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Postby toomanyhatz » 13 Nov 2017, 19:42

I think it's in my top five vote-getters too. Just shocked it only got three votes. And I am not a fan of Burst Apart, but I do happen to think Familiars (which I voted for) is almost as good.

Hospice is not an easy listen - it's harsh subject matter, and he sings right in your ear about it - but it's visionary and unique, which are the missing ingredient in most new records, even ones I like a great deal.
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Postby Darkness_Fish » 13 Nov 2017, 20:41

Well, I thought Milk-Eyed Mender was my best chance at voting for for a top 10 contender. Absolute genius, that album, lyrically and musically so playful and impressive. In my top 5 for the noughties.
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Re: BCB's Top 100 Albums of the 21st Century - Onward and upward

Postby Darkness_Fish » 13 Nov 2017, 20:52

Darryl Strawberry wrote:
Darkness_Fish wrote:Well, I thought Milk-Eyed Mender was my best chance at voting for for a top 10 contender. Absolute genius, that album, lyrically and musically so playful and impressive. In my top 5 for the noughties.

I feel guilty for not voting for it now. I voted for Ys.

So you should, I will always look down upon you now with a slight distaste and an air of personal grievance.

I do love Ys, but I think it's the lesser of the two albums, largely because I find the string settings a bit Disney at times, they seem to extraneous, too often. It's a shame, as I like Van Dyke Parks, and he's great to follow on twitter, too. Always voices his opinions, and picks some interesting music out.
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Postby Goat Boy » 13 Nov 2017, 21:29

Queen of Denmark is a beaut too. The kind of record where the persons charm and humanity shines through.

I saw him last year and he's a delight. Charming, likeable man and you get that on record too.
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Postby Darkness_Fish » 13 Nov 2017, 21:30

Darryl Strawberry wrote:I love Joanna Newsom unconditionally. I had all of her albums on my longlist.

I'd love to be able to proffer the same sentiment, but I found her last album really disappointing, it seems lifeless compared with the rest of her work. I still regard her as an absolute genius though, I have no doubt that she has it in her to astound me all over again. Which is undoubtedly her aim in life.
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Postby Goat Boy » 13 Nov 2017, 21:34

Anyone care to post examples of this genius?
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Postby toomanyhatz » 14 Nov 2017, 01:29

Another I'd have voted for if I'd thought of it:

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Postby toomanyhatz » 14 Nov 2017, 01:39

FWIW, I see 6 or 7 things left on my list I really expect to see in the top echelons of the list, and another 2 or 3 I'm hopeful about, at least.

The rest I'd be REALLY shocked if even ONE other person voted for, but there've been many surprises already, so I guess you never know...
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Postby Oscar » 14 Nov 2017, 07:21

I intend to compile a 100 track compilation of choice cuts from all nominated albums. Tracks will be decided by the posters who voted for the albums. You have been warned.

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Postby Oscar » 14 Nov 2017, 07:24

Matt Harringay wrote:That Antlers record should be top 5.

I'm expecting the Avalanches to win....


Avalanches will be coming soon I reckon... based on it being the most overrated 60 minutes and 39 seconds of recorded music... ever.

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Postby Oscar » 14 Nov 2017, 07:30

Expecting big, big positions for all of these...

Sufjan Stevens Greetings From Michigan 2003 and Seven Swans 2004
Amy Winehouse Back To Black 2006
Radiohead In Rainbows 2007, A Moon Shaped Pool 2016 and Kid A 2000
Burial Untrue 2007
The Strokes Is This It? 2001
Arctic Monkeys Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not 2006
Boards of Canada Geogaddi 2002
Daft Punk Discovery 2001
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Goat Boy wrote:Anyone care to post examples of this genius?




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Darkness_Fish wrote:
Goat Boy wrote:Anyone care to post examples of this genius?





Fuckin horrific.

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Jumper K wrote:
Darkness_Fish wrote:
Goat Boy wrote:Anyone care to post examples of this genius?





Fuckin horrific.



I lasted about a minute.
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Postby joels344 » 14 Nov 2017, 18:58

Darryl Strawberry wrote:
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Darryl Strawberry wrote:I feel guilty for not voting for it now. I voted for Ys.

So you should, I will always look down upon you now with a slight distaste and an air of personal grievance.

I do love Ys, but I think it's the lesser of the two albums, largely because I find the string settings a bit Disney at times, they seem to extraneous, too often. It's a shame, as I like Van Dyke Parks, and he's great to follow on twitter, too. Always voices his opinions, and picks some interesting music out.

I love Joanna Newsom unconditionally. I had all of her albums on my longlist.


I need to revisit all of her albums, especially Ys. I initially wasn’t very much into that album, but I feel it’s something I’d appreciate more nowadays.
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Postby Penk! » 14 Nov 2017, 19:01

OK, more up now. Just imagine Tom Browne/Bruno Brookes/Mark Goodier reading them out...
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Postby Penk! » 14 Nov 2017, 19:02

Also I noticed that I'd made a small mistake with the numbering of the previous entries, so that everything was listed one place too low. It doesn't affect the overall standings at all and nothing else has snuck in at the bottom, as we still had five albums tied at number 98.
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Postby toomanyhatz » 14 Nov 2017, 19:11

Wow, well there are a BUNCH in this batch I expected to see higher.
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Postby Penk! » 14 Nov 2017, 19:12

That Shins album was one of the last of my longlisted albums to get cut. The guy's a top songwriter but I don't always like the style.
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Postby never/ever » 14 Nov 2017, 19:18

PENK wrote:OK, more up now. Just imagine Tom Browne/Bruno Brookes/Mark Goodier reading them out...


Tony Blackburn, at best.....

Good batch this time. At The Drive-In was one I considered too.
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