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by Zorg
Wed Feb 21, 2024 10:30 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: AMF Favorite Songs of the 2010s - Results!
Replies: 103
Views: 8313

Re: AMF Favorite Songs of the 2010s - Results!

I am genuinely perplexed!!
by Zorg
Wed Feb 21, 2024 1:41 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: AMF Favorite Songs of the 2010s - Results!
Replies: 103
Views: 8313

Re: AMF Favorite Songs of the 2010s - Results!

Looking forward to the top 10! The pictures are fantastic. I find the year distribution quite funny (FIVE songs from 2010?!). TBH looking at the 11 - 30 range fills me with more fondness than what's left in the top 10. I am extremely fond of Green Light, Good Intentions Paving Company, The Blacker t...
by Zorg
Thu Feb 15, 2024 9:13 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: AMF Favorite Songs of the 2010s - Results!
Replies: 103
Views: 8313

Re: AMF Favorite Songs of the 2010s - Results!

Wish I managed to get my vote in. Car Seat Headrest (and in particular Beach Life In Death) was the find of the poll for me (alongside Chandelier by Sia lol which I would have put top 5!) Would have loved to see the Sophie songs (in particular Immaterial) higher. Surprised by the low finish of Robyn...
by Zorg
Sat Feb 10, 2024 11:52 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: AMF Favorite Albums of the 2010s - RESULTS!
Replies: 102
Views: 6424

Re: AMF Favorite Albums of the 2010s - RESULTS!

...I'm gonna guess TPAB takes it (my rationale being that enough people have soured on Kanye juuuust enough for TPAB to get in there).
by Zorg
Sat Feb 10, 2024 6:36 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: AMF Favorite Albums of the 2010s - RESULTS!
Replies: 102
Views: 6424

Re: AMF Favorite Albums of the 2010s - RESULTS!

Fantastic rollout so far!

I must say I am pretty stunned to see the Archandroid this high!
by Zorg
Thu Feb 01, 2024 10:15 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Final 2010s Poll: Due January 31st, 2024
Replies: 56
Views: 10176

Re: Final 2010s Poll: Due January 31st, 2024

Gutted I didn't manage to get a songs list in. In the end I found it a bit too hard to really meaningfully listen to the 100 songs or so I hadn't heard before. FWIW I would have put Bodak Yellow top 20 I reckon...
by Zorg
Tue Dec 05, 2023 12:08 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Final 2010s Poll: Due January 31st, 2024
Replies: 56
Views: 10176

Re: Final 2010s Poll: Due January 15th, 2024

Oh sorry that I hadn't clocked (how is it December already!). If you had to go through the same one by one process I did 300 times... :?
by Zorg
Sat Dec 02, 2023 5:07 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Post your 2023 Recap
Replies: 11
Views: 3042

Re: Post your 2023 Recap

Shout out to Berkeley, California, which apparently has my music taste!

by Zorg
Sun Nov 19, 2023 2:25 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Concerts you have coming up
Replies: 372
Views: 669583

Re: Concerts you have coming up

I saw Jessie Ware again as part of the That's Feels Good tour. She is really leaning into the camp disco vibe! The album is obviously very disco-ey, but it's much more fabulously camp live - lots of shirtless sexy men dancing with her etc. To reach camp nirvana, she did a cover of Cher's Believe, wh...
by Zorg
Sat Nov 04, 2023 5:58 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Albums and Songs of 2018
Replies: 61
Views: 68419

Re: Albums and Songs of 2018

Here's a spotify playlist of the 270 songs so far (missing a single Joanna Newsom song):

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5FST4 ... 87edec4dd4
by Zorg
Thu Oct 19, 2023 9:15 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: AMF Top 1000 Albums of All Time (2023) Results!
Replies: 222
Views: 778782

Re: AMF Top 1000 Albums of All Time (2023) Results!

Thanks DaveC and Holden (and all the people who have posted since with fascinating stats!)
by Zorg
Thu Oct 19, 2023 9:12 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Best Lana Song?
Replies: 17
Views: 3936

Re: Best Lana Song?

