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2014 FBG Album Poll - Voting closed, go to countdown thread. (1 Viewer)

Northern Voice

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Previous results in my sig. If you haven't participated before, rules are below.

Suggestions and discussion welcome in this thread, As always PMing lists to me is encouraged vs. posting them here, so there is some drama in the big reveal, which as of right now I think will take place on a Friday in mid-January (people back from holidays etc...)

I'm not going to set a deadline yet for lists, but plan on having them in by end of 2014.

Link to best albums thread

2013 Voting

2013 Results

These are the rules we've used in the past, still work for everyone, or should we do some tinkering? The one thing that happens with the assigned points is one person can love an album, give it 30 points and it finds it's way into the midsection of the countdown. It puts an album "loved" by one person ahead of one that was "liked" by 3 or 4 people, which can be either a good or bad thing, depending on how you look at it. Personally, I think it adds some diversity to the chart but maybe we should roll the max per album back to 25?

- You have 200 points to distribute as you see fit among 10 to 20 albums.
- No album can be given more than 30 points
- You can also simply post your top 10-20 albums in order and they will be awarded points in a descending order from 19-1.

- You must post at least 10 albums
- Any album consisting of new/previously unreleased material released in 2014 is eligible (No reissues, compilations must be all new material)
- Live Albums must have been recorded and released in 2014
- EP's are eligible
- You can post your album rankings/points assignments here or PM them to me (PMing them to me adds some mystery as to how the final results shake out, but if some people just want to post a top 10/20 list, that's fine too).
The countdown will take place in a new thread I'll start shortly after that. I'll try to run through the whole list on one day.
- The more participants the better
- Let's try to keep this near the top of the page for the next couple weeks.

EXAMPLE 1 - Points Assigned:

The Beatles - Abbey Road - 30
The Rolling Stones - Let It Bleed - 30
The Band - The Band - 25
The Who - Tommy - 20
Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin - 15
Led Zeppelin - II - 10
The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground - 10
The Stooges - The Stooges - 10
Creedence Clearwater Revival - Green River - 10
Frank Zappa - Hot Rats - 10
Neil Young with Crazy Horse -Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere - 5
Elvis Presley - From Elvis in Memphis - 5
MC5 - Kick Out the Jams - 5
Crosby, Stills and Nash - Crosby, Stills and Nash - 5
The Flying Burrito Bros - The Gilded Palace of Sin - 5
King Crimson - In the Court of the Crimson King - 1
Nick Drake - Five Leaves Left - 1
Sly and the Family Stone - Stand! - 1
Dusty Springfield - Dusty in Memphis - 1
Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band - Trout Mask Replica - 1

Example 2 - Albums Ranked

1. Marvin Gaye - What's Going On (will be awarded 19 points)
2. Led Zeppelin - IV (will be awarded 18 points)
3. The Who - Who's Next (will be awarded 17 points)
4. Joni Mitchell -Blue (will be awarded 16 points)
5. The Rolling Stones - Sticky Fingers (will be awarded 15 points)
6. Sly and the Family Stone - There's a Riot Goin' On (will be awarded 14 points)
7. David Bowie - Hunky Dory (will be awarded 13 points)
8. Carole King - Tapestry (will be awarded 12 points)
9. John Lennon - Imagine (will be awarded 11 points)
10. The Allman Brothers Band - At Fillmore East (will be awarded 10 points)
11. Rod Stewart - Every Picture Tells a Story (will be awarded 10 points)
12. T. Rex - Electric Warrior (will be awarded 9 points)
13. Janis Joplin - Pearl (will be awarded 8 points)
14. The Doors - L.A. Woman (will be awarded 7 points)
15. Can - Tago Mago (will be awarded 6 points)
16. Leonard Cohen - Songs of Love and Hate (will be awarded 5 points)
17. Funkadelic - Maggot Brain (will be awarded 4 points)
18. The Beach Boys - Surf's Up (will be awarded 3 points)
19. Jethro Tull - Aqualung (will be awarded 2 points)
20. Yes - Fragile (will be awarded 1 points)

 
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:blackdot:

Thanks for doing this again. I've been a little out of the loop for the past few months....have some catching up to do.

