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Big Thief is top, in my opinion, because we have run into another weak year for albums. We don't have the event-album we had even back in 2017 with DAMN!. Almost seems like those are a thing of the past with the focus in streaming on individual song plays. Has music gone full circle back to the 50s...

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Someone use their vote to nominate Robyn’s “Call Your Girlfriend” as the last 2010 song because I used my daily vote and that song is amazing.

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Alvvays- In Undertow (2017)

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This song is bubbling under on AM: 250. John Parr – St. Elmo’s Fire (Man in Motion) Year: 1985 Album: St. Elmo’s Fire Biggest Fan: ordinaryperson (#494) Don’t forget you can always vote for earlier songs or change your vote! 6/10 for the cheese factor alone. The Brian Eno song of the same name is a...

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I used to listen to Just What I Needed over and over again in high school...And this was in the 2000s! It is kind of curious, as I only heard about The Cars when I came to this forum and guessed they were a bit like Pavement, Spoon or Gang of Four: acts with a following among music nerds, but with ...

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I don’t understand the rules while but I guess I’ll try I nominate Post Malone - Rockstar (2017) 1. You can only nominate 1 song per day. 2. You can only nominate songs that were released from 2010 to 2018. 3. You can only nominate 1 song per year (e.g. only 1 song from 2012, only 1 song from 2013,...

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Maxwell- Lake By the Ocean (2016) - bubbling

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My Bloody Valentine- Only Tomorrow (2013)

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Ric Ocasek of The Cars has died. He was 75.

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Too lo-fi for my taste, but you have a solid flow. Needs a better mix though.

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Beach House- Space Song (2015)

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Kamasi Washington- Fists of Fury (2018)

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So, 32 albums from the 2010s and 68 from the 2000s. That's a huge difference, don't you think? Anyway, I'm surprised Adele is nowhere to be found on this list. Lists like this always have whatever the opposite of a recency bias is. Expect a similar ratio between 2010-2014 albums and 2015-2019 album...

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As much as I love IGOR, Bandana feels like the rap album that will get the most acclaim come year-end time. As things stand Bandana will likely place in the top 10, but I think Igor has the upper hand, for being more a product of the zeitgeist and having a higher profile. I also think Eilish will d...

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As a longtime fan of LDR, I'm glad to see her finally getting her due. And it's a great album with a lot of standout songs, but I don't feel like she's the sure thing for AOTY yet. To me, it seems like a three way race between LDR, Big Thief and Billie Eilish. Of the albums released so far this yea...

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The new Lana Del Rey album is... 1) really, really good 2) probably going to be the critics’ pick for AOTY As a longtime fan of LDR, I'm glad to see her finally getting her due. And it's a great album with a lot of standout songs, but I don't feel like she's the sure thing for AOTY yet. To me, it s...

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The new Lana Del Rey album is...

1) really, really good
2) probably going to be the critics’ pick for AOTY

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That point difference between #4 and the top 3 is just insane. Don’t Look Back in Anger, There is a Light That Never Goes Out, and Mr. Brightside truly reign supreme.

Thanks for hosting the poll, mileswide!!!

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Now there are a few things I like about the Elvis version more than the original. I like how the Elvis version starts off so immediately, I don't get this comment. Both versions have the same intro with the vocal coming in at just before 8 seconds. The only difference is that the guitars are accent...

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Usually critics frown upon records where an act records a new version of a previously recorded song and does it in the same way as the earlier version. Presley's record is a direct copy of the Mark James original. Same arrangement, even the same guitar player. Elvis is a better singer, but I think ...

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It's almost September and the year is 2/3rds of the way over. Here's what we have... Great: 1. Weyes Blood- Titanic Rising 3. Freddie Gibbs and Madlib- Bandana 3. Jai Paul- Leak 04-13 (Bait Ones) Very Good: 4. Lana Del Rey- Norman Fucking Rockwell! 5. Bon Iver- i,i 6. The National- I Am Easy to Find...

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Hymie wrote: ↑
Fri Aug 30, 2019 1:53 am

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Tue Aug 27, 2019 9:38 pm

Funny you should say that. My older friends are really pissed that it finished so high.
How do they feel about the top 5 placement of "Suspicious Minds"?
IF it is top 5, I will comment

Fair enough! haha

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Hymie wrote: ↑
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Tue Aug 27, 2019 2:34 pm
Ah, shame In the Ghetto just missed out on a top-ten spot.
Funny you should say that. My older friends are really pissed that it finished so high.

How do they feel about the top 5 placement of "Suspicious Minds"?

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mileswide wrote: ↑
Thu Aug 29, 2019 2:23 am
The top 50 awaits! I should be able to present all of that to you tomorrow, do we dare make any predictions at this stage in the meantime?

Lots of Oasis.

"Don't Look Back in Anger" wins it all. "Dancing Queen" places in the top 10.

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I'm the only one who voted for "What a Fool Believes"????? What's wrong with you people??????

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The music released in his name in the 2010s was some of.my favourites of the decade. And if archival material is not eligible in its year of release, how would we determine what year it WOULD be eligible? I may be the only Forumer listing Cash thus decade but I feel fairly certain others will name ...

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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? Artists not even alive in the decade should not count I dunno, even if he’s dead he still put out albums this decade. If Bowie died two days before B...

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Am I the only one who didn’t see these lists as a poll? It’s too early for a poll but it’s never too early to just ask for people’s favorites so far. Not every topic has to be part of some official forum poll. That’s certainly how I interpreted this thread and the other thread too. Just as a place ...

