's Diner (DNA Remix) 8 | MC...
- Sat Feb 10, 2018 4:49 am
- Forum: Music, music, music...
- Topic: Olympic Poll Idea
- Replies: 12
- Views: 368
Re: Olympic Poll Idea
A very good idea. Unfortunately, I've heard exactly zero albums from Korea. Also, I would say I can count on one hand the number of Korean songs that I love.
- Fri Feb 09, 2018 1:30 am
- Forum: Music, music, music...
- Topic: Overlooked Songs 2: Round 2 Week 3
- Replies: 19
- Views: 604
Re: Overlooked Songs 2: Round 2 Week 3
Tough matches this time. Rush - The Spirit of Radio John Denver - Take Me Home, Country Roads Beach House - Zebra Bonnie Raitt - I Can't Make You Love Me Sagittarius - My World Fell Down Nancy Sinatra - Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down) Jeff Buckley - Dream Brother Johnny Cash - God's Gonna Cut You D...
- Thu Feb 08, 2018 8:45 pm
- Forum: Music, music, music...
- Topic: [Results] Songs of the 2000s
- Replies: 167
- Views: 6535
Re: [Results] Songs of the 2000s
The top two songs are amazing. Easily the two songs I can say are "objectively" the best that came out that decade.
- Thu Feb 08, 2018 6:22 am
- Forum: Music, music, music...
- Topic: 2000s Songs Poll: Guess the top 20 (Spoilers)
- Replies: 27
- Views: 977
Re: 2000s Songs Poll: Guess the top 20 (Spoilers)
I'm pretty happy with our top ten. I'm still hoping that one of the top 3 has a higher low than Hurt (110).
3. Paper Planes
2. B.O.B.
1. Crazy
So it's a battle of Rolling Stone vs. Pitchfork... well for me the choice of #1 is easy. Of course, Paper Planes could totally surprise me
3. Paper Planes
2. B.O.B.
1. Crazy
So it's a battle of Rolling Stone vs. Pitchfork... well for me the choice of #1 is easy. Of course, Paper Planes could totally surprise me
- Mon Feb 05, 2018 9:11 pm
- Forum: Music, music, music...
- Topic: [Results] Songs of the 2000s
- Replies: 167
- Views: 6535
Re: [Results] Songs of the 2000s
It was "Frontier Psychiatrist" I was surprised about.
Anyways, hope all of you are having a great day <3
Anyways, hope all of you are having a great day <3
- Mon Feb 05, 2018 4:41 am
- Forum: Music, music, music...
- Topic: [Results] Songs of the 2000s
- Replies: 167
- Views: 6535
Re: [Results] Songs of the 2000s
StevieFan13 wrote:prosecutorgodot wrote:I am very happy with Stella's high placement. It is unfortunate that Steviefan feels the way he does, and it is probably a similar reason for the other low rankers.
I said I changed my mind!
Oops, sorry if I missed that post.
- Mon Feb 05, 2018 1:51 am
- Forum: Music, music, music...
- Topic: [Results] Songs of the 2000s
- Replies: 167
- Views: 6535
Re: [Results] Songs of the 2000s
Yeah, I agree with Rob and DaveC, for the most part. If you like Last Nite, then why aren't Hard to Explain and the others also in the same position? It's baffling that this one is so high compared to the others. I've whittled my predicted winners down to one of 6 of the remaining 25. I'm kinda relu...
- Sun Feb 04, 2018 9:40 pm
- Forum: Music, music, music...
- Topic: [Results] Songs of the 2000s
- Replies: 167
- Views: 6535
Re: [Results] Songs of the 2000s
I'm proud to be the lowest ranker of "Maps." No matter how many times I listen to it, it just sounds boring. I don't hear this "emotion" that critics rave about.