"Love Lockdown" was #39
― beggin-ass keith (The Reverend), Tuesday, 16 December 2008 18:57 (fifteen years ago) link
haha o i missed that
― The rickroll from the hilarious NEVER GONNA GIVE YOU UP, NEVER GONNA (some dude), Tuesday, 16 December 2008 19:00 (fifteen years ago) link
i was kinda surprised that an 808s album track like "street lights" or "paranoid" didn't chart
― the usic man from the hilarious ilx message boards (J0rdan S.), Tuesday, 16 December 2008 19:02 (fifteen years ago) link
I may be wrong, but I don't think they listed more than 2 tracks by any given artist.
― beggin-ass keith (The Reverend), Tuesday, 16 December 2008 19:05 (fifteen years ago) link
Still confused by love for "single ladies"--the random background synths are as annoying as fuck.
― the ref (ed hochuli ha ha) (call all destroyer), Tuesday, 16 December 2008 19:06 (fifteen years ago) link
I still can't tell Crystal Castles and Cut Copy apartThen you haven't listened to them.― Matt DC, Tuesday, December 16, 2008 1:56 PM (5 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
Then you haven't listened to them.
― Matt DC, Tuesday, December 16, 2008 1:56 PM (5 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
Well, I've LISTENED to them (i even relistened to the four songs they rank on the Pfork list) but they're both so incredibly boring and completely incapable of leaving any impression on me that I'm never left thinking anything beyond "I hate this music" and "people that listen to Belle And Sebastien dance to this"
― Whiney G. Weingarten, Tuesday, 16 December 2008 19:06 (fifteen years ago) link
Still confused by love for "single ladies"--the random background synths are as annoying sick as fuck.
odd that "time to pretend" makes p4k's list again!
― aaron d.g., Tuesday, 16 December 2008 19:08 (fifteen years ago) link
Yr all still crazy about "Love in This Club" it's #1 the best.
― Maciej (maciej recognizing trill), Tuesday, 16 December 2008 19:09 (fifteen years ago) link
AY!
― Whiney G. Weingarten, Tuesday, 16 December 2008 19:10 (fifteen years ago) link
I don't get Crystal Castles, but Cut Copy is a fantastic synth-pop band.
― total mormon cockblock extravaganza (jaymc), Tuesday, 16 December 2008 19:10 (fifteen years ago) link
based on the singles list fleet foxes are probably winning it all - maybe cut copy or portishead
btw were "flashing lights" and "no matter what" the two highest rated rap tracks? weird
― the usic man from the hilarious ilx message boards (J0rdan S.), Tuesday, 16 December 2008 19:11 (fifteen years ago) link
yeah it's pretty easy to see why "belle & sebastian fans" like cut copy - 80s babies digging indie dudes doing 80s dance pop with huge choruses. seems like a no brainer
btw i <3 them
― the usic man from the hilarious ilx message boards (J0rdan S.), Tuesday, 16 December 2008 19:13 (fifteen years ago) link
"Love In the Club" is the most boringly repetitive song of the year. The hook consists the exact same 2 bars of music over and over again without even the slightest variation.
― beggin-ass keith (The Reverend), Tuesday, 16 December 2008 19:13 (fifteen years ago) link
xpost on high-rated rap tracks--and A Milli, and the Wiley song.
― the ref (ed hochuli ha ha) (call all destroyer), Tuesday, 16 December 2008 19:14 (fifteen years ago) link
"A Milli" is higher than "no matter what" (xxxp)
Yeah, but what an amazing two bars they are! (xp)
― Maciej (maciej recognizing trill), Tuesday, 16 December 2008 19:14 (fifteen years ago) link
And today is the first time I've listened to Cut Copy--not making an impression.
― the ref (ed hochuli ha ha) (call all destroyer), Tuesday, 16 December 2008 19:15 (fifteen years ago) link
I'm surprised "A Milli" wasn't rated even higher
― beggin-ass keith (The Reverend), Tuesday, 16 December 2008 19:15 (fifteen years ago) link
Vocals aside, most of this stuff seems more connected to Martin's previous work/collaborators than anything else.
