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Swedish TV program Musikbyrån top 30 2007
This is the Swedish TV program Musikbyrån top 30 2007 as presented in their last program for the season before Christmas. You could still watch it on the web.
http://svt.se/svt/jsp/Crosslink.jsp?d=72501&a=1006702&lid=puff_999505&lpos=extra_0
Musikbyrå...
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Last Post: Dec 28, 2007 10:03am
by aage
by aage
liked the movie, liked the song
Neoptolemos made an interesting comment over on the Survivor thread about songs which we like, or like more, after hearing them in a movie. It got me thinking about some of my own:
The Rolling Stones, "Gimme Shelter" (GoodFellas)
Dropkick Murphys, "Shipping Up to...
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Last Post: Dec 28, 2007 1:56am
by Weezy
by Weezy
3voor12 and KindaMuzik (Dutch) eoy-lists
All these lists are by several editors.
3voor12 published a top 12 (http://3voor12.vpro.nl/artikelen/artikel/38494286):
01. LCD Soundsystem - Sound Of Silver
02. Battles - Mirrored
03. Radiohead - In Rainbows
04. Arctic Monkeys - Favourite Worst Nightmare
0...
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Last Post: Dec 27, 2007 10:31am
by Neoptolemos
by Neoptolemos
Le Soir (Belgium) eoy list
Le Soir is a generalist daily newspaper written in French.
1. Beirut - The Crying Cup Club
2. Destroyer - Destroyer's Rubies
3. Patrick Watson - Close To Paradise (2006)
4. Hard Fi - Once Upon A Time In The West
5. Aaron - Artificial Animals Ridong on Neverla...
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Last Post: Dec 27, 2007 9:44am
by nicolas
by nicolas
Technikart (France) eoy list
Technikart is a very hype (but not so dumb) magazine from Paris
1. LCD Soundsystem - Sound Of Silver
2. Turzi - A
3. Amy Winehouse - Back To Black (the recoed was out in France in jan 2007)
4. Liars - Liars
5. Dondolo - Dondolisme
6. Justice
7. Blonde Redhe...
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Last Post: Dec 27, 2007 9:16am
by nicolas
by nicolas
Oscar Peterson
I just heard the sad news of Oscar Peterson's passing on Sunday. I know very little about jazz, but always loved what I heard from Peterson. He swung hard, but at the same time, his phrasing (particularly when accompanying vocal tracks) was light and lyrical.
As...
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Last Post: Dec 26, 2007 5:40pm
by Schwah
by Schwah
UPDATE 26/12/07 : BEST ALBUMS OF 2007 (NOW 131 EOY-LISTS SUMMED UP)
DIFFERENT FROM HENRIK´S ´ACCLAIMED´- LIST WHICH IS BASED ON CRITICS´ SCORES ONLY,
I ALSO INCLUDE READER´S/LISTENER´S POLLS AND SOME BLOGS.
THE FOLLOWING EOY-LISTS HAVE BEEN ADDED SINCE THE LAST UPDATE :
- ABC NEWS
- ALLMUSIC EDI...
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Last Post: Dec 26, 2007 2:13pm
by STEFAN
by STEFAN
Sydney
Moonbeam, Moeboid, or anyone else who's familiar with Sydney.. I've got a nephew who's spending 6 months in Sydney and he's complaining he can't find any good spots to go out. I assume there are some, so if you could help me out here it would be greatly appreciated.
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Last Post: Dec 26, 2007 11:16am
by Neoptolemos
by Neoptolemos
David Gray
Is there anyone out there like him or up to his standard of artistic value? if so please let me know, I have just started lissting to james blunt and he is good to any alternatives?
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Last Post: Dec 25, 2007 5:09pm
by Dumbangel
by Dumbangel
Sound Opinions Forum EOY lists
Yesterday we did the 'Misc' lists, re-issues / comps (top 40), singles and albums (both 100)to come between now and Xmas Eve.
http://soundopinions.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=14577
Sound Opinions Message Board Record Labels of the Year:
#5.Rough Trade
#4....
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Last Post: Dec 25, 2007 5:01am
by John
by John
AM Survivor: Week 5
Sailing into the sunset this week:
89. Patti Smith (22)
88. Madonna (21)
87. Kraftwerk (20)
86. Beastie Boys (19)
Still here: Fleetwood Mac (15), Paul Simon (15), T. Rex (12), Elliott Smith (12), Buddy Holly (11).
I always hoped that Survivor would stimul...
