Jahfin Posted December 2, 2007 Share Posted December 2, 2007 http://www.stylusmagazine.com/articles/pop...ums-of-2007.htm 50. PJ Harvey - White Chalk 49. Paramore - Riot! 48. Monkey Swallows the Universe - The Casket Letters 47. 65daysofstatic - The Destruction of Small Ideas 46. The Avett Brothers - Emotionalism 45. Strategy - Future Rock 44. Colleen - Les Ondes Silencieuses 43. Basteroid - Upset Ducks 42. Calle 13 - Residente O Visitante 41. Andy Palacio & The Garfuna Collective - Wátina 40. Pantha Du Prince - This Bliss 39. UGK - Underground Kings 38. Tinariwen - Aman Iman: Water is Life 37. Devin The Dude - Waitin' to Inhale 36. Marnie Stern - In Advance Of The Broken Arm 35. Patrick Wolf - The Magic Position 34. Dungen - Tio Bitar 33. Stars Of The Lid - And The Refinement Of Their Decline 32. Low - Drums and Guns 31. Menomena - Friend and Foe 30. El-P - I'll Sleep When You're Dead 29. Electrelane - No Shouts No Calls 28. A Sunny Day In Glasgow - Scribble Mural Comic Journal 27. Of Montreal - Oh Hissing Fauna, Are You The Destroyer? 26. Kathy Diamond - Miss Diamond to You 25. Battles - Mirrored 24. Studio - West Coast 23. !!! - Myth Takes 22. Deepchord Presents Echospace - The Coldest Season 21. Caribou - Andorra 20. Dalek - Abandoned Language 19. Liars - Liars 18. Justice - Cross 17. Grinderman - Grinderman 16. The Besnard Lakes - Are the Dark Horse 15. The Twilight Sad - Fourteen Autumns and Fifteen Winters 14. Iron & Wine - The Shepherd's Dog 13. Gui Boratto - Chromophobia 12. Phosphorescent - Pride 11. Arcade Fire - Neon Bible 10. Radiohead - In Rainbows 09. The Field - From Here We Go Sublime 08. M.I.A. - Kala 07. Spoon - Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga 06. Kanye West - Graduation 05. The National - The Boxer 04. Lil Wayne - Da Drought 3 03. Panda Bear - Person Pitch 02. Miranda Lambert - Crazy Ex-Girlfriend 01. LCD Soundsystem - Sound of Silver Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jahfin Posted December 2, 2007 Author Share Posted December 2, 2007 I'm imagine some are very worthy but I don't own any of them either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jahfin Posted December 2, 2007 Author Share Posted December 2, 2007 Ain't that something ? Neither one of us has any of it. I guess we're just not hip, or styled in stylus's eyes.. While I enjoy perusing the various year end best of lists I'm not one to get all that worked up about what releases make the cut on them. I listen to what I like with no aversions whatsover to what's hip or not. That approach sucks all the joy out of listening to and enjoying music, at least to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GetTheLedOut Posted December 2, 2007 Share Posted December 2, 2007 The complaint most obvious to me is the lack of Icky Thump. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jahfin Posted December 2, 2007 Author Share Posted December 2, 2007 Yeah..but by yearend I usually have some of the music on various lists. I've seen 2 recently you've posted and I didn't have a single one. The again, I haven't bought too many new cd's this year. Mostly deluxe versions of older material. In recent years I've started keeping a list of everything I've purchased (or been gifted with) over the course of the year whether it be full length albums (CD & vinyl), EPs, box sets, reissues, etc. Last year it came out almost even. I just tallied up this years' lists and it came out like this: 42 new releases 40 released prior to 2007 All that and I still don't have a lot of stuff I'd like to hear such as Neil's new one, Lucinda's West, Steve Earle's Washington Square Serenade, The Song Remains the Same remaster and lots of others. I also keep track of DVDs and books but didn't include them here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jahfin Posted December 2, 2007 Author Share Posted December 2, 2007 I imagine there's a way to do some sort of Excel spreadsheet but you're right, that would be a massive undertaking especially considering the amount of vinyl, cassettes and CDs I've accumulated over the years. Still, it would be a nice way of keeping track. Not sure about satellite radio hiring but I understand there's some online only radio stations that allow you to DJ. Only thing is, there's no pay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muse Posted December 2, 2007 Share Posted December 2, 2007 Man... there's at least 10 people on that list that I've never even heard of. I just can't keep up, especially since I don't download willy-nilly. I'd have a lot more money if I just slowed down... Anyways, I was wondering why Sigur Ros Hvarf-Heim isn't on the list... maybe it doesn't count because it's technically 2 EPs packed together, rather than an album? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninelives Posted December 2, 2007 Share Posted December 2, 2007 Most of it I've not heard of either but I'm thrilled Tinariwen was on there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kith Kannan Posted December 2, 2007 Share Posted December 2, 2007 http://www.stylusmagazine.com/articles/pop...ums-of-2007.htm 47. 65daysofstatic - The Destruction of Small Ideas 34. Dungen - Tio Bitar 32. Low - Drums and Guns 27. Of Montreal - Oh Hissing Fauna, Are You The Destroyer? 20. Dalek - Abandoned Language 11. Arcade Fire - Neon Bible 10. Radiohead - In Rainbows 08. M.I.A. - Kala 07. Spoon - Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga 06. Kanye West - Graduation 03. Panda Bear - Person Pitch 01. LCD Soundsystem - Sound of Silver These are the ones off that list that I would consider worthwhile, although I highly disagree that LCD is number 1, wtf? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jahfin Posted December 2, 2007 Author Share Posted December 2, 2007 #1 should definitely belong to the Gourds' Noble Creatures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaztor (slight return) Posted December 2, 2007 Share Posted December 2, 2007 No Interpol?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
refugeenius Posted February 4, 2008 Share Posted February 4, 2008 No Interpol?? Tinariwen, Spoon, Arcade Fire, and Caribou are all artists doing something significant within the modern music idiom. I saw Arcade Fire live at the Sydney leg of the Big Day Out festival in Australia last month, and was blown away with how impassioned and unpretentious they were. A breath of fresh air amongst the parade of posers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
