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by Nick
Tue Jul 05, 2022 12:27 pm
Forum: Films, Movies, Motion Pictures...
Topic: Films of the 2010s: The Results (2022 Edition)
Replies: 53
Views: 20592

Re: Films of the 2010s: The Results (2022 Edition)

Great work presenting this Shüttelbirne! Even though I didn't participate, this was really fun to follow along with.

Also a big props to everyone who managed to watch all 180 movies, especially BleuPenda, who was able to find things to say about each and every one of them.
by Nick
Fri Jul 01, 2022 9:52 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Best Albums of 2022 So Far - List Thread
Replies: 36
Views: 14948

Re: Best Albums of 2022 So Far - List Thread

1. Black Country, New Road- Ants From Up There 2. Big Thief- Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in You 3. Beach House- Once Twice Melody 4. The Smile- A Light for Attracting Attention 5. Kendrick Lamar- Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers 6. Wet Leg- Wet Leg 7. Charli XCX- Crash 8. The Weeknd- Dawn FM...
by Nick
Fri Jul 01, 2022 9:51 pm
Forum: Films, Movies, Motion Pictures...
Topic: All-Time Film Poll: 2020s Mini-Poll and Bonus Nominations (Deadline: July 31)
Replies: 28
Views: 13523

Re: All-Time Film Poll: 2020s Mini-Poll and Bonus Nominations (Deadline: July 31)

Top 10 of the 2020s:

1. Soul
2. Everything Everywhere All At Once
3. Drive My Car
4. Dune
5. The French Dispatch
6. Licorice Pizza
7. The Batman
8. Minari
9. Hamilton
10. Borat Subsequent Moviefilm

Bonus films:

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Moonrise Kingdom
by Nick
Fri Jun 24, 2022 1:42 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Albums of 2022 Discussion Thread
Replies: 263
Views: 618743

Re: Albums of 2022 Discussion Thread

The year's about halfway over. Here's what I've heard: Excellent Tier: 1. Black Country, New Road- Ants From Up There 2. Big Thief- Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in You Great Tier: 3. Beach House- Once Twice Melody Very Good Tier: 4. The Smile- A Light for Attracting Attention 5. Kendrick Lamar...
by Nick
Sun Jun 19, 2022 6:54 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Ukraine Invasion
Replies: 21
Views: 15540

Re: Ukraine Invasion

I want to keep AM forum as a place in which we allow free speech. But such a blatant Russian propaganda is a whole other thing. I want to know what the forum thinks on the subject? Should we ban WayneCha44? If this was a poster with hundreds of posts, all of them acceptable, who just made one post ...
by Nick
Sat Jun 11, 2022 3:53 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Concerts you have coming up
Replies: 372
Views: 685921

Re: Concerts you have coming up

Just saw Kraftwerk last night. The music was amazing, the 3D visuals were amazing. If you have the chance to see them, you gotta go.
by Nick
Sun Jun 05, 2022 11:13 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Biggest Fan - 2nd Edition: 101 to 200
Replies: 875
Views: 229644

Re: Biggest Fan - 2nd Edition: 101 to 200

Kanye West- Family Business: 8/10
by Nick
Sun May 29, 2022 12:17 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Biggest Fan - 2nd Edition: 101 to 200
Replies: 875
Views: 229644

Re: Biggest Fan - 2nd Edition: 101 to 200

New Order – Love Vigilantes: 8
by Nick
Sun May 22, 2022 4:07 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Errors in the 2020 update
Replies: 427
Views: 655444

Re: Errors in the 2020 update

Tangerine Dream's song "Sequent C'" has an apostrophe after the letter C, but it does not on this site.

https://www.discogs.com/master/13354-Ta ... am-Phaedra
by Nick
Tue May 10, 2022 6:59 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Albums of 2022 Discussion Thread
Replies: 263
Views: 618743

