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Rob

Big Thief – Mythological Beauty: 7 Musically this is good and appealing, but lacking that bit extra. The same goes for the vocals, which are nice, but in a way I kind of expect from indie music by now. I felt that Adrianne Lenker's singing was more interesting on, say, Shark Smile from the same albu...

Rob

I'll come out of hiding to review this one! It's easy enough to find on YouTube if this is the right version? https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=DeQ1qLLPT64 Well yes, that's the one I posted in my original post. When I meant it was hard to find I should say that on the original spread sheet it was spell...

Rob

Roy Nixon and the Down Beats – Hard-Rockin’ Daddy: 7

What's this? A new Hymie and nobody but himself shows up to vote? It's pretty solid. Too repetitive to completely knock me out, but still worth a listen.

Rob

I have no problem with archival releases in these top lists. These are the years they are released in, so that's fair. I'll probably add some archival releases to my lists. The Smile Sessions will be high, but I'll never rank The Beach Boys among my favorite artists of the 2010's for something they ...

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The return of Hymie! And he immediately posed a challenge, because this song is one of the most obscure and hard to find of this poll yet. It’s not on Spotify: 225. Roy Nixon and the Down Beats – Hard-Rockin’ Daddy Year: 1958 Released as a single Biggest Fan: Hymie (#684) The song on YouTube: https:...

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አስቴር አወቀ [Aster Aweke] – Sebebu (My Excuse): 8
A superb mix between African music with western pop influences. Very catchy, but it also feels exotic in a good way.

Rob

If you're looking for another Joni album with a similar style to Hejira, I'd highly recommend listening to The Hissing of Summer Lawns. Thanks Acroamor! Having done some research after your comment (translation: looking on Wikipedia), I agree Hissing, Court & Spark and possibly Don Juan's Reckless ...

Rob

I think it does make a difference if the album release was already planned when alive and perhaps more importantly, that is was recorded in or relatively close to the decade we are talking about. Johnny Cash died in 2003, not two days before the 2010's.

Rob

224. አስቴር አወቀ [Aster Aweke] – Sebebu (My Excuse)
Year: 1989
Album: Aster
Biggest Fan: Bonnielaurel (#417)

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Rob

Relatively soon after the first classical piece we now get the second. As last time I don’t know which performance is preferred by the original nominator. Also, there is no album or single information: 223. Johann Strauss II – Tritsch-Tratsch-Polka, Op. 214 Year: 1858 Biggest Fan: Dexter (#945) Don...

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Safetycat wrote: ↑
Tue Aug 20, 2019 11:25 pm

Safetycat wrote: ↑
Mon Aug 19, 2019 8:39 am
Begin is a truly great album too, however, and I look forward to listening to it in future rounds.
Well, colour me surprised! This shaped out much differently than expected.

One of the biggest disappointments for me in this game yet. I really don't hear what is special about Foo Fighters.

Rob

Relatively soon after the first classical piece we now get the second. As last time I don’t know which performance is preferred by the original nominator. Also, there is no album or single information: 223. Johann Strauss II – Tritsch-Tratsch-Polka, Op. 214 Year: 1858 Biggest Fan: Dexter (#945) Don’...

Rob

Rotary Connection – I am the Blackgold of the Sun: 8 This song is so incredibly 1960's that Quentin Tarantino is probably dying of shame because he forgot to include it on the soundtrack of Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. Despite being very much of it's time it stands out due to it's layered soundsca...

Rob

The second appearance of Minnie Riperton, but this time as part of a band. It is bubbling on AM:

222. Rotary Connection – I am the Blackgold of the Sun
Year: 1971
Album: Hey, Love
Biggest Fan: Sonofsamiam (#52)

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Rob

Nina Hagen Band – Auf’m Bahnhof Zoo: 7
Just love the vocals on this one. She simply lets go.

Rob

Father2TheMan wrote: ↑
Sun Aug 18, 2019 6:00 am
98. Johnny Cash

He hasn't been particularly alive this decade. Do you really count someone whose output is completely archival for this type of list?

Rob

8. Blur - 13 vs. 6. The Smiths - Meat is Murder 7. Foo Fighters - The Colour and the Shape vs. 1. The Millennium - Begin 3. Spinners - Spinners vs. 2. Mahmoud Ahmed - Era Mela Mela 4. The Crocketts - The Great Brain Robbery vs. 5. Benjamin Britten - War Requiem [London Symphony Orchestra] Not exactl...

Rob

This song is on Spotify, but unplayable, at least here. So there is a YouTube link as well. 221. Nina Hagen Band – Auf’m Bahnhof Zoo Year: 1978 Album: Nina Hagen Band Biggest Fan: antonius (#920) The song on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XYa2ye4GPY8 Don’t forget you can always vote for ea...

Rob

Matchbox Twenty – Hand Me Down: 7 There are a lot of these songs around, especially from that time period. Ballads where the singer basically tries to comfort someone with a song that is both quiet yet has some musical power behind it. Although this is not a particularly unique effort I do think it ...

Rob

I obviously missed the poll here by a long mile. Because I already have a lot of movie websites I visit and work with film I always kind of overlook this part of the forum. Still I made a new top 500 films as I do every two years and thought I'd share it. Here it is on iCheckMovies: https://www.iche...

Rob

I'm late to the party, but thanks for this, Moonbeam! Your music taste is very different to mine, but you are one of the best writers around here and your love for your favorite music is infectious!

Rob

antonius wrote: ↑
Sat Aug 17, 2019 4:59 pm
Fiona Apple - Limp - 5

You recently stated that you didn't want to give low votes, but are you now looking at the top of the top 100 and down-voting songs you feel are too high?

