LPTJ Best of 2008 Thread

[Doctor Bob]

He was saying that the tastes which blucas attempted to ascribe to FreddyKnuckles, which are intended to exemplify an immature, teenage mainstream aesthetic, rife as that list is with very disreputable and tasteless records, bear a humorous resemblance to the ACTUAL tastes possessed by Babar. Thus he intimated—again, humorously—that Babar was the original author of the list, and thus in accordance with your claim that his brother was fucking him, must Babar his brother also be.

Now I'm curious to know if your edit was to remove a 'with'.

[coldforge]

No, it was 'bears' to 'bear'

[slow west vultures]

I think his brother is fucking with him.

either way, made me lol

He was saying that the tastes which blucas attempted to ascribe to FreddyKnuckles, which are intended to exemplify an immature, teenage mainstream aesthetic, rife as that list is with very disreputable and tasteless records, bear a humorous resemblance to the ACTUAL tastes possessed by Babar. Thus he intimated—again, humorously—that Babar was the original author of the list, and thus in accordance with your claim that his brother was fucking him, must Babar his brother also be.

this did not make me lol

[narlus]

can't please everyone.

[slow west vultures]

no, the joke did, i was just giving cf a hard time for his lengthy and precise explanation. 

[coldforge]

Hey, man. I didn't kill it. Andrew killed it. I just did the autopsy.

[jebreject]

Sexy autopsy.

[Robert]

I am finding conflicting information as to whether it actually came out in 2008, but I have been really into Helvetespine's Frykten og Mennesket lately.  I may have to add it to my list.  I also just got Mgła's album Groza and it is very good as well.

[Nick Ink]

no, the joke did, i was just giving cf a hard time for his lengthy and precise explanation. 

I thought it was artfully concise, and I share in narlus's  :lol:ing.

[slow west vultures]

i don't think you even got the original joke nink, but whatever.  if cf's grammar is what does it for you . . .

[Black Amnesia of Heaven]

Jesus shit, I was about to post my updated list, but then I heard Lindsey Buckingham's Gift of Screws, which on the strength of "Wait for You" and "Love Runs Deeper" may end up in my top 20.  Jesus, it's good.

Have you heard it, Davy?

[davy]

Jesus shit, I was about to post my updated list, but then I heard Lindsey Buckingham's Gift of Screws, which on the strength of "Wait for You" and "Love Runs Deeper" may end up in my top 20.  Jesus, it's good.

Have you heard it, Davy?

Not yet. I was thinking about giving it a listen before finalizing my list, but it's just so late in the game.

Under the Skin was a top 10 album for me, though.

[Black Amnesia of Heaven]

After two listens I am willing to say that Gift of Screws is better than Under the Skin.  And I love the latter pretty hard.

[davy]

Whoa.

Popmatters likes it, too. They gave it the #3 slot in their annual "best singer-songwriter albums" list.

I hesitate, though, because I just know that fucker is going to be $18.99 at the only place in town it'll be in stock, which is Borders. Goddamn lot of money to pay for a CD, I don't care who it is.

EDIT: Listening to "Did You Miss Me" right now. Pretty tight.

[Andrew_TSKS]

Look for a used copy on Amazon?

[davy]

Look for a used copy on Amazon?

Time is of the essence! Besides, they're going for about $8 right now, which would be $11 after shipping. I've got a Borders coupon that would offset the difference, probably, but I had other plans for it.

[Andrew_TSKS]

That's still $8 cheaper than $18.99, and $8 is $8. Besides, how do you figure time is of the essence? Are you just that antsy?

[Doctor Bob]

If he gets it next year, it can't be included in the 2009 list, I suppose.

[Andrew_TSKS]

A list of one's favorite albums of the year, being prepared for a message board, is not worth spending $8 extra on an album you haven't heard yet. At least, not in my humble opinion.

I say, order it from Amazon, then download the fuckin thing. Sorry.

[davy]

Oh, I just have fun trying to listen to as much new music as possible before the year is up. There's a sense of urgency...it's like a game, almost.

[Nick Ink]

i don't think you even got the original joke nink,

Are you trying to piss me off today or something?

[slow west vultures]

well technically it was yesterday. . . but possibly i was in a bad mood yesterday and the phrase 'artfully concise' was too much for me.  so yeah, i was looking to start trouble

[Nick Ink]

well, that's okay then - enjoy the remainder of your seasonal leisure opportunities

also, I am all in favour of being abbreviated to nink.

[Bubbachups]

1. Birchville Cat Motel - Gunpowder Temple of Heaven (Pica Disk)
2. Kazuki Tomokawa - Blue Water, Red Water (PSF)
3. Sun Kil Moon - April (Caldo Verde)
4. Faruq Z. Bey & Dennis González with Northwoods Improvisers - Hymn for Tomasz Stańko (Qbico)
5. Scott Tuma - Not for Nobody (Digitalis)
6. Micah P. Hinson - Micah P. Hinson and the Red Empire Orchestra (Full Time Hobby)
7. Richard Skelton - Marking Time (Preservation)
8. Fire on Fire - The Orchard / 5 Song EP (Young God)
9. Kawaguchi Masami's New Rock Syndicate - Cat vs. Frog (Palindrone)
10. Fred Eaglesmith - Tinderbox (Sonic Rendezvous)
11. Philip Jeck - Sand (Touch)
12. Micah Blue Smaldone - The Red River (Immune)
13. Koen Holtkamp - Field Rituals (Type)
14. Lambchop - OH (Ohio) (City Slang)
15. Grouper - Dragging a Dead Deer Up a Hill (Type)
16. Toumani Diabaté - The Mandé Variations (Nonesuch)
17. Fennesz - Black Sea (Touch)
18. Scorch Trio - Brolt (Rune Grammofon)
19. Autistic Daughters - Uneasy Flowers (Kranky)
20. Brendan Murray - Commonwealth (23Five Incorporated)
21. Josephine Foster - This Coming Gladness (Bo' Weavil)
22. Stephan Mathieu - Radioland (Die Schachtel)
23. Death Vessel - Nothing is Precious Enough for Us (Sub Pop)
24. Trygve Seim & Frode Haltli - Yeraz (ECM)
25. Earth - The Bees Made Honey in the Lion's Skull (Southern Lord)

[Trousers and Pat]

let the record show that I edited my list.

1. Evangelista- Hello, Voyager
2. The Fall- Imperial Wax Solvent
3. Portishead- Third
4. The Bug- London Zoo
5. Birchville Cat Motel- Gunfire Temple of heaven
6. Beem- The Future
7. Autechre- Quaristice
8. Mincemeat or Tenspeed- All Critters
9. Billy Bao- Dialectics of Shit
10. Black Pus- All Aboard the Magic Pus
11. Ricardo Villalobos- Enfants
12. Black Milk- Tronic
13. Indian Jewelry- Free Gold!
14. Roots Manuva- Slime and Reason
15. Road to til the Casket Drops mixtape
16. Syclops- I've got my eye on you
17. Fennesz- Black Sea
18. Flying Lotus- Los Angeles