Magazine/website/record store BEST OF 2011 end-of-year list pile-up

some dude always seems disappointed if he can't condescendingly assume what others intend with their lists

Off-topic, Cibuloid, but what is the best Bersuit Vergarabat album?

I mean, a guy who actually puts a 2011 Limp Bizkit record on his EOY list shouldn't cast any stones related to snorting at people's tastes.

jon i have hung w/ cibula IRL and we have had silly arguments about him liking anthony hamilton more than me in the past, so maybe you chill on valiantly defending him from an evil internet bully?

oh come on, I wasn't trying to defend him, it was more just an excuse to zing you for your Bizkit inclusion

I'm still learning how to troll from the best.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AqXkMpFPZnE&feature=related

he zinged himself by including limp bizkit.

dudes LULU is in my top 10, i'm clearly trolling and do not give a fuck

hey everyone LEAVE SOME DUDE ALONE

hey some dude I NO LONGER CARE if people snort or don't snort, you should see some of the stuff I left off this list that will show up on my eventual list of 200 (h/t Spotify)

hey jaymc BEST THREE BERSUIT ALBUMS: Hijos del Culo, La Argentinidad al Palo Volume 1, La Argentinidad al Palo Volume 2. Testosterona is okay, others are okay too. New one coming next year but frontman Gustavo Cordera has quit the band and the other guys, while great songwriters and maybe better singers, are nowhere near as interesting vocally. We shall see.

Damn I missed this place with its random bullshit. You're all beautiful and I love you.

As for Anthony Hamilton: forget everything else, dude is a GREAT songwriter, still just as much country as R&B. And I didn't think his earliest stuff was all that great and didn't love Ain't Nobody Worrying as much as other stuff...but yeah close enough to rubber-stamp status for me as anyone else ever.

oh you care, you care so much, but in an endearing way.

there's actually been a LOT of love for the hamilton on the R&B thread but it's just not hitting the spot for me like some other 'contemporary old school'-type soul records this year (raphael saadiq, robin thicke, marsha ambrosius).

i haven't even waded into r&b thread yet, just signed back up here on saturday. i like marsha okay but no great shakes, saadiq is like every other week with me because I find his songwriting as frustrating as his presentation is exhilarating, won't listen to robin thicke because oh I don't know why probably his hair. was excited about jill scott until i listened to the album and i think it's still that she has so much love for herself that there's no room for me to love her. beyonce is half-great half-ehhh as far as i'm concerned. so there it is with me.

nikki lynette might end up being higher on my list. she is dope-opolis.

curious which half of the Beyonce album you think is great

Like: I Care, I Miss You, Best Thing I Never Had, Love on Top, End of Time, Countdown.

Don't Really Like: 1+1, Rather Die Young, Party, Start Over, I Was Here, Girls Run the World (aka Where's That M.I.A. Disc)

Interesting breakdown! I don't know if anyone else has split it up quite like that, although yr likes include my top 4 (I Care, I Miss You, Countdown, End of Time).

Someday I'm going to "get" "Best Thing I Never Had" and will be slightly embarrassed for all of the "lol Hornsby pastiche" comments I've made. Until that day, I can only say "lol Hornsby pastiche".

yeah it would be easier to go 'yay the-dream/tricky boo everyone else' but i don't really hear it like that. occurs to me that at least two of the songs are hard for me to listen to because i have a teenage daughter and i do not like the idea of beyonce urging her to die young for a fella and/or to drip with swagoo

lol

Beyonce and Rihanna are both pretty problematic that way (ESP. Rihanna; I am enjoying the fuck out of her new album but she is kind of a disaster)

tbf your second complaint should be directed at Kanye, and no teenage girls should exposed to him

my daughter is totally uninterested in kanye and his music. she's an actress so she's showtunes all the way -- also problematic in its own way sometimes but still.

lmao @ "die young for a fella and/or to drip with swagoo"

SPIN's top 20 metal albums: http://www.spin.com/articles/spins-20-best-metal-albums-2011-plus-download-free-19-song-mixtape

without clicking Liturgy will be number 1

nice one getting bruce lamont in

lol followed by korn

The Hamilton-Scott duet is one of my favorite singles.

yup Liturgy at #1. Love that album, pretty good list whiney (with a few exceptions obviously)

16 albums from liked ok to loved, a couple i dont know and korn/megadeth.
Not bad

Actually hearing that Liturgy record described as "the Lars Von Trier of metal" makes all kinds of sense.

my thought exactly!

Why is it alright for every publication that CW works for to have click through galleries but, according to him, not mine? Serious question.

Man I can't believe I'm captain save a cw here, but he already did kind of explain the difference itt or another one. Also, fwiw I don't think he's the one who gets to decide how Spin formats its listicles.

But I do appreciate that Popmatters added a "single page" option on their lists this year.

Man I can't believe I'm captain save a cw here

fixed :)

But I do appreciate that Popmatters added a "single page" option on their lists this year.

God forbid they make it easy for people to read their lists.

Thats why I said "I do appreciate".

hey jaymc BEST THREE BERSUIT ALBUMS

Thanks! Heard a song of theirs when I was in Buenos Aires last month; made me want to check out a full album.