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Last Post: Dec 24, 2007 6:31pm
by Keith
by Keith
Classic Rock mag : critics albums of 2007
50. Orange Goblin - Healing Through Fire
49. Satellite Party - Utra Payloaded
48. The Plot - The P.L.O.T.
47. Manic Street Preachers - Send Away The Tigers
46. The Trews - Den Of Thieves
45. Biffy Clyro - Puzzle
44. Richie Kotzen - Return Of Mother's Head Fami...
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Last Post: Dec 24, 2007 4:37am
by Anthony
by Anthony
Bass Guitar mag : 10 rock albums all bassists must here
Also just found this in the latest issue of 'the UK's no.1 bass guitar magazine'
Guns N' Roses - Appetite For Destruction
AC/DC - Back In Black
Nirvana - Nevermind
Primus - Sailing the Seas of Cheese
U2 - Achtung Baby
The Stone Roses - S/T
Red Hot Chili Pep...
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Last Post: Dec 24, 2007 1:44am
by jonmarck
by jonmarck
Kerrang's albums of 2007
1. Biffy Clyro - Puzzle
2. The Dillinger Escape Plan - Ire Works
3. Machine Head - The Blackening
4. Queens Of The Stone Age - Era Vulgaris
5. Every Time I Die - The Big Dirty
6. The Ghost Of A Thousand - This Is Where The Fight Begins
7. Serj Tankian - Elect...
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Last Post: Dec 23, 2007 11:47pm
by Charlie
by Charlie
Blender's 100 Greatest Indie Rock Albums
I know this list probably won't be eligible for inclusion on AM but still a pretty interesting list with some surprising choices. The list is from the December issue of Blender.
100 The Shaggs - Philosophy Of The World
99 Dream Syndicate - The Days Of Wine And...
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Last Post: Dec 23, 2007 9:12am
by nicolas
by nicolas
Entertainment Weekly's Top 10 Songs of 2007
Just like last year, this list was compiled by their staff rather than a single writer, so I assume it to be valid for AM...
10) Mark Ronson - Stop Me
09) The White Stripes - Icky Thump
08) LCD Soundsystem - Someone Great
07) Against Me! - Thrash Unreal
06) Ka...
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Last Post: Dec 22, 2007 7:16am
by BillAdama
by BillAdama
Kalporz.com (Italy) - 2007 EOY list
The EOY list by italian online magazine Kalporz
1. Radiohead -In Rainbows
2. Wilco - Sky Blue Sky
3. The National - Boxer
4. PJ Harvey - White Chalk
5. The Good, the Bad and the Queen - s/t
6. Dinosaur Jr. - Beyond
7. Buffalo Tom - Three Easy Pieces
8. Arc...
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Last Post: Dec 21, 2007 11:15am
by Giuseppe
by Giuseppe
"Leschoses.com" end of year list.
You could find on this serious site (in french): http://www.leschoses.com/ the top #30 of 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006.
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Last Post: Dec 20, 2007 5:38pm
by romain
by romain
Summary of EOY lists
I have created an EOY summary in the common "meta" format in Excel.
There's also a link from the main AM page.
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Last Post: Dec 20, 2007 3:05am
by chili con carne
by chili con carne
Plan B magazine end of year list
Hi Henrik, as promised here is the Plan B list. This is a UK magazine run by amongst others Everett True who I remember writing for Melody Maker in the 1990s.
I like it as it mirrors a lot of what a like, shown on MTV's 120 minutes...any way. No obvious order he...
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Last Post: Dec 19, 2007 4:04pm
by Henrik
by Henrik
Phoenix' Top 10 Albums of 2007
In alphabetical order:
Against Me! - New Wave
Arctic Monkeys - Favourite Worst Nightmare
Deerhunter - Cryptograms
Feist - The Reminder
Great Lakes Swimmers - Ongiara
P J Harvey - White Chalk
Modest Mouse - We Were Dead Before The Ship Even Sank
The National...
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Last Post: Dec 19, 2007 3:51pm
by Neoptolemos
by Neoptolemos
Pitchfork eoy lists
Today they have released their songs list, the albums should come tomorrow :
http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/feature/47681-staff-list-top-100-tracks-of-2007
Here is the top 10 :
10 : Jay-Z (ft. Beanie Sigel) - Ignorant Shit
9 : Animal Collective - Fir...
