The Golden Zods: Music (w/ Winners & Year End Lists!)

[stereosforgeeks]

Funny story though. One of my friends dad worked for CIA. She was talking to his gf who he had promised to take to his house in the netherlands. She thought her dad was full of it just trying to get into the womans pants, but nope turns out her dad does have a place in the netherlands and just never told anyone.

/threadjack

[tapehead]

INTERPOL!

[St. Alphonzo]

Hope so - it's a good thread for new tips anyway, I just picked up that Jens Lekman album you nominated for a listen.

What do you think of it?

Just started listening, but I'll be back to chat on it at some point soon - it's really good.

Seriously the dude makes perfect pop songs. I love all his albums but this one stepped up production wise and really helped his craft not hindered it.

Glad to hear you are liking it though.

Check out some of the archives of the "All Songs Considered" podcast on the NPR site. Jens played guest DJ a few weeks back. They played a few snippets of his stuff, and I've got to say I'm intrigued. I'll have to check out the full-length.

[stereosforgeeks]

Hope so - it's a good thread for new tips anyway, I just picked up that Jens Lekman album you nominated for a listen.

What do you think of it?

Just started listening, but I'll be back to chat on it at some point soon - it's really good.

Seriously the dude makes perfect pop songs. I love all his albums but this one stepped up production wise and really helped his craft not hindered it.

Glad to hear you are liking it though.

Check out some of the archives of the "All Songs Considered" podcast on the NPR site. Jens played guest DJ a few weeks back. They played a few snippets of his stuff, and I've got to say I'm intrigued. I'll have to check out the full-length.

Awesome more people digging the Jens! He puts on a great live show too. So much fun with everyone singing and dancing.

[tapehead]

It's a bit like listening to Don Campbell or Gene Pitney at first - lush orchestration, but I understand comparisons with the likes of Belle and Sebastion as well.

Is 'When I Said I Wanted to Be Your Dog' a better place to start with this guy?

[stereosforgeeks]

"Ohh silent Jens" or "When I said" are both good starting points. Make sure to listen to the song Maple Leaves though, that song is amazing.

Yeah it does have a Belle and Sebastian feel with it being twee and the lush orchestration, but his older stuff is less lush and more lofi sampling. All of it is great though.

[DerLanghaarige]

I got no idea why nobody told me that LCD Soundsystem released a new album this year. I seriously have to get it as long as I still have some money left.

[Keepcoolbutcare]

Make sure to listen to the song Maple Leaves though, that song is amazing.

only tune of his I really like.

scratch that...

adore.

[magicmonkey]

I came here to vote, where is the poll?

[tapehead]

Fried has put the nominees up at the start of thread.

[quote="Fried Gold"]

Here are the nominees for the music section of this year's Golden Zod awards.

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Best Album
Electric Six - I Shall Exterminate Everything Around Me That Restricts Me From Being The Master
Wilco - Sky Blue Sky
Andrew Bird - Armchair Apocrypha
Coheed and Cambria - No World For Tomorrow
Jack Penate - Matinee
Radiohead - In Rainbows
The White Stripes - Icky Thump
Rilo Kiley - Under The Blacklight
Rivers Cuomo - Alone
LCD Soundsystem - Sound of Silver
Okkervil River - The Stage Names
Velvet Revolver - Libertad
Jens Lekman - Night Over Kortedala. Perfect pop gems. 'Nuff said.
Sunset Rubdown - Random Spirit Lover

Best Track
The Chemical Brothers feat. Fatlip - The Salmon Dance
Grinderman - No Pussy Blues
Arcade Fire - Keep The Car Running
Coheed and Cambria - Gravemakers and Gunslingers
Foo Fighters - Long Road to Ruin
Fountains of Wayne - Someone To Love
Basia Bulat - Before I Knew
M.I.A. - Bamboo Banga
Manic Street Preachers - You Love Alone Is Not Enough
Rilo Kiley - Moneymaker
Take That - Rule The World
Justice - DANCE
M.I.A. - Bamboo Banga

Best Band/Group Act
Electric Six
Wilco
Arcade Fire
Coheed and Cambria
Radiohead
Foo Fighters
The Dap Kings
Liars
Velvet Revolver
Battles
Liars

