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by Sweepstakes Ron
Sun Aug 07, 2016 3:03 pm
Forum: ALL TIME
Topic: ✅ Sean Egan's 500 songs you need to hear
Replies: 11
Views: 35275

Re: Sean Egan's 500 songs you need to hear

Are there any more songs that will be added to AM (that aren't already on the big spreadsheet) because of this list?
by Sweepstakes Ron
Sat Aug 06, 2016 1:37 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Help wanted - additional info for almost 3,000 songs!
Replies: 92
Views: 45085

Re: Help wanted - additional info for almost 3,000 songs!

Sorry for the holdup. Here's F-G. I didn't realize until partway through that the singles column was for US and UK only. I thought it also counted released in the artist's home country. Also, the French title capitalization amy needle further double-checking...
by Sweepstakes Ron
Fri Aug 05, 2016 7:33 pm
Forum: ALL TIME
Topic: ✅ Sean Egan's 500 songs you need to hear
Replies: 11
Views: 35275

Re: Sean Egan's 500 songs you need to hear

First Rock 'n' Roll Wave 1. Jackie Brenston and his Delta Cats - Rocket 88 2. Little Richard - Long Tall Sally 3. Jerry Lee Lewis - Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On 4. Fats Domino - Blueberry Hill 5. Eddie Cochran - Summertime Blues 6. Gene Vincent And The Blue Caps - Be-Bop-A-Lu-La 7. The Everly Broth...
by Sweepstakes Ron
Fri Aug 05, 2016 2:52 pm
Forum: ALL TIME
Topic: ✅ Sean Egan's 500 songs you need to hear
Replies: 11
Views: 35275

Re: Sean Egan's 500 songs you need to hear

One reviewer pointed out that the song list does not include songs that are on the 100 albums. Here's the albums list, for reference. http://www.indiepedia.de/index.php/100_Albums_That_Changed_Music_%28Sean_Egan%2C_2006%29 The song list is not actually one list of 500, but rather 25 lists of 20 son...
by Sweepstakes Ron
Fri Aug 05, 2016 1:53 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Overlooked Songs: Round 1 Week 8
Replies: 39
Views: 19463

Re: Overlooked Songs: Round 1 Week 8

I'm 5 for 7! Much better than MAA...
by Sweepstakes Ron
Fri Aug 05, 2016 1:09 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: 5873/6000: The Finals!
Replies: 24
Views: 13260

5873/6000: The Finals!

http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=463447 It's come down to this. Canadian post-rock vs. Seattle grunge. Vote for your favorite, and whichever gets the most points will be the ultimate champion! The deadline is August 11 at 9 PM EST. 5885. Godspeed You! Black Emperor - Storm vs. 5971. Pearl J...
by Sweepstakes Ron
Fri Aug 05, 2016 1:05 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: 5873/6000: Semifinals
Replies: 22
Views: 16311

Re: 5873/6000: Semifinals

5944. Ofra Haza - Im nin'alu: 7
vs.
5885. Godspeed You! Black Emperor - Storm: 12

5971. Pearl Jam - Black: 14
vs.
5969. Kacey Musgraves - Follow Your Arrow: 5
by Sweepstakes Ron
Thu Aug 04, 2016 11:28 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: 5873/6000: Semifinals
Replies: 22
Views: 16311

Re: 5873/6000: Semifinals

Im nin'alu
Black
by Sweepstakes Ron
Sun Jul 31, 2016 5:42 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Overlooked Songs: Round 1 Week 8
Replies: 39
Views: 19463

Re: Overlooked Songs: Round 1 Week 8

Waitin' Around to Die
Underwater Moonlight
Night of the Swallow
Ride
Home
Like Dylan in the Movies
Say You Will
One Beat
by Sweepstakes Ron
Sun Jul 31, 2016 3:32 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Errors in the 2015 Update
Replies: 538
Views: 377521

Re: Errors in the 2015 Update

"(I Wanna) Testify" is not actually by Parliament, but rather The Parliaments, a predecessor group to P-Funk. However, there is a re-recording by Parliament simply called "Testify" (which is included in the Spotify playlist by accident).
by Sweepstakes Ron
Sat Jul 30, 2016 6:58 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Review Blurbs for Top 500 Albums
Replies: 52
Views: 34852

