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re: the ornette coleman mention, another interesting thing on this list, reflective of this year -- almost no presence of eminence-grise types. (except i guess mark e. smith.) (and arthur russell, but he's an eminence morte.) but i can't think of much from '08 that would have qualified -- no dylan, robert plant, or lindsey buckingham or whatever. there was probably a neil young album (don't even remember), but not one that made a dent.

There WAS a Buckingham album, but opinions are far too split for it to ever be ranked.

er, you know Robert Plant and Allison Krauss just won a Grammy for Album of the Year, right

Yeah, that too.

but didn't that album place last year iirc?

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plant/krauss was an '07 album though. would have been on last year's poll. (don't remember if it was.)

and i didn't even know there was a buckingham record...

no anti-votes before, i just asked people to submit a handful of their most hated songs with their ballots and the ones with the most noms were featured. believe it or not not a lot of people did it so i dropped it.

Oh right, it came out in 2007. xxxp

Weller could qualify but he hasn't made it I assume.

and i didn't even know there was a buckingham record...

Yeah, Gift of Screws finally got released, although it bares almost no resemblance to the bootleg of the same name that's been floating around for 8 years.

other weird difference is that this year's thread has had something like four times as many responses in its first week as last year's thread did during its entire run.

oh, and you could/should add battles to the count for metal albums last year, maybe (it's at least as metal as jesu and alcest) - so 5 for 07

my sentimental geezer vote fwiw went to paul westerberg, as much for his pricing scheme as anything.

and i guess if nick cave places he'll count in the geezer column.

omg double studio!! m.o.r. balearodribble? is that redundant?

albums are v different fwiw

18 - Kelley Polar - I Need You To Hold On While The Sky Is Falling
151.5 points, 14 votes
276 in P&J

http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/9574/333lj0.jpg

Full album streaming: http://www.last.fm/music/Kelley+Polar/I+Need+You+To+Hold+On+While+The+Sky+Is+Falling

I seriously can't remember the last time I heard a full-length this good.

― Jena

This is probably my favourite album of the year?

― I know, right?

I dunno, I felt the first album a lot more than this one. But I've only listened to it like 4 times so... maybe I should revisit it

excellent. wasn't sure if this was gonna place. :)

k.polar's one where i'm just firmly in the do-not-get camp. tried the first one, tried the second one, zzzzz.

I'm firmly in the I-like-two-or-three-tracks camp, on both albums.

Haven't heard this guy. What's he like?

d. lissvik is different but not THAT different, really. like i said, my vote went for this one in the end but i find it odd that a remix album would place so high in any poll. odd but awesome.

recent entries upping the electrodribble quotient slightly, if only by association (open-eared electronic production stuff that leans heavily towards pop).

but more and more, i'm feeling a strong tone of d-mag restraint & formality

kelley polar is dramatic violin disco. His vocals are a dealbreaker for many people - I like em myself.

meh more electrodribble coming up i expect - H&LA, Air France, M83, Cut Copy.

HERCULES, AIR FRANCE AND M83 ARE NOT ELECTRODRIBBLE YOU WANKER.

;-)

lol okay. i dunno i kind of stopped reading like ten posts into that electrodribble thread.

(open-eared electronic production stuff that leans heavily towards pop)

^^was going from this descriptor.

No one can agree on whether "electrodribble" means a) indie bands that use electronics or b) electronic acts that appeal to indie audiences.

oh snap...okay, so for all of you who like Ne-Yo, make sure to check out Taio Cruz.

I could probably listen to ^^^ a million times in a row without getting sick of it. Very smooth without being wimpy and insubstantial.

if justin timberlake did ^^^ it would be #1 forever

I've only heard the Hercules & Love Affair album once, but it sounded more like disco or house to me than "indie electro". Which obviously is a good thing.

I nommed "Come on Girl", but I think I'm the only votes it got.

"electrodribble" means a) indie bands that use electronics or b) electronic acts that appeal to indie audiences

probably best to say that it means a), draws on b)

hey good job voters, really liking Lau Nau.

'entropy reigns' was one of my favourite songs of 08 which worked to the album's detriment - everything else was in its shadow a bit.

I agree.

also on the kthx ilx tip: kelly polar. sounds great & i wouldn't otherwise have been aware

be sure to check out his cover of bowie's "Magic Dance" from Labyrinth, it's insane!

No offence but that sounds like the worst thing ever.

it is completely ridiculous i'll give you that. and he sings it in fake-italian.

This Kelly Polar album sounds almost nothing like what I imagined!

I quite like it, it's sort of... modal disco.

I know we already discussed Ne-Yo yesterday... but this deserves a post here:

17 - Santogold - Santogold
162 points, 16 votes
7 in P&J, 22 in p4k

http://img22.imageshack.us/img22/1694/santogoldalbumge3.jpg

Okay, way better than I expected. Why didn't someone tell me that only one of her songs was a half-rate MIA knockoff?

― The Reverend

This is such a great album, especially like first half which is kind of perfect. 'Say Aha'!!!

By all rights I should hate that album cover but I really, really love it.

(btw I have decided recently that "Starstruck" is easily the album's standout song)

Now goes by Santigold, fyi.

My favorite song keeps changing, but "Starstruck" has held the title several times.

Artist such as Jay-Z, Fabolous, Chris Brown and Lil Mama have all re-recorded verses on to the "A Milli" beat. But it was Neyo's verse, which Neyo said "is not a Chris Brown diss", that sparked internet mayhem and became the #3 most downloaded song on iTunes.

someone give the bg on this drama because i totally missed it.