Best Solo Act
Serj Tankian
Jack Penate
Feist
Andrew Bird
The Shocking Pinks
Devin the Dude
Richard Thompson
Jose Gonzales

Best New Act
Prinzhorn Dance School
The Bad Robots
Puscifer
Grinderman
Goose
Yo Majesty
Vampire Weekend
Marnie Stern
Lost Campesinos

Best Live Act
Foo Fighters
Deichkind
Coheed and Cambria
Arcade Fire
Living Legends
Paul McCartney
The Fall
Avenged Sevenfold
Battles
LCD Soundsystem

Best Music Video
Radiohead - Jigsaw Falling Into Place - Adam Buxton - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKrsBVFsfIQ
Jack Peñate - Second, Minute or Hour - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Rjc0Q2ktgw
Tool - Vicarious - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hii17sjSwfA
Feist - 1234 - Sally Seltman - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3vIv1EwO5A
Die fantastischen Vier - Ernten was wir säen - Zoran Bihac - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k96XJqIceDw
Dizzee Rascal - “Sirensâ€

[Fried Gold]

FG, why haven't all the nominations been included?

That's the list from all the nominations I was PM'ed. As far as I know there are none missing.

[tapehead]

Oh dear. I forgot to do that bit.

[Fried Gold]

Bumped - don't forget you need to vote by Friday..


...else I won't bother.

[stereosforgeeks]

Best Album
Jens Lekman - Night Over Kortedala.

Best Track
Basia Bulat - Before I Knew

Best Band/Group Act
Battles

Best Solo Act
Feist

Best New Act
Vampire Weekend

Best Live Act
Battles

Best Music Video
Justice - DANCE - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8bwZf3vXjg

[Keepcoolbutcare]

Best Track
Basia Bulat - Before I Knew

nice!

I did my noms for that category based on the play count on itunes.

with 68plays, "Before I Knew" was by far the winner...but, to be fair, a good 50 of those plays were courtesy of my special lady friend. And that's not even counting the amount of times she's played it on her i-pod!

have you heard the full length yet Stereo? I know the "official" release is early 2k8, but I figure you 'prolly got it already...

hey, this may be a bit much to ask, but could you (or anyone else for that matter) maybe put a direct link up from HypeMachine or Elbo (rather, whatever blogger posted the tracks) for each song nominated...or at least for that track?

Quicktime is acting all sorts of wonky on my 'puter, so I can't, or else I would've already...

[stereosforgeeks]

Best Track
Basia Bulat - Before I Knew

nice!

I did my noms for that category based on the play count on itunes.

with 68plays, "Before I Knew" was by far the winner...but, to be fair, a good 50 of those plays were courtesy of my special lady friend. And that's not even counting the amount of times she's played it on her i-pod!

have you heard the full length yet Stereo? I know the "official" release is early 2k8, but I figure you 'prolly got it already...

hey, this may be a bit much to ask, but could you (or anyone else for that matter) maybe put a direct link up from HypeMachine or Elbo (rather, whatever blogger posted the tracks) for each song nominated...or at least for that track?

Quicktime is acting all sorts of wonky on my 'puter, so I can't, or else I would've already...

It honestly doesnt seem like something youd be interested in, being folk and all though you do like Feist . Your special lady friend has good taste i say. I am looking for her full legth thats for damn sure. I havent been able to find it yet.

Yeah i could do that for the tracks listed.

Will give me something to do.

[Keepcoolbutcare]

It honestly doesnt seem like something youd be interested in, being folk and all...

well, in small doses.

and since the song is under a minute 20secs...

Your special lady friend has good taste i say.

shhh!

she ego trips enough already.

damn hot hipster chicks, thinking that being thin, dressing well and having great hair and taste makes them irresistible...

[stereosforgeeks]

The Chemical Brothers feat. Fatlip - The Salmon Dance
Grinderman - No Pussy Blues
Arcade Fire - Keep The Car Running
Coheed and Cambria - Gravemakers and Gunslingers
Foo Fighters - Long Road to Ruin
Fountains of Wayne - Someone To Love
Basia Bulat - Before I Knew
M.I.A. - Bamboo Banga
Manic Street Preachers - You Love Alone Is Not Enough
Rilo Kiley - Moneymaker
Take That - Rule The World
Justice - DANCE

[stereosforgeeks]

damn hot hipster chicks, thinking that being thin, dressing well and having great hair and taste makes them irresistible...

