Critics are people you go to hate and you got to love. They can help you a lot with discovery but they also mean you miss out on a lot of stuff. I believe in listening to music that you yourself love, not someone else. It's got to mean something to you, even if its not much at all. As long as that is always the case, I believe you are fine. It's when you start to listen to music because someone else does and for that reason only is something not right.

I totally agree with you. Read reviews is one way among others to discover new music but it can't be the only one.

I just updated my top. I think it won't change until the end of the year.

1 - Jedward - Planet Jedward

2 - Westlife - Gravity

3 - Rod Stewart - Fly Me to the Moon: The Great American Songbook, Vol. 5

4 - Miley Cyrus - Can’t Be Tamed

5 - Justin Bieber - My World 2.0

Why couldn't we be influenced by reviews? That's what they are made for.

I can't listen to every album so yeah I'm reading reviews to find good stuff. But that's doesn't mean I love what they love and I if it's the case why should we justify our choise? This is just a way to find new musics.

I was teasing. And curious which way it went.

 

Nothing wrong with reviews as long as you're capable of forming your own opinion in spite of them. I like reading reviews and they are very helpful at drawing my attention to things I wouldn't have noticed. But then if I like something the critics are savaging it takes effort to trust my own instincts an tune them out.

 

The one thing that bugs me are the tiny subsection of hipster-wannabes who only like what they're told to like whether they actually get it or not, and then try to force it on everyone else, often by dissing other's tastes. It died down with the hipster backlash, but I've seen too much of it in real life to have much patience with that attitude anymore.

 

Can I include Adam and Joe Song Wars volume 2?

Can't find enough info at a glance. I'll look it up in more detail after the weekend when I can breathe again.

 

Also, do you want me to update your link to that list or do you want to edit your old list?

hey guys.. thought i'd break my 8 month posting hiatus with my album of the year list! i wouldnt have made a list otherwise but i remembered the annual album of the year thread you guys do here and wanted to take part again.. might change a few things but here is what i have for now:

 

1. Arcade Fire - The Suburbs

2. Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy

3. Two Door Cinema Club - Tourist History

4. Gorillaz - Plastic Beach

5. Local Natives - Gorilla Manor

6. Beach House - Teen Dream

7. Delorean - Subiza

8. LCD Soundsystem - This Is Happening

9. ceo - White Magic

10. Caribou - Swim

11. Tame Impala - Innerspeaker

12. Magic Kids - Memphis

13. Wild Nothing - Gemini

14. Broken Bells - Broken Bells

15. The Walkmen - Lisbon

16. Yeasayer - Odd Blood

list edited :wacky:

Edited mine too :lips:

1. Age of Adz - Sufjan Stevens

2. High Violet - The National

3. My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy - Kanye West

 

that's basically the most important for me right thurr

You have to have at least five for it to count :surprised:

I was teasing. And curious which way it went.

 

Nothing wrong with reviews as long as you're capable of forming your own opinion in spite of them. I like reading reviews and they are very helpful at drawing my attention to things I wouldn't have noticed. But then if I like something the critics are savaging it takes effort to trust my own instincts an tune them out.

 

The one thing that bugs me are the tiny subsection of hipster-wannabes who only like what they're told to like whether they actually get it or not, and then try to force it on everyone else, often by dissing other's tastes. It died down with the hipster backlash, but I've seen too much of it in real life to have much patience with that attitude anymore.

 

Can't find enough info at a glance. I'll look it up in more detail after the weekend when I can breathe again.

 

Also, do you want me to update your link to that list or do you want to edit your old list?

 

Use my new list please

Alright I have pretty much finalised my list for 2010!

 

(1-10)

 

9.8 The National - "High Violet"

9.3 Gorillaz - "Plastic Beach"

9.3 Two Door Cinema Club - "Tourist History"

9.2 Klaxons - "Surfing The Void"

9.0 Arcade Fire - "The Suburbs"

8.9 The Drums - "The Drums"

8.8 Vampire Weekend - "Contra"

8.8 Teenage Fanclub - "Shadows"

8.7 Tame Impala - "Innerspeaker"

8.6 Surfer Blood - "Astro Coast"

 

 

(11-20)

 

8.5 Miami Horror - "Illumination"

8.3 Foals - "Total Life Forever"

8.2 MGMT - "Congratulations"

8.0 The Holidays - "Post Paradise"

8.0 Cloud Control - "Bliss Release"

7.8 Mystery Jets - "Seratonin"

7.5 Kanye West - "My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy"

7.5 Deerhunter - "Halycon Digest"

7.3 Delphic - "Acolyte"

7.3 Tokyo Police Club - "Champ"

^I love it how I could pick your style of music easily, you know what I mean? Like when you hear a song and you think 'oh, such-and-and would listen to this'. It's very distinctive. I like it how people here have distinctive styles. It's good.

14 Fyfe Dangerfield Fly Yellow Moon

 

I thought this was a 2009 album :\ *googles* Jan 2010 :stunned: Weird, it's down as 2009 in my media player :confused: Maaaan, I totally need to squeeze this into my list now :bigcry:

 

 

5. Local Natives - Gorilla Manor

 

Thought this was a 2009 release too :\ Pretty sure I had it in my list last year.

^ It was a 2009 release. Unfortunately :disappointed:

edit: Gorilla Manor, I mean.

