official 12/14/07 'i'm a dairy queen' tribute thread
― and what, Friday, 14 December 2007 18:08 (sixteen years ago) link
Global Rhythms (I'm surprised steve didn't post this already.)
GR TOP 10 of 2007 1. Andy Palacio – Watina (Cumbancha) 2. Anoushka Shankar & Karsh Kale – Breathing Under Water (Manhattan) 3. Manu Chao – La Radiolina (Nacional) 4. Vieux Farka Toure – Vieux Farke Toure (Modiba) 5. Antibalas – Security (Anti-) 6. V/A – Roots of Chicha (Barbes) 7. Stephen Marley – Mind Control (Universal) 8. Ticklah – Ticklah Vs. Axelrod (Easy Star) 9. Gogol Bordello – Super Taranta (Side One Dummy) 10. Calle 13 – Residente o Visitante (Norte/Sony)
JILL ETTINGER 1. Stephen Marley – Mind Control (Universal) 2. Vieux Farke Toure – Remixed: UFO’s Over Bamako (Modiba) 3. Radiohead – In Rainbows (Self-Released) 4. Antibalas – Security (Anti-) 5. Nostalgia 77 – Everything Under The Sun (Tru Thoughts) 6. Ben Harper – Lifeline (EMI) 7. Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings – 100 Days, 100 Nights (Dap-Tone) 8. Eccodek – Voices Have Eyes (White Swan) 9. Anoushka Shankar & Karsh Kale – Breathing Under Water (Manhattan) 10. Eddie Vedder – Into The Wild Soundtrack (RCA)
TOM TERRELL 1. ANDY PALACIO & the GARIFUNA COLLECTIVE: Watina (Cumbancha) 2. MANU CHAO: La Radiolina: Y Ahora Que? (Nacional) 3. JULIETTE GRECO: Le temps d’une chanson (Sunnyside) 4. ANOUSHKA SHANKAR & KARSH KALE: Breathing Under Water (Manhattan) 5. WILLIE COLON: Crime Pays (Fania) 6. MESHELL NDEGEOCELLO: The World Has Made Me The Man Of My Dreams (Emarcy) 7. QUARTET SAN FRANCISCO: Whirled Chamber Music (ViolinJazz) 8. KERMIT RUFFINS: Live at Vaughan’s (Basin Street) 9. LITTLE AXE: Stone Cold Ohio (Real World) 10. HUGH MASEKELA: Live at the Market Theatre (Times Square)
TOM PRYOR 1. Ticklah - Ticklah vs. Axelrod (Easy Star) 2. Antibalas - Security (ANTI) 3. Andy Palacio - Watina (Cumbancha) 4. Slavic Soul Party! - Technocek Collision 5. Buika - Mi Nina Lola (Dro Atlantic) 6. Calle 13 - Residente o Visitante (Norte/Sony) 7. Martirio - Primavera en Nueva York (Norte/Sony) 8. Puerto Plata - Mujer de Cabaret (IASO) 9. Tabu Ley Rochereau - The Voice of Lightness (Stern's) 10. Bole 2 Harlem - Bole 2 Harlem (Sounds of the Mushroom)
CHRIS HEIM 1. Andy Palacio - Watina (Cumbancha) 2. Various - Roots of Chicha (Barbes) 3. Various Artists - Si, Para Usted (Waxing Deep) 4. Bob Brozman - Lumiere (Riverboat) 5. Mariza - Concerto em Lisboa (Four Quarters) 6. Mavis Staples - We'll Never Turn Back (Anti-) 7. Papa Noel - Cafe Noir (Tumi) 8. Dee Dee Bridgewater - Red Earth (Decca) 9. Kalman Balogh & the Gypsy Cimbalom Band - Live in Germany (Traditional Crossroads) 10. Various - Rough Guide to the Music of Vietnam (WMI)
MATT SCHEINER 1. Stephen Marley - Mind Control (Universal) 2. Ticklah - Ticklah Vs. Axelrod (Easy Star) 3. Xavier Rudd - White Moth (Anti-) 4. Lefties Soul Connection ‹ Skimming the Skum (Groove Attack) 5. Iron and Wine - The Shepherd's Dog (Sub Pop) 6. Yabby You - Deliver Me From My Enemies (Blood & Fire) 7. Turbulence - Do Good (Minor7Flat5) 8. Wilco - Sky Blue Sky (Nonesuch) 9. Toots and the Maytals - Light Your Light (Concord) 10. Bettye LaVette - The Scene of the Crime (Anti-)