Re: Albums of 2022 Discussion Thread

The new Sharon Van Etten album is wonderful musically, but has one of the worst album covers I've seen in a while I'll mostly stick up for this one. Other than the fact that SVE looks like Kris Jenner on the cover and that she's lazily photoshopped in I quite like it. I love the "ominous subur...
by Nick
Tue Apr 26, 2022 3:32 pm
Forum: Films, Movies, Motion Pictures...
Topic: All-Time Film Poll Planning
Replies: 13
Views: 9515

Re: All-Time Film Poll Planning

Any update on this? I think I will have us rank everything we have seen, since I feel like only ranking our top whatever will give certain films advantages. I don't know what else to update on - as I said, this will start after the 2010s poll results are revealed. Ahhhh okay, cool, just wondering, ...
by Nick
Sun Apr 24, 2022 4:05 pm
Forum: Films, Movies, Motion Pictures...
Topic: All-Time Film Poll Planning
Replies: 13
Views: 9515

Re: All-Time Film Poll Planning

Any update on this?
by Nick
Wed Apr 20, 2022 5:37 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Albums of 2022 Discussion Thread
Replies: 263
Views: 618743

Re: Albums of 2022 Discussion Thread

Or he’ll make like Fiona Apple, drop an AOTY once every five or six years then go back into hiding. I always wonder what artists like that do in between album drops! Like I get that great albums don't get made overnight (though the pace of artists in the 60s/70s suggests that it's certainly possibl...
by Nick
Mon Apr 18, 2022 6:38 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Albums of 2022 Discussion Thread
Replies: 263
Views: 618743

Re: Albums of 2022 Discussion Thread

There’s a new Kendrick Lamar album coming out May 13th. Its title is… Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers

I kid you not.
by Nick
Sun Apr 17, 2022 5:43 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Errors in the 2020 update
Replies: 427
Views: 655444

Re: Errors in the 2020 update

The Strokes' album First Impressions of Earth was released in 2005, not 2006:

https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album ... -of-earth/
by Nick
Sat Apr 09, 2022 4:23 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Albums of 2022 Discussion Thread
Replies: 263
Views: 618743

Re: Albums of 2022 Discussion Thread

Really liking the Wet Leg album. It's nothing revolutionary, but of all the recent post-punk albums that have come out the past few years, this is probably the most fun.

The new FJM is good but a bit of a step down from his most recent albums.
by Nick
Sat Apr 09, 2022 12:16 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Concerts you have coming up
Replies: 372
Views: 685921

Re: Concerts you have coming up

At the LCD Soundsystem show it's been so long since I've been to that sort of venue, I totally forgot the venues blatantly lie about the show start time to make you buy more drinks. Ticket said 8. Show started 9:15. And this one didn't even had a warmup act, they have like 45 minute breaks in betwe...
by Nick
Fri Apr 08, 2022 7:21 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Errors in the 2020 update
Replies: 427
Views: 655444

Re: Errors in the 2020 update

NME's "100 Best Songs of the 00s" list has been double counted, it's showing up twice under two slightly different names for all songs that are featured on it (e.g. "Paris" by Friendly Fires is ranked #66 on the same list twice on AM).
by Nick
Fri Apr 01, 2022 6:06 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: MCCh 2022 (05) March 31
Replies: 15
Views: 11708

Re: MCCh 2022 (05) March 31

discord wrote: Fri Apr 01, 2022 5:54 pm
Nick wrote: Fri Apr 01, 2022 4:56 pm Not to get super lewd, but Rosalia is very attractive and she’s naked on the album cover. It’s a cover that is, uhhh, easy on the eyes so to speak. I have no problem with it.
I don't find it interesting at all. I've seen 1000 pretty girls with not much on.
Sometimes you just gotta see 1,001.
by Nick
Fri Apr 01, 2022 5:17 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: MCCh 2022 (05) March 31
Replies: 15
Views: 11708

