xps highly recommend that saz’iso album! check it out if you haven't :)
― nxd, Friday, 24 November 2017 11:00 (six years ago) link
Not into the Saz'iso album. I do like Justin Adams' Ribbons from the Songlines list.
― _Rudipherous_, Friday, 24 November 2017 23:40 (six years ago) link
no consensus in 2017
― billstevejim, Friday, 24 November 2017 23:54 (six years ago) link
Was hoping for Albanian sounds more like this (even if more traditionally orchestrated). Or this or this. (I don't know this stuff, just pulling videos by artists who recorded the handful of Albanian mp3s I have and like.)
― _Rudipherous_, Friday, 24 November 2017 23:56 (six years ago) link
i don't know much about albanian music but i like the gjirokaster vocal ensemble's "albanie, polyphonies vocales du pays lab".
also "don't trust your neighbors" is a good archival albanian comp if you like the old stuff.
― bob lefse (rushomancy), Saturday, 25 November 2017 00:30 (six years ago) link
Probably too classic and hardcore for me in this case. Maybe I could get to appreciate it, but I tend to like the more contemporary beat-heavy Albanian music I've heard, with sinuous electric/electronic sounds (but not the perhaps still more contemporary things that imitate western pop almost totally).
― _Rudipherous_, Saturday, 25 November 2017 03:24 (six years ago) link
it's all good, thanks for the links rudipherous I'll check them out next week!
― nxd, Saturday, 25 November 2017 22:56 (six years ago) link
I have an Albanian coworker I should really ask for tips on this stuff.
― _Rudipherous_, Monday, 27 November 2017 07:03 (six years ago) link
glad to see the Kelly Lee Owens album do so well on these lists so far― josh az (2011nostalgia), Thursday, November 23, 2017 6:19 PM (four days ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― josh az (2011nostalgia), Thursday, November 23, 2017 6:19 PM (four days ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
I've been going down the Drowned in Sound list, one by one. This one was great! Expected her to be country pop or something with that name though.
Really liked the EMA album too.
― how's life, Monday, 27 November 2017 12:48 (six years ago) link
Consequence of Sound
― sctttnnnt (pgwp), Monday, 27 November 2017 16:44 (six years ago) link
well, there you go: Mt. Eerie at #8
― President Keyes, Monday, 27 November 2017 17:01 (six years ago) link
Rolling Stone:http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/50-best-albums-of-2017-w511763
1. Kendrick Lamar - Damn2. Lorde - Melodrama3. U2 - Songs of Experience4. Kesha - Rainbow5. LCD Soundsystem - American Dream6. Khalid - American Teen7. Taylor Swift - Reputation8. Queens of the Stone Age - Villains9. Migos - Culture10. Sam Smith - The Thrill of It All11. The National - Sleep Well Beast12. Jay-Z - 4:4413. Randy Newman - Dark Matter14. Waxahatchee - Out in the Storm15. Courtney Barnett and Kurt Vile - Lotta Sea Lice16. Margo Price - All American Made17. Harry Styles - Harry Styles18. St. Vincent - Masseduction19. Father John Misty - Pure Comedy20. SZA - Ctrl21. Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit - The Nashville Sound22. Sheer Mag - Need to Feel Your Love23. Jlin - Black Origami24. Valerie June - The Order of Time25. Paramore - After Laughter26. Lana Del Rey - Lust for Life27. Drake - More Life28. Vince Staples - Big Fish Theory29. Jay Som - Everybody Works30. Chris Stapleton - From a Room: Volume 131. Songhoy Blues - Résistance32. Robert Plant - Carry Fire33. Vijay Iyer Sextet - Far From Over34. Open Mike Eagle - Brick Body Kids Still Daydream35. Bob Dylan - Triplicate36. Lindsay Buckingham/Christine McVie - Lindsay Buckingham/Christine McVie37. Liam Gallagher - As You Were and Noel Gallaghers High Flying Birds - Who Built the Moon?38. Residente - Residente39. Japanese Breakfast - Soft Sounds From Another Planet40. Grizzly Bear - Painted Ruins41. Gregg Allman - Southern Blood42. Beck - Colors43. Ornette Coleman - Celebrate Ornette44. The New Pornographers - Whiteout Conditions45. Tracy Bonham - Modern Burdens46. Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings - Soul of a Woman47. Low Cut Connie - Dirty Pictures (Part One)48. Chronixx - Chronology49. Foo Fighters - Concrete and Gold50. Code Orange - Forever
― damian green is people (NickB), Monday, 27 November 2017 17:13 (six years ago) link
37 wtf?
