hate you, tim
― dead cera (J0rdan S.), Saturday, 29 December 2012 23:40 (eleven years ago) link
it's totally one of the best radio rap productions of the year, and the rapping doesn't get in the way of it (possibly even helps, considering every time i've heard someone else rap on the beat it hasn't sounded as good) xpost
― some dude, Saturday, 29 December 2012 23:41 (eleven years ago) link
yeah, pretty much agree. still can't get over his name tho.
― Rolling "2 chainz" draadje (The Reverend), Saturday, 29 December 2012 23:48 (eleven years ago) link
the song basically disappearing before he could even get to like Ca$h Out's level has probably fed some of my enthusiasm for it
― some dude, Saturday, 29 December 2012 23:51 (eleven years ago) link
If anyone cares about my albums list (with dumb blurbs!), here it is: http://on.fb.me/10yKMnt
― Johnny Fever, Sunday, 30 December 2012 03:46 (eleven years ago) link
http://my2ndheartbeat.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/icare.jpg
― PliesStripAThon5Jan20th@gmail.com (some dude), Sunday, 30 December 2012 04:09 (eleven years ago) link
thx some dude, xo
― Johnny Fever, Sunday, 30 December 2012 04:09 (eleven years ago) link
There's always some dude that cares, Johnny. Just remember that.
No one gives a shit about mine so I didn't bother.
― EZ Snappin, Sunday, 30 December 2012 04:10 (eleven years ago) link
lol can i post it for you
― PliesStripAThon5Jan20th@gmail.com (some dude), Sunday, 30 December 2012 04:13 (eleven years ago) link
Sure! Not enough Pinkish Black love on this thread.
― EZ Snappin, Sunday, 30 December 2012 04:16 (eleven years ago) link
my albums list, sans blurbs (although i'd like to write some for at least the top 10):
http://grannykart.com/2012/11/05/jodys-top-30-of-2012/
― gimme some reggae! (get bent), Sunday, 30 December 2012 04:21 (eleven years ago) link
http://lightbulbhead.tumblr.com/post/38479597599/2012-favorites (xp)
― PliesStripAThon5Jan20th@gmail.com (some dude), Sunday, 30 December 2012 04:22 (eleven years ago) link
i keep forgetting about that new neneh cherry album.
― gimme some reggae! (get bent), Sunday, 30 December 2012 04:23 (eleven years ago) link
That Moon Duo record was one of my last cuts, but I dropped it once I realized “Sleepwalkers” sounds like Zooropa-era U2 taking lots of acid and trying to play Adam Ant’s “Vive Le Rock” from memory without having heard it since 1985.
― EZ Snappin, Sunday, 30 December 2012 04:31 (eleven years ago) link
you say that like it's a bad thing.
― gimme some reggae! (get bent), Sunday, 30 December 2012 04:33 (eleven years ago) link
Not at all! But I docked them slightly because when I saw Adam Ant this fall his current version of "Vive Le Rock" sort of sounded the same way.
― EZ Snappin, Sunday, 30 December 2012 04:35 (eleven years ago) link
In other words, those last few cuts were some arbitrary bullshit.
― EZ Snappin, Sunday, 30 December 2012 04:36 (eleven years ago) link
Ok that Moon Duo description makes me wish you wrote blurbs
― Y Kant Drugz Spell Kaballah (Drugs A. Money), Sunday, 30 December 2012 05:36 (eleven years ago) link
Am deeply saddened the Black Bananas album fell of your list, get bent
― Y Kant Drugz Spell Kaballah (Drugs A. Money), Sunday, 30 December 2012 05:39 (eleven years ago) link
i'm saddened too. i like that record. i'm so close to restoring it to the list.
― gimme some reggae! (get bent), Sunday, 30 December 2012 05:45 (eleven years ago) link
black bananas is back.
― gimme some reggae! (get bent), Sunday, 30 December 2012 05:49 (eleven years ago) link
So okay, maybe they're looking to shift to Decibel territory to extreme music, which works with bands like Swans.
no this stuff has been within their remit since literally their first issue
― Sounds like something Maria Carey would of rejected (DJ Mencap), Sunday, 30 December 2012 11:16 (eleven years ago) link
Yay! xp
― Y Kant Drugz Spell Kaballah (Drugs A. Money), Sunday, 30 December 2012 13:41 (eleven years ago) link
my albums list:
http://humanizingthevacuum.wordpress.com/2012/12/28/for-the-last-time/
― the little prince of inane false binary hype (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Sunday, 30 December 2012 13:54 (eleven years ago) link
i kind of want to have an extended discussion of cloud nothings vs. the men but i'm probably the only one
― an eagle named "small government" (call all destroyer), Sunday, 30 December 2012 14:26 (eleven years ago) link
xpost
Does this mean you had a change of heart on the Mountain Goats record?
