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Nicolas

Help me about albums and singles artworks

Anybody knows a site where i can download singles artworks.Thanks

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Last Post: Dec 17, 2008 3:11am
by narps

Rune

EOY Nettavisen - side2 (Norway)

BEST ALBUM: 1. TV On The Radio - «Dear Science» 2. MGMT - «Orcaular Spectacular» 3. Glasvegas - «Glasvegas» 4. Young Jeezy - «The Recession» 5. Lindstrøm - «Where You Go I Go Too» 6. Lil Wayne - «The C...

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Last Post: Dec 16, 2008 10:54pm
by Rune

Trench City

Trench City, coming with a modern mission

Hey all you people out in the real world, We are a 5-piece band that covers many races, cultures, genres, and ages. The mainstream industry would take one look at us and run a mile because they think you have to be uniform to sell. As a challenge to that, w...

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Last Post: Dec 16, 2008 5:52pm
by Trench City

Jess

SLANT Top 10 Albums and Singles

http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/features/2008yearinmusic.asp Albums 25. The Mixtape About Nothing - Wale 24. 808s & Heartbreak - Kanye West 23. Distortion - Magnetic Fields 22. Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend 21. Some People Have Real Problems - Sia 20....

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Last Post: Dec 16, 2008 4:02pm
by Jess

Jess

VIBE Top 80 singles

I know few people here will be interested: http://www.vibe.com/news/online_exclusives/2008/12/the_80_best_songs_of_08_the_first_hot_16/ I aint typing the whole thing, but some highlights for me: 79. "Mercy" - Duffy 78. "Electric Feel" - MGMT 71. "Touch My Bo...

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Last Post: Dec 16, 2008 3:45pm
by Jess

Jonah

Fun with Playlist and Play Counts (2008 edition)

As a variation I thought it would interesting to share my most played songs added to my master playlist since January 1, 2008. These are the fast climbers that didn't have the advantage of extra time on the playlist to get old. If you have iTunes just sort yo...

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Last Post: Dec 16, 2008 3:11pm
by Alex D

Nora

Gin Blows me Away

I was just turned on to this artist Gin Wigmore I heard her on UMG indie radio and fell in love with her song Under My Skin! I looked her up on youtube check it out here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvhnlYsdU20 Her voice is really intoxicating, I love her quirky...

Views: 338 Replies: 1

Last Post: Dec 16, 2008 10:24am
by Kurt

Giuseppe

Rumore (Italy) best of 2008

1 MGMT - Oracular Spectacular 2 Black Mountain - In The Future 3 TV on the Radio - Dear Science 4 Black Angels - Directions to See a Ghost 5 Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes 6 Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend 7 Thoth, Jex - Jex Thoth 8 Bon Iver - For Emma, Forever A...

Views: 1980 Replies: 0

Last Post: Dec 16, 2008 8:38am
by Giuseppe

Alex D

Rolling Stone Songs EOY List - Songs

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Last Post: Dec 15, 2008 10:38pm
by Nora

BriceC

EOY 2008 - Technikart Magazine (France)

Top 10 Albums 1) Sebastien Tellier "Sexuality" 2) Crystal Castles "Crystal Castles" 3) Hercules & Love Affair "Hercules & Love Affair" 4) MGMT "Oracular Spectacular" 5) Alister "Aucun mal ne vous sera fait" 6) No Age "Nouns" 7) Les Shades "Le meutre de V...

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Last Post: Dec 15, 2008 11:29am
by BriceC

BriceC

EOY 2008: Les Inrockuptibles (France) - SINGLES

Top 200 singles (first 25 are ranked, then next 175 in no order) 1)MGMT – Kids 2)MIA – Paper planes 3)DJ Mujava – Township funk 4)Black Kids – I'm not gonna teach your boyfriend how to dance 5)The Ting Tings – Great DJ 6)Lil Wayn...

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Last Post: Dec 15, 2008 11:22am
by BriceC

schleuse

HOA: 1977 eligibles list

With Bruce and Lou getting into the Hall, Frank Zappa bounces up to the top slot. As promised, I’ve expanded the eligibles list to the top 100. I just thought that, as the pool of potential artists grows larger, it’s only fair to get a broader view....

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Last Post: Dec 15, 2008 3:42am
by schleuse

Paul

The Very Best Christmas Songs in Popular Music?

I'm putting together a compilation of the very best holiday music from the world of popular music. What do you think are the very best, high-quality Christmas songs from the world of rock/soul/country/pop? (I mean like "Marvin Gaye - Purple Snowflakes" or Chuck B...

