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their list (top 10 esp) this year was even more predictable than usual.

 

i guessed all but 1 album correctly (Raekwon)

 

I guessed 7 out of 10 in the Top 10, and if I can do it, anyone can.

 

I still don't understand why "Hellhole Ratrace" is supposed to be such a good song. The lyrics are predictable and the music is so boring I...I can't even bother to finish that sentence. The rest of the album is pretty good, but I couldn't believe how awful that song was after all I read about it.

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I guessed 7 out of 10 in the Top 10, and if I can do it, anyone can.

 

I still don't understand why "Hellhole Ratrace" is supposed to be such a good song. The lyrics are predictable and the music is so boring I...I can't even bother to finish that sentence. The rest of the album is pretty good, but I couldn't believe how awful that song was after all I read about it.

 

Yeah I had 6 of them picked.

 

They threw their token rap album in, couldn't they find room for Dad rock?

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How come whenever I read a Pitchfork list, I am either well versed and a fan of a band that made the list, or am completely oblivious to their existence

 

Semi-hipster or Hipster-Lite :shifty

 

It could be worse. To me these lists look like they mix in a few bands that they google searched under "Obscure bands to make the oldsters scratch their heads and say WTF!"

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It's a very conservative list. Maybe Pitchfork has gotten soft. The more likely explanation, though, is that indie went mainstream.

 

It's business now. It's not just some nerd typing from his parent's basement anymore. People listen to what they say and their voice, like it or not, is very influential. They've definitely tempered their writing style in recent years as a reaction to that. They're not soft: they're a capitalist venture. That's why when people say "fuck pitchfork for yadda-yadda-yadda," it's nearly a laughable posturing at this point. They're as mainstream as Rolling Stone.

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Why the hell is Embryonic on that list? That album pissed me off so bad. I lost major cool points for the Flaming Lips after that one.

 

It's a great, (probably) important, dense record. It probably turned half its listeners away on the first listen, but the same can be said about Kid A, which had scores of detractors when it came out before eventually being considered the top album of the decade.

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It's business now. It's not just some nerd typing from his parent's basement anymore. People listen to what they say and their voice, like it or not, is very influential. They've definitely tempered their writing style in recent years as a reaction to that. They're not soft: they're a capitalist venture. That's why when people say "fuck pitchfork for yadda-yadda-yadda," it's nearly a laughable posturing at this point. They're as mainstream as Rolling Stone.

 

That was...the point I was trying to make.

 

Why the hell is Embryonic on that list? That album pissed me off so bad. I lost major cool points for the Flaming Lips after that one.

 

Embryonic kicked all sorts of ass. Obviously you need to be listening to the Flaming Lips on my terms.

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Why the hell is Embryonic on that list? That album pissed me off so bad. I lost major cool points for the Flaming Lips after that one.

If you're worried about your cool points for following and or listening to a band, perhaps you'll find better friends at Stereogum.

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