Comments on: TLOBF.COM :: 2008 Readers Choice Album Of The Year

By: T

Thu, 11 Dec 2008 21:46:31 +0000

Gotta be FR. Discovered thanks to TLOBF. Excellent gigs in SF including a goose-bump-inducing off-mike solo of Poke.

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Wide as the Ocean :: Readers’ Choice Album of the Year — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 16:11:44 +0000

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By: Sally

Sally — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 17:02:57 +0000

bon iver is the most talented and most qualified for this win. if you haven’t listened to him, i suggest doing so..

By: The Pop Cop

The Pop Cop — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 22:06:38 +0000

I voted for Frightened Rabbit… despite being an utterly amazing album AND made by fellow Scots, it’s not The Pop Cop’s No.1 album of the year… I’m totally stunned our choice is not even on your Top 50 list!

By: kauf

kauf — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 14:19:48 +0000

Nice selection. However, how could you miss both Portishead’s “Third” and the fabulous Grace Jones’s “Hurricane”???

By: Michael

Michael — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 17:07:45 +0000

Where the hell is Rip It Off by Times New Viking?

By: Melissa

Melissa — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:58:58 +0000

Frightened Rabbit hands down!

By: Shain

Shain — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 16:29:34 +0000

I entered. I’m horrible, I know.

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By: Valerio

Valerio — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 13:58:28 +0000

No Age – Nouns
Should have been there, at least to show that California can produce something sensible in addition to a useless G’n'R album every 15 years.

The Kills – Midnight Boom
Even too optimistic and electronic for my taste should have been considered. It is probably their best to date…even if I prefer the first.

By: Christian

Christian — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 09:15:52 +0000

Agreed (with the above).

And I actually really liked the Bloc Party record.

Should I be saying that in public?

By: dg

dg — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 23:25:53 +0000

yeah, there are some very good records that are not in the list, including: M83, The Notwist, Kaki King, The Field, Ladytron, Jesu, Plants ans Animals, Portishead, Okay, Clark, etc etc. anyway…

By: oceanRain

oceanRain — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 17:59:37 +0000

Some missing (eg M83), a touch UK heavy (Mogwai, wtf?), the “dear god don’t let Vampire Weekend win”, a couple I haven’t heard (eg Peter Broderick), but all in all a very decent top 50.

I still can’t shake that Q Mag list outta my head: Kings of Leon at number 1!! It would be funny if it weren’t so tragic…

By: Grindcore Motherfucker Bitches

Grindcore Motherfucker Bitches — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 15:24:38 +0000

Yeah it would

By: Rich Thane

Rich Thane — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 15:01:52 +0000

to clear up adam’s comment above

staffers are of course encouraged to vote. it would be bloody silly not too. everyone can vote. even your dogs and cats if they have access to a computer.

re. the competition. there are no rules stipulating that staffers CANT enter.. but at the same time, would it be really fair if a staffer won the prize? no. not really.

By: Jude Clarke

Jude Clarke — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 14:47:44 +0000

(not really though: I do still have some semblance of a life…)

By: Jude Clarke

Jude Clarke — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 14:47:19 +0000

I’m going to vote for Of Montreal about 50 times, then stand back and watch Marling’s face when it wins ;-)

By: Adam

Adam — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 14:19:50 +0000

yeah, I’ve voted, I was talking specifically about winning the prize – there’s always those disclaimers about employees of Heinz and the families thereof not participating in competitions on baked beans cans and stuff.

and I think the new elbow is up there with the rest of their stuff. I actually think their debut is their worst though, so most elbow fans tend not to listen to me.

By: Grindcore Motherfucker Bitches

Grindcore Motherfucker Bitches — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 14:19:29 +0000

I would never put a prize up for a competition and then enter it! No way! That’s crazy talk!

By: ro

ro — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 14:11:59 +0000

I can’t see anythjing wrong with writeres voting- you don’t have to enter your name details if you JUST want to vote.

I entered mine because I was sleepy….and didnt think about what i was doin

By: Rich Thane

Rich Thane — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 14:06:40 +0000

^ yeah the elbow album is my least favourite of theirs by miles. i still like it, don’t get me wrong – but it has nothing on their other records

By: AndrewD

AndrewD — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 13:35:21 +0000

- oh, and though I love Elbow (the only possible other candidate) that album just hasn’t got under my skin like their others.

By: AndrewD

AndrewD — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 13:33:49 +0000

* Whistling shiftily *
In my defence I would decline the prize on the basis that I don’t think I’d like any of it, given that I could only possibly vote for one album of the above.

By: Rich Thane

Rich Thane — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 13:25:15 +0000

well

put it like this

we’ve already had entrants from staff AND some of the record labels involved. the cheek of it! im not naming names. :-)

By: Adam

Adam — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 13:16:58 +0000

I’m guessing that staffers aren’t allowed to enter the competition, all that “law” shit and all that amirite.

By: Rich Hughes

Rich Hughes — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 09:49:26 +0000

That was an impossibly hard decision…