― Public Brooding Closet (cryptosicko), Sunday, 30 December 2012 22:51 (eleven years ago) link
I don't think I outright disliked it -- it merely wasn't the keeper that last year's was.
― the little prince of inane false binary hype (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Sunday, 30 December 2012 22:52 (eleven years ago) link
Singles: http://humanizingthevacuum.wordpress.com/2012/12/20/best-songs-2012/
― the little prince of inane false binary hype (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Sunday, 30 December 2012 23:58 (eleven years ago) link
i would participate in a cloud nothings vs. the men discussion
open your heart was a nice punch to the gut the first several times i heard it, but it really faded for me. a few great songs on there, but overall it's a little bit tuneless in parts, and there's something about the production that leaves me cold. didn't end up cracking my top 50 or so.
attack on memory, on the other hand, has gotten good press since its release, and done well on these lists, but i still feel that it's underrated. just a terrific rock record that sounds as good (or better) every time i revisit it and scratches my Nirvana-fan itch (as did that Metz album). it's a top 15 of the year album, i say.
― alpine static, Monday, 31 December 2012 11:24 (eleven years ago) link
that's 4xp, obvs
― alpine static, Monday, 31 December 2012 11:25 (eleven years ago) link
http://www.tropicalbass.com/2012/12/top-of-the-trops-best-of-tropical-bass-2012/
ANDRÉS:Top Albums/EPs:MKC – Caribbean SwaggaSonodo Desconocido – Trópico QuasarMaga Bo – Quilombo de FuturoCumba Mela – Remix Ep 1
Sonikgroove ft. Prince Osito – Better dan dem Remix EPKumbia Queers – Pecados TropicalesSo Shifty ft. Madera Limpia – Rumba EPSonido Guay Neñe – Copla Colectiva DigitalSuelta la voz – Copia Doble SystemaChico Trujillo – Gran PecadorPalenke Soultribe – Makako EPTropikore – Guarapo EPFrikstailers – Guacha EPSubatomic Soundsystem ft. Anthony B – Dem Cant stop we from Talkin EP
― curmudgeon, Monday, 31 December 2012 17:17 (eleven years ago) link
xp having listened to both in the past two days (first time in a while for cloud nothings but i've been listening to open yr heart regularly since it came out) i find that the men scratch my 90s rock itch most effectively (metz do too to a lesser extent). i like the cloud nothings record, it's good, but there is such an audible joy in the performances on open yr heart and it's really wide open and un-self conscious about making a great record of guitar rock. attack on memory seems a little sullen and studied by comparison.
― an eagle named "small government" (call all destroyer), Monday, 31 December 2012 19:21 (eleven years ago) link
saw'em both at Pitchfork but The Men won me when they turned "Candy" into a Meat Puppets cowpunk jam.
― the little prince of inane false binary hype (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 31 December 2012 19:28 (eleven years ago) link
xpost i swear, i would write the exact opposite of this:
but there is such an audible joy in the performances on open yr heart and it's really wide open and un-self conscious about making a great record of guitar rock. attack on memory seems a little sullen and studied by comparison.
to me, it's Cloud Nothings that sounds joyous, or at least authentically cathartic. more feeling, whatever that means. more un-self conscious. more free. and open yr heart sounds like a very clinical, calculated "we are a good guitar band with our best (read: most accessible) batch of songs and we'd better make a great guitar record" effort, but in overthinking it, they sucked much of the life out of it.
different strokes, eh
― alpine static, Monday, 31 December 2012 20:38 (eleven years ago) link
indeed--i don't think there's anything on open your heart that's particularly accessible outside of turn it around, the title track, and candy. i do think the record is conscious in nodding at a variety of genres but nothing about the performances themselves comes off that way.
― an eagle named "small government" (call all destroyer), Monday, 31 December 2012 22:12 (eleven years ago) link
Angry Metal Guy weighs in with his Top 10(ish) of 2012.