^I love it how I could pick your style of music easily, you know what I mean? Like when you hear a song and you think 'oh, such-and-and would listen to this'. It's very distinctive. I like it how people here have distinctive styles. It's good.

 

Ah, thanks! Yeah I guess there's an inherent British style amongst a lot of the music I listen to. Even the Australian albums on the list have that British indie sound!

1. Age of Adz - Sufjan Stevens

2. High Violet - The National

3. My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy - Kanye West

4. Forgiveness Rock Record - BSS

5. The Suburbs - Arcade Fire...

^I love you Ivet :hug:

 

I think I am going to make a top fifty as well. 25 is just not enough.

12 X 2010

 

1 - The Niro - Best Wishes

2 – Caribou – Swim

3 – Arcade Fire – The Suburbs

4 - Sufjan Stevens - The Age of Adz

5 - Rowland S Howard - Pop Crimes

6 – The National – High Violet

7 – The Black Angels – Phosphene Dream

8 – These New Puritans – Hidden

9 – Beach House – Teen Dream

10 – Holy Fuck – Latin

11 – Flying Lotus – Cosmogramma

12 – Black Mountain – Wilderness Heart

5 - Rowland S Howard - Pop Crimes

 

Pop Crimes was a brilliant record but was released in 2009.

Pop Crimes was a brilliant record but was released in 2009.

 

It's true Deaths friend. Late 2009 (october).

Too many releases (out from october 'til dec) don't reach sufficient visibility to be appreciated from the audience (and then, voted as AoTY) in 1, three months.

In that case I loved to celebrate a such important australian artist.

1. Age of Adz - Sufjan Stevens

2. High Violet - The National

3. My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy - Kanye West

4. Forgiveness Rock Record - BSS

5. The Suburbs - Arcade Fire...

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Gah, I feel as if I need to rethink my list again. I keep hearing all these last minute albums. Deerhunter for example.

Gah, I feel as if I need to rethink my list again. I keep hearing all these last minute albums. Deerhunter for example.

 

Exactly the reason I haven't posted mine yet, and probably won't until it's almost the deadline :P

Here is my updated list. I'm sure I won't change again, maybe only the order slightly. Now working on the top 50. The first post was updated also.

 

1. The National - High Violet

2. Beach House - Teen Dream

3. Arcade Fire - The Suburbs

4. Tame Impala - Innerspeaker

5. Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy

 

6. LCD Soundsystem - This Is Happening

7. Sleigh Bells - Treats

8. Foals - Total Life Forever

9. Deerhunter - Halcyon Digest

10. Los Campesinos! - Romance Is Boring

 

11. Sufjan Stevens - The Age Of Adz

12. Broken Social Scene - Forgiveness Rock Record

13. Caribou - Swim

14. Crystal Castles - Crystal Castles II

15. Joanna Newsom - Have One On Me

 

16. Angus & Julia Stone - Down The Way

17. Jonsi - Go

18. Four Tet - There Is Love In You

19. Flying Lotus - Cosmogramma

20. Vampire Weekend - Contra

 

21. Best Coast - Crazy For You

22. Owen Pallett - Heartland

23. Parades - Foreign Tapes

24. Gorillaz - Plastic Beach

25. Cloud Control - Bliss Release

 

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26. Yeasayer - Odd Blood

27. Broken Bells - Broken Bells

28. Hot Chip - One Life Stand

29. Spoon - Transference

30. The Radio Dept. - Clinging To A Scheme

 

31. The Besnard Lakes - The Besnard Lakes Are The Roaring Night

32. Seabellies - By Limbo Lake

33. Massive Attack - Heligoland

34. Karkwa - Les Chemins De Verre

35. Frightened Rabbit - The Winter Of Mixed Drinks

this is my updated list... it might change slightly here and there, but this is an order I'm fairly happy with

 

 

1. The National-High Violet

2. Arcade Fire-The Suburbs

3. Beach House-Teen Dream

4. Deerhunter-Halcyon Digest

5. Broken Social Scene-Forgiveness Rock Record

 

6. Broken Bells-Broken Bells

7. The Album Leaf-A Chorus of Storytellers

8. Stars-The Five Ghosts

9. Dead Mellotron-Dead Mellotron

10. The Black Keys-Brothers

 

11. The Besnard Lakes-The Besnard Lakes are Roaring at the Night

12. Nightspring-Datura

13. Caribou-Swim

14. Phil Selway-Familial

15. Fictionist-Lasting Echo

 

16. Gorrilaz-Plastic Beach

17. Ratatat-LP4

18. Land of Talk-Cloak and Cipher

19. Aidan Knight-Versicolour

20. Karkwa-Les Chemins De Verre

 

21. Vampire Weekend-Contra

22. Jonsi-Go

23. Diamond Rings-Special Affections

24. Girl Talk-All Day

25. This is Happening-LCD Soundsystem

 

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26. Zeus-Say Us

27. of Montreal-False Priest

28. Kanye West-My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy [Explicit]

29. Foals-Total Life Forever

30. The Chemical Brothers-Further

31. So Runs the World Away-Josh Ritter

32. Age of Adz-Sufjan Stevens

33. Massive Attack-Heligoland

34. Delorean-Subiza

35. The Drums-The Drums