SHMOO POLL 2006 FULL RANKINGS

Dick Meatwood · **Posted:** Tue Jan 30, 2007 1:23 am

shmoo Wrote:

12. Liars - Drum's Not Dead (54 points)
41. Grizzly Bear - Yellow House (28 points)
64. Man Man - Six Demon Bag (17 points)
49. Califone - Roots & Crowns (24 points)
196. Jason Molina - Let Me Go Let Me Go Let Me Go (4 points)
280. Wolf Eyes - Human Animal (3 points)
196. Tim Hecker - Harmony in Ultraviolet (4 points)
66. Subtle - For Hero: For Fool (16 points)
43. Bonnie "Prince" Billy - The Letting Go (26 points)
24. Clipse - Hell Hath No Fury (42 points)
156. Citay - Citay (6 points)
54. Mastodon - Blood Mountain (21 points)
5. M.Ward - Post-War (83 points)
58. Tom Waits - Orphans: Brawlers, Bawlers and Bastards (20 points)
350. Sightings - End Times (2 points)
113. Beach House - Beach House (9 points)
173. USAISAMONSTER - Sunset At the End of the Industrial Age (5 points)
280. Om - Conference of the Birds (3 points)
434. NOMO - New Tones (1 points)
113. Vetiver - To Find Me Gone (9 points)

377 total.

mcaputo · **Posted:** Tue Jan 30, 2007 1:29 am

Radcliffe Wrote:

Also, I really wish I'd heard these:
66. Howe Gelb - 'Sno Angel Like You (16 points)
81. Bobby Bare, Jr. - The Longest Meow (12 points)

Ah, makes sense. With the knowledge of your Gelb fandom being barely enormous I was wondering why it wasn't on your list.

Radcliffe Wrote:

And a little proof that we suck:
81. Justin Timberlake - FutureSex / LoveSounds (12 points)
434. Tim Easton - Ammunition (1 points)

We do. Guess who had the 1 point. WEAK

tentoze · **Posted:** Tue Jan 30, 2007 1:36 am

I completely forgot about Bare, Jr. when I was ranking. I still suck.

paladisiac · **Posted:** Tue Jan 30, 2007 1:38 am

shmoo Wrote:

1. Belle & Sebastian - The Life Pursuit (148 points)
4. The Decemberists - The Crane Wife (105 points)
62. the minus 5 - the minus 5 (18 points)
27. Jenny Lewis - Rabbit Fur Coat (39 points)
30. Josh Ritter - The Animal Years (34 points)
3. Neko Case - Fox Confessor Brings The Flood (122 points)
19. The Format - Dog Problems (46 points)
134. Essex Green - Cannibal Sea (7 points)
27. Ghostface Killah - Fishscale (39 points)
51. Calexico - Garden Ruin (23 points)
37. Tapes n Tapes - The Loon (29 points)
350. White Rose Movement - Kick (2 points)
134. The Mountain Goats - Get Lonely (7 points)
31. Girl Talk - Night Ripper (33 points)
5. M.Ward - Post-War (83 points)
14. Yo La Tengo - I Am Not Afraid of You and I Will Beat Your Ass (52 points)
156. Jason Collett - Idols Of Exile (6 points)
434. Youth Group - Casino Twilight Dogs (1 points)
16. thom yorke - the eraser (48 points)
124. Josh Rouse - Subtitulo (8 points)

850

my list contains 2 entries some would consider 2005 (tapes & white rose) and a 2007 entry (youth group)

harry · **Posted:** Tue Jan 30, 2007 1:46 am

49. Califone – Roots and Crowns (24 pts.)
6. The Hold Steady – Boys and Girls in America (81)
43. Bob Dylan – Modern Times (26)
156. Ali Farka Toure – Savane (6)
14. Yo La Tengo – I am not afraid of you And I Will…. (52)
96. Benoit Pioulard - Precis (11)
124. Six Organs of Admittance – The Sun Awakens (8 )
41. Grizzly Bear – Yellow House (28 )
26. Mogwai – Mr. Beast (41)
156. Los Lobos – The Town and the City(6)
?? Serena-Maneesh – Serena Maneesh
350. Stone Jack Jones - Bluefolk (2)
350.One Second Bridge – One Second Bridge (2)
103. Brightblack Morning Light – Brightblack Morning Light (10)
66. Howie Gelb – Sno Angel Like You (16)
22. Sonic Youth – Rather Ripped (45)
16. Thom Yorke – The Eraser (48 )
10. Destroyer – Destroyer’s Rubies (58 )
15. Belle and Sebastian – The Life Pursuit (148)
103. Juana Molina – Son (10)