Views: 643 Replies: 11

Last Post: Dec 15, 2008 12:36am
by Rune

schleuse

HOA: 1976 voting thread

Fire up the old Super Bass-o-Matic '76 and jump into the special Bicentennial Edition of the HOA 1976 election. Select the ten most deserving artists, based on records released through the end of 1975. When considering your vote, you may want to check out the t...

Views: 790 Replies: 23

Last Post: Dec 14, 2008 9:41pm
by nicolas

Kevin

Dear Science gaining ground on Fleet Foxes s/f

The lists that are starting to come in now are showing strong seport for dear science. If this trend continues, we might have another tv on the radio ; record of the year. It looked like Bon Iver could be the upset. My money is on Dear science.

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Last Post: Dec 14, 2008 6:40pm
by Henrik

STEFAN

EOY-List TREBLE (US) (Songs)

50. Los Campesinos! "My Year in Lists" 49. Deerhoof "The Tears and Music of Love" 48. Estelle featuring Kanye West "American Boy" 47. Shearwater "The Snow Leopard" 46. Neon Neon "I Told Her on Alderaan" 45. Lupe Fiasco "Hip-Hop Saved My Life" 44. Aeroplane fea...

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Last Post: Dec 14, 2008 9:44am
by STEFAN

John

RYM just got better

I don't know when this happened but a lot of albums now have the option to play the songs.

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Last Post: Dec 14, 2008 7:31am
by John

Henrik

Some help wanted for the next EOY spreadsheet update

First, thanks to all of you who have posted and sent me the EOY lists so far! I have just uploaded another version, but the lists from The Fly, All Music Guide and Guardian (which have recently been posted in other forum threads) have not been added yet. I wonder...

Views: 338 Replies: 1

Last Post: Dec 13, 2008 12:33am
by STEFAN

Jason

AP Top 10

10. Mariah Carey - E=MC2 9. My Morning Jacket - EVIL URGES 8. Anthony Hamilton - THE POINT OF IT ALL 7. Taylor Swift - FEARLESS 6. Lil Wayne - THA CARTER III 5. Jazmine Sullivan - FEARLESS 4. Kanye West - 808S & HEARTBREAK 3. Sia - SOME PEOPLE HAVE REAL PROBLE...

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Last Post: Dec 12, 2008 5:55pm
by Jason

hectorthebat

MSN Albums of the year

http://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/galleries/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=11721101 Alphabeat – This Is Alphabeat The Raconteurs – Consolers Of The Lonely Duffy - Rockferry Elbow – The Seldom Seen Kid My Morning Jacket – Evil Urges Fle...

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Last Post: Dec 12, 2008 12:39pm
by hectorthebat

Dan M

The Guardian (UK) Top 10 Albums of 2008

1. TV On the Radio - Dear Science 2. Bon Iver - For Emma, Forever Ago 3. Elbow - The Seldom Seen Kid 4. Portishead - Third 5. MGMT - Oracular Spectacular 6. Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes 7. Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend 8. Glasvegas - Glasvegas 9. Erykah Badu...

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Last Post: Dec 12, 2008 12:35pm
by Dan M

Jason

Billboard Top 10 Albums

They did their yearly poll of their critics: 10. THA CARTER III - Lil Wayne 10. ORACULAR SPECTACULAR - MGMT 9. 19 - Adele 9. ROCKFERRY - Duffy 8. DEATH MAGNETIC - Metallica 7. DID, LAZARUS, DIG!! - Nick Cave 6. VIVA LA VIDA - Coldplay 6. DEAR SCIENCE - TV O...

Views: 1944 Replies: 1

Last Post: Dec 12, 2008 10:31am
by BriceC

STEFAN

UPDATE : 01/12/08 : MEGA-CRITIC : Best Reviewed Albums Of 2008 So Far (With Competition)

CLUES TO THE CLUES : Act 1 : Oaknut = The Acorn Act 2 : Teneriffa Place = El Guincho Act 3 : Cardiff Farmers = Los Campesinos! Act 4 : Elegiac Icelander = Johann Johannsson Act 5 : Cotton Swab = Q-Tip THE WINNER : Sorry! Again no winner this month, as...

Views: 1774 Replies: 4

Last Post: Dec 12, 2008 5:36am
by STEFAN

Daniel

Will Coldplay's "Viva La Vida" finish higher than #334 ?

