2007 Gummy Awards Comments

Radiohead should have been higher. ;)
Otherwise good list!

winning mr/miss indie = winning the special olympics of hotness!

http://madmargaret.files.wordpress.com/2007/09/feist.jpg

this pic of feist v the posted one. photoshop does wonders.

annie had my vote.

It's funny. I know that 'Gum readers made this list, but it is genuinely the first list that makes sense. I'm sure there are some Radiohead haters out there, but the majority voted "In Rainbows" as number 1.

Every other cd in the top 10 deserves to be there. Of particular note, Animal Collective, Panda Bear and Of Montreal finally getting well-deserved recognition.

Man, Of Montreal is the album of the year... look at that top 5. Think about it.

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this works

@ tom

She looks like Thom Yorke in that photo!

Yay Zach!

Although Jens is sweet too.

Another boring Radiohead album tops the list, wooooooooooooooooooooo! Still, it's a good list. (pats self on back)

I wish people would stop bitchin' about Of Montreal not getting more respect. Most overrated, most overblogged and possibly the worst live performance I have ever seen (at Pitchfork).

While this year had a ton of good music, it's a little sad to not see a single new band in the top 16.

Grizzly Bear? Live? Are you serious?

Of montreals sets have been absolutely terrible the last 3 times I've seen them. Don't deserve to be on this list.

The Klaxons put on the best set I've seen so far this year at Coachella. Blew Arcade Fire, et al out of the festival. Sadly completely missing from this list. As well is Hot Chip and Rapture. Sinful.

But thank god animal collective made the top 10. WTF? When will people learn voting just doesn't work.

Maybe I listened to "Mirrored" so much this year that I was deluded into thinking EVERYONE was digging it as much as I was.

C'mon, people! It's the most innovative shit ever! Okkervil River sounds like the Counting Crows!

Mine are 14 and 7. Aqueduct gets no love but that's not surprising. Overall I think this is the best list I've seen.

27 and 47 are pleasant surprises!!

where's paramore!!!!???!!!! i know at least 2 people who voted! :)

WHAT! A Radiohead album came out! ALBUM O' THA YIZZLE!!!!

ARCADE FIRE HAD AN ALBUM TOO THOUGH! O Gawd. Wat to do! Can there be two albums of the year???

God stereogum readers are stupid.

No !!! makes me sad.

This list as a whole is good, but the top 3 is worrisome. It's almost as if people voted on hype; In Rainbows and Neon Bible were good, but not top 3, and it's especially worth asking if Radiohead did a traditional distribution, would it still have been No. 1? My top criteria for an album is repeat listenability, and with that in mind Kanye's gotta be No. 1, with the National staying right where they are.

I think Against Me! got left off in this category.

Sad about no Ted Leo.

I didn't find In Rainbows to be that good, but I still like this list. Stereogum readers = smart.

Where the hell is Patrick Wolf?

who do you think voted for themselves?
(james mercer)

now do people now about Rio En Medio, or are people just lame?

Wow--you're all predictable little indie drones. We're told to like this music, so let's show how we can assimilate and be like everyone else!

I truly have no problem with this voting but it's starting to scare me that indie kids are just as easily manipulated as the same mainstream lovin' crowd they scoff at.

@MDSmit: The few times I've seen Of Montreal they've put on a great show. Bad luck, perhaps?

Definitely a couple of albums on this list that I still need to check out...

Can I say that I'm actually surprised that Boxer didn't take No. 1?

Radiohead was great though. It's my 2nd or 3rd fav of the year, depending what mood I'm in.

Okay, who's the wisenheimer (or multiple wisenheimers) who wrote in Spoon?

Omg, maybe I shouldn't check them out! My desire to hear good music might turn me in to a predictable drone, and then what will my hipster friends think?!?