Total: 622

I don’t understand how Serena-Maneesh didn’t make the list though…

tentoze · **Posted:** Tue Jan 30, 2007 2:10 am

I tried slogging through it all to come up with a bottom line #, but gave up. Too much like work. If it wasn't for Decemberists, I may have been in the minus column.

telescope · **Posted:** Tue Jan 30, 2007 2:55 am

3. Neko Case - Fox Confessor Brings The Flood (122 points)
196. Snowman - Snowman (4 points)
37. Tapes n Tapes - The Loon (29 points)
196. Bluebottle Kiss - Doubt Seeds (4 points)
113. The Grates - Gravity Won't Get You High (9 points)
37. The Knife - Silent Shout (29 points)
124. Fujiya & Miyagi - Transparent Things (8 points)
16. thom yorke - the eraser (48 points)
2. TV on the Radio - Return To Cookie Mountain (131 points)
96. You Am I - Convicts (11 points)
49. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Show Your Bones (24 points)
41. Grizzly Bear - Yellow House (28 points)
350. Augie March - Moo, You Bloody Choir (2 points)
37. Cold War Kids - Robbers and Cowards (29 points)
8. Band Of Horses - Everything All The Time (76 points)
31. Girl Talk - Night Ripper (33 points)
15. Camera Obscura - Let's Get Out Of This Country (50 points)
13. The Brother Kite - Waiting For The Time To Be Right (53 points)
16. Junior Boys - So This Is Goodbye (48 points)
434. Sarah Blasko - What the Sea Wants, the Sea Will Have (1 points)

739 points

hey look · **Posted:** Tue Jan 30, 2007 3:13 am

shmoo Wrote:

196. Wolves In The Throne Room - Diadem Of 12 Stars (4 points)
173. Math & Physics Club - Math & Physics Club (5 points)
24. Clipse - Hell Hath No Fury (42 points)
16. Junior Boys - So This Is Goodbye (48 points)
13. The Brother Kite - Waiting For The Time To Be Right (53 points)
280. The Wailin' Jennys - Firecracker (3 points)
280. William Elliott Whitmore - Song Of The Blackbird (3 points)
1. Belle & Sebastian - The Life Pursuit (148 points)
43. Bonnie "Prince" Billy - The Letting Go (26 points)
27. Ghostface Killah - Fishscale (39 points)
156. Ladyhawk - Ladyhawk (6 points)
350. Chris Smither - Leave The Light On (2 points)
350. Nicholas Makelberge - Dying In Africa (2 points)
280. The Elected - Sun Sun Sun (3 points)
350. Amel Larrieux - Morning (2 points)
350. Yasushi Yoshida - Secret Figure (2 points)
78. The Roots - Game Theory (13 points)
434. Ramblin' Jack Elliot - I Stand Alone (1 points)
434. Arborea - Wayfaring Summer (1 points)
81. Comets on Fire - Avatar (12 points)