Re: Review Blurbs for Top 500 Albums

I could use a list of good sources to look for reviews.
by Sweepstakes Ron
Sat Jul 30, 2016 5:28 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Video Game Discussion
Replies: 46
Views: 46785

Re: Video Game Discussion

I plan to complete the Pokédex (caught) for Pokémon Moon. But it won't be a living Pokédex, so I'm willing to trade away rare Pokémon as soon as I obtain them.
by Sweepstakes Ron
Sat Jul 30, 2016 5:14 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Help wanted - Spotify links for 2015 albums
Replies: 5
Views: 3216

Re: Help wanted - Spotify links for 2015 albums

How about for the 2015 songs?
by Sweepstakes Ron
Sat Jul 30, 2016 5:12 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Video Game Discussion
Replies: 46
Views: 46785

Re: Video Game Discussion

BleuPanda wrote:For the first time since the first generation, I have completed a Pokedex (sans event Pokemon). Aurorus brought me to 713 Pokemon in Omega Ruby; 8 event Pokemon remain, but the games themselves don't count them toward the total.
Seen, or caught?
by Sweepstakes Ron
Fri Jul 29, 2016 3:11 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Overlooked Songs: Round 1 Week 8
Replies: 39
Views: 19463

Re: Overlooked Songs: Round 1 Week 8

"Night of the Swallow" is on Apple Music, for those who use it (anyone else?).
by Sweepstakes Ron
Fri Jul 29, 2016 1:02 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: 5873/6000: Semifinals
Replies: 22
Views: 16311

5873/6000: Semifinals

http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=463447 The rules are simple: vote for your favorite in each match below. The winner will move to the next round. The deadline to vote is Thursday August 4th at 9 PM EST. 5944. Ofra Haza - Im nin'alu vs. 5885. Godspeed You! Black Emperor - Storm 5971. Pearl J...
by Sweepstakes Ron
Fri Jul 29, 2016 1:00 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: 5873/6000: Quarterfinals
Replies: 22
Views: 11412

Re: 5873/6000: Quarterfinals

5970. Tom Jones - Delilah: 8
vs.
5944. Ofra Haza - Im nin'alu: 11

5884. Chicago - 25 or 6 to 4: 7
vs.
5885. Godspeed You! Black Emperor - Storm: 10

5958. Pink Floyd - Echoes: 9
vs.
5971. Pearl Jam - Black: 10

5879. Khaled - Aïcha: 8
vs.
5969. Kacey Musgraves - Follow Your Arrow: 10
by Sweepstakes Ron
Fri Jul 29, 2016 12:32 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: 5873/6000: Quarterfinals
Replies: 22
Views: 11412

Re: 5873/6000: Quarterfinals

Im nin'alu
Storm
Black
Follow Your Arrow
by Sweepstakes Ron
Thu Jul 28, 2016 1:18 am
Forum: ALL TIME
Topic: ✅ Sean Egan's 500 songs you need to hear
Replies: 11
Views: 35275

Re: Sean Egan's 500 songs you need to hear

Okay, I ordered a used copy off Amazon. I'll get back to you in a week...
by Sweepstakes Ron
Thu Jul 28, 2016 1:12 am
Forum: ALL TIME
Topic: ✅ Sean Egan's 500 songs you need to hear
Replies: 11
Views: 35275

Re: Sean Egan's 500 songs you need to hear

Oh, this still hasn't been found? Perhaps I could find it...
by Sweepstakes Ron
Wed Jul 27, 2016 9:57 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Overlooked Songs: Round 1 Week 7
Replies: 31
Views: 15661

Re: Overlooked Songs: Round 1 Week 7

Everybody's Been Burned
Blue Boy
Linus and Lucy
Lazy Eye
Bluebell
The Windmills of Your Mind
Love Is a Stranger
Holiday
by Sweepstakes Ron
Wed Jul 27, 2016 1:31 am
Forum: EOY archive
Topic: 1989
Replies: 2
Views: 19633

Re: 1989

And that's the '80s! What's next?
by Sweepstakes Ron
Mon Jul 25, 2016 2:44 pm
Forum: EOY archive
Topic: 1988
Replies: 1
Views: 18305

Re: 1988

here it is
by Sweepstakes Ron
Sat Jul 23, 2016 9:03 pm
Forum: EOY archive
Topic: 1987
Replies: 1
Views: 18669