#Ish: Vindicator // United We Fall#10: Wildernessking // The Writing of Gods in the Sand#9: Borknagar // Urd#8: Be’lakor // Of Breath and Bone #7: Ofermod // Thaumiel#6: Dodecahedron // Dodecahedron#5: Anathema // Weather Systems#4: The 11th Hour // Lacrima Mortis #3: Diablo Swing Orchestra // Pandora’s Piñata#2: Sophicide // Perdition of the Sublime#1: Sabaton // Carolus Rex
Honorable Mentions:
Sigh // In SomniphobiaArjen Anthony Lucassen // Lost in the New RealVintersorg // OrkanBlood Mortized // Keys to a Black HeartKing of Asgard // …To NorthHail Spirit Noir // PneumaSylosis // Monolith
― Loud guitars shit all over "Bette Davis Eyes" (NYCNative), Tuesday, 1 January 2013 16:31 (eleven years ago) link
http://www.datpiff.com/top2012
DatPiff.com's top 50 mixtapes of the year. not ordered by popularity, although download stats are shown so it's a good indicator of what was big.
― some dude, Tuesday, 1 January 2013 16:41 (eleven years ago) link
my lists: http://alexmacpherson.tumblr.com/post/38945575458/end-of-year-list-dump-2012
― lex pretend, Tuesday, 1 January 2013 16:47 (eleven years ago) link
aw lex adopted my "bonus bile" addendum
― some dude, Tuesday, 1 January 2013 16:49 (eleven years ago) link
I did like the Pinkish Black. All the enthusiasm had me revisiting it and it moved up to my top 40 and #6 in heavy rock. My copy was tagged as "grave wave," which many won't like but it's kind of a catchy tag. I could see them getting a lot more attention this year.
― Fastnbulbous, Tuesday, 1 January 2013 16:51 (eleven years ago) link
xp is it yours? i didn't know! that was a last-min addition thanks to alfred trolling me on twitter, "bonus bile" just popped into my head
― lex pretend, Tuesday, 1 January 2013 16:54 (eleven years ago) link
Alright! Glad you dug the Pinkish Black. The just finished recording the next album and with Century Media on board it should get them more attention. They also plan to tour the hell out of it and have really rounded into a solid live act.
xpost to fastnbulbous
― EZ Snappin, Tuesday, 1 January 2013 16:56 (eleven years ago) link
yeah it was the phrase i came up with for the "worst" lists at the bottom of my genre lists this year xp
― some dude, Tuesday, 1 January 2013 16:59 (eleven years ago) link
haha i only read those y'day, after i'd put mine up, and managed not to clock the same phrase at all
i have been very hungover and vacant this week admittedly
― lex pretend, Tuesday, 1 January 2013 17:01 (eleven years ago) link
lol well it's all good, no copyright on it or anything
― some dude, Tuesday, 1 January 2013 17:05 (eleven years ago) link
2012 TOP TEN CD's(From Latin Beat Magazine Online Contributors) By Vicki Solá 1. Eddie Montalvo / Desde Nueva York a Puerto Rico / Marcha2. Luis Mangual y su Conjunto Mangual / Sabor y Swing / Lujoso 3. Ray Castro's Conjunto Clasico / Este Es Mi Conjunto / RC Enter.4. Bobby Sanabria Big Band / Multiverse / Jazzheads5 Ralph Irizarry & Los Viejos De La Salsa / Viejos Pero Sabrosos / BKS6. CharanSalsa / Pa' Mi Pueblo / CharanSalsa7. Ralphy Santi / Homenaje Al Bailador / Muziq8. Don Sonero / La Verdadera Escena / Don Sonero Music9. Chico Álvarez & Palomonte Afro-Cuban Big Band / El Montunero / Mafimba 10. La Guatekera Orquesta / Going Back to the Old School Salsa / Old School Salsa
