Haven't seen it mentioned, but we kinda always do it. Individual threads? One consolidated thread? Why bother?

I always learn of a lot of great music from the Obner year-end lists. Please post one if you're so inclined.

i intend to take some time to figure this out. don't see much changing in the list i've maintained all year. will share this week.

I'll probably do one eventually. But I'm never very quick on these things.

i like them. ill do one, though a lot of obvious big hitters made my list this year

Absolutely there should be year-end lists... I think in recent years have each one posting the list and having Obner responses following - sometimes only 3-4 responses, sometimes a couple pages - has worked. The lists are one of the 3-4 reasons why Obner still exists. Although I don't approve of making decisions about relative merit and positioning until after the first of the year, not before 3-4 of January. If I get the energy I was thinking I might do some Shmoo-poll simulated consolidated list.

The waltz of diminishing returns and peaceful resolutions...

Was gonna do mine today, but got sidetracked. I dig the separate threads, so you can comment on each list.

I have kind of gotten away from making lists just because I tend to think naming a year's "best" is more a matter of taste and the faux objectivity of so many lists gets on my nerves. That said, I'm bound to at least post about the stuff I liked and listened to most this year even if I don't rank them or anything like that, and I like checking out other lists for stuff I missed out on hearing.

I feel like we've been keeping running tabs all year, but I guess that a single, final list is kinda nice too
And, being a geek, I am always up for another list. I'm in and I am anticipating all of yours.

I could probably come up with 10 or so - especially since Derris sent me the new T.I. for Christmas. That and Big Boi are rounding out my year.

Did someone say lists?

mine is ready to go; just want to add album covers and descriptions for my top 10

I'm posting mine later this week

Separate threads for sure; y'all start firing them off when ready.

got one in the chamber

ive been wittling mine down. im down to like 80, so i need to get rid of 30 more.

sickness, yea

i'm doing a full on recap, including things i learned/accomplished/ate along with the music

i'll try not to be too annoying

fuck it, I'm lazy. mine's always pretty standard anyways

I'll post my full list, good and bad, whenever I can get myself to stop finding more stuff from 2012 to listen to.

Really good year, I think. Lots to take in that I'll still be digesting over the coming years.

I'm with you on it being a good year. So many albums I gave a couple of listens to that caught my ear, just to have another come along and catch it a little more emphatically.

Album I can't stand that seems to be getting traction on lists: Alt-J. How the hell can anyone stand those vocals for more than 10 seconds is beyond me.

I listened to a few seconds of it, and unlike Purity Ring, I've managed to pretty much avoid Alt-J. Gonna try to keep it that way.

Purity Ring is the one getting high praise that I really can't stand.