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by McJagger
Tue Sep 11, 2018 12:51 pm
Forum: 1980s
Topic: Pitchfork - The 200 Best Albums of the 1980s
Replies: 43
Views: 60632

Re: Pitchfork - The 200 Best Albums of the 1980s

It should be noted that "Second Edition" and "Metal Box" are the same album by Public Image Ltd., so it wasn't excluded from the new list.
by McJagger
Mon Sep 10, 2018 10:50 pm
Forum: 1980s
Topic: Pitchfork - The 200 Best Albums of the 1980s
Replies: 43
Views: 60632

Re: Pitchfork - The 200 Best Albums of the 1980s

These Pitchfork lists used to turn me onto obscure and cool music. Could you say the same of these lists now? And if they are not introducing me to new, exciting music, what purpose does Pitchfork serve as a site for the appreciation of "alternative music"?
by McJagger
Sun Jul 15, 2018 11:25 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Errors in the 2018 update
Replies: 380
Views: 692413

Re: Errors in the 2018 update

Fleet Foxes's "Third of May/Ōdaigahara" shows up as "Third of May/?daigahara"
by McJagger
Tue Jun 19, 2018 1:06 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Errors in the 2017 update
Replies: 253
Views: 183522

Re: Errors in the 2017 update

Should "Get Back" be considered a Billy Preston song?
by McJagger
Tue May 22, 2018 2:40 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Beatles acclaim peak
Replies: 23
Views: 19800

Re: Beatles acclaim peak

My impression is that the estimation of Sgt. Pepper has declined while the estimation of The White Album has improved since their respective releases. I think the messiness of The White Album is appreciated more retrospectively, while the psychedelia of Sgt. Pepper is now considered passe or even ki...
by McJagger
Tue May 22, 2018 1:41 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Errors in the 2017 update
Replies: 253
Views: 183522

Re: Errors in the 2017 update

The name of the Public Image Ltd album is "The Flowers of Romance" (with a definite article). The name of the Public Image Ltd song on that album is "Flowers of Romance" (without a definite article). You call both the album and the song "Flowers of Romance" (without a d...
by McJagger
Sat May 12, 2018 12:58 pm
Forum: ALL TIME
Topic: WOEBOT (Matthew Ingram): 101-200 Greatest Records
Replies: 1
Views: 4888

Re: WOEBOT (Matthew Ingram): 101-200 Greatest Records

Unranked Model 500: Night Drive (Thru Babylon) Keith Hudson: Pick A Dub CAN: Ege Bamyasi Hard Leaders: The History Of Drum and Bass Cuba Gooding: Happiness Is Just Round The Bend Musical Instruments: Guitars Alva Noto: Prototypes Baby D: Daydreaming A Tribe Called Quest: The Low End Theory Meat Pupp...
by McJagger
Sat May 12, 2018 1:39 am
Forum: ALL TIME
Topic: WOEBOT (Matthew Ingram): 101-200 Greatest Records
Replies: 1
Views: 4888

WOEBOT (Matthew Ingram): 101-200 Greatest Records

Ingram's list of his 100 favorite records is included on AM. I figured this list, listing his next hundred favorite records and written 12 years later, should also be included. Additionally, he's written two books listing 100 great, but obscure, rock records from the '70s and '80s, but I'm not sure ...
by McJagger
Fri Dec 15, 2017 3:49 pm
Forum: EOY 2017
Topic: EOY 2017 Albums Spreadsheet Updates
Replies: 87
Views: 172247

Re: EOY 2017 Albums Spreadsheet Updates

Kendrick will be the only artist besides The Beatles and Radiohead to have three #1 albums in their respective years.
by McJagger
Thu Nov 16, 2017 1:21 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Errors in the 2017 update
Replies: 253
Views: 183522

Re: Errors in the 2017 update

Is "Soused" by Scott Walker and Sun O))) supposed to be the third most acclaimed album from Japan?
by McJagger
Sun Nov 12, 2017 7:57 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: It has happened! Really!!
Replies: 132
Views: 101866

Re: It has happened! Really!!

What's the highest ranked album without any of its songs ranked?
by McJagger
Sat Mar 25, 2017 10:54 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Artists ranked together that should be seperate?
Replies: 2
Views: 4872

Re: Artists ranked together that should be seperate?

