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Andy

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Top 10 Albums of the year as voted on by the FOT....
« on: October 15, 2008, 11:27:33 PM »
ok, time to start cramming al the music i've been neglecting.  what are some strong contenders?

I think my front runner so far is The Grouch- Show You the World. or The Cool Kids- Bakesale EP.

I can't remember when the top two albums for me were both hip hop, but i'm sure i'm forgeting some.
Breakfast- I'm havin' a time
Wheelies- I'm havin' a time
Headlocks- I'm havin' a time
Drunk Tank- not so much a time
George St.- I'm havin' a time
Brenda- I'm havin' a time
Bingo- I'm havin' a time
House Arrest- I'm still havin' a time

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Re: album of the year discussion
« Reply #1 on: October 15, 2008, 11:29:01 PM »
The Week That Was

Andy

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Re: album of the year discussion
« Reply #2 on: October 15, 2008, 11:29:31 PM »
oooooooh, we should do a soundopinions style top albums list. starting dec 15th or so everyone list their top ten in order and we assign them weighted values and come up with an overal FOT top 25 (or so) albums for the year.
Breakfast- I'm havin' a time
Wheelies- I'm havin' a time
Headlocks- I'm havin' a time
Drunk Tank- not so much a time
George St.- I'm havin' a time
Brenda- I'm havin' a time
Bingo- I'm havin' a time
House Arrest- I'm still havin' a time

Andy

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Re: album of the year discussion
« Reply #3 on: October 15, 2008, 11:31:50 PM »
it would also be awesome to have some anonymity to get more truthful top 10s, but I think anything we did that allowed that (PM or email) may kind of discourage participation .
Breakfast- I'm havin' a time
Wheelies- I'm havin' a time
Headlocks- I'm havin' a time
Drunk Tank- not so much a time
George St.- I'm havin' a time
Brenda- I'm havin' a time
Bingo- I'm havin' a time
House Arrest- I'm still havin' a time

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Re: album of the year discussion
« Reply #4 on: October 15, 2008, 11:35:17 PM »
You could let people vote for a list of candidates (music, not politicians), or hold the contest on f*t*h*n. (Is that allowed?)


Andy

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Re: album of the year discussion
« Reply #5 on: October 15, 2008, 11:41:55 PM »
i'd rather not limit the potential pool of albums, and taking it down to chinatown would exclude some people.  i'&l bet we can make it work in a thread.  now, I just need some dfk knowledge on a fair weighting system.
Breakfast- I'm havin' a time
Wheelies- I'm havin' a time
Headlocks- I'm havin' a time
Drunk Tank- not so much a time
George St.- I'm havin' a time
Brenda- I'm havin' a time
Bingo- I'm havin' a time
House Arrest- I'm still havin' a time

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Re: album of the year discussion
« Reply #6 on: October 16, 2008, 12:03:15 AM »
i'd rather not limit the potential pool of albums, and taking it down to chinatown would exclude some people.  i'&l bet we can make it work in a thread.  now, I just need some dfk knowledge on a fair weighting system.

Wouldn't the easiest way be to make your #1 choice worth 10 points, #2 = 9, etc?  Or there's the Pazz & Jop method where you just distribute 100 pts. amongst the 10 in any way you see fit.

Andy

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Re: album of the year discussion
« Reply #7 on: October 16, 2008, 12:08:10 AM »
yeah, either way would work.  I like to make things 10 times more difficult to gain 1% more fairness or accuracy. 

In other words: I'm dumb.
Breakfast- I'm havin' a time
Wheelies- I'm havin' a time
Headlocks- I'm havin' a time
Drunk Tank- not so much a time
George St.- I'm havin' a time
Brenda- I'm havin' a time
Bingo- I'm havin' a time
House Arrest- I'm still havin' a time

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Re: album of the year discussion
« Reply #8 on: October 16, 2008, 01:31:03 AM »
Humorless music thread.
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Re: album of the year discussion
« Reply #9 on: October 16, 2008, 02:01:10 AM »
Breakfast- I'm havin' a time
Wheelies- I'm havin' a time
Headlocks- I'm havin' a time
Drunk Tank- not so much a time
George St.- I'm havin' a time
Brenda- I'm havin' a time
Bingo- I'm havin' a time
House Arrest- I'm still havin' a time

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Re: album of the year discussion
« Reply #10 on: October 16, 2008, 04:38:23 AM »
#1 worth 20
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#10 worth 2
Up to 5 honorable mentions worth 1.

One wild card spot assigned a value at random from 1-20.
One of your top ten albums will actually detract from the album's overall score. That album will be voted on by your peers and sent to the list's arbitrator via PM.
Two albums will be selected at random from the Pitchfork year-end list and given 100 points.
Two albums will be selected at random from the Pitchfork year-end list and barred from competition.
Should Billy Joel release an album between now and year's end, that album automatically wins.

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Re: album of the year discussion
« Reply #11 on: October 16, 2008, 06:34:08 AM »
Thus far it's Abe Vigoda or Wild Beasts for me.
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Re: album of the year discussion
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Re: album of the year discussion
« Reply #13 on: October 16, 2008, 09:46:59 AM »
I just want some music recommendations!  Also, does it have to be new music?
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Re: album of the year discussion
« Reply #14 on: October 16, 2008, 09:53:47 AM »
I am officially recommending this:

Hank IV - Refuge in Genre
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