― damian green is people (NickB), Monday, 27 November 2017 17:14 (six years ago) link
poor Bjork, should have bumped up that release date by a couple of weeks
― sleeve, Monday, 27 November 2017 17:15 (six years ago) link
CoS list manages to be even more boring than RS
― imago, Monday, 27 November 2017 17:18 (six years ago) link
Prog Sphere:
http://www.prog-sphere.com/specials/top-40-albums-of-2017-prog-sphere/
― damian green is people (NickB), Monday, 27 November 2017 17:20 (six years ago) link
Ryan Adams at #3 on CoS, what is is this 2000?
― voodoo chili, Monday, 27 November 2017 17:20 (six years ago) link
Lmao at U2 at 3
― Le Bateau Ivre, Monday, 27 November 2017 17:20 (six years ago) link
Paste magazine:
https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2017/11/the-50-best-albums-of-2017.html
― damian green is people (NickB), Monday, 27 November 2017 17:21 (six years ago) link
xp's I stand corrected Prez Keyes!
― Le Bateau Ivre, Monday, 27 November 2017 17:21 (six years ago) link
I was wondering how I managed to completely forget the release of a U2 album, turns out it's not even out yet.
― evol j, Monday, 27 November 2017 17:22 (six years ago) link
COS isn't great but it's a little better than RS, at least it has Future and Kelela.
― evol j, Monday, 27 November 2017 17:25 (six years ago) link
i think we can all get behind this one:
http://www.radiox.co.uk/features/x-lists/30-best-new-albums-2017/
Alt-J - RelaxerThe Amazons - The AmazonsArcade Fire - Everything NowBeck - ColorsBjörk - UtopiaThe Big Moon – Love In The 4th DimensionThe Charlatans - Different DaysCirca Waves - Different CreaturesElbow - Little FictionsEverything Everything - A Fever DreamFoo Fighters - Concrete And GoldLiam Gallagher - As You WereNoel Gallagher's High Flying Birds - Who Built The Moon?Gorillaz - HumanzKasabian - For Crying Out LoudThe Killers - Wonderful WonderfulLondon Grammar - Truth Is A Beautiful ThingLaura Marling – Semper FeminaMaximo Park – Risk To ExistMorrissey - Low In High SchoolPortugal. The Man - WoodstockQueens Of The Stone Age - VillainsLucy Rose – Something’s ChangingRoyal Blood - How Did We Get So Dark?Stereophonics - Scream Above The SoundsU2 - Songs Of ExperienceThe War On Drugs - A Deeper UnderstandingPaul Weller - A Kind RevolutionWolf Alice - Visions Of A LifeThe xx - I See You
― damian green is people (NickB), Monday, 27 November 2017 17:26 (six years ago) link
god imagine if that was your life
― Big Pred aka (Noodle Vague), Monday, 27 November 2017 17:28 (six years ago) link
Hahaha that looks like it was done by one of my friends. Ironically he’s the kind of guy who is always judging people by their bad taste in music.
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Monday, 27 November 2017 17:33 (six years ago) link
Which is usual behaviour for my rockist friends come to think about it.
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Monday, 27 November 2017 17:34 (six years ago) link
― Big Pred aka (Noodle Vague), Monday, November 27, 2017 12:28 PM (six minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
Looks like a high school kid circa 2004
― Evan, Monday, 27 November 2017 17:39 (six years ago) link
Even the Prog Sphere list looks pretty boring, but I will check out a few things on it. Hilarious self-own to publish the list a week before the Cleric album comes to put all other prog-metal in the shredder
― imago, Monday, 27 November 2017 17:41 (six years ago) link
"Even the Prof Sphere list looks pretty boring"
"Hilarious self-own"
― imago, Monday, 27 November 2017 17:42 (six years ago) link
woah, look what happens if you rearrange the radio x list:
Gorillaz - HumanzArcade Fire - Everything NowStereophonics - Scream Above The Sounds
Circa Waves - Different CreaturesQueens Of The Stone Age - VillainsQueens Of The Stone Age - VillainsMorrissey - Low In High SchoolBeck - ColorsElbow - Little FictionsStereophonics - Scream Above The Sounds
― damian green is people (NickB), Monday, 27 November 2017 17:47 (six years ago) link
The Independent's Album of the Year:http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/best-albums-2017-loyle-carner-lorde-kendrick-lamar-taylor-swift-stormzy-j-hus-lists-a8071516.html
