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- Sun Aug 20, 2023 12:43 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Acclaimed Video Games site
- Replies: 65
- Views: 24991
Re: Acclaimed Video Games site
I was surprised to see that Capcom had "only" 19 games but I guess the real surprise is seeing only 1 SNK game, though I guess it doesn't help that most of their games were only playable on Arcade or on a console nobody had, and that most are parts of series where unless you are a fan it c...
- Fri Aug 18, 2023 12:27 pm
- Forum: Films, Movies, Motion Pictures...
- Topic: Films of the 2000s overview (2023 Edition)
- Replies: 3
- Views: 5125
Re: Films of the 2000s overview (2023 Edition)
Nevermind, I started it : https://letterboxd.com/nassim84/list/am ... ound-list/
- Fri Aug 18, 2023 8:12 am
- Forum: Films, Movies, Motion Pictures...
- Topic: Films of the 2000s overview (2023 Edition)
- Replies: 3
- Views: 5125
Re: Films of the 2000s overview (2023 Edition)
If anybody has made a letterbox list of the movies that made it to the final round, I'd be interested (otherwise I'll probably end up doing it and share the link here)
- Wed Aug 16, 2023 9:57 am
- Forum: ALL TIME
- Topic: EPopMusic - Les joies de la musique pop - Pop Music Journey Around the World
- Replies: 29
- Views: 7831
Re: EPopMusic - Les joies de la musique pop - Pop Music Journey Around the World
The 2010 song "Ghost" is by "Skip the Use" not "Slap the Use" (in any case, I hate that band)
- Mon Aug 14, 2023 2:19 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Video Game Discussion
- Replies: 46
- Views: 46772
Re: Video Game Discussion
I'm trying to tackle the top 100s of PTG, TGB, AM, TTV, & TSPDT 25 at a time That’s quite an ambitious project, I’ve played roughly 70ish games from the top 100 of PTG but that was over the course of 30 years lol. Looks like I played 63 at least a little bit, but only about enough to really get...
- Sun Aug 13, 2023 1:37 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: I'm trying to make a list of the 100 greatest works of media
- Replies: 32
- Views: 13577
Re: I'm trying to make a list of the 100 greatest works of media
Here's a list of classical works that might be helpful. https://digitaldreamdoor.com/pages/best-classic-wks.html Curious, if any classical music fans want to chime in - what do you think of this list? How well does it capture the canon compared to AM for popular music? What else belongs here? I've ...
- Wed Aug 09, 2023 2:45 pm
- Forum: ALL TIME
- Topic: Treble (US) - Treble 100: A Series on Our All-Time Favorite Albums
- Replies: 13
- Views: 4805
Re: Treble (US) - Treble 100: A Series on Our All-Time Favorite Albums
Pretty heavy section from 50 to 43 with Metallica, RATM, Deafheaven, Black Sabbath, the Stooges and Nine Inch Nails Interesting to see Ride the Lightning picked over Master of Puppets, and I wouldn't be surprised if Reign in Blood ended as the highest ranked metal album (I don't expect anything else...
- Thu Jul 27, 2023 8:04 pm
- Forum: Music, Music, Music...
- Topic: Albums and Songs of 2015
- Replies: 77
- Views: 130088
Re: Albums and Songs of 2015
Albums : 1) Grimes - Art Angels 2) Vince Staples - Summertime '06 3) Sleater-Kinney - No Cities to Love 4) Sufjan Stevens - Carrie & Lowell 5) Courtney Barnett - Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit 6) Hop Along - Painted Shut 7) Donnie Trumpet & the Social Experiment - Surf 8...
- Sat Jul 22, 2023 6:26 pm
- Forum: Music, Music, Music...
- Topic: Moderately Acclaimed Albums 14 - Round 2.1
- Replies: 28
- Views: 6397
Re: Moderately Acclaimed Albums 14 - Round 2.1
Cat Power - Moon Pix over Tame Impala - Innerspeaker
Mdou Moctar - Ilina: The Creator over Guiseppe Verdi - Requiem
Mdou Moctar - Ilina: The Creator over Guiseppe Verdi - Requiem
- Fri Jul 14, 2023 11:44 am
- Forum: ALL TIME
- Topic: Treble (US) - Treble 100: A Series on Our All-Time Favorite Albums
- Replies: 13
- Views: 4805
Re: Treble (US) - Treble 100: A Series on Our All-Time Favorite Albums
We're halfway there ! Losing hope of seeing Built to Spill included.
