<![CDATA["Stylus" Bids Farewell With LCD Soundsystem - Idolator Comments]]> http://cache.gawker.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/idolator.com.png <![CDATA["Stylus" Bids Farewell With LCD Soundsystem - Idolator Comments]]> http://idolator.com Wed, 05 Dec 2007 10:25:48 EST Wed, 05 Dec 2007 10:25:48 EST http://idolator.com/tunes/year_end-analysis/stylus-bids-farewell-with-lcd-soundsystem-329788.php <![CDATA["Stylus" Bids Farewell With LCD Soundsystem]]> http://idolator.com/tunes/year_end-analysis/stylus-bids-farewell-with-lcd-soundsystem-329788.php#c3200918 @Charlie Kerfelds Jetsons Tee:

Judging by all the love that Burial disc received on the Stylus board . . . yeah, it most definitely would have found its way to the top album list.

Mofrackie

]]> 33:329788:c3200918 Wed, 05 Dec 2007 10:25:48 EST <![CDATA["Stylus" Bids Farewell With LCD Soundsystem]]> http://idolator.com/tunes/year_end-analysis/stylus-bids-farewell-with-lcd-soundsystem-329788.php#c3199307 @futurehorse: there are three excellent songs on that MTS album imho, and that's one of them...but I think Chock's Rally edges it.
Wyatt, Burial & Ghostface = too late for voting.

BakerStreetSaxSolo

]]> 33:329788:c3199307 Wed, 05 Dec 2007 06:50:18 EST <![CDATA["Stylus" Bids Farewell With LCD Soundsystem]]> http://idolator.com/tunes/year_end-analysis/stylus-bids-farewell-with-lcd-soundsystem-329788.php#c3194761 Damn shame about Stylus...they put out some of my favorite feature arcticles ever.

Dick Laurent is dead.

]]> 33:329788:c3194761 Tue, 04 Dec 2007 18:25:35 EST <![CDATA["Stylus" Bids Farewell With LCD Soundsystem]]> http://idolator.com/tunes/year_end-analysis/stylus-bids-farewell-with-lcd-soundsystem-329788.php#c3194550 @Charlie Kerfelds Jetsons Tee: The Wyatt album probably didn't become available before they made their lists.

Michaelangelo Matos

]]> 33:329788:c3194550 Tue, 04 Dec 2007 18:14:15 EST <![CDATA["Stylus" Bids Farewell With LCD Soundsystem]]> http://idolator.com/tunes/year_end-analysis/stylus-bids-farewell-with-lcd-soundsystem-329788.php#c3194542 @Charlie Kerfelds Jetsons Tee: Nope, Stylus closed on Oct. 31 and Burial was released in mid-November (in the US, anyway). I think you're probably right that it would've sneaked in there. Also Kisskisskiss OTM about the mp3s!

jaymc

]]> 33:329788:c3194542 Tue, 04 Dec 2007 18:13:53 EST <![CDATA["Stylus" Bids Farewell With LCD Soundsystem]]> http://idolator.com/tunes/year_end-analysis/stylus-bids-farewell-with-lcd-soundsystem-329788.php#c3193368 Patrick Wolf! Yay! Sometimes I think I'm all alone in some things.

BeRightBack

]]> 33:329788:c3193368 Tue, 04 Dec 2007 17:06:04 EST <![CDATA["Stylus" Bids Farewell With LCD Soundsystem]]> http://idolator.com/tunes/year_end-analysis/stylus-bids-farewell-with-lcd-soundsystem-329788.php#c3191434 Every time I see a mention of Stylus I get all sad inside, what with the untimely death of the best webzine around and all that-

-or maybe I just miss the free mp3s from the Singles Jukebox.

Nunya B

]]> 33:329788:c3191434 Tue, 04 Dec 2007 15:36:50 EST <![CDATA["Stylus" Bids Farewell With LCD Soundsystem]]> http://idolator.com/tunes/year_end-analysis/stylus-bids-farewell-with-lcd-soundsystem-329788.php#c3191231 While it wasn't the most challenging record in the world, Yours To Keep should have made at least one appearance on a list somewhere, no? At least a token placement at #49 or #50 even? I thought I'd hate that album, and I ended up listening the shit out of it.

