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AllMusic have posted a new review for Version 2.0 by Garbage, upgrading its rating to 4.5 stars. ... Of course, as the resident Wilco geek, I'm ecstatic to see their masterpiece finally get 5 star recognition. What's even cooler is that they didn't drop Summerteeth to do it, which AMG often does, to...

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While readying to post their review for Ye , AllMusic have upgraded their rating for 808s & Heartbreak to 2.5 stars. Upgraded to 5 stars on AllMusic: Bruce Springsteen - Tunnel of Love Original Broadway Cast Recording - Hamilton Huh, hadn't noticed that the Hamilton soundtrack was listed on AM. ...

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AllMusic have upgraded the following albums to a full five-star rating: ⋅ Actress - Splazsh ⋅ Andy Stott - Luxury Problems ⋅ Arcade Fire - The Suburbs ⋅ Baroness - Blue Record ⋅ Boris - Pink ⋅ Broadcast - The Noise Made by People &sdo...

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Top work, notbrianeno. Even though I don't have the time to participate in as many of these lists as I would like, I admire the level of dedication members like you, BleuPanda, Brad, DaveC and all the others put into running these threads. ----- Didn't realise there were that many fans of The Naviga...

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Completely shocking news. He seemed to be hitting a creative peak with recent works, such as Sicarrio, Arrival and Orphée and I was looking forward to hearing how his work progressed over the next few years. It was disappointing to find out that his work for Blade Runner 2049 wasn't accepted for the...

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Am I too late to get in on the group hug? :( Whether it's transcribing EoY lists, posting updated ratings or just joining in with the forum discussions, it's been interesting watching your project grow over the better part of a decade. Hopefully you'll have the time to regularly drop in for a chat w...

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Yeah, the notifications coming from your browser/antivirus are because of the ads on the site. I've never actually been infected by them but they are annoying. There are a number of ways to get around them. The two methods AllMusic prefer are paid subscritpion to their site or downloading the Suppor...

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The self-titled debut by Roxy Music has (finally) been upgraded to 4.5 stars on AllMusic.

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1989 by Taylor Swift has been upgraded to 3.5 stars on AllMusic.

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Favorite Rock Albums All Them Witches - Sleeping Through the War Bash & Pop - Anything Could Happen BNQT - Volume 1 Cheap Trick - We're All Alright! Dan Auerbach - Waiting on a Song Depeche Mode - Spirit Filthy Friends - Invitation Flamin' Groovies - Fantastic Plastic GospelbeacH - Another Summ...

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Favorite Latin and World Albums Alejandra Guzmán / Gloria Trevi - Versus Alex Cuba - Lo Único Constante Ani Cordero - Querido Mundo Antibalas - Where the Gods Are in Peace Benjamin Biolay - Volver Bomba Estéreo - Ayo Bunbury - Expectativas Café Tacuba - Jei Beibi Chano Domínguez - Over the Rainbow ...

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Favorite Blues Albums A.J. Croce - Just Like Medicine Benjamin Booker - Witness David "Honeyboy" Edwards - I'm Gonna Tell You Somethin' That I Know: Live at the G Spot Delbert McClinton / Self-Made Men - Prick of the Litter Gary Clark, Jr. - Live North America 2016 Jonny Lang - Signs Keb'...

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Favourite Punk Albums Acceptance - Colliding by Design AFI - AFI (The Blood Album) Bed Wettin' Bad Boys - Rot Creeper - Eternity, In Your Arms Downtown Boys - Cost of Living Dropkick Murphys - 11 Short Stories of Pain & Glory Falling in Reverse - Coming Home Feature - Banishing Ritual feedtime ...

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Favorite Compilations and Reissues Alice Coltrane - World Spirituality Classics 1: The Ecstatic Music of Alice Coltrane Turiyasangitananda Artful Dodger - Complete Columbia Recordings Arthur Alexander - Arthur Alexander Bob Dylan - The Bootleg Series, Vol. 13: Trouble No More 1979-1981 Chris Bell -...

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Favorite Indie Pop and Indie Rock (Sandy) Alex G - Rocket Algiers - The Underside of Power Allison Crutchfield - Tourist in This Town Alvvays - Antisocialites Austra - Future Politics Björk - Utopia Cende - #1 Hit Single Charlotte Gainsbourg - Rest Chelsea Wolfe - Hiss Spun Children of Alice - Chil...