- Thu Jul 06, 2023 9:48 am
- Forum: Music, Music, Music...
- Topic: Albums of 2023 Discussion Thread
- Replies: 177
- Views: 232608
Re: Albums of 2023 Discussion Thread
Lovely album by Joanna Sternberg, kinda sounds like Daniel Johnston with Joanna Newsom's voice... a bit of a lazy description but I think that's the vibes the album is giving.
- Sun Jul 02, 2023 4:55 pm
- Forum: Music, Music, Music...
- Topic: Albums and Songs of 2014
- Replies: 84
- Views: 49888
Re: Albums and Songs of 2014
Red Eye falling from #3 during the end of year poll to 52nd is quite an impressive drop ! (Though I'm more saddened by I'm Not Part of Me going from top 10 to nowhere to be seen)
- Thu Jun 29, 2023 1:39 pm
- Forum: Music, Music, Music...
- Topic: Biggest Fan - 2nd Edition: 501 to 600
- Replies: 559
- Views: 1099025
Re: Biggest Fan - 2nd Edition: 501 to 600
Todd Rundgren is kind of inevitable in this game and so we finally arrive at his fourth entry (two with Utopia, two solo), now rivalling Paul McCartney as most appearing artist. It is also the third time a Rundgren song comes from Henry’s list. The surprise is that someone found a Rundgren song not...
- Wed Jun 28, 2023 11:58 am
- Forum: Music, Music, Music...
- Topic: Albums and Songs of 2014
- Replies: 84
- Views: 49888
Re: Albums and Songs of 2014
Short lists for me this month. Tell me what the weather's like so I don't have to go outside Albums : 1) Run the Jewels - Run the Jewels 2 2) Ought - More Than Any Other Day 3) The Afghan Whigs - Do to the Beast 4) Robyn + Royskopp - Do It Again EP 5) Andy Stott - Faith in Strangers 6) Spoon - They ...
- Wed Jun 28, 2023 9:44 am
- Forum: Music, Music, Music...
- Topic: Concerts you have coming up
- Replies: 378
- Views: 727688
Re: Concerts you have coming up
Following the Kurt Vile concert (and because like most of you I just waste way too much time for nonsensical lists), I tried to check how many of my top 1000 favorite songs I have seen played live. Turns out I have seen 228 for sure, 250 at best (I browsed as many available setlists as possible but ...
- Tue Jun 27, 2023 10:22 am
- Forum: Music, Music, Music...
- Topic: Concerts you have coming up
- Replies: 378
- Views: 727688
Re: Concerts you have coming up
Kurt Vile was meh, some songs were great (Wakin on a Pretty Day and a lovely cover of How Lucky by John Prine) but other were a bit too mellow... I mean that's a big part of his music but it can feel a bit samey and too nonchalant (especially during the "encore") Also they really didn't do...
- Mon Jun 26, 2023 4:06 pm
- Forum: Music, Music, Music...
- Topic: Biggest Fan - 2nd Edition: 501 to 600
- Replies: 559
- Views: 1099025
Re: Biggest Fan - 2nd Edition: 501 to 600
502. The xx – A Violent Noise 8 503. Jake Bugg – Two Fingers 7.5 504. Sergei Rachmaninoff – All-Night Vigil, Op.37 - Rejoice, O Virgin 7 505. Jay and the Americans – Come a Little Bit Closer 7 506. Pere Ubu – Oh Catherine 6 507. Maurice Ravel - Piano Concerto in G major: I. Allagremente 7.5 508. The...
- Mon Jun 26, 2023 2:34 pm
- Forum: EOY other/various
- Topic: EOY (2010-2021) - Vibe (USA)
- Replies: 51
- Views: 3199
Re: EOY (2017-2021) - Vibe (USA)
I COULDN'T UNDERSTAND THE 3 ALBUMS THAR ARE MISSING WITH SPACES! That's poor design indeed. Gallant - Ology Flatbush Zombies - 3001 : A Laced Odyssey Mac Miller - The Divine Feminine thanks :romance-kisscheek: , how did you find them ? or you understood the album covers? :mrgreen: Google image sear...
