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Il Mago said he'd do Return to the Sea. See Jan. 17.

Yeah, I also got a PM stating that he wanted to do it and I replied to send me the write-up but no write-up yet.

By the way, just because I was wondering, but you seem to love that album by Brightback Morning Light but isn't it Brightblack Morning Light?

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I wrote a review for "Boys and Girls". It probably won't get picked since a lot of the smart oldies here love this album too.

""Boys and Girls in America" by The Hold Steady is a lyrical narrative set to blazing guitars and anthemic choruses. Like much great artwork, Craig Finn's lyrics give attention and find beauty in the banalities of life; in this case, bar-hopping, partying, drinking to excess, and the inevitable feelings of regret the next morning. Familiar characters such as Gideon, Holly, and Charlemagne are presented in tales of gambling, partying,and yes, falling in love. The new prominence of keyboards in The Hold Steady's songs enhances first pumping epics like "Stuck Between Stations", "Chips Ahoy", and "The First Night". Despite some possible juvenility of the characters, they aren't portrayed as marginalia in society, but instead exalted in a glorious presentation of the American dream in alternative form. "Boys and Girls in America" questions whether this dream is really getting as rich as possible - or getting through life as richly as possible. "Boys and Girls in America" makes this question a lot of fun."

Umm, you had been the only one to send me a write-up for The Hold Steady album so I was probably going to use it but now that you posted your write-up everyone will see it twice.

Also guys here are the albums that I still need reviews for, number in parenthesis is how many write-ups I have been sent for that respective album:
1. TV On the Radio – 1016 (2)
2. Joanna Newsom – 870 (1)
3. The Hold Steady – 806 (1)
4. The Decemberists – 600 (2)
5. Destroyer – 584 (0)
6. The Knife – 532 (0)
7. Liars – 489 (1)
8. Neko Case – 445 (0)
9. Beirut – 434 (0)
10. Band of Horses – 395 (1)
11. Grizzly Bear – 337 (0)
12. Thermals – 331 (0)
13. Yo La Tengo – 318 (0)
14. Tom Waits – 296 (1)
15. Bob Dylan – 293 (1)
16. Thom Yorke – 291 (0)
17. Islands – 281 (0)
18. Califone – 268 (0)
19. Belle and Sebastian – 354 (0)
20. M Ward – 243 (1)
Just keep in mind that the write-up should be between 4-6 sentences and maybe one to two paragraphs long. I got two pretty long-winded write-ups (20+ sentences, 4+ paragraphs) that will need to be shortened so just keep that in mind when writing your write-ups. Thanks again.

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I got two pretty long-winded write-ups (20+ sentences, 4+ paragraphs) that will need to be shortened so just keep that in mind when writing your write-ups. Thanks again.

Yeah, sorry. I didn't realize they were supposed to be that short. You're welcome to cut anything you'd like out of mine - you're the editor

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Originally posted by Sideshow Bob:
Il Mago said he'd do Return to the Sea. See Jan. 17.
Yeah, I also got a PM stating that he wanted to do it and I replied to send me the write-up but no write-up yet.

By the way, just because I was wondering, but you seem to love that album by Brightback Morning Light but isn't it Brightblack Morning Light?

My bad, I didn't even realise it ended up in the top 20. I haven't been on the year end lists for a couple of weeks...needed a break from all the year end hubub. Will get it to you soon. Cheers.

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By the way, just because I was wondering, but you seem to love that album by Brightback Morning Light but isn't it Brightblack Morning Light?

Could be, Frag. I downloaded it from eMusic and just scribbled something on the CD.

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So these are the albums that I still need write-ups for. Like I said, deadline is Friday, try to get your write-ups in soon!

5. Destroyer – 584 (0)
6. The Knife – 532 (0)
8. Neko Case – 445 (0)
9. Beirut – 434 (0)
11. Grizzly Bear – 337 (0)
12. Thermals – 331 (0)
13. Yo La Tengo – 318 (0)
16. Thom Yorke – 291 (0)
18. Califone – 268 (0)
19. Belle and Sebastian – 354 (0)

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FKA, I'll give Belle & Sebastian a crack. I'll PM it to you. Feel free to not use it.

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After a sudden interest I now need just these albums:

5. Destroyer – 584 (0)
6. The Knife – 532 (0)
11. Grizzly Bear – 337 (0)
12. Thermals – 331 (0)
13. Yo La Tengo – 318 (0)
16. Thom Yorke – 291 (0)
19. Midlake - 255 (0)

Whoever wants them can just PM their write-ups, thanks again!

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If by Friday nobody's done Yo La Tengo, I'll knock it out. Don't let me keep anyone else from doing it who has interest, though.

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mark f said he wanted to do it, but he is usually pretty busy so give him until Friday, if he hasn't it by then then you can do it Hophead. And I know for a fact that ericg75 wanted to do The Thermals, but he hasn't sent anything yet. I know he is reading this though...

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Use this for the Knife:

Pitchfork #1 A.O.T.M.F.Y. Enough said.

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No, Hoppy, you do YLT!! I'd rather read somebody else's review than mine!

I think Raving should do the Knife, but if he doesn't show, somebody create an original one please.

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Originally posted by FragileKidA:
mark f said he wanted to do it, but he is usually pretty busy so give him until Friday, if he hasn't it by then then you can do it Hophead. And I know for a fact that ericg75 wanted to do The Thermals, but he hasn't sent anything yet. I know he is reading this though...

If somebody else wants a crack at it, that's cool too. I haven't got around to it yet. Of the albums that are left, I'm only really comfortable writing about the Thermals and Destroyer, so if you don't have either by Friday, I'll knock it out.

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Please DO those, won't you?

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Ok guys all I need is the above 7 albums, just added the Midlake album because hmm...someone messed up. Eh, I am just kidding. Anyways, I would really like eric to write The Thermals and Destroyer ones and anyone can else can do any of the other 5. Come on guys! Send me these through a PM by tomorrow so I can work on it and post the glorious thing by Saturday. Thanks!

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I haven't received any of the 7 album write-ups I still need so I will check it tomorrow in the morning so I can post something by tomorrow afternoon/night. I guess if I don't get much of a response then we can just try this idea again at the end of this year for 2007.

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I have begun to work on the write-ups now, I don't have all of the write-ups needed but I figured that it wouldn't be fair for the people that did contribute to not have their writing noticed and viewed by all. Some people actually did like the idea and sent me in write-ups that I feel I should use.

Anyways, the following are the albums I still need write-ups for, if anyone wants to do them you can send me the write-up through a PM from now until I post the final thing, thanks:

~~5. Destroyer – 584 (0)~~
~~6. The Knife – 532 (0)~~
~~12. Thermals – 331 (0)~~
~~13. Yo La Tengo – 318 (0)~~
16. Thom Yorke – 291 (0}

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The final write-ups are now on the first post on the first page of this thread, thanks to everyone for their help!

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Well, now that this Thing of Beauty is up, I'm sure we'll get a Yorke write-up. Thanks for all the work and the original idea too!

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