If Chris Bohn's opening on-air remarks on Resonant FM the other night are anything to go by, then The Wire's Rewind 2010 #1 is ACTRESS - Splazsh! Big ups all around IMHO...
― Don't Make Me A Burrito (Craig D.), Saturday, 11 December 2010 22:10 (thirteen years ago) link
Here's a fun list - our own Phil (Unperson)'s best 40 and worst 10 metal:
http://social.entertainment.msn.com/music/blogs/headbang-blog.aspx
― Fastnbulbous, Sunday, 12 December 2010 01:47 (thirteen years ago) link
kinda want to hear that ov hell album now.
― scott seward, Sunday, 12 December 2010 02:34 (thirteen years ago) link
and hating on van canto is too easy. they are...something. i mean, they DO have some sort of vision. there are records that are spectacularly bad. but they're a spectacle as music group.
― scott seward, Sunday, 12 December 2010 02:38 (thirteen years ago) link
i like the best list though! superior album covers too. i want to hear a bunch on there. phil might be crazy, but he's got some good picks on there for a pantera fan.
― scott seward, Sunday, 12 December 2010 02:42 (thirteen years ago) link
That Ov Hell album isn't really awful, just plain boring. Its like black metal by numbers.
― one pretty obvious guy in the obvious (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Sunday, 12 December 2010 02:54 (thirteen years ago) link
Classic Rock EOY 2010 - top 50 albums
50. Buckcherry - All Night Long49. Spirits Of The Dead - s/t48. Brijitte West & the Desperate Hopefuls - s/t47. JP, Chrissie & the Fairground Boys - Fidelity!46. Grinderman - Grinderman 245. Elton John & Leonard Russel - The Union44. Deftones - Diamond Eyes43. Eric Clapton - s/t42. Meat Loaf - Hang Cool Teadybear41. Ronnie Wood - I Feel Like Playing40. Imelda May - Mayhem39. Steven Dale Petit - The Crave38. Voodoo Six - Fluke?37. Halford - Halford IV : Made of Metal36. Tinyfish - The Big Red Spark35. Siant Jude - Diary of a Soul Fiend34. Night Horse - Perdition Hymns33. Down - Diary of a Mad Band32. Joe Bonamassa - Black Rock31. Steeple - Wolf People30. Black Label Society - Order of the Black29. The Hold Steady - Heaven is Whenever28. Foxy Shazam - s/t27. Paul Weller - Wake up the Nation26. Heart - Red Velvet Car25. Scorpions - Sting in the Tale24. FM - Metropolis23. Mastermind - Monster Magnet22. Audrey Horne - s/t21. Unruly Child - World's Collide20. Ratt - Infestation19. Anathema - We're Here...18. Manic Street Preachers - Postcards From A Young Man17. Airbourne - No Guts, No Glory16. Neil Young - Le Noise15. Accept - Blood of the Nations14. Drive-By Truckers - The Big To-Do13. Altar Bridge - ABIII12. Cathedral - The Guessing Game11. Ozzy Osborne - Scream10. Killing Joke - Absolute Dissent9. The Gaslight Anthem - American Slang8. Jim Jones Revue - Burning your House Down7. Iron Maiden - The Final Frontier6. The Black Keys - Brothers5. The Union - s/t4. Robert Plant - Band of Joy3. Black Country Communion - Black Country2. Them Crooked Vultures - s/t1. Slash - s/t
― Mitchell Stirling, Sunday, 12 December 2010 13:12 (thirteen years ago) link
Slash? freakin' Slash? is this 1993 or what?
― You're Twistin' My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy Man! (Ioannis), Sunday, 12 December 2010 13:31 (thirteen years ago) link
^has never read Classic Rock magazine
― Princess BigSam (DJ Mencap), Sunday, 12 December 2010 14:23 (thirteen years ago) link
nice to see a list with the Chrissie Hynde record on it, it's got some killer tunes. also appreciate learning that Meat oaf released an album called "Hang Cool Teddy Bear" this year apparently.
― some dude, Sunday, 12 December 2010 16:10 (thirteen years ago) link
lmfao @ "Meat oaf"
― da puppier (Whiney G. Weingarten), Sunday, 12 December 2010 16:10 (thirteen years ago) link
haha Meat oaf (xpost)
― some dude, Sunday, 12 December 2010 16:13 (thirteen years ago) link
ha! great unintentional -- but accurate -- description.
― Daniel, Esq., Sunday, 12 December 2010 16:25 (thirteen years ago) link
haw, no i haven't. and apparently it's where the ROCK '70s/'80s went to die--sure seems to be gettin' mighty ripe around about there, too.