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Last Post: Dec 19, 2007 9:41am
by LonesomePanda
by LonesomePanda
Seven Ages of Rock
Has anyone seen this BBC/VH1 Classic co-production? I think it already played in Britain, and started last night on VH1 Classsic in the US. Is it any good/worth watching? To my mind the 1995 PBS series was as good a multi-episode documentary on rock as I had seen,...
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Last Post: Dec 19, 2007 12:10am
by EdAmes
by EdAmes
OOR magazine EOY list
See http://www.muzieklijstjes.nl/2007.htm for complete list. The top 25:
1. Arctic Monkeys - Favourite Worst Nightmare
2. Amy Winehouse - Back To Black [2006]
3. Arcade Fire - Neon Bible
4. LCD Soundsytem - Sound Of Silver
5. Editors - An End Has A Start
6. R...
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Last Post: Dec 18, 2007 11:58pm
by DrDre
by DrDre
'The Word' magazine EOY list
Hi Henrik
Another UK magazine that is a bit too 'lifestlye' for my liking but they have 'The 10 best CDs of 2007' which is not in any order:
Radiohead - In Rainbows
Nick Lowe - At My Age
Richard Hawley - Lady's Bridge
Tinariwen - Aman Iman
Arcade Fire - Neo...
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Last Post: Dec 18, 2007 9:26pm
by Martin B
by Martin B
BLENDER Top 25 Albums of 2007
Via a posting on Idolator.com, here are BLENDER’s top 25 albums of 2007 (the extent of their list, apparently):
1. M.I.A., KALA
2. The Arcade Fire, NEON BIBLE
3. Lil Wayne, THE CARTER 3 SESSIONS
4. Kanye West, GRADUATION
5. Against Me!, NEW WAVE
6....
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Last Post: Dec 18, 2007 6:14pm
by Neoptolemos
by Neoptolemos
UPDATE 18/12/07 : BEST ALBUMS OF 2007 (NOW 80 EOY-LISTS SUMMED UP)
DIFFERENT FROM HENRIK´S ´ACCLAIMED´- LIST WHICH IS BASED ON CRITICS´ SCORES ONLY, I ALSO INCLUDE READERS´/LISTENERS` POLLS AND SOME BLOGS.
THE FOLLOWING EOY-LISTS HAVE BEEN ADDED SINCE THE LAST UPDATE :
- ADRESSA (NORWAY)
- ALTROCKER...
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Last Post: Dec 18, 2007 1:19pm
by STEFAN
by STEFAN
eoy list : Le Monde
newspaper Le Monde (a kind of French Washington Post) reveals its very eclectic eoy list here
no National, sorry, but LCD and Arcade Fire and there's no ranking, so that won't help LCD beat Arcade
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Last Post: Dec 18, 2007 1:17pm
by nicolas
by nicolas
indiepoprock eoy list
Here is the end of year of my favourite french music website
01. LCD Soundsystem - Sound Of Silver
02. Animal Collective - Strawberry Jam
03. PJ Harvey - White Chalk
04. The Arcade Fire - Neon Bible
05. Radiohead - In Rainbows
06. Bat For Lashes - Fur An...
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Last Post: Dec 18, 2007 11:11am
by Moonbeam
by Moonbeam
Rolling Stone Magazine Top 100 Songs of 2007
They're up.
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Last Post: Dec 18, 2007 8:58am
by chili con carne
by chili con carne
for french-speaking radiohead lovers
I know it narrows down the number of readers, but it's an Thom Yorke interview by Le Monde
http://www.lemonde.fr/web/article/0,1-0@2-3246,36-990928@51-956314,0.html
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Last Post: Dec 18, 2007 8:39am
by nicolas
by nicolas
How far will In Rainbows push Radiohead up the all-time most acclaimed artists list?
I notice this is getting a lot of acclaim this year, and will probably end up more acclaimed than Amnesiac or HTTT, so i was wondering how far will it push them up the list, i'm sure i remember someone posting about how only the top 5 most acclaimed albums count towa...
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Last Post: Dec 18, 2007 1:40am
by tim
by tim
AM Survivor: Week 4
Time to wave goodbye to:
93. Metallica (24)
92. Eminem (20)
91. The Band (18)
90. The Jam (16)
Dry for another week: Kraftwerk (15), Madonna (15), Patti Smith (12), Fleetwood Mac (11), The Cure (11), Paul Simon (11) and Elliott Smith (11).
We reached a mi...
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Last Post: Dec 17, 2007 3:03pm
by Asher
by Asher
Back to Black
What position do you think it will shoot up to when all the year end list are done? I could see it at #2 behind TV on the Radio.