- Mon Jun 26, 2023 1:55 pm
- Forum: EOY other/various
- Topic: EOY (2010-2021) - Vibe (USA)
- Replies: 51
- Views: 3199
- Wed Jun 21, 2023 7:29 am
- Forum: Music, Music, Music...
- Topic: Concerts you have coming up
- Replies: 378
- Views: 727688
Re: Concerts you have coming up
I spent quite some money for classic music concerts this weekend, part of it for going with my daughter (including a Peter & the Wolf concert) but some for me : Psycho cine-concert (going with the in laws for that one), an evening with Edvard Grieg's Concerto for Piano and Tchaikovsky's Symphony...
- Tue Jun 20, 2023 5:49 pm
- Forum: Music, Music, Music...
- Topic: Albums of 2023 Discussion Thread
- Replies: 177
- Views: 232608
Re: Albums of 2023 Discussion Thread
Sigur Ros, Killer Mike and QOTSA are all good but far from their best.
The new Home is Where is great though, for anyone into emo !
The new Home is Where is great though, for anyone into emo !
- Fri Jun 16, 2023 2:13 pm
- Forum: Music, Music, Music...
- Topic: Music league
- Replies: 77
- Views: 21353
Re: Music league
I stuck with the description, two well known musicians collaborating, more than the usual definition of duet, so my well known musicians are not both singing.
- Fri Jun 16, 2023 9:37 am
- Forum: Music, Music, Music...
- Topic: Music league
- Replies: 77
- Views: 21353
Re: Music league
From first to last place in a week ! Nice selection all around this week so I don't feel too bad about it.
- Thu Jun 15, 2023 10:44 am
- Forum: 2000s
- Topic: Popmatters (US) - best albums of the 2000s (2023)
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1175
Popmatters (US) - best albums of the 2000s (2023)
Not sure how we missed that one ! https://www.popmatters.com/best-albums-of-the-2000s It seems to be based on the 2014 list (which I think was already based on their 2009 or 2010 list), so I have included the previous rankings in brackets. 12 new entries, and lots of rankings very similar to the pre...
- Tue Jun 13, 2023 1:13 pm
- Forum: Music, Music, Music...
- Topic: Music league
- Replies: 77
- Views: 21353
Re: Music league
I think I have been fairly transparent that I wouldn't vote for song from AM (forum poll and/or website) top 1000 (not that I check the actual ranking). But yeah, vote for what you like, nominate what you like, but at least you know now that picking a very well known song is a double edged sword.
- Tue Jun 13, 2023 9:00 am
- Forum: Music, Music, Music...
- Topic: Biggest Fan - 2nd Edition: 401 - 500
- Replies: 582
- Views: 304340
Re: Biggest Fan - 2nd Edition: 401 - 500
Ok, I'll let someone clarify that one before grading it...
- Mon Jun 12, 2023 12:35 pm
- Forum: Music, Music, Music...
- Topic: Biggest Fan - 2nd Edition: 401 - 500
- Replies: 582
- Views: 304340
Re: Biggest Fan - 2nd Edition: 401 - 500
498. Ludwig van Beethoven - Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Major, Op. 58: III. Rondo (Vivace) - 7 499. Beastie Boys – Pass the Mic - 8.5 not my favorite Beastie Boys... but they have 15 songs in my top 1000 of all time so that doesn't mean it isn't pretty great ! 500. Les Fatal Picards – Française des Je...
- Fri Jun 09, 2023 8:23 am
- Forum: Music, Music, Music...
- Topic: Biggest Fan - 2nd Edition: 401 - 500
- Replies: 582
- Views: 304340
Re: Biggest Fan - 2nd Edition: 401 - 500
497. Doves – Black and White Town : 7 strange feeling on this one, it starts with a nice propulsive beat but it then fails to build up further, enjoyable but a bit frustrating
- Fri Jun 09, 2023 6:05 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Acclaimed Video Games site
- Replies: 65
- Views: 24991
Re: Acclaimed Video Games site
I had Hades at 23 and Bastion at 107 the last time I did a ranked list. I love all the games in my top 200 to some extend but I think Hades is an improvement on all fronts. I tried Pyre but the gameplay wasn't for me (seems pretty great on the narrative side though) and I never tried Transistor Yea...
