Urban75 Album of the Year 2014

[killer b]

I'm not sure how your grading system works Belbers, but isn't allowing joint number 1s essentially letting people vote twice?

 

[Fozzie Bear]

I'm not sure how your grading system works Belbers, but isn't allowing joint number 1s essentially letting people vote twice?

What happens if I have 5 albums at joint number one next year?

 

[marty21]

What happens if I have 5 albums at joint number one next year?

I would say that you will have demonstrated a definite weakness of mind

 

[billy_bob]

I'm not sure how your grading system works Belbers, but isn't allowing joint number 1s essentially letting people vote twice?

Surely you just add together the points usually awarded to numbers one and two and divide by two?

 

[flypanam]

I resent that suggestion.

However, my list did at least go 1=,1=,3, so I know there's at least one urb even more weak-minded than me.

Yeah me!

My joint number one was a late addition. I had to do my list in work from memory. If I had done it properly I would have included work by Tara jane o'neill, that vocal work by Katie Gatley that Killer pointed out earlier in the year and Jason Lescalletts this is what I do volume 2.

But I didn't so I messed up.

 

[belboid]

I'm not sure how your grading system works Belbers, but isn't allowing joint number 1s essentially letting people vote twice?

Surely you just add together the points usually awarded to numbers one and two and divide by two?

mr bob is essentially correct here. Tho quite how it will work if 'joint' albums end up tied with others, I'm not sure yet. Anyone attempting to submit a list with more than one joint will be given short shrift (unless they include an actual joint, that is).

I suspect I will have to make some mention/note of this in next years' rules.

 

[clandestino]

For the joint number one entries, simply make the first in alphabetical order (artist, by surname), number one, and bump the other one down to number two.

It's not very fair, but then neither's submitting joint number ones.

 

[clandestino]

Not sure my emoticons are transmitting enough .

Oh well, never mind.

 

[ska invita]

did you put out any records this year clandestino?

 

[clandestino]

No - only have Haiku Salut on the label, so they were busy writing and recording this year. Just finishing the mixes of the second album right now. All being well we master end of the week, for an early spring release. It's sounding immense.

 

[ska invita]

best of luck with it

 

[billy_bob]

mr bob is essentially correct here. Tho quite how it will work if 'joint' albums end up tied with others, I'm not sure yet. Anyone attempting to submit a list with more than one joint will be given short shrift (unless they include an actual joint, that is).

I suspect I will have to make some mention/note of this in next years' rules.

Simple instruction issued - disorderly rabble disregard it - well-meaning clarification issued - new rule established.

This is like a microcosmic lesson on the creeping growth of bureaucracy

 

[sim667]

The only problem with posting my list as a facebook status is that now I keep getting asked for copies of things

 

[SpookyFrank]

They have a hard on for the manic street preachers, suede and filth like that. Gives away their roots as 90s indie wankers is all.

Even for people who like the Manics, that last record they did is fucking dreadful.

 

[killer b]

Did you like the manics?

Figures.

 

[belboid]

<random bump>

 

[redsquirrel]

Gah, got loads of listening to do over the next 6 days.

Cheers for doing this again belboid.

 

[ouchmonkey]

so much to listen to

 

[belboid]

damn, and there's another list of albums which are probably al lpretty damned ace

http://backseatmafia.com/2014/12/04/psych-insight-20-essential-psych-albums-of-2014/

 

[Fez909]

http://crackmagazine.net/albums-of-the-year-2014/

 

[hash tag]

Is she a singer? I thought she was just a "I'm a celebrity get me out of here"

I read that as is she a ginger? Would that be more apt?

 

[ska invita]

http://crackmagazine.net/albums-of-the-year-2014/

Me. I Am Mariah.... The Elusive Chanteuse

What a title!

 

[Fez909]

Me. I Am Mariah.... The Elusive Chanteuse

What a title!

Have just listened to it. Wouldn't recommend. Check out this track, complete with baby talk and gurgling:

 

[belboid]

Have just listened to it. Wouldn't recommend. Check out this track, complete with baby talk and gurgling:

thanks, but i think I'll skip it.

 

[ska invita]

yeah ive been dipping into that list + spotify and Maria...Her...The Eleusive Chatuese...isnt up to much.
The best thing so far ive stumbled on was the Philip Gorbachev Sliver Album


its interesting at least

 

[Fez909]

http://www.factmag.com/2014/12/09/the-50-best-albums-of-2014/

 

[Fozzie Bear]

http://www.factmag.com/2014/12/09/the-50-best-albums-of-2014/

Weird list. Makes me happy that I don't feel I have to keep up with that stuff any more.

 

[flypanam]

Weird list. Makes me happy that I don't feel I have to keep up with that stuff any more.

The discussion underneath is funnier why anyone gives a shit that an album made the list (except belboid's) is beyond me.

 

[Fozzie Bear]

The discussion underneath is funnier why anyone gives a shit that an album made the list (except belboid's) is beyond me.

Makes me feel sane. For all the time I have spent arguing the toss on here, at least I have never had an argument about whether the PAN label were better in 2011 or 2014.

 

[ouchmonkey]

they picked 'Benji'
that surprises and pleases me greatly.
I doubt it's the best record of the year and it's certainly a really divisive choice
which is nice

it's quite a piece of work too