I have different Lana preferences to most it seems! I like the slow ones a lot. Mine probably goes something like: 1. Love Song (fondly remember falling asleep to this on a bus at 2 in the morning) 2. Kintsugi 3. West Coast (though most of Ultraviolence melds into one for me in a pleasant way - so I...
by Zorg
Sat Oct 14, 2023 9:43 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: PREDICTIONS - AMF All-Time Favorite Albums (2023 Edition)
Replies: 73
Views: 141029

Re: PREDICTIONS - AMF All-Time Favorite Albums (2023 Edition)

Here's a top 10 guess

1. OK Computer
2. Revolver
3. Pet Sounds
4. VU&N
5. Abbey Road
6. Blonde on Blonde
7. Ziggy Stardust
8. London Calling
9. Highway 61
10. Nevermind
by Zorg
Sat Oct 14, 2023 9:36 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: PREDICTIONS - AMF All-Time Favorite Albums (2023 Edition)
Replies: 73
Views: 141029

Re: PREDICTIONS - AMF All-Time Favorite Albums (2023 Edition)

I also feel like some of us are getting comfortable with what we already like (or simply failing to find the time to update our lists) which is likely to hurt the more recent releases. I stand by my general idea that most people who get serious about music feel the urge to check out the classics, b...
by Zorg
Sat Oct 14, 2023 9:26 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: AMF Top 1000 Albums of All Time (2023) Results!
Replies: 222
Views: 778782

Re: AMF Top 1000 Albums of All Time (2023) Results!

On so many occasions, I've now seen an album and think "Aww, lovely to see [insert album I like] here do well, wonder where I put it", only to see that I didn't even put it in the top 100! Couple of other points: - I wonder if / when the critical consensus will move with us on the Rolling ...
by Zorg
Wed Oct 11, 2023 3:04 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Albums of 2023 Discussion Thread
Replies: 177
Views: 189192

Re: Albums of 2023 Discussion Thread

Sufjan Stevens' Javelin is really stellar. It might not reach the ambition of Illinois or the emotional depths of Carrie & Lowell, but it feels like the culmination of all his different styles. Just a beautiful record from beginning to end. Totally agree. Have given it a couple of listens and i...
by Zorg
Fri Oct 06, 2023 5:02 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: AMF Top 1000 Albums of All Time (2023) Results!
Replies: 222
Views: 778782

Re: AMF Top 1000 Albums of All Time (2023) Results!

Two tongue in cheek points

First, wow there are some terrible album covers!

And second, (but also related to the first I suppose) can't help but chuckle every time I hear the name "The Flying Burrito Brothers". Late 60s California band - who woulda thunk it.
by Zorg
Wed Sep 27, 2023 5:34 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: AMF Best Albums of All-Time 2023 LIST THREAD
Replies: 223
Views: 670316

Re: AMF Best Albums of All-Time 2023 LIST THREAD

Here's 250 of mine, which I compiled to a thorougly pleasant listen to The Kinks' Village Green Preservation Society. I think this is the third time I've done this. A couple of things I was struck by: - Individual spots may move about, but the top of my list (e.g. top 20) has hardly changed at all s...
by Zorg
Sun Sep 10, 2023 12:11 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Albums of 2023 Discussion Thread
Replies: 177
Views: 189192

Re: Albums of 2023 Discussion Thread

Here's my list for now. Massive fan of the #1, really like #2, and think probably very good top 5. But I think it gets a bit loose from then on. (I think Wednesday would be a bit higher in reality - this list was generated by Excel). I'd be super curious to see your excel sheet! Excel sheet is misl...
by Zorg
Tue Sep 05, 2023 10:35 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Albums of 2023 Discussion Thread
Replies: 177
Views: 189192

Re: Albums of 2023 Discussion Thread

Here's my list for now. Massive fan of the #1, really like #2, and think probably very good top 5. But I think it gets a bit loose from then on. (I think Wednesday would be a bit higher in reality - this list was generated by Excel). -- 1 | Lana Del Rey | Did You Know There's a Tunnel Under Ocean Bl...
by Zorg
Mon Aug 21, 2023 8:30 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Concerts you have coming up
Replies: 372
Views: 669583