415

OPA! · **Posted:** Tue Jan 30, 2007 3:54 am

005. M. Ward - Post-War (83 Points)
002. TV On The Radio - Return To Cookie Mountain (131 Points)
103. The Walkmen - A Hundred Miles Off (10 Points)
124. Six Organs Of Admittance - The Sun Awakens (8 Points)
000. Jolie Holland - Springtime Can Kill You
012. Liars - Drum’s Not Dead (54 Points)
434. Old Crow Medicine Show - Big Iron World (1 Point)
113. Nina Nastasia - On Leaving (9 Points)
434. Matthew Friedberger - Winter Woman/Holy Ghost Language (1 Point)
041. Grizzly Bear - Yellow House (28 Points)
026. Mogwai - Mr. Beast (41 Points)
081. The Fiery Furnaces - Bitter Tea (12 Points)
196. Wooden Wand & The Vanishing Voice - Gipsy Freedom (4 Points)
350. Cesaria Evora - Rogamar (2 Points)
103. Islands - Return To The Sea (10 Points)
001. Belle And Sebastian - The Life Pursuit (148 Points)
000. Johnny Dowd - Cruel Words
081. Beirut - Gulag Orkestar (12 Points)
113. Danielson - Ships (9 Points)
000. Quasi - When The Going Gets Dark

It's hard to believe that nobody voted for Jolie Holland, Johnny Dowd, or Quasi.

Total: 563

Evil Dr. K · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 11:51 am **Posts:** 6327

196 1 - STEPHEN YERKEY 'Metaneonatureboy' - 4 pts
5 2 - M. CRAFT 'Silver and Fire' - 11 pts
96 3 - M. CRAFT 'Post War' - 83 pts
75 4 - JARVIS COCKER 'Jarvis' - 14 pts
3 5 - NEKO CASE 'Fox Confessor Brings The Flood' - 122pts
1 6 - BELLE & SEBASTIAN 'The Life Pursuit' - 148 pts
196 7 - NATHAN FAKE 'Drowning In A Sea Of Love' - 4 pts
27 8 - JENNY LEWIS & THE WATSON TWINS 'Rabbit Fur Coat' - 39 pts
25 9 - PETER BJORN AND JOHN 'Writers Block' - 30 pts
280 10 - CORTNEY TIDWELL 'Courtney Tidwell' - 2pts
22 11 - SONIC YOUTH 'Rather Ripped' - 45 pts
26 12 - MOGWAI 'Mr Beast' - 41 pts
113 13 - NINA NASTASIA 'On Leaving' - 9 pts
350 14 - RODDY FRAME 'Western Skies' - 2 pts
280 15 - TWO GALLANTS 'What The Toll Tells' - 3pts
134 16 - ISOBEL CAMPBEL & MARK LANEGAN 'Ballad of the Broken Seas' - 7 pts
15 17 - CAMERA OBSCURA 'Let's Get Out Of This Country' - 50 pts
18 18 - THE STROKES 'First Impressions of Earth' - 47 pts
19 19 - VETIVER 'To Find Me Gone' 9 pts
20 20 - ACOUSTIC LADYLAND 'Skinny Grin' - 1 pt

TOTAL = 672

Evil Dr. K · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 11:51 am **Posts:** 6327

mutty - 973
superbears - 968
paladisiac - 850
telescope - 739
dumpjack - 725
spontaneous poet - 687
radcliffe - 677
konstantinl - 672
timmyjoe - 650
harry - 622
northern soul - 591
frosted - 575
opa - 563
postmersh - 490
mcaputo - 434
contradiction - 415
drinky - 377
alongwaltz - 351
shiv - 346
ish - 285
billy g - 226

The I Have No Mind Of My Own Award goes to Mutty! Well done, you wretched zombie!

The Fuck Off, You Don't Belong Here Award goes to Billy G! Congratulations and get out.

Black Magic Putin · **Posted:** Tue Jan 30, 2007 10:43 am

I'm amazed that writer's block finished behind Citrus for some reason.

two guns holla · **Posted:** Tue Jan 30, 2007 11:44 am

shmoo Wrote:

