NPR Survey

[dondoboy]

All Songs Considered is polling for best album of the year. Naturally SBS is on the list. The winners are to be announced December 20. I had forgotten it has been decent year for records, but SBS got my vote.

[Elixir Sue]

Here's the link

[rwrkb]

Here's the link

 

thanks!

[the_fliz1]

OK, wait. How in the hell can Strangelet by Grant Lee Phillips not be on the list? Somebody help me out here, am I the only person in the world that listens to Phillips? Does anybody else here listen to him?

[winter party person]

And how the hell are the Paul McCartney and Shins albums on there?

[markosis]

AND (once again), how the hell do they exclude The Sea And Cake? They even recorded a review of the freaking album! The lack of recognition this band gets continues to baffle me.

[cryptique]

You can vote for up to five, and they accept write-in votes.

 

I voted for (in no particular order):

 

Andrew Bird

Georgie James

Iron & Wine

Wilco

Grant Lee Phillips (write-in)

[the_fliz1]

You can vote for up to five, and they accept write-in votes.

 

I voted for (in no particular order):

 

Andrew Bird

Georgie James

Iron & Wine

Wilco

Grant Lee Phillips (write-in)

 

 

Thank you, I too wrote in for Grant. I'm glad to see it just isn't me.

[hollow]

Thanks for the link - it's an interesting selection, at least there's a write-in option!

 

I'll have to check out Phillips, thanks for the tip.

[DAngerer09]

And how the hell are the Paul McCartney and Shins albums on there?

 

Man, I thought the McCartney album was pretty solid. Not a top 5, but still. Pretty good. The Shins was really good, but kinda weak in a couple of the middle tracks. Gotta be a complete album to get my vote.

[chisoxjtrain]

Wilco-SBS

The Good, The Bad & The Queen-The Good, The Bad & The Queen

White Stripes-Icky Thump

Glen Hansard & Marketa Irglova-Once Soundtrack

The Frames-The Cost

[jhh4321]

Andrew Bird

The National

Common

Dr. Dog

Okkervil River

[OOO]

I did, alphabetically

 

Arcade Fire

The National

The New Pornographers

Radiohead

Wilco

 

But, I was tempted by the Flight of the Conchords...

[rwrkb]

i wrote in

[quosh]

Thanks for the link... got me thinking though that SBS was in no way the best album of the year for me.

 

 

It's been a good year nonetheless!

Alex

[cryptique]

Damn, I forgot to write in Dinosaur Jr. - Beyond. I can't believe NPR doesn't have that on their list.

 

OK, so I just voted for a second time. Once from home, once from work -- that's fair, right?

 

 

 

 

_{For my second vote, Wilco didn't make the cut.}

[you ever seen a ghost?]

i was thinking about album of the year in the shower this morning (how weird...and dorky).

 

my favorites (in order):

 

1. Radiohead - In Rainbows

2. Iron & Wine - The Shepherd's Dog

3. Wilco - Sky Blue Sky

4. The White Stripes - Icky Thump

5. The Shins - Wincing The Night Away

6. Kanye West - Graduation

 

-justin

[jdmel]

i thought you'd all appreciate my friends response to telling him to vote in this...

 

Fuck that, I'm not voting for anything to do with national big-time broadcast. Radio, as a media, is not democratic, so it doesn't matter what I vote or say; the results will turn out how they are meant to/programmed to, even though they include bands that you and i would consider not "mainstream." Really, we are a niche of music: the style we like is coordinated to fit out "interests," which in itself is chosen for us. I'm not voting for something that has already been decided for me, that's a waste of time. Although, I can say...

 

i wish i had smarter friends...

 

Also anyone who says this wasnt a good year for indie music look at that list!!!

[Gobias Industries]

Wilco - Sky Blue Sky

Iron & Wine - The Shepherd's Dog

Andrew Bird - Armchair Apocrypha

Glen Hansard and Markea Irglova - Once (soundtrack)

 

and I don't remember the 5th, I forgot to write what I voted for down. or at least typed it before i submitted my form, so i could at least remember.

[howdjadoo]

i thought you'd all appreciate my friends response to telling him to vote in this...

 

Fuck that, I'm not voting for anything to do with national big-time broadcast. Radio, as a media, is not democratic, so it doesn't matter what I vote or say; the results will turn out how they are meant to/programmed to, even though they include bands that you and i would consider not "mainstream." Really, we are a niche of music: the style we like is coordinated to fit out "interests," which in itself is chosen for us. I'm not voting for something that has already been decided for me, that's a waste of time. Although, I can say...

 

i wish i had smarter friends...

 

Also anyone who says this wasnt a good year for indie music look at that list!!!

[mfwahl]

I voted for:

 

Dr Dog

Wilco

The National

Ween (write in)

Battles

[bsr8j]

My five votes went to:

 

Wilco - SBS

The Weakerthans - Reunion Tour (write-in)

The New Pornographers - Challengers

Tegan and Sara - The Con

Jason Isbell - Sirens of The Ditch (write-in)

[Elixir Sue]

My votes went to:

 

Radiohead

The White Stripes

Andrew Bird

Arcade Fire

Ryan Adams (write-in)

[Kalle]

Mine were:

 

Wilco

Josh Ritter

Radiohead

The National

Blitzen Trapper (write in)

 

This year has been an exceptional year in music compared to last years.

[blindgonzo]

i chose:

 

Wilco

The National

Dr. Dog

Radiohead

Feist