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I enjoy the new Sleater-Kinney album, but it kind of sounds like St. Vincent minus the guitar theatrics and killer hooks.

I think I’d give it a 7/10 or so.

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Nico should have “I’ll Be Your Mirror” added to her artist page, as she has every other VU song where she sings lead listed there already.

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Mobb Deep's "Shook Ones (Part II)" is labeled on this site as "Shook Ones, Pt. 2". This is probably really pedantic, but I figured I'd mention it in the spirit of accuracy.

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7 days left, people! One last question about eligibility: is everyone alright with the concept of including wordless choruses? Honorio made the point that they could arguably be contentious, especially in light of my (possibly unjustified) hardline against including instrumental sections where the ...

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I already did my top 100s, but here are my albums and songs of the year... Albums: 2010: Kanye West- My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy 2011: PJ Harvey- Let England Shake 2012: Frank Ocean- Channel Orange 2013: Vampire Weekend- Modern Vampires of the City 2014: Todd Terje- It’s Album Time 2015: Kendr...

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The Simpsons vs The Sopranos: It's like the Beatles and the Stones, right? The condensed, quick, never waste a minute artistic experience that lasted for a few years before finishing with a bow versus the sprawling, never ending, franchise that keeps chugging along decade after decade, warts and all...

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It is with frustration with myself, sadness but also some relief that I've decided to abandon this Choruses Poll. It was a nice idea poorly executed by myself that lacked from the outset clear definitions or an agreed formula. I'm sorry for the way I've conducted many of the discussions above- I pr...

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I think its a fairly safe bet that it was suicide given his history of depression / wife leaving him last year / some of his lyrics. American Water is one of the best indie albums of the 90s and everyone should give it a try, especially if they like Pavement. Joe Pernice (of Pernice Brothers) poste...

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That new Haim song "Summer Girl" is really good, but it's infuriatingly similar to "Walk on the Wild Side". I get having a sax like the song, and having a similar instrumentation, subdued vocals, and general "mood", but did they really have to do the "doo doo doo"s like the song too? Can't decide i...

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Holy shit that’s terrible. His newest album, Purple Mountains, was just released a few weeks ago and is great. Seemed like he was making a strong comeback. How awful.

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That new Haim song "Summer Girl" is really good, but it's infuriatingly similar to "Walk on the Wild Side". I get having a sax like the song, and having a similar instrumentation, subdued vocals, and general "mood", but did they really have to do the "doo doo doo"s like the song too? Can't decide if...

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I'm seeing Beach House tonight with a couple of friends in Massachusetts. Should be awesome!

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Top 40 songs of the year (so far)... 1. Weyes Blood- Andromeda 2. Sharon Van Etten- Seventeen 3. Four Tet- Only Human 4. Weyes Blood- Movies 5. Tame Impala- Patience 6. Lizzo- Juice 7. Charly Bliss- Capacity 8. Mark Ronson (featuring Angel Olsen)- True Blue 9. Carly Rae Jepsen- Julien 10. Freddie Gi...

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This is very provisional, but I've been working on these lists a lot in light of the coming end of the decade... Top 100 Songs: 1. Inspector Norse- Todd Terje 2. Seasons (Waiting On You)- Future Islands 3. Runaway- Kanye West (featuring Pusha T) 4. Oblivion- Grimes 5. Let It Happen- Tame Impala 6. G...

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Good spot Andy, probably should have made it clearer that choruses with only vocal sounds, rather than words, are valid but not instrumental sections where the chorus would logically go. I'll reflect this in the initial post. Might this be a chance to slot Flagpole Sitta in its place, Stevie? Is it...

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All These Things That I've Done is another one. Nick, are you taking it as an average of the normal choruses plus the 'I've Got Soul But I'm Not a Soldier' part? Fluorescent Adolescent is another similar example (like Don't Stop Believing also) with a chorus and then a big refrain at the end, so I'...

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Great to see Radiohead in the top 3 again, and a premature congratulations to Bowie for hitting number 2 twice in a row!

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A somewhat provisional list. Thanks for some song inspiration, Steviefan! 50. AC/DC- You Shook Me All Night Long 49. Backstreet Boys- I Want It That Way 48. Jimmy Eat World- The Middle 47. Elton John- Rocket Man 46. Sufjan Stevens- Chicago 45. David Bowie- Starman 44. Earth, Wind & Fire- September 4...

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Like I said before, music is an art form. No it's not. That's a myth put forth (I'm sorry to say) by the critics that this site is based upon. Music is a craft. Music has been considered a form of art for hundreds of years. Are you're going to seriously suggest that nobody ever considered the works...

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So are the ending refrains to "Don't Stop Believing" and "Hey Jude" going to count as a chorus? Or is a chorus something that repeats throughout the song and is broken up by verses/a bridge?

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acroamor wrote:I was wondering what artist would overperform the most in this department compared to their overall ranking and I think the answer is Oasis.

I can think of at least 2 Oasis songs that have all but guaranteed a spot in my top 10, one of which will probably be my number 1.

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Limiting myself to albums that aren't in the top 30 of their respective year on AM... The Beach Boys- The SMiLE Sessions: Okay, we all know this one. But it's a fantastic album and it definitely deserves a re-listen if you've only heard it once or twice. Will it even count for our EOD poll? Well, wh...

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