Re: 1987

This is fun!
by Sweepstakes Ron
Fri Jul 22, 2016 4:53 pm
Forum: EOY archive
Topic: 1986
Replies: 2
Views: 22108

Re: 1986

BTW, are the Rolling Stone albums (other than the winner) all tied? Because that's how I put them down.
by Sweepstakes Ron
Fri Jul 22, 2016 1:02 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: 5873/6000: Quarterfinals
Replies: 22
Views: 11412

5873/6000: Quarterfinals

http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=463447 The rules are simple: vote for your favorite in each match below. The winner will move to the next round. The deadline to vote is Thursday July 28th at 9 PM EST. 5970. Tom Jones - Delilah vs. 5944. Ofra Haza - Im nin'alu 5884. Chicago - 25 or 6 to 4 v...
by Sweepstakes Ron
Fri Jul 22, 2016 1:00 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: 5873/6000: Round of 16
Replies: 16
Views: 8285

Re: 5873/6000: Round of 16

5905. The Velvet Underground - Who Loves the Sun?: 7 vs. 5970. Tom Jones - Delilah: 8 5944. Ofra Haza - Im nin'alu: 9 vs. 5977. Eagle-Eye Cherry - Save Tonight: 6 5964. Seal - Kiss from a Rose: 7 vs. 5884. Chicago - 25 or 6 to 4: 8 5926. Renaud - Mistral Gagnant: 5 vs. 5885. Godspeed You! Black Empe...
by Sweepstakes Ron
Thu Jul 21, 2016 7:22 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: The AMF Top 100 Artists 2016!!!
Replies: 737
Views: 565387

Re: The AMF Top 100 Artists 2016!!!

Eh, I don't find them that fishy. Their lists reasonably seem like what I would get from asking someone on the street (on the off chance they made one in the first place), they only seem out of place because of the fact that they're on a music forum. Perhaps they've only recently discovered AM and a...
by Sweepstakes Ron
Thu Jul 21, 2016 6:42 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Overlooked Songs: Round 1 Week 6
Replies: 40
Views: 28160

Re: Overlooked Songs: Round 1 Week 6

Egyptian Shumba
Only Tomorrow
Mala Vida
23
Delorean Dynamite
Someone Saved My Life Tonight
The Pretender
Ironic
by Sweepstakes Ron
Thu Jul 21, 2016 6:39 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: 5873/6000: Round of 16
Replies: 16
Views: 8285

Re: 5873/6000: Round of 16

Who Loves the Sun?
Im nin'alu
25 or 6 to 4
Storm
Pretty Persuasion
Black
Your Precious Love
Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before
by Sweepstakes Ron
Thu Jul 21, 2016 5:46 pm
Forum: EOY archive
Topic: 1985
Replies: 1
Views: 18515

Re: 1985

Here we go. One of the lists has Let's Stay Together by Al Green, but I put it under He's the Light.
by Sweepstakes Ron
Thu Jul 21, 2016 9:43 am
Forum: EOY archive
Topic: 1984
Replies: 8
Views: 27566

Re: 1984

Thank you, Henrik! I've gotten it done.

For the Schlager list, I assigned the missing positions to blank entries. Do with this as you will.
by Sweepstakes Ron
Thu Jul 21, 2016 2:54 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Help wanted!
Replies: 304
Views: 231580

Re: Help wanted!

Can somebody address my questions in the 1984 thread in the EOY archive?
by Sweepstakes Ron
Wed Jul 20, 2016 9:44 pm
Forum: EOY archive
Topic: 1984
Replies: 8
Views: 27566

Re: 1984

HUMO (Belgium) 1) Goodbye cruel world ELVIS COSTELLO 2) Born in the U.S.A. BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN 3) Love Wars WOMACK & WOMACK 4) Caribbean Sunset JOHN CALE 5) Rattlesnakes LLOYD COLE & THE COMMOTIONS 6) Purple Rain PRINCE =) The big express XTC 8) Diamond Life SADE 9) Brilliant Trees DAVID SYLV...
by Sweepstakes Ron
Wed Jul 20, 2016 9:42 pm
Forum: EOY archive
Topic: 1984
Replies: 8
Views: 27566