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Last Post: Dec 17, 2007 6:15am
by tim
by tim
Groups In The Top 50 You Wish You Knew More About
Theres a lot of high ranking groups that I've hardly ever even heard about, so if you guys have any post them here.
19. Radiohead
27. The Smiths
33. The Kinks
42. Roxy Music
44. Pixies
48. Sonic Youth
49. Blur
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Last Post: Dec 17, 2007 1:25am
by BillAdama
by BillAdama
SLANT's top Albums and Singles of 2007
Their list is definitely a collective list this year, and they did 25 albums and 50 singles:
http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/features/2007yearinmusic.asp[
Top 10 Singles[/b]
1. "Umbrella" - Rihanna
2. "Rehab" - Amy Winehouse
3. "Keep The Car Running" - Arc...
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Last Post: Dec 16, 2007 10:54pm
by Neoptolemos
by Neoptolemos
MSNBC best albums of 2007
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22187795/
1. “In Rainbows,” Radiohead
2. “We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank,” Modest Mouse
3. “Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga,” Spoon
4. “Person Pitch,” Panda Bear
5. “The Reminder,”...
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Last Post: Dec 16, 2007 8:40pm
by Henrik
by Henrik
the daily californian eoy list
http://www.dailycal.org/sharticle.php?id=27137
looks like a best of eoy lists
Actually, I found a blogger who collects eoy lists, but it's mostly blog lists
But there are a few real critics lists (blitz and the daily cal were part of them)
The link (you'll ha...
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Last Post: Dec 16, 2007 1:25pm
by Neoptolemos
by Neoptolemos
Blitz (portugal) eoy lists
Blitz is a Portuguese magazine specialized in music
They made an album and a song list (I only posted international lists, cause they also have a national list)
albums
1. LCD Soundsystem - Sound of Silver (DFA/EMI)
2. The National - Boxer (Beggars Banquet/Pop...
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Last Post: Dec 16, 2007 1:21pm
by nicolas
by nicolas
Nme Best of 2007
Albums:
50 Beirut - The Flying Club Cup
49 Interpol - Our Love TO Admire
48 The View - Hats Off To The Buskers
47 Enter Shikari - Take To The Skies
46 Kaiser Chiefs - Yours Truly Angry Mob
45 !!! - Myth Takes
44 Gruff Ryhs - Candylion
43 Foo Fighters...
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Last Post: Dec 16, 2007 6:44am
by TVLZ
by TVLZ
arte.tv (France-Germany) best of 2007
Arte TV is a French-German cultural tv channel, to me the best free tv channel in France (not difficult though given the 4 others)
Here are their 10 best recors for 2007 (no special order, 5 pop/rock/electro and 5 jazz
Deerhoof - Friend Opportunity
Vic Chesnut...
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Last Post: Dec 15, 2007 12:45pm
by Nicolas
by Nicolas
The Observer- 2007: The best 50 albums
http://observer.guardian.co.uk/omm
1 The Good, the Bad & the Queen - The Good, the Bad & the Queen
2 Panic Prevention - Jamie T
3 Because of the Times - Kings of Leon
4 Sound of Silver - LCD Soundsystem
5 Maths and English - Dizzee Rascal
6 Aman Iman - Ti...
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Last Post: Dec 15, 2007 11:53am
by Mitchell Stirlin...
by Mitchell Stirlin...
Drowned in Sound's Top 10
Metacritic just published some EOY lists, this is the only one that wasn't posted yet, there could be more to the list but this is all that was posted.
1. Sound Of Silver by LCD Soundsystem
2. Mirrored by Battles
3. Person Pitch by Panda Bear
4. Kala by M.I...
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Last Post: Dec 15, 2007 9:41am
by Neoptolemos
by Neoptolemos
Forum fun- Post an incredibly bad video!
I bet you can't beat this:
I know that Henrik secretly breaks it down to this.
Views: 559 Replies: 7
Last Post: Dec 15, 2007 12:38am
by Moonbeam
by Moonbeam
Where's the AM best of 2007 thread?
Can somebody bump it up? I can't find it. Is there one?
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Last Post: Dec 14, 2007 9:21pm
by Neoptolemos
by Neoptolemos
FACT magazine - Top 20 Albums of 2007
One of the more interesting EOY lists.