 
1. D'Angelo: Black Messiah
2. Killing Joke: In Dub
3. Spoon: They Want My Soul
4. Christopher Owens: The New Testament
5. Lake Street Dive: Bad Self Portraits
6. Goat: Commune
7. Foxygen: …And Star Power
8. Mac Demarco: Salad Days
9. Hurray for the Riff Raff: Small Town Heroes
10. Chad VanGaalen: Shrink Dust
11. The Brian Jonestown Massacre: Revelation
12. Thee Oh Sees: Drop
13. Ty Segall: Manipulator
14. Natural Child: Dancin' with Wolves
15. New Bums: Voices In A Rented Room
16. Nude Beach: 77
17. Blank Realm: Grassed Inn
18. Strugill Simpson: Metamodern Sounds in Country Music
19. Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks: Wig Out at Jagbags
20. The Fat White Family: Champagne Holocaust
 
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1.) The War On Drugs - Lost In The Dream
2.) Cloud Nothings - Here And Nowhere Else
3.) Sharon Van Etten - Are We There
4.) Flying Lotus - You're Dead!
5.) Run The Jewels (Killer Mike & EL-P) - Run The Jewels 2
6.) Ty Segall - Manipulator
7.) White Lung- Deep Fantasy
8.) Cymbals Eat Guitars - Lose
9.) ####ed Up - Glass Boys
10.) LVL Up - Hoodwink'd
11.) Protomartyr - Under Color of Official Right
12.)Sturgill Simpson - Metamodern Sounds In Country Music
13.) Spoon - They Want My Soul
14.) Blank Realm - Grassed In
15. ) EMA - The Future's Void
16.) Woods of Desolation - As The Stars
17.) Timber Timbre - Hot Dreams
18.) The Men - Tomorrow's Hits
19.) You Blew It! Keep Doing What You're Doing
20.) Pallbearer - Foundations of Burden
 
 
kupcho1 said:
I didn't find too many mp3 collections that were all that great this year. More singles than albums ... (see: 2014 - I don't got time for holy rollers)

2014 list:

The Orwells – Disgraceland 30

Spoon – They Want My Soul 25

The Hold Steady – Teeth Dreams 25

The War on Drugs – Lost in the Dream 20

S - Cool Choices 20

Death From Above 1979 – The Physical World 20

Jamie T – Carry On The Grudge 10

Tune-Yards - nikki nack 10

Future Islands – Singles 10

Elbow – The Take Off And Landing Of Everything 10

Drowners – Drowners 10

The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart - Days Of Abandon 10
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I've enjoyed this Spotify playlist but I thought all this time it was Ilov80s'. Just goes to show, you learn something new every year

 
LIke many others have said, I didn't think any album this year was awesome/unforgettable. In fact, I think the following albums from last year were all superior in most every way: The National, Queens of the Stone Age, the 1975, Lorde, Drake, Arctic Monkeys, Vampire Weekend, probably a couple others. I've written at least a couple sentences per record in the past but didn't feel compelled to do so this year.

Anyway, here is my ranking/scoring...

Cymbals Eat Guitars - 25

The War On Drugs - 25

Future Islands - 20

The Orwells - 17

D'Angelo - 16

Taylor Swift - 16

Gaslight Anthem - 16

Hookworms - 15

Run the Jewels 2 - 14

Strand of Oaks - 13

Twin Peaks - 12

Ryan Adams - (1984) - 11 points - if the guy had made this an actual album instead a recording of some riffs and hooks it could have been amazing.

Afghan Whigs -10- I haven't been this disappointed in a record in years. It was slightly better than average which sucks considering the previous three records of theirs (and most Twilight Singers stuff) are all in my favorite-ever records.
 
Struggling to really pull together a full list. Not sure if it's because I listened to less than past years or stuff just didn't hit me as much.

When's the deadline? OP says end of 2014 :oldunsure:

 
My deadlines are notoriously lax. Right now I'm thinking countdown jan 16 or 23, deadline will be day before but earlier is better, to make sure we have enough to have a decent countdown, maybe if you're not ready with the list but intend on sending one post here and let me know.

 
I'll be in- really, really struggling narrowing down a list. a bunch of stuff I like all about the same this year.

but as always- :wub: the work done here, NV.

 
I'm definitely going to submit one, just don't have a good final list yet. I have a list, but I can't help but feel I'm forgetting albums I enjoyed.

 
1. The War on Drugs - Lost In the Dream
2. Joe Henry - Invisible Hour
3. Matthew Ryan - Boxers
4. Spoon - They Want My Soul
5. Withered Hand - New Gods
6. Strand of Oaks - HEAL
7. Owl John - Owl John
8. Perfume Genius - Too Bright
9. A Sunny Day in Glasgow - Sea When Absent
10. Foxygen - And Star Power
11. Stephen Malkmus - Wig Out at Jagbags
12. Ought - More Than Any Other Day
13. The New Pornographers - Brill Bruisers
14. Fink - Hard Believer
15. Bahamas - Bahamas is Afie
16. Hiss Golden Messenger - Lateness of Dancers
17. Phil Ajjarapu - Sing Along Until You Feel Better
18. Adam Faucett - Blind Water Finds Blind Water
19. Ariel Pink - pom pom
20. Wake Owl - The Private World of Paradise
 
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Considering the wide ranging taste in this thread, I am surmising that dAngelo isn't on a lot of lists because people haven't listened. It may not be a favorite (wasn't mine) but it's a ton better than some of the riff raft being bandied about.

