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by Sweepstakes Ron
Sun Dec 03, 2017 9:44 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Overlooked Songs 2: Round 1 Week 2
Replies: 43
Views: 29826

Re: Overlooked Songs 2: Round 1 Week 2

Always Look on the Bright Side of Life
So Good at Being in Trouble
505 (this one was basically a tossup)
Memory Lane
The Way
Stars
C is the Heavenly Option
California
by Sweepstakes Ron
Wed Nov 29, 2017 4:49 am
Forum: EOY 2017
Topic: EOY 2017: Latin Grammy Nominations and Winners (Record, Album)
Replies: 2
Views: 3439

Re: EOY 2017: Latin Grammy Nominations and Winners (Record, Album)

What country would this represent in the spreadsheet?
by Sweepstakes Ron
Wed Nov 29, 2017 4:48 am
Forum: EOY other/various
Topic: Latin Grammy Awards
Replies: 7
Views: 8012

Re: Latin Grammy Awards

I don't believe these were ever added to the site.
by Sweepstakes Ron
Wed Nov 29, 2017 1:25 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: 9825/10000: Round 1, Week 1
Replies: 21
Views: 14677

Re: 9825/1000: Round 1, Week 1

1. Verstärker 2. For the Dead 3. Go Crazy 4. The Philosopher 1. I Just Don't Know What to Do with Myself 2. And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda 3. Look Through Any Window 4. One Step Up 1. Was ist Musik? 2. The Heat Is On 3. Chorus 4. Only the Lonely 1. Levon 2. When Tomorrow Comes 3. Jumpin' at th...
by Sweepstakes Ron
Mon Nov 27, 2017 5:22 pm
Forum: EOY 2017
Topic: EOY 2017 - The Cornell Daily Sun (USA)
Replies: 10
Views: 8981

Re: EOY 2017 - The Cornell Daily Sun (USA)

I think it was agreed in the past that this was ineligible due to the lack of reviews. Has that changed in any way?
by Sweepstakes Ron
Sun Nov 26, 2017 3:59 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Overlooked Songs 2: Round 1 Week 1
Replies: 57
Views: 37815

Re: Overlooked Songs 2: Round 1 Week 1

Barracuda
Careless Whisper
Birdhouse in Your Soul
Baby's on Fire (could really go either way with this one, neither are particular favorites of mine)
This Is Hardcore
The Wire
Cornflake Girl
Falling
by Sweepstakes Ron
Fri Nov 24, 2017 5:11 pm
Forum: EOY 2017
Topic: EOY Songs - Source Checklist
Replies: 0
Views: 1782

EOY Songs - Source Checklist

All the sources used on last years EOY songs list. Sources will be removed once added to this year's spreadsheet. USA: American Songwriter Billboard Complex Consequence of Sound Entertainment Weekly Gorilla vs. Bear Grammy HipHopDX Noisey NPR Paste Pigeons and Planes Pitchfork PopMatters Pretty Much...
by Sweepstakes Ron
Fri Nov 24, 2017 5:11 pm
Forum: EOY 2017
Topic: EOY Songs - Source Checklist
Replies: 11
Views: 34126

EOY Songs - Source Checklist

All the sources used on last years EOY songs list. Sources will be removed once added to this year's spreadsheet.

USA:
Time Out New York

UK:
Classic Rock
Drowned in Sound
Dummy
No Ripcord
Resident Advisor

Belgium:
Humo

Poland:
Screenagers
by Sweepstakes Ron
Mon Nov 20, 2017 7:59 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Overlooked Songs 2: Round 1 Week 1
Replies: 57
Views: 37815

Re: Overlooked Songs 2: Round 1 Week 1

Final rank and votes: Tenor Saw - Ring the Alarm (7.5) Haim - The Wire (7.5) You already bolded "This Is Hardcore" and didn't bold "Stuck in the Middle With You", so I'm assuming that you meant to bold "The Wire" here instead of "Ring the Alarm". I trust that...
by Sweepstakes Ron
Mon Nov 20, 2017 3:51 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Overlooked Songs 2: Round 1 Week 1
Replies: 57
Views: 37815

Re: Overlooked Songs 2: Round 1 Week 1

You should probably use the album version of Carless Whisper:

by Sweepstakes Ron
Mon Nov 20, 2017 7:22 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Overlooked Songs 2: Nominations
Replies: 179
Views: 105457

Re: Overlooked Songs 2: Nominations

One nomination left, in the 6001-8000 range!
by Sweepstakes Ron
Sun Nov 19, 2017 8:08 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Overlooked Songs 2: Nominations
Replies: 179
Views: 105457

Re: Overlooked Songs 2: Nominations

Looks like group 2001-3000 is closed.
by Sweepstakes Ron
Sun Nov 19, 2017 6:44 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: When will the 2017 update come?
Replies: 186
Views: 152399

Re: When will the 2017 update come?