Re: Concerts you have coming up

Went to a festival called Field Day in London which was pretty good. Main highlights were Fever Ray who was excellent, and really made the new album (which I'm not much of a fan of) really pop. Arca as well. Night ended with Aphex Twin which was a bit of a disappointment. I was not ready for how hea...
by Zorg
Fri Jul 07, 2023 10:54 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Video Game Discussion
Replies: 47
Views: 46124

Re: Video Game Discussion

I absolutely adored ToTK. I'm not a gamer at all, but i fell in love with Breath of the Wild (I even 100%ed the game in the end, which I really enjoyed doing).. And I feel like TOTK is better in near enough every way. Better abilities, better shrines, better UI in the menu, cooler weapon choices, a ...
by Zorg
Fri Jul 07, 2023 10:06 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: AMF Discord Server
Replies: 32
Views: 16974

Re: AMF Discord Server

I'd be keen for this!
by Zorg
Fri Jun 16, 2023 9:07 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Albums of 2023 Discussion Thread
Replies: 177
Views: 189192

Re: Albums of 2023 Discussion Thread

Avalon Emerson's new album & the Charm may be my favorite of the year so far. It's like the answer to a question I should have been asking: what if a talented female electronic producer decided to make an ethereal dream pop album? Big fan of this. It really grows on you and is a perfect backgro...
by Zorg
Tue May 30, 2023 8:54 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: sonofsamiam's Michelin Album Guide
Replies: 27
Views: 17812

Re: sonofsamiam's Michelin Album Guide

Wow what an extensive list! As I suspect with others, it makes me jealous that you have managed to listen to so much and get enjoyment from so many. It makes me wonder about listening habits. I think I tend to be a "depth" guy when it comes to albums - if I like something, I listen to it a...
by Zorg
Wed May 17, 2023 4:08 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Eurovision 2023 poll
Replies: 7
Views: 2767

Re: Eurovision 2023 poll

I'm very sad that Sweden won it - I thought she was pretty dull. To me eurovision has to either be I) over the top, ii) camp or iii) both. With that in mind my favourite was definitely Finland, though I liked Germany and Belgium too.
by Zorg
Mon May 01, 2023 11:59 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Albums of 2023 Discussion Thread
Replies: 177
Views: 189192

Re: Albums of 2023 Discussion Thread

Spent most of the weekend listening to The National and Jessie Ware. Neither stand out to me and will probably be quite middling when I eventually try to rank them. That said, I love everything the National does and I love following their path - even this recent turn towards mellower easier-to-get-i...
by Zorg
Wed Mar 01, 2023 9:46 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Albums of 2023 Discussion Thread
Replies: 177
Views: 189192

Re: Albums of 2023 Discussion Thread

Oh, I think the new Caroline album is really good. I understand the feeling that many of the songs were already familiar, but taken as a whole, it's quite an impressive album. Plus, 2 of my top 3 on the album weren't released as singles. I imagine it will be a strong contender for the top 10 of the...
by Zorg
Wed Feb 22, 2023 6:50 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Concerts you have coming up
Replies: 372
Views: 669583

Re: Concerts you have coming up

I saw Weyes Blood the other week in London. Love her to bits. First time I've ever just stood there and thought "huh, your voice is really beautiful." Her set was basically just all the hits from the last two albums which she performed very faithfully but it just came to life a bit more, I...
by Zorg
Mon Jun 27, 2022 1:31 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: How obvious/dominant is your favorite album?
Replies: 10
Views: 4094

Re: How obvious/dominant is your favorite album?

Thanks to not doing AMF polls for a while, I've sorta de-mythologised my favourite album lists a lot. So I'm happy to say it's still London Calling (and my various spreadsheets say its been that for almost 10 years now) but it doesn't really mean much! I obviously love the album to bits but I hardly...
by Zorg
Tue Jun 21, 2022 7:54 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Albums of 2022 Discussion Thread
Replies: 263
Views: 567959

Re: Albums of 2022 Discussion Thread

A bunch of great under the radar releases those past few weeks I would happily recommend : Joe Rainey - Niineta : "avant garde pow wow", it mixes native american chants with field recordings, percussions and electronic music ; it's pretty arresting and moving, an early contender for my &q...
by Zorg
Wed Jun 01, 2022 6:55 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Concerts you have coming up
Replies: 372
Views: 669583

