2010 Magazine's Albums Of The Year Thread For Posting Lists and Discussion

Without prior exposure (live, twitter snippets etc) probably five on average. If by the 4th listen I feel like I know a lot of the album already that's probably a good sign.

Kinda surprised that Corinne Bailey Rae only showed up on a few of these lists.

I like some of this LoneLady stuff, though I'm not sure how much yet. (Was not familiar with them--or her, if it's just one person--before.)

i think we should let anyone with the balls/deeplisteningskills to do a top 100 like chuck, matos or fastnbulb to post in this thread

― buzzoff (Whiney G. Weingarten), Monday, December 20, 2010 12:48 PM (5 days ago) Bookmark

not xhuxk, not matos, nof fast'n'bulby...but all balls. if yr favorite records aren't on the list then i either didn't hear them or didn't like them or wasn't interested in them.

1. Allison Moorer, Crows
2. Cibelle, Las Venus Resort Palace Hotel
3. Erykah Badu, New Amerykah Vol. 2: Return of the Ankh
4. The-Dream, Love King
5. Das Racist, Shut Up, Dude
6. Titus Andronicus, The Monitor
7. Calle 13, Entren Los Que Quieren
8. R. Kelly, Love Letter
9. V.A. The Scottsboro Boys, Original Off-Broadway Cast
10. Michaels Uncle, Return of Dark Psychedelia
11. Tarbaby, The End of Fear
12. Ciara, Basic Instinct
13. Mulatu Astatke, Steps Ahead
14. Shakira, Sale el Sol
15. DJ Zhao, Ngoma 4: Generation Bass
16. M.I.A., Maya
17. Henry Threadgill, This Brings Us To, Vol. 2
18. Janelle Monae, The ArchAndroid
19. Cathedral, The Guessing Game
20. Heart, Red Velvet Car

21. Sade, Soldier of Love
22. Markus Laufenberg Mumur, Ennedi
23. Guzaarish soundtrack
24. Nortec Collective, Bulevar 2000
25. Traband, Domasa
26. Ranjit Barot, Bada Boom
27. Cee-Lo Green, The Lady Killer
28. The Roots, How I Got Over
29. Al-yaman, Insanyya
30. The Morning Benders, Big Echo
31. Ted Leo and the Pharmacists, The Brutalist Bricks
32. Esperanza Spalding, Chamber Music Society
33. Beppe Crovella, What’s Rattlin’ on the Moon
34. Big Boi, Lucious Leftfoot
35. Format A’3, Sync
36. Cornershop, Judy Sucks a Lemon for Breakfast
37. The Body, All the Waters of the Earth Turn to Blood
38. V.A., Fela! Original Broadway Cast Recording
39. Das Racist, Sit Down, Man
40. Kanye West, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy

41. High on Fire, Snakes for the Divine
42. Raheem DeVaughn, The Love and War Masterpeace
43. Benoit Delbecq, Circles & Calligrams
44. Bruce Springsteen, The Promise
45. Speed Caravan, Kalashnik Love
46. It’s a Wonderful Afterlife soundtrack
47. Taylor Swift, Speak Now
48. Of Montreal, False Priest
49. Black Keys, Brothers
50. MGMT, Congratulations
51. Yellow Sisters, Tubab Woman
52. Manu Chao, Baionarena
53. Matorralman, Guateque Estelar
54. Vampire Weekend, Contra
55. Omar Sosa & NDR Bigband, Ceremony
56. Pat Metheny, Orchestrion
57. King Giant, Southern Darkness
58. Holy Fuck, Latin
59. Robin Holcomb and Talking Pictures with Wayne Horvitz, The Point of It All
60. Sufjan Stevens, The Age of Adz

61. Bird Show Band, Bird Show Band
62. Black Robot, Baddass
63. Chrisette Michelle, Let Freedom Reign
64. Jamey Johnson, The Guitar Song
65. My Name is Khan soundtrack
66. Nellie McKay, Home Sweet Mobile Home
67. How to Dress Well, Love Remains
68. Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings, I Learned the Hard Way
69. Rob Swift, The Architect
70. Pantha Du Prince, Black Noise
71. Gil Scott-Heron, I’m New Here
72. Bettye LaVette, Interpretations
73. Jon Oliva’s Pain, Festival
74. Big Light, Big Light
75. The Doubt, Never Pet a Burning Dog
76. Alesana, The Emptiness
77. Raduza, Miluju Vas
78. Steve Raegele, Last Century
79. Untied States, Instant Everything, Constant Nothing
80. Emanuel and the Fear, Listen

81. Ruth Gerson, This Can’t Be My Life
82. Deadbeat, Radio Rothko
83. Moraine, Manifest Density
84. Elizabeth Withers, No Regrets
85. The Mynabirds, What We Lose in the Fire We Gain in the Flood
86. Mob Rules, Radical Peace
87. Yodo Gimi, 8:30
88. Virginie Teychene, I Feel So Good
89. Brandan Wright, Boiling Point
90. V.A., A Little Night Music soundtrack
91. Dennis Rea, Views From Chicheng Precipice
92. Locksley, Be in Love
93. Bezobratri, Bezobrav
94. Right the Stars, Right the Stars
95. Playdate, Playdate
96. Serena Maneesh, S-M 2: Abyss in B Minor
97. Mighty Tiger, Western Theater
98. Enter the Magical Mystery 36 Chambers mixtape
99. Solution .45, For Aeons Past
100. Shearwater, The Golden Archipelago

Well, we overlap on two albums. Not bad. Of course, I only have a list of seventeen (but that's a really lengthy EOY list for me).

