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(+) Yeah! (+)

now i want to know what he said!

new madlib/planet asia ep is great.


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i was just posting the pitchfork list, but then i noticed that had already been done lol

so heres the NME list instead

http://stereogum.com/899191/nmes-50-best-albums-of-2011/list/

Thoughts? Opinions?

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up.

new weeknd is out

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still haven't heard last weeknd

i should maybe get around to both


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house > echoes > thursday imo

echoes is a very good album, in the 8 range but isn't quite as good or as evocative as house of balloons.

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starting to put my list together into categories. i have more in my INELIGIBLE category than i do rock.

hey guys, remember rock?


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When there's nothing left to burn, you have to set Bidoof on fire.

http://elephantmusictalk.blogspot.com/2011/12/50-notable-songs-of-2011.html

50 of my favorite songs of 2011! Probably a lot of stuff you guys might not care for, but these were the ones that really grabbed my attention.

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too many inlined youtube videos!

anyone listened to the new Rae?


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:( but that means easy access to the songs...

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it also crashed my ipad browser!

and then my chrome browser on my laptop.


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thats weird, works on my google chrome fine :O

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I listened to the first half of the new Rae but got bored. It's totally servicable stuff but you can tell he never intended this stuff for an actual album.

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this sure is a list

http://www.spin.com/articles/spins-40-best-rap-albums-2011?page=0%2C8&utm_source=SPIN+Media&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=993b121e30-1_3_12_Newsletter1_3_2012

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that's an absolutely fantastic list for something like spin to publish

can't say i agree with everything but it's as good a list as i've seen anywhere

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No Roots, and no Drake. I don't even like Drake, but he should probably be on there.

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new Alcest has apparently leaked

bout to check it out

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anti purge

also I'm listening to Thursday and after that Echoes of Silence and I will tell you guys what I think about it in a sec


Keep in mind that I was indifferent about House of Balloons. I liked the whole sound and it was definitely original but I wasn't too big on the whole mindset of the record (aka the lyrics)

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http://www.2dopeboyz.com/2012/01/02/schoolboy-q-blessed-f-kendrick-lamar-prod-dave-free/

great song.


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The Shins finally have a release date for their new album; sometime in March. Also, checking out new Alcest right now!

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oh right


echoes of silence >> Thursday>> House of Balloons

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You should all do this iconsience people otherwise too many bad songs will be in that contest


ELITIST CLIQUE GO

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Really disappointed in new Alcest ... but new Ani DiFranco is wonderful.

http://atdimusic.com/


!!!!!!!!!!

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"Occulams razor says you are scum" - masterplum

...well, i wasn't expecting that!

kinda hope this signals the end of TMV too; i'm probably one of the few who felt they were better than ATDI at their respective peaks, but as revelatory as frances the mute was they've pretty much plummeted since.

nice little gy!be/asmz parallel there.

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From: Ed Bellis | #376
Here's the current noms (excluding Bohemian Rhapsody, which is auto-in from winning last time):
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/pub?hl=en_US&hl=en_US&key=0AobM5xEsv9lAdC14dThrRl8tVW1Zd2NGMDlyQlo3bnc&output=html

Is Vince correct? Should you nominate? I can answer the latter at least, and it's yes.

why on earth is there only one beatles song nominated and why is it For No One

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Guys we have like 2 hours to nominate songs

Based on the list, this is what I am going with

Van Morrison - Into the Mystic
Queens of the Stone Age - In the Fade
At the Drive-In - One-Armed Scissor
Ted Leo & The Pharmacists - Where Have All the Rude Boys Gone?
Elvis Costello - Allison

Pixies - Where Is My Mind?
Neko Case - Hold On, Hold On
The Clash - Death or Glory
Paul Simon - Graceland
David Bowie - Suffragette City

Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Maps
Wu-Tang Clan - C.R.E.A.M.
Queen & David Bowie - Under Pressure
The Beatles - Twist and Shout
Beastie Boys - Shake Your Rump

RJD2 - Ghostwriter
Jay-Z - Heart of the City (Ain't No Love)
Spoon - My Mathematical Mind
Arcade Fire - Rebellion (Lies)
The New Pornographers - Use It

I expect you all can agree on some of these~!

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From: CherryCokes | #380
why on earth is there only one beatles song nominated and why is it For No One

Because it's the best Beatles song

and you're seriously commenting on that and THEN nominate Twist and Shout, a cover even if it's a great one? COME ON NOW COKES


also I nominated Sweet Thing for Van Morrison, might wanna go with that if we want to get him in!

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I have to pick my battles!

No one is gonna nominate She's So Heavy!

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Also Sweet Thing isn't that good

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damn cokes

and to think you were doing so well in this topic tonight

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(Sweet Thing is great, I said as much in B8C, but it's no "Into the Mystic" and no one will vote for it except the three of us)

(Strategy!)

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(3:54:32 PM) ##Alec: Are you attempting to drum up new songs or more support for old ones
(3:54:36 PM) Cokes: a mix
(3:55:02 PM) Cokes: for example: there are no songs currently in the running by Elvis Costello, Paul Simon, Jay-Z, or The Clash
(3:55:05 PM) Cokes: not a one.
(3:55:34 PM) Cokes: there is only one Beatles song with nominations (before mine) and it is not going to do very well because it's "For No One"
(3:56:00 PM) Cokes: there is only one Van Morrison song nominated and it is a great song that about 5 people will vote for.

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Like people would vote for Into The Mystic

if anything it'd be Brown Eyed Girl

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From: VincentLauw | #388
Like people would vote for Into The Mystic

if anything it'd be Brown Eyed Girl

don't give them any horrible ideas

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(Truth be told, I would rather nominate Domino or Wild Night, but I'm BEING REASONABLE)

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oh hey I helped the Beatles noms yay dante

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But seriously no song by Van Morrison would do well except for maybe Brown Eyed Girl and Have I Told You Lately, and while those are good songs I'd rather nominate my favorite song! SOOOO

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but you also nominated Bon Jovi

so you're in the red really

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From: VincentLauw | #392
But seriously no song by Van Morrison would do well except for maybe Brown Eyed Girl and Have I Told You Lately, and while those are good songs I'd rather nominate my favorite song! SOOOO

Have I Told You Lately would do poorly too.

Moondance would probably be the best strategic compromise, but Into the Mystic is a far superior song from that album and is almost as votable imo

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You really have to factor in the fact that people would go for recognisable songs, I imagine at least half of the voters won't bother with actually listening to every song in full. Which would make Brown Eyed Girl and Have I Told You Lately the best choices. Any song from Astral Weeks and Moondance has about the same level of popularity really! (Maybe Moondance a bit more)

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Moondance is easily the most popular VM song that isn't "Brown Eyed Girl", and Brown Eyed Girl is pretty bad

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http://tinyurl.com/6wbsocj

Coachella lineup explains why we got the otherwise inexplicable ATDI news today

(Also a very unimpressive lineup to my eyes)

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also, you guys need to watch the second and third videos at this link

http://www.okayplayer.com/news/video-black-star-x-the-roots-live-on-late-night-with-jimmy-fallon.html

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From: CherryCokes | #397
(Also a very unimpressive lineup to my eyes)

Radiohead, Bon Iver, Jeff Mangum, Feist, Godspeed, Explosions in the Sky, Frank Ocean, Black Keys, Weeknd, Beirut, and various other great live artists

I'd kill for that line-up (especially saturday) what the hell is wrong with you cokes

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