The things we resort to when bored.

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Originally posted by b0arder753:
Actually, you were right on all of that, except it was anchorman, not 40 yr old V.

Duh. Brain fart. I go straight to "Virgin" when I think of Carell now. Both movies crack me up.

"Milk was a bad idea..."

I have internet!

Final Results:

1. TV On the Radio - 1016
2. Joanna Newsom - 870
3. The Hold Steady - 806
4. The Decemberists - 600
5. Destroyer - 584
6. The Knife - 532
7. Liars - 489
8. Neko Case - 445
9. Beirut - 434
10. Band of Horses - 395
11. Grizzly Bear - 337
12. Thermals - 331
13. Yo La Tengo - 318
14. Tom Waits - 296
15. Bob Dylan - 293
16. Thom Yorke - 291
17. Islands - 281
18. Califone - 268
19. Belle and Sebastian - 354
20. M Ward - 243
21. Subtle - 239
22. Ghostface Killah - 234
23. Cat Power - 219
24. Sunset Rubdown - 217
25. Arctic Monkeys - 204
26. Built To Spill - 203
27. Regina Spektor - 194
28. Gnarls Barkley - 185
29. Danielson - 184
30. Muse - 181
30. Tapes and Tapes - 181
32. Clipse - 177
33. Beck - 163
34. The Roots - 162
35. Howe Gelb - 155
36. Tim Hecker - 147
36. Junior Boys - 147
38. Hot CHip - 134
39. Girl Talk - 133
40. The Raconteurs - 132



More details to follow. I wanted to get this up first though.

so TVOTR won by quite a margin then. Ys is a more difficult album - not for most of us seasoned-listeners, but for many people I think Ys would be difficult to get into. Perhaps it lost a few votes there.
But I think they're both superb so that 1-2 is fine by me.

As for The Hold Steady and Decemberists, both are 2007 albums in the UK, HS came out this week and Decemberists next. I've heard neither.

Slightly disappointed Subtle didn't make the top 20, cos I loved it, and Ghostface being 22 is perhaps a little surprising.

THAT IS ALL.

oh, no it's not. PS - three cheers to Raving Lunatic for taking the time to compile it all!

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Originally posted by philosopherEric:
"Milk was a bad idea..."

A bad choice! Sheesh, pE!

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Slightly disappointed Subtle didn't make the top 20, cos I loved it

Tell me about it!! I'm actually surprised it's as high on the list as it is...


Thanks again RL for doing this!! I wouldn't want to have to tally up all those votes!

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PS - three cheers to Raving Lunatic for taking the time to compile it all!

Thanks RL!

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Originally posted by RavingLunatic:
Final Results:


36. Tim Hecker - 147

Wow, really?

I just bought this because I know a lot of you guys love him, but honestly, I think this is pretty awful. I thought I might like it because I enjoy artists like Boards of Canada, Fourtet, Múm, Autechre, but, I just can't get into this at all. What do I know though?

Maybe I should have posted this under the "who do you just not get" thread.

Regarding the other final positions, The top 3 was fairly predictable, but I'm glad The Decemberists came in 4th. Also glad to see Beirut in the top 10. I've listened to that a lot recently.

No problem, PQ, Tru Blu, and Onfire.

Later this evening I will post the leaders in #1 votes. I've got them all counted up, but I've gotta go right now.

By the way, the Final Best Songs List of 2006 is up too, if anyone is interested.

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Originally posted by Tru Blu:
Ys is a more difficult album - not for most of us seasoned-listeners, but for many people I think Ys would be difficult to get into. Perhaps it lost a few votes there.

I guess I'm not a "seasoned-listener" then (my first album was "Elton John" in 1971). I can't speak for anyone else, but perhaps Ys lost votes because it's a terrible album that is feeding off of hype. Personally, I think it sounds like early Joni Mitchell - if Joni Mitchell had never learned song structure. The end result is much like a set of fingernails on a blackboard.

I'm a little surprised to see M. Ward make the top 20. Not because I think it's bad, but because it didn't seem to be an album a lot of people were talking about this year.

