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by Harold
Tue Jun 10, 2014 5:03 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Question about Pazz & Jop weight
Replies: 31
Views: 18036

Re: Question about Pazz & Jop weight

Henrik wrote:I can imagine that some of you have rather strong opinions, so please be nice! If this turns out to a verbal fight, I will delete the thread.
Ahem.

The thread seems to have gotten just a teensy-weensy bit off topic.
by Harold
Sun Jun 08, 2014 1:34 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Question about Pazz & Jop weight
Replies: 31
Views: 18036

Re: Question about Pazz & Jop weight

P&J should probably have some weight, as you imply, simply because of its size and status. If you want to reduce the degree of that weight, feel free - but don't do so out of some concern that because of its size the poll "converges" to sales charts somehow. (I'm not 100% clear what yo...
by Harold
Fri Jun 06, 2014 4:20 pm
Forum: Specific lists (from broader sources)
Topic: 150 Greatest Schlock Songs (Vulture)
Replies: 1
Views: 2270

Re: 150 Greatest Schlock Songs (Vulture)

It looks like Rosen compiled the list by himself, which would make it ineligible for inclusion (although I'm not sure a list like this would qualify no matter how many writers worked on it). It certainly makes good reading, though.
by Harold
Fri Jun 06, 2014 3:05 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Urgent: Help with ratings for 2013 albums!
Replies: 13
Views: 6943

Re: Help wanted - additional info for 2013 albums and songs

Should Low and Yo La Tengo get a "Yes" in the female-fronted band category, as both bands are co-led by their respective husband/wife pairs? I'm splitting the difference regarding country of origin for Atoms for Peace, since Thom Yorke and Nigel Godrich are English while Flea and Joey Waro...
by Harold
Fri Jun 06, 2014 3:08 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Urgent: Help with ratings for 2013 albums!
Replies: 13
Views: 6943

Re: Help wanted - additional info for 2013 albums and songs

If no one's indicated by Friday morning that they've started this, I can do it.
by Harold
Thu Jun 05, 2014 7:24 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Urgent: Help with ratings for 2013 albums!
Replies: 13
Views: 6943

Re: Help wanted - additional info for 2013 albums and songs

Henrik, are all 120 of those albums going to be added to the database in the update? That would mark a significant jump from the last few years (e.g., for 2012, only 67 new albums were added either to the top 3000 or as bubblers).
by Harold
Mon Jun 02, 2014 8:41 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: June's here
Replies: 18
Views: 13840

Re: June's here

Henrik, is the album list being expanded as well, or will that remain at 3000 (plus "bubbling under") for now?
by Harold
Mon Jun 02, 2014 5:24 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: June's here
Replies: 18
Views: 13840

Re: June's here

Given the work that Henrik's indicated he still needs to do, I wouldn't expect the update until the latter part of the month. I certainly hope no one's repeatedly refreshing right now and saying, "Where is it? WHERE IS IT?!?!?" (I may or may not have been guilty of doing this in the past...)
by Harold
Fri May 23, 2014 3:32 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Songs and Albums of 1973 Poll
Replies: 115
Views: 75527

Re: Songs and Albums of 1973 Poll

If Here Come the Warm Jets is deemed a 1973 release, please slot it in at #10 on my list and drop the rest one notch apiece. My songs list will not change, although I'd be tempted to include "Dead Finks Don't Talk" just for the amazing moment when Eno does that dead-perfect Bryan Ferry imi...
by Harold
Fri May 23, 2014 3:16 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Songs and Albums of 1973 Poll
Replies: 115
Views: 75527

Re: Songs and Albums of 1973 Poll

ALBUMS 1. New York Dolls – New York Dolls 2. Mott the Hoople – Mott 3. Iggy and The Stooges – Raw Power 4. Stevie Wonder – Innervisions 5. Steely Dan – Countdown to Ecstasy 6. Roxy Music – Stranded 7. Roxy Music – For Your Pleasure 8. The Who – Quadrophenia 9. Bruce Springsteen – The Wild, The Innoc...
by Harold
Fri May 23, 2014 4:43 am
Forum: Films, Movies, Motion Pictures...
Topic: Films of the 1950s: 1955
Replies: 17
Views: 12583