BRUCE SACH 1. Zachary Richard - Lumière Dans Le Noir (Musicor) 2. Pink Martini - Hey Eugene! (Heinz) 3. Céu - Céu (Six Degrees) 4. Magnolia - Magnolia (Les Disques Audiogram) 5. Ariane Moffatt - Le Coeur Dans La Tête (Les Disques Audiogram) 6. Anne Lindsay - News From Up the Street (Violindsay Music) 7. Carla Bruni - No Promises (Les Disques Audiogram) 8. Thomas Hellman - Departure Songs (Justin time) 9. Luciana Souza - The New Bossa Nova (Verve) 10. The National Parks - Timbervision (Les Disques Audiogram)
MICHAEL STONE 1. Andy Palacio & The Garifuna Collective - Wátina (Cumbancha) 2. Omar Sosa / Promise / Otá-Melodia 3. Niño Josele - Paz (Calle 54) 4. Roberto Fonseca - Zamazu (Enja) 5. Chavela Vargas - Cupaima (Tropical Music) 6. Choro Ensemble - Nosso Tempo (Anzic) 7. Habib Koite - Afriki (Cumbancha) 8. Ági Szalóki / Hallgató (Lament) / FolkEurópa 9. Brazilian Folklore Research Mission (VA) / Musica Tradicional do Norte e Nordeste 1938 / Municipal Culture Secretariat of São Paulo-SESC-SP 10. Abyssinians - Satta Massagana (Heartbeat-Rounder)
BRUCE MILLER 1. Various Artists - Lesotho Calling (Sharp Wood) 2. Group Inerane - Guitars From Agadez (Sublime Frequencies) 3. Group Doueh - Guitar Music From The Western Sahara (Sublime Frequencies) 4. Bachata - Roja (iASO) 5. Daouda - Dembele (Yaala Yaala) 6. Bougouni - Yaalali (Yaala Yaala) 7. Pekos - Yoro Diallo (Yaala Yaala) 8. Various Artists - The Roots of Chicha (Barbes) 9. Puerto Plata - Mujer De Cabaret (iASO) 10. Robert Wyatt - Comicopera (Domino)
DOUG HESELGRAVE 1. Andy Palacio - Watina (Cumbancha) 2. Marcel Khalife - Taqasim (Connecting Cultures) 3. Tcheka - Nu Monda (Harmonia Mundi) 4. Dobet Gnahore - Ni Afriki (Cumbancha) 5. Benny Culture and Singe Shante - Conscience (Megawave) 6. Burning Spear - The Burning Spear Experience (Self-Released) 7. Mickey Hart and Zakir Hussain - Global Drum Project (Shout! Factory) 8. Toumani Diabate - Symmetric Orchestra (Nonesuch) 9. Lee Scratch Perry - A Lee Perry Jukebox (Trojan) 10.Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan - Dub Qawwali (Six Degrees)
NILS JACOBSON 1. Habib Koite and Bamada - Afriki (Cumbancha) 2. Oojami - Boom Shinga Ling (CIA) 3. Buika - Mi Niña Lola (Dro Atlantic/Casa Limon) 4. Sones De Mexico Ensemble - Esta Tierra Es Tuya (Sones De Mexico) 5. Nik Bartsch's Ronin - Live (Ronin Rhythm) 6. Ojos De Brujo - Techarí (Six Degrees) 7. Tinariwen - Aman Iman (World Village) 8. Enrico Rava - The Words And The Days (ECM) 9. Andy Palacio and the Garifuna Collective - Wátina (Cumbancha) 10. Various Artists - African Pearls, Vol. 4: The Teranga Spirit (Syliphone)
JOHN SEROFF 1. Alash - Alash (Self-Released) 2. Kenge Kenge - Introducing Kenge Kenge (World Music Network) 3. Lionel Loueke - Vision Forest (Obliquesound) 4. Vieux Farka Toure - Eponymous (Modiba) 5. The Yoshida Brothers - Hishou (Domo) 6. Kodo - Heartbeat (Sony) 7. Dengue Fever - Venus on Earth (M80) 8. Cherryholmes - Cherryholmes II Black and White (Skaggs Family) 9. Lekan Babalola - Songs of Icon (Mr. Bongo) 10. Alex Alvear - Ecuatorial (Self-Released)