- Thu Jun 08, 2023 5:05 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Acclaimed Video Games site
- Replies: 65
- Views: 24991
Re: Acclaimed Video Games site
I like seeing Hades at #10, I think it might actually be THAT good. I actually wasn't crazy about it, but a lot of people whose taste I respect love it, so I guess 10th is fair. My favourite Supergiant game is actually Bastion, which is criminally underrated at 343rd. Hades is better mechanically, ...
- Thu Jun 08, 2023 9:48 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Acclaimed Video Games site
- Replies: 65
- Views: 24991
Re: Acclaimed Video Games site
I like seeing Hades at #10, I think it might actually be THAT good.
- Thu Jun 08, 2023 9:41 am
- Forum: Music, Music, Music...
- Topic: Biggest Fan - 2nd Edition: 401 - 500
- Replies: 582
- Views: 304340
Re: Biggest Fan - 2nd Edition: 401 - 500
496. BØRNS – Electric Love : 6.5
- Wed Jun 07, 2023 3:53 pm
- Forum: Music, Music, Music...
- Topic: Biggest Fan - 2nd Edition: 401 - 500
- Replies: 582
- Views: 304340
Re: Biggest Fan - 2nd Edition: 401 - 500
Did someone on this forum once have today’s song as their number 1 of all time or did I dream that? Was it BryanBehar himself and did the song just fall off a lot? Bryan Behar's had it at #1 in the 2018 poll indeed. Quite a big dive, I felt like a huge traitor when I moved Either/Or from #1 to #2 i...
- Tue Jun 06, 2023 11:51 am
- Forum: Music, Music, Music...
- Topic: Biggest Fan - 2nd Edition: 401 - 500
- Replies: 582
- Views: 304340
Re: Biggest Fan - 2nd Edition: 401 - 500
494. Paul & Linda McCartney – Smile Away: 6.5
- Tue Jun 06, 2023 8:22 am
- Forum: Music, Music, Music...
- Topic: Biggest Fan - 2nd Edition: 401 - 500
- Replies: 582
- Views: 304340
Re: Biggest Fan - 2nd Edition: 401 - 500
493) Fugazi - Give me the Cure : 8,5 (There isn't a single weak song on Fugazi first 2 albums. The only dig I could give it "not as great as Merchandise, Turnover, Blueprint, Waiting Room or Suggestion… but few songs are) 492) Jane's Addiction - Three Days : 8,5 (I should probably give another ...
- Fri Jun 02, 2023 10:18 pm
- Forum: ALL TIME
- Topic: Treble (US) - Treble 100: A Series on Our All-Time Favorite Albums
- Replies: 13
- Views: 4805
Re: Treble (US) - Treble 100: A Series on Our All-Time Favorite Albums
Updated to 61
2 of my top 10 all time favorite in those last 10, hoped Paul's Boutique would rank higher though.
2 of my top 10 all time favorite in those last 10, hoped Paul's Boutique would rank higher though.
- Fri Jun 02, 2023 5:44 pm
- Forum: Music, Music, Music...
- Topic: Music league
- Replies: 77
- Views: 21353
- Sun May 28, 2023 11:42 am
- Forum: Music, Music, Music...
- Topic: Biggest Fan - 2nd Edition: 401 - 500
- Replies: 582
- Views: 304340
Re: Biggest Fan - 2nd Edition: 401 - 500
485. Incredible Bongo Band - Apache : 9
Surprising indeed !
Surprising indeed !
- Fri May 26, 2023 8:30 am
- Forum: Films, Movies, Motion Pictures...
- Topic: Your Sight & Sound Ballots
- Replies: 34
- Views: 8022
Re: Your Sight & Sound Ballots
I guess my list wouldn't exactly by my top 10 favorite movies, but more "the best in 10 different aspects" or something like that. Citizen Kane Come and See Die Hard In the Mood for Love Làt den rätte komma in (Let the Right One In) Le Salaire de la Peur (the Wages of Fear) Monty Python an...
- Fri May 26, 2023 8:21 am
- Forum: Music, Music, Music...
- Topic: Biggest Fan - 2nd Edition: 401 - 500
- Replies: 582
- Views: 304340
Re: Biggest Fan - 2nd Edition: 401 - 500
483. Ratos de Porão - Sentir ódio e nada mais: 7.5
- Fri May 26, 2023 6:53 am
- Forum: Music, Music, Music...