Re: Films of the 1950s: 1955

1. The Night of the Hunter 2. Rebel Without a Cause 3. East of Eden 4. Kiss Me Deadly 5. Les Diaboliques 6. Bad Day at Black Rock 7. The Man from Laramie 8. Mister Roberts 9. The Phenix City Story 10. Marty For some reason, this happens to be a year for which, somehow, I've managed to never see most...
by Harold
Thu May 15, 2014 1:53 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: MCCh 2014 (08) May 15
Replies: 9
Views: 8203

Re: MCCh 2014 (08) May 15

A little context for those who might be mystified by the three posts immediately following the chart: as a prank, Otis initially replaced the Swans album at #3 with Rise Like a Phoenix by Conchita Wurst, the bearded Austrian drag queen who just won the legendary Eurovision Song Contest.
by Harold
Thu May 15, 2014 10:57 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: MCCh 2014 (08) May 15
Replies: 9
Views: 8203

Re: MCCh 2014 (08) May 15

April 1 was last month, Otis... :angry-nono: :mrgreen:
by Harold
Wed Apr 30, 2014 11:22 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: MCCh 2014 (07) April 30
Replies: 9
Views: 10110

Re: MCCh 2014 (07) April 30

Great work as always, Otis! One correction: The Afghan Whigs album is actually titled Do to the Beast, not Do the Beast. No, it never looks or sounds right to me, either, but there you go.
by Harold
Mon Apr 28, 2014 2:42 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: R.I.P. DJ Rashad
Replies: 1
Views: 1966

R.I.P. DJ Rashad

DJ Rashad (real name: Rashad Harden), the up-and-coming house/footwork artist who made a fair showing on our EOY list with his 2013 album Double Cup , was found dead Saturday morning in his Chicago apartment of an apparent drug overdose at the age of 34. He was on the verge of really big things - sa...
by Harold
Wed Apr 23, 2014 9:56 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Songs and Albums of 1972 Poll
Replies: 92
Views: 56726

Re: Songs and Albums of 1972 Poll

ALBUMS 2. Todd Rundgren - Something / Anything? SONGS 3. Todd Rundgren - Couldn't I Just Tell You 12. Todd Rundgren - Hello It's Me 21. Todd Rundgren - I Saw the Light 30. Todd Rundgren - It Wouldn't Have Made Any Difference I haven't completed my list yet. But, I hope to have as many high placemen...
by Harold
Wed Apr 23, 2014 9:39 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Songs and Albums of 1972 Poll
Replies: 92
Views: 56726

Re: Songs and Albums of 1972 Poll

ALBUMS 1. The Rolling Stones - Exile on Main St. 2. Todd Rundgren - Something / Anything? 3. David Bowie - The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and The Spiders from Mars 4. Steely Dan - Can't Buy a Thrill 5. Big Star - #1 Record 6. Lou Reed - Transformer 7. Stevie Wonder - Talking Book 8. Nick Drake ...
by Harold
Sat Apr 19, 2014 2:05 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Help wanted - additional info for over 4,000 songs!
Replies: 150
Views: 97734

Re: Help wanted - additional info for over 4,000 songs!

I am aware of that, but one of the columns of this spreadsheet asks if a song did or did not have a commercial single release in the artist's home country, or in the US/UK. I was asking whether or not an EP counts as a "commercial single". Wait a minute, just as I was typing this, I reali...
by Harold
Sat Apr 19, 2014 1:06 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Help wanted - additional info for over 4,000 songs!
Replies: 150
Views: 97734

Re: Help wanted - additional info for over 4,000 songs!

