Albums of the Year 2018

[Stokesy10]

1 hour ago, Billjames7 said:

Had heard about Greta van Fleet and seen them on some line ups but never gave them a listen until this morning after seeing this about new-age zeppelin and being quite intrigued. Loved it on first listen and shows not to judge a band by its name

I genuinely thought it was some olde female solo artist I'd never heard of when I first saw the name haha!

 

[Fishman]

1 hour ago, Billjames7 said:

Had heard about Greta van Fleet and seen them on some line ups but never gave them a listen until this morning after seeing this about new-age zeppelin and being quite intrigued. Loved it on first listen and shows not to judge a band by its name

Mmmmm ..... conflicted with this lot. Yes, it's good but ............ where does 'influenced by' become 'complete copy of'?

I had a quick google and the ole music press aren't impressed....

“Greta Van Fleet sound like they did weed exactly once, called the cops, and tried to record a Led Zeppelin album before they arrested themselves.”

"Greta Van Fleet are not rock ’n’ roll’s saviours. They’re riding in on a wave of Baby Boomer nostalgia, not reinventing guitar music."

"They might as well call themselves Brass Hindenburg or Copper Airship. They’re a tribute band who happen to write their own songs."

Still, they would be really fun live! Could they take the Blackberry Smoke slot on Avalon or are they already too big?

[thrillhouse188]

On the recommendation of @Brave Sir Robin, my 2018 top 10:
1. Earl Sweatshirt - SRS

2. Blood Orange - Negro Swan

3. Beach House - 7

4. Car Seat Headrest - Twin Fantasy

5. Saba - Care For Me 

6. IDLES - Joy

7. Kanye West - Ye

8. Kali Uchis - Isolation

9. KSG - KSG

10. Teyana Taylor - K.T.S.E 

Shout out to George Clanton and Jorja Smith as well. Would love to see a few of these pop up on the lineup!

[Fishman]

2 minutes ago, Stokesy10 said:

I genuinely thought it was some olde female solo artist I'd never heard of when I first saw the name haha!

Yeah me too ... that's the Sharon Van Etten connection.

[CaledonianGonzo]

[Hawros]

12 hours ago, Stokesy10 said:

Just blasting this Greta Van Fleet... bloody hell! Like a new-age Zeppelin. Really enjoying them so far.

Haven't listened to as much "new music" in the past two years compared to what I used to. Need to get back on it. 

Got massively into The War On Drugs in the last few months, and really enjoyed what I've heard of Janelle Monae recently - Good old efests!

I think this is what we're supposed to think about them...

https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/greta-van-fleet-anthem-of-the-peaceful-army/

"Greta Van Fleet sound like they did weed exactly once, called the cops, and tried to record a Led Zeppelin album before they arrested themselves.

"They care so deeply and are so precious with their half-baked boomer fetishism, they mollycoddled every impulse of late-’60s rock‘n’roll into an interminable 49-minute drag."

Edit: beaten to it, but the review's well worth a read.

Edited January 10, 2019 by Hawros

[Stokesy10]

Just now, Hawros said:

I think this is what we're supposed to think about them...

https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/greta-van-fleet-anthem-of-the-peaceful-army/

"Greta Van Fleet sound like they did weed exactly once, called the cops, and tried to record a Led Zeppelin album before they arrested themselves.

"They care so deeply and are so precious with their half-baked boomer fetishism, they mollycoddled every impulse of late-’60s rock‘n’roll into an interminable 49-minute drag."

Christ! Interesting analogies eh? 

Maybe I'm not thinking deeply or critically enough these days when I simply put my earphones in and enjoy a sound!

[Stokesy10]

To be fair though there is a tune called Lover, Leaver, which is literally Whole Lotta Love reprise haha!

[CaledonianGonzo]

omdz - please tell me it has an orgasm section with Greta gurning on like he's on the vinegar strokes.

[dentalplan]

That article really is Pitchfork’s biggest hit in years.

[Amy Lawn]

It's cringe af, just say the album is derivative. I give the review a 2/10. 

[thrillhouse188]

3 hours ago, GETOFFAMYLAWN said:

It's cringe af, just say the album is derivative. I give the review a 2/10. 