I have the opposite quibble: I think Grinderman and Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds should be grouped together.
by McJagger
Fri Jan 27, 2017 7:34 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Errors in the 2015 Update
Replies: 538
Views: 374419

Re: Errors in the 2015 Update

Am I crazy or is the album "The Harder They Come" not on the website? I distinctly recall the album being on here before.
by McJagger
Sun Dec 11, 2016 5:15 pm
Forum: EOY 2016
Topic: EOY 2016 Albums Spreadsheet Updates
Replies: 94
Views: 196554

Re: EOY 2016 Albums Spreadsheet Updates

Who would have guessed that A Tribe Called Quest would release a more acclaimed hip hop album than Kanye West in 2016? Or that David Bowie would release his fourth(?) most acclaimed album in 2016?
by McJagger
Sat Nov 07, 2015 4:30 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Unacclaimed III: The Draw and Lists
Replies: 31
Views: 17549

Re: Unacclaimed III: The Draw and Lists

I was the one who nominated the Vivien Goldman song. (Gah! I should have checked if she was on the list after the latest update.) A replacement from another user is fine.
by McJagger
Sun Dec 21, 2014 4:28 am
Forum: Films, Movies, Motion Pictures...
Topic: AM Auteur/Director Poll 2014: Submissions and Prep Page
Replies: 49
Views: 31213

Re: AM Auteur/Director Poll 2014: Submissions and Prep Page

Hm, I wonder which of the directors I mentioned is doing poorly. Maybe I overestimated the appeal of PT Anderson, who I thought was generally regarded as the best American filmmaker working today - an opinion I don't share, although I do enjoy his movies.
by McJagger
Thu Dec 18, 2014 10:27 pm
Forum: Films, Movies, Motion Pictures...
Topic: AM Auteur/Director Poll 2014: Submissions and Prep Page
Replies: 49
Views: 31213

Re: AM Auteur/Director Poll 2014: Submissions and Prep Page

Here are my predictions for the top ten:

1. Stanley Kubrick
2. Alfred Hitchcock
3. Martin Scorsese
4. Francis Ford Coppola
5. Steven Spielberg
6. Paul Thomas Anderson
7. David Lynch
8. Akira Kurosawa
9. Joel and Ethan Coen
10. Christopher Nolan
by McJagger
Mon Dec 15, 2014 4:24 am
Forum: ALL TIME
Topic: ✅ ⚠️ Rock'n'Folk 555 Albums (FR)
Replies: 15
Views: 26420

Re: Rock'n'Folk 555 Albums (FR)

Quite the coincidence that there is a full page advertisement for "The Endless River" on page 10 and that the album was included on the list. . .
by McJagger
Tue Oct 21, 2014 3:51 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Unacclaimed 2.0 Round of 16
Replies: 26
Views: 18977

Re: Unacclaimed 2.0 Round of 16

These choices are getting tougher each week. The National - Exile (Vilify) Erik Satie - Gymnopedie 1 Kashiwa Daisuke - Stella Final Fantasy - The CN Tower Belongs to the Dead Rivers Cuomo - Longtime Sunshine Fred Wesley and the JB's - Doin' It to Death Quinette de Hot Club de France - Minor's Swing ...
by McJagger
Fri Oct 17, 2014 12:30 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Unacclaimed 2.0 Round of 32: Part 2
Replies: 26
Views: 17264

Re: Unacclaimed 2.0 Round of 32: Part 2

Rivers Cuomo - Longtime Sunshine Triffids - Red Pony Roy Harper - I Hate the White Man Fred Wesley and the JB's - Doin' It to Death Max Berlin - Elle et Moi Lord Invader, Macbeth the Great, and Duke of Iron - Calypso War Astor Piazzolla and Robert Goyeneche - Vuelvo al Sur REM - Carnival of Sorts (B...
by McJagger
Wed Oct 08, 2014 5:09 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Unacclaimed 2.0 Round of 32: Part I
Replies: 21
Views: 14411

Re: Unacclaimed 2.0 Round of 32: Part I

Passion Pit - Carried Away
The National - Exile (Vilify)
Erik Satie - Gymnopedie 1
Tantra - Hills of Katmandu
Kashiwa Daisuke - Stella
Jean-Jacques Perrey - EVA
Final Fantasy - The CN Tower Belongs to the Dead
Gnarls Barkely - Who's Gonna Save My Soul
by McJagger
Mon Oct 06, 2014 1:22 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Unacclaimed 2.0 Group Stage: Week 8
Replies: 22
Views: 13928

Re: Unacclaimed 2.0 Group Stage: Week 8

I hope I made it in on time!

