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Rob

My top 15 songs for 1995: 1. Radiohead - Fake Plastic Trees 2. Oasis - Wonderwall 3. Alanis Morissette - You Oughta Know 4. Adiemus - Adiemus 5. Oasis - Don't Look Back in Anger 6. The Verve - History 7. Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, featuring Kylie Minogue - Where the Wild Roses Grow 8. Tina Turne...

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Very good week again, but all choices expect match-up 3 are still easy for me. 8. Perfume Genius - Too Bright vs. 2. Deep Purple - Made In Japan 1. Sleater Kinney - One Beat vs. 6. Tubeway Army - Replicas 4. Weekend - La Variet é vs. 5. Sufjan Stevens - Seven Swans 7. Danger Mouse & Daniele Lupp...

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Just want to drop my Spotify list for my top 1000 here:

That was a slightly painful process as it made me notice I had forgotten about 5 songs that should be there. But that's how it goes.

Rob

Now, another thing. For MegaCritic I always post the A Taste of MegaCritic Spotify playlist with every update. I have been toying with making a list like that for the top 3000 albums on AM. Originally, I wanted to do it after the last update, but Henrik quickly announced an update with only 2017 en...

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Thanks again for the update Henrik! Hope you can take a good rest now. Still surprised that Lana Del Rey and Wolf Alice didn't make it. Thought they would have enough points. And yes, I agree about Magnetic Fields being deserving, although I didn't expect them to make it. The same goes for Phoebe Br...

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Second week an immediately a quality jump. I wouldn't agree that all albums here are masterpieces, but the first three match-ups are as good as they get, and the fourth one is still okay. 3. John Coltrane - My Favorite Things vs. 5. Johnny Cash - American III: Solitary Man 6. Townes Van Zandt - The ...

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I once played with the idea of setting up some sort of poll for albums made by artists past a certain age, to look at latter-day works that are sometimes ignored. This idea is similar, although it takes the term "past-their-prime" in a different way. In that sense Era Vulgaris is an intere...

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One song that's probably going to do better than people expect is Kiss from a Rose. Every single list here has it in the top 500, two put it in the top 100, and one voter had it at #10! In fact, I'm embarrassed to say that at #417, my list has it the lowest. What makes you say this? There are a lot...

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I guess I update my only one nomination in the game at a time rule to two nominations at a time. Since Lana Del Rey has made the Hall of Fame (hurray!) I will add another song from my top 1.000 that is overlooked at this forum. But this time probably because it is in Dutch. I just want to see how it...

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- This year we had 4 albums outside the limits (less than 3.00 and higher than 4.00) while last year we had 8. 3 albums have a ranking higher than 4 and 1 album lower than 3. Anyone want to have a guess? Some clues: a) Two albums with high ratings are not filed under Rock style. b) Last year we had...

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Aw, just at the finish line one of my albums doesn't make it to the next round. Oh well, my other six are still in.

Rob

Also, I realize now - were you the one who nominated "Bird Balloons" for a forum game a few years ago? If so, I have you to thank for introducing me to her. Perfect song, and also a personal top 10. Yes, that was me. My #6 of all time! I think that song didn't even win the first round, so...

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The last week of round 1, and sadly one of the weaker line-ups in my opinion. But it comes with a personal favorite! 8. Florence + The Machine – How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful In a previous game I already expressed my dislike of this album’s single Ship to Wreck and that opinion stands. Turns out ...

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So, I finally voted again. After some period where I only particapated every now and then, I think I can keep up again for hopefully a long time (well, I actually go on holiday in two weeks, so I won't vote then, but I hope you get what I mean). But I want to give some feedback on this game. Last we...

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thanks for your messages - but maybe all the same it is worth to go in descending order on the rating of singles of all time, albums of all time? In any case, thanks - in extreme cases I will do it myself - on subjective perception). I've edited my posts to include positions on the AM list, if that...

