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by Jirin
Sat Mar 19, 2022 11:08 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Albums of 2022 Discussion Thread
Replies: 263
Views: 618201

Re: Albums of 2022 Discussion Thread

1. Big Thief - Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You 2. Black Country, New Road - Ants From Up Here 3. Cate Le Bon - Pompeii 4. Rokia Kone & Jacknife Lee - Bamanan 5. Boris - W 6. Khruangbin - Texas Moon 7. Mitski - Laurel Hell 8. Animal Collective - Time Skiffs 9. Yard Act - The Overload 10...
by Jirin
Wed Mar 16, 2022 12:56 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Albums of 2022 Discussion Thread
Replies: 263
Views: 618201

Re: Albums of 2022 Discussion Thread

Jenny Hval has a new album, really good.
by Jirin
Wed Mar 16, 2022 12:54 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: AMF Favorite Albums of 2021 - RESULTS
Replies: 36
Views: 16338

Re: AMF Favorite Albums of 2021 - RESULTS

How many artists are there even who release albums every year anymore?

I wish it still worked like the 60s and 70s. Imagine if every great band released a new album every year.
by Jirin
Tue Mar 15, 2022 8:47 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: AMF Favorite Albums of 2021 - RESULTS
Replies: 36
Views: 16338

Re: AMF Favorite Albums of 2021 - RESULTS

Great rollout. Responding to comments about Pitchfork’s #1. I think in the last few years they have veered away from the indie critical consensus. Away from the girl folk pop and such and toward the new “Cool”.

They’ve always cared more about the album’s culture than what it sounds like.
by Jirin
Sat Mar 12, 2022 3:32 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Moderately Acclaimed Albums 13 (2022) - The Draw
Replies: 79
Views: 47787

Re: Moderately Acclaimed Albums 13 (2022) - The Draw

Anyone know how to I find the right George Brassens album on US Spotify? Is Chante Le Chansons De Sa Juenesse the same thing? No, it's not the same thing. In Spain the original album is available on Spotify, and also as part of other albums. Try these ones: https://open.spotify.com/album/1Puxbp4aa8...
by Jirin
Fri Mar 11, 2022 2:33 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Albums of 2022 Discussion Thread
Replies: 263
Views: 618201

Re: Albums of 2022 Discussion Thread

I didn’t get into their album last year much but really liking Ants From Up Here.
by Jirin
Wed Mar 09, 2022 6:19 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: AMF Favorite Albums of 2021 - RESULTS
Replies: 36
Views: 16338

Re: AMF Favorite Albums of 2021 - RESULTS

I just think the same album should be equally appreciated regardless of whether it came out in a time it was considered super innovative or old hat. Music is music, and it sounds like most critics are being shallow like Pitchfork writers, caring more about trends and hip culture than whether the mus...
by Jirin
Wed Mar 09, 2022 6:14 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Moderately Acclaimed Albums 13 (2022) - The Draw
Replies: 79
Views: 47787

Re: Moderately Acclaimed Albums 13 (2022) - The Draw

Anyone know how to I find the right George Brassens album on US Spotify? Is Chante Le Chansons De Sa Juenesse the same thing?
by Jirin
Wed Mar 09, 2022 6:11 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: AMF Favorite Albums of 2021 - RESULTS
Replies: 36
Views: 16338

Re: AMF Favorite Albums of 2021 - RESULTS

Why does it need to be brilliantly innovative? Can’t it just be appreciated for sounding good?
by Jirin
Wed Mar 09, 2022 4:44 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: AMF Favorite Albums of 2021 - RESULTS
Replies: 36
Views: 16338

Re: AMF Favorite Albums of 2021 - RESULTS

I don’t get why Sketchy did so bad with critics either. I think I had it #20 or so.
by Jirin
Tue Mar 08, 2022 4:23 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Moderately Acclaimed Albums 13 (2022) - The Draw
Replies: 79
Views: 47787

Re: Moderately Acclaimed Albums 13 (2022) - The Draw

I generally try to listen to one album I haven’t heard per work day, which tends to keep me just barely ahead of the game in the first round.
by Jirin
Fri Mar 04, 2022 7:38 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Albums of 2022 Discussion Thread
Replies: 263
Views: 618201

Re: Albums of 2022 Discussion Thread

Yet another instant year end top ten contender in Somi’s new album Zenzile: The Reimagination of Miriam Makeba.

Anyone who’s ever gotten an album in my year end top ten is knocking it out of the park this year.
by Jirin
Thu Mar 03, 2022 4:45 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Moderately Acclaimed Albums 13 (2022) - The Draw
Replies: 79
Views: 47787

Re: Moderately Acclaimed Albums 13 (2022) - The Draw

I think part of the reason there was a Tom Waits album every year is cause I kept nominating them.

