Their 'end of' lists are always a good read since they can't rely on their default snark mode and have to actually justify their choices. The gems are the albums that made it (woah @ Big Boi's Chico Dusty making the cut.
Top 10 below: seems the #1 has fared kinder elsewhere then here.
10: Fiona Apple - The Idler Wheel 9: Sun Kill Moon - Benji 8: YEEZUS 7: Tame Impala - Lonerism 6: Vampire Weekend - Modern Vampires of the City 5: Beach House - Teen Dream 4: Frank Ocean - Channel Orange 3: Deerhunter - Halcyon Digest 2: Kendrick Lamar - Good Kid, 1: Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
2. "Apparently it's a slow news week" In response to Reply # 1
>People love rushing to make these lists. > >They really shouldn't make it until at least 5 years has past >like the hall of fame.
Although thankfully most of the records they've been nuthuggin they left lower on the list (although, will FKA Twigs have made the cut if they mad this a year ago, probably not. And I am a fan)
16. "RE: Am I the only one who liked "Nostalgia Ultra" much better?" In response to Reply # 13
imo there are some more palatable "songs" and singles on Nostalgia but CO is more cohesive..
Makes sense.. songs like Novacane are produced by Tricky Stewart, Songs 4 Women was Happy Perez and Swim Good was Midi Mafia..
These dudes make singles.. radio records what have you... so to me they were stronger songs for mass consumption..
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8. "they're not as bad as complex (aka the kanye kardashian news network)" In response to Reply # 7
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11. "are the kanye picks THAT unthinkable?" In response to Reply # 0
pitchfork is a hipster/ alt rock magazine. that means they either like stuff that is super minstrelsy or super "artistic."
kanye is able to hit both of those marks. plus he's an auteur... which rock publications dig.
and not only that, MBDTF is a great album. yeezus is either great or terrible or mediocre or intentionally bad... but the fact that nobody can really decide makes it qualify as art, i guess.
do ppl dislike the pick because kanye didn't do it all by himself in the studio? that's pretty rockist.
do ppl dislike the pick because kanye can't rap? that's a fair point... but he's not being praised for being a god teir emcee.
he's being praised for making great albums. which he has done at least once or maybe twice in the past 5 years.
17. "RE: are the kanye picks THAT unthinkable?" In response to Reply # 11
Kanye has done more to challenge himself, topics, sounds and ideas than most..
He may not be the best rapper/lyricist but the cat is constantly pushing forward..
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19. "One of the most influencial rap releases of the decade" In response to Reply # 18
if not THEE influential.
While we may argue the quality (lol) it was the first time in awhile you had such a street record released by a major label completely uncompromised; there were no Jeremih duets on that record.
Signaled the rise of Luger and his subsequent clones (Mike Will, etc)
Finally it, along with Ross's BMF, officially killed the classic concept of the regional NY street record...for better or for worse without it there would be no Shmurda "Hot Nigga"
21. "Agreed but don't forget "No Hands"" In response to Reply # 19
>While we may argue the quality (lol) it was the first time in >awhile you had such a street record released by a major label >completely uncompromised; there were no Jeremih duets on that >record. >
36. "could you elaborate on this?" In response to Reply # 19
> officially killed the >classic concept of the regional NY street record...for better >or for worse without it there would be no Shmurda "Hot Nigga"
jahlil beatz (from philly (chester)) made that beat i'm listening to it right now. this is kind of a classic east coast beat to me take out the bullhorn and i could see havoc making something similar in the late 90s
37. "It's def a more NYC sound,but imho it's not hard to see the lineage" In response to Reply # 36 Wed Aug-20-14 04:05 PM by BigReg
yeah the snares are at regular speed and the bass is more boom bap then ominous simple 3 note melodies. But the snares are pushed very high in the mix and the bass + simple orchestral synth line=the glue of the entire song and very much from the modern school of rap production.
Its what happens when Lex Luger trap gets farmed out to Chicago drill (which made it even more sinister and stripped down in line with the nihilistic subject matter) farmed right back to NYC.
22. "very predictable Top 10, to be honest" In response to Reply # 0
I loved Lonerism, Teen Dream, Channel Orange and GKMC myself but we have more than 5 years left before we start analyzing the 2010's. This list was definitely rushed.
The Kanye West dick riding is expected at this point.
23. "Yeah. Top 10 outside of Fiona's boring" In response to Reply # 22
> >I loved Lonerism, Teen Dream, Channel Orange and GKMC myself >but we have more than 5 years left before we start analyzing >the 2010's. This list was definitely rushed. > >The Kanye West dick riding is expected at this point.
30. "RE: Deerhunter I was VERY surprised with and it's well deserved." In response to Reply # 28
>When the dust settles on this whole Pitchforkian/indie phase >of rock music history will treat them very kind. > >The best 'young' American rock band out there. > agreed
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31. "RE: Pitchfork top 100 albums of the half decade" In response to Reply # 0
>Top 10 below: seems the #1 has fared kinder elsewhere then >here. > > >10: Fiona Apple - The Idler Wheel great album
>9: Sun Kill Moon - Benji who?
>8: YEEZUS LOFL. come on ytppl
>7: Tame Impala - Lonerism i've tried, really, i have. not for me
>6: Vampire Weekend - Modern Vampires of the City not a fan
>5: Beach House - Teen Dream never heard
>4: Frank Ocean - Channel Orange good album, GREAT in places IMO
>3: Deerhunter - Halcyon Digest never heard, nor do i care to
>2: Kendrick Lamar - Good Kid, Would def be in my top 10, maybe top 5
>1: Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy it's Kanye's best IMO, but I don't play it much nowadays outside a couple of tracks. man, ytfolk really love Ye.
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