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Regardless of rank, songs that come to mind: - Much of Lana Del Rey, with Video Games and West Coast as the best in this regard. Or Fucked My Way to the Top if that is your thing. - Some type of rock sounds very sexy to me, a certain heavy but slick guitar sound. Best examples are Do I Wanna Know or...

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StevieFan13 wrote:Rob I am so fucking delighted with your list words fail me. And someone else put The Boxer in the top 10!

I am happy you say that, as I thought it might have too few Eurovision songs on there for you. I don't think there is a single one, actually.

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In the clearing stands a boxer And a fighter by his trade And he carries the reminders Of every glove that laid him down And cut him till he cried out In his anger and his shame: "I am leaving, I am leaving" But the fighter still remains Yes, it is my top 1000: 1. Simon & Garfunkel | ...

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StevieFan13 wrote:AAAAHHH! OK, this is it! Last addition! For sure this time!

You say this with conviction, but once I post my list later today you will certainly feel a burning need to add at least 500 songs of my list to yours. I think everyone will be okay with this, as it is only reasonable.

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Secondly, a huge drop of interest (-20 votes in a week) --> talk about this chart to your mates, girlfriends, partners in crime, whatever. It is more interesting if more people take part ! The top 1000 song list plus the AM Moderately Acclaimed Albums game take up pretty all my listening time at th...

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I haven’t been voting in this game this time around but I just want to chime in to say a big thank you to whoever nominated After. One of my favorite albums of the past few years. You're welcome. I really love Lady Lamb, one of the most unique artists of the current time. But it might likely end up...

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8. Jeff Buckley – Sketches for My Sweetheart the Drunk Hard to rate as 1, this a long album and 2, it is obvious that Jeff Buckley never wanted to release it this way. I mean, some songs appear twice. Buckley himself wasn’t satisfied with the initial results, which make up the first half of the albu...

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jamieW wrote:Agreed. I started with a list of locks for my top 1,000 that I couldn't possibly eliminate. There were 2,151 of them.

I'm at a similar amount. For me the same goes as for Live in Phoenix, it is great to do this, but 1000 is really a max of how far I can take this based on workload alone.

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Sweepstakes Ron wrote:One more week, everyone!

I will make it, but damn this is a slow process. How long did everybody else take to finish their lists?

Rob

Also, this update we see a complete cover of the classic album Remain in Light ranking quite high. Curious about that one. Did you listen to it? Because it's one of the delightfully off-the-wall coolest projects out this year. Not yet, too busy with my top 1000 songs and the Moderately Acclaimed Al...

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I don't know if it appeals to many people here, but I really recommend the song Adiemus by ehm, Adiemus:

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Hardly had any time to do any extra listening this month, but it hardly mattered as there are already too many favourites to chose from this time around: 1. Jeff Buckley – Hallelujah 2. Van Dik Hout – Stil in Mij 3. Nirvana – The Man Who Sold the World 4. Oasis – Live Forever 5. 7 Year Bitch – M.I....

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Hardly had any time to do any extra listening this month, but it hardly mattered as there are already too many favourites to chose from this time around: 1. Jeff Buckley – Hallelujah 2. Van Dik Hout – Stil in Mij 3. Nirvana – The Man Who Sold the World 4. Oasis – Live Forever 5. 7 Year Bitch – M.I.A...

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Hello, Rob Changes in Kids See Ghosts highlights Thanks, I replaced them. Here is the playlist: http://open.spotify.com/user/theonering/playlist/3oaqaqHyTKihAuAVGjUmRE So, this is the list we got after half a year. Any thoughts? It seems #1's don't last. Several of the list-toppers have already lef...

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If it has 'Https' at the front, remove the 's'. Also if there is a question mark in link, remove everything from the question mark on out, including the mark itself.

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8. Van Dyke Parks – Song Cycle I didn’t expect it coming in, but turns out Song Cycle is an experimental album. It doesn’t have that reputation as far as I know, but this is inaccessible, non-linear, disruptive music. The only difference with all other experimental music is that this one works in th...