Re: Concerts you have coming up

I'm seeing Jessie Ware in London next week!! Oh damn, if you went to the Saturday one, I was there too! I thought it was good. I'd only got into Jessie Ware about a year ago so I was pretty new to a long of her songs. But I thought most of them came alive compared to the record. Particular highligh...
by Zorg
Sat May 14, 2022 4:39 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Kendrick Lamar - Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers
Replies: 17
Views: 8091

Re: Kendrick Lamar - Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers

I've finally listened to it with the lyrics in front of me which I always like to do. I like it quite a bit. One standout for me is the production which sounds beautiful. I think the second half of the album does a lot of the work for me - the last five songs or so dial up the introspection and it f...
by Zorg
Sun Apr 03, 2022 3:19 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Question for Moonbeam (about his program)
Replies: 34
Views: 27103

Re: Question for Moonbeam (about his program)

A random question out of nowhere:

Every so often after I type in a 1 or a 2, I get this:

Error in as.Date.numeric(e) : 'origin' must be supplied

Anyone have any idea what that's about?
by Zorg
Fri Mar 18, 2022 2:27 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Albums of 2022 Discussion Thread
Replies: 263
Views: 567959

Re: Albums of 2022 Discussion Thread

Looking forward to the new Charli XCX album today.
by Zorg
Mon Feb 14, 2022 8:23 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Concerts you have coming up
Replies: 372
Views: 669583

Re: Concerts you have coming up

After a dry couple of years on the concert front, for obvious reasons, I know have one of the fullest slates ever, all in my hometown of Nijmegen: 13 March: DeWolff + Sienna Root 15 April: Dry Cleaning 17 April: Mdou Moctar 27 May: Eefje de Visser 28 May: Parquet Courts 31 May: Baroness + Kvelertak...
by Zorg
Sun Feb 06, 2022 1:31 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Albums of 2022 Discussion Thread
Replies: 263
Views: 567959

Re: Albums of 2022 Discussion Thread

Like others I enjoy both styles. I'm really enjoying the artists that this new album makes me think of - a nice combo of The Divine Comedy, Explosions in the Sky, Arcade Fire, the National and no doubt many others. That's a nice set for me, and I think im likely to prefer it in the long term to the ...
by Zorg
Sun Jan 30, 2022 10:14 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Simpsons Poll 2021 Results
Replies: 31
Views: 19486

Re: Simpsons Poll 2021 Results

Looking forward to following the end of this. I've just got myself a Disney+ subscription (decided to bite the bullet and watch the Marvel movies...) but the Simpsons is just the perfect time filler when you've got half an hour or so to kill. So it will be great to catch up on some of these! I also ...
by Zorg
Sun Jan 30, 2022 10:05 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Albums you should like but don't
Replies: 32
Views: 16734

Re: Albums you should like but don't

A couple from me: Stereolab albums - I've listened to quite a few of them a lot, and while I like a lot of the individual songs, love the vibe, and have seen them live and loved it, I don't find any of their albums particularly memorable. Emperor Tomato Ketchup and Mars Audiac Quintet are the two cl...
by Zorg
Sat Jan 08, 2022 11:42 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Albums of 2022 Discussion Thread
Replies: 263
Views: 567959

Re: Albums of 2022 Discussion Thread

I listened to Burial's Antidawn yesterday a couple of times. Didn't feel like it was particularly memorable - it felt more atmospheric than I typically like from Burial (like Loser, or Come Down to Us, where they're a bit more intense). And for an EP, it was pretty long.... I've found Burial to be a...
by Zorg
Fri Jan 07, 2022 4:39 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: AMF Top 2000 Songs of All Time, 2021, Results!
Replies: 337
Views: 301243

Re: AMF Top 2000 Songs of All Time, 2021, Results!