JEFF TAMARKIN 1. Vieux Farka Toure - Vieux Farke Toure (World Village) 2. Anoushka Shankar & Karsh Kale - Breathing Under Water (Manhattan) 3. Dee Dee Bridgewater - Red Earth: A Malian Journey (DDB) 4. Corey Harris - Zion Crossroads (Telarc) 5. Pink Martini - Hey Eugene! (Heinz) 6. Andy Palacio & The Garifuna Collective - Wátina (Cumbancha) 7. Bebo Valdés - Featuring The Legendary Vocalists (Malanga) 8. Habib Koite - Afriki (Cumbancha) 9. Pharaoh’s Daughter - Haran (Oy!hoo) 10. Toni Iordache - Sounds From a Bygone Era Vol. 4 (Asphalt Tango)
STACY MEYN Hybrid - I Choose Noise (Distinctive) Recoil - subHuman (Mute) The Darbuki Kings - Doumtekastan (Massive Music) Various Artists - Backspin: A Six Degrees 10 Year Anniversary Project (Six Degrees) Eivissa - Defected in the House (Defected) Steve Bug - Fabric 37 (Fabric) Omar Akram - Secret Journey (Real Music) Various Artists-Urban Mantra-Music Mosaic Sultan - Yoshitoshi Montreal (Rephlektor Ink) The Original Chinatown Bad Boys: The Notorious MSG-Six Lessons from the Chinatown Underground (Cordless)
MARIO I. OÑA 1. Manu Chao - La Radiolina (Nacional) 2. Devendra Banhart - Smokey Rolls Down Thunder Canyon 3. Born Again Floozies - 7 Deadly Sinners 4. Café Tacvba - Sino (Universal Latino) 5. Beirut - The Flying Club Cup (Badabing) 6. Calle 13 - Residente o Visitante (Sony) 7. Federico Aubele - Panamericana (18th St. Lounge) 8. Mexican Institute of Sound - Piñata (Nacional) 9. Austin TV - Fontana Bella (Self-Released) 10. B*Side Players - Fire in the Youth (Self-Released)
ERNEST BARTELDES Caetano Veloso - Cê (Nonesuch) Pacha Massive - All Good Things (Nacional) Karsh Kale & Anoushka Shankar - Breathing Under Water (Manhattan) Paul McCartney - Memory Almost Full (Hear Music) Céu - Céu (Six Degrees) Bebel Gilberto - Momento (Six Degrees) Ojos de Brujo - Techarí (Six Degrees) Manu Chao - La Radiolina (Nacional) Arturo Sandoval - Rumba Palace (Telarc Jazz) Francesca Ancarola - Lonquen (Petroglyph)
TOM ORR Andy Palacio and the Garifuna Collective - Watina (Cumbancha) Colombiafrica - The Mystic Orchestra- Voodoo Love Inna Champeta Land (Riverboat Records/World Music Network) Jacques Schwarz-Bart - Sone Ka-La (Emarcy/Universal) Jose Conde y Ola Fresca - Revolucion (Pipiki/Mr. Bongo) Malouma - Nour (Marabi) King Sunny Ade - Gems From the Classic Years 1967-1974 (Shanachie) Ricardo Lemvo and Makina Loca - Isabela (Mopiato) Cory Harris - Zion Crossroads (Telarc) Tinariwen - Aman Iman (World Village) Benjamin Escoriza - Alevanta! (Riverboat Records)
PHIL FREEMAN 1. Tego Calderón - El Abayarde Contra-Ataca (Universal) 2. Various Artists - New York City Salsa (Fania) 3. Kenge Kenge - Introducing Kenge Kenge (World Music Network) 4. Various Artists - ¡Gozalo! (Vampisoul) 5. Sol Hoopii - King Of The Hawaiian Steel Guitar (Sony) 6. Tony Allen - Afro Disco Beat (Vampisoul) 7. Rebuilding The Rights Of Statues - Cut Off! (Tag Team) 8. Calle 13 - Residente O Visitante (Sony) 9. Tinariwen - Aman Iman (Harmonia Mundi) 10. El Kinto - s/t (Lion)