Rob

209. Frédéric Chopin - Waltz in D-flat major, Op. 64, No. 1, Valse du petit chien [also known as Minute Waltz] - As I said before, if a specific version isn't named, it gets a 1 I for my part feel uncomfortable in counting a vote that isn't for the song, but for the nomination method. Can't you jus...

Rob

220. Matchbox Twenty – Hand Me Down
Year: 2002
Album: More Than You Think You Are
Biggest Fan: Henry (#396)

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Rob

The Kinks - Misfits: 8
Has a very classic Kinks sound that I just find hard to resist.

Rob

Back on track with the Taste of MegaCritic Playlist, now for the first time featuring Slipknot (and other acts as well):

Rob

Back to a more regular length, with the third entry of The Kinks in this game:

219. The Kinks - Misfits
Year: 1978
Album: Misfits
Biggest Fan: antonius (#622)

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Rob

Taana Gardner - Heartbeat: 5

There is nothing wrong with it on itself, but this is not really my taste and it really wears thin for me with a duration of over 9 minutes.

Rob

Another long one. One for the dance floor, but this time Krurze is not the DJ. It also ranks on AM at #1985.

218. Taana Gardner - Heartbeat
Year: 1981
Released as a single
Biggest Fan: Moonbeam (#158)

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Rob

Madness – The Liberty of Norton Folgate: 8 Very captivating. I only know Madness from the hits they had in the eighties, but these were always fun. Good to hear they still have some greatness in them. There are moments were you can almost hear the glue that keeps all elements together come apart, bu...

Rob

Again a little, probably needless reminder, Otisredding, but last update there were no highlights added for the new albums, except for the Frightened Rabbit tribute.

Rob

And now a long one:

217. Madness – The Liberty of Norton Folgate
Year: 2009
Album: The Liberty of Norton Folgate
Biggest Fan: Akhenaten (#unranked)

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Rob

Green Day – In the End: 6

This band is always likable, but Dookie of course has better songs.

Rob

A short one:

216. Green Day – In the End
Year: 1994
Album: Dookie
Biggest Fan: Prosecutorgodot (#615)

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Rob

Passion Pit – Moth’s Wings: 6

I don't hear Supertramp, but more things like M83. I like it, although something I feel there are just a little too much elements in the mix, all vying for attention.

Rob

Since Era Mela Mela is still not on Spotify in it's original form, let me again post my playlist of the original order here:

Rob

215. Passion Pit – Moth’s Wings
Year: 2009
Album: Manners
Biggest Fan: woodymac (#280)

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Rob

Orelsan - Suicide social: 6 Yeah, the language barrier is there, but still there is some force here that can't be denied. Orelsan certainly raps with conviction and the music that supports him is tense. It doesn't seem unique (unless the words say something unexpected), but it is done with feeling....

Rob

Romain wrote: ↑
Mon Aug 12, 2019 12:41 pm
Héhéhé... indeed. The song has not only been played on radio and TV on a loop, but has also been used in commercials and in many reports on musical background here in France. i don't know for the other countries.

I peaked at #53 here in The Netherlands, but I can't remember hearing it back than.

Rob

214. Collective Soul – No More No Less
Year: 1999
Album: Dosage
Biggest Fan: Neil (#355)

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Rob

Orelsan - Suicide social: 6 Yeah, the language barrier is there, but still there is some force here that can't be denied. Orelsan certainly raps with conviction and the music that supports him is tense. It doesn't seem unique (unless the words say something unexpected), but it is done with feeling. ...

Rob

Because I got some criticism for my "Favorite Albums of the 2010s" list since the decade is not over, I figured Artists would make more sense. With the decade 96% complete, I think it is fair to start looking at the best/favorite artists of the decade. Maybe, but because many people are now going t...

Rob

213. Orelsan – Suicide social
Year: 2011
Album: Le chant des sirènes
Biggest Fan: Nassim (#33)

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Rob

During Round 1 there was a week I couldn't do all the reviews and I said that I would do the ones I missed that went on to the next round when they would appear again. So here we are: Crowded House – Woodface Woodface is a perfectly fine album that just fails to be great. It is filled with melody an...

Rob

Faada Freddy – Borom Bi: 8
I disagree with the earlier ratings, I think this is quite a stunner. I love how the various elements combine into something that is undefinable yet gripping. There are elements of soul, gospel and hip-hop, but feels like neither in particular. It's a beauty.

Rob

Some facts: - The average score for a song is 5,667904048. Queen's All Dead, All Dead approaches that grade most. - People have probably already noticed this, but there are more songs from the last 100 than the first 100 in the list. The balance is 58 new ones to 42 mainstays. - Why is this? Were th...

Rob

Hymie wrote: ↑
Fri Aug 09, 2019 11:30 pm
The Human League record is "crowd," not "crowds."

Fixed.

Rob

212. Faada Freddy – Borom Bi
Year: 2015
Album: Gospel Journey
Biggest Fan: Romain (#621)

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Rob

Frédéric Chopin - Minute Waltz - 6 People seem to shit on classical music here to some extent Nah, it's just this song (or perhaps the people who play this game?). In other topics classical music has been treated with great reverence in general. There was a huge classical poll here a couple of year...

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Here are the remaining 100, who fell short. Any favorites here? 101. Annette Peacock - Love's Out to Lunch: 5,785714286 102. The Gaslight Anthem - 1,000 Years: 5,772727273 103. Willie Nelson - He Won't Ever Be Gone: 5,769230769 104. James Brown & His Furious Flames – Tell Me What I Did Wrong: 5,7666...

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