― Alex in SF, Tuesday, December 16, 2008 11:04 AM Bookmark
You do you, umma do me
whoops, whatever I copied didn't copy
― beggin-ass keith (The Reverend), Tuesday, December 16, 2008 2:05 PM (9 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
well, kanye's on it 4 times if you count "american boy" and "put on", but as main artists i think you're right.
― The rickroll from the hilarious NEVER GONNA GIVE YOU UP, NEVER GONNA (some dude), Tuesday, 16 December 2008 19:16 (fifteen years ago) link
Suggest Ban Permalink― beggin-ass keith (The Reverend), Tuesday, December 16, 2008 11:15 AM Bookmark
was supposed to be in response to
― Maciej (maciej recognizing trill), Tuesday, December 16, 2008 11:14 AM Bookmark
― beggin-ass keith (The Reverend), Tuesday, 16 December 2008 19:17 (fifteen years ago) link
yeah, I just meant main artists xp
― the usic man from the hilarious ilx message boards (J0rdan S.), Tuesday, December 16, 2008 1:13 PM (4 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
this doesnt make sense -- these two artists are totally unrelated -- more like ppl who are into 80s nites and new order and shit like that would like cut copy (i like cut copy)
and yeah whiney's post about them v crystal castles makes even less sense
― K DEF FROM REAL LIVE (deej), Tuesday, 16 December 2008 19:19 (fifteen years ago) link
ppl using b&s as strawman "indie" fan shocka
― the ref (ed hochuli ha ha) (call all destroyer), Tuesday, 16 December 2008 19:22 (fifteen years ago) link
cut copy makes me think of new wave thursdays at neo in chicago, even if it is objectively not like that
― K DEF FROM REAL LIVE (deej), Tuesday, 16 December 2008 19:23 (fifteen years ago) link
Not nearly enough "No Air" love on these lists, btw.
― Maciej (maciej recognizing trill), Tuesday, 16 December 2008 19:24 (fifteen years ago) link
A cynic would suggest the only reason Whiney made that point was because they are both broadly speaking electro and have alliterative C names.
― Matt DC, Tuesday, 16 December 2008 19:27 (fifteen years ago) link
Surely the guy making lazy comps to B&S fans would never pull something like THAT!
― the ref (ed hochuli ha ha) (call all destroyer), Tuesday, 16 December 2008 19:29 (fifteen years ago) link
that was j0rdan s
― K DEF FROM REAL LIVE (deej), Tuesday, 16 December 2008 19:38 (fifteen years ago) link
― Whiney G. Weingarten, Tuesday, December 16, 2008 2:06 PM (35 minutes ago) Bookmark
― the ref (ed hochuli ha ha) (call all destroyer), Tuesday, 16 December 2008 19:42 (fifteen years ago) link
oh lol
― K DEF FROM REAL LIVE (deej), Tuesday, 16 December 2008 19:43 (fifteen years ago) link
Itt: Mean mugging ringtone dudes protecting lame electro bands from lazy zings
― uәʇɹɐƃu!әʍ ˙ƃ ʎәu!Ⴁʍ (Whiney G. Weingarten), Tuesday, 16 December 2008 19:52 (fifteen years ago) link
I mean you guys are right in that I was lazy and strawmanning, but seriously, given the subject matter, that's like getting up in arms when someone lumps Slipknot and Mudvayne in with "evil clown bands"
― uәʇɹɐƃu!әʍ ˙ƃ ʎәu!Ⴁʍ (Whiney G. Weingarten), Tuesday, 16 December 2008 19:56 (fifteen years ago) link
the pop songs on the list puzzled me too - "love in this club", "single ladies" and "live your life"?
pfork in hurriedly pulling a few random chart-toppers into their lists at the last minute in lieu of paying attention to pop and r&b throughout the year, shocker
― lex pretend, Tuesday, 16 December 2008 20:01 (fifteen years ago) link
why do you give 2 shitz about what pfork is covering?