I know this is a little bit premature but now that the site is up to date, does this mean you will go back to updating it the summer of each year or should we expect it to update later than that or before that? I will probably make a smaller update in spring, not doing much more than including the ...
by Sweepstakes Ron
Sun Nov 19, 2017 2:51 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Overlooked Songs 2: Nominations
Replies: 179
Views: 105457

Re: Overlooked Songs 2: Nominations

If this could be my final nomination, I'll choose:

Passion Pit - Take a Walk (5214)
by Sweepstakes Ron
Sat Nov 18, 2017 5:56 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Overlooked Songs 2: Nominations
Replies: 179
Views: 105457

Re: Overlooked Songs 2: Nominations

Narrowing down the options is super difficult, but I'll have to go with:

X-Ray Spex - Germ Free Adolescents (3259)
by Sweepstakes Ron
Fri Nov 17, 2017 4:55 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Overlooked Songs 2: Nominations
Replies: 179
Views: 105457

Re: Overlooked Songs 2: Nominations

Grimes - California (Artist #205)
by Sweepstakes Ron
Thu Nov 16, 2017 10:17 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Errors in the 2017 update
Replies: 253
Views: 184197

Re: Errors in the 2017 update

Nick wrote:Taylor Swift's "Bad Blood" is from 2014, not 2015.
The version with Kendrick is from 2015, though.
by Sweepstakes Ron
Thu Nov 16, 2017 2:20 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Overlooked Songs 2: Nominations
Replies: 179
Views: 105457

Re: Overlooked Songs 2: Nominations

Haim - Falling (1747)
by Sweepstakes Ron
Wed Nov 15, 2017 7:35 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: AM songs with more than one popular/acclaimed version
Replies: 20
Views: 14504

Re: AM songs with more than one popular/acclaimed version

Jessie Ware's "Running": the remix by Disclosure appeared instead of the original in the half-decade lists by Pitchfork and Factmag.
by Sweepstakes Ron
Wed Nov 15, 2017 6:44 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: AM songs with more than one popular/acclaimed version
Replies: 20
Views: 14504

Re: AM songs with more than one popular/acclaimed version

I have come across this problem at times when making my AM playlist in Apple Music. Some of the choices for which version to put in were fairly obvious, but there have been times when I've struggled with whether to put in the original or an alternate version. I do some research before making my deci...
by Sweepstakes Ron
Wed Nov 15, 2017 1:08 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: It has happened! Really!!
Replies: 132
Views: 102154

Re: It has happened! Really!!

167. The Smiths - The Smiths 168. Bob Marley and The Wailers - Natty Dread 169. Arcade Fire - The Suburbs 170. The White Stripes - White Blood Cells 171. New York Dolls - New York Dolls 172. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - Déjà Vu 173. Eminem - The Marshall Mathers LP 174. The Kinks - The Kinks A...
by Sweepstakes Ron
Wed Nov 15, 2017 12:59 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Overlooked Songs 2: Nominations
Replies: 179
Views: 105457

Re: Overlooked Songs 2: Nominations

The Pipettes - Pull Shapes (2310)
by Sweepstakes Ron
Tue Nov 14, 2017 1:49 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Overlooked Songs 2: Nominations
Replies: 179
Views: 105457

Re: Overlooked Songs 2: Nominations

Janelle Monáe - Dance Apocalyptic (4127)
by Sweepstakes Ron
Mon Nov 13, 2017 12:43 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: It has happened! Really!!
Replies: 132
Views: 102154

Re: It has happened! Really!!

StevieFan13 wrote:
Sweepstakes Ron wrote:
StevieFan13 wrote: Yeah in two parts
Oh wow. If its the whole 10000, then you may want some help. I'd be happy to help (I just don't want to make the whole video myself), though I'm not sure what I could do.
Whoops! I only meant 1000. I’m not insane. Slip of the finger.
I figured just as much. :D
by Sweepstakes Ron
Mon Nov 13, 2017 12:15 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: It has happened! Really!!
Replies: 132
Views: 102154

Re: It has happened! Really!!

