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by Sweepstakes Ron
Wed Mar 22, 2023 6:56 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Unacclaimed IX: Heats, Week 7
Replies: 22
Views: 5853

Re: Unacclaimed IX: Heats, Week 7

BETTER CALL SAUL GROUP 1. Cyndi Lauper | Change of Heart 2. Deakin | Just Am 3. Keine Zähne im Maul aber La Paloma pfeifen | Leb so, dass es alle wissen wollen 4. Ufomammut | Alcool LOST GROUP 1. Robyn & La Bagatelle Magique feat. Maluca | Love Is Free 2. Omega | Gyöngyhajú lány 3. Farrah Abraha...
by Sweepstakes Ron
Tue Mar 14, 2023 3:42 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Unacclaimed IX: Heats, Week 6
Replies: 23
Views: 4838

Re: Unacclaimed IX: Heats, Week 6

DOCTOR WHO GROUP
1. World's End Girlfriend | In The Name of Love
2. Gogol Bordello | Immigraniada
3. Boudewijn de Groot | Jimmy
4. Mark Mallman | Knockout on 22nd St.

BOJACK HORSEMAN GROUP
1. Gal Costa | Índia
2. GoGo Penguin | Protest
3. Lady Lamb | Even in the Tremor
4. Rachael Yamagata | Elephants
by Sweepstakes Ron
Wed Mar 08, 2023 12:26 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Unacclaimed IX: Heats, Week 5
Replies: 35
Views: 6701

Re: Unacclaimed IX: Heats, Week 5

FRIENDS GROUP 1. Gerry Read | It'll All Be Over (DJ Koze Remix) 2. Lacy J Dalton | 16th Avenue 3. Mae West | A Guy What Takes His Time 4. My Bloody Valentine | I Believe THE TWILIGHT ZONE GROUP 1. Mary Mary | Shackles 2. Sylvester | I Need Somebody to Love Tonight 3. Ronnie Spector | Try Some, Buy S...
by Sweepstakes Ron
Mon Mar 06, 2023 10:09 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Unacclaimed IX: Heats, Week 5
Replies: 35
Views: 6701

Re: Unacclaimed IX: Heats, Week 5

The Mae West song isn't working for me in the playlist, but I found several different recordings on Spotify, does anyone know which is the correct one?
by Sweepstakes Ron
Wed Mar 01, 2023 8:15 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Unacclaimed IX: Heats, Week 4
Replies: 31
Views: 5726

Re: Unacclaimed IX: Heats, Week 4

TWIN PEAKS GROUP 1. V V Brown | Shark In The Water 2. Lewis Capaldi | Someone You Loved 3. The Notwist | The Incredible Change of Our Alien 4. Anna Meredith | Five Telegrams SEINFELD GROUP 1. Jenny Wilson | Säg vad som hände 2. Juan Gabriel | Hasta Que Te Conocí 3. Lil' Mo' Yin Yang | Reach - Little...
by Sweepstakes Ron
Wed Feb 22, 2023 4:54 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Unacclaimed IX: Heats, Week 3
Replies: 28
Views: 4475

Re: Unacclaimed IX: Heats, Week 3

GAME OF THRONES GROUP
1. TV21 | On The Run
2. Angel Olsen | Free
3. Collin Raye | In This Life
4. Du Yun & Raven Chacon | Sweet Land, Scene 1: Introduction

MAD MEN GROUP
1. Adina Howard | Freak Like Me
2. Baltimora | Tarzan Boy
3. Ween | Transdermal Celebration
4. Coil | Who’ll Fall?
by Sweepstakes Ron
Wed Feb 15, 2023 4:23 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Unacclaimed IX: Heats, Week 2
Replies: 25
Views: 5337

Re: Unacclaimed IX: Heats, Week 2

THE WIRE GROUP
1. Eurythmics | I Did It Just the Same
2. Lamb | Five
3. Ramsey Lewis Trio | Wade in the Water
4. Robert Plant | 29 Palms

THE SOPRANOS GROUP
1. Got A Girl | Did We Live Too Fast?
2. The Smiths | The Draize Train
3. Little Birdy | Relapse
4. Emma Ruth Rundle | Darkhorse
by Sweepstakes Ron
Tue Feb 07, 2023 8:59 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Unacclaimed IX: Heats, Week 1
Replies: 26
Views: 6602

Re: Unacclaimed IX: Heats, Week 1

BREAKING BAD GROUP 1. Water From Your Eyes | Quotations 2. Suff Daddy | Dr. Banard 3. The Orielles | Sugar Tastes Like Salt 4. The Weakerthans | Plea from a Cat Named Virtute THE SIMPSONS GROUP 1. Mattiel | Count Your Blessings 2. Camille Yarbrough | Take Yo' Praise 3. Lil Ugly Mane | Uneven Comprom...
by Sweepstakes Ron
Sat Jan 07, 2023 10:18 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Kanye West Praises Hitler & The Nazis on Infowars
Replies: 36
Views: 10218

Re: Kanye West Praises Hitler & The Nazis on Infowars

I've still been having a lot of thoughts about this, but I've kept quiet because the last thing any of us need is for this to turn into a vent thread. So I'll just keep this one comment brief. I haven't actually listened to any of Ye's music since October - not that I don't have plenty of other thin...
by Sweepstakes Ron
Sun Jan 01, 2023 5:25 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Who's Interested in a New Bracketology?
Replies: 16
Views: 10061

Re: Who's Interested in a New Bracketology?