By Nelson Rodriguez 1. Eddie Montalvo / Desde Nueva York A Puerto Rico / Marcha2. Dorance Lorza y Sexteto Café / Rumbero De Corazon / DLR3. Ralph Irizarry y Los Viejos de la Salsa / Viejos Pero Sabrosos / BKS4. Chico Alvarez & Palomonte Afro Cuban Big Band / El Montunero / Mafimba5. La Excelencia / Ecos Del Barrio / Handle With Care6. Pacific Mambo Orchestra / PMO / PMO7. Tromboranga- Tromboranga Salsa Dura / Bloque 538. Marlow Rosado Y La Riqueña / Retro / Pink Chaos9. Wilson 'Chembo' Corniel / Afro Blue Monk / American Showplace Music10. Ralphy Santi / Homenaje A Los Bailadores / Muzik
By Elmer Gonzalez 1. Various Artists /La Música De Puerto Rico: Raíces Y Evolución (Box Set) - Casabe Records2. Andy Montañez /Sueño / Morocho Records3. Cheo Feliciano & Rubén Blades / Eba Say Ajá / Ariel Rivas Music4. Sonora Latina / Con Clave Para Bailar / Sedajazz Records5. Septeto Santiaguero / Vamos Pa' La Fiesta / Picap Records6. Ralph Irizarry y Los Viejos de la Salsa / Viejos Pero Sabrosos / BKS7. Eddie Montalvo / Desde Nueva York A Puerto Rico / Marcha8. Tromboranga Orquesta / Tromboranga Salsa Dura / Bloque 539. Tito García / Pa' Gozar / T&T Productions10. Wilson Chembo Corniel / Afro Blue Monk / American Showplace Music
By Luis Tamargo 1. Manuel Galbán / Blue Cha Cha / Concord Picante2. Carlos Varela / No es el Fin / Graffiti3. Various Artists / Chico y Rita Soundtrack / Calle 544. Ninety Miles / Live at Cubadisc / Concord Picante5. Elio Villafranca & Arturo Stable / Dos y Mas / Montéma6. Alfredo Rodríguez / Sounds of Space / Mack Avenue7. Clarise Assad / Home / Adventure8. Ricardo Alvarez & Cubanísimo / Marketing / Alvarez Music9. Waldemar Bastos / Classics of My Soul / Enja10. José Lugo & Guasábara Combo / Poetic Justice / GC Music
By Guido Herrera 1. Eddie Montalvo / Desde Nueva York a Puerto Rico / Marcha2. Cheo Feliciano / Ruben Blades / Eba Say Aja / Ariel Rivas Music3. Bobby Sanabria / Multiverse / Jazzheads4. Septeto Santiaguero / Vamos Pa' La Fiesta / Picap5. Jose Lugo & Guasabara Combo / Poetic Justice / En Grande Music6. Varios Artistas / Homenaje a Tite Curet: Sono Sono / Banco Popular7. Ralph Irizarry y Los Viejos de la Salsa / Viejos Pero Sabrosos / BKS 8. Papo Vazques & Mighty Pirates Troubadors / Oasis / Picaro Records9. Wilson "Chembo" Corniel / Afro Blue Monk / American Showplace Music10. Candi Sosa & Victor Cegarra / Boleros Meets Jazz / Candi Sosa Music
By Rudy Mangual 1. Eddie Montalvo / Desde Nueva York a Puerto Rico / Marcha2. Jose Lugo & Guasabara Combo / Poetic Justice / En Grande Music3. Septeto Santiaguero / Vamos Pa' La Fiesta / Picap Records4. Papo Vazques & Mighty Pirates Troubadors / Oasis / Picaro Records5. Ralph Irizarry y Los Viejos de la Salsa / Viejos Pero Sabrosos / BKS Records6. Henry Cole & The Afrobeat Collective / Roots Before Branches / Henry Cole7. Jaime Dubberly and Orquesta Dharma / Road Warrior / Higher Truth8. Bloque 53 / Tumba Pachunga / Bloque 539. Chembo Corniel Quintet / Afro Blue Monk / American Showplace Music10.Chico Alvarez & Palomonte Afro Cuban Big Band / El Montunero / Mafimba
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 2 January 2013 15:33 (eleven years ago) link
Links to my lists on spotify:Best World Music 2012Best Metal 2012Top 50 Albums 2012
― Mordy, Wednesday, 2 January 2013 17:05 (eleven years ago) link
My top 100: http://1000timesyes.tumblr.com/post/39482969118/cleaning-out-my-closet-the-top-100-records-of-2012
― finally rich, fun-packed, fulfilling (Whiney G. Weingarten), Wednesday, 2 January 2013 17:26 (eleven years ago) link
Mine: XHUXK'S TOP 100+ ALBUMS OF 2010!
― xhuxk, Wednesday, 2 January 2013 17:35 (eleven years ago) link
if we've decided the dev album counts as 2012 i might have to rearrange my entire list, it'd be top 10 easy
― lex pretend, Wednesday, 2 January 2013 17:37 (eleven years ago) link