Alright, I've got some issues here. 1. Several songs that are initially listed as having been released as a single did not get a proper single release, but did get released on EPs. Are we counting EPs as singles in this case? The songs list is just that - it hasn't been strictly a "singles&quo...
by Harold
Thu Apr 17, 2014 5:48 pm
Forum: ARTISTS
Topic: ✅ Rolling Stone's Top 50 Bob Marley Songs
Replies: 11
Views: 14957

Re: Rolling Stone's Top 50 Bob Marley Songs

Another surprise: one track from Legend ("Satisfy My Soul") is missing.
by Harold
Thu Apr 17, 2014 5:43 pm
Forum: ARTISTS
Topic: ✅ Rolling Stone's Top 50 Bob Marley Songs
Replies: 11
Views: 14957

Re: Rolling Stone's Top 50 Bob Marley Songs

Thanks, Jimmy!
by Harold
Thu Apr 17, 2014 4:07 am
Forum: ARTISTS
Topic: ✅ Rolling Stone's Top 50 Bob Marley Songs
Replies: 11
Views: 14957

Re: Rolling Stone's Top 50 Bob Marley Songs

The list is in a special issue of RS devoted to Marley that's on sale now in the U.S. It's too expensive to buy unless you're really into Bob - and have $12.99 left over after buying your weed - but if I have a chance to transcribe it at a bookstore, I'll post it. A couple of teasers: "No Woman...
by Harold
Sat Apr 12, 2014 3:18 pm
Forum: ARTISTS
Topic: ✅ Rolling Stone - No Apologies: All 102 Nirvana Songs Ranked
Replies: 5
Views: 10887

Re: Rolling Stone - No Apologies: All 102 Nirvana Songs Rank

I'm surprised that there are no In Utero songs in the top 10, and then four in a row from 11-14. Also shocked to see "Breed" above "Lithium." Happy to see "Frances Farmer..." in the top 25 - I've always thought that was a severely underrated track. I don't think I've ev...
by Harold
Thu Apr 10, 2014 4:22 pm
Forum: Films, Movies, Motion Pictures...
Topic: Films of the 1950s: 1954
Replies: 20
Views: 14304

Re: Films of the 1950s: 1954

1. Seven Samurai
2. Rear Window
3. Sansho the Bailiff
4. On the Waterfront
5. A Star is Born
6. Johnny Guitar
7. The Caine Mutiny
8. La Strada
9. The Barefoot Contessa
10. Riot in Cell Block 11
by Harold
Tue Mar 25, 2014 4:57 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: EOY Songs Spreadsheet: Update thread
Replies: 62
Views: 78414

Re: EOY Songs Spreadsheet: Update thread

Bruno wrote:What about "Happy" by Pharrel Williams?
Bruno, it's on the list, down at #98. The song didn't really become a phenomenon until early this year, so its 2013 ranking will seem low.
by Harold
Sat Mar 22, 2014 2:20 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: New Swans Song Hints at What is to Come
Replies: 7
Views: 5375

Re: New Swans Song Hints at What is to Come

Different Swans, Bruce... Very, very different... :D
by Harold
Fri Mar 21, 2014 5:46 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Errors in the June 2013 update
Replies: 176
Views: 125050

Re: Errors in the June 2013 update

A bit of a different mistake, I don't know if it belongs here, but the Spotify playlist for 1971 based on the Acclaimed Music list contains 1961's It Will Stand on the spot where the absent Moonlight Mile by the Rolling Stones should be. A strange mistake. The Stones song is available on Spotify, b...
by Harold
Thu Mar 20, 2014 4:47 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Songs and Albums of 1971 Poll
Replies: 125
Views: 77730

Re: Songs and Albums of 1971 Poll

40. The Buoys - Timothy This one is 1970. https://rateyourmusic.com/release/single/the_buoys/timothy___it_feels_good/ It entered the Billboard pop chart for the week ending Jan 2, 1971. Ah, nuts. And so the only top 40 hit single about cannibalism (seriously!) ends up cannibalizing itself! Not that...
by Harold
Wed Mar 19, 2014 7:25 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Songs and Albums of 1971 Poll
Replies: 125
Views: 77730

Re: Songs and Albums of 1971 Poll

ALBUMS 1. The Who - Who's Next 2. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin IV 3. David Bowie - Hunky Dory 4. Joni Mitchell - Blue 5. The Rolling Stones - Sticky Fingers 6. Rod Stewart - Every Picture Tells a Story 7. Leonard Cohen - Songs of Love and Hate 8. John Lennon - Imagine 9. Marvin Gaye - What's Going On...
by Harold
Mon Mar 17, 2014 3:51 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: MCCh 2014 (04) March 15
Replies: 7
Views: 7503