Re: 1984

Old Forums wrote:1. Julian Cope-Fried -World shut your mouth
These are two different albums. How should I enter these?
by Sweepstakes Ron
Wed Jul 20, 2016 6:26 pm
Forum: EOY archive
Topic: 1984
Replies: 8
Views: 27566

Re: 1984

HUMO (Belgium) 1) Goodbye cruel world ELVIS COSTELLO 2) Born in the U.S.A. BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN 3) Love Wars WOMACK & WOMACK 4) Caribbean Sunset JOHN CALE 5) Rattlesnakes LLOYD COLE & THE COMMOTIONS 6) Purple Rain PRINCE =) The big express XTC 8) Diamond Life SADE 9) Brilliant Trees DAVID SYLV...
by Sweepstakes Ron
Wed Jul 20, 2016 3:15 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Help wanted!
Replies: 304
Views: 231580

Re: Help wanted!

Pierre wrote:Therefore, Sweepstakes Ron, if you want to help, maybe you could do some EOY spreadsheets for years between 1984 and 1999? That's where spots are opened currently ;)
I can do that, but I think I need some sort of template. Is there one?
by Sweepstakes Ron
Wed Jul 20, 2016 2:47 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: The AMF Top 100 Artists 2016!!!
Replies: 737
Views: 565387

Re: The AMF Top 100 Artists 2016!!!

Yeah, I was in favor of the rushing because Jimmy himself seemed a bit impatient. I don't think it would deter the discussion much, either.
by Sweepstakes Ron
Wed Jul 20, 2016 2:26 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: The AMF Top 100 Artists 2016!!!
Replies: 737
Views: 565387

Re: The AMF Top 100 Artists 2016!!!

And since I haven't yet, I need to express my gratitude for you, JimmyJazz, in taking up this poll. I simply haven't listened to enough music to feel like I could vote, but I still very much enjoy seeing the results and taking part in discussion and speculation, and I can't imagine the work it takes...
by Sweepstakes Ron
Wed Jul 20, 2016 2:23 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: The AMF Top 100 Artists 2016!!!
Replies: 737
Views: 565387

Re: The AMF Top 100 Artists 2016!!!

Three #1 votes for the Cure! NICE
by Sweepstakes Ron
Wed Jul 20, 2016 1:44 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: The AMF Top 100 Artists 2016!!!
Replies: 737
Views: 565387

Re: The AMF Top 100 Artists 2016!!!

Yeah, I'm down for that. But you should put a bunch of line breaks in between each artist to make it more suspenseful!
by Sweepstakes Ron
Tue Jul 19, 2016 8:55 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Help wanted!
Replies: 304
Views: 231580

Re: Help wanted!

I would like to help out but I can't tell exactly what's going on here... Can Henrik or anyone else assign me something specific to do? Or is there nothing left?
by Sweepstakes Ron
Tue Jul 19, 2016 2:06 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: The AMF Top 100 Artists 2016!!!
Replies: 737
Views: 565387

Re: The AMF Top 100 Artists 2016!!!

Perhaps Michael Jackson can make it to the top 10 this time?
by Sweepstakes Ron
Mon Jul 18, 2016 6:45 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: The AMF Top 100 Artists 2016!!!
Replies: 737
Views: 565387

Re: The AMF Top 100 Artists 2016!!!

It's Björk vs. Madge for the top female artist! Who's going to take it?
by Sweepstakes Ron
Sun Jul 17, 2016 11:20 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: The AMF Top 100 Artists 2016!!!
Replies: 737
Views: 565387

Re: The AMF Top 100 Artists 2016!!!

Yeah, let's go Elton! Aside from the Beatles, he might be the artist I feel most "at home" with (though I don't know too many songs of his). I'm always down for "Crododile Rock".
by Sweepstakes Ron
Sun Jul 17, 2016 9:10 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Concerts you have coming up
Replies: 378
Views: 729365

Re: Concerts you have coming up

Seeing Paul McCartney tonight!!!
by Sweepstakes Ron
Sun Jul 17, 2016 11:44 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: R.I.P. Alan Vega
Replies: 3
Views: 2553

R.I.P. Alan Vega

The frontman of Suicide has passed away in his sleep.

June 23, 1938 – July 16, 2016

http://henryrollins.com/news/detail/alan_vega1/

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