2. TV on the Radio - Return To Cookie Mountain (131 points)
24. Clipse - Hell Hath No Fury (42 points)
37. Tapes n Tapes - The Loon (29 points)
196. Envy - Insomniac Daze (4 points)
29. Asobi Seksu - Citrus (36 points)
8. Band Of Horses - Everything All The Time (76 points)
26. Mogwai - Mr. Beast (41 points)
173. Mono - You Are There (5 points)
13. The Brother Kite - Waiting For The Time To Be Right (53 points)
156. Ladyhawk - Ladyhawk (6 points)
62. Spank Rock - YoYoYoYoYo (18 points)
196. Xiu Xiu - The Air Force (4 points)
1. Belle & Sebastian - The Life Pursuit (148 points)
12. Liars - Drum's Not Dead (54 points)
27. Ghostface Killah - Fishscale (39 points)
9. Drive By Truckers - A Blessing and a Curse (62 points)
10. Destroyer - Destroyer's Rubies (58 points)
196. Tim Hecker - Harmony in Ultraviolet (4 points)
434. Gregor Samsa - 55:12 (1 points)
35. Peter Bjorn and John - Writer's Block (30 points)

Total: 841

Prob my highest total since we've been doing the poll.

Sketch · **Posted:** Tue Jan 30, 2007 1:13 pm

harry Wrote:

I don’t understand how Serena-Maneesh didn’t make the list though…

Was an '05 release in Europe, so it complicated things a bit.

Quote:

81. Tool - 10,000 Days (12 points)
7. Built to Spill - You In Reverse (80 points)
2. TV on the Radio - Return To Cookie Mountain (131 points)
75. Willie Nile - Streets of New York (14 points)
54. Mastodon - Blood Mountain (21 points)
24. Arctic Monkeys - Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not (42 points)
9. Drive By Truckers - A Blessing and a Curse (62 points)
6. The Hold Steady - Boys And Girls In America (81 points)
54. Gnarls Barkley - St. Elsewhere (21 points)
58. Tom Waits - Orphans: Brawlers, Bawlers and Bastards (20 points)
54. Gomez - How We Operate (21 points)
350. Buckcherry - 15 (2 points)
350. Beth Orton - Comfort Of Strangers (2 points)
124. The Streets - The Hardest Way To Make An Easy Living (8 points)
35. The Raconteurs - Broken Boy Soldiers (30 points)
134. J Dilla - Donuts (7 points)
3. Neko Case - Fox Confessor Brings The Flood (122 points)
43. Bob Dylan - Modern Times (26 points)
134. Solomon Burke - Nashville (7 points)
18. The Strokes - First Impressions Of Earth (47 points)

Total: 756

Z · **Joined:** Sat Oct 23, 2004 1:38 pm **Posts:** 7979

shmoo Wrote:

81. Voxtrot - Mothers, Sisters, Daughters & Wives EP (12 points)
280. Maximo Park - Missing Songs (3 points)
434. Hot Snakes - Thunder Down Under (1 points)

these are EPs or compilations that i'd otherwise have voted for, but never consider them proper albums of a year. they're great, though.

shmoo Wrote:

350. Basement Jaxx - Crazy Itch Radio (2 points)

i know this was slammed by nearly everyone, but i'd think the singles alone would be worth a few more than 2 points.

oh, and i had 560 points.

gregrey · **Posted:** Tue Jan 30, 2007 1:55 pm

1. Belle & Sebastian - The Life Pursuit (148 points) #9
4. The Decemberists - The Crane Wife (105 points) #3
5. M.Ward - Post-War (83 points) #18
7. Built to Spill - You In Reverse (80 points) #5
11. Cat Power - The Greatest (57 points) #7
15. Camera Obscura - Let's Get Out Of This Country (50 points) #14
16. Junior Boys - So This Is Goodbye (48 points) #13
16. thom yorke - the eraser (48 points) #16
18. The Strokes - First Impressions Of Earth (47 points) #4
19. Silversun Pickups - Carnavas (46 points) #1
19. The Format - Dog Problems (46 points) #19
19. The Thermals - The Body, The Blood, The Machine (46 points) #10
29. Asobi Seksu - Citrus (36 points) #8
35. The Raconteurs - Broken Boy Soldiers (30 points) #11
43. Phoenix - It's Never Been Like That (26 points) #17
49. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Show Your Bones (24 points) #6
66. Eric Bachmann - To the Races (16 points) #12
70. Secret Machines - Ten Silver Drops (15 points) #20
78. LCD Soundsystem - 45:33 (13 points) #15
81. Sparklehorse - Dreamt for Light Years in the Belly of a Mountain (12 points) #2