Robert Plant
1) Kashiwa Daisuke - Stella
2) Gorillaz - Doncamatic
3) Anais Mitchell - Why We Build the Wall
4) Dan Mangan - Road Regrets

Bob Dylan
1) Kobiety - Marcello
2) Radiohead - Talk Show Host
3) Ricky B - Shake It Fo Ya Hood
4) Todd Rundgren - No World Order
by McJagger
Tue Sep 30, 2014 9:36 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: 2014 Top 500 Albums of All Time Poll
Replies: 142
Views: 83785

Re: 2014 Top 500 Albums of All Time Poll

I sent you my revised list of albums.
by McJagger
Mon Sep 29, 2014 11:46 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: 2014 Top 500 Albums of All Time Poll
Replies: 142
Views: 83785

Re: 2014 Top 500 Albums of All Time Poll

Is it okay if I submit a slightly modified list (with the inclusion of one of my favorite albums in the top 20 that I somehow forgot to include initially)?
by McJagger
Fri Sep 26, 2014 5:13 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Unacclaimed 2.0 Group Stage: Week 7
Replies: 25
Views: 16165

Re: Unacclaimed 2.0 Group Stage: Week 7

John Lennon: 1. The Clean - Tally Ho! 2. Max Berlin - Elle et moi 3. Hymie's Basement - 21st Century Pop Song 4. Lady Lamb the Beekeeper - Bird Balloons Prince: 1. Owen Pallett - The CN Tower Belongs to the Dead 2. Astor Piazzola and Roberto Goyeneche - Vuelvo al sur 3. Metallica - Am I Evil? 4. Wee...
by McJagger
Sun Sep 21, 2014 6:28 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Unacclaimed 2.0 Group Stage: Week 6
Replies: 26
Views: 17191

Re: Unacclaimed 2.0 Group Stage: Week 6

David Bowie: 1) Van Morrison - Wonderful Remark 2) R.E.M. - Carnival of Sorts (Box Cars) 3) Enrique Morente and Lagartija Nick - Omega 4) The Nits - In the Dutch Mountains James Brown: 1) Django Reinhardt & Stéphane Grappelli - Minor Swing 2) Jean-Jacques Perrey - E.V.A. 3) Gorillaz, Andre 3000,...
by McJagger
Sun Sep 14, 2014 9:07 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Unacclaimed 2.0 Group Stage: Week 5
Replies: 27
Views: 16741

Re: Unacclaimed 2.0 Group Stage: Week 5

Michael Jackson: 1) Frank Zappa - Watermelon in Easter Hay 2) Irma Thomas - Ruler of My Heart 3) Chris Knox - Not Given Lightly 4) Gnarls Barkley - Who's Gonna Save My Soul Jack White: 1) Lord Invader, Macbeth the Great, and the Duke of Iron - Calypso Warrior 2) Tammi Terrell - All I Do Is Think Abo...
by McJagger
Mon Sep 01, 2014 12:55 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Unacclaimed 2.0 Group Stage: Week 4
Replies: 23
Views: 16426

Re: Unacclaimed 2.0 Group Stage: Week 4

Bono: 1) Fred Wesley and the JB's - Doin' It to Death 2) Modest Mouse - Baby Blue Sedan 3) Game Theory - Mammoth Gardens 4) Sia - Buttons Overall, this week for me is the best so far. All of the songs in both groups were good and many are excellent. The JB's are the funkiest band to ever exist and I...
by McJagger
Sun Aug 31, 2014 5:47 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Unacclaimed 2.0 Group Stage: Week 3
Replies: 24
Views: 15344