- Topic: Music league
- Replies: 77
- Views: 21353
Re: Music league
It's great to see this most recent round's victory go to a song that's gone relatively overlooked here until now. I hadn't heard it before but it was the absolute perfect pick for that playlist. With regards to Rob's comment, I actually own a set of waterproof headphones that you can load with some...
- Thu May 25, 2023 3:19 pm
- Forum: Music, Music, Music...
- Topic: Biggest Fan - 2nd Edition: 401 - 500
- Replies: 582
- Views: 304340
Re: Biggest Fan - 2nd Edition: 401 - 500
Maybe the AM ranked songs streak is broken, but the female act streak is alive and well. 422. La Femme - Où va le monde - 7.5 (I'm not sure why the "bad" lyrics weren't much of an issue in their 1st album but got really grating as early as their 2nd. At least this one still delivered on th...
- Thu May 25, 2023 3:17 pm
- Forum: Music, Music, Music...
- Topic: Albums and Songs of 2013
- Replies: 76
- Views: 71441
Re: Albums and Songs of 2013
You looking at the guy who the guy that you think that I got my style from got his own style from Songs : 1. Run the Jewels - A Christmas Fucking Miracle 2. Mutual Benefit - Strong Swimmer 3. Queens of the Stone Age - The Vampyre of Time and Memory 4. Hannah Diamond - Pink and Blue 5. Chance the Ra...
- Mon May 22, 2023 5:36 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Acclaimed Video Games site
- Replies: 65
- Views: 24991
Re: Acclaimed Video Games site
Update is finally live! Took longer than expected, but the extra time was spent making sure that it will be easier and faster to update next time. Well worth doing. New no#2 could be a surprise for some people. It's not The Last of Us or The Witcher III, sorry Nassim. Actually on the previous versi...
- Tue May 16, 2023 12:44 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Acclaimed Video Games site
- Replies: 65
- Views: 24991
Re: Acclaimed Video Games site
Little announcement about the project: the first ever update to the list will be happening very soon, hopefully within the next couple of days. The update reflects the addition of about 50 new lists, many of which are all time lists (i.e. the ones that have the biggest impact on the rankings), a mu...
- Sun May 14, 2023 5:55 pm
- Forum: Music, Music, Music...
- Topic: Moderately Acclaimed Albums 14 - Round 1.7
- Replies: 19
- Views: 3146
Re: Moderately Acclaimed Albums 14 - Round 1.7
Jon Hopkins – Immunity
Really liked KMH but didn't have time to listen to Caifanes
Really liked KMH but didn't have time to listen to Caifanes
- Sat May 13, 2023 8:31 pm
- Forum: Music, Music, Music...
- Topic: Music league
- Replies: 77
- Views: 21353
Re: Music league
I think you just lose any point you would have got in that round and that the specific user left on his own but that would need to be confirmed!
- Tue May 09, 2023 7:40 am
- Forum: Lists published later
- Topic: Treble (US) - The Best Albums of 2003 (2023)
- Replies: 1
- Views: 837
Treble (US) - The Best Albums of 2003 (2023)
https://www.treblezine.com/the-50-best-albums-of-2003/ 50. Drive By Truckers – Decoration Day 49. Supersilent – 6 48. Warren Zevon – The Wind 47. Ted Leo & the Pharmacists – Hearts of Oak 46. Beyoncé – Dangerously In Love 45. Deftones – Deftones 44. Every Time I Die – Hot Damn! 43. Belle and Se...
- Tue May 09, 2023 7:31 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Video Game Discussion
- Replies: 46
- Views: 46772
Re: Video Game Discussion
I stopped somewhere in the summer period (ingame) in P3P so far, grinding for xp is tedious but you don't really have the choice if you don't want to hit a wall when getting to the boss fight (and you have no way to know if you are ready for the boss which makes things worse). Also don't like that o...
- Fri May 05, 2023 2:20 pm
- Forum: ALL TIME
- Topic: Treble (US) - Treble 100: A Series on Our All-Time Favorite Albums
- Replies: 13
- Views: 4805
Re: Treble (US) - Treble 100: A Series on Our All-Time Favorite Albums
Updated to 67 straight away because I forgot to update it in the last coup weeks