Year-End Critics' Polls '08

boooooooooooring

http://www.largeheartedboy.com/blog/archive/2008/11/2008_yearend_on_1.html lots of lists

Other Music best of 08 topped by El Guincho, Crystal Stilts, Grouper ...

that el guincho album is pretty good. surprised it's not more widely cited. seems like it could've at least gotten the slot reserved for manu chao or congotronics or something.

Yep, everytime I return to El Guincho it seems like I am hearing it for the first time... in a good way.

Surprised the Dig Lazarus isn't on more lists. It'll be in my Top Five and it's almost nowhere to be seen.

It's on virtually every list!

There's even a separate ilx thread with people grumbling that's overrated and they don't understand why it is showing up on so many lists

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Dig Harry Dig!

Irony... a fading gift.

Vibe's Top 80 Songs:

80. Joe Budden ft. Joell Ortiz, Nino Bless, Crooked-I & Royce Da 5'9", "Slaughterhouse" (Amalgam)
79. Duffy, "Mercy" (Mercury)
78. MGMT ft. Jim Jones, "Electric Feel (Remix)" (mixtapes)
77. Sheek Louch, "Good Love" (Koch)
76. Mr. Vegas, "Tek Weh Yuh Self" (Delicious Vinyl)
75. Danity Kane, "Damaged" (Bad Boy/Atlantic)
74. G Unit ft. Young Buck, "Rider, Pt. 2" (G Unit/Shady/Aftermath)
73. Tricky, "Puppy Toy" (Domino)
72. Red Cafe ft. 50 Cent, Fat Joe, Jadakiss & Fabolous, "Paper Touchin' (Remix)" (mixtapes)
71. Mariah Carey, "Touch My Body" (Island)

70. Leona Lewis, "Bleeding Love" (J)
69. Ciara ft. T-Pain, "Go Girl" (LaFace/Zomba)
68. Busta Rhymes ft. Ron Browz, "Arab Money" (Flipmode/Universal Motown)
67. Keri Hilson ft. Lil Wayne, "Turnin' Me On" (Mosley Music/Interscope)
66. Esperanza Spalding, "She Got to You" (Heads Up)
65. Charles Hamilton, "Brooklyn Girls" (mixtape)
64. Hot Stylz ft. Yung Joc, "Lookin Boy" (mixtapes)
63. Slim ft. Jadakiss & Freeway, "So Fly (Remix)" (mixtapes)
62. Yung L.A. ft. Young Dro & T.I., "Ain't I (Remix)" (mixtapes)
61. Chris Brown, "Take You Down" (Jive/Zomba)

60. Beyonce, "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" (Music World/Columbia)
59. Solange, "I Decided Pt. 1" (Music World/Geffen)
58. David Banner ft. Chris Brown and Yung Joc, "Get Like Me" (SRC/Universal Motown)
57. Lloyd ft. Lil Wayne, "Girls Around the World" (The Inc./Universal Motown)
56. Al Green ft. John Legend, "Stay with Me (By the Sea)" (Blue Note)
55. Rocko ft. Young Jeezy, T.I., Boo & Big Kuntry King, "Umma Do Me (Remix)" (mixtapes)
54. Portishead, "Threads" (Island)
53. Wale, "The Crazy" (mixtape)
52. Rihanna, "Don't Stop the Music" (Def Jam)
51. Rich Boy, "Chevy a Monsta" (mixtape)

50. Rick Ross ft. Nelly & Avery Storm, "Here I Am" (Slip-N-Slide/Def Jam)
49. Young Jeezy ft. Nas, "My President" (CTE/Def Jam)
48. Keyshia Cole, "Heaven Sent" (Geffen)
47. Coldplay, "Viva La Vida" (EMI)
46. Swizz Beatz, "That Oprah" (mixtapes)
45. New Kids on the Block ft. Ne-Yo, "Single" (Interscope)
44. Mavado, "So Special" (VP)
43. Bloc Party, "Mercury" (Vice)
42. Jim Jones & Ron Browz ft. Juelz Santan, "Pop Champagne" (Byrd Gang/Columbia)
41. The-Dream, "I Luv Your Girl" (Def Jam)