Re: Unacclaimed 2.0 Group Stage: Week 3

Madonna: 1) Tantra - Hills of Katmandu 2) Eddie Kendricks - Eddie's Love 3) Temper Trap - Fader 4) Mayer Hawthorne - A Long Time I'm so glad that people started to warm up to Tantra's song towards the end of the week; I thought I would be the only one with it at the top. I think European disco was d...
by McJagger
Tue Aug 26, 2014 6:53 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: AM All Time ranking over the years
Replies: 18
Views: 12828

Re: AM All Time lists over the years

Very interesting. I'm surprised by how quickly "OK Computer" became a classic in the eyes of the critical establishment.
by McJagger
Thu Aug 21, 2014 1:14 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Unacclaimed 2.0 Group Stage: Week 2
Replies: 32
Views: 20432

Re: Unacclaimed 2.0 Group Stage: Week 2

Bruce Springsteen Group 1) The Verlaines - Joed Out 2) The Box Tops - I Shall Be Released 3) The Tallest Man on Earth - The Gardener 4) Rusted Root - Send Me on My Way All of these songs were uninspiring. The Verlaines' jangly guitars beat out the serviceable cover by The Box Tops. The Tallest Man o...
by McJagger
Wed Aug 20, 2014 1:23 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Pitchfork's Best Music of the Decade so Far
Replies: 44
Views: 31463

Re: Pitchfork's Best Music of the Decade so Far

Yes, Henrik, that makes a lot of sense. I believe it is the only fair solution for the albums that will be coming out in the next four months.
by McJagger
Sat Aug 16, 2014 6:46 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Recommendations for the 2014 alltime album poll
Replies: 75
Views: 59844

Re: Recommandations for the 2014 alltime album poll

That's my preliminary list. I'll change it as I listen to some of the recommendations in this thread.
by McJagger
Sat Aug 16, 2014 4:48 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Most Acclaimed Songs on One Album
Replies: 6
Views: 6104

Re: Most Acclaimed Songs on One Album

The White Album has ten too. Eleven if you count its version of "Revolution", "Revolution 1". Why would you count that, it's not listed. Just the regular Revolution is listed. I wouldn't. I'm just pointing out that there is a slower version of a song in the top 6000 that appears...
by McJagger
Fri Aug 15, 2014 11:57 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Most Acclaimed Songs on One Album
Replies: 6
Views: 6104

Re: Most Acclaimed Songs on One Album

Tubular Bells has the distinction of being, I believe, the only album with all its songs being in the top 6000. :)
by McJagger
Fri Aug 15, 2014 11:50 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Most Acclaimed Songs on One Album
Replies: 6
Views: 6104

Re: Most Acclaimed Songs on One Album

The White Album has ten too. Eleven if you count its version of "Revolution", "Revolution 1".
by McJagger
Fri Aug 15, 2014 9:29 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Recommendations for the 2014 alltime album poll
Replies: 75
Views: 59844

Re: Recommandations for the 2014 alltime album poll

Thanks, guys, for helping me. Here's my list. Rank | Artist | Album 1 | Television | Marquee Moon 2 | The Velvet Underground and Nico | The Velvet Underground and Nico 3 | Pere Ubu | The Modern Dance 4 | Can | Tago Mago 5 | Talk Talk | Spirit of Eden 6 | Van Morrison | Astral Weeks 7 | Brian Eno | A...
by McJagger
Fri Aug 15, 2014 8:07 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Recommendations for the 2014 alltime album poll
Replies: 75
Views: 59844

Re: Recommandations for the 2014 alltime album poll

How are you guys maintaining your formatting when posting to the forum? I have compiled my list in Excel and when I copy and paste it to here the columns do not look as neat as they do in Excel (or when I copy and paste to Word for that matter).
by McJagger
Fri Aug 15, 2014 6:08 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Recommendations for the 2014 alltime album poll
Replies: 75
Views: 59844

Re: Recommandations for the 2014 alltime album poll

Are EPs allowed? If so, I'll likely put The Clean's "Boodle Boodle Boodle", The Buzzcocks' "Spiral Scratch", and The Nerves' self-titled on my list. Some others that many people might forget about or may not even be aware of, and deserve your attention and acclamation, include: T...
by McJagger
Fri Aug 15, 2014 5:57 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Trip down the Acclaimed Music memory lane...
Replies: 9
Views: 11420

Re: Trip down the Acclaimed Music memory lane...