Re: MCCh 2022 (05) March 31

Nick wrote: Fri Apr 01, 2022 4:56 pm Not to get super lewd, but Rosalia is very attractive and she’s naked on the album cover. It’s a cover that is, uhhh, easy on the eyes so to speak. I have no problem with it.
Like, if anything I’m more confused by its lack of appeal.
by Nick
Fri Apr 01, 2022 4:56 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: MCCh 2022 (05) March 31
Replies: 15
Views: 11708

Re: MCCh 2022 (05) March 31

Not to get super lewd, but Rosalia is very attractive and she’s naked on the album cover. It’s a cover that is, uhhh, easy on the eyes so to speak. I have no problem with it.
by Nick
Wed Mar 30, 2022 2:30 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: AMF Discord Server
Replies: 32
Views: 17034

Re: AMF Discord Server

Feel free to invite me, if I've been a bot this whole time I've done a damn good job of faking it
by Nick
Mon Mar 21, 2022 4:38 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Lost music
Replies: 34
Views: 18513

Re: Lost music

Humphrey is netjade.
by Nick
Sat Mar 19, 2022 9:03 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'm sympathetic to the idea that the Rock & Roll HOF should only be for "rock" artists, but the time for arguing that was back in the 1980s when they were inducting decidedly non-rock acts such as The Drifters and The Supremes. By this point the precedent has LONG been set that the HOF...
by Nick
Sat Mar 19, 2022 2:33 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Songs of 2022 Discussion Thread
Replies: 85
Views: 92500

Re: Songs of 2022 Discussion Thread

A tentative top ten, in alphabetical order: Arcade Fire- The Lightning I, II Big Thief- Spud Infinity Black Country, New Road- Basketball Shoes Black Country, New Road- Snow Globes Black Country, New Road- The Place Where He Inserted the Blade Caroline Polachek- Billions Charli XCX- Baby King Gizzar...
by Nick
Wed Mar 16, 2022 3:43 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Errors in the 2020 update
Replies: 427
Views: 655444

Re: Errors in the 2020 update

I understand that he was born in New York City, but it still feels weird for 2Pac, a rapper almost synonymous with California rap, is listed as an artist "born, raised, and/or currently living" in New York state. Should an exception be made for cases such as this? Or would that just compli...
by Nick
Wed Mar 16, 2022 3:35 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: AMF Favorite Albums of 2021 - RESULTS
Replies: 36
Views: 16341

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. I don't think a single one of the previous AMF AOTY winners above even released a new studio album the following year. Wel...
by Nick
Sun Mar 13, 2022 3:37 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: AMF Favorite Music of 2021, Prediction Thread.
Replies: 15
Views: 7791

Re: AMF Favorite Music of 2021, Prediction Thread.

Jackson wrote: Sun Mar 13, 2022 5:05 am Looks about right but I'd put BC,NR at #2 and Japanese Breakfast a little higher.
Good instincts, looks like you were right on both counts.
by Nick
Sun Mar 13, 2022 3:33 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: AMF Favorite Albums of 2021 - RESULTS
Replies: 36
Views: 16341

Re: AMF Favorite Albums of 2021 - RESULTS

What a rollout! Great job Holden! The artists of the decade (in songs): There are 2 artists with 2 songs in AMF EOY Top 10s this decade: Phoebe Bridgers - Kyoto; I Know the End Fiona Apple - Shameika; I Want You to Love Me There are 0 artists with multiple albums in AMF EOY Top 10s this decade: ...n...
by Nick
Sun Mar 13, 2022 2:00 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: AMF Favorite Music of 2021, Prediction Thread.
Replies: 15
Views: 7791

Re: AMF Favorite Music of 2021, Prediction Thread.

Jackson wrote: Sun Mar 13, 2022 5:05 am
I'm not shocked Spellling made the top ten as I know she has a lot of support on here, but that is a great outcome for her fans.
The Spellling album was my AOTY, so I'm considering its top 10 placement as justice for its ranking of #81 on the critic's list.
by Nick
Sat Mar 12, 2022 9:24 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: AMF Favorite Music of 2021, Prediction Thread.
Replies: 15
Views: 7791

Re: AMF Favorite Music of 2021, Prediction Thread.

