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The album ratings are the opinion of the specific writer assigned to review that album, while this list is the result of a vote by everyone at P4K. There are bound to be some discrepancies between the two.
In reply to rita's comment on Pitchfork's 20 Greatest Albums Of The '00s at October 2, 2009 11:52 PMScore = 2
I've never understood it when people claim that I must be "pretending" to enjoy a band based on their particular aversion to them. So you don't like Dirty Projectors, that's fine, I'm not particularly fond of McDonald's, does that mean that everyone else eating it happily on a daily basis is faking it? No. Different people have different tastes, musical or otherwise. It's not that big of a deal.
In reply to music's comment on Dirty Projectors Bring Mount Wittenberg Orca To Fallon at September 30, 2009 2:37 AMScore = 2
That's such a cop-out. The band's drunken stage antics hardly excuses Jared's choice of words, or his asshole actions. He walked up to a stranger and basically said, "You're a faggot and I don't like you..." then recounted the event as if he were proud of it. Yup, sounds like every homophobic asshole I went to high school with.
In reply to Hiro's comment on Wavves, Black Lips In Brooklyn Bar Fight at September 28, 2009 2:45 AMScore = 9
"Lo-Fi, I love you but you're bringing me down."
I enjoy both bands and could care less about their little hissy-fits, but one thing I can't stand is the casual homophobia that seems to flow from Jared's mouth. I know his band is stuck in the sixties, but it's actually 2009 now and that shit doesn't fly anymore.
In reply to disgruntled hipster no. 416's comment on Wavves, Black Lips In Brooklyn Bar Fight at September 28, 2009 12:11 AMScore = 5
If we're talking indie supergroups, Swan Lake could eat these guys alive.
on Monsters Of Folk "Say Please" On Conan, Release "Right Place" Video at September 23, 2009 11:28 PMScore = 2
She may not be a "shredder", but she is a damn good guitar player:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lan-UQfN0zs
In reply to redmond's comment on St. Vincent Brings "Marrow" To Kimmel at September 4, 2009 12:32 AMScore = 0
I think they should have gone with "No Intention" instead.
I played the album at work to a bunch of people who had never heard them and it was the only song everyone enjoyed. To people who are already fans of the band it can seem like sort of a boring song, especially since it's sandwiched between two monster tracks on the album, but for the uninitiated it's probably the easiest to enjoy.
Also, everyone I've played the album to hates "Stillness Is The Move".
Whatever.
on Dirty Projectors Bring "Cannibal Resource" To Letterman at September 1, 2009 11:51 PMScore = 2
Michael McDonald > cocaine rumors
In reply to Scott's comment on Michael McDonald Covers Grizzly Bear at August 31, 2009 3:47 PMScore = 2
MF Doom.
He's got a crazy discography spread across albums under several different aliases and a ton of guest appearances. Include the best of those and throw in a few tracks from his early 90's KMD days and you've got a great compilation.
on Foo Fighters Get A Greatest Hits ... Who Else Is Due? at August 30, 2009 2:08 AMScore = 2
Blur reunite, Oasis breaks up and Jarvis is still kicking ass all by his lonesome. Yup, sounds about right.
on Noel Quits Oasis Again at August 30, 2009 1:34 AMScore = 4
That's me to the left, because I have no imagination.
In reply to Funtastik's comment on Monsters' Ball: The Week's Best Comments at November 7, 2009 12:39 AMScore = 4
The Daily What called Gabe the funniest man alive today.
on "I Love You, Mr. Star Wars" And Other Famous Movie Quotes at November 6, 2009 12:45 AMScore = 2
I hope you ride this comment on a wave of upvotes all the way to the Ball.
In reply to Superglue's comment on What We Talk About When We Talk About Jeff Dunham at November 2, 2009 8:46 PMScore = 3
I think the main problem is that most people who've seen this movie, including myself, are already on board with the idea of violence in film being far too ubiquitous and end up feeling gaining nothing from the experience, while the kind of person who actually needs to see this film would probably just skip it and watch Saw 64 instead.
In reply to jawbone's comment on The Hunt For The Worst Movie Of All Time: Funny Games at November 2, 2009 6:15 PMScore = 21
This post is my sadness-shield.
on I Wish James Gandolfini Was My Dad at November 2, 2009 4:35 PMScore = 1
Sorry, but the band position has already been filled by this guy.
on We Should All Be So Lucky As To Find Something In This World That Makes Us Happy, Part Five at November 2, 2009 3:36 PMScore = 3
It's okay, the break in your comments added suspense.
In reply to TheMinisterofLongitude's comment on What We Talk About When We Talk About Jeff Dunham at November 2, 2009 2:56 PMScore = 19
Sherlock Holmes: Jude Law Looks Like a Jackass.
on Can We Even Come Up With A Worse Tagline For Sherlock Holmes? at October 26, 2009 3:52 PMScore = -2
Stop pursuing my satisfaction.
on The Jeff Dunham Show Is The Worst Thing In The Entire World at October 24, 2009 12:41 AMScore = 3
Mine's from a great little ditty by one of my favorite bands, Guided By Voices.
In reply to Carrie's comment on Evening News Reporter Menaced By Horrifying Monster at October 22, 2009 10:45 PMScore = 8
I'm glad they didn't rank this based solely on the scores assigned upon release. I think it's pretty evident that the staff as a whole took stock of what albums had held up exceptionally well over the years (e.g. Yankee Hotel Foxtrot was ranked number 11 on the '00-'04 list, but here it was number 4...which is much more fitting).
The only albums for which this list isn't "fair" are the recent releases, say those from 2008 and 2009, because they haven't had time to sink in with people like, say, Kid A or YHF or Funeral. Kid A still sounds fresh and exciting and revelatory 10 years later, and that's why it is number 1...however, who knows if something released recently is capable of usurping it. I guess we'll know in 5 years or so after the recent releases have had time to really "sink in."
(For the record, I don't think any recent release is better than Kid A, but that's my opinion. But I'd put Wilco's A Ghost Is Born at number 1, and I don't think it made the list at all. Oh well.)
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