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No 1: St. Vincent - Masseduction

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Nah, it's going to be 'Wrong One to Fuck With' by Dying Fetus. I just feel that it's finally going to be their year... ...EDIT: You had one job Guardian! Well done JohnnyBGoode (and everyone else on the forum) who managed to correctly deduce the album in the Guardian's number one spot. It can now be...

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Favorite Folk & Americana Albums Bill MacKay / Ryley Walker - SpiderBeetleBee Buffy Sainte-Marie - Medicine Songs Chris Hillman - Bidin' My Time Eliza Carthy / The Wayward Band - Big Machine Jason Isbell / Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit - The Nashville Sound Josh Ritter - Gathering Kacy & Cl...

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No 2: Kendrick Lamar - Damn

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Best 20 Metal Albums 20. Akercocke - Renaissance In Extremis 19. Morbid Angel - Kingdoms Disdained 18. Venenum - Trance Of Death 17. The Ruins Of Beverast - Exuvia 16. Pagan Altar - The Room Of Shadows 15. Tchornobog - Tchornobog 14. Pyrrhon - What Passes For Survival 13. Satyricon - Deep Calleth U...

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Quite the opposite to Resident Advisor's list boycott, Quietus seem to have gone list mad this year. Here's another...

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Favorite Metal Albums 3Teeth - shutdown.exe August Burns Red - Phantom Anthem Biblical - The City That Always Sleeps Black Anvil - As Was Black Star Riders - Heavy Fire Boris - Dear Born of Osiris - The Eternal Reign Cannibal Corpse - Red Before Black Cloakroom - Time Well Converge - The Dusk in Us...

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Seems like further proof to back up Henrik's suggestion on the Kendrick thread that 'The critics are lazy and pick the already most acclaimed artist".

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Best R&B of 2017

10. Miguel - War & Leisure
9. Kehlani - SweetSexySavage
8. BOSCO - b.
7. Sonder - Into
6. Daniel Caesar - Freudian
5. Chloe x Halle - The Two Of Us
4. MHYSA - fantasii
3. SZA - Ctrl
2. Syd - Fin
1. Kelela - Take Me Apart

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Best Punk & Hardcore of 2017

10. FNU Clone Inc. – Binary Or Die
9. Nekra – demo
8. Neon – Neon Is Life
7. Gutter Knife – demo
6. Italia 90 – demo
5. Career Suicide – Machine Response
4. Mozart – Nasty
3. Pinkgrip – demo
2. Endon – Through The Mirror
1. Mutual Jerk – He’s Harmless

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Best Jazz of 2017 10. Amir El Saffar – Not Two 9. William Parker Quartets – Meditation/Resurrection 8. Goncalo Almeida, Rodrigo Amado, Marco Franco – The Attic 7. Hear In Now – Not Living In Fear 6. Tyshawn Sorey – Verisimilitude 5. Jaimie Branch – Fly Or Die 4. Pat Thomas – The Elephant Clock Of A...

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Best French Music of 2017 (unranked) Aquaserge - Laisse Ça Être Omertà - S/T Midget! - Ferme Des Jolis Cieux Le Vasco - La Transe Des Oiseaux Sourdure! - Mantras Colleen - A Flame, My Love, A Frequency Felicia Atkinson - Hand In Hand TripleGo - 2020 Bonnie Banane - Undone Tape Etienne Daho - Blitz

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Best Hip-Hop of 2017 10. Open Mike Eagle - Brick Body Kids Still Daydream 9. GoldLink - At What Cost 8. 21 Savage, Offset, Metro Boomin - Without Warning 7. Leikeli47 - Wash & Set 6. Drake - More Life 5. BROCKHAMPTON - SATURATION II 4. Princess Nokia - 1992 Deluxe 3. Kendrick Lamar - DAMN 2. Ty...

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Best Psych-Rock of 2017 10. Beaches - Second Of Spring 9. Crown Larks - Population 8. Richard Pinhas - Reverse 7. Wolf Eyes - Undertow 6. Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs - Feed The Rats 5. Circle - Terminal 4. King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - Polygondwanaland 3. Alvarius B - With A Beaker ...