(Yeah, I know, 2001 called, they want their taste back, lolz.)

Bob Loblaw

]]> 33:329788:c3191231 Tue, 04 Dec 2007 15:28:26 EST <![CDATA["Stylus" Bids Farewell With LCD Soundsystem]]> http://idolator.com/tunes/year_end-analysis/stylus-bids-farewell-with-lcd-soundsystem-329788.php#c3191151 So it seems that we are all in agreement that this list is the most tasteful we have see thus far. It includes a variety of genres, and plentiful diamonds in a year of over-hyped roughs. "sigh" Now I miss Stylus, and I didn't even read them that much. I missed out, big-time.

rogerniner

]]> 33:329788:c3191151 Tue, 04 Dec 2007 15:25:18 EST <![CDATA["Stylus" Bids Farewell With LCD Soundsystem]]> http://idolator.com/tunes/year_end-analysis/stylus-bids-farewell-with-lcd-soundsystem-329788.php#c3190968 @Weezy F Baby: Well, yes, i would, for pretty much the same reason that i wouldn't want to see a EP in a top albums list either. It's a lot easier to make a great EP than it is to make a great album, since the format gives you a lot of freedom to experiment with your sound and you're under no pressure to put forth a cohesive set of songs that express central themes. It's even easier for mixtapes, cause you dont even have to make your own beats if you don't want to. So while it may be good (though i have to strongly disagree with you on it being the best rap release of the year), it's not really the same as making a great album.

bg5000

]]> 33:329788:c3190968 Tue, 04 Dec 2007 15:18:53 EST <![CDATA["Stylus" Bids Farewell With LCD Soundsystem]]> http://idolator.com/tunes/year_end-analysis/stylus-bids-farewell-with-lcd-soundsystem-329788.php#c3190559 Two thumbs up for those Paramore kids. That album's a blast. Besides, when I saw them this summer, they were escorted onto the stage by Mexican wrestlers.

Any band that brings Mexican wrestlers (complete with masks) on stage is a great band in my book.

KurticusMaximus

]]> 33:329788:c3190559 Tue, 04 Dec 2007 15:01:01 EST <![CDATA["Stylus" Bids Farewell With LCD Soundsystem]]> http://idolator.com/tunes/year_end-analysis/stylus-bids-farewell-with-lcd-soundsystem-329788.php#c3190214 @Paperboy 2000 and stephenbush: Maybe I need new headphones.

tigerpop

]]> 33:329788:c3190214 Tue, 04 Dec 2007 14:46:09 EST <![CDATA["Stylus" Bids Farewell With LCD Soundsystem]]> http://idolator.com/tunes/year_end-analysis/stylus-bids-farewell-with-lcd-soundsystem-329788.php#c3190139 The absence of Robert Wyatt's "Comicopera" surprises me. I would think it'd be up Stylus' alley.

Was Burial's new disc released by the time Stylus closed up shop? That probably would've made the cut, too.

Charlie Kerfelds Jetsons Tee

]]> 33:329788:c3190139 Tue, 04 Dec 2007 14:42:28 EST <![CDATA["Stylus" Bids Farewell With LCD Soundsystem]]> http://idolator.com/tunes/year_end-analysis/stylus-bids-farewell-with-lcd-soundsystem-329788.php#c3189954 @stephenbush: Agreed, I'm glad to hear someone other than John McEntire utilizing old timey hard panning in a mix. Especially with something as sparse as Low. I loved this record for that exact reason.

Plus that cake-eating video. That was good too.

Paperboy 2000

]]> 33:329788:c3189954 Tue, 04 Dec 2007 14:34:29 EST <![CDATA["Stylus" Bids Farewell With LCD Soundsystem]]> http://idolator.com/tunes/year_end-analysis/stylus-bids-farewell-with-lcd-soundsystem-329788.php#c3189946 @futurehorse: Certainly with you on the surprsing lack of "Paper Planes" love.