After the year-end lists come in, and the site is updated next year, do you think that Coldplay's SONG "Viva La Vida" (not the album) will finish higher than their current top-rated song "Yellow" (#334)? I would love to see this happen, but I'm a bit skeptical. I...

Views: 816 Replies: 6

Last Post: Dec 11, 2008 3:30pm
by Anthony

vandan

Gigwise EOY Albums

http://www.gigwise.com/photos/48128/Gigwises-Top-50-Albums-Of-2008 Top 10 1. Elbow 2. Lil' Wayne 3. TV On The Radio 4. MGMT 5. Kanye West 6. Neon Neon 7. Friendly Fires 8. Metallica 9. Mogwai 10. Sebastien Tellier

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Last Post: Dec 11, 2008 10:02am
by vandan

Max

Greatest lyrics

Please feel free to post here some of what you consider to be the greatest lyrics of all time. However obvious, or not if the case may be.

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Last Post: Dec 11, 2008 5:35am
by Jess

charli

Rolling Stone yearlist

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Last Post: Dec 11, 2008 1:24am
by Rocky Raccoon

Otisredding

EYL 2008 Popmatters singles

http://www.popmatters.com/pm/feature/66552-the-best-singles-of-2008-50-41/

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Last Post: Dec 11, 2008 12:22am
by Moonbeam

STEFAN

EOY-List RUMORE Italy (Who´s got # 11 - # 20 ?)

01. MGMT ´Oracular Spectacular´ 02. Black Mountain ´In the Future´ 03. TV On The Radio ´Dear Science´ 04. The Black Angels ´Directions To See ...´ 05. Fleet Foxes ´Fleet Foxes´ 06. Vampire Weekend ´Vampire W...

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Last Post: Dec 10, 2008 11:29pm
by STEFAN

Otisredding

EYL Carling (UK)

http://www.carling.com/music/best_albums_2008/ 01. Elbow - The Seldom Seen Kid 02. Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend 03. Glasvegas - Glasvegas 04. The Raconteurs - Consolers Of The Lonely 05. Kings Of Leon - Only By The Night 06. MGMT - Oracular Spectacular...

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Last Post: Dec 10, 2008 6:23pm
by Mitchell Stirlin...

nightowl86

Ray Charles-Spirit of Christmas album....

Hey guys, I just bought Ray Charles' Spirit Christmas album off of Zune got just 99 cents! I was so excited cuz that's a great deal especially when I am on a big holiday budget haha.. It's such a great holiday album, my whole family just loves Ray Charles...Just thou...

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Last Post: Dec 10, 2008 5:43pm
by nightowl86

Daniel

Grammy Nominations 2009

I think the Grammys did a better-than-usual job at their nominations in the general fields this year. My two favourite songs of the time frame ("Viva La Vida" and "Paper Planes") both got nominated for Record of the Year, and my three favourite albums ("In Rainbows,...

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Last Post: Dec 10, 2008 5:36pm
by Jess

STEFAN

EOY-List CULTUREDELUXE GB

01. Eine Kleine Nachtmusik ´Eine Kleine Nachtmusik´ 02. Fleet Foxes ´Fleet Foxes´ 03. Bloc Party ´Intimacy´ 04. MGMT ´Oracular Spectacular´ 05. Lightspeed Champion ´Falling Off The Lavender Bridge´ 06. Portishead...

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Last Post: Dec 10, 2008 2:48pm
by STEFAN

Alex

NPR EOY List 2008

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=97419675 1. Kings of Leon - Only by the Night 2. Vampire Weekend - s/t 3. TV on the Radio - Dear Science 4. The Hold Steady - Stay Positive 5. Death Cab for Cutie - Narrow Stairs 6. Fleet Foxes - s/t 7. Th...

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Last Post: Dec 10, 2008 11:19am
by Henrik

Andre

EOY 2008 - OOR Magazine (Netherlands)

Complete list: http://www.muzieklijstjes.nl/2008.htm Top 20: 1 - TV on the radio - Dear science 2 - Vampire weekend - Vampire weekend 3 - Fleet foxes - Fleet foxes 4 - MGMT - Oracular spectacular 5 - Elbow - The seldom seen kid 6 - Portishead - Third 7 - La...

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Last Post: Dec 10, 2008 10:23am
by Andre

Nicolas

Albums Reviews

Anybody knows where i can read reviews of news albums.Many thanks in advance.