976 pts.

gregrey · **Posted:** Tue Jan 30, 2007 2:01 pm

I bought 140 2006 CD's so please don't school me on my limited scope of musical knowledge. I listened to your precious obscure shit too.

e-stone · **Posted:** Tue Jan 30, 2007 2:01 pm

2. TV on the Radio - Return To Cookie Mountain (131 points)
5. M.Ward - Post-War (83 points)
1. Belle & Sebastian - The Life Pursuit (148 points)
4. The Decemberists - The Crane Wife (105 points)
173. Shack - standing on the corner of miles and gil (5 points)
81. Comets on Fire - Avatar (12 points)
7. Built to Spill - You In Reverse (80 points)
113. Vetiver - To Find Me Gone (9 points)
23. Hot Chip - The Warning (43 points)
26. Mogwai - Mr. Beast (41 points)
156. Stuart A. Staples - Leaving Songs (6 points)
156. Ali Farka Toure - Savane (6 points)
350. Gob Iron - Death Songs For the Living (2 points)
16. Junior Boys - So This Is Goodbye (48 points)
103. Juana Molina - Son (10 points)
43. Bonnie "Prince" Billy - The Letting Go (26 points)
134. Solomon Burke - Nashville (7 points)
280. The Radio Dept - Pet Grief (3 points)
96. Benoit Pioulard - Precis (11 points)
196. howlin' rain - s/t (4 points)

780 points = i am obner.

i think i beat billy g's total with my top 3 alone.

mutty · **Posted:** Tue Jan 30, 2007 2:03 pm

konstantinl Wrote:

mutty - 973
superbears - 968
paladisiac - 850
telescope - 739
dumpjack - 725
spontaneous poet - 687
radcliffe - 677
konstantinl - 672
timmyjoe - 650
harry - 622
northern soul - 591
frosted - 575
opa - 563
postmersh - 490
mcaputo - 434
contradiction - 415
drinky - 377
alongwaltz - 351
shiv - 346
ish - 285
billy g - 226

The I Have No Mind Of My Own Award goes to Mutty! Well done, you wretched zombie!

The Fuck Off, You Don't Belong Here Award goes to Billy G! Congratulations and get out.

The highest possible point score is: 1447

Which is awesome.

gregrey · **Posted:** Tue Jan 30, 2007 2:11 pm

I know we gave up on Rate Your Music circa CMJ board in August of 2002, but I'm still there. Here is my still incomplete best of '06 (I still need to slot in Brother Kite and Swan Lake, for instance):

http://rateyourmusic.com/list/gregrey/best_albums_of_2006

Twilightkid · **Posted:** Tue Jan 30, 2007 2:12 pm

i should have voted so the Twilight Singers would have gotten at least 1 vote.

no guru · **Posted:** Tue Jan 30, 2007 2:17 pm

gregrey Wrote:

I know we gave up on Rate Your Music circa CMJ board in August of 2002, but I'm still there. Here is my still incomplete best of '06 (I still need to slot in Brother Kite and Swan Lake, for instance):

http://rateyourmusic.com/list/gregrey/best_albums_of_2006

I posted at RYM some last year but am down to one message board only now. Kind of like when an alcoholic still works with cooking sherry.

gregrey · **Posted:** Tue Jan 30, 2007 2:17 pm

TwilightKid Wrote:

i should have voted so the Twilight Singers would have gotten at least 1 vote.

That's one hell of an omission. Loved Bonnie Brae, but it fell short of my twenty. But not one single hip person on this board voted for them? Out of nearly a hundred lists. Wow.

e-stone · **Posted:** Tue Jan 30, 2007 2:18 pm

shmoople Wrote:

54. The Twilight Singers - Powder Burns (21 points)

OPA! · **Posted:** Tue Jan 30, 2007 2:21 pm

gregrey Wrote:

I bought 140 2006 CD's so please don't school me on my limited scope of musical knowledge. I listened to your precious obscure shit too.

Then this must mean your taste in music is questionable.

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