This year I gave half my nominations to albums that did well in my discovery tourney.
by Jirin
Tue Mar 01, 2022 5:04 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Concerts you have coming up
Replies: 372
Views: 685640

Re: Concerts you have coming up

Also added LCD Soundsystem and Big Thief shows. Getting back in the groove.
by Jirin
Mon Feb 28, 2022 7:52 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Should the new Moderately Acclaimed Albums poll be shorter?
Replies: 8
Views: 5871

Re: Should the new Moderately Acclaimed Albums poll be shorter?

I voted option A but think we should consider changing it for next year.
by Jirin
Mon Feb 28, 2022 2:22 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Albums of 2022 Discussion Thread
Replies: 263
Views: 618201

Re: Albums of 2022 Discussion Thread

I opened up Spotify to listen to Spoon’s new album and got a pop up: “New music for you: Spoon - Lucifer On The Sofa”.

AI’s gettin good there.
by Jirin
Sun Feb 27, 2022 5:22 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Albums of 2022 Discussion Thread
Replies: 263
Views: 618201

Re: Albums of 2022 Discussion Thread

Should I read into LCD Soundsystem performing on SNL? Are they doing anything new?
by Jirin
Sat Feb 26, 2022 4:32 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Moderately Acclaimed Albums 13 (2022) - Submissions Now Open!
Replies: 27
Views: 12421

Re: Moderately Acclaimed Albums 13 (2022) - Submissions Now Open!

I wouldn't change it after nominations have already started, but maybe discuss it for next year. I'm not sure how my nominations would change if I thought fewer were getting in. People always have the option of jumping in round 2 if they want.
by Jirin
Fri Feb 25, 2022 5:41 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Albums of 2022 Discussion Thread
Replies: 263
Views: 618201

Re: Albums of 2022 Discussion Thread

Cate Le Bon - Pompeii is pretty incredible. I agree wholeheartedly 2022 is off to an immediate much stronger start than 2021.
by Jirin
Fri Feb 25, 2022 5:36 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Should composers be allowed in the All-Time Artist Poll?
Replies: 27
Views: 11608

Re: Should composers be allowed in the All-Time Artist Poll?

For me recording isn't the firm division, so much as the fact that canonized musicians have generations of people insisting they are the greatest music ever written and nothing in the past 200 years or outside of Europe or anything in the conceivable future could ever possibly compete and to suggest...
by Jirin
Fri Feb 25, 2022 5:32 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Should composers be allowed in the All-Time Artist Poll?
Replies: 27
Views: 11608

Re: Should composers be allowed in the All-Time Artist Poll?

We can say that the ranking is based on original recorded material, at least. So any modern recording of Tchaikovsky would be a 'Cover album'. :) I don't quite get what you mean with 'original recorded material' in this context. What would constitute 'original recorded material' from the age when r...
by Jirin
Wed Feb 23, 2022 10:48 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Should composers be allowed in the All-Time Artist Poll?
Replies: 27
Views: 11608

Re: Should composers be allowed in the All-Time Artist Poll?

There is at least the sense that when you're listening to a performance of, say, Beethoven, the conductor and orchestra are simply carrying out the composer's wishes (otherwise we're pretty fucked and we missed out on Beethoven centuries ago). I wouldn't quite feel wrong putting Tchaikovsky in my t...
by Jirin
Wed Feb 23, 2022 2:32 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Moderately Acclaimed Albums 13 (2022) - Submissions Now Open!
Replies: 27
Views: 12421

Re: Moderately Acclaimed Albums 13 (2022) - Submissions Now Open!

I like the 128 album format a lot because it really casts a wide net to find lots of great albums I wouldn't find otherwise, but I agree that if I ever had a job where I couldn't sit and listen to music while I was working there's no way I could listen to all of them.
by Jirin
Wed Feb 23, 2022 2:29 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Should composers be allowed in the All-Time Artist Poll?
Replies: 27
Views: 11608

Re: Should composers be allowed in the All-Time Artist Poll?

I don't think anyone's ever complained about 20th century composers who released albums of their own material being included on the poll. In the case of classical composers, it'd be interesting to see what happened, but since the audience for classical composers tends to look down on the music we li...
by Jirin
Wed Feb 23, 2022 12:33 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Best Moderately Acclaimed Album Of 2021: RESULTS
Replies: 32
Views: 12532

Re: Best Moderately Acclaimed Album Of 2021: RESULTS

I don’t see being influenced by 80s and 90s as a symptom of copying them. Since the popular musical voice of the 10s and 20s is hip hop and dance music, if that’s not wgat you’re into what could you really do that doesn’t either sound like a previous wave or sound totally out there and experimental?...
by Jirin
Tue Feb 22, 2022 2:41 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Best Moderately Acclaimed Album Of 2021: RESULTS
Replies: 32
Views: 12532

