Comments on: The Best Albums of the Decade: 10-1 http://www.cultureblues.com/2009/12/the-best-albums-of-the-decade-10-1/ Pop culture essays, criticism, fistfights Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:28:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: ackypoo http://www.cultureblues.com/2009/12/the-best-albums-of-the-decade-10-1/#comment-1870 ackypoo Sat, 19 Jun 2010 22:08:50 +0000 http://www.cultureblues.com/?p=1768#comment-1870 firewater - golden hour imo. so eff good. "this albums is so good, everyone should like it" - ackypoo "do you know how much of an asshole you sound like when you say that?" - ben van iten ... "hey, this is pretty good, what is this?" - ben van iten firewater - golden hour

imo. so eff good.

"this albums is so good, everyone should like it" - ackypoo
"do you know how much of an asshole you sound like when you say that?" - ben van iten

...

"hey, this is pretty good, what is this?" - ben van iten

]]> By: ackypoo http://www.cultureblues.com/2009/12/the-best-albums-of-the-decade-10-1/#comment-1015 ackypoo Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:45:40 +0000 http://www.cultureblues.com/?p=1768#comment-1015 well, personally i like his "shock rap" as you call it millions times more than his newer stuff and i really think movies for the blind is one of the better rap albums ever put out. could be because i still love really angsty crap. hells winter got a big mehhhhhhh from me when it came out because he deviated so far from what i loved. since then it has grown on me but not to level of movies. as for his new one, honestly never listened to it. i am however, a huge fan of any of his collaborative works with...well, everyone. eastern conference all stars, nighthawks (awesome stallone movie too fwiw), weather proof, smut peddlers, etc. well, personally i like his "shock rap" as you call it millions times more than his newer stuff and i really think movies for the blind is one of the better rap albums ever put out. could be because i still love really angsty crap.

hells winter got a big mehhhhhhh from me when it came out because he deviated so far from what i loved. since then it has grown on me but not to level of movies.

as for his new one, honestly never listened to it.

i am however, a huge fan of any of his collaborative works with...well, everyone. eastern conference all stars, nighthawks (awesome stallone movie too fwiw), weather proof, smut peddlers, etc.

]]> By: Jeremiah White http://www.cultureblues.com/2009/12/the-best-albums-of-the-decade-10-1/#comment-1013 Jeremiah White Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:13:14 +0000 http://www.cultureblues.com/?p=1768#comment-1013 I actually wanted to talk about the inclusion of Movies for the Blind over Hell's Winter. I just do not get the appeal of Cage from the shock rap days or whatever you want to call it, although I think many older fans of his feel the same way about the emo rap he puts out now. I like Hell's Winter a lot. I've only heard portions of Movies For the Blind and his latest one, which really seems like crap. Have either of you heard it? This seems like one artist who is destined to just have one album in my iPod forever, when he was somewhere between his former self and his current self. How excited is everybody for the Shia LeBeouf Cage biopic? I actually wanted to talk about the inclusion of Movies for the Blind over Hell's Winter. I just do not get the appeal of Cage from the shock rap days or whatever you want to call it, although I think many older fans of his feel the same way about the emo rap he puts out now.

I like Hell's Winter a lot. I've only heard portions of Movies For the Blind and his latest one, which really seems like crap. Have either of you heard it? This seems like one artist who is destined to just have one album in my iPod forever, when he was somewhere between his former self and his current self.

How excited is everybody for the Shia LeBeouf Cage biopic?

]]> By: Ben Van Iten http://www.cultureblues.com/2009/12/the-best-albums-of-the-decade-10-1/#comment-1012 Ben Van Iten Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:59:40 +0000 http://www.cultureblues.com/?p=1768#comment-1012 I like your mention of Cage here, Michael. This has made me listen to Cage again. I like your mention of Cage here, Michael. This has made me listen to Cage again.

]]> By: ackypoo http://www.cultureblues.com/2009/12/the-best-albums-of-the-decade-10-1/#comment-1010 ackypoo Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:47 +0000 http://www.cultureblues.com/?p=1768#comment-1010 10) High on Fire - Surrounded By Theives 9) Dead Meadow - Shivering Kings and Others 8) McLusky - Do Dallas 7) Trail of Dead - Source Tags and Codes 6) Cage - Movies For the Blind 5) Suicide File - Twilight 4) Comets on Fire - Blue Cathedral 3) Queens of the Stone Age - Songs for the Deaf 2) Clutch - Blast Tyrant 1) Hot Snakes - Suicide Invoice honorable mentions: Strokes - Is This It Pearls and Brass - S/T Witch - S/T Firewater - Golden Hour Gorillaz - S/T just off the top of my head, forgot a bunch of stuff im sure... 10) High on Fire - Surrounded By Theives
9) Dead Meadow - Shivering Kings and Others
8) McLusky - Do Dallas
7) Trail of Dead - Source Tags and Codes
6) Cage - Movies For the Blind
5) Suicide File - Twilight
4) Comets on Fire - Blue Cathedral
3) Queens of the Stone Age - Songs for the Deaf
2) Clutch - Blast Tyrant
1) Hot Snakes - Suicide Invoice

honorable mentions:
Strokes - Is This It
Pearls and Brass - S/T
Witch - S/T
Firewater - Golden Hour
Gorillaz - S/T

just off the top of my head, forgot a bunch of stuff im sure...