1) Loyle Carner - Yesterday’s Gone 2) Lorde - Melodrama3) Rapsody - Laila's Wisdom4) Perfume Genius - No Shape5) SZA - Ctrl6) Ghostpoet - Dark Days + Canapes7) Kendrick Lamar - DAMN.8) Syd - Fin9) Jessie Ware - Glasshouse10) Trampolene - Swansea to Hornsey11) J Hus - Common Sense12) King Krule - The OoZ13) Stormzy - Gang Signs and Prayer14) St Vincent - MASSEDUCTION15) Jay Z - 4: 4416) Vince Staples - Big Fish Theory17) Queens of the Stone Age - Villains18) Sampha - Process19) Taylor Swift - reputation20) Bonobo - Migration21) Lana Del Rey - Lust For Life22) The National - Sleep Well Beast23) Brent Cobb - Shine On Rainy Day24) Charlotte Gainsbourg - Rest25) Thundercat - Drunk26) Cigarettes After Sex - Cigarettes After Sex27) Bleachers - Gone Now28) The War On Drugs - A Deeper Understanding29) The xx - I See You30) Alexandra Saviour - Belladonna of Sadness
― damian green is people (NickB), Monday, 27 November 2017 17:49 (six years ago) link
lol xp
― imago, Monday, 27 November 2017 17:49 (six years ago) link
Loudwire 25 Best Metal Albums of 2017
http://loudwire.com/25-best-metal-albums-2017/
― damian green is people (NickB), Monday, 27 November 2017 17:52 (six years ago) link
Get Ready To Rock! - The Website for Classic, Metal & Progressive Rockhttp://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2017/11/the-best-of-2017-top-albums-top-live-acts-the-reviewers-choice/
Top Albums
1 CATS IN SPACE Scarecrow2 JUDIE TZUKE Peace Has Broken Out3 HAREM SCAREM United4 COCO MONTOYA Hard Truth5 BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION IV6 KING KING Exile & Grace7 BLACK STAR RIDERS Heavy Fire8 GRAHAM BONNET BAND Live Here Comes The Night9 THEA GILMORE The Counterweight10 THE MAGPIE SALUTE S/T
Top Live Acts
1 BLACK STAR RIDERS2 ALICE COOPER3 MARILLION4 PANIC ROOM5 KISS6 ELIZA NEALS & THE NARCOTICS7 BLACK SABBATH8 THE MAGPIE SALUTE9 FAIRPORT CONVENTION
― damian green is people (NickB), Monday, 27 November 2017 17:56 (six years ago) link
i've never heard of any of the bands in that albums list therefore it is the best list so far.
― evol j, Monday, 27 November 2017 17:58 (six years ago) link
it has a band named CATS IN SPACE so i agree
― brimstead, Monday, 27 November 2017 17:59 (six years ago) link
they will all turn out to be thuddingly retrograde hard-rock dirge-peddlers fyi
― imago, Monday, 27 November 2017 18:00 (six years ago) link
i don't know why they only managed to name 9 live acts btw, have a horrible feeling the tenth act passed on and had to be withdrawn from the list
― damian green is people (NickB), Monday, 27 November 2017 18:01 (six years ago) link
for more clues, check out their live acts list
also lol haha yes
― imago, Monday, 27 November 2017 18:01 (six years ago) link
Independent list first one that makes some sense
― Le Bateau Ivre, Monday, 27 November 2017 18:02 (six years ago) link
yeah it always has been a publication for bourgie dullards
― imago, Monday, 27 November 2017 18:06 (six years ago) link
Girlpool conspicuously missing from all these lists
― flappy bird, Monday, 27 November 2017 18:07 (six years ago) link
Come on lj, it's the most progressive list on here by far.
― Le Bateau Ivre, Monday, 27 November 2017 18:09 (six years ago) link
it just kinda looks like the other ones reshuffled
that thundercat record is awful
― ToddBonzalez (BradNelson), Monday, 27 November 2017 18:11 (six years ago) link
agreed about the thundercat record, was really looking forward to it after that awesome EP he dropped in 2015
― voodoo chili, Monday, 27 November 2017 18:12 (six years ago) link
I like "Show You the Way" but was never able to get into the record as a whole
― Simon H., Monday, 27 November 2017 18:27 (six years ago) link
(though of course I'd like it better without the winky vocalist intros)
― Simon H., Monday, 27 November 2017 18:28 (six years ago) link
flappy bird w/ a good point, re: Girlpool's absence
― alpine static, Monday, 27 November 2017 18:46 (six years ago) link
Oh don't worry there's 400 more lists yet to come.
― billstevejim, Monday, 27 November 2017 18:56 (six years ago) link
lots more chances for Lorde to come in at #2
― President Keyes, Monday, 27 November 2017 19:00 (six years ago) link