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I was hoping to do the complete the list today, but I underestimated how long it takes to rank 2000+ songs into a top 1000. Spend the last two months collecting all the songs and thought I was ready to rank them, but after hours and hours, I'm only one third done. Hopefully, I have it finished next...

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I was hoping to do the complete the list today, but I underestimated how long it takes to rank 2000+ songs into a top 1000. Spend the last two months collecting all the songs and thought I was ready to rank them, but after hours and hours, I'm only one third done. Hopefully, I have it finished next ...

Rob

Brad wrote:Geez - Sorry it's not filled with tracks from "Dookie"

It was meant as a light-hearted joke, not as criticism.

Rob

Albums later... Could you please stop keeping us in unbearable suspense and reveal whether Slanted and Enchanted is in it or not? I am quite confident that Brad won't include Slanted and Enchanted in his 1994 albums list! I was just thinking it should be Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain. Still want to kn...

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Brad wrote:Albums later...

Could you please stop keeping us in unbearable suspense and reveal whether Slanted and Enchanted is in it or not?

Rob

They are also from soundtracks...sometimes those kinds of singles get left out because they aren't from "real" albums. Tonya Harding is not from a soundtrack though. It doesn't appear on the recent film I, Tonya (though Sufjan Stevens offered it, but it was rejected - rightly so, cause th...

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End of decade might be a good shot (Mystery of Love more than Tonya Harding, if only because of bigger exposure). End of year 2018, I'm not so sure. Too bad, these are indeed two of the best songs of recent years.

Rob

The updated playlist:

So Neko Case enters very high. Hell-On is y favorite song of the year up til now, so I'm excited to give the album a spin.

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PlasticRam wrote:I hope at some point it gets released on Spotify too.

Surprisingly, it is on Spotify in this region:

Rob

Can’t agree with the consensus that this is a particularly good week. It’s certainly not a bad one, but it mostly consists of solid, but to me inessential albums. My two highest rankers really stand out. 8. Melody’s Echo Chamber – Melody’s Echo Chamber This is an album I should love more, because it...

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Obviously, it will be on the day I leave on holiday

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Kids See Ghosts barely in the top 50 and no Kanye even among the bubbling unders!!! You expected it to be? Well, I know that YE has been bashed by many critics, but I have mostly followed RYM recently, where it actually almost has the same rating as TLOP. And KSG might be in RYM’s top 5 of 2018 in ...

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Henrik wrote:Kids See Ghosts barely in the top 50 and no Kanye even among the bubbling unders!!!

You expected it to be?

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We already did Captain Beefheart and The Residents, but with The Fall and Pere Ubu this week it seems we really have gotten around the great classic weirdos of rock this year. 8. Game Theory – The Big Shot Chronicles I guess I can give up on trying to get Game Theory. This band is basically the ulti...

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Damn, that Sheena Ringo track caught me off guard. Amazing song!

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And another sure-to-be hated track from Oh-Sees - Overthrown A monster, overwhelming track. These guys never cease to amaze me : quality releases every time... Yes, I like them a lot too. Curious about this new song. I nominate: Laurie Anderson & Kronos Quartet - We Learn Yet to Speak Another L...

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Didn't have much time to listen this week. I heard every album at least ones, but only Total Life Forever and Depression Cherry twice, whereas I usually listen to each album two times. This is also a week were two listens frequently seemed essential, as there are some out there and weird albums here...

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Here's the new list. With 50 albums and 150 songs we are halfway there!

Damien Jurado's album isn't actually on Spotify for some reason, except for three songs, which happen to be the three highlights. Lucky us.

Rob

Make sense? Yes, but I think this kind of evaluating of an artists career is bringing it to the point of meaninglessness. Case in point would definitely be Bob Dylan and Bowie, who both had major late-career resurgences that are definitely part of their legacy. And compare such a thing with the err...

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