― You're Twistin' My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy Man! (Ioannis), Sunday, 12 December 2010 17:32 (thirteen years ago) link
lol the one album in there I have been loudly stanning for since late summer ('Steeple' by Wolf People) they get the band and title backwards :(
― Princess BigSam (DJ Mencap), Sunday, 12 December 2010 18:55 (thirteen years ago) link
These are both good (in fact, Ratt's album has shown up on a couple other lists I've seen, incuding Phil's metal one):
26. Heart - Red Velvet Car20. Ratt - Infestation
But the FM who made Metropolis (#24) unfortunately turn out to not to be the same keyboard-heavy Canadian guitarless AOR/pomp power-trio who put out City Of Fear in 1980, but rather some British people.
― xhuxk, Sunday, 12 December 2010 19:26 (thirteen years ago) link
this is actually my fave album by FM, but its kinda hard to find.
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AJcpmbP_Sow/RhzwJFxegzI/AAAAAAAAAAk/RFf_SXUTsDA/s320/FM2.jpg
― scott seward, Sunday, 12 December 2010 19:28 (thirteen years ago) link
the old FM.
Good old Classic Rock. You always know where you are with a Classic Rock list.
― Matt DC, Sunday, 12 December 2010 22:44 (thirteen years ago) link
1970?
― Algerian Goalkeeper, Sunday, 12 December 2010 22:45 (thirteen years ago) link
8. Jim Jones Revue - Burning your House Down
Good to see this turn up somewhere, it's a blast and massively underrated, if a bit hammy in places.
― Matt DC, Sunday, 12 December 2010 22:49 (thirteen years ago) link
It's not quite up there with Classic Rock's list from 2008:
10. Motley Crue - Saints Of Los Angeles9. Journey - Revelation8. Big Linda - I Loved You7. Whitesnake - Good To Be Bad6. Def Leppard - Songs From The Sparkle Lounge5. Airbourne - Runnin' Wild4. Black Stone Cherry - Folklore & Superstition3. Guns N' Roses - Chinese Democracy2. Metallica - Death Magnetic1. AC/DC - Black Ice
^^^ Does exactly what is says on the tin.
― Matt DC, Sunday, 12 December 2010 22:52 (thirteen years ago) link
Whitesnake!!!!
― seandalai, Sunday, 12 December 2010 22:56 (thirteen years ago) link
Honestly willing to believe that Classic Rock list is better than most of the lists we've seen on this thread.
― Matt DC, Sunday, 12 December 2010 23:02 (thirteen years ago) link
As long as you need ever hear any of the albums?
― Algerian Goalkeeper, Sunday, 12 December 2010 23:03 (thirteen years ago) link
One of my favorite's of the year is on that Classic Rock list. In fact, the album I'm voting #1 in the metal poll is on it.
― EZ Snappin, Sunday, 12 December 2010 23:04 (thirteen years ago) link
i like that the classic rock list doesnt feel the need to incorporate albums outside its milieu just because theyre critically acclaimed. no kanye, no arcade fire, no bullshit
― lotta diamonds ... but prolly more display names (deej), Sunday, 12 December 2010 23:07 (thirteen years ago) link
lol that Hold Steady fits perfectly in that list. Wonder why the Walkmen and the National arent jockeying for posish too
― da puppier (Whiney G. Weingarten), Sunday, 12 December 2010 23:10 (thirteen years ago) link
I've written for Classic Rock for about seven years (I'm mainly their go to guy for "mad stuff" like The Fall) and if I voted for albums outside its milieu (say Fabric55 by Shackleton for the LOLs) they would probably consider it a sacking offence. Quite right too.
― Carl Jung Jeezy (Doran), Sunday, 12 December 2010 23:31 (thirteen years ago) link
Xhuxk OTM about the Heart album!!!!! It soundtracked my 1,000 trips to the storage unit during our move this summer, and the 999 trips back.
― T Bone Streep (Cave17Matt), Monday, 13 December 2010 05:25 (thirteen years ago) link
Soon going to have to do a list of my top 101 albums of the year, many of which are unsurprisingly not here. LOL do people still read blogs?
― T Bone Streep (Cave17Matt), Monday, 13 December 2010 05:26 (thirteen years ago) link
If viacom hadn't removed all The State's MTV skits from youtube, the "Slash" sketch would have been a nice video right about here.
― billstevejim, Monday, 13 December 2010 05:50 (thirteen years ago) link
All of these lists are so good. Can't wait to see more.
― billstevejim, Monday, 13 December 2010 05:51 (thirteen years ago) link
Would read again.
