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Post by Joaquim on May 20, 2020 1:42:58 GMT
Where we celebrate the music of Al Jolson, the Louisiana Five and the Original Dixieland Jazz Band among others!
JK, it's the 2010s
• Send me a list by PM, not in the thread. • It should contain your Top 25 albums of the 10s, numbered from 1 – 25. If your lists are not numbered, I will count them as 1 – 25 in the order sent. • Your #1 will earn 25, #2 earns 24....and #25 will earn 1 point. You all know the drill. • Once you've voted, you can of course edit your vote by re-sending your ballot to me by PM. • This isn't specific to one genre, it spans all music. So you could have Kendrick Lamar followed by (God forbid) Nicki Minaj. This will probably lead to a large number of albums getting mentioned but I'm sure things will be fine, especially considering this is limited to just one decade. However no composers, sorry. • While live albums are eligible, concert films are not.
Deadline is Sunday 9/2 at midnight, so technically deadline is Monday 9/3
Ballots received:
1. pacinoyes * 2. themoviesinner * 3. countjohn * 4. Martin Stett * 5. Tommen_Saperstein * 6. Sharbs * 7. Mattsby * 8. Viced * 9. DeepArcher * 10. Joaquim * 11. chris3 *
12. ingmarhepburn *
13. avnermoriarti *
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Post by Joaquim on May 20, 2020 1:43:30 GMT
I WILL ALLOW IT AND IT'S GOING #1 ON MY BALLOT
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Post by Mattsby on May 20, 2020 1:53:03 GMT
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Post by Martin Stett on May 20, 2020 2:29:38 GMT
Damn, I was looking forward to listening to Al Jolson.
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Post by Martin Stett on May 20, 2020 2:34:53 GMT
Question: Does Blackened Cities count? It's a single track, but it is 25 minutes long and I always see it listed as an EP.
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Post by chris3 on May 20, 2020 3:42:43 GMT
FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION:
IGOR, Tyler the Creator My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, Kanye West Visions, Grimes Reflektor, Arcade Fire I Am Not a Dog on a Chain, Morrissey Theatre is Evil, Amanda Palmer
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Post by Lubezki on May 20, 2020 3:45:44 GMT
FYC: Tame Impala, Lonerism
Frank Ocean, channel ORANGEFiona Apple, The Idler Wheel...Beach House, Teen DreamKendrick Lamar, good kid, m.A.A.d city
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Post by Joaquim on May 20, 2020 4:52:37 GMT
Damn, I was looking forward to listening to Al Jolson. I’m not stopping you from putting him on your ballot.
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Post by Joaquim on May 20, 2020 4:53:56 GMT
Question: Does Blackened Cities count? It's a single track, but it is 25 minutes long and I always see it listed as an EP. Go for it
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Post by countjohn on May 20, 2020 5:05:34 GMT
Are we counting archival releases? If so The Beach Boys Smile Sessions would be the easy number 1 for me. It's a mix of songs previously released and unheard songs but even the previously released songs generally have expanded arrangements or are even completely different recordings of the song than what was first released in some cases.
That and Radiohead's A Moon Shaped Pool (their best since the 90's) are really the only things I feel strongly enough about to FYC. I'll see if I can come up with 25 albums I like enough to put on a ballot. Might try and seek out some stuff I missed to fill a ballot out.
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Post by Joaquim on May 20, 2020 5:57:37 GMT
Are we counting archival releases? If so The Beach Boys Smile Sessions would be the easy number 1 for me. It's a mix of songs previously released and unheard songs but even the previously released songs generally have expanded arrangements or are even completely different recordings of the song than what was first released in some cases. That and Radiohead's A Moon Shaped Pool (their best since the 90's) are really the only things I feel strongly enough about to FYC. I'll see if I can come up with 25 albums I like enough to put on a ballot. Might try and seek out some stuff I missed to fill a ballot out. This sounds like what Dead Man's Pop is so I'll say yes.