1. Panda Bear - Person Pitch
2. Burial - Untrue
3. LCD Soundsystem - Sound of Silver
4. M.I.A. - Kala
5. Studio - West Coast
6. Klaxons - Myths of the Near Future
7. Matthew Dear - Asa Breed
8. The Fiery Furnaces - Wid...
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Last Post: Dec 13, 2007 11:39pm
by Henrik
by Henrik
The Observer- 2007's best singles
1. Umbrella - Rihanna
2. With Every Heartbeat - Robyn
3. No Pussy Blues - Grinderman
4. Foundations - Kate Nash
5. Golden Skans - Klaxons
6. Grace Kelly - Mika
7. Pussy'ole - Dizzee Rascal
8. D.A.N.C.E. - Justice
9. Young Folks - Peter, Bjorn...
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Last Post: Dec 13, 2007 4:10pm
by hectorthebat
by hectorthebat
Spanish Rolling Stone No. 98
The 98 issue of Spanish Rolling Stone (December 2007) is an special number commemorating the 40 Anniversary of US-Rolling Stone. It includes 40 interviews from Bob Dylan to Kanye West, from Martin Scorsese to Al Gore. And it included 4 lists, one about music (from a...
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Last Post: Dec 12, 2007 6:57pm
by JR
by JR
vibe's top 44 songs of 2007
44. Yung Berg ft. Junior, "Sexy Lady" (Epic)
43. Mims, "This Is Why I'm Hot" (Capitol)
42. Elliot Yamin, "Wait for You" (Hickory)
41. Plies, "100 Years" (Slip-N-Slide/Atlantic)
40. Collie Buddz, "Come Around" (Columbia)
39. Omarion, "Ice Box" (Epic/Sony Urban)...
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Last Post: Dec 12, 2007 4:09pm
by Jess
by Jess
Time Magazine's Best of the Year
http://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/top10/article/0,30583,1686204_1686244_1690616,00.html
Top 10 Songs:
1. Rehab by Amy Winehouse
2. 1 2 3 4 by Feist
3. Umbrella by Rihanna
4. All My Friends by LCD Soundsystem
5. Jigsaw Falling Into Place by Radiohead
6....
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Last Post: Dec 12, 2007 4:08pm
by Jess
by Jess
greatest songs under two minutes
The majesty of a great 7+ minute song is fine, but sometimes economy is good, too. What are the best songs under two minutes?
Here are twelve to get started with…according to my iTunes folder, are all under 2:00.
Jerry Lee Lewis, “Great Balls of Fir...
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Last Post: Dec 11, 2007 8:09pm
by John
by John
AVRev.com's Top 100 Rock Albums
http://www.avrev.com/rock-albums/
No idea if this would be eligible, but it was an interesting in the manner it rated the albums. There'sa Top 100 and then Honorable Mentions (with scores, so you could figure out what the ranking wouldbe beyond 100).
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Last Post: Dec 11, 2007 5:03pm
by JR
by JR
Great music from the beginning
There's so much talk, fascinating and insightful more often than not, around here and elsewhere about the wealth of superb music that has been set to record. Usually such conversations presume relatively extensive prior knowledge and appreciation of a long back catal...
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Last Post: Dec 11, 2007 2:51am
by John
by John
Missing 2003 EOY critics lists
When the 2003 end of year lists came in I was lazy and only entered the entries for some 80 albums in my spreadsheet, and I didn't save a copy of the critics lists either. Now many of the links are broken, I have not been able to find the following lists:
Baltimor...
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Last Post: Dec 11, 2007 2:47am
by tim
by tim
Sticker shock
Anyone else have a set of albums you've always kind of wanted to nab but never wanted to pay the price?
I have two.
Lucinda Williams - s/t
Magnetic Fields - 69 Love Songs
The former is out of print and selling for like $40 used on Amazon. The latter is a t...
Views: 492 Replies: 3
Last Post: Dec 11, 2007 2:39am
by John
by John
Rolling Stone Magazine 50 greatest songs over seven minutes
Here is a new list by Rolling Stone Magazine.
www.rollingstone.com/news/story/17504918/
In Memory of Elizabeth Reed - Allman Brothers Band
Bella Lugosi's Dead - Bauhaus
B-Boy Bouillabaisse - Beastie Boys
Hey Jude - Beatles
War Pigs/Luke's Wall - Black Sabbath...
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Last Post: Dec 10, 2007 10:07pm
by LonesomePanda
by LonesomePanda
AM Survivor: Week 3
Another week, and four more artists are bobbing out to sea. They are:
97. Run-D.M.C. (26)
96. Depeche Mode (18)
95. Frank Zappa/The Mothers of Invention (18)
94. Oasis (16)
Artists still around, but with their lifejackets on: Metallica (15), Elliott Smith (1...