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Last Post: Dec 10, 2008 9:25am
by Lonesome Panda

Mitchell Stirling

NME EOY 2008

NME Albums 1 MGMT Oracular Spectacular 2 TV on the Radio Dear Science 3 Glasvegas Glasvegas 4 Vampire Weekend Vampire Weekend 5 Foals Antidotes 6 Metronomy Nights Out 7 Santogold Santogold 8 Mystery Jets Twenty One 9 Kings of Leon Only by the Night 10 Fri...

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Last Post: Dec 10, 2008 9:25am
by Mitchell Stirlin...

Sean Pak

Their ACTUAL best albums.

Many artists have their "established" bests. For instance, The Grateful Dead has American Beauty, Pearl Jam has Ten, and Bruce Springsteen has Born To Run. Personally, Anthem of the Sun > American Beauty, Vitalogy > Ten, and The River > Born To Run. What are so...

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Last Post: Dec 8, 2008 6:44pm
by Sean Pak

schleuse

HOA: 1976 eligibles list

The Boss makes his thunderous debut at the top of the eligibles list for the 1976 HOA election. You should check out the 1975 results on the results thread if you haven’t done so yet. Post your ballots on the 1976 voting thread. HALL OF ACCLAIM: TOP...

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Last Post: Dec 8, 2008 2:57am
by schleuse

Chas

The Word magazine - 10 best albums of 2008

Martha Wainwright - I Know You're Married But I've Got Feelings Too British Sea Power - Do You Like Rock Music? Punch Brothers - Punch Bon Iver - For Emma, Forever Ago MGMT - Orcular Spectacular Elbow - The Seldom Seen Kid Roots Manuva - Slime & Reason The La...

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Last Post: Dec 7, 2008 8:05pm
by Chas

schleuse

HOA: 1975 voting thread

Relive the splendors of the Ford administration...yes, it's time for the 1975 Hall of Acclaim election. Select the ten most deserving artists, based on records released through the end of 1974. When considering your vote, you may want to check out the top 50 el...

Views: 698 Replies: 15

Last Post: Dec 7, 2008 7:55pm
by Paul

hectorthebat

The 100 best records of 2008- The Sunday Times, UK

Complete list at http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article5293605.ece Rock and Pop 1 FLEET FOXES Fleet Foxes 2 CUT COPY In Ghost Colours 3 PAUL WELLER 22 Dreams 4 NICK CAVE & THE BAD SEEDS Dig!!! Lazarus Dig!!!...

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Last Post: Dec 7, 2008 7:13pm
by BillAdama

Henrik

Any songs/singles lists from Blender, Mojo, Q, Uncut or Blitz?

These magazines - who have all published their favourite albums of 2008 already - have also published EOY songs lists in the past. Anyone who knows if they have published 2008 EOY songs lists already?

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Last Post: Dec 7, 2008 3:18pm
by JR

STEFAN

EOY-List PICADILLY RECORDS Great Britain

01. Bon Iver ´For Emma, Forever Ago´ 02. Cut Copy ´In Ghost Colours´ 03. Laura Marling ´Alas I Cannot Swim´ 04. MGMT `Oracular Spectacular´ 05. Fleet Foxes ´Fleet Foxes´ 06. Quiet Village ´Silent Movie´ 07....

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Last Post: Dec 7, 2008 12:57pm
by STEFAN

Karma Police

Revolver or Sgt Pepper?

Revolver has the world music of "Love You To" and the classical influences of "For No One" and "Eleanor Rigby". "Tomorrow Never Knows" an early Psych/Art Rock song based harmonically on Indian music and using classical avant influences. Sgt Pepper is designed as o...

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Last Post: Dec 6, 2008 10:22am
by Dumbangel

Otisredding

EYL 2008 Glide Magazine (USA)

http://www.glidemagazine.com/articles/54183/the-glide-20-our-top-albums-of-2008.html Top 20 In alphabetical order Beck - Modern Guilt Marco Benevento - Invisible Baby Calexico - Carried To Dust Dead Confederate - Wrecking Ball...

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Last Post: Dec 5, 2008 6:36pm
by Otisredding

Otisredding

EYL 2008 musicOMH (UK)

http://www.musicomh.com/music/features/2008_best-albums-of-intro_1208.htm 01: Elbow - The Seldom Seen Kid 02: TV On The Radio - Dear Science 03: Bon Iver - For Emma, Forever Ago 04: Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes 05: Portishead - Third 06: Vampire Weekend - Vampir...