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Post by ingmarhepburn on May 20, 2020 7:57:13 GMT
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Post by pacinoyes on May 20, 2020 8:52:43 GMT
You know you have a deep personal connection to an album when you are scrolling through this thread - and you see that Dead Man's Pop album cover and you get excited that it even exists and that you can actually vote for it and wonder what brand of cigarettes Paul smokes
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Post by themoviesinner on May 20, 2020 10:23:21 GMT
FYC: All four albums released by Rotting Christ this decade. They're unique, original, probably among their most inspired works, but will likely prove extremely inaccessible for most. I'll write a few words for each album for anyone interested: AEALO (2010)Loud and warlike, this albums feels extremely primitive, even barbaric, like a modern reimagining of something ancient and archaic.It is littered with Greek folklore, from the use of the traditional polyphonic chanting from Epirus, to the use of folk instruments like tsambouna and Cretan lyra. It's probably their most aggressive and layered work. Κατά Τον Δαίμονα Εαυτού (2013)Inspired by different cultures and civilizations, this album contains lyrics in 9 different languages. Each song has a certain focus and characteristic that ties it to the culture it references (for example the Gregorian chanting in "Grandis Spiritus Diavolos", the tribal rythyms of "Iwa Voodoo" or the oriental elements of "Ahura Mazda-Azra Mainiuu". The album ends with "Χξς" which is probably the boldest song in the bands career, with the lyrics being unaltered verses from the Book of Revelation. Rituals (2016)A continuation of the band's previous work, this album focuses more on the ritualistic aspect of certain cultures. It's heavy on atmosphere and the music is extremely simplistic, but it manages to do it's work extremely well. It's lyrics are mostly inspired by past works of literature (from Euripides to William Blake and Charles Baudelaire) or certain religious rituals (for example Apage Satana is a musical reimagining of an exorcism). The Heretics (2019)This album is inspired by quotes from famous individuals excommunicated by church. The lyrics this time are extremely simplistic and only serve to highlight the quote or the beliefs of the person who said it. It's another album that is heavy on atmosphere, it features a lot of Gregorian chanting throughout and has a very medieval feel.
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Post by Martin Stett on May 20, 2020 15:27:30 GMT
FYC:"Blackened cities Rumble Strangers stroll And lovers stumble"Melanie De Biasio - Blackened CitiesMuch of the best jazz has been created because of artists pushing the boundaries, making new, previously unfathomable music. From Take Five to Bitches Brew, the accepted hallmarks of the genre have been the ones that challenge it the most. To these titans, I would suggest that we add Blackened Cities, a staggering tour-de-force that is four parts jazz, three parts post-rock and one part drone. A single-take improvised masterpiece that runs for over 24 minutes without once repeating itself or hitting a tedious phrase. The key is that De Biasio allows her voice (often likened to that of Billie Holliday, for good reason) to be but one instrument among many, as her band as a whole creates a soundscape of a hulking, ruined metropolis and the "gold junkies" who live there. No instrument ever takes center stage, they are all part of one whole. If one instrument were to take the lead, the whole thing would crumble. A leap from her already brilliant No Deal (also eligible for this decade), this shows what jazz is still capable of today, and for any fans of post-rock out there this should be on your radar as well. "As I walk on from place to place My long shadow won't leave a trace Greed and power may prevail But you won't find me in any jail"
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Post by DeepArcher on May 20, 2020 16:12:17 GMT
Some good mentions so far! Predictable FYC across the board for the decade's best artist (to me)... High Violet ~ The NationalTrouble Will Find Me ~ The National Sleep Well Beast ~ The National
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Post by themoviesinner on May 20, 2020 17:42:53 GMT
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Post by Martin Stett on May 20, 2020 19:01:47 GMT
"I am not a fool entire No, I know what is coming You'll bury me beneath the tree I climbed When I was a child I know I shouldn't love you... I know I shouldn't love you, but I do"The Oh Hellos - Dear WormwoodFew phrases can trigger the gag reflex like "christian indie folk rock," but somehow The Oh Hellos manage to avoid that. In fact, I hold their self-proclaimed "C.S. Lewis fanfiction" (the whole thing works as a retelling of The Screwtape Letters) to be one of the best albums of recent years. On the surface, this is a rollicking, loud, triumphant album full of banjos, guitars, mandolins, kick drums. The kind of thing that folkies to jam to while swinging from the rafters. Underneath is a different beast: the tale of a protagonist trapped in a relationship with an abusive lover, constantly leaving and returning to the lover's crocodile tears, unable to wrest away from the lover's embrace. This is all a metaphor for sin, of course: the multiple biblical allusions from Exodus to Revelation make that clear. But it is never one-dimensional: the lover is beautiful, likened to wine and summer days, but also poisonous, raging, cruel. In the end, the lover will kill the object of its affection because all-consuming destruction is the only love it understands. The fact that this band can pull this off without coming off as twats is an accomplishment in itself. The fact that it almost all manages to work exactly as intended is a miracle.