TAD HENDRICKSON 1. Manu Chao – La Radiolina (Nacional) 2. Gogol Bordello – Super Taranta! (Side One Dummy) 3. Anoushka Shankar & Karsh Kale – Breathing Under Water (Manhattan) 4. Antibalas – Security (ANTI-) 5. V/A – Roots Of Chicha (Barbes) 6. Sharon Jones – 100 Days, 100 Nights (Daptone) 7. Federico Aubele – Panamericana (ESL Music) 8. Luciana Souza – The New Bossa Nova (Verve) 9. Nawal – Aman (s/r) 10. Andy Palacio – Watina (Cumbancha)
BILL MURPHY 1. V/A – Jonny Greenwood Is the Controller (Sanctuary) 2. Björk – Volta (One Little Indian/Universal) 3. King Jammy – King Jammy’s Dub Explosion (Jamaican Recordings) 4. Femi Kuti – The Definitive Collection (Wrasse) 5. V/A – Roots of Chicha (Barbes) 6. Celia Cruz - ¡Azucar!: A Lady and her Music (Fania/Emusica) 7. Grinderman – Grinderman (ANTI-) 8. Antibalas – Security (ANTI-) 9. Calle 13 – Residente O Visitante (Sony) 10. Jose Conde & Ola Fresca – Revolucion (Mr. Bongo)
ADAM MENCELES 1. The Slackers - The Boss Harmony Sessions (Special Potato Records) 2. Gogol Bordello - Super Taranta (Side One Dummy) 3. The Aggrolites - Reggae Hit L.A. (Hellcat Records) 4. Ozomatli - Don't Mess With The Dragon (Concord Records) 5. Tim Armstrong - A Poet's Life (Hellcat Records) 6. Joel Plaskett Emergency - Ashtray Rock (Maple Music Recordings) 7. Psychotropical Orchestra - Invasion Psychotropical (Denso) 8. Bossacucanova - Uma Batida Diferente - (Six Degrees) 9. Nekromantix - Life Is A Grave And I Dig It (Hellcat Records) 10. Xavier Rudd - White Moth (Anti)
― Rockist Scientist, Friday, 14 December 2007 20:16 (sixteen years ago) link
I think I'm the biggest Karsh Kale fan around here and I have been disappointed by Breathing Under Water, time to give it another shot maybe. But yeah Palacios in a walk.
― Dimension 5ive, Friday, 14 December 2007 20:23 (sixteen years ago) link
Blinded by the Hype!'s 2007 top ten.
Top Albums
1. Battles -- 'Mirrored' 2. Burial -- 'Untrue' 3. Baroness -- 'Red Album' 4. Low -- 'Drums and Guns' 5. UGK -- 'Underground Kingz' 6. Gui Boratto -- 'Chromophobia' 7. Panda Bear -- 'Person Pitch' 8. P.J. Harvey -- 'White Chalk' 9. Radiohead -- 'In Rainbows' 10. Electrelane -- 'No Shouts, No Calls'
Top Singles
1. Rihanna f. Jay-Z -- 'Umbrella' 2. Kanye West -- 'Flashing Lights' 3. Spoon -- 'The Ghost of You Lingers' 4. The Dillinger Escape Plan -- 'Black Bubblegum' 5. Amy Winehouse -- 'Rehab' 6. Justice -- 'D.A.N.C.E. 7. LCD Soundsystem -- 'All My Friends' 8. UGK -- 'International Players Anthem' 9. Battles -- 'Atlas' 10. Kathy Diamond -- 'All Woman'
― fukasaku tollbooth, Friday, 14 December 2007 21:03 (sixteen years ago) link
I'm a little surprised that Tinariwen didn't do better on those Global Rhythms lists.
― polyphonic, Friday, 14 December 2007 21:09 (sixteen years ago) link
Are there any good hardcore/post-hardcore lists out there? Just curious, what with No Age, Times New Viking, Psychadelic Horseshit, etc. coming out this year, I wanted to see what else a publication focusing on that scene would like.
― I eat cannibals, Friday, 14 December 2007 21:26 (sixteen years ago) link
Isn't Blinded by the Hype! just, like, one guy? I mean, I like him and all, but dag, maybe I should just post MINE up here. Oh wait I probably will. Just on another thread.