American Songwriter top 50:

1.Black Keys – Brothers
2.Mumford and Sons- Sigh No More
3.Dylan LeBlanc – Pauper’s Field
4.Jamey Johnson – The Guitar Song
5.Yeasayer – Odd Blood
6.Robert Plant – Band Of Joy
7. Phosphorescent - Here’s To Taking It Easy
8. Neil Young – Le Noise
9. Arcade Fire – The Suburbs
10. Laura Veirs – July Flame
11. MGMT – Congratulations
12. Taylor Swift – Speak Now
13. Elizabeth Cook – Welder
14. Elvis Costello – National Ransom
15. Punch Brothers – Antifogmatic
16. John Mellencamp – No Better Than This
17. Zac Brown Band – You Get What You Give
18. Old 97’s – The Grand Theatre Volume 1
19. Kings Of Leon – Come Around Sundown
20. Bonnie Prince Billy – The Wonder Show of the World
21, Sufjan Stevens – The Age of Adz
22. Junip – Fields
23. Superchunk – Majesty Shredding
24. Laura Marling – I Speak Because I Can
25. Midlake – The Courage Of Others
26. Vampire Weekend – Contra
27. Justin Townes Earle – Harlem River Blues
28. Damien Jurado - Saint Bartlett
29. Lightspeed Champion – Life is Sweet! Nice To Meet You
30. Warpaint – The Fool
31. William Tyler - Behold The Spirit
32. Johnny Flynn – Been Listening
33. Mount Eerie – Song Islands Vol. 2
34. The Preservation Hall Jazz Band – Preservation Hall: An Album To Benefit Preservation Hall
35. The Dead Weather - Sea Of Cowards
36. Jenny & Johnny – I’m Having Fun Now
37. Thee Oh Sees - Warm Slime
38. Chromeo - Business Casual
39. Caribou – Swim
40. Beach House - Teen Dream
41. Jim Lauderdale – Patchwork River
42. Local Natives – Gorilla Manor
43. Joanna Newsom – Have One On Me
44. Ty Segall – Melted
45. Black Angels – Phosphene Dream
46. Dr. Dog – Shame, Shame
47. Javelin – No Mas
48. Lissie – Catching A Tiger
49. Patty Griffin – Downtown Church
50. Sun Kil Moon – Admiral Fell Promises

Caucasian-American Songwriter, amirite?

Matt: Das Racist, homeboy?

Caucasian-American Songwriter, amirite?

― The Reverend, Saturday, December 25, 2010 6:29 PM (38 seconds ago) Bookmark

c'mon their #1 album is by the black keys!

Maybe the Chromeo guys can teach R. Kelly a thing or two.

Rev: you cot damn rite I like the Das Racist stuff; they are funny and good at freestyling and they dropped a reference to my favorite Mexican crime novelist so I fell in love with them immediately. Plus, their albums were free; I would have gotten into lots of cooler hip-hop like all you guys around here but I don't download commercial albums w/out paying, and for some reason Waka Flocka Flame never got down to $9.99 at Target, which is unfortunately the basis for a lot of my musical buying decisions.

Most good hiphop isn't commercially released these days and is only available for free download so not a good excuse imo.

Okay you got me. Good job dude you win.

You been told.

Yeah but like usual I probably ain't gonna listen.

gotta stand up for those major labels

RJG: There were a lot of factors behind me having to amp down my music internet coverage this year, including death of laptop. Also, feeling about hip-hop these days like it sounds like you're feeling about R&B.

death of laptop affected me this year too :/

what's up with the cave btw?

Had to shut down the Cave, due to job stuff and life stuff and the fact that we were about the only people who read the damn thing. Damn shame, too, it was fun. But c'est le guerre.

:(

Also, feeling about hip-hop these days like it sounds like you're feeling about R&B.

― T Bone Streep (Cave17Matt), Saturday, December 25, 2010 5:44 PM Bookmark

I've been way happier with rap this year than I have been in a few tbh.

matt cib did u check the youtube playlist i made
i would think youd dig some of it

deej i am very interested in your youtube playlist, when I get a new laptop and some actual time I will watch all these things.

for some reason Waka Flocka Flame never got down to $9.99 at Target, which is unfortunately the basis for a lot of my musical buying decisions.

shit's been $9.99 on amazon since release day (+ no tax in many states)

you make a valid point, but if you knew how much i spent on music this year you would be like 0_0. in general though i don't buy music on amazon unless it's obscure brazilian shit i can't find anywhere else. i'm actually more embarrassed about the lack of south american and african and mexican music on my list than the lack of u.s. hip-hop.