― billstevejim, Monday, 13 December 2010 06:05 (thirteen years ago) link
Pitchfork Top 100 Tracks of 2010numbers 100-51:
100. These New Puritans - "We Want War"99. Gayngs - "The Gaudy Side of Town"98. Male Bonding - "Year's Not Long"97. Ramadanman - "Don't Change for Me"96. Diplomats - "Salute"95. Ty Segall - "Girlfriend"94. Kelis - "Acapella"93. Freddie Gibbs - "National Anthem (Fuck the World)"92. Matthew Dear - "You Put a Smell on Me"91. Liars - "Scarecrows on a Killer Slant"90. Abe Vigoda - "Crush"89. Usher [ft. Nicki Minaj] - "Lil Freak"88. DOM - "Burn Bridges"87. Perfume Genius - "Mr. Peterson"86. Glasser - "Apply"85. Wavves - "Post Acid"84. Gil Scott-Heron - "New York Is Killing Me"83. Surfer Blood - "Floating Vibes"82. Spoon - "Written in Reverse"81. Forest Swords - "Rattling Cage"80. The Radio Dept. - "Heaven's on Fire"79. Delorean - "Real Love"78. Die Antwoord - "Enter the Ninja"77. Rihanna [ft. Drake] - "What's My Name?"76. Here We Go Magic - "Collector"75. Toro Y Moi - "Blessa"74. Sade - "Soldier of Love"73. Wild Nothing - "Chinatown"72. No Age - "Glitter"71. Salem - "King Night"70. NDF - "Since We Last Met"69. Woods - "Suffering Season"68. Kingdom [ft. Shyvonne] - "Mind Reader"67. Drake - "Over"66. The National - "Bloodbuzz Ohio"65. Dum Dum Girls - "Jail La La"64. Alicia Keys - "Un-Thinkable (I'm Ready)"63. Broken Social Scene - "World Sick"62. Ted Leo and the Pharmacists - "Bottled in Cork"61. Tyler the Creator [ft. Hodgy Beats] - "French"60. Panda Bear - "Slow Motion"59. Twin Sister - "All Around and Away We Go"58. Oneohtrix Point Never [ft. Antony] - "Returnal"57. The Fresh & Onlys - "Waterfall"56. Joker - "Tron"55. Lady Gaga [ft. Beyoncé] - "Telephone"54. Vampire Weekend - "White Sky"53. Kendal Johansson - "Blue Moon"52. Lindstrøm & Christabelle - "Lovesick"51. Smith Westerns - "Weekend"
― Dan S, Monday, 13 December 2010 07:46 (thirteen years ago) link
60. Panda Bear - "Slow Motion"
is that a juvenile cover
― markers, Monday, 13 December 2010 07:50 (thirteen years ago) link
― markers, Monday, December 13, 2010 12:50 AM (1 hour ago) Bookmark
IF only.
― rihanna refurbished my dick (rennavate), Monday, 13 December 2010 09:45 (thirteen years ago) link
that's actually one juvenile song that's woozy & druggy &... slow enough where it wouldn't sound retarded & gimmicky if panda covered it
― ad hom alone (J0rdan S.), Monday, 13 December 2010 09:58 (thirteen years ago) link
when is the panda album coming out anyway
― ad hom alone (J0rdan S.), Monday, 13 December 2010 09:59 (thirteen years ago) link
soderburg wtf
― o let's not do it and say we did (The Reverend), Monday, 13 December 2010 10:22 (thirteen years ago) link
??
― ad hom alone (J0rdan S.), Monday, 13 December 2010 10:26 (thirteen years ago) link
"over" blurb
― o let's not do it and say we did (The Reverend), Monday, 13 December 2010 10:26 (thirteen years ago) link
he calls drake the "king of hashtag rappers" and means it as a compliment
― o let's not do it and say we did (The Reverend), Monday, 13 December 2010 10:27 (thirteen years ago) link
oh, well to be fair he did say that diggy simmons sounded better on the beat
― ad hom alone (J0rdan S.), Monday, 13 December 2010 10:27 (thirteen years ago) link
i like the ramadanman track but so far nothing else i haven't heard already that sounds interesting to me
― o let's not do it and say we did (The Reverend), Monday, 13 December 2010 10:31 (thirteen years ago) link
it's weird tho -- i liked the beat at first, though now i find it pretty repulsive, but in any event it doesn't strike me as the type of beat like "miss me" or something where you can just totally vibe to the thing while ignoring the rapping -- it seems more, purposefully, like a backdrop beat that's really meant to emphasize the lyrics
― ad hom alone (J0rdan S.), Monday, 13 December 2010 10:31 (thirteen years ago) link
talking about "over" obv
damn, i always forget how good that alicia joint is
― o let's not do it and say we did (The Reverend), Monday, 13 December 2010 10:32 (thirteen years ago) link
"over" beat is dope in a heatmade in '04 kinda way but that just makes me wish i could hear some roc dudes in their prime spit gully shit on it
― o let's not do it and say we did (The Reverend), Monday, 13 December 2010 10:33 (thirteen years ago) link
also i thought his point about t-pain was bizarre & didn't really make sense in the context of what he said about drake? like, i guess the idea of rap/r&b being "slash & burn" or w/e was sorta right, but it seems off to me to say that drake has avoided the fate of being cast off due to self-parody because he put out a "cogent" debut album by using the example of t-pain, who was actually a really coherent album artist
also i fail to see the connection b/w putting out a "cogent" album & not randomly losing favor w/in the industry & public
― ad hom alone (J0rdan S.), Monday, 13 December 2010 10:37 (thirteen years ago) link