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=> GENERAL DISCUSSION => Topic started by: Chulahoma on May 09, 2007, 11:05:00 pm
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someone was going to start this sooner or later..
Bright Eyes - Cassadaga
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Explosions in the Sky - All of a Sudden I Miss Everyone
..i still think "the earth is not a cold dead place" is easily their best album
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Well, just to piss off all the naysayers from the underwhelming album thread:
"Neon Bible" by The Arcade Fire
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Panda Bear - Person Pitch followed closely by Neon Bible.
Of Montreal and the Apples In Stereo are up there too.
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Andrew Bird
Menomena
Of Montreal
Clinic
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Coconut Records - Nighttiming
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Have we reached the halfway point of the year or something?
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Detroit Cobras - Tied and True
Grinderman
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My top half dozen or so through the first five months (or at least the ones that are getting played at least once a week):
Volta - Bjork
Kingdom of Fear - Shitdisco
Brett Anderson - Brett Anderson
Back Numbers - Dean & Britta
Sound Boy Rocks - Groove Armada
Applause, Cheer, Boo, Hiss (reissue) - Land of Talk
Weekend in the City - Bloc Party
Let In The Light - Shannon Wright
â??23â? - Blonde Redhead
Favorite Worst Nightmare - Artic Monkeys
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just got the Detroit Cobras album and best on one causal listen it's great probably their best record yet.
my nod goes to The Red Button
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Originally posted by kosmo:
just got the Detroit Cobras album and best on one causal listen it's great probably their best record yet.
my nod goes to The Red Button
I like this record a lot. But holy redundant lyrical material. Get those women some good luvin!
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The National - Boxer
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Originally posted by dcwizard:
The National - Boxer
If it seems weird to pick best records in May - it's CRAZY to select something that's yet unreleased! :D
Mine based on what's getting the most repeat listenings:
Chris Whitley & Jeff Lang
Modest Mouse - Missed The Boat is their best song...ever
The Ponys
Two Cow Garage
Dino Jr
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Here is what metacritic (http://www.metacritic.com/music/) sez:
1 The Field
From Here We Go Sublime 93
2 LCD Soundsystem
Sound Of Silver 88
3 The Arcade Fire
Neon Bible 87
4 Patty Griffin
Children Running Through 87
5 Eluvium
Copia 86
6 Panda Bear
Person Pitch 86
7 The Twilight Sad
Fourteen Autumns & Fifteen Winters 85
8 Vieux Farka Toure
Vieux Farka Toure 84
9 Grinderman
Grinderman 83
10 The Besnard Lakes
The Besnard Lakes Are The Dark Horse
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In no particular order:
Menomena
Explosions in the Sky
Modest Mouse
Tori Amos (I realize I'm in the minority here)
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The Ponys - Turn the Lights Out
Radio Moscow - Radio Moscow
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The Best Damn Thing - Avril Lavigne
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I'm hesitant to admit it, but the radio gets turned WAY UP when her single comes on.
Originally posted by vansmack:
The Best Damn Thing - Avril Lavigne
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The Shins - Wincing the Night Away
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My favorites of the year so far:
Bjork, "Volta"
Lucinda Williams, "West"
LCD Soundsystem, "Sound of Silver"
Nine Inch Nails, "Year Zero"
The Frames, "Cost"
Arcade Fire, "Neon Bible"
The Sly and the Family Stone Boxset is AWESOME,
and y'know what...
Tori Amos, "American Doll Posse".
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In no specific order:
Arcade Fire - Neon Bible
Feist - The Reminder
Elliott Smith - New Moon
I also have high hopes for Wilco, National, and New Pornographers, among others.
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Originally posted by nkotb:
I'm hesitant to admit it, but the radio gets turned WAY UP when her single comes on.
I've never been afraid to admit it, and I'll go as far as to say that this is her best to date. Nonstop fun pop.
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Originally posted by nkotb:
I'm hesitant to admit it, but the radio gets turned WAY UP when her single comes on.
