Comments on: “The Wire” Shares A Laugh With Robert Wyatt

By: byebyepride

byebyepride — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 07:41:28 +0000

@Labtheque: Yay! I've been listening to the Kammerflimmer Kollektif record a whole lot. But I guess I can feel validated by the fact that a paper that lets Nick Sylvester write about hip-hop has overlooked it.

By: Cam/ron

Cam/ron — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 06:37:19 +0000

The Wire top lists are usually strong, speaking as somebody who regularly drops $100 for a subscription. I don’t believe that the Burial and the Battles records were that strong to place in the top-10 though. Glad to see that Ricardo Villalobos, Harmonia and Lou Reed’s Metal Machine Music got some love.

By: Paperboy 2000

Paperboy 2000 — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 05:41:55 +0000

1. The OM record is not that good, and I'm tired of people saying it is.
2. I still need to have someone properly explain to me why the Von Südenfed record is good. As someone who likes the artists involved quite a bit, I just don't get how people think this music is even remotely good.
3. Lil Wayne - how daring.
4. And most importantly, I'm sorry, but that Bretschneider record was a massive step backwards for him and the whole Raster Noton crew. Praise a minimal white noise created Christmas flavored baby Jesus that the Signal record came out at the same time and totally redeemed him.

By: SuperUnison

SuperUnison — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 04:50:45 +0000

@WhosWho: I am earnestly pleased to see it in the 30s where it belongs. "Kid A" was transcendant. Everything since has stuck me as a chicken and egg scenario between lame critspeak and music that doesn't really move me one way or the other.

By: Charlie Kerfelds Jetsons Tee

Charlie Kerfelds Jetsons Tee — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 04:24:47 +0000

And THIS is why I read the Wire.

Nice to see love for Pran Nath!

By: unperson

unperson — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 04:06:34 +0000

I guess they've broadened their voter pool this year; last year, there were so few contributors that me and one other person (I suspect Edwin Pouncey) were able to get Celtic Frost's Monotheist in there. This year, I don't see a single thing I voted for in the top 50.

By: gofreescout

gofreescout — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 04:03:45 +0000

Good list. At least someone noticed that Strategy record.

By: freetz

freetz — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 03:56:11 +0000

I had no idea McNulty was such a record dork.

By: Ned Raggett

Ned Raggett — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 03:53:17 +0000

@Labtheque: Someone else actually listens to Kemialliset Ystävät!

Hi dere. But I admit a lot of the post drone/psych/etc. universe is one big (and usually wonderful) mass of sound to me, who listens to it constantly.

By: Jfrankparnell

Jfrankparnell — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 03:42:14 +0000

Sightings! Colleen!

Now we're talking. Order doesn't matter. Wholly approved by me and my Pollyanna mood this morning.

By: Lucas Jensen

Lucas Jensen — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 03:38:23 +0000

I like this list a lot…glad to see Pram getting the love. And I love that Low record even though no one else seems to.

By: Paula

Paula — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 03:26:18 +0000

Well, I'm sort of perversely pleased that someone else put In Rainbows below the top 10. No, I'm not kidding.

By: Labtheque

Labtheque — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 03:11:35 +0000

Finally! Someone else actually listens to Kemialliset Ystävät! I’m dissapointed they didn’t listen to the also excellent Kammerflimmer Kollektief album, even if there was creepy yodeling in it.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 03:01:07 +0000

good list. but harvell, are we not tired of the “what’s (insert popular indie or other group that made a really good record this year) doing so high on the list” jokes yet? i mean, we get it. idolator is sooo much hipper than the hipsters. but really, enough already.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 02:58:00 +0000

Too corporate, I am going to put my black eyeliner on and dance in the dark, alone.