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by Harold
Fri Feb 04, 2022 4:28 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 2022 Nominees/*Inductees*
Replies: 44
Views: 25277

Re: Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 2022 Nominees

I would predict that Eminem, Beck, and Dolly (who has ascended in recent years to the status of Beloved Untouchable Celebrity) are probably shoo-ins for induction. Tribe will likely get in as well, and I think Fela has a good shot. In my version of a perfect world, the New York Dolls would be shoo-i...
by Harold
Tue Feb 01, 2022 8:56 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: The News of Today
Replies: 198
Views: 154966

Re: The News of Today

Tom Brady, the legendary American football quarterback and winner of a record 7 Super Bowls, officially announced his retirement from the NFL today after 22 seasons. Noted here because of one of my favorite musical moments of recent years: Parquet Courts ending "Total Football," the openin...
by Harold
Thu Jan 27, 2022 3:20 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Spotify links to Albums and Songs on AM
Replies: 181
Views: 483879

Re: Albums and Songs Recently Added to Spotify

All of Neil Young's catalogue is being removed from Spotify. Context, for anyone who hasn't been following this: Young is deeply troubled by Spotify's hosting of Joe Rogan's podcast, which spreads a lot of COVID-related misinformation (or "alternative non-reality-tethered viewpoints," if ...
by Harold
Mon Jan 24, 2022 2:31 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Top 3000 Albums: Combined BEA/RYM List (January 1, 2022)
Replies: 3
Views: 4554

Top 3000 Albums: Combined BEA/RYM List (January 1, 2022)

I thought it might be a good time for one of my periodic compilations of the top-ranked albums from two other music sites, both of which derive their lists from the rankings/ratings of their reasonably well-informed users themselves: Best Ever Albums ( http://www.besteveralbums.com ) and Rate Your M...
by Harold
Fri Jan 21, 2022 1:53 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: RIP Meat Loaf
Replies: 6
Views: 3925

Re: RIP Meat Loaf

Wezzo wrote: Fri Jan 21, 2022 10:26 am He was also an actor, with memorable performances in The Rocky Horror Picture Show and Fight Club.
In death, a member of Project Mayhem has a name ... His name is Marvin Lee Aday!

Sorry. Someone had to do it. R.I.P., big man. You will be missed.
by Harold
Tue Jan 18, 2022 10:47 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Little Simz lyrics
Replies: 12
Views: 9140

Re: Little Simz lyrics

To me, the appeal of the album lies largely in its production - I think Kanye is a better comparison than Kendrick for why people care about SIMBI. I generally have difficulty processing lyrics on the first listen of anything, but I was immediately hooked by the overall sound. Agreed on this. The s...
by Harold
Tue Jan 04, 2022 5:43 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: AMF Top 2000 Songs of All Time, 2021, Results!
Replies: 337
Views: 320028

Re: AMF Top 2000 Songs of All Time, 2021, Results!

Pessimism is all that she know Cause every brother she go with always pick up and go I been trying to show you somethin, got a different approach Told her, "Give me your heart; try to get you the globe" Have the world baby girl, live it up, you deserve it 229. Beastie Boys | “Sabotage” (1...
by Harold
Tue Jan 04, 2022 5:39 pm
Forum: Films, Movies, Motion Pictures...
Topic: The Upcoming Sight & Sound 2022 Poll
Replies: 67
Views: 86634

Re: The Upcoming Sight & Sound 2022 Poll

In 2002 Vertigo topped the crix list and Tokyo Story the directors one. I think Vertigo will lead both rankings in 2022. Or maybe S&S finally come to the conclusion that having a combined critics+directors final list is the best option. What I didn't like last time was the selection process of ...
by Harold
Thu Dec 30, 2021 5:19 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: AMF Top 2000 Songs of All Time, 2021, Results!
Replies: 337
Views: 320028

Re: AMF Top 2000 Songs of All Time, 2021, Results!