― Dimension 5ive, Friday, 14 December 2007 21:27 (sixteen years ago) link
what happened to lollertronix
― and what, Friday, 14 December 2007 21:30 (sixteen years ago) link
Blinded by the Hype, indeed.
― elan, Friday, 14 December 2007 22:26 (sixteen years ago) link
I hope Matos has sent ballots to the Global Rhythms writers...and XXL online columnists too
― curmudgeon, Saturday, 15 December 2007 01:40 (sixteen years ago) link
Jesus you're a pest, Steve.
― Matos W.K., Saturday, 15 December 2007 01:49 (sixteen years ago) link
here's an idea: assume I did.
― Matos W.K., Saturday, 15 December 2007 01:52 (sixteen years ago) link
re. Global Rhythms
i'm surprised to see Manu Chao's record in so many of those lists. i thought it had been universally derided....or perhaps i'm thinking of his live show.
― sam500, Saturday, 15 December 2007 07:11 (sixteen years ago) link
That Stephen Marley record is hella boring.
― The Reverend, Saturday, 15 December 2007 07:35 (sixteen years ago) link
i was on his tour bus once.
― J0rdan S., Saturday, 15 December 2007 07:38 (sixteen years ago) link
Groupie.
― The Reverend, Saturday, 15 December 2007 07:56 (sixteen years ago) link
yeah cash money buses have been a little heated lately so i decided to move on.
― J0rdan S., Saturday, 15 December 2007 08:02 (sixteen years ago) link
no a family friend lives next door to the marley house (dunno which marley actually owns it tbh) in miami and one day a few years ago they were loading shit into the bus when we were out there and they let me and my brother and his friend walk around for a minute or so.
― J0rdan S., Saturday, 15 December 2007 08:04 (sixteen years ago) link
This is where list fatigue begins to set in. The more mainstream lists all start blending together as Xmas approaches.
The Onion I'm on vacation, so I don't know why I'm punishing myself, but I read nearly all 600+ comments on The Onion's list page. Complaints mainly focused on the lack of hip-hop, and the exclusion of Panda Bear, Of Montreal, and a few other albums that really are no less whitebread (Shins, New Porn, Andrew Bird, etc.) than the interchangeable selections they're kvetching about. Two good things came of it. I found a list with three Finnish albums I hadn't heard of (I've been having these reocurring dreams set in the dark forests of Finland and for some reason it makes me want to make a soundtrack for it), and I was reminded to pick up El-P's I'll Sleep When You're Dead. It just might be better than his first album, not sure why I forgot about it.
1. Arcade Fire, Neon Bible (81 points] 2. The National, Boxer (66 points] 3. Radiohead, In Rainbows (63 points] 4. LCD Soundsystem, Sound Of Silver (61 points] 5. Band Of Horses, Cease To Begin (56 points] 6. M.I.A., Kala (54 points] 7. Amy Winehouse, Back To Black (42 points] 8. Tegan And Sara, The Con (37 points] 9. Wilco, Sky Blue Sky (36 points] 10. Bloc Party, A Weekend In The City (36 points] 11. Spoon, Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga (35 points] 12. Jesu, Conqueror (30 points] 13. Modest Mouse, We Were Dead Before The Ship Even Sank (29 points] 14. PJ Harvey, White Chalk (29 points] 15. Les Savy Fav, Let's Stay Friends (28 points] 16. The White Stripes, Icky Thump (27 points] 17. Low, Drums And Guns (26 points] 18. Ted Leo, Living With The Living (25 points] 19. Against Me!, New Wave (25 points] 20. Rilo Kiley, Under The Blacklight (25 points] 21. Grinderman, Grinderman (23 points] 22. Bat For Lashes, Fur And Gold (22 points] 23. Fall Out Boy, Infinity On High (22 points] 24. James Murphy & Pat Mahoney, FabricLive 36 (20 points] 25. Iron And Wine, The Shepherd's Dog (20 points]
SPIN I guess I should get around to listening to Against Me and Fall Out Boy *sigh*. I'm drawing the line at Bright Eyes, I'd heard enough of him. Do grownups really like that stuff? Are Bonde De Role and Brother Ali worth hearing? I didn't even know Wildhearts and BRMC had new albums.
