Comments on: The British Music Magazines Have Gone UKrazy

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 08:19:52 +0000

08 is the worst year in music this decade.

So many disappointments by good bands/artists (Sigur Ros, TVOTR, M83...)
Kings of Leon? They are 5 seconds away from becoming Nickelback.

And if you're going to put a pop record in your top 10, give it Little Jackie not monotonous Duffy. And if you want a token dance record Cut Copy's 2nd kicks Hercules' ass.

2007 was a great year, I can't even make a top 10 for this year.

By: moomintroll

moomintroll — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 12:56:34 +0000

@futurehorse: I was disappointed with Frightened Rabbit, I was all ready to love them. I mean they're from where I was born! But they didn't really grab me.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 12:54:14 +0000

Wait a second, Mercury Rev? Did I totally miss something and that record didn’t suck?

By: moomintroll

moomintroll — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 12:52:21 +0000

Mojo: Yay for Amadou and Mariam, British Sea Power, M83, Elbow, and The Bug! I couldn’t be bothered to read the Q one.
Also, there’s more Blur reunion speculation out there today, I know it’s not related but just, just, ahhhhh! It makes my tummy hurt it’s so exciting! (yeah, I know it won’t really happen)

By: RaptorAvatar

RaptorAvatar — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 12:30:47 +0000

Love Abe Vigoda and Gaslight Anthem as dark horses. However, how in the fuck are Los Campesinos! and Johnny Foreigner not taking up 3 spots on both of those lists? Do both of these mags dock you points for having a record that actually sounds like it’s from 2008?

By: Oldboy

Oldboy — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 12:20:04 +0000

@fabulousrobots: Yes, Blitzen Trapper write better songs.

By: J_

J_ — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 12:05:30 +0000

Oh, good for Eli Reed. That record is such a disarming no-bullshit lo-budget old-fashioned soul disc, and the tunes are good.

By: J_

J_ — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 12:03:49 +0000

Good to know its fans share the band's own entitlement. @kicking222:

By: proolst

proolst — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 10:06:29 +0000

What, no Girls Aloud on the Q list? I actually don’t dislike Duffy at all, but Rockferry is in no way better than Out of Control.

By: DocStrange

DocStrange — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 09:29:30 +0000

@sofatruck: Either Kerrang! or Rolling Stone.

By: Dick Laurent is dead.

Dick Laurent is dead. — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 06:45:33 +0000

I don’t know why I’m continually surprised to see Oasis on these Brit lists, but here I am again…was there some act of Parliament I don’t know about?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 05:50:32 +0000

Anyone care to venture a guess as to who will be the first to include Chinese Democracy on their list?

By: Lucas Jensen

Lucas Jensen — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 05:23:33 +0000

@bugsbark: What's surprising to me about Bon Iver is that Megafaun, the other guys he was in a band with before he was Bon Iver, are 100x better and 100x less famous. Those guys are just amazing.

By: DocStrange

DocStrange — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 04:27:49 +0000

1. I like the Fleet Foxes quite a bit (and it contains "He Doesn't Know Why", which is in the running for my 10 favorite songs this year), but come on, their not that good.

2. Black Ice?

3. Mojo has The Fall in their list and Q has Liam Finn and Hot Chip. Which is pretty nice, because those are among some of the best sleeper hits of the year.

4. No Los Campesinos!. Boo.

5. Again, it's nice to know that there's alot of Drive-By Truckers love on Idolator.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 04:27:45 +0000

@Michaelangelo Matos: oh i’m sure that dislike of fleet foxes isn’t calculated as such, but there are implications: for example, what does the word “bland” (used in this post) mean exactly? does music have to be necessarily “interesting” to be great, and if so what defines “interesting”? and sure taste cannot be argued – i myself am surprised with how much love bon iver seems to be getting. but i’m just having a hard time imagining that someone is unable to respond positively to the simple language of harmonies and melodies in fleet foxes even if that person may not necessarily be in love with it. for example on this blog i’ve read commenters say that they don’t like fleet foxes because they sound just like my morning jacket – first of all, i think the differences are small but significant, and second of all, it just seems like a lousy, close-minded reason. it’s like walking past a church on sunday morning and not being moved by the choir! i’m curious if “year of the bland” is perhaps a response to the increased emphasis on aesthetics and branding.

By: Halfwit

Halfwit — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 03:35:11 +0000

@moomintroll: I still really like the new album, but

A) I think that "Return to Cookie Mountain" falls apart midway through, and I never LOVED the first half to start, and

B) I still think that "Blind" is the best thing they've done.

So, you know... my opinion may be irrelevant.

By: moomintroll

moomintroll — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 03:11:00 +0000

@Bong14: To be honest, I agree with your assessment of the new TVOTR. It pains me to say it.

By: wakeupbomb

wakeupbomb — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 02:54:48 +0000

OH…R.E.M. is on the Q list…I missed it. hahaha

By: wakeupbomb

wakeupbomb — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 02:53:23 +0000

Where's R.E.M.? Accelerate was fantastic, and the Brits love those guys!

Also, I'm glad that The Gaslight Anthem is on there, The '59 Sound is a really good record.

By: Maura Johnston

Maura Johnston — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 02:20:37 +0000

@Chris Barrus: speaking of damning with faint praise...