It doesn't? Have I been approaching hipster chicks wrong all these years?

[Keepcoolbutcare]

The Chemical Brothers feat. Fatlip - The Salmon Dance
Grinderman - No Pussy Blues
Arcade Fire - Keep The Car Running
Coheed and Cambria - Gravemakers and Gunslingers
Foo Fighters - Long Road to Ruin
Fountains of Wayne - Someone To Love
Basia Bulat - Before I Knew
M.I.A. - Bamboo Banga
Manic Street Preachers - You Love Alone Is Not Enough
Rilo Kiley - Moneymaker
Take That - Rule The World
Justice - DANCE

i ♥ u!

[tapehead]

Take That - Rule The World

??

[Keepcoolbutcare]

Take That - Rule The World

??

[papalazeru]

Take That - Rule The World

??

No no..Tapes right..

WTF?!?!??!

[stereosforgeeks]

Take That - Rule The World

??

No no..Tapes right..

WTF?!?!??!

Seriously!?!

I didnt want to be the first to say it

[papalazeru]

Take That - Rule The World

??

No no..Tapes right..

WTF?!?!??!

Seriously!?!

I didnt want to be the first to say it

Apart from most of the UK fucking apologising for this piece of shit.

Talk of which...have Spice girls released their new single yet?

[Fried Gold]

AND THE WINNERS ARE:

Best Album
LCD Soundsystem - Sound of Silver

Best Track
Grinderman - No Pussy Blues

Best Band/Group Act
Battles

Best Solo Act
Andrew Bird

Best New Act
Grinderman

Best Live Act
Arcade Fire

Best Music Video
Feist - 1234

[Keepcoolbutcare]

huzzah!

thanks for running that FG.

and now that that's over...

YEAR END LISTS!!!

p4k's top 50 videos

from metacritic - Music Critics' Year-End Top Ten Lists (qweird grammar on c/o Metacritic)

[stereosforgeeks]

Go Battles!

Thanks for tallying everything FG.

[MonkeyM666]

BOOCH THE BATTLES!
Nice work Fried!

[Fried Gold]

Not quite sure I agree with what eventually won...Best Album should've been the Kings of Leon's LP.

[Keepcoolbutcare]

Not quite sure I agree with what eventually won...Best Album should've been the Kings of Leon's LP.

just wait 'til 300 or POTC:AWE win for film...

I (kinda) disagree with some of them as well, but two of my noms ended up winning, which is a higher percentage for me than usual.

[Fried Gold]

I know music is personal - there is no bad music, just music one happens not to like - but I think some of the nominations were a tad obscure for obscure's sake.

Just because something is "mainstream" doesn't necessarily mean you've got to ignore for something cult.

[MonkeyM666]

So are you saying that Aqua isn't bad music??

[Fried Gold]

There's always exceptions to the rule.

[tapehead]

I think the noms were a pretty healthy mix - with an obvious hipster / indie bias.

I think you should give that Battles album a listen, FG, if you haven't already. I was listening to the Kings of Leon last night, it is pretty good.

And I think there's prolly still enough interest and enthusiasm for and 'albums of the year thread' maybe.

[stereosforgeeks]

I like all the stuff that won. Some just wouldn't be my choice for "best"

Im just happy My Battles nom won!

[tapehead]

from metacritic - Music Critics' Year-End Top Ten Lists (qweird grammar on c/o Metacritic)

There's actually quite a few albums amongst these I thought would have got a mention in here - MIA, PJ Harvey, White Stripes, Amy Winehouse I thought might have gotten more of a mention - even Wilco and kanye West.

[Fried Gold]

Oh my....The Zone....has become...The Guardian!?!?!?

[stereosforgeeks]

from metacritic - Music Critics' Year-End Top Ten Lists (qweird grammar on c/o Metacritic)

There's actually quite a few albums amongst these I thought would have got a mention in here - MIA, PJ Harvey, White Stripes, Amy Winehouse I thought might have gotten more of a mention - even Wilco and kanye West.

Yeah I was surprised those were left out as well.