Agro

]]> 33:329788:c3189946 Tue, 04 Dec 2007 14:34:09 EST <![CDATA["Stylus" Bids Farewell With LCD Soundsystem]]> http://idolator.com/tunes/year_end-analysis/stylus-bids-farewell-with-lcd-soundsystem-329788.php#c3189897 Looking forward to outraging the Idolator masses by voting for "Girlfriend" in the year-end poll...

Chris Molanphy

]]> 33:329788:c3189897 Tue, 04 Dec 2007 14:32:18 EST <![CDATA["Stylus" Bids Farewell With LCD Soundsystem]]> http://idolator.com/tunes/year_end-analysis/stylus-bids-farewell-with-lcd-soundsystem-329788.php#c3189603 @tigerpop: I'm not exactly a Wilco fan. And the mix is stunning on a good set of headphones in the dark.

stephenbush

]]> 33:329788:c3189603 Tue, 04 Dec 2007 14:20:19 EST <![CDATA["Stylus" Bids Farewell With LCD Soundsystem]]> http://idolator.com/tunes/year_end-analysis/stylus-bids-farewell-with-lcd-soundsystem-329788.php#c3189183 @JZ13 and stephenbush: Uh-oh, I pushed the Wilco button!

I'm not of the "they have to make the first record over and over" mindset at all; I like "Things We Lost in the Fire" and "Great Destroyer" best, neither of which is anything like "the old Low". This one just didn't work for me. And the mix is annoying. (That said, "Drums and Guns" is Low's first iPod record, for whatever that's worth.)

tigerpop

]]> 33:329788:c3189183 Tue, 04 Dec 2007 13:59:55 EST <![CDATA["Stylus" Bids Farewell With LCD Soundsystem]]> http://idolator.com/tunes/year_end-analysis/stylus-bids-farewell-with-lcd-soundsystem-329788.php#c3189068 This is easily the best list you've posted yet. I'm surprised "Jimmy" keeps outranking "Paper Planes" though. Also, isn't "To Live and Die in the Airport Lounge" the My Teenage Stride song that should have made this list?

futurehorse

]]> 33:329788:c3189068 Tue, 04 Dec 2007 13:54:44 EST <![CDATA["Stylus" Bids Farewell With LCD Soundsystem]]> http://idolator.com/tunes/year_end-analysis/stylus-bids-farewell-with-lcd-soundsystem-329788.php#c3188811 Yeah, Paramore was definitely the (pleasant) surprise of this list. If I'd kept writing for Stylus for a few more months than I did, I would've voted in the list and bumped it up a little higher.

Al Shipley

]]> 33:329788:c3188811 Tue, 04 Dec 2007 13:43:51 EST <![CDATA["Stylus" Bids Farewell With LCD Soundsystem]]> http://idolator.com/tunes/year_end-analysis/stylus-bids-farewell-with-lcd-soundsystem-329788.php#c3188591 A few notes (see: surprises) on this list:
1) No Icky Thump. surprised not because they deserve it (because they don't), but because every other publication has placed them somewhere atop the list.
2) The Field in the top 10
3) Paramore in the top 50, again not because they don't deserve it, just that they're there.
4) No Against Me! in the top 50 albums, I do love the nod in the singles list.
5) Ted Leo & The Pharmacists absence makes me sad






BigRicks

]]> 33:329788:c3188591 Tue, 04 Dec 2007 13:34:05 EST <![CDATA["Stylus" Bids Farewell With LCD Soundsystem]]> http://idolator.com/tunes/year_end-analysis/stylus-bids-farewell-with-lcd-soundsystem-329788.php#c3188481 This is a good list. I am glad to see Gui Boratto and Deepchord get some nods.

rogerniner

]]> 33:329788:c3188481 Tue, 04 Dec 2007 13:28:50 EST <![CDATA["Stylus" Bids Farewell With LCD Soundsystem]]> http://idolator.com/tunes/year_end-analysis/stylus-bids-farewell-with-lcd-soundsystem-329788.php#c3188474 @stephenbush: Thank you! The Low album is lovely. What exactly is your beef with it, Tigerpop? That they replaced guitars with glitchy sounds? They couldn't keep making Curtain Hits the Cast over and over. No matter what's behind it, Sparhawk's spooky lyrics remain great.

