the tourist
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I just listened to Kaputt for the first time. I would have liked it a whole lot more without the endless saxophones.
I wasn't implying you were a passionate R.E.M. fan. Just pointing out music is highly subjective.
Which two Destroyer tracks?
Collapse Into Now absolutely, 100% should not have been anywhere near our top 30, and I say that as a massive REM fan who's been listening to them for like 7 years now.
You should listen to the first four tracks of Rubies. Those four songs are exceptional and very different from the two tracks you mentioned.No, no, I get it.
Ok, so I downloaded:
title track Kaputt
and
A Savage Night at the Opera
To be clear, both were good tracks, but I was waiting for the click and it didn't kick in.
lazarus said:Ok, well I could say the same thing about The King of Limbs.
I do think it's reactionary to even suggest that Collapse is the better record, simply because it matched very low expectations.
You should listen to the first four tracks of Rubies. Those four songs are exceptional and very different from the two tracks you mentioned.
I’m sure I am supposed to like them
And if we're talking about expectations, I think it's safe to say that if KoL had been released by any other band, no one would be complaining about the top five placement. Almost all of the negative comments about it on here have been made in comparison to Radiohead's past albums or styles rather than of KoL's songs themselves.
Disagreed. I didn't dislike KoL because it was made by Radiohead, but because the music just wasn't very good.
I can think of plenty of albums for which I do not necessarily care while still recognizing the talent and quality that went into them.
I always wonder whether these sorts of lists are more about "the best" albums of the year or "the favorite" albums of the year. To me at least, not liking an album does not necessarily make that album "bad." I can think of plenty of albums for which I do not necessarily care while still recognizing the talent and quality that went into them.
This is very, very true.
Not sure if you're an early-70s Bowie fan, tourist or Kieran, but if you are, Rubies is definitely worth giving a spin.
Same, but I'd never feel like putting them on my list - it would make list-making a rather joyless task if I didn't actually care for the music.
I'm guessing even if I had submitted a list, Bjork wouldn't have placed. Oh well.
And KoL would have been ever higher.
I don't think this is a fair argument.And if we're talking about expectations, I think it's safe to say that if KoL had been released by any other band, no one would be complaining about the top five placement. Almost all of the negative comments about it on here have been made in comparison to Radiohead's past albums or styles rather than of KoL's songs themselves.
1. Washed Out - Within and Without (13)
2. Lykke Li - Wounded Rhymes (12)
3. Destroyer - Kaputt (11)
4. M83 - Hurry Up, We're Dreaming (11)
5. St. Vincent - Strange Mercy (11)
6. Dum Dum Girls - Only in Dreams (9)
7. Girls - Father, Son, Holy Ghost (9)
8. The Black Keys - El Camino (6)
9. Okkervil River - I Am Very Far (4)
10. EMA - Past Life Martyred Saints (3)
11. Mogwai - Hardcore Will Never Die, But You Will (3)
12. Bon Iver - Bon Iver (3)
13. Real Estate - Days (2)
14. Zola Jesus - Conatus (2)
15. Cults - Cults (1)