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Last Post: Dec 5, 2008 5:25pm
by Otisredding

Otisredding

EYL 2008 The Daily Californian (USA)

http://www.dailycal.org/article/103782/top_10_albums_of_2008 1. Shugo Tokumaru: Exit 2. Portishead: Third 3. TV on the Radio: Dear Science 4. Fleet Foxes: Fleet Foxes 5. Deerhunter: Microcastle 6. The Cool Kids: The Bake Sale 7. Hercules and Love Affair: He...

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Last Post: Dec 5, 2008 4:26pm
by Otisredding

Eric B

Have the '00s generally been mediocre or is there something wrong with the formula on this site?

Judging by this site, the '00s have been the weakest decade since the '50s, the era before the modern conception of the album; complex, eclectic song structure; and the popularization of foreign instruments like the zitar and modern instruments like the synthesizer....

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Last Post: Dec 5, 2008 12:30pm
by dr Robban

Kevin

Another 2008 best of list. (FACT MAGAZINE)

FACT MAGAZINE http://www.factmagazine.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1579&Itemid=27 Fact is a good source. I read it all the time.

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Last Post: Dec 4, 2008 11:30pm
by Andre

Daniel

Post Your 25 Favourite Christmas Songs

Well, it's that time of year again, and Christmas music is something you can't escape. Sure, there's probably a lot of songs out there you can't stand (perhaps most of it is rubbish), but most people still have their picks of seasonal tracks that they actually enjoy...

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Last Post: Dec 4, 2008 8:06pm
by John

Captain For Dark Mornings

Female Singer-Songwriters

As this is my favourite "genre", I wonder if anyone has distilled the 3000 acclaimed albums into one of just the female singer-songwriters. If they have, I'd certainly like to see it. If no-one has done this, I will compile the list myself and list it here.

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Last Post: Dec 4, 2008 5:49pm
by Schwah

Henrik

New update!

Phew, finally the site has been updated again. Delete your temporary internet files to make sure you see the new pages. Please use this thread if you have any comments or questions about the update.

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Last Post: Dec 4, 2008 12:21pm
by Mitchell Stirlin...

Otisredding

EYL 2008 Decibel (USA)

1 Torche Meanderthal 2 Nachmystium Assassins: Black Meddle Part 1 3 Genghis Tron Board Up the House 4 Opeth Watershed 5 The Gates of Slumber Conqueror 6 Rotten Sound Cycles 7 Origin Antithesis 8 Wetnurse Invisible City 9 Made Out of Babies The Ruiner 10 Disf...

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Last Post: Dec 4, 2008 5:53am
by Rune

Moonbeam

Entertainment Weekly's Top 100 Albums of the Past 25 Years

http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20207076_20207387_20207337,00.html Pretty crappy list, but I thought it might be considered for inclusion. 1. Purple Rain Prince and the Revolution (1984) 2. The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill Lauryn Hill (1998) 3. Achtung Baby U2...

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Last Post: Dec 3, 2008 11:23pm
by JR

fairychild

Honeyhoney

You all got check out band Honeyhoney, I was recently introduced to them from a friend at UMG and now I am hooked them... I just bought their album, First Rodeo, and have been listening to them all week... http://www.imeem.com/honeyhoneymusic/music/b25RDu-K/honeyhon...

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Last Post: Dec 3, 2008 10:39pm
by fairychild

Kevin

2007 A Year To Remember!

I think 2007 was perhaps the greatest year for music this decade. We had so much grade innovative stuff, and I'm still not finshed with it. In my eyes there is a huge idfference in the quality of music between last year and this. I know 2009 is going to have alot to...

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Last Post: Dec 3, 2008 12:54am
by John

nicolas

your favorite 2008 album so far

For me, it is Nick Cave and The Bas Seeds (which is not out yet in the Us, or hust released) I've heard the Drive-By Truckers once and it's very very interesting. A potential grower. Then there is Vampire WE, the critics' favorite (who said critics liked Costello b...

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Last Post: Dec 2, 2008 10:53pm
by netjade

nicolas

wilco and fleet foxes singing Dylan

I heard they are toutring together in the US Gosh ! My favorite band of the 2000's and my favorite discovery of 2008 singing "I Shall Be Released"

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Last Post: Dec 2, 2008 9:54pm
by Modernrocker79

EDGE

favorite album not listed

I was wondering what you guys' favorite albums were that weren't on the Top 3000 list or bubbling under. Mine are probably: Pablo Honey-Radiohead (I'm willing to admit that this is probably the worst Radiohead album, but that doesn't mean I can't love and I feel tha...

