..and here are the results of th greek jury:

1.final fantasy - he poos clouds
2.thom yorke - the eraser
3.destroyer - destroyer's rubies
4.islands - return to the sea
5.tv on the radio - return to cookie mountain
6.the dears - gang of losers
7.the radio dept. - pet grief
8.junior boys - so this is goodbye
9.the ballet - mattachine!
10.lansing-dreiden - the dividing island
11.parenthetical girls - safe as houses
12.sufjan stevens - the avalanche & songs for christmas
13.sunset rubdown - shut up i am dreaming
13b.swan lake - beast moans
14.beirut - gulag orkestar
15.office - q&a
16.asobi seksu - citrus
17.the long blondes - someone to drive you home
18.guillemots - through the windowpane
19.xiu xiu - the air force
20a.morrissey - ringleader of the tormentors & 20b.the hidden cameras - awoo

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1 Joanna Newsom Ys
2 Islands Return to the Sea
3 Sufjan Stevens The Avalanche
4 TV On The Radio Return To Cookie Mountain
5 Sunset Rubdown Shut Up I Am Dreaming
6 Asobi Seksu Citrus
7 Sonic Youth Rather Ripped
8 Sufjan Stevens Songs for Christmas
9 Regina Spektor Begin To Hope
10 Yo La Tengo I Am Not Afraid Of You And I Will Beat You’re Ass

1. Tom Waits - Orphans
2. Beirut - The Gulag Orkestar
3. Love Is All - Nine Times That Same Song
4. Beck - The Information
5. TV On The Radio - Return To Cookie Mountain
6. Danielson - Ships
7. M. Ward - Post-War
8. Sparklehorse - Dreams For Light Years In The Belly Of A Mountain
9. Bob Dylan - Modern Times
10. Joanna Newsom - Ys
11. Islands - Return To The Sea
12. The Knife - Silent Shout

1. Dresden Dolls - Yes Virginia
2. Neko Case - Fox Confessor
3. Razorlight - Razorlight
4. Belle and Sebastian - Life Pursuit
5. Camera Obscura - Let's get out of this Country
6. Snow Patrol - Eyes Open
7. Lady Sovereign - Public Warning
8. Badyly Drawn Boy - Born in the UK
9. Band of Horses - Everything all the time
10. She Want's Revenge - She Want's Revenge
11. Cat Power - the Greatest
12. Regina Spektor - Begin To Hope
13. Muse - Black Holes and Relevations
14. Lily Allen - Allright Still
15. Sounds - Dying to Say this to you
16. Build to Spill - You in Reverse
17. Cansei De Ser Sexy - Cansei De Ser Sexy
18. Matisyahu - Youth
19. Keane - Under the Iron Sea
20. Rainer Maria - Catastrophe Keeps Us Together

Good call on the Rainer Maria. There were a couple slow spots on the CD, but they are a great band - can't wait for their next CD.

1. Joanna Newsom - Ys
2. TV On The Radio - Return To Cookie Moutain
3. Bob Dylan - Modern Times
4. Destroyer - Destroyer's Rubies
5. The Knife - Silent Shout
6. Herbert - Scale
7. Decemberists - The Crane Wife
8. Howe Gelb - Sno Angel Like You
9. The Thermals - The Body, The Blood, The Machine
10. Scott Walker - The Drift
11. Clipse - Hell Heath No Fury
12. Asobe Seksu - Citrus
13. Yo La Tengo - I Am Not Afraid Of You And I Will Beat Your Ass
14. Serena Maneesh - Serena Maneesh
15. The Roots - Game Theory
16. Roseanne Cash - Black Cadillac
17. Sonic Youth - Rather Ripped
18. Boris - Pink
19. Neko Case - Fox Confessor Brings The Flood
20. Ala Farka Toure - Savane

Honorable mentions:

21. The Brother Kite - Waiting For The Time To Be Right
22. Islands - Return to Sea-
23. Love Is All - Nine Times The Same Song-
24. The Hold Steady - Boys And Girls In America
25. Jolie Holland - Springtime Can Kill You-
26. Beck - The Information
27. Two Gallants - What the Toll Tells
28. M Ward - Post War
29. Cat Power - The Greatest

M leland can break out the champange, because this is my last post on the metacritic forums. I finally found an indie music board with fewer total assholes, and mods who actually try to give the board a positive, rather than a hostile and combative atmosphere. (The only reason I even still came here is because it was the best source for recommendations.)

Those of you who are jerks, have fun accusing the next four or five new people of being me. I hope for your sake you're only assholes online.

20. The Album Leaf - Into The Blue Again
19. Justin Timberlake - FutureSex/LoveSounds
18. Kelis - Kelis Was Here
17. Herbert - Scale
16. Emily Haines & The Soft Skeleton - Knives Don't Have Your Back
15. Ratatat - Classics
14. Neko Case - Fox Confessor Brings The Flood
13. CSS - Cansei De Ser Sexy
12. The Knife - Silent Shout
11. Asobi Seksu - Citrus
10. Joanna Newsom - Ys
9. Malajube - Trompe-L'Oeil
8. Fujiya & Miyagi - Transparent Things
7. Ellen Allien & Apparat - Orchestra Of Bubbles
6. Final Fantasy - He Poos Clouds
5. Girl Talk - Night Ripper
4. Destroyer - Destroyer's Rubies
3. The Rapture - Pieces Of The People We Love
2. The Pipettes - We Are The Pipettes
1. Hot Chip - The Warning

I have a 25-21 as well, but if it's not gonna count I won't post it here.