That's a nice top 20. Inevitably a bit more "classic" and filled with all the names that you'd expect to see, but i'm delighted to see Once in a Lifetime and There Is A Light That Never Goes Out enter that canon! Thanks Holden! What a masterful rollout and so great to follow it in live time.
by Zorg
Thu Jan 06, 2022 6:18 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: AMF Top 2000 Songs of All Time, 2021, Results!
Replies: 337
Views: 301243

Re: AMF Top 2000 Songs of All Time, 2021, Results!

The pictures are lovely to look at. I especially loved Arcade Fire, Stevie Wonder and Donna Summer (delighted with I Feel Love' s big jump). Those 60s haircuts (or lack thereof of "cuts") are always just a bit hilarious! And oppositely, I never knew that Michael Stipe had hair! Interesting...
by Zorg
Sun Jan 02, 2022 8:41 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: AMF Top 2000 Songs of All Time, 2021, Results!
Replies: 337
Views: 301243

Re: AMF Top 2000 Songs of All Time, 2021, Results!

We can keep carrying the torch for TVoTR, the best indie rock band of the 2000s! I will always be a supportive voter for Wolf Like Me and DLZ, both of which I think have aged very well. By the way Zorg where were you when we voted? :greetings-waveyellow: Ha! :greetings-waveyellow: Haven't been roun...
by Zorg
Sun Jan 02, 2022 1:57 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: AMF Top 2000 Songs of All Time, 2021, Results!
Replies: 337
Views: 301243

Re: AMF Top 2000 Songs of All Time, 2021, Results!

Lots of lovely modern tracks in that set. Happy to see two Janelle Monae songs v close to each other (Make Me Feel, Cold War), Dance Yrself Clean, Seventeen, Lonely Boy, Dry the Rain, Pedestrian at Best, Casimir Pulaski Day, Run Away with Me all do well and in most cases a decent rise. Interested to...
by Zorg
Fri Dec 24, 2021 4:20 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Albums of 2021 Discussion Thread
Replies: 201
Views: 191715

Re: Albums of 2021 Discussion Thread

I haven't listened to many albums in the last year (or indeed, the last three or four years really!), partly because I haven't been freqenting these forums too often, and I feel like the last couple of years have been pretty weak for the very top tier of albums. But i've really loved listening to Me...
by Zorg
Thu Jul 20, 2017 11:17 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Acclaimed Music Forum Meet-Up - Henrik and Dan
Replies: 7
Views: 6488

Re: Acclaimed Music Forum Meet-Up - Henrik and Dan

Popping back into the forum to say how cool this is!
by Zorg
Sat May 06, 2017 11:53 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Kendrick Lamar- Damn: Discussion Thread
Replies: 57
Views: 38617

Re: Kendrick Lamar- Damn: Discussion Thread

I love it. The songs are catchy, and fun, and sometimes have so very little to them. But that just lets Kendrick shine. "Humble" is a good example, that beat and piano in the background sounds like the sort of thing a child would come up, but the rapping is great. Every word fits its metre...
by Zorg
Sun Apr 02, 2017 10:10 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: What song do you have on repeat right now?
Replies: 82
Views: 58049

Re: What song do you have on repeat right now?

Hi everyone!

Been a while since I've posted here. I've been listening to a lot of Beyoncé's Lemonade recently. My favourite song is "All Night", which I can't can't stop listening to it!
by Zorg
Thu Mar 23, 2017 8:54 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: SERIOUS: Your wildest nightmares might've been true about Trump.
Replies: 240
Views: 176403

Re: SERIOUS: Your wildest nightmares might've been true about Trump.

PlasticRam wrote:Theresa May hopefully is one of the good people.
good god...
by Zorg
Sun May 15, 2016 9:10 pm
Forum: Rank the tracks
Topic: Rank the Tracks: Kendrick Lamar's good kid, m.A.A.d city (2012)
Replies: 23
Views: 33215

Re: Rank the Tracks: Kendrick Lamar's good kid, m.A.A.d city (2012)

Easily my most listened to album from this decade, and without a doubt my favourite. 1) Sing about me, I'm dying of thirst 2) Backseat Freestyle 3) Money Trees 4) m.a.a.d city 5) Bitch don't kill my vibe 6) swimming pools 7) The Art of Peer Pressure 8) Good kid 9) Real 10) Compton 11) Poetic Justice...

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