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Last Post: Dec 2, 2008 9:50pm
by VanillaFire1000

Chris

Treble's Best Albums of the 90's

Just wanted to make sure this list got noticed, I haven't seen it on here: http://treblezine.com/features/164.html

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Last Post: Dec 2, 2008 9:18pm
by Chris

Stephan

Forum Poll: The Best Albums and Songs of 1989

And so we've arrived at the last year of the decade: 1989. It's been a great journey through the 80s and although I haven't had much time lately, I still enjoy the lists and I find some new great songs/albums every month. Of course we're not completely done yet, beca...

Views: 1710 Replies: 70

Last Post: Dec 2, 2008 1:57pm
by Henrik

Stephan

Formula for the grand finale

I was thinking of using the same formula Henrik used for the '90s last year, but I remember some new formulas were devised for the all-time polls. I'm partial to using Henrik's formula, but what do you guys think? This is his formula: Score=100*(1+20)/(Position...

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Last Post: Dec 2, 2008 1:00pm
by Andre

Andre

The 50 most acclaimed years

Following schleuse's most interesting reporting of the 100 best acclaimed by individual artists, I would like to (ab)use Henrik's artist rankings formula for listing just the best years, period! Taking the rankings of 6 best albums and songs per release year, what...

Views: 1089 Replies: 21

Last Post: Dec 2, 2008 1:42am
by Sean Pak

STEFAN

FUNNY ARTICLE ABOUT EOY-LISTS

http://vice.typepad.com/vice_magazine/2008/11/london---the-be.html

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Last Post: Dec 1, 2008 9:39pm
by STEFAN

schleuse

HOA: 1975 eligibles list

It’s time for the 1975 election, and some (minor) shuffling of artists to reflect Henrik’s great new update! The Doors become the first artist to hold the top spot in two consecutive years; they lead this field by a wide margin, even as their chances o...

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Last Post: Dec 1, 2008 3:23am
by schleuse

Fred

2008 End of year songs lists

If you think it's a good idea to post them here instead of crowding the forum...

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Last Post: Nov 30, 2008 11:45am
by Fred

Henrik

Amazon.com 2008 EOY albums list

I added this list to the spreadsheet yesterday, but thought I should add it here as well if anyone wants to comment. http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html?ie=UTF8&plgroup=1&docId=1000303401&plpage=1 1. Kings of Leon - Only by the Night 2. Santogold - Santogold...

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Last Post: Nov 30, 2008 2:58am
by JR

STEFAN

EOY-List BLITZ Portugal

ALBUMS 01. Portishead ´Third´ 02. Hercules And Love Affair ´Hercules And Love Affair´ 03. Silver Jews ´Lookout Mountain, Lookout Sea´ 04. TV On The Radio ´Dear Science´ 05. The Kills `Midnight Boom´ 06. MGMT ´...

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Last Post: Nov 29, 2008 11:01pm
by STEFAN

Rune

side2.no names the best debuts

I'm not sure this list can be included, but I'll write it in here anyway. Best international debut: 1. The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground & Nico 2. Sex Pistols - Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the.. 3. R.E.M. - Murmur 4. De La Soul - 3 Feet High...

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Last Post: Nov 29, 2008 10:51pm
by Rune

STEFAN

EOY-List INTRO Germany

ALBUMS 01. MGMT ´Oracular Spectacular´ 02. Santogold ´Santogold´ 03. Hot Chip ´Made In The Dark´ 04. The Notwist ´The Devil, You & Me´ 05. Vampire Weekend ´Vampire Weekend´ 06. Hercules And Love Affair ´H...

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Last Post: Nov 29, 2008 10:21pm
by STEFAN

schleuse

HOA: 1974 voting thread

If you can tear yourself away from the Watergate hearings, it's time to participate in the 1974 Hall of Acclaim election. Select the ten most deserving artists, based on records released through the end of 1973. When considering your vote, you may want to check...

Views: 639 Replies: 21

Last Post: Nov 29, 2008 5:24pm
by LonesomePanda

john s

update?

It has been about a year since the last update. Isn't it about time?

Views: 4555 Replies: 82

Last Post: Nov 29, 2008 6:50am
by Henrik

Anthony

Name the best 2008 song you've heard this year - and ONLY ONE!