I don’t know why I didn’t think to do this two years ago, but I figured since there was six years (in terms of years represented) between Bracketology 2 and 3, and also six years between Bracketology 3 and the current site update, I could see what a new selection of 256 would look like based on the ...
by Sweepstakes Ron
Sat Dec 24, 2022 3:56 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Spotify links to Albums and Songs on AM
Replies: 181
Views: 483867

Re: Albums and Songs Recently Added to Spotify

THAT song by Patti Smith off of Easter seems to have been pulled from streaming a few months ago.
by Sweepstakes Ron
Sat Dec 17, 2022 2:32 am
Forum: EOY 2022
Topic: 2022 EOY Song List Updates
Replies: 41
Views: 33147

Re: 2022 EOY Song List Updates

Thanks for picking up the slack, Holden! I should also mention that Latin Grammy and Exclaim! both have eligible song lists to be added, I'd removed them from the sources sheet because I managed to add them to my version of the sheet before deciding to give it up.
by Sweepstakes Ron
Fri Dec 16, 2022 2:37 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Kanye West Praises Hitler & The Nazis on Infowars
Replies: 36
Views: 10218

Re: Kanye West Praises Hitler & The Nazis on Infowars

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/kanye-wests-love-of-hitler-and-nazis-allegedly-goes-back-20-years-1234647700/ I know that Rolling Stone is basically just a tabloid, but if this is true, they need to start naming names. Tell us who this person is that Kanye spoke of his admiration for H...
by Sweepstakes Ron
Thu Dec 15, 2022 9:40 pm
Forum: EOY 2022
Topic: EOY Songs: Sources
Replies: 22
Views: 9248

Re: EOY Songs: Sources

Yeah, sorry to drop this on you now but I’m turning out to have a far more packed schedule than I thought, so I won’t be able to do the sheet this year. Future Critic, it looks like you’ve done the most legwork so far, so I suppose you’re in charge now. A big thanks to everyone who’s been able to he...
by Sweepstakes Ron
Tue Dec 06, 2022 1:50 pm
Forum: EOY 2022
Topic: EOY Songs: Sources
Replies: 22
Views: 9248

Re: EOY Songs: Sources

Below are the songs that I appear on at least two lists, based on my messy/quick Excel work (Sweepstakes Ron - let me know if you'd like me to send the Excel spreadsheet): Thank you everyone for the offers! I do happen to be particularly busy over the next week, so Future Critic, I would very much ...
by Sweepstakes Ron
Mon Dec 05, 2022 11:42 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Kanye West Praises Hitler & The Nazis on Infowars
Replies: 36
Views: 10218

Re: Kanye West Praises Hitler & The Nazis on Infowars

I'm surprised that not one of these right-wing show hosts interviewing Ye have asked him if he likes fishsticks.
by Sweepstakes Ron
Mon Dec 05, 2022 3:43 pm
Forum: EOY 2022
Topic: EOY Songs: Sources
Replies: 22
Views: 9248

Re: EOY Songs: Sources

Actually, I think I should be able to do it again this year. I'll try to be more open about anything that's holding me up.
by Sweepstakes Ron
Mon Dec 05, 2022 1:58 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Kanye West Praises Hitler & The Nazis on Infowars
Replies: 36
Views: 10218

Re: Kanye West Praises Hitler & The Nazis on Infowars

This isn't specific to here, but I feel like the "separating the art from the artist" conversation tends to get muddled because it involves a couple of similar yet non-identical debates. Like, there's the internal debate of being able to continue enjoying art you've loved before with the k...
by Sweepstakes Ron
Sat Dec 03, 2022 3:27 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Kanye West Praises Hitler & The Nazis on Infowars
Replies: 36
Views: 10218

Re: Kanye West Praises Hitler & The Nazis on Infowars

Still wondering whether the idea of not streaming his music to avoid financially supporting him should be considered alongside consistent criticisms throughout the years that Spotify doesn't pay artists anyway.
by Sweepstakes Ron
Sat Dec 03, 2022 1:02 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Kanye West Praises Hitler & The Nazis on Infowars
Replies: 36
Views: 10218

