only one mention for Eric Church "Springsteen" on any track lists so far making me feel pretty sad about the world
― Jamie_ATP, Thursday, 13 December 2012 16:13 (eleven years ago) link
especially when you see people putting Under The Westway in their top 10 :-(
― Jamie_ATP, Thursday, 13 December 2012 16:14 (eleven years ago) link
fwiw, there's a website that compiles the number of plays records get at London, Milan, New York and Paris' fashion weeks. The music is usually excellent, on the whole. Zebra Katz was huge on the catwalk, iirc.
― Go Narine, Go! (ShariVari), Thursday, 13 December 2012 16:16 (eleven years ago) link
do you really think "i like the way you move" and "haircut house" = "the fashion world"― Heterocyclic ring ring (LocalGarda), Thursday, 13 December 2012 16:07 (5 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― Heterocyclic ring ring (LocalGarda), Thursday, 13 December 2012 16:07 (5 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
If I understand you correctly (and really you're not making any sense here at all), you're conflating me saying "electro-based dance music was rather popular in the 2000s with the fashion crowd" with "the only music listened to by anyone who wore clothes in the 2000s was electrohouse".
But why am I even being led into this discussion? It only started cos I off-handedly said Grimes sounded like suitable background music for a fashionable party and now I'm having to defend myself against this (admittedly poor) choice of words for umpteen posts.
― besides Sunny Real Estate (dog latin), Thursday, 13 December 2012 16:21 (eleven years ago) link
how do you find your way home
― Heterocyclic ring ring (LocalGarda), Thursday, 13 December 2012 16:22 (eleven years ago) link
Under The Westway is so dreadful. If it hadn't have been Olympics-related Damon would have been lynched.
― besides Sunny Real Estate (dog latin), Thursday, 13 December 2012 16:22 (eleven years ago) link
sorry that was unnecessary, but i just, i can't respond to how far away from what i was saying your interpretation is.
― Heterocyclic ring ring (LocalGarda), Thursday, 13 December 2012 16:23 (eleven years ago) link
the only thing more boring to me than electro-based dance music are ilx arguments about electro-based dance music
― Mordy, Thursday, 13 December 2012 16:24 (eleven years ago) link
it's not our fault
― Heterocyclic ring ring (LocalGarda), Thursday, 13 December 2012 16:25 (eleven years ago) link
http://media.treehugger.com/assets/images/2011/10/electric-home-of-the-future.jpg
― Mordy, Thursday, 13 December 2012 16:26 (eleven years ago) link
to expand, was driving around lousiana and mississipi this summer and "Springsteen" seemed to be always on the radio, and i never got sick of it. it's the most legit boys of summer radio anthem for fucking ages, but obviously will be sidelined at end of year due to country-radio origins. yes it's doing nothing new - but it seems to overcome the cliches within each and almost every line and somehow still be pretty much perfect.
to me anyway.
― Jamie_ATP, Thursday, 13 December 2012 16:27 (eleven years ago) link
9. Zebra Katz – Ima Read
???
― Deafening silence (DL), Thursday, 13 December 2012 16:59 (eleven years ago) link
"Springsteen" will top my singles ballot. That Eric Church album is the 2011 release I've listened to most this year
― the little prince of inane false binary hype (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 13 December 2012 17:01 (eleven years ago) link
YASSSS @ Call Me Maybe winning Guardian trax poll, obv no shock but it was by a landslide if I understand correctly
― lex pretend, Thursday, 13 December 2012 17:04 (eleven years ago) link
Lyrics on "Springsteen" are great, but I kinda hate Church's voice
― suing murdoch for libel (Drugs A. Money), Thursday, 13 December 2012 17:18 (eleven years ago) link
Hahahaha there are no more stereotypically Guardian-friendly rap picks imaginable than Ill Manors and that Zebra Katz track.
― Matt DC, Thursday, 13 December 2012 17:21 (eleven years ago) link
Most of the 6-20 trax are kinda lol (and bad - AlunaGeorge, Haim, Polica, Jai Paul = NO and also so many blogzzz need to be shut down)
― lex pretend, Thursday, 13 December 2012 17:24 (eleven years ago) link
"Ima Read" is one of my favorite tracks this year but I don't really think of it as a rap song
― The Reverend, Thursday, 13 December 2012 17:29 (eleven years ago) link
yeah ima read is great, def makes my list too
― bish (bosch), don't kill my vibe (rennavate), Thursday, 13 December 2012 17:34 (eleven years ago) link
The Fives remix of it is awesome too, as is Njena Reddd Foxxx's own Silly Bitch
― lex pretend, Thursday, 13 December 2012 17:37 (eleven years ago) link
Does it make any sense to say that even though I don't enjoy 'Ima Read' that much myself, I do think it could be one of the best tracks of the year? Probably not, I dunno, but the more I hear it the more I admire how it's put together while still not really 'getting into it'...
― emil.y, Thursday, 13 December 2012 17:42 (eleven years ago) link
xp it's kind of endlessly remixable. all the remixes out there definitely play into my enjoyment of the song.
― The Reverend, Thursday, 13 December 2012 17:59 (eleven years ago) link
the mikeq & b. ames remix is my favorite, naturally
― The Reverend, Thursday, 13 December 2012 18:00 (eleven years ago) link
I'm not saying "Under the Westway" is a classic song or anything, but I thought it really nailed a certain vibe that Blur doesn't play around with much anymore. I'm guessing all the haters of that track are the people that really liked the direction Think Tank was taking them.
― HAPPY BDAY TOOTS (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Thursday, 13 December 2012 18:06 (eleven years ago) link
― suing murdoch for libel (Drugs A. Money), Thursday, December 13, 2012 5:18 PM
It's good enough for me.