Some good picks in Bearded's EOY list

sorry, didn't mean to be sarcastic to you shakur!

Nah I thought you misunderstood my point, is all.

yes, being sarcastic to all those sites that make you click through lists by showing only five or ten albums at a time.

Thanking this thread for discovering the Terje and Benoit & Sergio stuff from this year that I'd stupidly skipped over for whatever reason.

the passion of the weiss top 50 rap songs of the year list is up, i know the serious hip hop dudes probably look down on it but i always enjoy it because they include a download of all the tracks and i usually discover some new-to-me stuff in there: http://passionweiss.com/2011/12/16/the-50-best-hip-hop-songs-of-2011-50-26/

afropop.org's stocking stuffers:

http://www.afropop.org/radio/radio_program/ID/843

Stocking Stuffers (2011)

Here are a list of albums heard on Afropop Worldwide's Stocking Stuffers (2011):

Bombino "Agadez" (Cumbancha 2011)

Aurelio (Martinez), Garifuna Soul "Laru Beya" (Stonetree Belize, Sub Pop (Next Ambiance) 2011)

Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Contonou "Cotonou Club" (Strut Records 2011)

Samba Mapangala, Orchestre Virunga "Maisha Ni Matamu (life Is Sweet)" (Virunga Records 2011)

Vusi Mahlasela "Say Africa" (ATO Records 2010)

Oliver Mtukudzi, Habib Koité, Afel Bocoum "Acoustic Africa In Concert" (Contre Jour 2011)

Seun Kuti, Egypt 80 "From Africa With Fury: Rise" (Knitting Factory Records 2011)

Blitz the Ambassador "Native Sun" (Embassy MVMT 2011)

Baloji "Kinshasa Succursale" (EMI Records Ltd. 2011)

ELO and FOKN Bois "The Fokn Dunaquest In Budapest " (Akwaaba 2011)

Los Rakas "Chancletas Y Camisetas Bordada" (Soy Raka 2011)

Da Cruz "Sistema Subversiva" (Six Degrees 2011)

Daniela Mercury "Canib�lia " (Four Quarters 2011)

Dub Colossus "Addis Through The Looking Glass" (Real World 2011)

Geri Allen "A Child Is Born" (Motema Music 2011)

Vincent Segal, Ballaké Sissoko "Chamber Music" (Six Degrees 2011)

Mamadou Diabaté "Courage" (World Village 2011)

Dawda Jobarteh "Northern Light Gambian Night" (Stern's Africa 2011)

Hakim "Ya Mazago" (The Lion of Egypt 2011)

Takfarinas "Lwaldine" (Mondole Production 2011)

Also look for these recommended titles.

Cheikh L� "Jamm" (World Circuit 2010)

Youssou N'Dour "Dakar-kingston" (Universal 2011)

Various artists "The Bachata Legends" (iASO Records 2011)

Nahawa Doumbia "La Grande Cantatrice Malienne, Vol 3" (Awesome Tapes from Africa 2011)

Sorry Bamba "Sorry Bamba: Volume One 1970-1979" (Thrill Jockey 2011)

Ebo Taylor "Life Stories" (Strut Records 2011)

Monomono "Give The Beggar A Chance" (Sound Way 2011)

The Lijadu Sisters "" (Knitting Factory Records 2011)

Vijana Jazz Band "The Koka Koka Sex Batallion" (Stern's Africa 2011)

Groupe Issaoua "Groupe Aissawa-1" (Fassiphone)

Jon Pareles in the NY Times also picked Brazilian vet Daniela Mercury

As did longtime freelancer Ernesto Lechner for AARP (???)

http://www.aarp.org/espanol/entretenimiento/expertos/info-12-2011/cd-musica-latina-top-10.html

Fester's Thirteen Days of Xmas
http://www.fastnbulbous.com/lucky11.htm

On the first day of Xmas Dr. Fester gave to me...

