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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...

Views: 735 Replies: 6

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,...

Views: 921 Replies: 43

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...

Views: 692 Replies: 4

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...

Views: 1351 Replies: 40

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...

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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!!!...

Views: 795 Replies: 1

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?

Views: 790 Replies: 14

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.

Views: 644 Replies: 1

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.

Views: 493 Replies: 1

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.

Views: 1367 Replies: 45

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...

Views: 629 Replies: 4

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...

Views: 732 Replies: 13

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: 1708 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: 1087 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...

Views: 2568 Replies: 0

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: 638 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: 4554 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: 1927 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...

Views: 5956 Replies: 241

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:...

Views: 1081 Replies: 25

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...

Views: 1034 Replies: 37

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....

Views: 567 Replies: 2

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...

Views: 505 Replies: 1

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...

Views: 512 Replies: 7

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?

Views: 748 Replies: 17

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...

Views: 723 Replies: 19

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?

Views: 431 Replies: 6

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...

Views: 345 Replies: 4

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...

Views: 591 Replies: 15

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...

Views: 967 Replies: 22

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...

Views: 522 Replies: 6

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...

Views: 581 Replies: 6

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...

Views: 770 Replies: 18

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

Daniel

We need an Internet Music Database

Is anybody familiar with the Internet Movie Database? It is the most popular movie-related website online (57 million visitors a month). It includes just about all you would want to know about every movie, TV show, short film, video game, tv movie, or miniseries eve...

Views: 700 Replies: 14

Last Post: Nov 13, 2008 6:38pm
by Andre

Brian

RIP:The Jimi Hendrix Experience

With the death of drummer Mitch Mitchell the Jimi Hendrix Experience are all gone. I wonder if there's another other classic bands with all their members dead

Views: 430 Replies: 2

Last Post: Nov 13, 2008 4:55pm
by BillAdama

Kevin

Miles Davis

I Can't think of a truely more singular talent that has has ever existed in music. From the clasical stylings of Mozart, to the mind bending furiousity of Jimi Hendrix's Guitar. I come to the conclusion that Miles Davis is the most talented man in the History of musi...

Views: 499 Replies: 9

Last Post: Nov 13, 2008 5:26am
by Kevin

Anthony

Release Dates

I'm looking for help tracking down release dates - right down to the specific day of the year - for these albums: Van Morrison - ASTRAL WEEKS Tom Waits - CLOSING TIME Miles Davis - SKETCHES OF SPAIN A-ha - HUNTING HIGH & LOW Bryan Adams - CUTS LIKE A KNIFE...

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Last Post: Nov 13, 2008 2:06am
by Anthony

John

What AM 3000 album am I?

I miss this game, it was going strong for awhile. I'll think of a question later but if anybody has one for us to guess go for it! I just wanted to get it going again since the boards have been a little dead the last month or so.

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Last Post: Nov 13, 2008 12:58am
by Spike

Daniel

Which source do you trust the most?

Aside from Acclaimed Music, which source do you trust the most when it comes to music? For me, I would put Rolling Stone magazine first (their 500 greatest albums/songs are pretty shot on), followed by the All Music Guide. I also visit Metacritic a lot, but their...

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Last Post: Nov 12, 2008 9:30pm
by BillAdama

Moeboid

what really annoys me

i realise that expecting to find hordes of people who love and understand music on the same level as me is simply too much to ask for, but what really gets to me is those people who claim to love music, know very little about it, and have so little respect for my tas...

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Last Post: Nov 11, 2008 11:43pm
by Moeboid

Moeboid

Does anyone here enjoy hi-fi?

most of the time i listen to music on a horrible little stereo from a local department store. good music doesn't really require anything special to make it sound good. in fact, sometimes good music is badly recorded and a great system will expose the flaws in the rec...

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Last Post: Nov 11, 2008 7:09pm
by John

Pete Evans

The Acclaimed Music Web Site

Guys, Whilst the web site is brilliant and you people deserve great credit for putting it together I am still very confused ! It is a very simple question but how can certain artist be placed above others in the all time artists list when they have one album in the w...

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Last Post: Nov 11, 2008 1:08am
by John

Moeboid

the specials s/t reissue

http://www.amazon.com/Specials/dp/B00005YU95/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1226322244&sr=8-1 "gangsters" has been omitted for the reissue! is that crazy or what!? i bought it, not realising at the time. gangsters actually is on the CD in the form of a promot...

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Last Post: Nov 10, 2008 1:11pm
by Moeboid

Stone

The Greatest "Singles" Ever: Killer Double-Sides (Part 1)

I recently asked myself: what is the greatest double-sided single ever? Of course, I wondered what acclaimed music, one of my favorite websites, would say. I have identified 54 singles that have two songs in the Acclaimed Music Top 3000. I ranked the singles by avera...

