The Official 2015 Music Banter Album of the Year List
 

I posted this in the 2015 albums thread and have already received a few inboxes so that's encouraging.


I propose we make a forum wide Album of the Year List so we can all feel part of something.
If users want to send me their final Top 10's by the 20th of December (that's Sunday 23:59 GMT) I'll happily make a Music Banter AOTY list out of them. I see that a number of people have already posted their likely final lists so Sunday isn't too soon I think, plus I want to get the results calculated and published online before the year end.

Albums will be allocated 10 Points for no.#1 slots 9 points for no.#2 down to 1 point for no.#10. That is how they are ranked on your personal list.

There's also a multiplier in effect which would grant an album an additional 5 points for every list it appeared in. If To Pimp A Butterfly appears on three lists it will gain an additional 15 points to the points already accumulated for its individual rankings.

Just Inbox me your Top 10 albums of 2015, I'll make a thread and give the albums a wee objective write up (or I'll ask the user who listed the album highest in their list for a subjective one - a mini review to accompany the entry). Failing anybody wanting to contribute a review or reasoning for why they think so highly of the album in question, I'll ask for a selection of mini quotes (if the album appears on multiple lists) or I'll write the aforementioned objective review (provided I myself haven't heard it).
We can have our own website list to rival every other music sites up before the 31st. (Going home for Xmas and I've got time on my hands, I need something to do). The list will be comprised of the most popular 20 Albums that users send to me.

Sound cool?
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Any questions, queries, hateful messages?

I don't like the additional points system. I'd prefer it to be more of an aggregate. If an album is tied on points, see which appeared on more lists.

but without it, an album that's placed first on one list and appears on no other list would have a higher score (10) than an album that appeared on three lists at 5th 9th and 10th.

just take our list from the Thread there are only like 9 list on there LOL and shuffle them up and waaaa laaaa

I'll try to contribute, although I haven't been keeping up on new releases since my phone drowned (RIP) several months ago.

Yeah, Norg unless I get new lists before Sunday. I'll take people's lists off your thread. Doing pretty well for submissions thus far, keep em coming people.

I've definitely got one to add, just need to decide which one to bump now... I'll be in touch.

I've got mine pretty much figured out, so I'll send it over.

Got 8 submissions thus far.
Keep them coming people.

Hoping I can get mine finalized over the weekend.

I'll have mine by the end of the day.

You've all got less than 24 hours to send me your Album of the Year lists.

Just inbox me your Top 10 (or less if you don't have 10) favourite LP's of the Year. It's that simple.

Failure to comply will not be tolerated.

Did you get mine? Actually, it would probably be helpful if you threw a list together, just the members not the albums, in case someone's PM went astray and they could send it again before tomorrow?

Yup, got it TH. I've even cleared my inbox of all messages prior to asking for the lists so I didn't miss any.

I hope you got mine a couple days ago.

Yup, everyone that sent one, I've got them. Naturally with these type of things the more the merrier though. Will begin tallying up and collecting reviews tomorrow.

Sorry for continuous bumps. But 5 minutes remaining. If you haven't already done so, send me your Album of the Year Lists!!!!!!!!(one)!!!!!!

I'm not done. Oh well.

Surely you could wait till the end of the year at least Manky?

Yeah he completely disregarded Purple's release and a few other late december albums. This should probably be done in early January. At any rate, he should have had the results posted by now so there's a slim chance he's just messing with us.

I put purple on my list so it could get some love. I've been listening to it all the time since it streamed last week so I felt justified in adding it to my list.

I don't see what you want me to do. You're acting like it's some sort of ignorant act. Every single music publication out there has already posted their lists. It's not my fault if an artist decides to release an album with days of the calendar left. It's the nature of the beast that they'll miss out on coveted AOTY positions because or their untimely release date. This isn't me disregarding it lol.

And as for having it done already, Jesus Christ. How quickly did you expect it up? At 00:02 this morning? Wanted to make it a pretty cool countdown with compiled reviews etc. I said that in the OP.

I don't see how I can win, the recency effect's always going to lead to a contingent of people complaining that these lists are crooked because they can't include releases that come out in the last embers of the year. Yeah, I could keep pushing it back further and further but we had a thread where people were already happy to post their final year end lists so I assumed we were concluding the year was done.

Was just trying to do something I hoped people would find interesting.

Sorry dude, I didn't really mean it like that. I don't really think it's a big deal that you haven't posted it yet either, I was half-joking honestly. Just go about your business and forget I ever said anything.

My apologies, sorry.

Edit: I like what you're doing here too, please don't stop on my account. I'll just keep quiet for a while.

JC has nothing to do with this.

Next time please just say hail Satan, manky. It's far less offensive than using my favourite protagonist as a curse word.

It's all good people, but the thing is how long does a record take to grow. I get Baroness have quite a following and yeah I could extend the deadline further but that also delays the thread results getting published and probably the interest of those who originally submitted. It's a shame the album dropped when it did but that's the nature of deadlines, you've got to have a cut off. I think some music publications moved D'Angelo's album to their 2015 lists even though it came out in late '14.
Do I keep the thread open to February so everyone has adequate time to digest December's releases. I dunno maybe people can draw conclusions on albums quicker than me but I like to take my time with releases. Maybe I don't speak for all.

Anyway, if all goes well I hope to have the list started by Wednesday.

P.s. I thought Jesus was all around, no?

How can Jesus be all around? He is a human being.

What the hell is that? I've looked at it several times and can't make it out! A foot sticking up and someone doing something to it? I need glasses. Oh, wait...
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Manky, **** the naysayers. I think you're doing a great job, and something like this can't be rushed. After all, you mentioned that you might have to listen to/short review some albums, so take your time.

I would suggest, if you want, a shortlist of albums that didn't make the cut, perhaps too late to the party kind of thing. If you want. But yeah, there's no way you can keep everyone happy so just do what you're doing. It is appreciated.

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Oh, and my preferred curse is Hail Santa...

that is a human leg in a wood chipper.

The "naysayers" are asking him to take his time. I'm not really sure how this turned into a mini argument. I'd rather see a list compiled by as many MB members as possible, even if that means waiting a few more days.

I see it as the naysayers are jumping up and down and saying both "Why don't you wait till the end of the year" and "why isn't your list done yet?"

Basically, I don't think there is an argument. Someone said Manky should wait, complaining about Baroness, and he got a bit miffed about that, it seems. I say, let him do his list as, when and how he wants. I'm easy either way, but I think people trying to tell him how to do the list is a little rich. The guy's giving up his time, so let him do it his way.

Sorry.

UPDATE:

That is actually really cool what you are doing Manky. I am excited to see the list tomorrow.

Carly :(

Batlord why didn't you get a list in?

You could have changed her fate.

On the search function, you can select "show posts" instead of the default "show threads" to do just that.

Looking forward to the list.

I can count the number of current albums I've listened to on one hand and still have fingers left. I'm hella lazy about listening to recent albums.