I first visited AM in 2007 and my musical tastes have been shaped ever since. Like most white American male teenagers, I was obsessed with mainstream classic rock. It was only after finding AM that I found out about the existence of The Velvet Underground. I bought VU & Nico and my life changed:...
by McJagger
Thu Aug 14, 2014 11:35 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Pitchfork's Best Music of the Decade so Far
Replies: 44
Views: 31463

Re: Pitchfork's Best Music of the Decade so Far

I recall them doing the same thing for their 2000s list.
by McJagger
Thu Aug 14, 2014 9:07 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Unacclaimed 2.0 Group Stage: Week 1
Replies: 42
Views: 28263

Re: Unacclaimed 2.0 Group Stage: Week 1

I wouldn't want to stop people who wanted to submit their votes at a later date expecting the contest to be open until Sunday. On the other hand, I would like to see the next groups. :)
by McJagger
Thu Aug 14, 2014 9:00 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Pitchfork's Best Music of the Decade so Far
Replies: 44
Views: 31463

Re: Pitchfork's Best Music of the Decade so Far

In a surprise move, they will name "Kid A" the best album of the first half of the 2010s. But seriously, here's my prediction for their top 10: 1) Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy 2) Kendrick Lamar - good kid, m.A.A.d. city 3) LCD Soundsystem - This Is Happening 4) Frank Ocea...
by McJagger
Thu Aug 14, 2014 7:58 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Unacclaimed 2.0 Group Stage: Week 1
Replies: 42
Views: 28263

Re: Unacclaimed 2.0 Group Stage: Week 1

Maybe we can shorten the length of the next round? 14 out of the 26 responses so far (approximately 54%) came in on the first day. A week or even shorter should be sufficient to get an adequate number of responses, no?
by McJagger
Thu Aug 14, 2014 5:40 pm
Forum: Books
Topic: Julian Cope's Krautrocksampler -1996 & Japrocksampler -2007
Replies: 9
Views: 7608

Re: Julian Cope's Krautrocksampler -1996 & Japrocksampler -2

Cope's Krautrocksampler is an underground classic and introduced me to a lot of weird, incredible music. I've never heard of his Japrocksampler and look forward to exploring it. Thanks for sharing, Pierre! I hope these lists are included on AM.
by McJagger
Wed Aug 13, 2014 3:49 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: What makes a great live album?
Replies: 4
Views: 4381

Re: What makes a great live album?

It would be interesting to see an overview of live albums listed on AM. My impression is that the vast majority of albums listed are studio albums (something approaching 98%, I'd say) and that the days of the iconic, critically-acclaimed live album like "'Live' at the Apollo" and "Liv...
by McJagger
Wed Aug 13, 2014 3:40 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: New Poll
Replies: 6
Views: 5872

Re: New Poll

I agree. Critics generally DO place too much emphasis on the LP as the standard medium of musical expression. This short shrifts artists from before the LP era and artists in genres that deemphasize the long player. That being said, I believe music has gone downhill since the invention of the piano....
by McJagger
Wed Aug 13, 2014 12:39 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: New Poll
Replies: 6
Views: 5872

Re: New Poll

This is my choice: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DiXjbI3kRus . This song, of course, is slightly less perfect than all of his other songs due to David Bowie's involvement. Bowie will never be able to (objectively) equal Bing's greatness as measured in record sales, influence, physical attractivene...
by McJagger
Thu Aug 07, 2014 6:58 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Unacclaimed 2.0 Group Stage: Week 1
Replies: 42
Views: 28263

Re: Unacclaimed 2.0 Group Stage: Week 1

Paul McCartney Group: 1) Games - Strawberry Skies 2) Rivers Cuomo - Longtime Sunshine 3) Passion Pit - Carried Away 4) White Denim - Some Wild Going Outward I was not as impressed with this group as I was with the following one, but all these songs, at the least, had great moments. Games' oddball po...
by McJagger
Wed Aug 06, 2014 6:01 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Unacclaimed 2.0 Nomination Thread
Replies: 111
Views: 77735

Re: Unacclaimed 2.0 Nomination Thread

Great choices, everyone! I hope my nominations get far, but I would be satisfied with all these songs winning.

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