40. T.I., "What Up, What's Haapnin'" (Grand Hustle/Atlantic)
39. Trina, "Single Again" (Slip-N-Slide)
38. Raphael Saadiq, "Oh Girl" (Columbia)
37. TV on the Radio, "Golden Age" (Interscope)
36. Ray J ft. Yung Berg, "Sexy Can I" (Koch)
35. Maxwell, "Pretty Wings" (Columbia)
34. Webbie ft. Lil Boosie and Lil' Phat, "Independent" (Trill/Asylum)
33. Alicia Keys, "Teenage Love Affair" (J)
32. Plies ft. Ne-Yo, "Bust It Baby Pt. 2" (Big Gates/Slip-N-Slide/Atlantic)
31. Maino ft. T.I., Swizz Beatz, Plies, Jadakiss & Fabolous, "Hi Haters (Remix)" (mixtapes)

30. Mario, "Music for Love" (J)
29. Jordin Sparks ft. Chris Brown, "No Air" (Jive)
28. Kid Cudi, "Day N Nite" (mixtape)
27. T.I. ft. Rihanna, "Live Your Life" (Grand Hustle/Atlantic)
26. Usher ft. Lil Wayne & Beyonce, "Love in This Club Pt. 2" (LaFace/Zomba)
25. Erykah Badu, "Me" (Universal Motown)
24. Lil Wayne, "Dr. Carter" (Cash Money)
23. Mary J. Blige, "Just Fine" (Geffen)
22. Nas, "Queens Get the Money" (Def Jam)
21. John Legend ft. Andre 3000, "Green Light" (G.O.O.D./Columbia)

20. Big Boi ft. Andre 3000 & Raekwon, "Royal Flush" (Jive/LaFace)
19. The Roots ft. Wale, "Rising Up" (Def Jam)
18. Shawty Lo ft. Ludacris, Young Jeezy, Hunt, Akon, Red Cafe, Plies & Lil Wayne, "Dey Know (Remix)" (mixtapes)
17. Robin Thicke, "Magic" (Star Trak/Interscope)
16. Lupe Fiasco ft. Matthew Santos, "Superstar" (1st & 15th/Atlantic)
15. Ryan Leslie ft. Cassie & Fabolous, "Addiction" (Next Selection/Universal Motown)
14. Jay-Z, "Roc Boys (And the Winner Is . . . )" (Roc-a-Fella/Def Jam)
13. Kanye West, "Love Lockdown" (Roc-a-Fella/Def Jam)
12. T.I. ft. Kanye West, Jay-Z & Lil Wayne, "Swagga Like Us" (Grand Hustle/Atlantic)
11. Gnarls Barkley, "Who's Gonna Save My Soul" (Atlantic)

10. Santogold, "Creator" (Downtown)
9. Flo Rida ft. T-Pain, "Low" (Atlantic)
8. Jazmine Sullivan, "Need U Bad" (J)
7. Ne-Yo, "Closer" (Def Jam)
6. Snoop Dogg, "Sexual Eruption" (Geffen)
5. T-Pain ft. Lil Wayne, "Can't Believe It" (Konvict)
4. Estelle ft. Kanye West, "American Boy" (Atlantic)
3. Young Jeezy ft. Kanye West, "Put On" (CTE/Def Jam)
2. Lil Wayne, "A Milli" (Cash Money)
1. Lil Wayne ft. Static Major, "Lollipop" (Cash Money)

That's the best list I've seen yet.

14. Jay-Z, "Roc Boys (And the Winner Is . . . )" (Roc-a-Fella/Def Jam)

o come on

the top 20 ain't bad but let's remember that they named the fabolous/ne-yo song the #1 single of 2007

lol yeah i was just looking back at last year's list because there are so many super old songs like "Roc Boys" that i felt like they must have slipped and listed some songs 2 years in a row

this list is funny too because unlike the indie rock lists where tv on the radio is #1 and lil wayne is thrown in seemingly at random, on here it's the other way around

50. Rick Ross ft. Nelly & Avery Storm, "Here I Am" (Slip-N-Slide/Def Jam)
49. Young Jeezy ft. Nas, "My President" (CTE/Def Jam)
48. Keyshia Cole, "Heaven Sent" (Geffen)
47. Coldplay, "Viva La Vida" (EMI)
46. Swizz Beatz, "That Oprah" (mixtapes)
45. New Kids on the Block ft. Ne-Yo, "Single" (Interscope)
44. Mavado, "So Special" (VP)
43. Bloc Party, "Mercury" (Vice)
42. Jim Jones & Ron Browz ft. Juelz Santan, "Pop Champagne" (Byrd Gang/Columbia)
41. The-Dream, "I Luv Your Girl" (Def Jam)

