tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5157503008323740264.post6578921717590885928..comments2023-07-11T07:15:31.441-05:00Comments on The Jeopardy of Contentment: 2010 Albums Of The Year (25-1)Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04193898227002522826noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5157503008323740264.post-81209982653156578732011-01-18T12:49:10.711-06:002011-01-18T12:49:10.711-06:00Thanks for the comment TR. I completely missed th...Thanks for the comment TR. I completely missed that Foals album. I'm checking it out for the first time today and I'm already loving it.Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04193898227002522826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5157503008323740264.post-30921265248954680252011-01-15T14:30:09.699-06:002011-01-15T14:30:09.699-06:00Here I go again, butting in...
110% agreement on ...Here I go again, butting in...<br /><br />110% agreement on Twin Shadow. This thing is gorgeous! "As if it wasn't enough just to hear you speak / they had to give you lips like that"?! Who talks like that? Who thinks like that? This guy is a genius--or, he has made a genius piece of music, anyway. I especially love how all the songs are so "finished". There's nothing extra and nothing lacking--if a song warrants 3:48, it gets 3:48, no more and no less; likewise when it warrants 5:22. So hard to find in a debut album. Definitely surprise of the year. Good call.<br /><br />I think my favorite of the year may have been Foals' "Total Life Forever". It's so dense, so ambitious--it's like what "The Decline of British Sea Power" might have been if those lads were more into Peter Gabriel than Bowie and Liberace.<br /><br />Not that you need my validation here, but a very nice list here. Thanks!Tyrannosaurus Recordshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14189402595432470929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5157503008323740264.post-67112534458528118342010-12-30T08:35:33.636-06:002010-12-30T08:35:33.636-06:00I'm not gonna lie, I haven't heard the Kid...I'm not gonna lie, I haven't heard the Kid Cudi album....I'm guessing it's good?Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00984832754508877918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5157503008323740264.post-9101922118102371602010-12-28T10:39:02.724-06:002010-12-28T10:39:02.724-06:00I thought it was a great year for hip hop. How ab...I thought it was a great year for hip hop. How about Kid Cudi?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05368599936612193100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5157503008323740264.post-52656776371746890732010-12-22T13:54:30.423-06:002010-12-22T13:54:30.423-06:00good selections. local natives should've been ...good selections. local natives should've been first.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06592358474275872372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5157503008323740264.post-62576932820052583202010-12-21T17:59:23.862-06:002010-12-21T17:59:23.862-06:00The first thing I did when I opened up TJOC and sa...The first thing I did when I opened up TJOC and saw that 25-1 was posted was to pour myself a healthy tumbler of Maker's Mark and settled in. First reaction was.. Damn, I definetly missed a few albums this year. Which, I think speaks volumes for the quality of music released in 2010. For I purchased a plethora of music this year. I agree with your comments on LCD's (final?) album. Yeah, it "could have been better". But dammnit, it's still above quality Murphy & Gang shit. And you know that dude is far from retiring from the scene. I see a producing career for him in the future. Is it just me, or is Sweden the new Canada when it comes to pumping out solid new bands? They've really been making a splash these past couple of years. Dig the list. For the most part I think it's pretty spot on. We've had this discussion already but... couldn't agree more with your #1. Well, I'll be picking up more than a couple of these albums in the coming months. So in that respect, I thank you. However my wallet may disagree. Cheers mate!Poindexternoreply@blogger.com