Re: MCCh 2014 (04) March 15

irreduciblekoan wrote:Thank you! Good to know that she would be solidly in the top 10.
If I'm reading Otisredding's post correctly, that #8 would be the album's rank for last year. The news is even better for 2014, if you look at the current list - it looks like Beyonce would be #6 right now.
by Harold
Mon Mar 10, 2014 9:33 pm
Forum: Films, Movies, Motion Pictures...
Topic: Films of the 1950s: 1953
Replies: 18
Views: 14613

Re: Films of the 1950s: 1953

1. The Wages of Fear
2. Ugetsu
3. Tokyo Story
4. The Band Wagon
5. Madame de...
6. The Big Heat
7. Pickup on South Street
8. Stalag 17
9. The Naked Spur
10. Shane
by Harold
Tue Mar 04, 2014 5:53 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Errors in the June 2013 update
Replies: 176
Views: 125050

Re: Errors in the June 2013 update

I don't know what this album is, but you have it in 1971 and RYM says 1974. https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/carla_bley_and_paul_haines/escalator_over_the_hill__a_chronotransduction/ But this RYM page lists it, correctly, as a 1971 release: http://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/carla_bley_p...
by Harold
Mon Mar 03, 2014 10:54 pm
Forum: Films, Movies, Motion Pictures...
Topic: R.I.P.: Philip Seymour Hoffman
Replies: 7
Views: 6204

Re: R.I.P.: Philip Seymour Hoffman

Such a sad passing. He was one of the best actors of hgis generation. In anotehr ten years, he may have become one of the all-time greats. I loved the Master, Magnolia, even Catching Fire. Whenever he's on screen, he makes the movie that much better. I would argue that he'd already staked a pretty ...
by Harold
Fri Feb 28, 2014 6:25 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Songs and Albums of 1970 Poll!!!
Replies: 173
Views: 227569

Re: Songs and Albums of 1970 Poll!!!

Bruce wrote:That makes sense, but have we voted on 1969 yet?
Yes, when we did a 1950s and 1960s poll. In 2010. It's a bit late to revise those results, though. We should be cycling back to the '60s soon enough. What fun that'll be.
by Harold
Mon Feb 24, 2014 5:20 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Errors in the June 2013 update
Replies: 176
Views: 125050

Re: Errors in the June 2013 update

Bruce wrote:You have this album in 1969 but it should be in 1970.

https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album ... _you_down/
But the U.S. version, identical in content but titled The Rod Stewart Album, was actually released first, in November 1969.
by Harold
Mon Feb 24, 2014 12:15 am
Forum: ALL TIME
Topic: ✅ Giannis Petridis: Albums of the Century
Replies: 32
Views: 106765

Re: Giannis Petridis: Albums of the Century

Henrik wrote:
Harold wrote:Henrik, I sent you something a few days ago that I'd been working on independently which related to this. Did you receive it?
Harold, sorry I didn't get back to you right away. Thanks a lot, although I had actually added all those data myself already. :P
That's OK. Thanks!
by Harold
Sun Feb 23, 2014 3:10 pm
Forum: ALL TIME
Topic: ✅ Giannis Petridis: Albums of the Century
Replies: 32
Views: 106765

Re: Giannis Petridis: Albums of the Century

I have updated my list above according to the subsequent comments. But since o.m. found so many miscategorizations just in A&B this is probably far from complete. Any help with this would be greatly appreciated! If anyone is working on this, let me know. Henrik, I sent you something a few days ...
by Harold
Fri Feb 21, 2014 9:52 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: EOY Albums Spreadsheet: Update thread
Replies: 190
Views: 187741

Re: EOY Albums Spreadsheet: Update thread

Updated with a newly discovered list:

Rest of the World: Visions [Germany]
by Harold
Fri Feb 21, 2014 4:39 pm
Forum: EOY 2013
Topic: EOY 2013: Visions (Germany)
Replies: 2
Views: 3134

Re: EOY 2013: Visions (Germany)

Never mind - I just went to the Poplist page, and although I don't speak German I'm pretty sure what the translation of "kritiker" is. :mrgreen:
by Harold
Fri Feb 21, 2014 12:25 pm
Forum: EOY 2013
Topic: EOY 2013: Visions (Germany)
Replies: 2
Views: 3134

Re: EOY 2013: Visions (Germany)

Is this their staff list? There was a reference earlier to a readers' EOY list, and I just want to make sure this is the critics' list. Thanks!
by Harold
Tue Feb 18, 2014 5:46 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Songs and Albums of 1970 Poll!!!
Replies: 173
Views: 227569

Re: Songs and Albums of 1970 Poll!!!