Originally posted by vansmack:
The Best Damn Thing - Avril Lavigne
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I've lost respect for both of you. I've heard a lot of music and that song is the most trite, annoying, repulsive piece of music I may have ever heard. It serves no purpose. It's not ironic, fun/ironic or fun. "She's like, so, 'whatever?!?!?!'" It makes "Stars are Blind" sound like the next Radiohead single.
Brian
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Got it last year overseas, but it was released here this year...
"Jarvis" - Jarvis Cocker
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Originally posted by Brian_Walalce:
I've lost respect for both of you.
Believe me Brian, if I was looking for respect, this is not where I'd be looking for it.
I rarely get on somebody for their music tastes, save for a few select testesterone laiden tastes that appeal to angry teen agers/pretend to be angry frat boys (more like bent up sexual desires). Otherwise, to each her own, and if I want to get ready in the morning dancing around in my underwear to Avril Lavigne because that's what puts a smile on my face, I can only hope that you have such a morning exercise that puts such a smile on your face.
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Thank God for curtains. :D
Originally posted by vansmack:
if I want to get ready in the morning dancing around in my underwear to Avril Lavigne because that's what puts a smile on my face,
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I'm with Vansmack. I always had a bit of animosity toward Avril for the so-forced-it-hurts anti-establishment stand she has, so it was always my little secret that I loved "Sk8er Boi." But now, I just can't hide it any longer: "Girlfriend" is a fun ass song. There's no underwear dancing...but they is some severe steering wheel drumming.
Originally posted by vansmack:
Originally posted by Brian_Walalce:
I've lost respect for both of you.
Believe me Brian, if I was looking for respect, this is not where I'd be looking for it.
I rarely get on somebody for their music tastes, save for a few select testesterone laiden tastes that appeal to angry teen agers/pretend to be angry frat boys (more like bent up sexual desires). Otherwise, to each her own, and if I want to get ready in the morning dancing around in my underwear to Avril Lavigne because that's what puts a smile on my face, I can only hope that you have such a morning exercise that puts such a smile on your face. [/b]
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It really is the Best Damn Thing.
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Maximo Park - Our Earthly Pleasures
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Originally posted by nkotb:
I'm with Vansmack. I always had a bit of animosity toward Avril for the so-forced-it-hurts anti-establishment stand she has, so it was always my little secret that I loved "Sk8er Boi." But now, I just can't hide it any longer: "Girlfriend" is a fun ass song. There's no underwear dancing...but they is some severe steering wheel drumming.
Originally posted by vansmack:
Originally posted by Brian_Walalce:
I've lost respect for both of you.
Believe me Brian, if I was looking for respect, this is not where I'd be looking for it.
I rarely get on somebody for their music tastes, save for a few select testesterone laiden tastes that appeal to angry teen agers/pretend to be angry frat boys (more like bent up sexual desires). Otherwise, to each her own, and if I want to get ready in the morning dancing around in my underwear to Avril Lavigne because that's what puts a smile on my face, I can only hope that you have such a morning exercise that puts such a smile on your face. [/b]
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So are you guys saying it's one of the best albums of the year, or a fun album that you like a few cuts off of, or the single or whatever? Guilty pleasure aside are you saying that as of May 10, 2007 this is one of the best things to be released thus far? I only ask because I haven't listened to it, saw her on SNL and thought well I'm sure this is what her audience likes, for better or worst she's doing what she does. But if you're portraying it as a critical masterpiece perhaps I'll give it listen, I'd like to think I was open minded enough. But is that what you're actually saying?
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Originally posted by xneverwherex:
Maximo Park - Our Earthly Pleasures
Another stealth pick that grows with repeated listens, not sure it'll win them any new fans but it's very solid indeed.
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Originally posted by bnyced0:
Originally posted by xneverwherex:
Maximo Park - Our Earthly Pleasures
Another stealth pick that grows with repeated listens, not sure it'll win them any new fans but it's very solid indeed. [/b]
id say its as solid as their first album. although i can no longer see them in a tiny club, theyre now playing webster hall.
