An Underwhelming Year

WWWP · 12-08-2018, 12:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Kiiii

Music is music.

deep

Key · 12-08-2018, 12:43 PM

Well it ain't somethin else

OccultHawk · 12-08-2018, 12:47 PM

Regarding jazz 2018 has been the best year since Coltrane died

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1987

86-87 were two of the most incredible back to back years in the 20th C

For 2018 the pace of incredible releases made it hard to revisit many of them because they kept pouring in but still 2016 was zenith year or whatever. Many things hit a sweet spot in 2016. For pop music or avant pop or whatever 2016 was the best year since 86.

FaSho · 12-08-2018, 01:08 PM

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Originally Posted by OccultHawk

Regarding jazz 2018 has been the best year since Coltrane died

Definitely wasn't aware of this. I've only heard Heaven and Earth, which wasn't for me, and the newest record from the Necks, which I enjoyed but not as much as last year's release.

~~MicShazam~~ · 12-08-2018, 01:03 PM

I honestly don't feel like I've put all that much effort into finding gems this year, but they've come liberally just the same.
I stick my hand out of the window and a good album lands in my palm.

I'm convinced I could find way more with only moderate effort.

A really strong year for music in my opinion.

If we were talking metal specifically, I'd say 2018 has been slim pickings, but overall that was not at all the case.

**Frownland** · 12-08-2018, 02:08 PM

Roc's been on absolute fire this year.

What'd you think of the new Earl album, Fasho?

Mondo Bungle · 12-08-2018, 02:32 PM

2018 has been the best year in music since 2017 tbh

~~MicShazam~~ · 12-09-2018, 02:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Mondo Bungle

2018 has been the best year in music since 2017 tbh

I'm saying the same thing every year more or less. Every year = lots of great music.

Is year [Insert recent year] a great year in music? Hell yes.

Mondo Bungle · 12-09-2018, 01:23 PM

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Originally Posted by MicShazam

I'm saying the same thing every year more or less. Every year = lots of great music.

Is year [Insert recent year] a great year in music? Hell yes.

in my personal opinion there's no comparison between any year and any other. Different albums are released every year.

~~MicShazam~~ · 12-09-2018, 01:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Mondo Bungle

in my personal opinion there's no comparison between any year and any other. Different albums are released every year.

I kinda agree. I'll love one year for some things, another year for other things. Of course, some years, several favorite artists of mine happen to release albums and that excites me, but there's so many albums of such wildly differing character coming out any year that it's hard to really have an overall opinion on that year in music.

Not to mention how I'll continue finding great albums from previous years moving forward.

2011 stands in my mind as a strong year, but that's because that was a year where I really started branching out and discovering new and exciting things and finding a few new favorite bands that have been very important to me since, plus some of the best albums in certain artist's discographies coming out that year.

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~~MicShazam~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Aalborg Posts: 7,634	I honestly don't feel like I've put all that much effort into finding gems this year, but they've come liberally just the same. I stick my hand out of the window and a good album lands in my palm. I'm convinced I could find way more with only moderate effort. A really strong year for music in my opinion. If we were talking metal specifically, I'd say 2018 has been slim pickings, but overall that was not at all the case.