 

[mjsell]

Finally got round to it: 

1. Young Fathers -  Cocoa Sugar 
2. Confidence Man - Confident Music for Confident People 
3. Tash Sultana -  Flow State
4. Pusha T - Daytona
5. DJ Koze - Knock Knock
6. Parquet Courts - Wide Awake 
7. Dirty Projectors - Lamp Lit Prose
8. Big Red Machine - Big Red Machine
9. Parcels - Parcels
10. Anderson.Paak - Oxnard 

[Robinn]

1. Kamasi Washington - Heaven and Earth

2. IDLES - Joy as an Act of Resistance

3. The Vaccines - Combat Sports

4. Khruangbin - Con Todo El Mundo

5. Donny Benét - The Don

6. Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs - King of Cowards

7. Judas Priest - Firepower

8. All Them Witches - ATW

9. Christine and The Queens - Chris

10. Tropical Fuck Storm - A Laughing Death in Meatspace

[dentalplan]

I think Idles probably won the 2018 forum-wide collaborative aoty. Either that or it’s a rollover until the next National or Radiohead album.

[Brave Sir Robin]

2 hours ago, dentalplan said:

I think Idles probably won the 2018 forum-wide collaborative aoty.

Yep probably. Would be great if someone could tot up the scores... @BuddyHolly, you did a fab job last year?

[dentalplan]

6 minutes ago, Brave Sir Robin said:

Yep probably. Would be great if someone could tot up the scores... @BuddyHolly, you did a fab job last year?

Meh. I think there are too many folk who say “in no particular order” and just ruin the whole thing.

[Guest]

I literally totted it up about 2 days ago and never posted it and now I've deleted the document so it was a pointless process ffs. Idles were by far first, with Arctic Monkeys in second and Parquet Courts a close third. Let's Eat Grandma, Young Fathers, Car Seat Headrest and Confidence Man were all in the top 10 too.

[Wooderson]

Some ace lists in past 24 hours. That Koze record is a belter. Nice to see some consensus on Idles as Efestaoty.

[Buddy Holly]

2 hours ago, Brave Sir Robin said:

Yep probably. Would be great if someone could tot up the scores... @BuddyHolly, you did a fab job last year?

Just managed to get through a third of it, will try and finish it in the next week if I get time!

[Buddy Holly]

2 hours ago, dentalplan said:

Meh. I think there are too many folk who say “in no particular order” and just ruin the whole thing.

Yea I think I just skipped them last year.

As I tally it up by giving 10 points to first place, 9 to second etc. of each post, this time if someone's given 10 albums in no order I've just assigned 5 points to all 10 of them

[Buddy Holly]

Right, here it is, efests' top 21 albums of 2018!

19. Gaz Coombes - World's Strongest Man
       The 1975 - A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships
       Kids See Ghosts - Kids See Ghosts
18. Father John Misty - God's Favourite Customer
17. Robyn - Honey
15. Low - Double Negative
      Daughters - You Wont Get What You Want
14. First Aid Kit - Ruins
13. Jon Hopkins - Singularity  
11. Janelle Monae - Dirty Computer
      Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever - Hope Downs
10. Beach House - 7
9.  Car Seat Headrest - Twin Fantasy
8.  Pusha T - DAYTONA
7.  Let's Eat Grandma - I'm All Ears
6.  Shame - Songs of Praise
5.  Confidence Man - Confident Music for Confident People
4.  Young Fathers - Cocoa Sugar
3.  Arctic Monkeys - Tranquillity Base Hotel & Casino
2.  Parquet Courts - Wide Awake!
1.  IDLES - Joy as an Act of Resistance

IDLES were way out ahead, with Arctic Monkeys not far behind Parquet Courts (slight difference probably due to a different scoring system @SomeoneListeningIn ) 

[Amy Lawn]

I'd upvote you, but I appear to have used them all up on Lady Gaga gifs in the headliner thread

[Phoenix Girl]

Yeah me too ?

[dentalplan]

Great work @Buddy Holly

I have to ask though; where people posted images, you counted 1-10 from the top and not just equal for all, right?