StevieFan13 wrote:
panam wrote:
StevieFan13 wrote:I’ll make a video if you want!
Of the 10000?
Yeah in two parts
Oh wow. If its the whole 10000, then you may want some help. I'd be happy to help (I just don't want to make the whole video myself), though I'm not sure what I could do.
by Sweepstakes Ron
Sun Nov 12, 2017 7:59 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: It has happened! Really!!
Replies: 132
Views: 102154

Re: It has happened! Really!!

StevieFan13 wrote:I’ll make a video if you want!
You can go ahead, because I'm certainly not doing it again!
by Sweepstakes Ron
Sun Nov 12, 2017 7:09 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Errors in the 2017 update
Replies: 253
Views: 184197

Re: Errors in the 2017 update

On the songs spreadsheet, there are songs that aren't supposed to be present (such as "The Entertainer" and the accidental duplicate of "My Little Town") that are listed as having positions in the list, along with whatever song actually currently has that position.
by Sweepstakes Ron
Sun Nov 12, 2017 6:52 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: It has happened! Really!!
Replies: 132
Views: 102154

Re: It has happened! Really!!

Hooray! Thank you so much, Henrik! Your passionate dedication is what makes Acclaimed Music the best music discovery resource there is.
by Sweepstakes Ron
Sat Nov 11, 2017 9:16 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: When will the 2017 update come?
Replies: 186
Views: 152399

Re: When will the 2017 update come?

I'm having no trouble conserving my hype for this, because there's plenty of other stuff coming soon, with a definite time and date, that I can expend my hype on.

So... anyone else getting the new Pokémon games?
by Sweepstakes Ron
Fri Nov 10, 2017 9:20 pm
Forum: 2000s
Topic: Spectrum Culture - 100 Best Songs of the '00s (2017)
Replies: 14
Views: 13191

Re: Spectrum Culture - 100 Best Songs of the '00s (2017)

Radiohead has 4 songs from Kid A, 1 from Amnesiac, and 1 from In Rainbows. "There There" may show up in the top 20 if they want to get a song from Hail to the Thief in there, though it would be a somewhat surprising choice for the top Radiohead song.
by Sweepstakes Ron
Fri Nov 10, 2017 4:20 am
Forum: The Beatles
Topic: Hollywood.com - The 50 Greatest Beatles Songs (2013)
Replies: 2
Views: 4714

Re: Hollywood.com - The 50 Greatest Beatles Songs (2013)

I don’t quite know how to respond to this list, but if it includes “Think for Yourself” then I don’t care what else about it, the list has my approval!
by Sweepstakes Ron
Sun Nov 05, 2017 2:34 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Album of the Week: Nomination Thread
Replies: 35
Views: 19350

Re: Album of the Week: Nomination Thread

I'll nominate Santigold's Master of My Make-Believe.
by Sweepstakes Ron
Sat Oct 28, 2017 7:18 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Women in Music All-Time Lists - Planning (submissions begin November 1)
Replies: 76
Views: 42390

Re: Women in Music All-Time Lists - Planning (submissions begin November 1)

I'm definitely going to submit a songs list, though probably rather late in the game. An album list from me would likely be very short, and I have no idea how to even begin ranking artists. And speaking of the all-time songs poll... I was planning to start it in March, since the 2015 poll started in...
by Sweepstakes Ron
Mon Oct 23, 2017 2:34 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: AMF Favorite Albums of All-Time -- RESULTS
Replies: 764
Views: 1009716

Re: AMF Favorite Albums of All-Time -- RESULTS

Thank you, Notbrianeno, for setting this up! I'm glad I was able to help. But even if I already knew the results, watching the rollout was incredibly exciting. Those album reviews were an amazing touch!
by Sweepstakes Ron
Wed Oct 11, 2017 6:27 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: AMF Favorite Albums of All-Time -- Prediction Thread
Replies: 242
Views: 140181

Re: AMF Favorite Albums of All-Time -- Prediction Thread

How do you all think the "big four" Rolling Stones albums will end up?
by Sweepstakes Ron
Fri Oct 06, 2017 5:54 am
Forum: Debut albums or singles
Topic: Consequence of Sound - The 100 Greatest Debut Singles of All Time (2017)
Replies: 12
Views: 14736

Re: Consequence of Sound - The 100 Greatest Debut Singles of All Time (2017)

An interesting list, for sure. I appreciate the inclusion of "Little Bit".
by Sweepstakes Ron
Tue Oct 03, 2017 2:17 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: RIP Tom Petty
Replies: 14
Views: 9180

Re: RIP Tom Petty

So he was reported dead, then not dead?