That was a hell of a drop for "All of the Lights". I am shocked and appalled. Oh dang I didn't think that drop would make you So Appalled. My apologies. No one drop should have all that Power. Almost makes you want to Runaway. It's a Hell of a Life, but let's not get caught up in the Blam...
by Harold
Wed Dec 22, 2021 9:44 pm
Forum: EOY 2021
Topic: 2021 EOY Album List Updates
Replies: 93
Views: 81039

Re: 2021 EOY Album List Updates

For Those I Love's album was originally released in 2019 in Ireland only if that makes it fitting to be followed by some square brackets? According to NME ( https://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-radar/for-those-i-love-the-dublin-interview-2895005 ), "Upon the record’s completion, the plan was just to ...
by Harold
Thu Dec 16, 2021 6:31 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Little Simz lyrics
Replies: 12
Views: 9140

Re: Little Simz lyrics

The lyrics are alright, not Kendrick-level conceptual, but they're good for what they are One thing that is a little irritating: she has a penchant for deliberately mispronouncing words (e.g., accenting the wrong syllable, etc.) to fit the particular cadence or rhyme scheme she's going for at a giv...
by Harold
Thu Dec 16, 2021 3:01 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Little Simz lyrics
Replies: 12
Views: 9140

Re: Little Simz lyrics

Is this in reference to all her work or just the new album? Because the new album is a boring slog to get through, cheesy as hell and the lyrics really are pretty vapid. But GREY Area is really great (which is why Sometimes I Might Be Introvert is so disappointing). The 2021 album. I haven't heard ...
by Harold
Sat Dec 11, 2021 3:50 am
Forum: EOY 2021
Topic: EOY 2021 - Popmatters (USA)
Replies: 8
Views: 7908

Re: EOY 2021 - Popmatters (USA)

discord wrote: Wed Dec 08, 2021 7:30 pm What is that number 10??
That double #10 is some kind of copy/paste or typing error - #10 is definitely the Rochelle Jordan album, and there's nothing missing. Not quite sure how the transcriber managed to do that, but the full list is here.
by Harold
Wed Dec 08, 2021 5:14 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: My Tinder with Andre Soundtrack
Replies: 4
Views: 3677

Re: My Tinder with Andre Soundtrack

Hello all! I feel awkward sharing this, but the soundtrack for a movie I directed is now live on Spotify. I did the music as well, and I'm proud of these six little tracks. The movie itself won't be available for streaming for a few more weeks, but I'm happy to share that as well when the time come...
by Harold
Wed Dec 01, 2021 9:52 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Songs with lyrics that aged poorly
Replies: 64
Views: 28299

Re: Songs with lyrics that aged poorly

Jirin wrote: Wed Dec 01, 2021 9:40 pm Dude Looks Like A Lady in today’s culture comes off a bit as anti-trans and macho bullying.
Well, it kind of came off that way in 1987, too...
by Harold
Wed Dec 01, 2021 6:47 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Songs with lyrics that aged poorly
Replies: 64
Views: 28299

Re: Songs with lyrics that aged poorly

Serge Gainsbourg (whose music I love) once recorded a duet with his 12 year old daughter called "Lemon Incest" in which the lyrics describe the mutual sexual attraction between a man and his daughter. The music video featured a shirtless Serge laying in bed with his daughter, who was wear...
by Harold
Mon Nov 29, 2021 6:47 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Songs with lyrics that aged poorly
Replies: 64
Views: 28299

Re: Songs with lyrics that aged poorly

I see stuff like Hurricane as the knee-jerk sort of offense, automatic reactions without considering context. I put those in a different category as ones whose meaning is racist or misogynistic. Same with Brown Sugar, the song is in no way defending the actions of the narrator. I agree on this poin...
by Harold
Sun Nov 28, 2021 3:17 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: No site update until 2024
Replies: 35
Views: 38589

Re: No site update until 2024

Henrik, I've said this many times before, and I will continue to say it: the fact that you've kept this site going as long as you have (over 20 years!) is nothing short of remarkable. Take care of yourself and do what you need to do. Good luck with everything!
by Harold
Sat Nov 27, 2021 9:56 pm
Forum: EOY 2021
Topic: MOBO nominations (UK)
Replies: 8
Views: 8253

Re: MOBO nominations (UK)

Then why is it named after a skin colour? Music of Black Origin doesn't exclude white acts from winning. How is it music of black origin? The name may be a bit awkward, but R&B, jazz, blues, etc. are all genres created by and largely associated with Black artists, hence "Music of Black Ori...
by Harold
Thu Nov 25, 2021 3:12 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Songs with lyrics that aged poorly
Replies: 64
Views: 28299

Re: Songs with lyrics that aged poorly

It's just so weird to see Tribe, of all groups, saying such vile shit. They were so chill and all about spreading good vibes, and here they are with this horrible homophobic stuff. Thank God someone talked sense into them. Tells you how pervasive those attitudes can be, especially in the early '90s...
by Harold
Thu Nov 25, 2021 2:36 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Songs with lyrics that aged poorly
Replies: 64
Views: 28299