Mine: "Electric Feel" by MGMT. It's killer.

Views: 1928 Replies: 59

Last Post: Nov 29, 2008 2:10am
by VanillaFire1000

STEFAN

UPDATE : 01/11/08 : MEGA-CRITIC : Best Reviewed Albums Of 2008 So Far (With Competition)

CLUES TO THE CLUES : Act 1 : Electronic Hans-Peter = Lindström Act 2 : Russian Waters Origin = Okkervil River Act 3 : Tuscan Desert-Rock = Calexico Act 4 : Space-Age-Exotica = El Guincho Act 5 : Husband/Wife Indie = Deerhoof THE WINNER : Sorry! No...

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Last Post: Nov 29, 2008 1:20am
by SuperFurry

Henrik

Report errors here

I'm starting a new "error thread", as the old errors shouldn't be of interest to anyone anymore. ---------------------------------------------------- Please report your findings in this thread. Errors could for example be * I have missed an entry for an...

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Last Post: Nov 28, 2008 3:05pm
by schleuse

schleuse

HOA: 1974 eligibles list

The Doors percolate back up to the top of the rankings…they’re the first artist to be ranked #1 in two different years (’70 and now ’74). You should check out the 1973 results on the results thread if you haven’t done so yet. Post...

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Last Post: Nov 26, 2008 10:01pm
by schleuse

Edge339

Top 10 Albums of the Decade

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Last Post: Nov 26, 2008 1:52am
by noshowuntilnow

Rune

Worst songs ever contest! Win a Black Eyed Peas album!

Now you've seen #65-#11, and the 10 absolute worst disasters of music history remains. So here's a contest for you. Guess the top 5, and the one who comes closest (or right on) wins a Black Eyed Peas CD. This contest closes about 24 hours from now. (Rules:...

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Last Post: Nov 25, 2008 6:33pm
by EdAmes

Moeboid

top 10

it's been a while since i've attempted a to create a list of my favorite albums. i'm going to attempt that now. 1. television - marquee moon surprisingly, i have nothing to say about it. 2. mike oldfield - tubular bells the last part... that acoustic guitar p...

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Last Post: Nov 25, 2008 3:48am
by Sean Pak

Jaime Tonelli

Island Def Jam!

Island Def Jam is having a sweep where they are giving away a bunch of free stuff from artists like Kanye West, Ludacris and more.. I got excited when I came across this so i thought i would mention it on here! check it out, it's sweet.. http://www.gotdownloads.com/...

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Last Post: Nov 24, 2008 10:23pm
by Jaime Tonelli

noshowuntilnow

Satin In A Coffin (Best Albums of 2008)

http://satininacoffinbestof.blogspot.com/ 01. The Hold Steady, Stay Positive 02. TV on the Radio, Dear Science 03. The Mountain Goats, Heretic Pride 04. Fucked Up, The Chemistry of Common Life 05. No Age, Nouns 06. The Dutchess & The Duke, She's the Dutchess....

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Last Post: Nov 24, 2008 12:52am
by noshowuntilnow

Brian A

Rough Trade Top 50 Albums of 2008

http://www.roughtrade.com/site/content.lasso?page=albumsoftheyear08.html Here's a link to Rough Trade's best of 2008 list. I didn't understand what I was supposed to put in column FM on the Excel sheet, so I didn't update it. -brian

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Last Post: Nov 23, 2008 10:48pm
by Brian A.

Henrik

DIGFI:MIX - The 100 best albums of 2000-2004

This list is from a book I found at my local library. The book was released in 2005 as a 5 years-celebration of DIGFI as a webzine (www.digfi.com). The list is based on votes from 80 Swedes from music magazines, radio, blogs, fanzines, bands and record labels, includ...

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Last Post: Nov 23, 2008 8:57pm
by Sean Pak

STEFAN

MEGA-CRITIC-COMPETITION NOVEMBER : THE CLUES

Guess (Deadline = 25th) the highest entry in this month´s Mega-Critic-Chart (Publication = 30th) as well as its position and enter the chance to win one of two copies of that CD. At the moment (October 21st) the following five acts seem the best bets : Clu...

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Last Post: Nov 23, 2008 3:31pm
by LonesomePanda

tim

You're No Ten

If you can vote one album off the big top ten of all time what would it be and what album would you replace it with?