Chan Marshall buries everyone on this list. Period.

johnada, Of Montreal's set at Pitchfork was incredible. Maybe you were too far back and the poor acoustics ruined the set for you and you couldn't see the stage? Or maybe you would have preferred they just stand there and play their instruments? Did Kevin Barnes in fishnets and all of the gender bending lyrics make you feel uncomfortable? How could you not be awestruck by the bizarre spectacle they put on?

this is definitely the best list i've seen so far. However, I have to agree with nooka-- Patrick Wolf is definitely a Top 50 Album of the year, if not a Top 20. Why is that album continually left off these year end lists?

Seriously, The National at five?

I was actually embarrassed to be at their performance. I had tricked my friends into coming with me, promising a good night with a band that made one of my albums-of-the-year.

And they were... embarrassing.

!!!, on the other hand, deserve to top that list.

Why does everyone hate Marnie Stern? Not just this list - but the majority of lists I've seen (even really long 100 album lists) have neglected to mention her album that was getting so much love earlier this year? Wha happa? She sucks live? So what? The album is so rocking.

Yeah, i have to agree. The Grizzly Bears suck live. I actually feel that they suck period and don't really understand the whole "hoop-la" about them.

Even though i agree with everyone on the lists. I find it funny that all the mr. hotties are abnormally skinny white boys, except for maybe Win Butler.

i voted for most overated, not over blogged.

wtf?

I haven't made it to one myself, but shouldn't Dan Deacon kind of be required to be in at least the top 5?

Matt,
It's true that the fishnets and the gender bending lyrics made me feel uncomfortable. Uncomfortable that in 2007 a band can present a poor man's David Bowie meets Marilyn Mansion routine and that the kids would gobble it up so easily. I guess if I was a high school kid seeking the easiest way to be "weird", this would appeal to me. While I was close enough for sound and visuals, I admittedly may not have been close enough for Kevin Barnes' nudge nudge, wink wink.

As for the music, it's fine pop and all, but there's no way anyone could convince me that the songwriting is on par with the National or Iron & Wine. As for throwback pop, Caribou did it way better. And in a year with some thoroughly innovative albums (Kala, Mirrored, Rise Above), I just don't think it is a top album. Of course, you didn't really ask me about this, so I'll shut up now. I do like the list overall.

Wow, it's really easy to get on a high horse in the blogging world. (Not quite as easy to get off.)

p4k was creaming their pants for her then when her album came out they gave it a 7 something.

Arcade Fire are overblogged, but that's only because they're the Best Live Act ;)

Spoon's ACL set alone should have warranted permanent exclusion from any current and future Best Live Act list. Goodness gracious, what a stinker.

I think the national album is way better than the new radiohead and i really like the new radiohead. and where is PELA's Anytown Grafitti on this list ? That should not be left off of any year end list for 2007.

what the fuck? arcade fire over daft punk?

idiots!

Yeah, I took it as most overrated too (Animal Collective). For overblogged I'd have voted differently (Justice or LCD even though I love both of them, I don't need to hear about them everyday). Arcade Fire is a solid choice though.

I'm just glad the 30 Seconds to Mars fan club didn't get a hold of the Gummys.

Where the hell is R. Kelley's REAL TALK?!

I'm sorry but Grizzly Bear live are great boys---really, four part harmonies and great songs. That's my "hoopla"

so are Of Montreal. Best cabaret costumes

Daft Punk is a party but it's also just a light show.

"C'mon, people! It's the most innovative shit ever! Okkervil River sounds like the Counting Crows!"

uhm, no offense, but if you think Battles' Mirrored is innovative you need to listen to more music.

pretty solid list overall, but White Stripes should be lower and the new Rilo Kiley shouldn't be anywhere near a top 50 albums of 2007 list.

no Bon Iver? ah well, i'm sure it'll show up on next years list somewhere.

yeah, seriously, WTF w/ Daft Punk at #2 on a best LIVE act list?

I can't believe with all my heart that people can actually vote for anything made by "Kings of Leon" as album of the year

Same goes for Rilo Kiley

It's very , errr , perplexing