Pitchfork's Top 50

MontyTheMongoose · **Posted:** Tue Dec 19, 2006 2:14 pm

Prince of Darkness Wrote:

Death To SantaClaus666 Wrote:

but without pitchfork, where would we copy and paste news stories from?

Idolator

(Yes, Sen. Whipped LooGAR, that site is the Gawker Media family (my new homies).)

Yail Bloor · **Posted:** Tue Dec 19, 2006 3:09 pm

Esh Wrote:

Please, we've got to get beyond this website.

Until someone steps up to fill the vacuum, its just not gonna happen.

Personally, I rarely if ever even look at PFM anymore, but I do respect what they have done.

EDIT: 8 of my personal Top 50 on the PFM list.

harry · **Posted:** Tue Dec 19, 2006 3:28 pm

I read Pitchfork less this year than ever.... yet at least 20 or more of these are in my top 50, only rearranged in order.

A pretty safe list really. Does anyone here love The Knife? That's the weirdest thing about the list...

Edit and double check: I have exactly 20 of these 50 on my 50.... might be interesting to see who has the most PFM on their own lists and so win the Redundant Useless Indie Taste Award.

Cap'n Squirrgle · **Posted:** Tue Dec 19, 2006 3:30 pm

The Mayor of Simpleton Wrote:

Any list that doesn’t include Neko Case’s new album is immediately discounted in my mind as being pointless anyway. I hated it at first and then grew to love it to the point that it may be my favorite of the year.

I put one of those tracks (#2) in my Top 5 of the last 30 yrs picks for the wife's party. At first it was all more well-known stuff, but the longer I thought about it, the more I felt she deserved to be there. That album is amazing.

mcaputo · **Posted:** Tue Dec 19, 2006 4:10 pm

contradiction Wrote:

mcaputo Wrote:

Worst. List. Ever.

no its not.

After further investigation, I have 7 of their records in my Top 50, 2 of which are Top 20. Sigh

splates · **Posted:** Tue Dec 19, 2006 4:13 pm

that list is not that bad i guess

billy g · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 1:41 pm **Posts:** 9020

andyfest Wrote:

The fact that I own 12 of these albums and only consider maybe 5 to be worthy of top-50 status reminds me what a boring year for music this has been.

People are either listening to the wrong stuff, have entirely different taste than me or both. I've only heard 3 things on that list.

2006 is the best year for music since 1991 IMO.

splates · **Posted:** Tue Dec 19, 2006 4:20 pm

8-12 of those are on my list anyway (phoenix, TI, Clipse, Junior Boys etc)

andyfest · **Posted:** Tue Dec 19, 2006 4:22 pm

billy g Wrote:

andyfest Wrote:

The fact that I own 12 of these albums and only consider maybe 5 to be worthy of top-50 status reminds me what a boring year for music this has been.

People are either listening to the wrong stuff, have entirely different taste than me or both. I've only heard 3 things on that list.

2006 is the best year for music since 1991 IMO.

Wow, really? I must be listeing to the wrong stuff then...

tentoze · **Posted:** Tue Dec 19, 2006 4:55 pm

My lack of indie cred is intact- I've heard (and own) exactly 1 out of 100; and if it was this time last week, it would have been 0.

HaqDiesel · **Posted:** Tue Dec 19, 2006 5:11 pm

billy g Wrote:

People... have entirely different taste than me

It took a PF end-of-year list for you to figure this out?

bort · **Posted:** Tue Dec 19, 2006 5:16 pm

none of those albums are in my top 20. 50% of them i didn't care for (or just didn't make the cut), the other half i have not heard yet. time will tell if the list has any value to me....

also, i think since we spend a good deal of time creating our lists in order, it's not fair to compare our top 20 to their top 50. we should compare 20 vs. 20 and 50 vs. 50.

alongwaltz. · **Posted:** Tue Dec 19, 2006 9:11 pm

This is pretty expected for Pfork.

Most of the discs in their top ten I don't care for. But most of them represent an entire genre of music I don't really like. The discs they selected could very well be the best that genre has to offer.

Another vote for never heard a single thing by the Knife, though.

puma · **Posted:** Tue Dec 19, 2006 10:02 pm

wow so much hate for the knife. y'all are going to HATE my year-end list. :twisted:

thisotherkingdom · **Posted:** Tue Dec 19, 2006 10:07 pm

I think I counted 12 that were in my top 50. And the other 38, I had pretty much either never heard of/never listened to.

