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Discussion: 'This Was 2009' Rate (RATE COMPLETED)
Member Since: 6/10/2009
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Originally posted by Stevie
I can't wait either, I'm hosting! St. Vincent, Destroyer, tUnE-yArDs, PJ Harvey and Wild Flag are the artists!
If I'm correct, next is Alkalkra with 2005, then madonnas with 2007, and then me with 2011.
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Apparantly, I'm sixth in line. And there's also zombaland with another 2011 one.
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Member Since: 2/27/2012
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Originally posted by sticks
Apparantly, I'm sixth in line. And there's also zombaland with another 2011 one.
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I'm familiar with zomba's rate but I didn't know it was part of the "This WAS ..." series.
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Member Since: 4/6/2011
Posts: 10,635
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Uh I missed it
Regardless great top 2.
And Sticks,very nice and swift way of doing this brilliant rate. I wish I did participate but I had great time seeing it unfold minus a certain user's ratings!
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Member Since: 3/16/2012
Posts: 13,657
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Originally posted by Stevie
I don't hear any dance beats. The production is pretty much the same as the debut.
Animal Collective is growing on me. I feel like it's a cacophony of sounds that can give you a headache. But something about how it flows, and how I feel like I'm traveling through space or through some sci-fi movie or video game makes it brilliant. It seems like a headache but I think it just might be brilliant. As a band, they are definitely a love/hate situation.
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There are dance beats on "Reunion," "Sunset" and "Swept Away," but since this is The xx they're not something you can outright dance to.
I agree with you on AnCo, it's all about the structure with them.
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Member Since: 6/10/2009
Posts: 6,321
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Originally posted by madonnas
Ooh, expected winner, but still a great song. Thanks a lot for doing this, the graphics were pretty, and it in general was a fun rate!
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Originally posted by Eric.
Well deserved winner. Great rate sticks, good concept and also amazing graphics. It was nice to discover and revive some of these albums.
Can't wait for the 2011 one.
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Originally posted by Stevie
I wish Stillness Is The Move won, but oh well. Both are great songs. Looking back, it's such a shame that Dirty Projectors only had Two Doves and Stillness in the top 20.
Great job sticks!
It was such a nice, cozy rate.
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Originally posted by supaspaz
Oh, "Islands" won. It's a fantastic, haunting, weirdly gorgeous song—a highly worthy #1. (It's also a little anticlimactic, as others have noted.)
And yet I can't help but be slightly disappointed that it beat "Stillness is the Move"...
Great job, sticks! I had a lot of fun with this rate and I look forward to your next one.
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Originally posted by ClassicMainstream
The xx reigns supreme. Great job sticks! Those graphics...
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Originally posted by zombaland
Uh I missed it
Regardless great top 2.
And Sticks,very nice and swift way of doing this brilliant rate. I wish I did participate but I had great time seeing it unfold minus a certain user's ratings!
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Thank you all for such kind words. I'm feeling kind of blown away right now, and I cannot wait to do it again with all of you. Perhaps we should do a part two of this rate, as all five of these artists are releasing in 2012. Although Phoenix has yet to nail down an exact date.
Thank you, thank you, thank you!
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Originally posted by Ace Reject
VCR was robbed of top ten, Summertime Clothes was robbed of top five, but somehow we got the perfect two. I was so nervous!
WONDERFUL job hosting sticks!
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Thank you again!
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VCR was robbed of top ten, Summertime Clothes was robbed of top five, but somehow we got the perfect two. I was so nervous!
WONDERFUL job hosting sticks!
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Member Since: 4/7/2009
Posts: 34,961
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Sticks you did an amazing job hosting! Everything looked great and went smoothly (even on break ).
The Winner - Meh. Great top 10 though.
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Member Since: 12/5/2009
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Get ready for my epic 2005 rate girrrls!
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Member Since: 4/6/2011
Posts: 10,635
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Sticks if it's not too much for you to do,can you kindly make the list of the countdown? It's a bit hard to go over the pages to see the positions of each songs.
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Member Since: 10/31/2011
Posts: 16,937
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Originally posted by sticks
#15 Daily Routine
Average: 8.47
Highest Score: 10 (Great Username, Praise Mariallah, MP2K, Stevie)
Lowest Score: 6 (RatedG, supaspaz)
AAANNNNDDD… We’re back! Welcome to the Finale folks, and welcome to the Top 15.
This song is the third highest Animal Collective song. To remind everyone, only My Girls
and Summertime Clothes remain in the countdown. And Animal Collective now has the
same amount of remaining tracks as Phoenix and Dirty Projectors. They all have 2 (in case
you didn’t pick up on that). So, yes, that does mean that in the Top 14, the xx have 8 songs.
Eeeeeeee!!
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Originally posted by sticks
#11 Heart Skipped A Beat
Average: 8.68
Highest Score: 10 (Great Username, electroheart)
Lowest Score: 7 (jqnetto, ClassicMainstream)
I just love the clapping in this song. This was in a tie with the next song, but it had
less tens, so it just misses out on our top ten. Sadness.