Re: Best Moderately Acclaimed Album Of 2021: RESULTS

I think a lot of Kanye’s stuff pre-808 has really solid production and seamless use of samples. It can just be really hard for me to get past the naked narcissism of the lyrics. All he does is praise himself and elaborate on his view of his own cultural importance. When rappers like Jay Z and Eminem...
by Jirin
Sun Feb 20, 2022 5:10 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Concerts you have coming up
Replies: 372
Views: 685640

Re: Concerts you have coming up

I'm going to New Orleans Jazz Festival if there isn't a new variant that gets it canceled again. Third time's a charm.
by Jirin
Sun Feb 20, 2022 5:00 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Best Moderately Acclaimed Album Of 2021: RESULTS
Replies: 32
Views: 12532

Re: Best Moderately Acclaimed Album Of 2021: RESULTS

#5: The Notwist - Vertigo Days Nominated by: Nassim Votes: 16 Record: 13-3-4 Biggest fans: Nassim 1 , rumpdoll 3, Listyguy 3, DaveC 5, BleupPanda 5 Rob: Everything about this album sounds good, but I have a hard time writing about it, because only at times it really captivated me and even those mom...
by Jirin
Sun Feb 20, 2022 4:50 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Best Moderately Acclaimed Album Of 2021: RESULTS
Replies: 32
Views: 12532

Re: Best Moderately Acclaimed Album Of 2021: RESULTS

I put The Fratellis #6, totally agree there.
by Jirin
Fri Feb 18, 2022 4:45 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Best Moderately Acclaimed Album Of 2021: RESULTS
Replies: 32
Views: 12532

Re: Best Moderately Acclaimed Album Of 2021: RESULTS

Turning Wheel was a super divisive album. Lots of very high and very low ratings. It would have rated higher in a system where very high rankings have the most impact.
by Jirin
Thu Feb 17, 2022 5:05 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Best Moderately Acclaimed Album Of 2021: RESULTS
Replies: 32
Views: 12532

Re: Best Moderately Acclaimed Album Of 2021: RESULTS

#10: Alba Gil Aceytuno - Aguayro Nominated by: Rob Votes: 16 Record: 10-8-2 Fans: Jirin (4), mileswide (4), Rob (4), Listyguy (5), FrankLotion (5) Rob: My appreciation and also discovery of Aguayro needs some context. In October I was asked by the director of a music festival if I wanted to be put ...
by Jirin
Wed Feb 16, 2022 3:04 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Best Moderately Acclaimed Album Of 2021: RESULTS
Replies: 32
Views: 12532

Re: Best Moderately Acclaimed Album Of 2021: RESULTS

#15: Moin - Moot Nominated by: rumpdoll Votes: 17 Record: 7-12-1 Biggest fans: rumpdoll (2), RyanM (3), spiritualized (3), mileswide (3) Rob: An album for fans of experiments in guitar sounds. It’s basically a type of post-rock album that explores riffs, grooves, shreds, reverbs and all other guita...
by Jirin
Tue Feb 15, 2022 1:30 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Best Moderately Acclaimed Album Of 2021: RESULTS
Replies: 32
Views: 12532

Re: Best Moderately Acclaimed Album Of 2021: RESULTS

I was surprised I gave Donda the 3rd highest ranking out of everyone, I thought Kanye had a lot of die hards on this forum. I didn't think it'd win or anything but I thought it'd have a mix of very high and very low ratings. Hiromi didn't do too terribly, most of its ratings were somewhere in the mi...
by Jirin
Tue Feb 15, 2022 1:01 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Best Moderately Acclaimed Album Of 2021: RESULTS
Replies: 32
Views: 12532

Best Moderately Acclaimed Album Of 2021: RESULTS

How to read the results: The algorithm used for this game is a win/loss formula where every album is matched up against every other album that whichever was ranked higher on the most lists that contained both gets the 'Win'. In the final ranking, the record is the biggest factor but there's also a f...
by Jirin
Mon Feb 14, 2022 8:00 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Moderately Acclaimed Albums 13 (2022) - Submissions Now Open!
Replies: 27
Views: 12421

Re: Moderately Acclaimed Albums 13 (2022) - Submissions Now Open!