croquet'n'cocaine Posted February 4, 2008 Share Posted February 4, 2008 I highly disagree that LCD is number 1, wtf? Same here. I bought that following rave reviews from people whose taste I respect(ed). Pretty bland, though it may grow on me if I bother listening to it a few times. I got the Panda Bear one on similar recommendation and it's quite good. Ambient Beach Boys, I would say. Quite hypnotic. Have to be in the right mood, but that applies to a lot of great music. Can't stand Arcade Fire, though I've never seen them live, and that's where they really seem to get the positive comments from. On record they just sound like too many 80s groups (e.g. Prefab Sprout) for my taste. The Radiohead album is a big grower, though they set themselves way too high standards with The Bends, OK Computer and Kid A. If you forget those albums then In Rainbows is excellent by any other standard at the moment. 2007 wasn't bad, but seeing Led Zeppelin pretty much eclipsed anything else for me, and that's given everyone else's efforts a major (and possibly unfair) handicap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidmoon Posted February 4, 2008 Share Posted February 4, 2008 (edited) http://www.stylusmagazine.com/articles/pop...ums-of-2007.htm 18. Justice - Cross 14. Iron & Wine - The Shepherd's Dog 12. Phosphorescent - Pride 11. Arcade Fire - Neon Bible 10. Radiohead - In Rainbows 03. Panda Bear - Person Pitch With the exception of Panda Bear, these are the only albums from the list I own: Justice = good dance/pop/electronica Iron & Wine = good folk/pop Phosphorescent = ethereal folk/pop, also good Arcade Fire = great rock/pop Radiohead = it's Radiohead Panda Bear = what I heard sounded interesting; Brian Wilsonesque pop where are: Brandi Carlile - The Story Eddie Vedder - Into the Wild (my #1 for the year) Mark Lanegan - Bubblegum Giant Bear - Giant Bear Kings of Leon - Because of the Times Sea Wolf - Leaves in the River Edited February 4, 2008 by kidmoon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pb Derigable Posted February 4, 2008 Share Posted February 4, 2008 Kanye West Album Graduation was good musically. Everything was in it's place. It was catchy and the lyrics had some meaning behind it. I not into hip hop or pop. But when the music itself sounds good to me. I usually turn the bass up and go pounding down the street. I haven't listen to anything else on this list, so my opinion has some faults. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xmas Posted February 5, 2008 Share Posted February 5, 2008 Like Jahfin,I dont care whats on the popular lists.I am able to find through the internet,and from suggestions,from the good folks on a couple of forums enough new music for my needs.I have a pretty large collection myself.Still go back and rotate through alot of my older stuff as well. There is not much on that list that stokes my interest.My tastes go more for whats not as popular these days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidmoon Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 Like Jahfin,I dont care whats on the popular lists.I am able to find through the internet,and from suggestions,from the good folks on a couple of forums enough new music for my needs.I have a pretty large collection myself.Still go back and rotate through alot of my older stuff as well. There is not much on that list that stokes my interest.My tastes go more for whats not as popular these days. Most of the albums on that list are not what one usually considers popular; a number of those bands are "under the radar"... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jahfin Posted February 6, 2008 Author Share Posted February 6, 2008 Most of the albums on that list are not what one usually considers popular; a number of those bands are "under the radar"... As are the majority of the artists included on many the lists posted here whether they be from Harp, Paste, No Depression, Pitchfork, Stereogum or whomever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidmoon Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 As are the majority of the artists included on many the lists posted here whether they be from Harp, Paste, No Depression, Pitchfork, Stereogum or whomever. Right. I wasn't complaining; perhaps I misunderstood xmas as thinking many of the bands listed were "popular"... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xmas Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 Right. I wasn't complaining; perhaps I misunderstood xmas as thinking many of the bands listed were "popular"... I guess I just assumed that the list was a whats popular list,There are alot on the list I am not familiar with.And seeing how I dont keep up with "whats in" I was somewhat mistaken. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deezer Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 Not a mention of the Foo Fighters' latest, Echoes, Silence, Patience, & Grace? I think that's their best album. The Pretender just owns about any other song I heard this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jahfin Posted February 6, 2008 Author Share Posted February 6, 2008 Not a mention of the Foo Fighters' latest, Echoes, Silence, Patience, & Grace? I think that's their best album. The Pretender just owns about any other song I heard this year. It's just one list, everyone's favorite of 2007 isn't going to appear on all of them. And, so what if it doesn't? It doesn't change my opinion of Stylus (or any other site or magazine) any. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deezer Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 Just a comment. I just find it odd that any list doesn't have that album. It's really good. And I don't like that much of newer rock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jahfin Posted February 7, 2008 Author Share Posted February 7, 2008 Just a comment. I just find it odd that any list doesn't have that album. It's really good. And I don't like that much of newer rock. I know of a lot of albums I thought were very good this past year myself but very few of them made any lists (other than my own). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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