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Post by gushingblood on Dec 10, 2008 16:22:43 GMT -5
I'll just type out a few 49. Bloc Party 47. Gaslight Anthem 40. The Kills 38. Beck 31. Coldplay 30. Hot Chip 29. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds 26. The Verve 25. Portishead 23. Scarlett Johansson 22. Oasis 20. Spiritualized 19. Fucked Up 18. Late of the Pier 17. Elbow 16. Ladyhawke 15. Last of the Shadow Puppets 14. Laura Marling 13. Fleet Foxes 12. Crystal Castles 11. Neon Neon 10. Friendly Fires 9. Kings of Leon 8. Mystery Jets 7. Santogold 6. Metronomy 5. Foals 4. Vampire Weekend 3. Glas Vegas 2. TV on the Radio 1. MGMT I was typing this out during my first read of it. I am re-reading to check for THS. I couldn't find it.   |
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Post by gushingblood on Dec 10, 2008 16:24:57 GMT -5
Note: NME gave SP 9/10. A score which only around 15 albums got this year.
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Post by 212margarita on Dec 10, 2008 16:36:34 GMT -5
23. Scarlett Johansson?? Really? I love the production on it, but the vocals are pretty rough.
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Post by gushingblood on Dec 10, 2008 17:13:12 GMT -5
MGMT are way too overrated, and Glasvegas have too much hype.
Beck's album is a slow burner and is underrated.
Mystery Jets album is boring after about 5 listens.
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Post by 212margarita on Dec 10, 2008 17:40:27 GMT -5
MGMT are way too overrated, and Glasvegas have too much hype. Beck's album is a slow burner and is underrated. Mystery Jets album is boring after about 5 listens. i dont get the MGMT thing at all. i havent been able to get past the 4th or 5th track on that record. |
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Post by gushingblood on Dec 10, 2008 18:02:36 GMT -5
MGMT are way too overrated, and Glasvegas have too much hype. Beck's album is a slow burner and is underrated. Mystery Jets album is boring after about 5 listens. i dont get the MGMT thing at all. i havent been able to get past the 4th or 5th track on that record. The singles off the album are amazing; Kids, Time To Pretend, Weekend Wars, but the rest seem like filler. NME completly bum up to Glasvegas and MGMT and think that neither band can put a foot wrong. |
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Post by 212margarita on Dec 10, 2008 18:19:47 GMT -5
NME is guilty of that a lot
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Post by Gotti on Dec 10, 2008 18:37:06 GMT -5
a shocking omission - from their review I expected it would be in their top 10 - but the NME hasn't been anything remotely resembling a reliable musical bible or worth reading since about 1992, these days it is just a glossy "Hello" magazine for clueless wannabe Indie student knobheads from suburban towns who wear skinny jeans ,sport bad haircuts and worse acne.
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Post by 212margarita on Dec 10, 2008 18:39:53 GMT -5
a shocking omission - from their review I expected it would be in their top 10 - but the NME hasn't been anything remotely resembling a reliable musical bible or worth reading since about 1992, these days it is just a glossy "Hello" magazine for clueless wannabe Indie student knobheads from suburban towns who wear skinny jeans ,sport bad haircuts and worse acne. i stopped reading it a few years ago mainly because of this (well that at the fact that it's nearly 9 dollars here in the states) it really is like a music tabloid and they are often just plain wrong about a lot of the "news" the print. |
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Post by Gotti on Dec 10, 2008 18:49:10 GMT -5
the only good thing about the NME these days is you can pick it up in a shop, look in the A-Z index of featured bands and read about the bands you want, rather than purchase it and have to wade through page after page of them championing shite bands, yet another post-court appearance interview with talentless smackhead Pete Docherty, some glossy photos of the Kings of Leon showing off their bulging crotches, and some young hacks masturbating over the latest side project of The Strokes' drummer's friend's girlfriend's cousin's band.
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Post by 212margarita on Dec 10, 2008 18:51:27 GMT -5
NME does love them some Strokes.
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Post by gushingblood on Dec 10, 2008 19:58:27 GMT -5
a shocking omission - from their review I expected it would be in their top 10 - but the NME hasn't been anything remotely resembling a reliable musical bible or worth reading since about 1992, these days it is just a glossy "Hello" magazine for clueless wannabe Indie student knobheads from suburban towns who wear skinny jeans ,sport bad haircuts and worse acne. I stopped my subscription last week for the reason that; Oh noes! Glasvegas/Killers/MGMT/Oasis havn't had a cover in the last 2 weeks! Let's give them one. Also, new music is shit. I have found my "bed of music" and I now choose to lie in it. I will only buy NME if there is a good feature on the front. I must say though, Krissi Murrison (sp) did once give Johnny Borrell(Razorlight) a total roasting, it was my favourite piece of journalism, yet now it is a shitty how to guide for indie-kids, or whatever the above posters said. The only magazine I get now is Empire - it's always a good read, no matter what's on the cover. |
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