Dalen · **Posted:** Tue Dec 19, 2006 10:11 pm

there's some fantastic releases in this list. i'll list them here for you and make it simple like....

50: Booka Shade
Movements

49: Ellen Allien & Apparat
Orchestra of Bubbles

42: Mastodon
Blood Mountain

41: The Decemberists
The Crane Wife

39: Fujiya & Miyagi
Transparent Things

30: Belle and Sebastian
The Life Pursuit

26: Hot Chip
The Warning

16: Beach House
Beach House

14: Tim Hecker
Harmony in Ultraviolet

13: Phoenix
It's Never Been Like That

11: Junior Boys
So This Is Goodbye

01: The Knife
Silent Shout

Dick Meatwood · **Posted:** Tue Dec 19, 2006 10:15 pm

That Tim Hecker album is great. I really should have bought that by now.

I've only listened to that Fujiya & Miyagi album once so far, but I was seriously disappointed in it.

Also, I've only heard one song by Phoenix, and I thought it was pretty bad.

Beach House & Mastodon will both be in my top 20.

e-stone · **Posted:** Tue Dec 19, 2006 10:15 pm

Dalen Wrote:

50: Booka Shade
Movements

49: Ellen Allien & Apparat
Orchestra of Bubbles

39: Fujiya & Miyagi
Transparent Things

these are 3 i'm interested in.

also interested in that candi staton after taking a look at pforks top singles of the year

Mr. Mister · **Posted:** Tue Dec 19, 2006 10:17 pm

Dalen Wrote:

there's some fantastic releases in this list. i'll list them here for you and make it simple like....

50: Booka Shade
Movements

49: Ellen Allien & Apparat
Orchestra of Bubbles

42: Mastodon
Blood Mountain

41: The Decemberists
The Crane Wife

39: Fujiya & Miyagi
Transparent Things

30: Belle and Sebastian
The Life Pursuit

26: Hot Chip
The Warning

16: Beach House
Beach House

14: Tim Hecker
Harmony in Ultraviolet

13: Phoenix
It's Never Been Like That

11: Junior Boys
So This Is Goodbye

01: The Knife
Silent Shout

i would add:
35. Herbert - Scale
24. Peter Bjorn And John - Writer's Block
20. Man Man - Six Demon Bag
12. Band Of Horses - Everything All The Time
09. Boris - Pink
06. Liars - Drum's Not Dead -

Flying Rabbit · **Posted:** Tue Dec 19, 2006 10:53 pm

My biggest surprise was Boris at 9. Which really shouldn't, since PF has ridden Boris's crotch since I can remember.

Knife is a good release. Not 1 for me, but still a worthwhile release.

shmoo · **Posted:** Tue Dec 19, 2006 11:15 pm

Flying Rabbit Wrote:

Knife is a good release. Not 1 for me, but still a worthwhile release.

telescope · **Posted:** Tue Dec 19, 2006 11:27 pm

The Mayor of Simpleton Wrote:

Any list that doesn’t include Neko Case’s new album is immediately discounted in my mind as being pointless anyway.

Well, not quite pointless, but I can't believe it's not there. I'm currently obsessed with it

Dalen Wrote:

49: Ellen Allien & Apparat
Orchestra of Bubbles

41: The Decemberists
The Crane Wife

26: Hot Chip
The Warning

11: Junior Boys
So This Is Goodbye

Definitely need to pick these up today while I finish the Christmas shopping. Gotta love payday

shiv · **Posted:** Tue Dec 19, 2006 11:47 pm

girl talk night ripper
lily allen alright, still
hot chip the warning
justin timberlake futuresex/lovesounds
phoenix it's never been like that
band of horses everything all the time
junior boys so this is goodbye
boris pink
clipse hell hath no fury
ghostface killah fishscale
tv on the radio return to cookie mountain

are the only albums from that list that would probably make my top 20 and a few of those aren't even definite.

alongwaltz. · **Posted:** Wed Dec 20, 2006 12:33 am

The Mayor of Simpleton Wrote:

Any list that doesn’t include Neko Case’s new album is immediately discounted in my mind as being pointless anyway.

Well, they didn't have Broken Social Scene on the list last year. Something against Canada, it seems.

splates · **Posted:** Wed Dec 20, 2006 12:48 am

Drinky Wrote:

That Tim Hecker album is great. I really should have bought that by now.

I've only listened to that Fujiya & Miyagi album once so far, but I was seriously disappointed in it.

Also, I've only heard one song by Phoenix, and I thought it was pretty bad.

Beach House & Mastodon will both be in my top 20.

man Phoenix is like my number 1

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