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Favorite Country Albums Aaron Watson - Vaquero Alex Williams - Better Than Myself Angaleena Presley - Wrangled Brantley Gilbert - The Devil Don't Sleep Brett Eldredge - Brett Eldredge Charlie Worsham Chris Stapleton - From A Room: Volume 2 Chris Stapleton - From A Room: Volume 1 Chris Young - Losin...

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No 4: Lorde - Melodrama

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No 5: Perfume Genius - No Shape

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Favorite Singer/Songwriter Albums Adrian Crowley - Dark Eyed Messenger Aimee Mann - Mental Illness Amber Coffman - City of No Reply Benjamin Clementine - I Tell a Fly Big Thief - Capacity Bruce Cockburn - Bone on Bone Chuck Prophet - Bobby Fuller Died for Your Sins Cindy Lee Berryhill - The Adventu...

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Favorite Classical Instrumental Albums Akademie für Alte Musik, Berlin - Telemann: Concerti per molti stromenti Alexei Lubimov - Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: Tangere Alina Ibragimova / Cédric Tiberghien - Mozart: Violin Sonatas Nos. 12, 16, 17, 23, 32, 36 Andrés Orozco-Estrada / Houston Symphony Orch...

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Favorite R&B Albums Brian McKnight - Genesis Cody ChesnuTT - My Love Divine Degree Curtis Harding - Face Your Fear Daniel Caesar - Freudian Darkhouse Family - The Offering Don Bryant - Don't Give Up on Love Gabriel Garzón-Montano - Jardín Ibeyi - Ash JC Brooks - The Neon Jungle Kehlani - SweetS...

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No 6: LCD Soundsystem - American Dream

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Favorite Pop Albums Bleachers - Gone Now Calvin Harris - Funk Wav Bounces, Vol. 1 Charlotte OC - Careless People Demi Lovato - Tell Me You Love Me Dua Lipa - Dua Lipa Harry Styles - Harry Styles Hurts - Desire Imelda May - Life. Love. Flesh. Blood Kelly Clarkson - Meaning of Life Kesha - Rainbow Lo...

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Favorite Vocal Classical Albums Alexander Liebreich / Berlin RIAS Chamber Choir / Münchener Kammerorchester - Tigran Mansurian: Requiem Ann Hallenberg / Il Pomo d'Oro - Carnevale 1729 Bach Collegium Japan / Masaaki Suzuki - Bach Secular Cantatas, Vol. 8: Celebratory Cantatas Baptiste Romain / Le Mi...

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No 7: The War on Drugs - A Deeper Understanding

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Top 10 Hip-Hop Albums of 2017 21 Savage - Issa Album Aminé - Good For You A$AP Ferg - Still Striving Kendrick Lamar - DAMN. Leikeli47 - Wash & Set Migos - Culture Nnamdi Ogbonnaya - DROOL Open Mike Eagle - Brick Body Kids Still Daydream Run the Jewels - Run the Jewels 3 Vince Staples - Big Fish...

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No 8: Thundercat - Drunk

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Favorite Jazz Albums Ahmad Jamal - Marseille Ambrose Akinmusire - A Rift in Decorum: Live at the Village Vanguard Arturo O'Farrill / Chucho Valdés - Familia: Tribute to Bebo & Chico Arve Henriksen - Towards Language Avishai Cohen - Cross My Palm with Silver Blue Note All-Stars - Our Point of Vi...

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Favorite Rap and Hip-Hop Albums 2 Chainz - Pretty Girls Like Trap Music A$AP Mob - Cozy Tapes, Vol. 2: Too Cozy Big Sean - I Decided. Brother Ali - All the Beauty in This Whole Life Denzel Curry - Imperial Dizzee Rascal - Raskit Dälek - Endangered Philosophies Eric Lau - Examples Future - HNDRXX Gu...

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No 9: Kelela - Take Me Apart

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Favorite Electronic Albums Actress - AZD Antwood - Sponsored Content Arca - Arca Ben Frost - The Centre Cannot Hold Bibio - Phantom Brickworks Black Hat - Impossible World Blanck Mass - World Eater Carl Craig - Versus Clark - Death Peak Com Truise - Iteration Daphni - Fabriclive 93 Dauwd - Theory o...

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No 10: Richard Dawson - Peasant

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