I am a concerned Individual.
Have you noticed how all the "top albums of the year" lists have come out (both Media-wise and blog pundit-wise) and they are ALL THE SAME? Like I'm only finding interest in whether the writer put Animal Collective at 5 or 7.
I don't know if this means that there weren't many good albums at all or if there were just like 5 or 6 albums(Decemeberists, Animal Collective, Spoon, New Pornographers, Broken Social Scene and of course the constant topper Sufjan Stevens are in almost all lists)that blew everyone away. All the albums are sweet, dont get me wrong, but it's just amazing that almost everyone is willing to have Sufjan as #1 and those other albums in their list. Like we're talking about 15 lists here from people i different countries with different tastes. So...curious...
Also, This is the first year where i've not seen at least 4 albums i've never heard of. Keep in mind I'm not Dock and am fairly uncool in my music selections. I know i havent become cooler, havent read more magazines or talked more music...so why am I suddenly so privvy to this???
I blame the fact that I'm getting nearer the average age of these music reviewers and pundits (or the age they ought to be based on their habits) and suddenly am just absorbing the culture of that age range. Also, to these list makers I should cut a little slack. The thought of having any of the same albums as say, Klosterman, would make me wet my pants a little so I guess I would probably choose the hippest, coolest C.D.s ever and not deviate too much except for maybe some local influence.
Still, I'm concerned.
And I'm an authority as I wear collared shirts, look intently and finally have a new pair of glasses. Oh and I take pictures of myself in Black and White.
CAM
Have you noticed how all the "top albums of the year" lists have come out (both Media-wise and blog pundit-wise) and they are ALL THE SAME? Like I'm only finding interest in whether the writer put Animal Collective at 5 or 7.
I don't know if this means that there weren't many good albums at all or if there were just like 5 or 6 albums(Decemeberists, Animal Collective, Spoon, New Pornographers, Broken Social Scene and of course the constant topper Sufjan Stevens are in almost all lists)that blew everyone away. All the albums are sweet, dont get me wrong, but it's just amazing that almost everyone is willing to have Sufjan as #1 and those other albums in their list. Like we're talking about 15 lists here from people i different countries with different tastes. So...curious...
Also, This is the first year where i've not seen at least 4 albums i've never heard of. Keep in mind I'm not Dock and am fairly uncool in my music selections. I know i havent become cooler, havent read more magazines or talked more music...so why am I suddenly so privvy to this???
I blame the fact that I'm getting nearer the average age of these music reviewers and pundits (or the age they ought to be based on their habits) and suddenly am just absorbing the culture of that age range. Also, to these list makers I should cut a little slack. The thought of having any of the same albums as say, Klosterman, would make me wet my pants a little so I guess I would probably choose the hippest, coolest C.D.s ever and not deviate too much except for maybe some local influence.
Still, I'm concerned.
And I'm an authority as I wear collared shirts, look intently and finally have a new pair of glasses. Oh and I take pictures of myself in Black and White.
CAM
posted by Cam at 8:18 PM
5 Comments:
The music community has excommunicated me due to my refutation of Arcade Fire and Animal Collective. The former being tuneless wanks and the latter being hippie degenerates. Mark Little tried to sell me on Animal Collective but I still think they suck.
Sufjan Stevens, though, is finally getting some credit for alot of underappreciated work.
Oh, and New Pornographers and Spoon, they both suck too. Spoon used to be good, and now they suck. And New Pornographers were never and will never be good.
But what do I know, I'm excommunicated.
I agree. The music lists are such bullshit. Although Sufjan Stevens I can't argue with, it is definitely the thing to do this year. I like Spoon, but I don't think their new album is worthy of anywhere near the top 30, a lot of that album is poppy bullshit. (ex. "Sister Jack")
And even the local weekly indie papers around Toronto have the same lists. And least Exclaim broke up their top albums into like 6 different genres so a lot of different cds were included. But guess what, M.I.A. was top hiphop. Sufjan Stevens was top pop/rock/indie or something.
If I don't already know the bands on those lists, I refuse to start listening to them now. Because I think they are simply there due to some overhyped bullshit.
well, what i'm waiting for are bands like the arcade fire to put out their next albums, and people will finally ask themselves why they ever listened to 53 people who can't play their instruments well enough to constitute kicking 19 people out of the band.
and you forgot wolf parade. they're on almost every list. but they, along with sufjan, deserve some props.
You look overly boneable again. It's dangerous, dangerous news. It's all the glasses, Christ. Look at that pout. And the shadows freom the light overhead.
As for music, I am listening to the good old Pixies and Cardigans phase. I don't know what new music is.
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