40. Rilo Kiley, Under The Blacklight 39. Turbonegro, Retox 38. Dizzee Rascal, Maths + English 37. Ted Leo & The Pharmicists, Living With The Living 36. Bonde Do Role, With Lasers 35. Say Anything, In Defense Of The Genre 34. Bat For Lashes, Fur And Gold 33. The Wildhearts, The Wildhearts 32. Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Baby 81 31. Handsome Furs, Plague Park 30. Brother Ali, Undisputed Truth 29. Panda Bear, Person Pitch 28. Iron And Wine, The Shepherd's Dog 27. Band Of Horses, Cease To Begin 26. Bright Eyes, Cassadaga 25. Queens Of The Stone Age, Era Vulgaris 24. The Shins, Wincing The Night Away 23. Peter Bjorn & John, Writer's Block 22. Elliott Smith, New Moon 21. Modest Mouse, We Were Dead Before The Ship Even Sank 20. of Montreal, Hissing Fauna, Are You The Destroyer? 19. Arctic Monkeys, Favourite Worst Nightmare 18. Feist, The Reminder 17. The National, Boxer 16. Lily Allen, Alright, Still... 15. Justice, † 14. Bruce Springsteen, Magic 13. The Hives, The Black And White Album 12. Prince, Planet Earth 11. Lil Wayne, Da Drought 3 10. The White Stripes, Icky Thump 9. Spoon, Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga 8. Jay-Z, American Gangster 7. Amy Winehouse, Back To Black 6. Radiohead, In Rainbows 5. M.I.A., Kala 4. Kanye West, Graduation 3. LCD Soundsystem, Sound Of Silver 2. Arcade Fire, Neon Bible 1. Against Me!, New Wave
― Fastnbulbous, Saturday, 15 December 2007 17:02 (sixteen years ago) link
bonde do role are only worth hearing so you'll know once and for all you never want to hear them again. ok, that's mean. everything is worth hearing once. but i don't see the appeal.
― pshrbrn, Saturday, 15 December 2007 18:52 (sixteen years ago) link
The Against Me! album is terrible - awful production and their least engaging batch of songs yet. I have no idea what the appeal is supposed to be.
― Simon H., Saturday, 15 December 2007 18:55 (sixteen years ago) link
The Fall Out Boy album is good if you can ignore lyrics.
― The Reverend, Saturday, 15 December 2007 21:35 (sixteen years ago) link
i don't think the lyrics are that bad.
― J0rdan S., Saturday, 15 December 2007 21:36 (sixteen years ago) link
really good album though you're right.
I like the first Against Me record quite a bit but the ones since (is this their 3rd or 4th?) haven't really made any impression on me.
― sleeve, Saturday, 15 December 2007 21:43 (sixteen years ago) link
Omg. Spin picked Against Me! as #1 album? I think I'm going back to reading Spin now.
― Mordechai Shinefield, Saturday, 15 December 2007 21:58 (sixteen years ago) link
Man, I remember the first year I read Spin. I was a sophomore in highschool and I hadn't heard of any of the bands on the year end list. Now I know all of them - and I wish I didn't. :(
― Mordechai Shinefield, Sunday, 16 December 2007 01:45 (sixteen years ago) link
That Palacio album didn't really grab me... I probably need to relisten? I like the occasional divergence on those globalrhythm lists... Bjork? Sharon Jones? Ah well, I went with the Cherryholmes, so no room for complaint. Is there already a place where people are posting their personal top 10s and I'm missing it?
― forksclovetofu, Sunday, 16 December 2007 02:12 (sixteen years ago) link
Not a huge fan of Palacio's voice...It sounds empty to me.
― Tape Store, Sunday, 16 December 2007 06:32 (sixteen years ago) link
After suffering through the mediocre/boring/similar lists from most of the publications above, and their ridiculous NATIONARCADIOHEAD placements, I'm actually looking forward to the Pitchfork list, for once.
Predictions:
- The National in the 10-20 range, Arcade Fire in the 20-30 range, where they both belong. Radiohead I can see making the top 10 on Pitchfork this year. Such a relief.
- The #1 album: who knows? My guesses would be LCD, Panda Bear or MIA in the top 5, with Animal Collective and Radiohead as long shots for #1, but definite top 10 records.