Re: Songs with lyrics that aged poorly

I do not want to get too pulled into this threat but critisizing Dead Kennedys, Green Day, Patti Smith, and whoever else for saying the n-word in music and making them out like they are promoting racism without taking into consideration is one of the dumbest most assinine and bone-headed thing some...
by Harold
Wed Nov 24, 2021 10:51 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Songs with lyrics that aged poorly
Replies: 64
Views: 28299

Re: Songs with lyrics that aged poorly

One of my favorite albums of the 2010s is John Grant's Queen of Denmark (2010), which contains a song titled "Jesus Hates Faggots." If you know Grant, and the album, you know that he's a bluntly outspoken, openly gay man, and that the song is angrily directed at the bizarre, fucked-up quas...
by Harold
Wed Nov 24, 2021 10:40 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Songs with lyrics that aged poorly
Replies: 64
Views: 28299

Re: Songs with lyrics that aged poorly

Jokes aside, I'd take Patti Smith Rock'n Roll Nigger out of the discussion on the N word, she uses it as a badge of pride, something you should revel in. It doesn't matter what her intent was. She's a white person using the word. It's no longer defensible as "cool," and it really wasn't t...
by Harold
Wed Nov 24, 2021 8:51 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Songs with lyrics that aged poorly
Replies: 64
Views: 28299

Re: Songs with lyrics that aged poorly

I’ve found Fairytale of New York and I Saw Her Standing There are still chill if you change a few words: “You scumbag, you maggot/You look like Bob Saget” "I hear Bob Saget got his own jet airplane, I hear Bob Saget, he's a milli-on-aire!" Of course, if we started using "Bob Saget&qu...
by Harold
Wed Nov 24, 2021 7:15 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Songs with lyrics that aged poorly
Replies: 64
Views: 28299

Re: Songs with lyrics that aged poorly

Speaking of offensive words, when was the last time you heard the full, unedited version of "Money for Nothing" on the radio? My local stations cut out The Verse In Question entirely. Anyone know whether Knopfler still plays it live? I would be remiss if I didn't also add to this thread th...
by Harold
Wed Nov 24, 2021 7:06 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Songs with lyrics that aged poorly
Replies: 64
Views: 28299

Re: Songs with lyrics that aged poorly

Though I'm a little mixed on the Elvis Costello song, as he had called both Ray Charles and James Brown the N-word in the same year "Oliver's Army" was released. While extremely drunk, and being prodded and provoked by Stephen Stills, one of rock's great assholes. Not defending EC's words...
by Harold
Wed Nov 24, 2021 12:02 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Songs with lyrics that aged poorly
Replies: 64
Views: 28299

Re: Songs with lyrics that aged poorly

There’s also a ton of songs which a level of misogyny that was normalized in their era but with modern ears come off as terrible, like the Stones Stupid Girl and Under My Thumb. A song literally celebrating that the singer successfully crushed his girlfriend’s free will. You could do a whole thread...
by Harold
Wed Nov 24, 2021 11:58 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Songs with lyrics that aged poorly
Replies: 64
Views: 28299

Re: Songs with lyrics that aged poorly

Timothy by the Buoys I was only two years old when that song came out, but I can reasonably assure you that songs about cannibalism were not exactly the norm in 1971, either. Talk about a fluke hit single! (For anyone who's never heard the song, "Timothy" is a jaunty pop-rock number about...
by Harold
Wed Nov 24, 2021 2:17 am
Forum: EOY 2021
Topic: 2021 Grammy Nominations
Replies: 12
Views: 6634

Re: 2021 Grammy Nominations

As usual there are quite a lot of baffling nominations when you check out the whole list, especially the inclusion of yet another mediocre Tony Bennett album Wow, I didn't even notice it at first. Well, you know why that's there - the man is 95 and has dementia, and this will be his last release. I...
by Harold
Tue Nov 23, 2021 8:02 pm
Forum: EOY 2021
Topic: 2021 Grammy Nominations
Replies: 12
Views: 6634

2021 Grammy Nominations

The Grammy nominations are out, and here are the nominees in the relevant major categories: Album of the Year Jon Batiste - We Are Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga – Love for Sale Justin Bieber – Justice (Triple Chucks Deluxe) Doja Cat – Planet Her (Deluxe) Billie Eilish – Happier Than Ever H.E.R. – Back ...
by Harold
Wed Nov 17, 2021 10:48 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: I need to know who recorded it in English (probably in the 1970s)
Replies: 14
Views: 6327

Re: I need to know who recorded it in English (probably in the 1970s)

Bruce was hoping that no one would ...
[puts on sunglasses a la David Caruso in CSI: MIAMI]
... pick up the Czech.
[Roger Daltrey:] YYYEEEAAAHHH!!!