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Last Post: Nov 23, 2008 3:01am
by John

Anthony

album anniversaries

As some of you may have noticed (and acknowledged -- thanks Sean) on the "Rate the last album" thread, I've rated two albums that have celebrated recent anniversaries -- Achtung Baby and Astral Weeks. This wasn't a coincidence; it's my latest project. The idea -...

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Last Post: Nov 22, 2008 2:10pm
by Anthony

Kevin

Pastemagazine to 50 albums

http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2008/11/signs-of-life-2008-best-music.html A very good list. I like there number 1 choice. An Album that has grown on me since day one. A very elegant and happy record for a year that has produced fairly grevious sounds

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Last Post: Nov 21, 2008 11:37pm
by Henrik

schleuse

HOA: 1973 voting thread

Glad to see more new voters coming on board. Hard to believe, but we're already up to the 1973 Hall of Acclaim election. Select the ten most deserving artists, based on records released through the end of 1972. When considering your vote, you may want to che...

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Last Post: Nov 21, 2008 10:39pm
by Harold Wexler

ModernRocker79

The Beatles, Elvis, Velvet Underground and the Rolling Stones

Whom do you like the most? 1- The Beatles 2- Velvet Underground 3- The Rolling Stones 4- Elvis

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Last Post: Nov 20, 2008 10:49pm
by Greg Rumpff

Karma Police

"Carnival of Light" being released.

The Beatles 14 minute unreleased avant collage might be released soon. What do you think about this news?

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Last Post: Nov 20, 2008 4:21am
by BillAdama

Henrik

Talking about input/output macros...

If I have a list of links in a spreadsheet (like the Allmusic links), would it be possible to create a macro so that you can get info about the web pages in the next column? For example, from a list of metacritic links, I'd like to know which pages that include the s...

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Last Post: Nov 19, 2008 9:59pm
by Andre

schleuse

HOA: 1973 eligibles list

Ziggy Stardust vaults Bowie to the top of the 1973 eligibles list. You should check out the 1972 results on the results thread if you haven’t done so yet. Post your ballots on the 1973 voting thread. HALL OF ACCLAIM: TOP 50 CANDIDATES FOR 1973 ELECTI...

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Last Post: Nov 17, 2008 3:14am
by schleuse

schleuse

HOA: 1972 voting thread

As I mentioned in the 1971 results, voting has picked up recently. Let me push my luck by emphasizing that new voters are very welcome. As we get closer to the listening lifetimes of AM Forum posters, I hope more people will feel comfortable adding their voices to th...

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Last Post: Nov 16, 2008 3:17am
by John

Kevin

Album of the year? (Early Votes)

Anyone like to shar what there records of the year would be. There isnt a whole lot coming out in the next months, so I was wondering if anyone had any albums they were leaning on?

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Last Post: Nov 15, 2008 9:10pm
by Rocky Raccoon

John

Monterey Pop

It's interesting that this is a footnote in music history while Woodstock gets all the press. While Woodstock was the climax for the scene, Monterey propelled Jimi Hendrix and The Who to fame and also gave Ravi Shankar a name in the US, and was the first public perfo...

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Last Post: Nov 15, 2008 12:15am
by John

Andre

Polls time again?

In the recent past, we had quite a few polls in this forum. More details can be found here. Besides the 'always-open polls' we currently have the ongoing initiatives 'Hall Of Acclaim' (HOA) and 'A Yearly Chart On A Daily Basis' (AYCOADB). As we get nearer to th...

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Last Post: Nov 14, 2008 8:16pm
by jem

John

Bonus tracks: Love em or hate em?

I personally don't like them, or at least I don't like that they are on every album. I'd rather have the extras come out on a separate album for collectors to buy, but when I am buying an album I'd prefer to have the original track listing without having a bunch of w...

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Last Post: Nov 14, 2008 7:47am
by Sean Pak

Penguin

Barack Obama

I know that a lot of people here are American, so I thought I'd bring this up, even if it isn't a politics board. I was reading one of the "Rolling Stone" interviews with him, and it just seems like Obama would be the exact type of person that would visit AM. He...

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Last Post: Nov 13, 2008 11:34pm
by Slush

SONGS you don't like in the top 100?

Mine are : 31) Mr Tambourine Man 38) Superstition 43) That'll Be the Day 45) (We're Gonna) Rock Around the Clock 46) When Doves Cry 51) Common People 66) Suspicious Minds 69) Bridge Over Troubled Water 72) That's All Right Mama 85) Mystery Train 86) Craz...

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Last Post: Nov 13, 2008 7:21pm
by Alex