― uncle tombot (and what), Tuesday, 16 December 2008 20:04 (fifteen years ago) link
im not going to take as quite a cynical view as lex but i feel like the pfork lists from years past (05, 06, etc.) had pop/rap picks that were more inspired than stuff like "love in this club" and "live your life" - but i guess that could just speak to the quality of pop music this year
― Bomb Sackantino (J0rdan S.), Tuesday, 16 December 2008 20:05 (fifteen years ago) link
b/c people keep talking about it as if it's a critically impt general music publication
― lex pretend, Tuesday, 16 December 2008 20:06 (fifteen years ago) link
This is the year-end list thread where we discuss year-end lists, lex.
― the ref (ed hochuli ha ha) (call all destroyer), Tuesday, 16 December 2008 20:07 (fifteen years ago) link
So both Slant and PopMatters chose Portishead as #1 album. Now I've loved Portishead for a long time, but I have to admit that Third just hasn't pulled me in the way the other two studio albums did. I'm not surprised that it is making the year-end lists, but I am a bit surprised that it is considered the very best album of the year.
Do you folks agree? Disagree?
― Moodles, Tuesday, 16 December 2008 20:14 (fifteen years ago) link
― Bomb Sackantino (J0rdan S.), Tuesday, December 16, 2008 3:05 PM (4 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
i disagree, a lot of their pop picks in, say, '06 ("Ring The Alarm," "S.O.S.," the Akon "Ghetto Story" remix, "One Blood" "Bossy") or most other years seemed like kinda scattershot random samplings of the charts.
― Tom Botantino (some dude), Tuesday, 16 December 2008 20:15 (fifteen years ago) link
ha earlier when i said the ambient acoustic guitar + quirky singer thing was real big in the pfork list -- it wasnt just fleet foxes & tough alliance but portishead too -- all different genres supposedly but all the same song!
i dont think lex was quite otm about it being 'mopey' though -- theres a certain attempt @ profundity there i think tho
― K DEF FROM REAL LIVE (deej), Tuesday, 16 December 2008 20:17 (fifteen years ago) link
When you put it like that I would agree that the pfork list is quite lacking in stuff that rocks. Token metal picks are very two years ago?
― the ref (ed hochuli ha ha) (call all destroyer), Tuesday, 16 December 2008 20:35 (fifteen years ago) link
RIP Mullah Omar
― total mormon cockblock extravaganza (jaymc), Tuesday, 16 December 2008 20:43 (fifteen years ago) link
Not many metal heads at PFM, but they do have Brandon Stosuy.
http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/feature/147495-column-show-no-mercy
I was pleased to see Hammers Of Misfortune made his list, along with several other musicians' lists.
― Fastnbulbous, Tuesday, 16 December 2008 21:16 (fifteen years ago) link
i'm pretty surprised "single ladies" was on p4k's list. it should be of course. lex was OTM though, i cringed at about every sentence of its writeup.i'm going to laugh when fleet fucking foxes is #1 album
― k3vin k., Tuesday, 16 December 2008 21:17 (fifteen years ago) link
Aren't these Pitchfork poll results from the readers not the editors?
― steampig67, Tuesday, 16 December 2008 21:24 (fifteen years ago) link
xpost yeah I need to go through the Show No Mercy list soon, I'm not down with everything he likes but he's pretty on the ball.
k3v are you going to laugh any more than when Panda Bear was #1? Or Sufjan Stevens? This conversation is roughly equally as boring every year. As boring as Fleet Foxes or fucking "Single Ladies."
― the ref (ed hochuli ha ha) (call all destroyer), Tuesday, 16 December 2008 21:26 (fifteen years ago) link
These are editors picks, "steampig67".
― the ref (ed hochuli ha ha) (call all destroyer), Tuesday, 16 December 2008 21:27 (fifteen years ago) link
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― Whiney G. Weingarten, Tuesday, 16 December 2008 21:29 (fifteen years ago) link