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jb lamptoast-morsley

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Re: If you're interested

Oct 21, 2009, 18:42

dunno about classic albums as it is perhaps too soon to say, but to all those naysayers that reckon there is a dearth of talent in this decade, I can name 3 albums that came out just in the last week that are pretty good:

Flaming Lips - embryonic
Atlas Sound - Logos
Russian Circles - Geneva

Plenty of decent stuff out there. More so then ever i reckon. Maybe it is an age thing as i am nearly a generation younger than most of you!

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Re: If you're interested

Oct 21, 2009, 20:08

I think it is a decent list and would have been disappointed if ‘White Blood Cells’ wasn’t at least in the top ten. I think they hit most of the important albums of the decade. I too think rock music has been getting better in recent years. I think critics and record buyers have spoken and the artists have listened.
But I will also give credit where credit is due; and I think Pitchfork Media has a lot to do with it. They put out 5 reviews a day and hold the artists to certain standards. If you are tired and lackluster they let the world know. If what you are doing is new and pushing the limits of music and sound; exploring new territory, guess what? They let the world know. They have praised crap but some of the albums they praise are classics I would never have heard of if it were not for them.
This is just a hunch, but listen to the last few flaming lips albums. Yoshimi was good but they were getting in a rut. Now listen to ‘Embryonic’, a great album. I know, I know, they always experiment and change sound every 10 years, but this was a hell of a departure. My first thought after hearing it was Pitchfork is going to give this at least a 9. My point being is music IS finally getting better again. I have had to adjust my ears a bit to the likes of Grizzly Bear (whom I love) and a few others. I hope the trend continues.

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Jasonaparkes

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Oct 23, 2009, 10:58

Wasn't it 3 Radiohead albums, 17 albums by Jack White, anything by Dylan, 2 x Ryan Adams, the 2nd bleedin' Stokes LP etc? Horrible horrible list and absolutely nothing I hadn't heard of or wanted to check out...really bad writing too - I had a whine on the Guardian Blog on the Music Press...the whole list thing is dead if this is the kind of article you get. Odd that some albums that scored highly in Uncut end of year polls - Stankonia, Lift Yr Skinny Fists..., Carbon Glacier - were so low down or not even there. I can't believe that Bonnie 'Prince' Billy hasn't released a single LP that is as good to merit inclusion in the top 150 albums of the last decade. Weird...

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Oct 23, 2009, 14:42

Jasonaparkes wrote:

You're right. I saw an abridged version that was the top 25. Didn't even realise it was a list of 150 when I posted that.

Is it really 17 Jack White albums? Surely by it's very nature you only need one album by a one trick pony?

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