This is a very respectable list, in the end. We should all play these albums for our grandbabies in 2036.
It's a little dude heavy, though; you all need to increase the estrogen levels of your musical intake. We also overlooked a lot of hip hop. I'm very guilty of that latter sin. When I didn't care for either Clipse or Ghostface, I gave up. Releases by Lupe Fiasco, Subtle, Murs, Oh No, and SpankRock were very interesting, though, and if I'd given them more attention, some would have probably made my list.

I have little to add to the fogies vs. whippersnappers debate, except to say that if you think three discs of Tom Waits leftovers is one the best albums of 2006, your opinion is wrong. I know your mother told you opinions are never wrong, but in this case, it is very, very wrong.

More rap music needs to be that top 20. Whether its Subtle, Ghostface or Clipse breaking that barrier.

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I guess I'm not a "seasoned-listener" then (my first album was "Elton John" in 1971). I can't speak for anyone else, but perhaps Ys lost votes because it's a terrible album that is feeding off of hype. Personally, I think it sounds like early Joni Mitchell - if Joni Mitchell had never learned song structure. The end result is much like a set of fingernails on a blackboard.

Yeah........................

Whoa... No J Dilla, that actually suprised me.
It is nice to see Girl Talk on there.
I am quite suprised the Raconteurs made the list.

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Originally posted by fearlessweaver:
This is a very respectable list, in the end. We should all play these albums for our grandbabies in 2036.
It's a little dude heavy, though; you all need to increase the estrogen levels of your musical intake. We also overlooked a lot of hip hop. I'm very guilty of that latter sin. When I didn't care for either Clipse or Ghostface, I gave up. Releases by Lupe Fiasco, Subtle, Murs, Oh No, and SpankRock were very interesting, though, and if I'd given them more attention, some would have probably made my list.

I have little to add to the fogies vs. whippersnappers debate, except to say that if you think three discs of Tom Waits leftovers is one the best albums of 2006, your opinion is wrong. I know your mother told you opinions are never wrong, but in this case, it is very, very wrong.

I had Cat Power and Emily Haines in my top 20. I also had Neko Case, Camera Obscura, Howling Bells, Dresden Dolls, Jenny Watson, and Jolie Holland, and Joan As Policewoman in my top 50. Apart from Newsome, and Amy Millan, both of which I own, I can't think of too many other notable releases from female artists, or with female leads. I'm comfortable with my estrogen levels, although I've often thought it'd be nice to have breasts.

Hip hop had a decent year, but a lot of people don't listen to it all, so it doesn't surprise me that it's not represented. I had Jedi Mind Tricks number 6 on my list, if that helps.

Orphans wasn't in my top 50, because I hadn't really listened to it, but I am at the moment. Sounds very much an album of the year to me. Despite what you think of my mother.

I think the list is great. I'm too new for my responses to "count," but I was pleased that a lot of my top ten were there. I say this because I wanna wade into the older listener/younger listener fracas. With both feet. I'm an older listener. A lot older. Last I checked, I'm 44 yrs old. Could be as old as some of our listeners' daddies. I think what age brings to the table is perspective. That's not a small thing. Seeing what kind of things last, and which don't. What I think age loses, and youth has is open mindedness. A willingness to judge in the merits of the thing being judged without a lot of baggage. Which is better? Stupid question! They just are. That's either zen, or Yoda, I know.

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Originally posted by StigNasty:

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Originally posted by Tru Blu:
Ys is a more difficult album - not for most of us seasoned-listeners, but for many people I think Ys would be difficult to get into. Perhaps it lost a few votes there.

I guess I'm not a "seasoned-listener" then (my first album was "Elton John" in 1971). I can't speak for anyone else, but perhaps Ys lost votes because it's a terrible album that is feeding off of hype. Personally, I think it sounds like early Joni Mitchell - if Joni Mitchell had never learned song structure. The end result is much like a set of fingernails on a blackboard.

Alternatively, it might have lost a lot of votes if people think that music must always adhere to learned structures. We'll have to agree to disagree on that one.

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Originally posted by Vykromond:

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Originally posted by philosopherEric:
"Milk was a bad idea..."

A bad choice! Sheesh, pE!

You can tell my mind is on other things, I guess. Work interferes with play.

Nice work, RL, on the list. Better you than me!!!!