Thank you. I'll show myself out. :)
by Harold
Wed Nov 17, 2021 9:53 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Rank all 39 Bob Dylan albums!
Replies: 14
Views: 5617

Re: Rank all 39 Bob Dylan albums!

Holden had a great Bon Dylan poll a couple years back, I don’t think my ranking has changed too much since then: 14. Before the Flood MrMarks' reply noted that your list didn't include Rough and Rowdy Ways , but you still had 39 albums. It took a few minutes to realize you included another live alb...
by Harold
Wed Nov 17, 2021 8:49 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: I need to know who recorded it in English (probably in the 1970s)
Replies: 14
Views: 6327

Re: I need to know who recorded it in English (probably in the 1970s)

Karel K is the same person as mroldies, who definitely is the same as Bruce/Hymie, so he’s been banned. Didn’t see that coming! How did you know Karel K was him? We are all Bruce. Every post in the history of this forum has been made by the same person. I am he as you are he as you are me, and we a...
by Harold
Wed Nov 17, 2021 8:09 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Rank all 39 Bob Dylan albums!
Replies: 14
Views: 5617

Re: Rank all 39 Bob Dylan albums!

1. Blonde On Blonde 2. Bringing It All Back Home 3. Highway 61 Revisited 4. Desire 5. Blood On The Tracks 6. The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan 7. Another Side of Bob Dylan 8. Nashville Skyline 9. The Times They Are A-Changin' 10. Bob Dylan 11. Pat Garrett & Billy The Kid Soundtrack 12. The Basement Ta...
by Harold
Wed Nov 17, 2021 7:58 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Rank all 39 Bob Dylan albums!
Replies: 14
Views: 5617

Re: Rank all 39 Bob Dylan albums!

I have MTV Unplugged & Hard Rain in there too, must be missing something. The original list only includes studio albums, no live ones. I can only rank the ones I own: 1 Blood on the Tracks 2 Highway 61 Revisited 3 Blonde on Blonde 4 John Wesley Harding 5 Bringing It All Back Home 6 The Freewhee...
by Harold
Wed Nov 17, 2021 4:28 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: MCCh 2021 (20) November 15
Replies: 7
Views: 7144

Re: MCCh 2021 (20) November 15

Red TV seems like a contender for a places in Top 10, but it depends on how many critics will rate the album. Anyway, Consequence of Sound barely give rating for the album, it is just pure article without score. It will definitely be interesting to see how these new "Taylor's Version" alb...
by Harold
Thu Nov 04, 2021 7:40 pm
Forum: ARTISTS
Topic: Rolling Stone (USA): The 50 Greatest Kendrick Lamar Songs
Replies: 9
Views: 7694

Re: Rolling Stone (USA): The 50 Greatest Kendrick Lamar Songs

DNA's low placement is really strange, I think that song had more of a lasting impact than HUMBLE. #'s 32-34 are all personal favorites, so it's odd for me to see all of them so low (agree with the prior comment on "How Much a Dollar Cost" as well). Strange in general to see the top 20 so...
by Harold
Mon Oct 18, 2021 3:56 am
Forum: Readers’ lists/public vote
Topic: Pitchfork (Readers) - Top 200 Albums of the Last 25 Years
Replies: 27
Views: 22562

Re: Pitchfork (Readers) - Top 200 Albums of the Last 25 Years

Donchano wrote: Mon Oct 18, 2021 3:46 am I expect we will get the editor list by this week
I don't think there is one (unless they've said there will be). They didn't do an editors' list to follow up the last "People's List" 10 years ago and I'm not expecting one now.
by Harold
Fri Oct 15, 2021 8:08 pm
Forum: Readers’ lists/public vote
Topic: Pitchfork (Readers) - Top 200 Albums of the Last 25 Years
Replies: 27
Views: 22562

Re: Pitchfork (Readers) - Top 200 Albums of the Last 25 Years

panam wrote: Fri Oct 15, 2021 6:05 pm Why only the first 120..?
Presumably they didn't have time at the moment to transcribe the whole thing but wanted to post what they had, and will update with the rest later.

