Top 10 Albums of 2015 !!!

Anteater · 12-07-2015, 07:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Lucem Ferre

I do. That's how I based my list, on what albums I listened to the most. For a long time I was listening to TPAB back to front a lot. I have played it back to front for 3 people too.

Congrats. Like I said before, it's good....but not to the point where it edged out what I already had in my top 10 or even top 30's. If I was limited genre-wise to Hip-Hop and jazz it would probably make the top ten.

The Identity Matrix · 12-07-2015, 01:07 PM

Is there a thread for the grammy nominations for each year or can I or someone else make one?

grindy · 12-07-2015, 01:11 PM

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Originally Posted by The Identity Matrix

Is there a thread for the grammy nominations for each year or can I or someone else make one?

Go for it.
Although I don't think people care a lot about those.

The Identity Matrix · 12-07-2015, 01:14 PM

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Originally Posted by grindy

Go for it.
Although I don't think people care a lot about those.

Oh no I do not want to have a discussion. I want to rant real hard about the geniuses who decided to nominate both Muse's Drones and Slipknot's .5 the Grey Chapters for best rock album. I won't make a thread if nobody is going to bother though.

14232949 · 12-07-2015, 04:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Anteater

Congrats. Like I said before, it's good....but not to the point where it edged out what I already had in my top 10 or even top 30's. If I was limited genre-wise to Hip-Hop and jazz it would probably make the top ten.

hold up, you think Kendrick Lamar has reached the same level of meme as D'Angelo.

Good lord, I know plenty of even casual music fans that play Kendrick. I don't think his rise in popularity rules out the legitimacy of his music.

TPAB is a really good album, I get that all the music publications are saying that too and that may sour people against it, but it's one of the AOTY!!!!!(1)!!! nominees that deserves the credit. This isn't just blogsheet wank like D'Angelo or To Be Kind, TBAP is actually thoroughly enjoyable.

Same thing with GKMC, I remember people saying similar things about it in 2012, that it wouldn't stand the test of time - that it was overhyped, etc, I still play it 3 years later and I think it's in the top 3 hip-hop albums of all time. Obviously just my opinion but I don't think Kendrick deserves the elitist backlash the same way some other artists do.
I know it can be annoying hearing people drone on about the same albums that music publications are crowing about, you just think "mate you haven't even formed your own opinion" and TBAP isn't faultless but to say it would struggle to reach a Top 30, man, I think you're stretching it a bit there.

YorkeDaddy · 12-07-2015, 04:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Anteater

We can all be a bit hypocritical at times, but I still wouldn't take any list seriously that puts Kendrick Lamar's To Pimp A Butterfly at #1. Not because it isn't a decent record, but because I just don't see anyone revisiting it on a regular basis nor compulsively jamming it back to back with people they know. Same thing applies the D'Angelo album: they seem more like albums that people are are acclaiming because everyone and their grandma is prodding them to do so as opposed to genuinely loving them. The relevancy of these albums culturally shouldn't make people forget that there needs to be a real hook or motif beyond their stories to last beyond the moment.

What a load of bull****, get your elitist head out of your ass. There's nothing that irks me more on music sites than pompous pricks who think an album shouldn't be praised just because it's popular, what a ****ing joke of an argument to try and make.

But whatevs, everybody make sure to completely disregard my opinions because I am proudly and confidently naming TPAB as my album of the year. Obviously that means I should not be taken seriously.

14232949 · 12-07-2015, 04:55 PM

Furthermore, I don't think a problem arises until the media and the public start throwing around assertions that Rapper X is the greatest of all time or has dropped a classic.

What's happening with Kendrick is the same as what's happened with Kanye. They become popular with knowledgeable music fans when they first come out, then they get popular with casual fans. At first the former group of fans are happy about this but then when people say 'wait maybe Kanye is actually really good" so much so that they begin calling him the GOAT or saying MBTDF is a classic. This causes polarization because if it's one thing knowledgeable music fans hate it's going with the consensus.

So half the people turned on Kanye whilst half remained and he divided opinion. The exact same thing is happening with Kendrick. As soon as he starts earning the GOAT and classic plaudits, people turn their back on him.
It's not considered ridiculous for Carly Rae Jepson to feature on every one's AOTY list but if people have To Pimp a Butterfly, oh lordy, they're walking memes.

The only difference is nobody is calling Carly a GOAT, nobody has used the word classic. Despite Kendrick having an objectively much better album, more people will claim to like Carly's more because they feel uneasy about conforming with the 'classic' chatter that the other half of the internet is throwing around.

It's funny coz in a world of post-hipsterism it's the done thing to say you like a really popular popstar, because that's showing you're clearly not an elitist, right? But in this world liking an album that is being praised as a classic perhaps prematurely is preposterous. I can like Taylor Swift but if you like Kendrick Lamar you don't know what you're talking about.

Am I doing this right?

14232949 · 12-07-2015, 05:00 PM

I used the full form of the abbreviation in my first sentence.
So if this is a piss takey thing, not doing it very well.

**Frownland** · 12-07-2015, 05:02 PM

Look what you did to their butts, Anteater. They'll never recover from this incredible pain.

14232949 · 12-07-2015, 05:09 PM

Seriously? I don't think I've seen anyone get more wound up than you did when yorkedaddy said he didn't like machine metal music.. You were practically in tears lol

12-07-2015, 05:02 PM	#89 (permalink)
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12-07-2015, 04:55 PM	#87 (permalink)
14232949 The Big Dog Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Scotland Posts: 1,989	Furthermore, I don't think a problem arises until the media and the public start throwing around assertions that Rapper X is the greatest of all time or has dropped a classic. What's happening with Kendrick is the same as what's happened with Kanye. They become popular with knowledgeable music fans when they first come out, then they get popular with casual fans. At first the former group of fans are happy about this but then when people say 'wait maybe Kanye is actually really good" so much so that they begin calling him the GOAT or saying MBTDF is a classic. This causes polarization because if it's one thing knowledgeable music fans hate it's going with the consensus. So half the people turned on Kanye whilst half remained and he divided opinion. The exact same thing is happening with Kendrick. As soon as he starts earning the GOAT and classic plaudits, people turn their back on him. It's not considered ridiculous for Carly Rae Jepson to feature on every one's AOTY list but if people have To Pimp a Butterfly, oh lordy, they're walking memes. The only difference is nobody is calling Carly a GOAT, nobody has used the word classic. Despite Kendrick having an objectively much better album, more people will claim to like Carly's more because they feel uneasy about conforming with the 'classic' chatter that the other half of the internet is throwing around. It's funny coz in a world of post-hipsterism it's the done thing to say you like a really popular popstar, because that's showing you're clearly not an elitist, right? But in this world liking an album that is being praised as a classic perhaps prematurely is preposterous. I can like Taylor Swift but if you like Kendrick Lamar you don't know what you're talking about. Am I doing this right?

12-07-2015, 05:00 PM	#88 (permalink)
14232949 The Big Dog Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Scotland Posts: 1,989	I used the full form of the abbreviation in my first sentence. So if this is a piss takey thing, not doing it very well.

12-07-2015, 05:09 PM	#90 (permalink)
14232949 The Big Dog Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Scotland Posts: 1,989	Seriously? I don't think I've seen anyone get more wound up than you did when yorkedaddy said he didn't like machine metal music.. You were practically in tears lol