Year-End Critics' Polls 2012

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)

"Ima Read" is one of my favorite tracks this year but I don't really think of it as a rap song

yeah ima read is great, def makes my list too

The Fives remix of it is awesome too, as is Njena Reddd Foxxx's own Silly Bitch

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'...

xp it's kind of endlessly remixable. all the remixes out there definitely play into my enjoyment of the song.

the mikeq & b. ames remix is my favorite, naturally

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.

Lyrics on "Springsteen" are great, but I kinda hate Church's voice

― suing murdoch for libel (Drugs A. Money), Thursday, December 13, 2012 5:18 PM

It's good enough for me.

right on, just personal preference on that one

I'm no critic, but "Springsteen" is my song of the year too.

def in my top 10

Rolling Stone Readers' Poll
http://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'

waht

Trespassing indeed

lambert has a rabid internet stanbase

Adam Lambert? lol internet street teaming much?

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.

Adam Lambert? lol internet street teaming much?

Hope yr keeping an eye on that ilx poll Johnny

i like how they act like they're going to disclaim responsibility for the outcome and then mention their super-positive review

imagine if they could do that to the Pitchfork poll

Zeus in a thong = Maggie Smith in Daisy Dukes

Van Halen and Rush's street teams are none too shabby either.

what do you call a street team that's been at it for 30 years? wheelchair team?

Forgot about that Van Halen album already. "Ta-too, ta-too, ta-too!"

i judge all tracks countdowns by the placements of "losing you" and "everything is embarrassing" with respect to one another

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)

Every tracks countdown that doesn't have "Adorn" at #1 is utterly confusing to me.

I may violate my no-singles-from-top-ten-albums rule (which I do once a year) for "Adorn."

i judge all tracks countdowns by the placements of "losing you" and "everything is embarrassing" with respect to one another

They sound like almost exactly the same (good) song to me

i just bemoan the fact that NO trax list so far has recognised "matte black truck", wtf is wrong with people

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)

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

just got my P&J ballot e-mail btw

google search results for "matte black truck" + kalenna: approx 54,100

google search results for "losing you" + solange: approx 1,130,000

I try not to overlap albums and singles top 10s too much

if it's just a ballot of 10 i try to stick to the no-overlap rule ruthlessly. several contenders this year though - miguel (for "do you...", obv), carly rae (was not expecting the album to be so strong) and weirdly nicki, whose album is in my top 5 but who made SO many singles-i-jammed-as-singles-incessantly in 2012 ("stupid hoe", "pound the alarm", "the boys", "come on a cone", "starships" AND WHAT, and that's not even counting the actual best song on the album "gun shot")

google search results for "matte black truck" + kalenna: approx 54,100

google search results for "losing you" + solange: approx 1,130,000

― Jesus, the Total Douchebag (DJP), Thursday, December 13, 2012 9:43 PM (9 seconds ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

;_; ;_; ;_; ;_; ;_;

for reeeaallll this is such an injustice, at least dawn gets SOME props

try hanging out with shitty indie bands kalenna :(

this is my first year having spotify for this process, looking forward to being able to blast through the tracks nominations without any hassle

just got my ballot too

maybe "matte black truck" is cool but i was too freaked out by her lips and had to stop the video.

oh god, Jessie J did that with the "Do It Like A Dude" video and that is probably the number one reason why I detest her

it just looks diseased

i AM annoyed that kalenna only made a "teaser" video for half the song - the full song is essential because it completely changes midway through but i guess she couldn't be bothered to finish the video? she did the same for "go to work". bad media strategy kalenna.

Miguel will most likely make both my album and song list, though "Arch n Point" remains my miguel single of choice.

it just looks diseased

― Jesus, the Total Douchebag (DJP), Thursday, December 13, 2012 4:50 PM (2 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

yup! i was like i can stick with this for less than two minutes but turns out i couldn't.

this is the full song without the weird lips!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVKncaDUxeY

"Matte Black Truck" (Rampaging Herpes mix)

(I do like "Matte Black Truck" but I can't help but feel that it would be much more at home in 2002 than 2012)

thanking u lex

just got my P&J ballot e-mail btw

― some dude, Thursday, December 13, 2012 2:41 PM (18 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

they're probably sending 'em out to all same people as last year?

i assume so, don't know how much effort has been made at updating/expanding address book but they usually seem to start w/ the previous year's pool