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Originally posted by Art Vandelay:
M leland can break out the champange, because this is my last post on the metacritic forums. I finally found an indie music board with fewer total assholes, and mods who actually try to give the board a positive, rather than a hostile and combative atmosphere. (The only reason I even still came here is because it was the best source for recommendations.)

Those of you who are jerks, have fun accusing the next four or five new people of being me. I hope for your sake you're only assholes online.

I am lost, I must have not been here for whatever happened. Can someone redirect me or send me the link to this?

There never was any one particular incident. It's just that Leland has always thought Bob was conceited or something and Bob's always been real sensitive to negative remarks. I wish Bob had thicker skin, but I also wish people hadn't picked on him when they knew it really bothered him.

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Originally posted by RavingLunatic:
There never was any one particular incident. It's just that Leland has always thought Bob was conceited or something and Bob's always been real sensitive to negative remarks. I wish Bob had thicker skin, but I also wish people hadn't picked on him when they knew it really bothered him.

So Art is BobtheSpirit? I kept forgetting whether Bob became Art V. or Vykro.

Anyway, that's a shame. Bob was smart and literate, and his posts contributed a lot. I hope he'll be back. Having seen some other music boards, it's hard for me to believe another one is more polite and thoughtful than this one. The others I've seen -- even the very good ones, populated by music writers, critics, bloggers and musicians -- are very snarky and snide (albeit informative). This one is ideal.

quote:

Originally posted by Art Vandelay:
I finally found an indie music board with fewer total assholes, and mods who actually try to give the board a positive, rather than a hostile and combative atmosphere. (The only reason I even still came here is because it was the best source for recommendations.)

Those of you who are jerks, have fun accusing the next four or five new people of being me. I hope for your sake you're only assholes online.

Aww. You really know how to make us feel special.

OK, here goes... The order is very solid for the 8-10, but a bit arbitrary after that...
1. Howe Gelb - 'Sno Angel Like You
2. Band of Horses - Everything All the Time
3. The Black Angels - Passover
4. Regina Spektor - Begin to Hope
5. Califone - Roots & Crowns
6. The Thermals - The Body, The Blood, The Machine
7. Asobi Seksu - Citrus
8. Gnarls Barkley - St. Elsewhere
9. Sparklehorse - Dreamt For Light Years In the Belly of a Mountain
10. Sunset Rubdown - Shut Up I Am Dreaming
11. I Love You But I've Chosen Darkness - Fear Is On Our Side
12. Augie March - Moo, You Bloody Choir (sadly, no USA release yet)
13. M. Ward - Post-War
14. Cat Power - The Greatest
15. Destroyer - Destroyer's Rubies 16. Man Man - Six Demon Bag
17. Ghostface Killah - Fishscale
18. Silversun Pickups - Carnavas
19. Islands - Return to the Sea
20. Isobel Campbell & Mark Lanegan - Ballad of the Broken Seas

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Originally posted by Daniel, Esq:
Having seen some other music boards, it's hard for me to believe another one is more polite and thoughtful than this one

I agree completely with this, Daniel. I've seen a few people leave in my time sighting a hostile environment as the reason. I've never really had that impression about the MC forums at all. Sure, there are a few people that go at it from time to time, but for the most part everyone here seems relatively friendly and helpful. Maybe I just haven't seen some of the more antagonistic exchanges.

time for an update maybe?

TV on the Radio is going to run away with it, since most of the new members seem more enamored with it, than say...The Hold Steady.

Seattle's local radio station, kexp, just had thier listeners choice top 90 of 2006. #1.....band of horses!??!!?

1. Midlake - The Trials of Van Occupanther
2. The Hold Steady - Boys and Girls in America
3. Mates of State - Bring it Back
4. Joanna Newsom - Ys
5. Drive-By Truckers - A Blessing and a Curse
6. The Flaming Lips - At War With the Mystics
7. The Decemberists - The Crane Wife
8. Sufjan Stevens - The Avalanche
9. Damien Jurado - And Now That I’m in Your Shadow
10. Built to Spill - You in Reverse
11. Sunset Rubdown - Shut Up I Am Dreaming
12. Anders Parker - Anders Parker
13. Neil Young - Living With War
14. Mojave 3 - Puzzles Like You
15. Regina Spektor - Begin to Hope
16. Band of Horses - Everything All the Time
17. Cat Power - The Greatest
18. Belle & Sebastian - The Life Pursuit
19. Ghostface Killah - Fishscale
20. Wolfmother - Wolfmother

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Originally posted by less_success:

quote:

Originally posted by Daniel, Esq:
Having seen some other music boards, it's hard for me to believe another one is more polite and thoughtful than this one

I agree completely with this, Daniel. I've seen a few people leave in my time sighting a hostile environment as the reason. I've never really had that impression about the MC forums at all. Sure, there are a few people that go at it from time to time, but for the most part everyone here seems relatively friendly and helpful. Maybe I just haven't seen some of the more antagonistic exchanges.

I agree. There have been a few contentious exchanges out here, but overall I've been surprised as how unpretentious people on this forum are.

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Originally posted by ericg75:Aww. You really know how to make us feel special.

I think you completely missed the point by posting yet another sarcastic, caustic comment. Maybe that is the problem around here?

I'm going to be honest: I won't miss Art Vandelay, and I've never even had an exchange with him on these boards.

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Those of you who are jerks, have fun accusing the next four or five new people of being me. I hope for your sake you're only assholes online.

Art Vandelay seems to have a pretty high opinion of his importance to us. Good riddance.