Great idea. Torrent thread...

_________________
This is my signature...

That's sexist

_________________

That's probably where we differ, because I love the 30-second snippets. I can usually tell within 15 seconds whether I will like a song or not (I have very specific musical standards). In any case, the song is probably on YouTube anyway so even the 30-second cuts are obsolete now.

_________________
Kid Cairo's Boers & Bernstein YouTube Channel

Kid Cairo: 2013 March Madness Tournament Winner!

"Cowabunga? Cowa fucking piece of dog shit! This game is diarrhea coming out of my dick!"

...because you say so. This is a fantastic album, not sure what it's missing or lacking. Sure he's an asshole, but his music doesn't suffer because of it...

_________________
This is my signature...

Yeah...sorry about that...

College Dropout is an instant classic. Beats and ryhmes were raw coming from a guy trying to break through. He blew up greatly from that album and it changed who he was. Even still, Late Registration was a great follow-up where he answered critics by creating a bunch of non-sample beats and growing as a rapper. Graduation was very good and 808's and Heartbreaks is easily his weakest effort (even though I love it). That said, if College Dropout is #1 this is 1a. Maybe an aditional listen or two would change your mind.....maybe not.


I have been told by Mr. Wu-Tang to check out Only Buillt 4 Cuban Linx 2 as well. We'll see if it can break into the Krazy Top 5...

_________________
This is my signature...

This

_________________
"Nobody ever went broke underestimating the taste of the American public." ~ H.L. Mencken

Of your 2009 list?

_________________
"You can kill the revolutionary, but you can't kill the revolution."

_________________

Tell it to Mr. Wu-Hipster. I was going off his bad info...

_________________
This is my signature...

I found out about Minus the Bear from Stinkfinger I think, right around the time their guitar player had a small article in one of the guitar mags. When Menos El Oso came out...probably late 05ish?

That's why I really like those guys. the guitar player is AWESOME and I like the singer's voice.
He does a ton of live looping with Boss Loop Stations. It's crazy to see him play live. Lot's of two-handed tapping for melodies...but, very tasteful.

_________________
@audioidkid

Except that the powers that be in the music industry want to have it both ways. Now that perfect digital files are available they're suddenly telling me that when I bought that copy of Some Girls in 1978 I wasn't really buying the actual record, I was buying a license to the material. Since I've already paid for it, I should be able to download "Far Away Eyes" as many fucking times as I want, right?

_________________
Don't take it personally.

5. DeepChord presents Echospace, "Liumin" - Didn't reach the heights (or depths) of The Coldest Season (2007) but these guys are still way ahead of just about everyone else.

4. Aybee, "Ancient Tones" - Ultimate headphone high. Cassette release by Further Records out of Seattle.

3. John Roberts, "Glass Eights" - Brilliant house music. Timeless stuff.

2. Sun Araw, "On Patrol" - Get meta.

1. Beach House, "Teen Dream" - Beautiful songs.

---

If interested, I'm putting together a few mixes of my favorite singles of the year. First one is up & available to stream/download if you click right damn here

_________________

Brothers - The Black Keys
The Suburbs - Arcade Fire
Infinite Arms - Band of Horses
The Witmark Demos - Bob Dylan

_________________
Flew too close to the sun on wings of pastrami

That's only 4

Is this Wisconsin math?

_________________

Those were the only 4 albums I bought this year that were released in 2010.
If I need to make it 5 I would probably add the new Jack Johnson album, although I
didn't find it to be as good as In Between Dreams or Sleep Through The Static.

_________________
Flew too close to the sun on wings of pastrami

Easily my top album of the year:

_________________

Dungen- Skit I Altt
Gil Scot Heron- I'm New Here
Bonnie Prince Billy & Cairo Gang- Wonder Show Of the World
Foreign Exchange- Authenticity
Reflection Eternal- Revolutions Per Minute

I'm gonna check this out. I've read some good things...

_________________
This is my signature...

I'm convinced you guys are making half of these albums up.

_________________
"Nobody ever went broke underestimating the taste of the American public." ~ H.L. Mencken

Don't be shy. Tell us about the new LeAnn Rimes joint.

_________________

Haven't heard Gil Scot Heron's yet and Authenticty is a nice album. Really enjoyed it. Love me some Foreign Exchange

_________________
"You can kill the revolutionary, but you can't kill the revolution."

The tape album I listed was limited to 100 copies. JUST SAYING.

_________________

Never heard of Talib Kweli & Hi-Tek (Reflection Eternal) or Gil Scott-Heron?

_________________
This is my signature...

He's too busy raping and crossbreeding
His own people accuse him of deceiving and misleading
Causing mass confusion.

_________________
Don't take it personally.

_________________

One day HOOTERVILLE Junction will no longer be so damned relevant!

_________________
Don't take it personally.

Can't speak for the latest, but you're missing out.

_________________

A jazz singer/poet who was very prominent during the late-60s through mid-70s black consciousness movement. A lot of his music is very civil rights/fight the establishment-based and his poetry is credited (along with the group, The Last Poets) with helping to lay the foundation for what would eventually become Hip Hop. His most popular song/poem is called "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised". He also often sang and wrote in opposition of things like the Vietnam war, poverty, and police brutality. My pops had a lot of his records.

_________________
Kid Cairo's Boers & Bernstein YouTube Channel

Kid Cairo: 2013 March Madness Tournament Winner!

"Cowabunga? Cowa fucking piece of dog shit! This game is diarrhea coming out of my dick!"

One of my favorites:
Home is Where the Hatred Is
Some may remember this song as a sample from Kanye's Late Registration.

_________________
This is my signature...