ALBUMS 1. Van Morrison - Moondance 2. Neil Young - After the Gold Rush 3. John Lennon - John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band 4. The Stooges - Fun House 5. The Velvet Underground - Loaded 6. Derek and the Dominos - Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs 7. George Harrison - All Things Must Pass 8. The Who - Liv...
by Harold
Tue Feb 18, 2014 4:26 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: MCCh 2014 (02) February 15
Replies: 37
Views: 28123

Re: MCCh 2014 (02) February 15

Mattceinicram wrote:Man, with the sort of response the new St. Vincent record is getting, it might jump straight to number one on the next list.
With Beck and Wild Beasts coming next week as well, the next update will be very interesting indeed.
by Harold
Mon Feb 17, 2014 10:16 pm
Forum: Films, Movies, Motion Pictures...
Topic: Films of the 1950s: 1952
Replies: 23
Views: 16137

Re: Films of the 1950s: 1952

1. Singin' in the Rain
2. The Quiet Man
3. High Noon
4. Umberto D.
5. The Bad and the Beautiful
by Harold
Wed Feb 12, 2014 2:51 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: The Top Albums of 2013 - RESULTS
Replies: 41
Views: 47862

Re: The Top Albums of 2013 - RESULTS

Pretty good list near the top but I think Vampire Weekend capitalized on previous success just a bit. One trend for critic rankings is that it's much easier to get critical praise if you have previously released critically praised albums. First off, sorry I didn't vote. Although my list probably wo...
by Harold
Tue Feb 11, 2014 6:48 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: The Top Albums of 2013 - RESULTS
Replies: 41
Views: 47862

Re: The Top Albums of 2013 - RESULTS

Well, 8 of the top 10 should be pretty obvious, and if so it's amazing how closely this forum's tastes aligned with the critics' this year. I'm guessing that the other two are by very different female singer-songwriters, and if I'm correct I couldn't be more thrilled by the British one making the to...
by Harold
Mon Feb 10, 2014 3:26 pm
Forum: ALL TIME
Topic: ✅ NME 2014 The 500 Greatest Songs Of All Time
Replies: 64
Views: 123717

Re: NME 2014 The 500 Greatest Songs Of All Time

JR, I have another, minor correction. Unless there actually is an artist called Higher Than the Sun that recorded a song titled "Primal Scream," the artist and title for #170 seem to be reversed.
by Harold
Wed Feb 05, 2014 12:33 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: My First Vinyl Album
Replies: 14
Views: 11834

Re: My First Vinyl Album

The oldest vinyl album that I had in my pre-CD collection was my parents' copy of Bridge Over Troubled Water , which they purchased when it came out and which I later commandeered for my own collection (they didn't own any other classic rock albums other than Elvis' Golden Records Vol. 1 and the Bea...
by Harold
Mon Feb 03, 2014 11:02 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Albums of 2013: AM Update Predictions
Replies: 11
Views: 8291

Re: Albums of 2013: AM Update Predictions

I've tweaked and streamlined my update predictions somewhat following the addition of another EOY album list: Top 500 Kanye West / Yeezus Daft Punk / Random Access Memories Vampire Weekend / Modern Vampires of the City Arcade Fire / Reflektor 501-1000 My Bloody Valentine / m b v The National / Troub...
by Harold
Sun Feb 02, 2014 8:47 pm
Forum: Films, Movies, Motion Pictures...
Topic: R.I.P.: Philip Seymour Hoffman
Replies: 7
Views: 6204

R.I.P.: Philip Seymour Hoffman

Dead at 46. Found in his NYC apartment. Reports indicate apparent heroin overdose - more than apparent, actually. This one is really hitting me hard. A brilliant actor, one of my favorites. He'd apparently struggled with addiction years earlier, was clean for decades, then it flared up again last ye...

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