― curmudgeon, Thursday, 13 December 2012 18:29 (eleven years ago) link
right on, just personal preference on that one
― suing murdoch for libel (Drugs A. Money), Thursday, 13 December 2012 18:30 (eleven years ago) link
I'm no critic, but "Springsteen" is my song of the year too.
― Euler, Thursday, 13 December 2012 19:38 (eleven years ago) link
def in my top 10
― some dude, Thursday, 13 December 2012 20:21 (eleven years ago) link
Rolling Stone Readers' Pollhttp://www.rollingstone.com/music/pictures/readers-poll-the-best-albums-of-2012-20121212/10-no-doubt-push-and-shove-0949348
1. Adam Lambert, 'Trespassing'2. The Killers, 'Battle Born'3. Jack White, 'Blunderbuss'4. Bruce Springsteen, 'Wrecking Ball'5. Van Halen, 'A Different Kind of Truth'6. Bob Dylan, 'Tempest'7. Rush, 'Clockwork Angels'8. Frank Ocean, 'Channel Orange'9. Muse, 'The 2nd Law'10. No Doubt, 'Push and Shove'
― Albert Crampus (NickB), Thursday, 13 December 2012 20:22 (eleven years ago) link
waht
― Jesus, the Total Douchebag (DJP), Thursday, 13 December 2012 20:22 (eleven years ago) link
Trespassing indeed
lambert has a rabid internet stanbase
― some dude, Thursday, 13 December 2012 20:23 (eleven years ago) link
Adam Lambert? lol internet street teaming much?
― Johnny Fever, Thursday, 13 December 2012 20:23 (eleven years ago) link
1. Adam Lambert, 'Trespassing'Well, he does know a thing or two about popularity contests. By the looks of it, former American Idol winner Adam Lambert organized his fans to stuff the ballot box to make Trespassing the top vote-getter in our Readers' Poll. Upon its release, Rolling Stone gave the album four stars, with Rob Sheffield noting that Lambert sang the mix of "tinsel disco-club sleaze and leather-boy love ballads" like he was "Zeus in a thong." Ladies and gentlemen, we have a winner.
Well, he does know a thing or two about popularity contests. By the looks of it, former American Idol winner Adam Lambert organized his fans to stuff the ballot box to make Trespassing the top vote-getter in our Readers' Poll. Upon its release, Rolling Stone gave the album four stars, with Rob Sheffield noting that Lambert sang the mix of "tinsel disco-club sleaze and leather-boy love ballads" like he was "Zeus in a thong." Ladies and gentlemen, we have a winner.
― Albert Crampus (NickB), Thursday, 13 December 2012 20:23 (eleven years ago) link
Hope yr keeping an eye on that ilx poll Johnny
― Albert Crampus (NickB), Thursday, 13 December 2012 20:24 (eleven years ago) link
i like how they act like they're going to disclaim responsibility for the outcome and then mention their super-positive review
― call all destroyer, Thursday, 13 December 2012 20:24 (eleven years ago) link
imagine if they could do that to the Pitchfork poll
― Jesus, the Total Douchebag (DJP), Thursday, 13 December 2012 20:26 (eleven years ago) link
Zeus in a thong = Maggie Smith in Daisy Dukes
― the little prince of inane false binary hype (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 13 December 2012 20:29 (eleven years ago) link
Van Halen and Rush's street teams are none too shabby either.
― Deafening silence (DL), Thursday, 13 December 2012 20:39 (eleven years ago) link
what do you call a street team that's been at it for 30 years? wheelchair team?
― some dude, Thursday, 13 December 2012 20:43 (eleven years ago) link
Forgot about that Van Halen album already. "Ta-too, ta-too, ta-too!"
― how's life, Thursday, 13 December 2012 20:45 (eleven years ago) link
i judge all tracks countdowns by the placements of "losing you" and "everything is embarrassing" with respect to one another
― teledyldonix, Thursday, 13 December 2012 20:54 (eleven years ago) link
also for those bemoaning general lack of "springsteen" (like me), rolling stone put it on their list last year (which made me laugh because i had never heard the song before so i just assumed it was written for the sole purpose of guaranteeing coverage from rolling stone)
― teledyldonix, Thursday, 13 December 2012 20:56 (eleven years ago) link
Every tracks countdown that doesn't have "Adorn" at #1 is utterly confusing to me.
― The Reverend, Thursday, 13 December 2012 21:34 (eleven years ago) link
I may violate my no-singles-from-top-ten-albums rule (which I do once a year) for "Adorn."
― the little prince of inane false binary hype (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 13 December 2012 21:36 (eleven years ago) link
They sound like almost exactly the same (good) song to me
― men, ugh (flamboyant goon tie included), Thursday, 13 December 2012 21:37 (eleven years ago) link
i just bemoan the fact that NO trax list so far has recognised "matte black truck", wtf is wrong with people
― lex pretend, Thursday, 13 December 2012 21:40 (eleven years ago) link
I try not to overlap albums and singles top 10s too much but usually there's at least 3 or so -- this year only 2 (Miguel and Future)
― some dude, Thursday, 13 December 2012 21:40 (eleven years ago) link
Alfred i kinda enforce that rule on myself too but i think theres generally a clear mental line between voting for a song that was your favorite song on a record you liked and a song that was a big single that transcends the record and stands alone
― ciderpress, Thursday, 13 December 2012 21:41 (eleven years ago) link
just got my P&J ballot e-mail btw
― some dude, Thursday, 13 December 2012 21:41 (eleven years ago) link