Or maybe their reaction to #121 (it's LDR's Born to Die, for the record) was "Welp, I'm out!"
by Harold
Tue Oct 05, 2021 12:27 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: R.I.P. Eddie Van Halen (1955-2020)
Replies: 7
Views: 8704

Re: R.I.P. Eddie Van Halen (1955-2020)

Bonus song. I thought this was a good deal better than Jagger/Bowie's rush job. God, that Jagger/Bowie version. "South A-MER-i-CA!!!" And that infamous video, which a Family Guy episode once played in full, followed by Peter Griffin looking accusatorily into the camera and saying, "T...
by Harold
Mon Oct 04, 2021 6:35 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Digital Music Distribution
Replies: 3
Views: 2898

Re: Digital Music Distribution

I'll take a crack at figuring out what the rest may be:

"Now, thanks to Matt and Lee's groundbreaking digital distribution platform, it no longer takes six months. Your music career can be over almost instantly."
by Harold
Mon Oct 04, 2021 5:29 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Digital Music Distribution
Replies: 3
Views: 2898

Re: Digital Music Distribution

From an idea born in a tiny Birmingham flat, Matt and Lee Parsons have helped over 30,000 artists distribute their music to a world-wide audience. In 2006, Matt and Lee wanted to release their own music independently. By the time they set up a record label, worked out barcodes and ISRC codes, and f...
by Harold
Sun Sep 26, 2021 9:57 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Bruce/Hymie is banned
Replies: 91
Views: 45350

Re: Bruce/Hymie is banned

Cold Butterfly wrote: Sun Sep 26, 2021 5:17 pm It was cringeworthy and frankly racist to see him use the "I have Black friends" card to defend his bigotry. It sounds like something I would've seen in Get Out.
Y'know, Hymie would have voted for Obama a third time if he could have...
by Harold
Mon Sep 20, 2021 6:42 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Bruce/Hymie is banned
Replies: 91
Views: 45350

Re: Bruce/Hymie is banned

There was a time where I wrote an angry response to him but ultimately deleted it (I think?) where I called him the Tommy Wiseau of music analysis. "I did not say bigoted things, I did NAAAHHHT!!! ... Oh hai, BleuPanda." “Anyway, how’s your circle jerk?” Ha ha ha, what a story, StevieFan13!
by Harold
Mon Sep 20, 2021 4:33 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Bruce/Hymie is banned
Replies: 91
Views: 45350

Re: Bruce/Hymie is banned

BleuPanda wrote: Mon Sep 20, 2021 4:24 pm There was a time where I wrote an angry response to him but ultimately deleted it (I think?) where I called him the Tommy Wiseau of music analysis.
"I did not say bigoted things, I did NAAAHHHT!!! ... Oh hai, BleuPanda."
by Harold
Sun Sep 19, 2021 2:54 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Bruce/Hymie is banned
Replies: 91
Views: 45350

Re: Bruce/Hymie is banned

Sweepstakes Ron wrote: Sun Sep 19, 2021 12:04 am Wait, did he mention having kids?
Not sure, but that's just jade.palooka being jade.palooka as usual.
by Harold
Thu Sep 16, 2021 6:01 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Bruce/Hymie is banned
Replies: 91
Views: 45350

Re: Bruce/Hymie is banned

Just to be clear, if anyone somehow doubted the connection, he's been sending me messages through my Wordpress while using an email with SavoyBG in the address. Among them, he left us a poignant parting message: "Now you folks can go back to your continuous circle jerk." Enjoy the circle ...
by Harold
Thu Sep 16, 2021 4:46 pm
Forum: ALL TIME
Topic: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (Rolling Stone Magazine version 2021)
Replies: 190
Views: 266522

Re: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (Rolling Stone Magazine version 2021)

I'm not in the habit of being nice to a person who just said I was a bigot, but okay, I won't use pronouns at all for panda. I'll just use panda. I think apologizing for offending someone is the best course of action here, but that’s just me. ...and count down to the almost-inevitable "Sorry i...
by Harold
Wed Sep 15, 2021 3:53 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: MCCh 2021 (16) September 15
Replies: 12
Views: 11140

Re: MCCh 2021 (16) September 15

I know it isn't shocking considering the reception but I am disappointed that Donda was as critically panned as it was. It may have a lot of filler but more that 3/4th is some of Kanye's best recent material The album is kind of an overstuffed mess, but you're right - there's a lot of really good s...
by Harold
Wed Sep 15, 2021 3:44 pm
Forum: ALL TIME
Topic: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (Rolling Stone Magazine version 2021)
Replies: 190
Views: 266522

Re: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (Rolling Stone Magazine version 2021)

I'm well aware that I'm probably asking this is bad faith, but... is the sudden reappraisal of "All Too Well" over the past several years some sort of psyop? There was a similar thing with the 2000s song list, wasn't there? Radiohead's Idioteque went from not in the top 3000 here to #233....

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