Re: Kanye West Praises Hitler & The Nazis on Infowars

I have a lot of thoughts that I’ll probably have to continually come back and post as they come into my head. For my part, I haven’t really played any of his music recently, so I don’t know whether or not I’d be able to still enjoy it, even if I hold quite a few of his songs in high esteem from a mu...
by Sweepstakes Ron
Fri Dec 02, 2022 5:44 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: The News of Today
Replies: 198
Views: 154954

Re: The News of Today

I'm sorry, but this entire situation has just been eating away at me every waking hour. Was I supposed to have known that "Black Skinhead" was meant literally????
by Sweepstakes Ron
Fri Dec 02, 2022 3:14 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: The News of Today
Replies: 198
Views: 154954

Re: The News of Today

I admit to having been caught completely off guard with all the shit that's gone down with him these past two months, but in hindsight, you probably can actually draw a straight line from "Jesus Walks" to... this. Of course the dude who rapped "but if I talk about God, my record won't...
by Sweepstakes Ron
Thu Dec 01, 2022 6:22 pm
Forum: EOY 2022
Topic: EOY Songs: Sources
Replies: 22
Views: 9248

Re: EOY Songs: Sources

I still haven't decided if I'm actually going to be doing the spreadsheet this year, but I figured we may as well just get this part out of the way. If I decide not to, I'm not sure exactly how I'd go about finding a replacement.
by Sweepstakes Ron
Thu Dec 01, 2022 6:21 pm
Forum: EOY 2022
Topic: EOY Songs: Sources
Replies: 22
Views: 9248

EOY Songs: Sources

USA: Albumism, American Songwriter, Atwood Magazine, Beats Per Minute, Billboard, Complex, Consequence of Sound, Entertainment Weekly, FLOOD Magazine, Fader, Gorilla vs. Bear, Grammys, HipHopDX (Hip Hop), HipHopDX (R&B), NPR, Paste, Pitchfork, Rolling Stone, Slant, Spectrum Culture, Spin, TheNee...
by Sweepstakes Ron
Thu Nov 10, 2022 1:27 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: RYM parent genre changes
Replies: 5
Views: 6163

Re: RYM parent genre changes

(changes through February 2022) Tonada potosina: Indigenous Andean Music -> Indigenous Andean Music, Indigenous American Traditional Music Emoviolence: Screamo, Powerviolence -> Screamo Turkish Mevlevi Music: Turkish Music, Islamic Modal Music, Islamic Religious Music & Recitation -> Islamic Rel...
by Sweepstakes Ron
Wed Nov 09, 2022 8:45 pm
Forum: EOD 2010s
Topic: Maximum Rocknroll (US) - The Best of the 2010s
Replies: 8
Views: 1378

Re: Maximum Rocknroll (US) - The Best of the 2010s

Vacantjoy wrote: Fri Aug 12, 2022 4:17 pm single ballots
Have other lists of this type been added?
by Sweepstakes Ron
Wed Nov 09, 2022 8:44 pm
Forum: EOD 2010s
Topic: The Ringer (USA) - 100 Best Rap Songs Of The 2010s
Replies: 8
Views: 2361

Re: The Ringer (USA) - 100 Best Rap Songs Of The 2010s

I'm still saying ineligible for now.
by Sweepstakes Ron
Wed Nov 09, 2022 8:41 pm
Forum: EOD 2010s
Topic: THEPROGMIND ( ) - TOP 100 FAVORITE ALBUMS: 2010-2019
Replies: 2
Views: 1053

Re: THEPROGMIND ( ) - TOP 100 FAVORITE ALBUMS: 2010-2019

Has enough reviews, but it's a single critic and doesn't seem big enough to be eligible.
by Sweepstakes Ron
Wed Nov 09, 2022 8:39 pm
Forum: EOD 2010s
Topic: Vacarm (France) - Les 66 meilleurs albums rock & pop de la décennie
Replies: 2
Views: 1053

Re: Vacarm (France) - Les 66 meilleurs albums rock & pop de la décennie

I don't think there are enough reviews, but I can barely get the site to load right now.
by Sweepstakes Ron
Wed Nov 09, 2022 8:35 pm
Forum: EOD 2010s
Topic: Fakeforreal ( ) - RAP - Nos albums de la décennie 2010 (2021)
Replies: 2
Views: 1370

Re: Fakeforreal ( ) - RAP - Nos albums de la décennie 2010 (2021)

This looks like a case where a single critic is famous/"important" enough that he can still qualify, but I'm not sure if the amount of reviews is high enough to count. Gonna need a second opinion on this one.
by Sweepstakes Ron
Wed Nov 09, 2022 8:25 pm
Forum: EOD 2010s
Topic: Post-punk.com ( ) - Best of the Decade 2010-2019
Replies: 2
Views: 1047