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Last Post: Dec 10, 2007 3:35pm
by Jonah
by Jonah
Albums of the Year: Your list vs. AM
Going through the AM lists, in how many years does your favorite album of the year agree with AM's choice? For me, there are only 2 years: 1967 (The Velvet Underground and Nico) and 1987 (Sign o' the Times). I was guessing it would be a small number, but I didn't...
Views: 771 Replies: 17
Last Post: Dec 10, 2007 12:55am
by EdAmes
by EdAmes
James Blunt
The artist of the century so far - a singer/songwriter supreme. I think that he will one day go down with Bob Dylan as the greatest singer/songwriter of all time. You're Beautiful - I mean,that's practically Mozart - probably just tips Like A Rolling Stone and Everyb...
Views: 500 Replies: 5
Last Post: Dec 10, 2007 12:10am
by EdAmes
by EdAmes
Aftenposten EOY 2007
http://oslopuls.no/musikk/article2134351.ece
Here's Aftenpostens end of year list
1. Robert Plant & Alison Krauss - Raising Sand
2. The White Stripes - Icky Thump
3. Arcade Fire - Neon Bible
4. Wilco - Sky Blue Sky
5. My Midnight Creeps - Histamin
6. Kanye...
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Last Post: Dec 9, 2007 10:05am
by Rune
by Rune
MSN.com EOY list
Top ten plus honorable mentions
http://music.msn.com/music/2007review/bestalbums
Views: 651 Replies: 0
Last Post: Dec 9, 2007 3:34am
by Rocky Raccoon
by Rocky Raccoon
Nöjesguiden(Sweden) best of 2007
Best foreign album 2007
1. Arcade Fire - Neon Bible
2. Richard Hawley - Lady's Bridge
3. Burial - Untrue
4. Of Montreal - Hissing Fauna, Are You The Destroyer?
5. A Mountain Of One - Collected Works
6. Grinderman - Grinderman
7. Blonde Redhead - 23
8. UGK -...
Views: 620 Replies: 1
Last Post: Dec 8, 2007 8:14pm
by aage
by aage
Growers of 2007
Are there any albums that you dismissed or actively disliked at first, but then came back too later and decided they were really good?
Right now I've been going back and listening to some of the albums I dismissed to see if any deserve a second chance to be on my...
Views: 557 Replies: 5
Last Post: Dec 8, 2007 4:42pm
by nicolas
by nicolas
earliest albums
The oldest album I see on this site is Woody Guthrie's Dust Bowl Ballads from way back in 1940. What format was this, and other early albums, released on?
Is anything older included on Acclaimed Music?
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Last Post: Dec 7, 2007 9:19pm
by nicolas
by nicolas
the national - abel
how this song isn't in the top 2500 is beyond me. it is one of the very few songs that i could call flawless. the chorus's are sung with the perfect amount of frustration. emotion comparable to kurt cobain singing "a denial" in smells like teen spirit. the lyrics are...
Views: 452 Replies: 4
Last Post: Dec 7, 2007 12:45am
by Cyrone
by Cyrone
Les 100 albums essentiels du rap : a book by Olivier Cachin
olivier Cachin is a journalist specialized in rap music
He wrote this book that was published last year
I don't think you have this list
There's 2 thirds of us/UK rap and onr third of French rap
Another book was published in the same collection about reggae
I'l...
Views: 487 Replies: 7
Last Post: Dec 6, 2007 9:48pm
by nicolas
by nicolas
WAN2: Best of 2007
Albums:
1. Arctic Monkeys: Favourite Worst Nightmare
2. Art Brut: It’s a Bit Complicated
3. Interpol: Our Love to Admire
4. Justice: †
5. Arcade Fire: Neon Bible
6. Radiohead: In Rainbows
7. Spoon: Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga
8. Modest Mouse: We Were Dead Be...
Views: 2142 Replies: 0
Last Post: Dec 6, 2007 7:33pm
by Csaba
by Csaba
BEST ALBUMS OF 2007 (25 EOY-LISTS SUMMED UP)
DIFFERENT FROM HENRIK´S ´ACCLAIMED´-LIST WHICH IS BASED ON CRITICS´SCORES ONLY, I ALSO INCLUDE READER´S/LISTENER´S EOY-POLLS AND SOME BLOGS :
THE FOLLOWING EOY-LISTS HAVE BEEN SUMMED UP :
- AMAZON EDITORS
- BOOMKAT
- COKEMACHINEG...