 
My scientific (and easy) method for creating my rankings... Every year I create a playlist named for that year. As I listen to albums throughout the year, I put the songs that I like into this playlist. At the end of the year, I make my rankings based on the number of songs from each album that made the playlist. Wa-la.

 
Can't tell how many of the 'I've narrowed it down to 67' posts are schtick. It's an album poll on an internet message board - does Hozier get his #### chopped off if he's not in the top 20 of our little poll?

 
Brony said:
Can't tell how many of the 'I've narrowed it down to 67' posts are schtick. It's an album poll on an internet message board - does Hozier get his #### chopped off if he's not in the top 20 of our little poll?
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chopping Hozier now... 40.

 
1. Hookworms- The Hum

2. Parquet Courts- Sunbathing Animal

3. Priests- Bodies and Control and Money and Power

4. Angel Olson- Burn Your Fire For No WItness

5. Cloud Nothings- Here and Nowhere Else

6. The Orwells- Disgraceland

7. Spoon- They Want My Soul

8. FKA Twigs- LP1

9. Protomartyr- Under Color of Official Right

[SIZE=13.63636302948px]10. Total Control- Typical System[/SIZE]

11. So Cow- The Long Con

[SIZE=13.63636302948px]12. Perfume Genius- Too Bright[/SIZE]

[SIZE=13.63636302948px]13. Sleaford Mods- Divide and Exit[/SIZE]

[SIZE=13.63636302948px]14. Tom Vek- Luck[/SIZE]

15. alt-J- This is all Yours

[SIZE=13.63636302948px]16. War on Drugs- Lost in the Dream[/SIZE]

[SIZE=13.63636302948px]17. Perfect #####- Say Yes To Love[/SIZE]

[SIZE=13.63636302948px]18. Dean Blunt- Black Metal[/SIZE]

[SIZE=13.63636302948px]19. Landlady- Upright Behavior[/SIZE]

[SIZE=13.63636302948px]20. Young Fathers- Dead[/SIZE]
 
Gervinho

1 . Strand of Oaks --- Heal

2 . Merchandise --- After the End

3 . Alvvays --- Alvvays

4 . D'Angelo and the Vanguard --- Black Messiah

5 . Robert Plant --- Lullaby and…The Ceaseless Roar

6 . The Bronze Medal --- Darlings

7 . Cloud Nothings --- Here and Nowhere Else

8 . Paolo Nutini --- Caustic Love

9 . Kelis --- Food

10 . Sturgill Simpson --- Metamodern Sounds in Country Music

11 . Twin Peaks --- Wild Onion

12 . MONEY --- The Shadow of Heaven

13 . Spoon --- They Want My Soul

14 . Bob Mould --- Beauty & Ruin

15 . Slow Club --- Complete Surrender

16 . Gruff Rhys --- American Interior

17 . Eagulls --- Eagulls

18 . Jenny Lewis --- The Voyager

19 . The Twilight Sad --- Nobody Wants to Be Here and Nobody Wants to Leave

20 . Rival Sons --- Great Western Valkyrie
 
Eephus said:
Gervinho

1 . Strand of Oaks --- Heal

2 . Merchandise --- After the End

3 . Alvvays --- Alvvays

4 . D'Angelo and the Vanguard --- Black Messiah

5 . Robert Plant --- Lullaby and…The Ceaseless Roar

6 . The Bronze Medal --- Darlings

7 . Cloud Nothings --- Here and Nowhere Else

8 . Paolo Nutini --- Caustic Love

9 . Kelis --- Food

10 . Sturgill Simpson --- Metamodern Sounds in Country Music

11 . Twin Peaks --- Wild Onion

12 . MONEY --- The Shadow of Heaven

13 . Spoon --- They Want My Soul

14 . Bob Mould --- Beauty & Ruin

15 . Slow Club --- Complete Surrender

16 . Gruff Rhys --- American Interior

17 . Eagulls --- Eagulls

18 . Jenny Lewis --- The Voyager

19 . The Twilight Sad --- Nobody Wants to Be Here and Nobody Wants to Leave

20 . Rival Sons --- Great Western Valkyrie
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nice forehead!

good to see a bunch of albums (4, 5, 9, 11, 14, 17) on there that I was looking at but cut. I need to check to see if I remembered to include your #4... will likely bump somebody for it if not.

 
El Floppo said:
good to see a bunch of albums (4, 5, 9, 11, 14, 17) on there that I was looking at but cut. I need to check to see if I remembered to include your #4... will likely bump somebody for it if not.
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2014 was a quantity year for me. I had a hard time with the final cutdown this year but there wasn't a 30 point album that blew me away.

 
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