1. TV On The Radio - Nine Types Of Light (Interscope)
2. Graveyard - Hisingen Blues (Nuclear Assault)
3. White Denim - D (Downtown)
4. Elder - Dead Roots Stirring (MeteorCity)
5. Been Obscene - Night O' Mine (Elektrohasch)
6. At Devil Dirt (Corvus Discos)
7. Uncle Acid & the Deadbeats - Blood Lust (Killer Candy/Svart)
8. The Vaccines - What Did You Expect From The Vaccines? (Columbia)
9. Mastodon - The Hunter (Reprise)
10. Tom Waits - Bad As Me (Anti-)
11. Opeth - Heritage (Roadrunner)
12. Sungrazer - Mirador (Elektrohasch)
13. Le Butcherettes - Sin Sin Sin (Rodriguez Lopez Productions)
14. John Maus - We Must Become The Pitiless Censors Of Ourselves (Domino)
15. Wild Beasts - Smother (Domino)
16. Ufesas (Droehnhaus)
17. Radiohead - The King Of Limbs (XL)
18. Causa Sui - Pewt'r Sessions 1 & 2 (El Paraiso)
19. Wo Fat - Noche del Chupacabra (Nasoni)
20. Metronomy - English Riviera (Because)
21. Pete & the Pirates - One Thousand Pictures (Stolen)
22. Humo del Cairo - Vol. II (Estamos Felices)
23. Korallreven - An Album By Korallreven (Hybris/Acephale)
24. Hammers Of Misfortune - 17th Street (Metal Blade)
25. Holy Ghost! (DFA)
26. Lord Vicar - Signs Of Osiris (The Church Within)
27. The Men - Leave Home (Sacred Bones)
28. Peaking Lights - 936 (Not Not Fun)
29. Boris - New Album (Tearbridge/Sargent House)
30. Krux - III - He Who Sleeps Amongst The Stars (GMR)
31. Obrero - Mortui Vivos Docent (Night Tripper)
32. 40 Watt Sun - The Inside Room (Cyclone Empire/Metal Blade)
33. Jah Wobble & Julie Campbell - Psychic Life (Cherry Red)
34. Freedom Hawk - Holding On (Small Stone)
35. Amebix - Sonic Mass (Easy Action)
36. Årabrot - Solar Anus (Fysisk Format)
37. St. Vincent - Strange Mercy (4AD)
38. Sleestak - The Fall Of Altrusia (Sleestak)
39. Hills - Master Sleeps (Transubstans)
40. The Chapman Family - Burn Your Town (PIAS/Electric Toaster)
41. Elvis Deluxe - Favourite State Of Mind (Harmony)
42. Circle - Infektio (Conspiracy)
43. Lucas Santtana - Sem Nostalgia (Mais Um Discos)
44. Fucked Up - David Comes To Life (Matador)
45. Tinariwen - Tassili (Anti-)
46. Tamikrest - Toumastin (Glitterhouse)
47. The Horror The Horror - Wilderness (Tapete)
48. YOB - Atma (Profound Lore)
49. Obake (Rarenoise)
50. Monkey3 - Beyond The Black Sky (Stickman)
51. Alexander Tucker - Dorwytch (Thrill Jockey)
52. Moon Duo - Mazes (Sacred Bones)
53. Thundercat - The Golden Age Of Apocalypse (Brainfeeder)
54. The Fall - Ersatz G.B (Cherry Red)
55. The Postelles (Plus One)
56. Gang Gang Dance - Eye Contact (4AD)
57. Pentagram - Last Rites (Metal Blade)
58. Cherry Choke – A Night In The Arms Of Venus... (Elektrohasch)
59. Highway Child (Elektrohasch)
60. Radio Moscow - The Great Escape of Leslie Magnafuzz (Alive)
61. The Black Keys - El Camino (Nonesuch)
62. Frankie And The Heartstrings - Hunger (Wichita)
63. Rival Sons - Pressure & Time (Earache)
64. Arctic Monkeys - Suck It And See (Domino)
65. The Devil's Blood - The Thousandfold Epicentre (Van/Profound Lore)
66. Washed Out - Within And Without (Sub Pop)
67. The Weeknd - House Of Balloons (The Weeknd)
68. The Gates Of Slumber - The Wretch (Rise Above)
69. Anna Calvi (Domino)
70. Patrick Wolf - Lupercalia (Hideout)
71. The Feelies - Here Before (Bar/None)
72. Zola Jesus - Conatus (Sacred Bones)
73. Atlas Sound - Parallax (4AD)
74. Battles - Gloss Drop (Warp)
75. Blood Ceremony - Living With The Ancients (Rise Above)
76. Arenna - Beats of Olarizu (Nasoni)
77. Glitter Wizard - Solar Hits (Archers Guild)
78. Black Pyramid - II (MeteorCity)
79. Fool's Gold - Leave No Trace (Iamsound)
80. Laura Marling - A Creature I Don't Know (Ribbon)
81. The Caretaker - An Empty Bliss Beyond This World (History Always Favours the Winners)
82. The Horrors - Skying (XL)
83. Cold Cave - Cherish The Light Years (Matador)
84. Parts & Labor - Constant Future (Jagjaguwar)
85. Melvins - Sugar Daddy Live (Ipecac)
86. Siena Root - Root Jam (Transubstans)
87. Cave - Neverendless (Drag City)
88. Russian Circles - Empros (Sargent House)
89. James Ferraro - Far Side Virtual (Hippos In Tanks)
90. The Heavy Eyes (Heavy Eyes)
91. Mars Red Sky (Emergence)
92. Wild Flag (Merge)
93. Corrupted - Garten Der Unbewusstheit (Nostalgia Blackrain)
94. Iceage - New Brigade (What's Your Rupture?)
95. Austra - Feel It Break (Domino)
96. Lonely Kamel - Dust Devil (Napalm)
97. The Cosmic Dead - Cosmik Tape I (Who Can You Trust?)
98. DeWolff - Orchards/Lupine (REMusic)
99. Black Rainbows - Supermothafuzzalicious!! (Longfellow Deeds)
100. 1000mods - Super Van Vacation (Kozmik Artifactz)

god the tropic of cancer eps this year are kind of really fuckin great