Serious question: Is there anything approaching a general-consensus hip-hop critics' poll?

http://blog.afropop.org/2010/12/top-10-african-compilations.html

Afropop Worldwide's top 10 African compilations for the year. That 18 cd "Africa:50 Years of Music" one is number one.

xp not that i know of, and if so i prob wouldn't wanna read it

passion of the weiss did a decade poll a year or so ago

yeah, and his jury was clearly made up of indie-rock cornballz

right

Matt, you know I love you but this:

they dropped a reference to my favorite Mexican crime novelist so I fell in love with them immediately

is like something that falls from the mouths of indie-dilletante strawmen that guys like me and deej construct on the daily

might as well post the passion of the weiss's top 50 hip-hop songs of 2010 list:

50. Celph Titled & Buckwild - “Fuckmaster Sex”
49. 5 0′ Clock Shadowboxers - “No Resolution” ft. Has Lo, Nico the Beast, Elucid
48. L.E.P. Bogus Boys-”Going in for the Kill”
47. B.O.B. - “Bet I Bust” ft. T.I. & Playboy Tre
46. Dru Down ft. The Jacka - “Hellooo”
45. Gangrene – Chain Swinging
44. Fat Joe f/ Young Jeezy “Ha Ha (Slow Down)”
43. Blu ft. U-God - “Keep It Going”
42. Black Hippy - Zip That, Chop That
41. Intuition - “Al Bundy”
40. Ludacris - “How Low”
39. Smoke DZA ft. Curren$y & Big K.R.I.T. - “Etc Etc”
38. Co$$ - “Fake Kings” [
37. Shad - “Rose Garden”
36. Mistah F.A.B. - “Ungrateful”
35. Killer Mike - “Swimming”
34. Method Man + Raekwon + Ghostface - “Pimpin Chipp”
33. Earl Sweatshirt - “Earl”
32. Homeboy Sandman - “The Carpenter”
31. The Roots – “How I Got Over”
30. Lloyd Banks ft. Juelz Santana - “Beamer, Benz, or Bentley”
29. DJ Quik & Suga Free - “Nobody”
28. Open Mike Eagle ft. Nocando - “Unapologetic”
27. The Funk League ft. Large Professor - “Through Good & Bad”
26. Twista – “The Heat ft Raekwon”
25. Grimace Federation “Bosico (Aesop Rock Remix)”
24. Big K.R.I.T. - “Hometown Hero”
23. E-40 ft. Too Short & 50 Cent - “Bitch”
22. Freeway & Jake One - “African Drums”
21. Shabazz Palaces “32 Leaves Dipped in Blackness Making Clouds Forming Altered Carbon”
20. Vado - “Large in the Streets”
19. J Cole - “Who Dat”
18. Soulja Boy - “Speakers Going Hammer”
17. Nocando - “Hurry Up and Wait”
16. The Knux - “Medusa (Let’s Get Stoned)”
15. G-Side ft. 6 Tre & Codie G - “Feel The”
14. 13. Tyler, the Creator - “Bastard”
12. Black Milk ft. Danny Brown - “Black & Brown”
11. Waka Flaka Flame - “Hard in the Paint”
10. Rick Ross ft Styles P – B.M.F
09. Das Racist ft. El-P - “Sit Down, Man”
08. Jay Electronica - “Shiny Suit Theory ft. Jay-Z”
07. Danny Brown - “Nowhere 2 Go”
06. Freddie Gibbs - “The Ghetto”
05. Roc Marciano - “Scarface N**ga”
04. Curren$y – “King Kong”
03. Big Boi - “Shutterbugg”
02. Kanye West ft. John Legend - “Blame Game”
01. Yelawolf - “Looking for Alien Love”

http://passionweiss.com/2010/12/16/the-50-best-hip-hop-songs-of-2010-50-26/

that is one random ass yelawolf song

that's a solid list

that's my favorite krit song too!

props on "bitch" too

Bitch is hands down the worst song on that entire album

not at all. ban

the list is pretty decent & totally in line w/ potw writers, but the writing is hella lazy

also this re: "who dat" is hilarious

Probably the most straightforwardly lyrical single to drop on major label since “A Milli.”

Though the abysmal first-week showing of Soulja Boy’s third album, The DeAndre Way, probably dooms him (it didn’t crack the top 50), it’s really quite good, not a “Yah Trick Yah” in the bunch

talk about missing the point

rae song bangs, hadn't heard it before

"bitch" is definitely not the worst but it's also far from the best, why do people keep singling it out?

great chorus?

oh that's passion of the weiss? when i interviewed ikonika she was bitching heavily about "some shitty little blog that called me the m.i.a. of dubstep", which we both lol'ed at for a while - turned out it was that

this yelawolf song is kinda "..." but "blame game" at #2 i kinda dig

like the writeup on "hometown hero"

I can def tell that Weiss is more attuned to my own listening habits of looking for gems in full albums and more-critical-mass mixtapes than the more noz/deej/j0rdan "in my world of YouTube."

except for where he names the #1 song of the year a song not even on either yelawolf release

that's just old-fashioned challops, read yr ILX

i mean, it's basically a list of tracks from the the 40-or-so biggest rap goon-approved releases and a few wild cards. My list would be like all the same names in a different order