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Originally posted by bnyced0:
So are you guys saying it's one of the best albums of the year, or a fun album that you like a few cuts off of, or the single or whatever? ...But if you're portraying it as a critical masterpiece perhaps I'll give it listen, I'd like to think I was open minded enough. But is that what you're actually saying?
First, I'll start by saying "Girlfriend" is my third favorite track on the album, so yes, I listen to the entire thing often, and like any album, it has a few tracks that I don't think are great, but for the most part it's a really enjoyable album.
But no, I would never say that it's a Critical Masterpiece, and I would caveat that by saying neither would Avril Lavigne. This thread is "Best Album of 2007" not critical masterpiece of 2007 (I would also argue that you could just about now be able to amply define the Critical Masterpiece of say 1997 - it takes about a decade to figure out what was critical masterpiece because 9 times out of 10 the brilliance of a critical masterpiece is missed because it's so far ahead of its time). It is what it is - a pop album, and as I've said before, a damn good pop album. I do not take myself (or my music) too seriously to think that I'm better than pop music, because I'm not. I'm a product of pop music and a fan of pop music.
On that note, when I compare it to other albums that I've purchased in 2007 (The Frames, Arcade Fire, Wilco, Katharine McPhee, Daughtry, Clap Your Hands, Explosions in the Sky, Modest Mouse, Of Montreal, the Shins, etc.), track for track, all the way through, I find Avril's album to be the most listenable and enjoyable, and therefore the early front runner for album of the year according to Smackie.
For the record, my favorite album of 2006 was Band of Horses and 2005 was Shout Out Louds tied with Nouvelle Vague. So feel free to take my opinions with a grain of salt if you disliked those too.
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I've only heard the single.
Originally posted by bnyced0:
But is that what you're actually saying?
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Low - Drums and Guns
Modest Mouse - We were dead....
Bright Eyes - Cassadaga
Dntel - Dumb Luck
Nine Inch Nails - Year Zero
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Don't sleep on Von Südenfed - Tromatic Reflexxions
The Mouse on Mars guys with Mark E Smith are a killer combo.
If it was a Fall album it would be one of (if not) the best in 20 years.
MES was a genius for hooking up with them. Hope they make it to the US before he gets too cranky and wreaks it.
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Best album I've heard that hasn't come out yet:
Ulrich Schnauss - Goodbye
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Thanks for the heads-up. This is great so far. Had no idea they were working together. Great combination indeed.
Originally posted by slappy:
Don't sleep on Von Südenfed - Tromatic Reflexxions
The Mouse on Mars guys with Mark E Smith are a killer combo.
If it was a Fall album it would be one of (if not) the best in 20 years.
MES was a genius for hooking up with them. Hope they make it to the US before he gets too cranky and wreaks it.
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The few that are burning up my stereo.
LCD Soundsystem- Sound of Silver (despite this bboard)
Grinderman
Download - Fixer
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I am also digging the latest Dan Sartain album a whole bunch. Thus I am looking forward to his show with the Detroit Cobras in June.
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Wait a minute. "The Good, The Bad & The Queen" was released in January. That's my album of the year, so far. I forgot it was released in 2007.
Brian
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Dan Deacon got some well-deserved kind words in pitchfork today for spiderman of the rings.
http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/42811-spiderman-of-the-rings (http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/42811-spiderman-of-the-rings)
Anyone see him last night? Laziness got the best of me. :(
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Originally posted by dcwizard:
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If it seems weird to pick best records in May - it's CRAZY to select something that's yet unreleased!
Yeah, I know it seems crazy, but I happened to hear an advance copy and was floored. This will be moot by the 22nd when it comes out. The whole album is streaming on their MySpace as well.
Their opening set for Arcade Fire was fabulous, and I've got tix for their upcoming 9:30 date.