As for this list, what is Paramore doing on it???

JZ13

]]> 33:329788:c3188474 Tue, 04 Dec 2007 13:28:27 EST <![CDATA["Stylus" Bids Farewell With LCD Soundsystem]]> http://idolator.com/tunes/year_end-analysis/stylus-bids-farewell-with-lcd-soundsystem-329788.php#c3188400 @gofreescout: Yeah, her record and the movie version of the play that the Virginia Tech shooter wrote pretty much were 2007 for me.

SuperUnison

]]> 33:329788:c3188400 Tue, 04 Dec 2007 13:24:46 EST <![CDATA["Stylus" Bids Farewell With LCD Soundsystem]]> http://idolator.com/tunes/year_end-analysis/stylus-bids-farewell-with-lcd-soundsystem-329788.php#c3188369 I can't emphasize enough how much I miss Stylus. They were the smart, impassioned online music magazine I always wished Pitchfork was.

This list is (relativeley) good. They pushed a litte bit of bullshit, but they big upped Twilight Sad, who I don't recall seeing on any other lists.

SuperUnison

]]> 33:329788:c3188369 Tue, 04 Dec 2007 13:23:22 EST <![CDATA["Stylus" Bids Farewell With LCD Soundsystem]]> http://idolator.com/tunes/year_end-analysis/stylus-bids-farewell-with-lcd-soundsystem-329788.php#c3188352 @tigerpop: If the Low album sucked, then I guess everything else sucked a little more 'cause for my money, Low put out the best album of 2007.

stephenbush

]]> 33:329788:c3188352 Tue, 04 Dec 2007 13:22:14 EST <![CDATA["Stylus" Bids Farewell With LCD Soundsystem]]> http://idolator.com/tunes/year_end-analysis/stylus-bids-farewell-with-lcd-soundsystem-329788.php#c3188309 Nice to see that Marnie Stern record getting at least a nod somewhere.

gofreescout

]]> 33:329788:c3188309 Tue, 04 Dec 2007 13:20:33 EST <![CDATA["Stylus" Bids Farewell With LCD Soundsystem]]> http://idolator.com/tunes/year_end-analysis/stylus-bids-farewell-with-lcd-soundsystem-329788.php#c3188265 I know no one over the age of 11 who actually enjoyed "Girlfriend." And most of those kids' year-end lists would probably rank Hannah Montana's efforts much higher, anyway.

Poubelle

]]> 33:329788:c3188265 Tue, 04 Dec 2007 13:18:21 EST <![CDATA["Stylus" Bids Farewell With LCD Soundsystem]]> http://idolator.com/tunes/year_end-analysis/stylus-bids-farewell-with-lcd-soundsystem-329788.php#c3188174 @bg5000: but drought 3 was better than any other rap album that came out this year..should it be disqualified on a technicality?

Weezy F Baby

]]> 33:329788:c3188174 Tue, 04 Dec 2007 13:14:11 EST <![CDATA["Stylus" Bids Farewell With LCD Soundsystem]]> http://idolator.com/tunes/year_end-analysis/stylus-bids-farewell-with-lcd-soundsystem-329788.php#c3188155 good to see people haven't forgotten that International Players Anthem came out this year.

Weezy F Baby

]]> 33:329788:c3188155 Tue, 04 Dec 2007 13:13:26 EST <![CDATA["Stylus" Bids Farewell With LCD Soundsystem]]> http://idolator.com/tunes/year_end-analysis/stylus-bids-farewell-with-lcd-soundsystem-329788.php#c3188133 Good list, what with the A Sunny Day In Glasgow love and all, but it's a shame they didn't get the memo that mixtapes aren't actual albums.

bg5000

]]> 33:329788:c3188133 Tue, 04 Dec 2007 13:12:23 EST <![CDATA["Stylus" Bids Farewell With LCD Soundsystem]]> http://idolator.com/tunes/year_end-analysis/stylus-bids-farewell-with-lcd-soundsystem-329788.php#c3187968 Boy, did that Low album ever suck.

tigerpop

]]> 33:329788:c3187968 Tue, 04 Dec 2007 13:03:36 EST