And, for the record, this is how our top ten stands;
The xx – 4
Dirty Projectors – 2
Animal Collective – 2
Phoenix – 2
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Not the best song on their respective albums not making the top 10.
"Islands" is a nice winner tho.
Sticks, your graphics were AMAZING. Thank youuuu.
This rate gave me a lot of life. Special mention to Stevie and Eric. Kisses!
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Member Since: 5/1/2012
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Crystalised so low!
Great top 3.
Thanks for hosting, sticks!
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Member Since: 6/10/2009
Posts: 6,321
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Originally posted by zombaland
Sticks if it's not too much for you to do,can you kindly make the list of the countdown? It's a bit hard to go over the pages to see the positions of each songs.
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Originally posted by Great Username
Not the best song on their respective albums not making the top 10.
"Islands" is a nice winner tho.
Sticks, your graphics were AMAZING. Thank youuuu.
This rate gave me a lot of life. Special mention to Stevie and Eric. Kisses!
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Originally posted by jqnetto
Crystalised so low!
Great top 3.
Thanks for hosting, sticks!
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Thank you ! !
Yes, I'll finalize the list right now, and put one in the first post, and one in the last post.
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Member Since: 6/10/2009
Posts: 6,321
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This Was 2009: The Final List
#01 | Islands | the xx | 9.38 | #02 | Stillness Is The Move | Dirty Projectors | 9.28 | #03 | 1901 | Phoenix | 9.13 | #04 | Intro | the xx | 9.11 | #05 | My Girls | Animal Collective | 8.95 | #06 | Lisztomania | Phoenix | 8.94 | #07 | Summertime Clothes | Animal Collective | 8.93 | #08 | Crystalised | the xx | 8.81 | #09 | Shelter | the xx | 8.71 | #10 | Two Doves | Dirty Projectors | 8.68 | #11 | Heart Skipped A Beat | the xx | 8.68 | #12 | VCR | the xx | 8.62 | #13 | Night Time | the xx | 8.60 | #14 | Infinity | the xx | 8.58 | #15 | Daily Routine | Animal Collective | 8.57 | #16 | Two Weeks | Grizzly Bear | 8.44 | #17 | Stars | the xx | 8.38 | #18 | In The Flowers | Animal Collective | 8.23 | #19 | Fences | Phoenix | 8.16 | #20 | While You Wait For The Others | Grizzly Bear | 8.12 | #21 | Cannibal Resource | Dirty Projectors | 8.03 | #22 | Bluish | Animal Collective | 8.02 | #23 | Lion In a Coma | Animal Collective | 7.88 | #24 | Brother Sport | Animal Collective | 7.83 | #25 | No Intention | Dirty Projectors | 7.79 | #26 | Temecula Sunrise | Dirty Projectors | 7.77 | #27 | Armistice | Phoenix | 7.73 | #28 | Foreground | Grizzly Bear | 7.72 | #29 | Girlfriend | Phoenix | 7.71 | #30 | Fantasy | the xx | 7.70 | #31 | Lasso | Phoenix | 7.65 | #32 | No More Runnin | Animal Collective | 7.62 | #33 | Southern Point | Grizzly Bear | 7.58 | #34 | Also Frightened | Animal Collective | 7.55 | #35 | Rome | Phoenix | 7.50 | #36 | Useful Chamber | Dirty Projectors | 7.50 | #37 | Love Like A Sunset, Pt. I | Phoenix | 7.49 | #38 | Guys Eyes | Animal Collective | 7.41 | #39 | Remade Horizon | Dirty Projectors | 7.26 | #40 | Ready, Able | Grizzly Bear | 7.25 | #41 | Countdown | Phoenix | 7.22 | #42 | Basic Space | the xx | 7.21 | #43 | I Live With You | Grizzly Bear | 7.21 | #44 | Flourescent Half Dome | Dirty Projectors | 7.13 | #45 | All We Ask | Grizzly Bear | 7.10 | #46 | Love Like A Sunset, Pt. II | Phoenix | 7.08 | #47 | Cheerleader | Grizzly Bear | 7.05 | #48 | Taste | Animal Collective | 7.03 | #49 | Fine For Now | Grizzly Bear | 6.68 | #50 | The Bride | Dirty Projectors | 6.65 | #51 | About Face | Grizzly Bear | 6.32 | #52 | Hold Still | Grizzly Bear | 6.07 | #53 | Dory | Grizzly Bear | 5.98 |
And, we're finally done. Again, thank you so much.
Until next time.
xx
sticks.
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Member Since: 6/10/2009
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I've also completely updated the OP with this list, and links to the four updates.
So, I have nothing left to do in this thread. It can be closed forever whenever.
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Member Since: 11/15/2009
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Sad that My Girls didn't win & that Animal Collective didn't have more in the Top 10. But I gave a 10 to every song in the Top 5 so I can't be upset. I know I love Islands whenever I hear it, but I can't ever remember how it goes on my own
Great job, sticks. I don't know why you're banned
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Member Since: 4/7/2009
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So we're only waiting on Phoenix to release an album this year and we're set for Part 2?
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