]]> By: Jeremiah White http://www.cultureblues.com/2009/12/the-best-albums-of-the-decade-10-1/#comment-416 Jeremiah White Sun, 03 Jan 2010 23:45:56 +0000 http://www.cultureblues.com/?p=1768#comment-416 Phrenology is a major oversight to me, and it's one I definitely should have caught. Not many albums got more play in my Hyundai Accent during college than this. And it gave The Roots an improbable mainstream hit that I just heard on ESPN during a sporting event, yesterday. This was an inexcusable misstep, especially considering the fact that Ghostface is on here. Phrenology is a major oversight to me, and it's one I definitely should have caught. Not many albums got more play in my Hyundai Accent during college than this. And it gave The Roots an improbable mainstream hit that I just heard on ESPN during a sporting event, yesterday. This was an inexcusable misstep, especially considering the fact that Ghostface is on here.

]]> By: Jason http://www.cultureblues.com/2009/12/the-best-albums-of-the-decade-10-1/#comment-414 Jason Sat, 02 Jan 2010 19:29:40 +0000 http://www.cultureblues.com/?p=1768#comment-414 Way to go, G. I know this had to be pretty tough, so props for putting in the work. I pretty much exclusively listen to hip hop, but I respect your music IQ so I'll take your word on a lot of this stuff. Blueprint at #2 pretty much made the list for me. I go back and forth between that and Reasonable Doubt as my favorite Jay albums (I ride for Jay pretty hard), but I think Blueprint gets the nod due to the amazing beats. So on to my beefs. I understand that a list like this is really hard to make- you're not going to please everyone. And I get that, no matter how hard you try, something like this is going to be subjective to a point. I think that R&B is largely missing. So is country... but, hey, you're not going to get a Tim McGraw argument out of this guy. Timberlake's FutureSex/LoveSounds deserves a place on here I would say. (Hey man, you opened up Pandora's box with the Gaga). Could DEFINITELY use some Roots Crew. Phrenology came out in '01, seems like a good pick. Not sure I'm too down with the exclusion of College Dropout. I think that Late Registration is better, but CD was first and has contextual significance. Certainly worthy of top 50. He rapped a song with his jaws wired shut! I'd probably get American Gangster on here as well. Way to go, G. I know this had to be pretty tough, so props for putting in the work.

I pretty much exclusively listen to hip hop, but I respect your music IQ so I'll take your word on a lot of this stuff. Blueprint at #2 pretty much made the list for me. I go back and forth between that and Reasonable Doubt as my favorite Jay albums (I ride for Jay pretty hard), but I think Blueprint gets the nod due to the amazing beats.

So on to my beefs.

I understand that a list like this is really hard to make- you're not going to please everyone. And I get that, no matter how hard you try, something like this is going to be subjective to a point.

I think that R&B is largely missing. So is country... but, hey, you're not going to get a Tim McGraw argument out of this guy.

Timberlake's FutureSex/LoveSounds deserves a place on here I would say. (Hey man, you opened up Pandora's box with the Gaga).

Could DEFINITELY use some Roots Crew. Phrenology came out in '01, seems like a good pick.

Not sure I'm too down with the exclusion of College Dropout. I think that Late Registration is better, but CD was first and has contextual significance. Certainly worthy of top 50. He rapped a song with his jaws wired shut!

I'd probably get American Gangster on here as well.

]]> By: Giovanny Caquias http://www.cultureblues.com/2009/12/the-best-albums-of-the-decade-10-1/#comment-411 Giovanny Caquias Thu, 31 Dec 2009 23:18:16 +0000 http://www.cultureblues.com/?p=1768#comment-411 Thanks so much man! It really was a lot of work, but also an intensely satisfying process. Being from Brooklyn I HAD to get Jay on the list as high as possible (there is a decent argument that any of the top three records could be considered the best of the Decade). I totally understand having issues with the rest of the 50 (I have some too), and that is the beauty of listmania. BTW, I assure you Country Grammar was 51! Thanks so much man! It really was a lot of work, but also an intensely satisfying process. Being from Brooklyn I HAD to get Jay on the list as high as possible (there is a decent argument that any of the top three records could be considered the best of the Decade). I totally understand having issues with the rest of the 50 (I have some too), and that is the beauty of listmania. BTW, I assure you Country Grammar was 51!

]]> By: Willias http://www.cultureblues.com/2009/12/the-best-albums-of-the-decade-10-1/#comment-409 Willias Thu, 31 Dec 2009 23:03:01 +0000 http://www.cultureblues.com/?p=1768#comment-409 Well done sir. While I'm not huge on Radiohead, I have an immense amount of respect. Blueprint as number 2 rock my proverbial socks off. And while I had issues with the rest of the 50, it seemed as though the top 10 I was onboard with for each slot. Very nicely done. Altough, the blatant omitting of Nelly's "Country Grammar" is astounding. Am I kidding? Kind of... Well done sir. While I'm not huge on Radiohead, I have an immense amount of respect. Blueprint as number 2 rock my proverbial socks off. And while I had issues with the rest of the 50, it seemed as though the top 10 I was onboard with for each slot. Very nicely done. Altough, the blatant omitting of Nelly's "Country Grammar" is astounding. Am I kidding? Kind of...

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