I just saw this thread, what is the deadline?
by Jirin
Mon Feb 14, 2022 1:30 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Best Moderately Acclaimed Album of 2021 - Voting
Replies: 37
Views: 14491

Re: Best Moderately Acclaimed Album of 2021 - Voting

I've calculated the results now. I will start the rollout this evening.
by Jirin
Sun Feb 13, 2022 4:32 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Best Moderately Acclaimed Album of 2021 - Voting
Replies: 37
Views: 14491

Re: Best Moderately Acclaimed Album of 2021 - Voting

Sorry I've been slow to start the results, I've just been busy. I've looked at all the ballots now, and I will say, there is one album that is top 6 in 13 out of 17 ballots. There's also one album that is in the bottom half of every single ballot. The program I wrote to do this calculation, I wrote ...
by Jirin
Thu Feb 10, 2022 3:11 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Neil Young's Music Pulled From Spotify
Replies: 44
Views: 16165

Re: Neil Young's Music Pulled From Spotify

Neil Young’s selective outrage, at best, will play into the right wing narrative that progressives are the Fun Police, and at worst, could lead to needing to have eight different subscriptions to stream all the music you want instead of one.
by Jirin
Wed Feb 09, 2022 2:58 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Neil Young's Music Pulled From Spotify
Replies: 44
Views: 16165

Re: Neil Young's Music Pulled From Spotify

Neil Young's moral stand against Spotify would carry more weight if the alternative he were pushing weren't, you know, AMAZON. Basically every medium has its shit. I admit I'm ambivalent about ultimatums. The mood toward Rogan has gotten significantly worse, incidentally. Joe Rogan Responds to Vira...
by Jirin
Tue Feb 08, 2022 11:08 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Neil Young's Music Pulled From Spotify
Replies: 44
Views: 16165

Re: Neil Young's Music Pulled From Spotify

Neil Young's moral stand against Spotify would carry more weight if the alternative he were pushing weren't, you know, AMAZON.
by Jirin
Fri Feb 04, 2022 8:33 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Best Moderately Acclaimed Album of 2021 - Voting
Replies: 37
Views: 14491

Re: Best Moderately Acclaimed Album of 2021 - Voting

Votes I have so far: Myself BleuPanda Schuttelbirne rumpdoll Nassim RyanM spiritualized phil Brad mileswide Rob DaveC Rdwdbob Madzong Listyguy FrankLotion bonnielaurel Please let me know if I'm missing anyone. I will probably tabulate some time this weekend. Unless there's major changes in the four ...
by Jirin
Fri Feb 04, 2022 2:32 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Albums of 2022 Discussion Thread
Replies: 263
Views: 618201

Re: Albums of 2022 Discussion Thread

The 2022 albums I've liked so far:

1. Anais Mitchell - Anais Mitchell
2. Boris - W
3. FKA Twigs - CAPRISONGS
4. Yard Act - The Overload
5. The Weeknd - Dawn FM
by Jirin
Mon Jan 31, 2022 4:27 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Best Moderately Acclaimed Album of 2021 - Voting
Replies: 37
Views: 14491

Re: Best Moderately Acclaimed Album of 2021 - Voting

Anyone who sends comments I will add in the final rankings.

Today is the official deadline but it might take me a bit to tally results so I’ll accept submissions until I do.
by Jirin
Mon Jan 31, 2022 4:20 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Neil Young's Music Pulled From Spotify
Replies: 44
Views: 16165

Re: Neil Young's Music Pulled From Spotify

Nicely put Jamie. Not all of those who follow Rogan and Carlson are lacking intelligence. Instead they fail to use their intelligence to discern truth, but instead apply it to bolster their "core" beliefs. We need to teach folks to question their core beliefs; not to discard those beliefs...
by Jirin
Mon Jan 31, 2022 4:12 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Neil Young's Music Pulled From Spotify
Replies: 44
Views: 16165

Re: Neil Young's Music Pulled From Spotify

This is going to sound quite selfish but I actually hope more artists dont follow suit. It is just going to make the listen I g expierence much more difficult and I have a gut feeling even with artists leaving Spotify wont change a thing. Also, considering Young wanted then to remove episodes with ...
by Jirin
Fri Jan 28, 2022 3:08 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Albums of 2022 Discussion Thread
Replies: 263
Views: 618201

Re: Albums of 2022 Discussion Thread

New Anais Mitchell drops today.
by Jirin
Fri Jan 28, 2022 3:05 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Neil Young's Music Pulled From Spotify
Replies: 44
Views: 16165

Re: Neil Young's Music Pulled From Spotify

What would happen though if Spotify actually did remove Joe Rogan?

He’d go somewhere else and his plays would double as a “Cancel culture” martyr.
by Jirin
Thu Jan 27, 2022 3:04 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Neil Young's Music Pulled From Spotify
Replies: 44
Views: 16165

Re: Neil Young's Music Pulled From Spotify

I agree with the principle of what Young is doing. But it seems like it's more a show of principle than anything designed to accomplish anything. If anything it'll make antivaxxers like Rogan more.
by Jirin
Wed Jan 26, 2022 10:27 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Best Moderately Acclaimed Album of 2021 - Voting
Replies: 37
Views: 14491

Re: Best Moderately Acclaimed Album of 2021 - Voting

Huh, I thought I was done listening, but it looks like I listened to Marina Topley Bird instead of Magdalena Ganter. The nomination thread says Magdalena Ganter, is it possible somebody edited their nomination post after I initially listened to it?

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