A stab at the top ten, ranked:

1. Little Simz
2. Low
3. LSO/Pharaoh Sanders/Floating Points
4. BC,NR
5. Japanese Breakfast
6. black midi
7. Arlo Parks
8. Spellling
9. Mdou Moctar
10. Tyler, The Creator
by Nick
Sat Mar 12, 2022 9:20 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: AMF Favorite Music of 2021, Prediction Thread.
Replies: 15
Views: 7791

Re: AMF Favorite Music of 2021, Prediction Thread.

The top ten albums? No particular order:

black midi
Little Simz
Low
Spellling
Tyler, The Creator
LSO/Pharaoh Sanders/Floating Points
Japanese Breakfast
Arlo Parks
BC,NR
Mdou Moctar
by Nick
Fri Mar 11, 2022 11:32 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Concerts you have coming up
Replies: 372
Views: 685921

Re: Concerts you have coming up

About to see Animal Collective in…a little over an hour
by Nick
Fri Mar 11, 2022 1:46 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Errors in the 2020 update
Replies: 427
Views: 655444

Re: Errors in the 2020 update

Macintosh Plus's album Floral Shoppe was released in 2011, not 2012.

https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album ... al-shoppe/
by Nick
Fri Mar 11, 2022 1:43 am
Forum: ARTISTS
Topic: Rolling Stone (USA) - The 50 Best Notorious B.I.G. Songs (2022)
Replies: 6
Views: 5543

Re: Rolling Stone (USA) - The 50 Best Notorious B.I.G. Songs (2022)

This is an...extremely reasonable ranking.
by Nick
Thu Mar 10, 2022 4:01 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: AMF Favorite Albums of 2021 - RESULTS
Replies: 36
Views: 16341

Re: AMF Favorite Albums of 2021 - RESULTS

Has P4k's album of the year ever placed outside our top 50? Good question. I decided to look into it: Pitchfork AOTY on the left, our ranking on the right: 2005: Sufjan Stevens- Illinois, #1 2006: The Knife- Silent Shout, N/A (list was only a top 20) 2007: Panda Bear- Person Pitch, #19 2008: Fleet ...
by Nick
Wed Mar 09, 2022 5:56 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: AMF Favorite Albums of 2021 - RESULTS
Replies: 36
Views: 16341

Re: AMF Favorite Albums of 2021 - RESULTS

I didn't have Sketchy. on my list, but it's absurd that not a single Critics' list included it! That's classic Tune-Yards! I don’t get why Sketchy did so bad with critics either. I think I had it #20 or so. Chuck Klosterman got it right 10 years ago: "It’s possible that she’s an authentic geni...
by Nick
Tue Mar 08, 2022 11:39 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: AMF Favorite Songs of 2021 - RESULTS
Replies: 44
Views: 19442

Re: AMF Favorite Songs of 2021 - RESULTS

And here are the SOTYs as chosen by the AMF! 2008) Fleet Foxes- White Winter Hymnal 2009) Grizzly Bear- Two Weeks 2010) Kanye West (featuring Pusha T)- Runaway 2011) The Black Keys- Lonely Boy 2012) Frank Ocean- Pyramids 2013) Daft Punk (featuring Pharrell)- Get Lucky 2014) Future Islands- Seasons (...
by Nick
Tue Mar 08, 2022 11:35 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: AMF Favorite Songs of 2021 - RESULTS
Replies: 44
Views: 19442

Re: AMF Favorite Songs of 2021 - RESULTS

Great rollout acroamor!! I'm looking forward to the albums rollout!
by Nick
Mon Mar 07, 2022 10:39 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: AMF Favorite Music of 2021, Prediction Thread.
Replies: 15
Views: 7791

Re: AMF Favorite Music of 2021, Prediction Thread.