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Last Post: Dec 5, 2007 10:52pm
by Weezy
by Weezy
AM Survivor: Week 2
…aaaaaaaand the first four artists to “officially” leave our island are:
(point totals in parentheses)
101. Pet Shop Boys (30)
100. Black Sabbath (24)
99. Primal Scream (23)
98. Guns N’ Roses (18)
Those wishing to write a valedicto...
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Last Post: Dec 5, 2007 10:15pm
by Jonah
by Jonah
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Last Post: Dec 5, 2007 8:19pm
by Dumbangel
by Dumbangel
regional AM polls
otisredding had a wonderful idea in the 1990s poll thread : he gave the results of the Spanish poll.
I don't want to sound too intrusive, but that we could be cool if we could make regional lists and compare them.
We could do the same for the alltime and eoy list...
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Last Post: Dec 4, 2007 8:24pm
by nicolas
by nicolas
Tim Daniels live show
Wow did anyone see Tim Daniels last night performing with Take That. He was great, any one else see him and what did you think?
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Last Post: Dec 4, 2007 12:18pm
by Neoptolemos
by Neoptolemos
Assessing the EOY Top 50 lists so far... (12/3)
I've started keeping a running tally of 2007 end-of-year top 50 lists, using the standard reverse-points system (#1=50 pts, etc.). There have been six posted here so far: Q, HARP, UNCUT, STYLUS, PASTE and Amazon.com. (The latter two are top 100 lists, but I only l...
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Last Post: Dec 3, 2007 10:56pm
by BillAdama
by BillAdama
Best of....2006
One year later what do you consider the best albums of 2006? A full year seems right for digesting music. There are a lot of albums I had high last year that I don't listen to at all now. I'm going to wait on mine, but I just wanted to post this while I was thinking...
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Last Post: Dec 3, 2007 10:54pm
by Neoptolemos
by Neoptolemos
How do you compare older ratings to newer ratings?
I'm curious, in compiling all these lists, how the web page weights reviews written in 1960 to reviews written last week.
They were written by different people for a different audience with different standards. Also whenever newer sources like Pitchfork review ol...
Views: 680 Replies: 4
Last Post: Dec 3, 2007 10:53pm
by BillAdama
by BillAdama
End of year lists
If you post a list it would be cool if you posted a link if it's available to read online.
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Last Post: Dec 3, 2007 8:22pm
by John
by John
The top 100 songs from the 1990s - the final results, page 2
To not make it too heavy with all the images, I'm starting a new thread for the top songs of the 1990s poll. The first part can be found here.
This is also a perfect time to summarize the list so far, and correct for an unfortunate error.
In the list below, the...
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Last Post: Dec 3, 2007 12:10pm
by otisredding
by otisredding
Most Potential for Next Year
Who do you think has the most potential to become a critic's darling in 2008? That new Butterfly Boucher song is getting so many spins on some new commercial that I can see her as the indie music queen of 2008. She's really creative and has so much potential that Da...
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Last Post: Dec 3, 2007 8:13am
by Tim
by Tim
telerama "grands crus 2007" eoy list
Telerama, French cultural magazine published a 2007 eoy list in a special issue dedicated to christmas presents (with books, records, DVD, etc..)
The list is called "grands crus 2007", which is a reference to wine a "grand cru" in France is a very good wine from a...
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Last Post: Dec 1, 2007 9:24pm
by nicolas
by nicolas
The top 100 songs from the 1990s - the final results, page 1
Fasten your seat belts. The countdown will start in a few minutes!
Thanks to everyone who has voted through the year! It has been so much fun!
Special thanks to those of you who have written comments to the 100 albums and songs in this final poll. But it's not...
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Last Post: Dec 1, 2007 7:48pm
by Henrik
by Henrik
01/12/2007 : LAST UPDATE : BEST REVIEWED ALBUMS OF 2007 SO FAR
THIS IS THE LAST UPDATE FOR THIS YEAR, AS THIS CHART SHOULD ONLY BE AN MONTHLY INDICATOR, HOW THE EOY-CHART MIGHT BE LOOKING BY THE END OF THE YEAR.
AND YES...IT´S THIS TIME OF THE YEAR AGAIN :
THE BELLS START JINGLING AND THE EOY-CHARTS ARE SLOWLY WALTZING...
