Yeah, we didn't have a list in 2004, so we got added at the bottom last year.

just for the record, I had Lupe and Ghostface in my top 30, just not the top 20...

Maybe it's mildly under-represented, but we're only a few lists in...

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Originally posted by FragileKidA:
[I never said one thing about race, you did...I have never even once hinted at that, EVER, that I know for sure.

You took a personal stand for hip-hop/rap/r&b not being represented fairly. If you were being fair you would have mentioned other overlooked genres as well.

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Originally posted by Musicalifragilistic:
You took a personal stand for hip-hop/rap/r&b not being represented fairly. If you were being fair you would have mentioned other overlooked genres as well.

That has nothing to do with race. You are the one bringing it up. I never said anything about having as many genres as possible in a list, I am defending rap/hip-hop because I feel that it does not deserve to be overlooked. That has nothing to do with people overlooking it because of race at all.

I buy a pretty fair amount of hip-hop, and I just feel 2006 was not a great year. There were a few releases I enjoyed, but I'm not sure I would label any of them standout. I may have one, maybe two in my top 20, but somewhere in the lower ten. We'll see about next year with Cannibal Ox, Madvillain, and DOOM & Ghostface among some of the expected.

Standings:

1 - TVOTR - 93
Islands - 61
Hold Steady - 51
Liars - 49
Joanna Newsom - 48
Band of Horses - 45
YLT - 42
Destroyer - 39
Grizzly Bear - 36
10 - Dears - 27
Beirut - 27
Bob Dylan - 26
Serena Maneesh - 26
Tapes and Tapes - 25
Sunset Rubdown - 24
Decemberists - 24
Califone - 24
Asobi Seksu - 24
Aloha - 24
20 - Jenny Lewis - 21
Sparklehhorse - 21
Mountain Goats - 20
Thom Yorke - 20



That's all the farther I'm gonna go for now.

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Originally posted by PRG:
I buy a pretty fair amount of hip-hop, and I just feel 2006 was not a great year. There were a few releases I enjoyed, but I'm not sure I would label any of them standout. I may have one, maybe two in my top 20, but somewhere in the lower ten. We'll see about next year with Cannibal Ox, Madvillain, and DOOM & Ghostface among some of the expected.

Don't forget the highly anticipated OB4CL II from Raekwon next year.

One point that hasn't been made about hip-hop yet is that it's not really an album-oriented genre. Those that garner attention here are a few of the stronger full records, but for the most part hip-hop albums are built around a few singles with a lot of filler.

Correct me if I'm wrong, because I don't proclaim to be an expert on the genre, but that's my impression. That being said, Ghostface is a strong contender to make the back end of my top 20.

The reason that there was no Hip-Hop/Rap on my list is because I didn't buy any this year. I also didn't have TV on the Radio on my list because I didn't buy that either... (and who's to say I would have like it enough anyway). It doesn't mean I am prejudice against their music. I mean my bank account is only so big.

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Originally posted by Carlito's Way:
Don't forget the highly anticipated OB4CL II from Raekwon next year.

You're right. I spaced that one out.

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Originally posted by ericg75:

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Originally posted by FragileKidA:
But come on, Justin Timberlake being brought into this--we all know his album means nothing

Actually, I quite liked Futuresex/Lovesounds. It does take a big dive in the second half though, which is what's keeping it off my top 20 list. I also enjoyed Timbaland's other pop production from this year, Nelly Furtado's Loose. That actually may make my top 20.

One pop record this year I really really like is Ciara: The Evolution

1. Joanna Newsom - Ys
2. Herbert - Scales
3. Themals - The Body, the Blood, the Machine
4. The Hold Steady - Boys and Girls in America
5. The Decemberists - The Crane Wife
6. Neko Case - Fox Confessor Brings the Flood
7. Islands - Return to the Sea
8. Destroyer - Rubies
9. Clipse - Hell Hath No Fury
10. The Annuals - Be He Me
11. Casiotones for the Painfully Alone - Etiquette
12. Professor Murder - Rides the Subway EP
13. Keith Fullerton Whitman - Lisbon
14. Grizzly Bear - Yellow House
15. TV on the Radio - Return to Cookie Mountain
16. Man Man - Six Demon Bag
17. Liars - Drum's not Dead
18. Fiery Furnaces - Bitter Tea
19. Ghostface - Fishscale
20. The Knife - Silent Shout

Since I will have been a member for two months before the cut off will this count?

Yeah

I'll probably be the only one with at least one surf instrumental album in my list. Am I disappointed? Naw. More reverb for me!

I haven't seen much love for Asobi Seksu's Citrus other than myself (#2), which is fine, but don't let it be because you haven't heard it. Its an amazing shoegaze/pop album. It goes down easy unlike harsher shoegaze like Serena Manessh (which I also loved.) I was very close to making it my #1. My favorite track is The Red Sea which really showcases their unbelievable hypnotic warm wash of feedback and noise.

Eh, I listened to it, didn't care for it. I've never been a shoegaze guy though.

I liked it - but the first time I heard it, I was sick, so I can't really listen to it; the same thing happened with Marquee Moon, but I got over that - so who knows?

It made my top 60, I think, still...I love that Serena Maneesh album.

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Originally posted by Grunge Muffin:
It made my top 60, I think, still

What an honor.

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Originally posted by RavingLunatic:

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Originally posted by Grunge Muffin:
It made my top 60, I think, still

What an honor.

Eh, I do what I can...

1. The Shining - J Dilla
2. Pac's Life - Tupac Shakur
3. Fishscale - Ghostface Killah
4. Revenge Of The Spit - Ras Kass
5. The Last Stand - Boot Camp Clik
6. 20/20 - Dilated Peoples
7. Doctor's Advocate - The Game
8. The Big Bang - Busta Rhymes
9. Kingdom Come - Jay-Z
10. Game Theory - The Roots