"Like I Used To" absolutely crushes the songs list. Total blowout.
by Nick
Mon Mar 07, 2022 4:10 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Albums of 2022 Discussion Thread
Replies: 263
Views: 618743

Re: Albums of 2022 Discussion Thread

Finally heard Donda 2. It has to have some of the worst mixing/mastering I've heard from a supposedly "professional" album. I'm not saying the album is irredeemable, but in this state it is really, really not good. It's a shame too, because I thought the first Donda was easily Kanye's best...
by Nick
Sat Mar 05, 2022 4:01 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Albums of 2022 Discussion Thread
Replies: 263
Views: 618743

Re: Albums of 2022 Discussion Thread

After listening to it again and thinking it over a bit more, I really think that Ants From Up There is the best new album I've heard since Blackstar. It's gonna be really, really hard for 2022 to top this one.
by Nick
Wed Mar 02, 2022 1:34 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: AMF Top Artists of All Time 2022 Edition List Thread (Deadline: August 15)
Replies: 113
Views: 66585

Re: AMF Top Artists of All Time 2022 Edition List Thread (Deadline: July 31)

1. The Beatles 2. Radiohead 3. The Rolling Stones 4. David Bowie 5. Bob Dylan 6. Blur 7. Led Zeppelin 8. Kanye West 9. The Clash 10. The Smiths 11. Wilco 12. The Beach Boys 13. Bruce Springsteen 14. Prince 15. LCD Soundsystem 16. Talking Heads 17. Pink Floyd 18. Arcade Fire 19. The Velvet Undergroun...
by Nick
Wed Mar 02, 2022 12:24 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Forum spamming (again)
Replies: 12
Views: 11796

Re: Forum spamming (again)

prosecutorgodot wrote: Tue Mar 01, 2022 11:09 pm Remarkable.
The initial Van Gogh posts were actually pretty funny imo for the complete absurdity of shitposting 19th century impressionist paintings, but everything else has been pretty dumb as usual.
by Nick
Sun Feb 27, 2022 2:05 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Biggest Fan Songs - 2nd Edition: 1 to 100
Replies: 1304
Views: 397550

Re: Biggest Fan Songs - 2nd Edition

Cocteau Twins- Iceblink Luck: 8/10
by Nick
Thu Feb 17, 2022 4:15 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Biggest Fan Songs - 2nd Edition: 1 to 100
Replies: 1304
Views: 397550

Re: Biggest Fan Songs - 2nd Edition

Eric Clapton- Lay Down Sally, 7/10
by Nick
Tue Feb 15, 2022 1:59 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: "Do it for Van Gogh": Forum spamming
Replies: 19
Views: 16166

Re: "Do it for Van Gogh": Forum spamming

The absolute mad man is at it again.
by Nick
Sun Feb 13, 2022 7:06 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: "Do it for Van Gogh": Forum spamming
Replies: 19
Views: 16166

Re: "Do it for Van Gogh": Forum spamming

Live in Phoenix wrote: Sun Feb 13, 2022 6:56 pm Van Gogh was kinduva jerk.
Van Gogh may have been a jerk, but I have it on good authority that Pablo Picasso was never called an asshole.
by Nick
Sun Feb 13, 2022 4:39 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: "Do it for Van Gogh": Forum spamming
Replies: 19
Views: 16166

Re: "Do it for Van Gogh": Forum spamming

Okay, I know I’m usually one to avoid gotten involved in potential drama here and anywhere else, and this probably isn’t a can of worms worth opening, but… in what way is Virgin vs. Chad an alt-right meme? It did originate from 4chan, as far as I know, but I know see how that reasoning makes it spe...
by Nick
Sat Feb 12, 2022 5:58 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: "Do it for Van Gogh": Forum spamming
Replies: 19
Views: 16166

Re: "Do it for Van Gogh": Forum spamming

This is advanced-level trolling, truly something beyond us. VanGoghPosting. It's the future. It's remarkable.

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