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Post by Martin Stett on May 22, 2020 19:39:38 GMT
"I was her only audience She believed herself alone My applause should have been rapturous But I closed the door and turned Turned away"Vashti Bunyan - Heartleap"I like sad songs. They make me want to lie on the floor." - John Goodman in True StoriesIn 1970, Vashti released her folk gem Just Another Diamond Day (based on her experiences traveling through Britain in a horse and carriage with her boyfriend) to complete apathy, and disappeared for over thirty years before the album was rediscovered and she dropped Lookaftering. Instead of picking up where Diamond Day left off, this was an album that immersed itself in the decades spent outside of the music industry. Vashti was older and her life had changed: the life of traveling in a horse-drawn carriage, with "dogs eating buttercups by the wayside," had vanished with her marriage and children. But she didn't wallow in self-pity; as much as she laments her opportunities lost in songs like "Wayward" and "Against the Sky," they are just as much celebrations of the life she lived outside of her ideal fantasies. This wasn't the life she wanted, but it is the life she got, and she was happy with that. In Heartleap, her epilogue to Lookaftering (her albums feel like one whole instead of individual tales), she dives deeper into retrospection and introspection. Pieces filled with regret, fear and longing dominate her thoughts. There is almost a dread, that the people she loves will forget she exists and leave her behind. All of this was present in Lookaftering as well, but it is a pronounced focus with Heartleap. After she abandoned the life of the vagabond and adopted the role of a mother and wife, there is now a terror of losing that as well, that she'll vanish in a puff of wind. I would never be so arrogant as to presume that I know Vashti Bunyan. From her interviews and concerts, she seems to be a very fun woman who enjoys interacting with her fans and critics. But this is the character that she forged in her seemingly autobiographical songs. More than perhaps any album I've ever listened to, Heartleap feels vulnerable, like the artist is letting us view her soul for half an hour. I believe that this intimacy is enough for it to be placed on any list of the greatest albums ever made. "In the telling of your story You say there's so much more Then you curl away from me To some deeper sea And I'm here on the foreshore Till your return I just see a shell"
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Post by Mattsby on May 25, 2020 22:10:39 GMT
What Did You Expect from the Vaccines? (2011) Come of Age (2012) These may or may not make my list - still going thru everything - but not only do they cover most facets of being 20something years old but their songs are often fun/funny too
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Post by pacinoyes on May 25, 2020 22:25:00 GMT
What Did You Expect from the Vaccines? (2011) Come of Age (2012) These may or may not make my list - still going thru everything - but not only do they cover most facets of being 20something years old but their songs are often fun/funny too Post Break Up Sex is still in my list of great singles (and videos) of that whole decade.......strangely forgotten by the youngsters these days
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Post by themoviesinner on May 27, 2020 7:48:10 GMT
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Post by Deleted on May 27, 2020 9:01:44 GMT
I will not forget to vote in this 1 lol
FYC, my favorite album of the decade is Tyranny, by The Voidz
Chief Keef is probably the most significant hip-hop artist of the decade - I'd strongly recommend Back from the Dead 2 if you're interested in checking it out
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Post by themoviesinner on May 27, 2020 15:32:18 GMT
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Post by ingmarhepburn on May 28, 2020 8:01:10 GMT
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