#61279 - Best of 2010

[stargirl]

http://theboard.byu.edu/questions/61279/

Wow, i don't think i've ever once disagreed with Commander Keen on music matters. Up to now, it has seemed that our tastes are exactly the same. But i don't get why he and Eirene think This Is Happening is really the best album released this past year. I mean, i've listened to it a few times through, and i definitely enjoy and appreciate it, but i don't think i'd call it the best of the whole year. (I haven't listened to The Age of Adz, so i can't give an opinion on that one.)

Then again, i'm not really sure which album i would call the best of the whole year, even with the help of this list: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_al ... ed_in_2010. And hey, since Eirene did say "in your opinion," it is more of a "favorite" than a "best" question. No hard feelings, CK?

Anyway, i'm interested to hear what everyone else liked best of 2010. So…yeah, you guys: go for it!

[UnluckyStuntman]

My favorite album of 2010 was easily Li(f)e by Sage Francis. I have that thing on repeat in my car...

And now that I'm thinking about it, I feel the need to to give Gorillaz - Plastic Beach an honorable mention.

[C is for]

I was proud of myself for recognizing so many artists on that list! Unfortunately, the only album there that I've even listened to is Taylor Swift's Speak Now. Which is definitely not my favorite, nor the best.

[Cognoscente]

Arcade Fire - The Suburbs (example)
Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (example)
GRUM - Heartbeats (example)

My recent obsession:
Janelle Monáe - The ArchAndroid (example)

Lots more but I can't think of them at the moment.

[wired]

I don't know how I missed that Arcade Fire released a new album... it is incredible. GrooveShark is your friend.

[Marduk]

AAAAND Cognoscente loses all credibility for including Kanye West on the list.

[stargirl]

AAAAND Cognoscente loses all credibility for including Kanye West on the list.

Hey, don't knock Kanye. That album still has 93% on Metacritic. ( http://www.metacritic.com/music/my-beau ... ed-fantasy ) That means out of ALL the critics who reviewed it, only 7% disliked it even a little (this style of scoring doesn't indicate whether they were closer to "meh" or "I HATE THIS MORE THAN ANYTHING IN THE WHOLE WORLD"––even a "meh" counts as negative). And i can't say for certain, but my guess is that since this album opened with 100% (it was down to 96% by Christmas Eve), at least some of those negative reviews were from the type of people that would say they disliked it just because everyone else likes it. Now, i'm not saying that just because something is widely liked means it's automatically awesome, but that is an extremely high approval rating from lots of people who take music seriously.

[Waldorf and Sauron]

Actually, Metacritic works differently than Rottentomatoes—a 93% on metacritic is much stronger than a 93% on Rotten Tomatoes because reviews are translated into percentages.

[Waldorf and Sauron]

Best Album: MGMT - Congratulations

[Katya]

Actually, Metacritic works differently than Rottentomatoes—a 93% on metacritic is much stronger than a 93% on Rotten Tomatoes because reviews are translated into percentages.

That's interesting, because a high RT rating can mean that everyone liked it a little, but no one loved it. (So maybe RT's high ratings should be translated as more of a broad appeal than necessarily anyone's favorite.)

[stargirl]

Actually, Metacritic works differently than Rottentomatoes—a 93% on metacritic is much stronger than a 93% on Rotten Tomatoes because reviews are translated into percentages.

O RLY? I thought it was just like RT. Well, even better for Kanye!

P.S. When i said "don't knock Kanye" i meant his music. You can mock him as person all you wan––I'MMA LET YOU FINISH: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VxKIcrDsJAs

[Cognoscente]

Have you listened to the album, Marduk? The man as a person is a jackass. As a producer, musician, and rapper, he's astonishing. The album is part braggadocio and part painful introspection. It's worth a listen, even if you aren't into rap. And if you are, the Roots album out this year was really good too.

[UnluckyStuntman]

I'm with Marduk - I don't care much for Kayne personally, or for his music. The only exception I've found to this is his song Runaway, which I enjoyed mostly because of the music video (the short version with the scene at the table, not the 35 minute one).

[Marduk]

For the record, I don't like Lady Gaga either.

[UnluckyStuntman]

For the record, I don't like Lady Gaga either.

I am totally okay with that.

[Cognoscente]

Luckily, Kanye doesn't need your esteem anymore.

[UnluckyStuntman]

Luckily, Kanye doesn't need your esteem anymore.

Thank goodness, I know Marduk was really worried about that.