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Last Post: Dec 1, 2007 1:44pm
by STEFAN
by STEFAN
Forum poll: The Best Albums and Songs of the 1990s
Yes, it's finally time for the poll for the whole decade! Through the year, we have nominated 100 albums and 100 songs. Now it's time to rank these 100.
Or rather, rank all the albums and songs you've heard. I would also love to read your comments about your favor...
Views: 1758 Replies: 52
Last Post: Dec 1, 2007 7:28am
by Torsten
by Torsten
New old classics?
Since we're all getting into year-end summary mode, I thought I'd ask what older albums (at least 10 years or more, but I won't be strict) you have listened to in the last year that are very likely to make your all-time 100 albums.
My two candidates are Beach Boys...
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Last Post: Nov 30, 2007 11:58pm
by Midaso
by Midaso
Katt Williams
Hey guys, check out this funny clip from Katt Williams DVD American Hustle:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOrj5hMKji0
It is such a funny DVD . . .
Also, if you want to win a copy for free, check out
http://livemansion.com/dcContest.aspx?cid=44
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Last Post: Nov 30, 2007 3:13am
by John
by John
Stylus Magazine Top 50 Albums of 2007
http://www.stylusmagazine.com/articles/pop_playground/top-50-albums-of-2007.htm
01. LCD Soundsystem - Sound of Silver
02. Miranda Lambert - Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
03. Panda Bear - Person Pitch
04. Lil Wayne - Da Drought 3
05. The National - The Boxer
06. Kanye W...
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Last Post: Nov 29, 2007 9:09am
by aage
by aage
EOY Sonic magazine 2007
This is the end of year list for 2007 published in the Swedish music magazine Sonic:
1. Feist - The Reminder
2. M.I.A. - Kala
3. Anna Järvinen - Jag fick feeling
4. Jens Lekman - Night Falls Over Kortedala
5. Panda Bear - Person Pitch
6. Tracey Thorn - O...
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Last Post: Nov 29, 2007 8:16am
by aage
by aage
Amazon Editor's 2007 Picks
here's the link:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html?ie=UTF8&plgroup=1&docId=1000167731&plpage=1
Views: 751 Replies: 7
Last Post: Nov 28, 2007 11:21pm
by Harold Wexler
by Harold Wexler
Blonde Redhead
Just a quick question - I'm going to see Interpol on Wednesday night, and apparently Blonde Redhead are supporting. Now, I noticed that their newest album, '23', is at #25 on the "Acclaimed So Far" list for this year. Are there any fans here? Should I give it a go be...
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Last Post: Nov 28, 2007 2:16am
by Tim
by Tim
Coldplay
I noticed a bit of love for Coldplay on the Survivor thread, and it’s a band hasn’t been the recipient a lot of discussion on this forum (though, maybe there’s a reason for that.) Nonetheless, I was just wondering what the general consensus on the...
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Last Post: Nov 28, 2007 1:00am
by Captain For Dark...
by Captain For Dark...
The newest music critic
This site posted some of my reviews (under the name Jared Morano): http://www.chartattack.com/DAMN/2007/11/2003.cfm
How long till my lists are included in AM?
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Last Post: Nov 28, 2007 12:36am
by Snusmumrik
by Snusmumrik
Revolver magazine - 50 greatest punk rock albums of all time
In the critics' list, I see only one entry from the american Revolver magazine (best metal albums - 2002).
Here's another one from 2003, listing the 50 greatest punk rock albums of all time:
http://www.muzieklijstjes.nl/RevolverMagazine50GreatestPunk.htm
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Last Post: Nov 27, 2007 7:45pm
by EdAmes
by EdAmes
Tim Daniels
This guy has just been signed to Universal and has an album due out some time soon, check out his page he has a nice voice and he writes all his own stuff, mnice lyrics. www.myspace.com/timdanielmusic
Views: 436 Replies: 2
Last Post: Nov 27, 2007 7:26am
by jonmarck
by jonmarck
Bracketology: Results
BRITS SWEEP FIRST FOUR BRACKETS
Welcome to the official postgame show of bracketology; each week’s results will appear in this thread, both so it’s easy to find and so that everything is in one place when it’s time to start round 2.
The winner...
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Last Post: Nov 26, 2007 1:42pm
by DrDre
by DrDre
Lists, Lists, Lists
Henrik, looks to me like some publications realize lists are a great marketing tool and pile up a huge number of extremely similar lists in their own name, while others don't repeat themselves incessantly. Do you have some system to devalue the lists of publications...
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Last Post: Nov 26, 2007 2:50am
by Harold Wexler
by Harold Wexler