"You can stand me up at the gates of hell, but I won't back down."
by Sweepstakes Ron
Sun Oct 01, 2017 12:48 am
Forum: Single critics & musicians
Topic: Mass Appeal - Every Kendrick Lamar Song, Ranked (2017)
Replies: 2
Views: 5129

Re: Mass Appeal - Every Kendrick Lamar Song, Ranked (2017)

Why the hell is "Swimming Pools" so low!?!
by Sweepstakes Ron
Wed Sep 27, 2017 2:31 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Errors in the 2015 Update
Replies: 538
Views: 375734

Re: Errors in the 2015 Update

Kings of Tomorrow "Finally" appeared on the album It's In The Lifestyle in 2000.

https://www.discogs.com/Kings-Of-Tomorr ... ster/95929
by Sweepstakes Ron
Tue Sep 26, 2017 8:20 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: AMF Favorite Albums of All-Time -- Prediction Thread
Replies: 242
Views: 140181

Re: AMF Favorite Albums of All-Time -- Prediction Thread

I guess I want to know in case I host another poll, what's the ideal rate to reveal the list? All Time Songs poll? Minimum 250, maximum 1000 songs ... please! :mrgreen: BleuPanda did the last songs poll, not to mention plenty of tournaments since then, so I don't want to put the pressure on him rig...
by Sweepstakes Ron
Mon Sep 25, 2017 4:35 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: List of songs to be added to AM 2017
Replies: 196
Views: 114961

Re: List of songs to be added to AM 2017

http://open.spotify.com/user/1243024854/playlist/2SySW2qqXZd4Z6i9Fu4JMb Here's the playlist for the remaining songs. Pender Street Steppers - The Glass City is the only one I could not find a link for. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I'm pretty sure that The Shamen's "Pro>gen" is the same so...
by Sweepstakes Ron
Mon Sep 25, 2017 3:13 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: AMF Favorite Albums of All-Time -- RESULTS
Replies: 764
Views: 1009716

Re: AMF Favorite Albums of All-Time -- RESULTS

Nick wrote:While I really like Live at the Apollo 1963, I didn't put it at #34 on my list, I placed it at around #250 or so.
Correct, Nico was actually the one who placed it at #34. It’s a one letter difference, it’s to be expected.
by Sweepstakes Ron
Sat Sep 23, 2017 9:21 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: List of songs to be added to AM 2017
Replies: 196
Views: 114961

Re: List of songs to be added to AM 2017

Sweepstakes Ron wrote:I can do the "batch of other songs" playlist.
I just discovered that the first 75 songs were actually already made into a playlist: http://www.acclaimedmusic.net/forums/vi ... 809#p59807
by Sweepstakes Ron
Sat Sep 23, 2017 4:36 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: List of songs to be added to AM 2017
Replies: 196
Views: 114961

Re: List of songs to be added to AM 2017

I can do the "batch of other songs" playlist.
by Sweepstakes Ron
Mon Sep 18, 2017 12:43 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: AMF Favorite Albums of All-Time -- RESULTS
Replies: 764
Views: 1009716

Re: AMF Favorite Albums of All-Time -- RESULTS

Jackson wrote:I hate to be this guy, but...I voted for Double Nickels on the Dime at #60 but I don't see myself on top fans.
Don't worry, your vote was accounted for in the results. It was simply a presentation error.
by Sweepstakes Ron
Thu Sep 14, 2017 9:44 pm
Forum: Soundtracks
Topic: Consequence of Sound - The Top 100 South Park Songs (2017)
Replies: 5
Views: 6141

Re: Consequence of Sound - The Top 100 South Park Songs (2017)

After last night's episode, I think we have a new addition to this list:
by Sweepstakes Ron
Wed Sep 13, 2017 4:16 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: AMF Favorite Albums of All-Time -- RESULTS
Replies: 764
Views: 1009716

Re: AMF Favorite Albums of All-Time -- RESULTS

I know I'm sworn to secrecy, but I can't let things get tense again (all of the tension happened when I was asleep last night), I'll confirm that there is no Limp Bizkit ahead. You won't have to break somethin' tonite.
by Sweepstakes Ron
Sun Sep 10, 2017 8:39 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: 100 Songs That Shaped Alternative Rock
Replies: 84
Views: 37438

Re: 100 Songs That Shaped Alternative Rock

Next step: Spotify playlist?

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