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Jonathon

"Jubilee Street" for Nick Cave? Really?

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Critics, let me ask you "have you ever heard of the Higs Boson Blues?"

Jonathon

Pardon my ignorance Henrik, but why is the list stopping at Elvis Costello's No Action?

Jonathon

It's kind of ironic. Last time The National lost to Arcade Fire when I thought High Violet was clearly a better album than The Suburbs . This year, the National put out what's (in my opinion) their weakest album since 2004, and The Arcade Fire put out their strongest since 2004...and The National i...

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It's kind of ironic. Last time The National lost to Arcade Fire when I thought High Violet was clearly a better album than The Suburbs . This year, the National put out what's (in my opinion) their weakest album since 2004, and The Arcade Fire put out their strongest since 2004...and The National is...

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The name of this thread actually sounds like something he'd name an album ironically. Zappa was a brilliant musician, a creative mind, and a sharp satirist. He's missed.

Jonathon

Hypothetical question...if the lists stopped today, what kind of artist ranking bumps could we see next update? Some of my predictions: Kanye and Arcade Fire seem to be guaranteed a spot in the top 50 next update, with Kanye possibly heading for the top 40 with Yeezus's current performance. Given Da...

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I will always be ashamed of American critics for their treatment of Nick Cave. Push the Sky Away is far from his best album, but it still should have made a list by now.

Jonathon

Care to enlighten the Excel impaired?

Jonathon

I love Reflektor. I think it's The Arcade Fire's first major artistic leap since their debut.

Jonathon

Great update...love the way you weighed the '10s releases Henrik, keeping the young decade from overwhelming the list, while still giving it decent weight. Every update, I start to think top 1,000 has become more of the standard of "classic albums" than top 500. The idea of the top 500 was...

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Thank you.

Jonathon

Sad as this is, the update has kind of kept me going this month. Heartbreak and family illness, all month. This update is going to be my bright spot.

Jonathon

It's gotten to the point where I'm refreshing the main page a couple dozen times a day, checking for the new update. But we should all try to be patient. Henrik is obviously working very hard on this, trying to get it to us as fast as possible. And for that, I thank him. Me too. I kind of wish I'd ...

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*temper tantrum*

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Waiting...is...so...difficult...

Jonathon

I'd rather Henrik not extend it. A larger list means less updates, and the #4000 or #5000 album of all time is pretty statistically insignificant.

Jonathon

Got to love anything that ranks Summerteeth highly. I'm hoping a few of these lists it's been on recently can push the album back into the top 500.

Jonathon

Jesus...Nevermind IS older than 20 years. That makes me feel old.

Jonathon

I guess the main reason that I don't consider Funeral overrated is that I can't think of another album released in the past 20 years that has been universally acclaimed like it has. That's the argument I'm trying to make- If a small minority is saying that an album is overrated it probably isn't. I...

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*shrug* It wouldn't be overrated if most people agreed with me. That's what makes an album overrated usually, everyone loving it, and someone else thinking it's not quite all that and a bag of skittles. You can probably make an "overrated" argument for almost every album in the top 100, wi...

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I come across as a raging hypocrite saying this, as it's my #3 of the 00s, but I think the idea of Funeral is the most overrated album of all-time. While it has a handful of great songs, and several very good ones, the idea of it outrank Joy Division's Closer, David Bowie's Low, and several other al...

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And in some way it's much overdue. The mythos surrounding 'Loveless' has grown to such an extent over the last two decades that we tend to ignore that it was 'Isn't Anything' that was the groundbreaking album that set out the original conventions. Its successor really just built on them by fleshing...

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Interestingly, critical consensus seems to be swinging in favor of Isn't Anything. Not over Loveless, but Pitchfork's recent 10 score for Isn't Anything shows that it's definitely gained traction as a classic in it's own right.

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Wow...some real hate for Isn't Anything...I always thought that album was starting to gain a little acceptance. Not as major as Loveless, but still a classic.

Jonathon

Everyone's rushing to compare this to Loveless, which is of course the gold standard, but how would you guys rank this against Isn't Anything? Do you consider it worthy of MBV's (admittedly limited in quantity, yet high quality) discography?

Jonathon

My Bloody Valentine, The National, Arcade Fire and Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds.

Jonathon

Kingoftonga's incredibly negative quotes are making me giggle. In past years it's almost always been fans pumping up their favorite albums with hyperbole, and here he is taking a bunch of classics (which most of these albums are considered) down a peg.

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http://popblerd.com/2012/11/27/blisterd ... us-extras/

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100-91 100. Pete Rock & CL Smooth The Main Ingredient 99. Tone Loc Loc-ed After Dark 98. Ice Cube The Predator 97. Organized Konfusion Stress: The Extinction Agenda 96. OutKast ATLiens 95. The Roots How I Got Over 94. Common Like Water For Chocolate 93. Run-DMC Tougher Than Leather 92. Gang Star...

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No problem.

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I'll copy and paste the 00s one, Henrik. Already did the 90s one.

Jonathon

So is this site eligible?

Jonathon

The Silent Shout is great and all, but it just seems weird mentioning it in the same breath as Doolittle and OK Computer.

Jonathon

1. Paranoid Android
2. Karma Police
3. Let Down
4. No Surprises
5. Lucky
6. Airbag
7. Climbing Up Walls
8. The Tourist
9. Exit Music (For a Film)
10. Subterranean Homesick Alien
11. Electioneering
12. Fitter Happier

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Release dates, in my opinion, kept Kanye West from taking the top spot in 2010.

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Formatting is weird, and not linked so... 100-91: http://popblerd.com/2011/10/25/blisterd-the-top-100-albums-of-the-90s-100-91/ 90-81: http://popblerd.com/2011/10/26/blisterd-the-top-100-albums-of-the-90s-90-81/ 80-71: http://popblerd.com/2011/10/27/blisterd-the-top-100-albums-of-the-90s-80-71/ 70-6...

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http://popblerd.com/2011/10/25/blisterd ... 0s-100-91/

Not sure if it's eligible.

Jonathon

Score!

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I think this should be counted...but at a very low weight, the way the Elvis Costello top 500 albums list is.

Jonathon

I love 1999. It's in many ways the first year of the 00s, as I feel albums like Summerteeth, The Soft Bulletin, and Agaetis Byrjun feel much more at home next to Kid A and Funeral than the do next to Nevermind and Definitely Maybe. It's easily the most relevant/ least dated year of the 90s (not sayi...

Jonathon

The EP collection is definitely the winner of the reissues. I never heard "You Made Me Realise" until this week, and it knocked me on my ass.

Jonathon

Thanks

It's wonderful to be back.

Awesome list. Always nice to see stuff that isn't hogging Top 500-1000 spots on the main page in these polls.

Jonathon

This is a pleasant compromise. True, we won't get the update on time, but we'll get the 2012 update several months early.

Jonathon

I just noticed that Sufjan Stevens Michigan album doesn't get credit for the 2003 Pitchfork list, where it placed #3 of the year.

Jonathon

Glad you see it my way, or are leaning my way.

Jonathon

Ugh a list with Summerteeth in the top 20 being thrown out maybe enough to send me back into exile.

Jonathon

Thanks Henrik! I've missed this place a lot. I just needed to step away to get stuff accomplished. List making can become...very addictive.

Jonathon

To quote the king "I had to leave town for a little while..."

What is the status of the update? I'm sorry if I'm beating a dead horse, I'm just curious.

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