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Last Post: Nov 10, 2008 12:46pm
by Moeboid

schleuse

HOA: 1972 eligibles list

With the release of their most iconic album, Page, Plant, Jones and Bonham climb into the top spot on the 1972 eligibles list. And the roster of new artists this year is a fun mix of female singer-songwriters, glam rockers, and smooth, smooth soul singers. You s...

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Last Post: Nov 10, 2008 3:33am
by schleuse

Stephan

Forum Poll: The Best Albums and Songs of 1988

The year I was born, 1988, features some changes. The lists are now required to be in this format to save me a little time: Rank) Artist - Album/Song If possible, handing your lists in in an Excel file along with posting them in this topic would be ideal. You c...

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Last Post: Nov 9, 2008 10:39pm
by BillAdama

schleuse

HOA: 1971 voting thread

SPECIAL GOTV EDITION OF THE HALL OF ACCLAIM... Seems like I've heard that there's another election going on this week...I implore all US citizens on this Forum to participate in the presidential election (I voted early). As everyone here must know, this one is mon...

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Last Post: Nov 9, 2008 4:12am
by John

ModernRocker79

Jack Bruce knocks Led Zeppelin

Here's the interview from this site: http://www.musicradar.com/...age-crap-179860 Dave Ling: It's good news that there might be more from Cream? Jack Bruce: "Well, the trouble is that I'm doing so many amazing things on my own. Cream is just a band from many, m...

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Last Post: Nov 9, 2008 1:06am
by EDGE

H61R

The Last Music-Related Purchase You Made

What was it? Anything from amplifiers to and iPod charger applies (and of course regular music) I didn't buy it but got it as a gift: Love - Forever Changes

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Last Post: Nov 9, 2008 12:59am
by tim

MUSIC FROM ANOTHER WORLD

Kevin

Anyone care to name some of there favourite bands that just sound so unique and diffent thatthey're either way before there time or from another world. Animal Collective Captain Beefheart Battles

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Last Post: Nov 8, 2008 5:02pm
by Kevin

Moeboid

Do we collectively own the entire top 3000 albums

i bet we do, but let's see anyway. RULES: - do not post that you own albums until all of the albums before it have been accounted for. - you must own a physical copy of the album. either a CD or LP. downloading it does not count even if you paid for it. (no off...

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Last Post: Nov 6, 2008 3:25am
by BillAdama

John

Streamdrag

This little site takes all the YouTube videos that are actually just music with a slideshow and streams them for you without the video. http://streamdrag.com/

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Last Post: Nov 3, 2008 9:24pm
by John

schleuse

HOA: 1971 eligibles list

With 1970 releases now in the books, Morrison overtakes Morrison for the top spot this week. You should check out the 1970 results on the RESULTS THREAD if you haven’t done so yet. Post your ballots on the 1971 voting thread. HALL OF ACCLAIM: TOP 50...

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Last Post: Nov 3, 2008 3:32am
by schleuse

schleuse

HOA: 1970 voting thread

Sailing into a new decade...it's the 1970 HOA election. Select the ten most deserving artists, based on records released through the end of 1968. When considering your vote, you may want to check out the top 50 eligible candidates. For a reminder of who’s...

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Last Post: Nov 3, 2008 2:39am
by Schwah

Woweepancho

All Music

Hey, this is my first time posting on this forum but, I am a longtime reader of the site. Has anyone noticed that allmusic.com has started to change some of the ratings of some albums? For example, they changed Elephant from 4.5 stars to 5 stars and the did the same...

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Last Post: Nov 3, 2008 12:43am
by AJackson

Kevin

IMPORTANT SONGS OF THIS DECADE

It came up briefly in another thread about Arcade Fire's Intervention. Does anyone care to share there opinions on important songs of this decade. Not necessarily your favourite songs, but those of which you feel left a mark on many people. Outkast : B. O. B. Arc...

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Last Post: Nov 1, 2008 4:25am
by Kevin

ako

Any Spotify users out there?

Is there anyone else on this forum that has started using Spotify lately? I got an invitation a couple of weeks ago to start using there free or commercialy financed streaming service. I get access to a hugh database of music if i can accept a commercial break every...

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Last Post: Nov 1, 2008 12:26am
by ako

STEFAN

MEGA-CRITIC-COMPETITION OCTOBER : THE CLUES

Guess (Deadline = 25th) the highest entry into this month´s Mega-Critic-Chart (Publication = 31st) as well as its position and enter the chance to win that CD. Another rather weak month with lots of more or less average acclaimed releases. Some of them still...

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Last Post: Oct 31, 2008 8:11pm
by BillAdama

Moeboid

Radiohead influenced by Nirvana?

I think so. I've always thought so, but i'm yet to find anyone who agrees. It's in the vocals. The way the words are sung in a way that makes tham hard to understand. Slurred together almost... Am i crazy?

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Last Post: Oct 31, 2008 4:22am
by Kevin