^^i truly don't know what to make of this group of 10 - please send help

top ten is solid-ish, im not a big fan of "low" but obv it was huge and i think that santogold-apes-MIA song is really stupid-sounding even tho i like her, but otherwise its good -- the next ten are pretty wtf. Gnarls barkley? who tf is still listening to that? i dont know how many people voted but it seems odd that its that high. also i couldnt stand 'superstar' -- if yr gonna do old lupe fiasco songs 'dumb it down' and 'hip hop saved me' are both way better

― merriweather passantino pavilion (J0rdan S.), Saturday, December 13, 2008 9:54 PM (2 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

50. Rick Ross ft. Nelly & Avery Storm, "Here I Am" (Slip-N-Slide/Def Jam)
49. Young Jeezy ft. Nas, "My President" (CTE/Def Jam)
48. Keyshia Cole, "Heaven Sent" (Geffen)
47. Coldplay, "Viva La Vida" (EMI)
46. Swizz Beatz, "That Oprah" (mixtapes)
45. New Kids on the Block ft. Ne-Yo, "Single" (Interscope)
44. Mavado, "So Special" (VP)
43. Bloc Party, "Mercury" (Vice)
42. Jim Jones & Ron Browz ft. Juelz Santan, "Pop Champagne" (Byrd Gang/Columbia)
41. The-Dream, "I Luv Your Girl" (Def Jam)

^^i truly don't know what to make of this group of 10 - please send help

― merriweather passantino pavilion (J0rdan S.), Saturday, December 13, 2008 9:55 PM (1 minute ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

hahahha

haha but probably a good 65 songs on there are bangers - the rest is just totally wtf, which i guess is good in a way

otoh should you be rewarded for listing all the good songs on the radio?

i definitely give them credit for listing good radio songs that get ignored on most every other list. also i seriously doubt that that list was 'voted' on rather than just kind of assembled by committee and intensely strategized. i mean they probably had to bend over backwards to get that whole 'year of wayne and kanye' top 5, which is my least favorite part...i mean there's something to be said for tokenism when it means just letting an artist be represented once or twice in a top 10.

weird mavado pick...'on the rock' is much better than 'so special'. obv the first list i've seen that i've enjoyed, even with the wtfisms.

a pity they went for mediocre lead singles to represent some artists though...eg i like 'just fine' just fine but 'roses' is surely loads more outstanding even though it was an album track? and if even rolling stone can bring itself to recognise random ciara leaked tracks, surely vibe doesn't need to choose the mediocre 'go girl' above 'high price', 'echo' or 'work'?

78. MGMT ft. Jim Jones, "Electric Feel (Remix)" (mixtapes)

^^hang on wtf is this

haha file that under "lol @ jim jones"

there are some wtf choices that i kind of understand (lol all rappers love coldplay) but i can't think up one reason why vibe magazine would feel the need to include far and away the worst bloc part song of all time - they don't even have name cache or anything anymore

haha isnt there a thread on that redic remix

Vibe don't have a clue obv. And including Coldplay in such a list is just bullshit as then Coldplay should have been on top. Coldplay are obviously objectively way better than any R&B, hip-hop or dance will ever be.

AAAAAAGH STFU GEIR

I thought it was a joke. Was it not a joke?

geir dropping knowledge

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Predictable opinions from Geir. The gift that keeps on giving...

What on earth is that particular Portishead song doing in there though?

OMG that Geir aftershave!

Metal Geir Solid

Anyway... Not much to comment otherwise. Marcello is Marcello. The Lex is The Lex. Nothing new....

Have to chuckle at Geir calling someone out for being dogmatic and predictable.

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there are some wtf choices that i kind of understand (lol all rappers love coldplay) but i can't think up one reason why vibe magazine would feel the need to include far and away the worst bloc part song of all time - they don't even have name cache or anything anymore

― merriweather passantino pavilion (J0rdan S.), Sunday, December 14, 2008 5:44 AM (5 hours ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

Two words:

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thank u sir

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Anyway... Not much to comment otherwise. Marcello is Marcello. The Lex is The Lex. Nothing new....

― Geir Hongro, Friday, December 12, 2008 3:21 PM Bookmark

I think this may be the first time I've ever seen Geir acknowledge anyone else on this board exists.

Ladies Love Cool Geir

Nice to see the Koen Holtkamp make WIRE's electronica list. Criminally overlooked, I tell you!

Nice to see Esperanza Spaulding on the Vibe list. My favorite thing I've discovered today.

discovered? DISCOVERED? oh rev