- Looking forward to some surprises in the top 20 or so records. Last year I recall seeing Scott Walker, Boris and Liars in the the top 10, which was refreshing - all of those records are incredible. My #1 of the year was Junior Boys, which was #11 i think.
― stephen, Sunday, 16 December 2007 07:08 (sixteen years ago) link
Clarification: My guesses would be LCD, Panda Bear or MIA as the #1 album, all definitely in the top 5...
― stephen, Sunday, 16 December 2007 07:09 (sixteen years ago) link
another good 'un last year was Tim Hecker's Harmony in Ultraviolet at, what?, 13, 14 or something? such a great record.
― stephen, Sunday, 16 December 2007 07:10 (sixteen years ago) link
I don't think I would like Andy Palacio's sound, either. I wish I had a name for that general style, but there is a sort of very sweet, light-sounding, acoustic roots music that I am really not into. (It's definitely not just about acoustic, or even quiet acoustic, since I'm quite happy to listen to solo oud, for instance.)
― Rockist Scientist, Sunday, 16 December 2007 13:46 (sixteen years ago) link
Bachata - Roja
I don't understand what this is. There is a group just called Bachata? Something is wrong.
― Rockist Scientist, Sunday, 16 December 2007 13:52 (sixteen years ago) link
More likely, it's this compilation, which looks awesome, actually:
http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=7521513
I would like to see more historical compilations of bachata and merengue. (Maybe merengue even more because it's gone through such radical changes in instrumentation over the years.)
― Rockist Scientist, Sunday, 16 December 2007 13:53 (sixteen years ago) link
Pitchfork's best tracks of 2007.
List: http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/feature/47681-staff-list-top-100-tracks-of-2007/page_1
Individual staff lists: http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/feature/47485-staff-list-2007-individual-tracks-lists
― three handclaps, Monday, 17 December 2007 14:07 (sixteen years ago) link
From Jody Rosen's list in Slate:
23. Mickey Avalon, "Jane Fonda"
I no longer feel alone.
― Mordechai Shinefield, Monday, 17 December 2007 16:25 (sixteen years ago) link
To expand on that last post: Jody Rosen , Ann Powers and Christgau are discussing the year over at Slate.
http://www.slate.com/id/2179977/entry/2179978/
― The guy who just votes in polls, Monday, 17 December 2007 16:49 (sixteen years ago) link
I love the fact that Christgau has an 80GB iPod.
― Matos W.K., Monday, 17 December 2007 16:50 (sixteen years ago) link
I love this quote:
Let's get this party started quickly. Journey sucks. They sucked in 1981, they'll suck in 2033, and they suck now. Who gives a fuck what Tony Soprano thinks?
― Mordechai Shinefield, Monday, 17 December 2007 16:53 (sixteen years ago) link
Yeah, Jody R0sen must be all like "Oh, my ass. Thanks for handing it to me."
― Dimension 5ive, Monday, 17 December 2007 17:08 (sixteen years ago) link
Metacritic cobbling most/all '07 lists together here.
― dblcheeksneek, Monday, 17 December 2007 17:19 (sixteen years ago) link
"Most/All," I do not think so. from their site: Since its inception, Metacritic has provided a cross-section of reviews from a carefully-screened group of the most respected critics
― curmudgeon, Monday, 17 December 2007 18:34 (sixteen years ago) link
Simon Reynolds' year-end thoughts.
― Mark Clemente, Monday, 17 December 2007 18:44 (sixteen years ago) link
here's the more exact link.
― Mark Clemente, Monday, 17 December 2007 18:45 (sixteen years ago) link
How did I miss the fact that Kevin Ayers has a new record out?
― o. nate, Monday, 17 December 2007 19:16 (sixteen years ago) link
is it just me or is everyone putting the paper planes remix w/ bun b and rich boy on their lists and not the original? and if so why?????
― max, Monday, 17 December 2007 19:24 (sixteen years ago) link
http://www.grounduphiphop.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/10/bunb3.jpg
― Whiney G. Weingarten, Monday, 17 December 2007 19:29 (sixteen years ago) link
its such a boring/lazy verse tho.
― max, Monday, 17 December 2007 19:30 (sixteen years ago) link
because crits are still desperate for links between M.I.A. and US rap to help fill out their thesis papers about here.
― Alex in Baltimore, Monday, 17 December 2007 19:33 (sixteen years ago) link