Re: Post-punk.com ( ) - Best of the Decade 2010-2019

It's a multi-critic list and they do do reviews, but I don't think they do enough reviews to be eligible.
by Sweepstakes Ron
Wed Nov 09, 2022 8:23 pm
Forum: EOD 2010s
Topic: Hyperbole ( ) - Las 100 mejores canciones
Replies: 4
Views: 1004

Re: Hyperbole ( ) - Las 100 mejores canciones

I think it's ineligible, but I may need someone fluent in Spanish to make sure.
by Sweepstakes Ron
Wed Nov 09, 2022 8:21 pm
Forum: EOD 2010s
Topic: Hype Bae (HK) - Here Are The 100 Best Songs Of The 2010s
Replies: 4
Views: 1789

Re: Hype Bae (HK) - Here Are The 100 Best Songs Of The 2010s

Looks like no reviews, ineligible.
by Sweepstakes Ron
Wed Nov 09, 2022 8:19 pm
Forum: EOD 2010s
Topic: The Rest Is Noise (Philippines) - Best Albums Of The 2010s
Replies: 4
Views: 1244

Re: The Rest Is Noise (Philippines) - Best Albums Of The 2010s

I think the lack of reviews renders it ineligible.
by Sweepstakes Ron
Tue Nov 08, 2022 10:02 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: RYM parent genre changes
Replies: 5
Views: 6163

Re: RYM parent genre changes

I'll create a new post here for changes in 2022.
by Sweepstakes Ron
Fri Nov 04, 2022 2:05 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Morrissey Capitol Record Deal, sees a new album featuring Iggy Pop
Replies: 20
Views: 4366

Re: Morrissey Capitol Record Deal, sees a new album featuring Iggy Pop

I was already considering opting out of the next all-time albums poll (mainly due to a general lack of album-listening from me as of late), but this Kanye shit is giving me even more reason to. It's not as if I have any sort of compunction about putting his music on my list at all, but the idea of w...
by Sweepstakes Ron
Tue Nov 01, 2022 5:21 pm
Forum: ALL TIME
Topic: Spectrum Culture (USA) - Alphabetical Lists (2022)
Replies: 12
Views: 4852

Re: Spectrum Culture (USA) - Alphabetical Lists (2022)

Given that there seems to be a different number of songs under each letter, it may be fair to just treat this as a regular "one song per artist" all-time list, once they've gone through the whole alphabet.

They really chose that song to represent the Beatles, huh.
by Sweepstakes Ron
Fri Oct 28, 2022 10:28 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Jerry Lee Lewis Dies at 87
Replies: 10
Views: 3721

Re: Jerry Lee Lewis Dies at 87

People on a Discord server I'm in have been actively celebrating his death, on account of the whole "married his 13 year old cousin" thing. It's a strange sort of whiplash compared to here and RYM.
by Sweepstakes Ron
Thu Oct 27, 2022 12:38 am
Forum: ALL TIME
Topic: LiveAbout (USA) - 100 of the Best Pop Songs of All Time (2021)
Replies: 1
Views: 1053

Re: LiveAbout (USA) - 100 of the Best Pop Songs of All Time (2021)

So it looks like Pitchfork aren't the only ones hyping up "Fantasy".
by Sweepstakes Ron
Wed Sep 28, 2022 12:52 pm
Forum: 1990s
Topic: Pitchfork 250 best songs of the 1990s
Replies: 52
Views: 21002

Re: Pitchfork 250 best songs of the 1990s

Although, relating to this, Nick should be chuffed to know that his Cardi B rant is still fondly(?) remembered on r/indieheads 5 years later.
by Sweepstakes Ron
Wed Sep 28, 2022 12:29 pm
Forum: 1990s
Topic: Pitchfork 250 best songs of the 1990s
Replies: 52
Views: 21002

Re: Pitchfork 250 best songs of the 1990s

At the very least, it’s possible ITAOTS and the rest that were left out here will be better represented on the albums list, even if they end up lacing below multiple Mariah albums and Britney’s debut or something. We’ll just have to see. I won’t argue that the whole thing doesn’t feel a least a litt...
by Sweepstakes Ron
Wed Sep 28, 2022 12:31 am
Forum: 1990s
Topic: Pitchfork 250 best songs of the 1990s
Replies: 52
Views: 21002

Re: Pitchfork 250 best songs of the 1990s

Damn, "Show Me Love" in here too? It's like they read my mind and picked the exact 90s songs I thought were missing from AM for too long, what the hell.
by Sweepstakes Ron
Tue Sep 27, 2022 4:13 pm
Forum: 1990s
Topic: Pitchfork 250 best songs of the 1990s
Replies: 52
Views: 21002

Re: Pitchfork 250 best songs of the 1990s

I give this list my reluctant stamp of approval due to the inclusion of both "Feels Good" and "My Boo".

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