An Idiot Listens to 2017 - Music Diaries - Forums : Best Ever Albums

RoundTheBend · 2017-10-15T21:58:51-04:00

New Music and I haven't really been friends in the 2010s. Don't get me wrong, there are great albums in the 2010s. Something else I've noticed about having something Spotify at my fingertips is: 1) It's awesome because I can sample everything 2) It's terrible because I can sample everything What I mean is in the year 2003, I probably only really went and bought the 10 best albums of the year... stuff I heard either from friends, KROQ, family... did I say friends... and pretty rarely it was stuff I'd pick up without hearing it before at the record store. I NEVER in my entire life purposely listened to 50 albums that came out just that year. 50 new songs sure... 200 new songs, sure, but not 50 albums. It's actually hard for me to believe there's ever been a year with 100 amazing albums. 50, sure, it's possible. 25 is probably more realistic. IDK... that's just my opinion. Probably a combination of narrow-minded and realistic (both likely being true). So maybe this makes me think actually maybe I'm a casual music listener. Maybe I'm the complete idiot I usually give a hard time to others about. Knowing nothing about music, or the history and culture surrounding it. Part of me then wonders if actually the internet has created or stripped the traditional understanding of culture and just like my statement about Spotify is this double edged sword producing the most amazing non-pidgeonholed music, caught up in some fad, but then there's no fad - no culture and no base. Then there's the extreme cookie cutter music. Hasn't all this existed before... am I just looking at it through a new lense? So anyway... I'm wanting to document somewhere what I think about albums so far from 2017 and perhaps will get some amazing suggestions by all ya'lls. Side note: what creates staying power? I know this has been a discussion before, but even more curious as I try and create "staying power" with some albums that mean nothing to me right now.

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Waiting On A Song by Dan Auerbach

I thought the best track was something like: Imma stand by my woman, cause if I don't she'll kill me.

hahaha

Anyway, at first I really liked this record and then it became a bit samey for me. I really like some of the songs.

What I've noticed is a lot of the mediocre music album wise actually would sound great in a playlist (as discovered by putting all my 2017 music in a playlist).

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Boomiverse by Big Boi

I really love Big Boi's rapping. He's got this really fast delivery which still amazes me how tight it is. Other rappers rap fast and tight, but dude's got something special.

The album took off near the end for me. The beginning was kind of lacking.

This is another album which in the mix probably half of it is worth a listen.

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No Shape by Perfume Genius

Wow first listen and was wowed by the music. So many interesting textures and feelings.

Lyrically/cognitively I didn't really get much out of it. Probably me. I'm a little slow.

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Mr. Finish Line by Vulfpeck

Captain Hook is easily the most hookiest hook goin down in funky town. haha.

This album is like Marvin Gaye and They Might Be Giants had a baby.

Funky and great bass work followed up by amazing silliness.

I dig at certain levels.

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Pacific Daydream by Weezer

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Raditude returns. This is total crap. Sad day for dude who had(s) respect for this band.

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Weezer? Sheryl Crow? Are you sure you've got your finger on the pulse of 2017? 😉

Seriously though, looking forward to a list of favourites emerging from this diary. Personally, id be struggling to do a top 5 for 2017 so would be interesting to see what I've missed.

Also, I thought that Alt-J is more of a band than a solo thing, right?

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Michael1981 wrote:

Weezer? Sheryl Crow? Are you sure you've got your finger on the pulse of 2017? 😉

Seriously though, looking forward to a list of favourites emerging from this diary. Personally, id be struggling to do a top 5 for 2017 so would be interesting to see what I've missed.

Also, I thought that Alt-J is more of a band than a solo thing, right?

You may have forgotten the title of the journal is an idiot listens to 2017... hahaha.

Oh probably on Alt-J.

Also my 2017 list top 30 are worth a listen in my opinion. I'm not done yet with the list or discovering.

Also very glad I found Vulfpeck and King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard. Those two are bands that have a post 2010 debut (of what I know... haven't verified), who I actually really like. It's kind of hard for me to find such artists (although I'm not purposely looking either).

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sethmadsen wrote:

Michael1981 wrote:

Weezer? Sheryl Crow? Are you sure you've got your finger on the pulse of 2017? 😉

Seriously though, looking forward to a list of favourites emerging from this diary. Personally, id be struggling to do a top 5 for 2017 so would be interesting to see what I've missed.

Also, I thought that Alt-J is more of a band than a solo thing, right?

You may have forgotten the title of the journal is an idiot listens to 2017... hahaha.

Oh probably on Alt-J.

Also my 2017 list top 30 are worth a listen in my opinion. I'm not done yet with the list or discovering.

Also very glad I found Vulfpeck and King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard. Those two are bands that have a post 2010 debut (of what I know... haven't verified), who I actually really like. It's kind of hard for me to find such artists (although I'm not purposely looking either).

Top 60 Music Albums of 2017 by sethmadsen

Totally get where you're at with not discovering many new artists. I hear a lot that I like, but not many that really sticks as favourites. Oh well, it was fun being young while it lasted 🤣 Vulfpeck actually sound pretty fun to me. I'll check them out.

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Michael1981 wrote:

sethmadsen wrote:

Michael1981 wrote:

Weezer? Sheryl Crow? Are you sure you've got your finger on the pulse of 2017? 😉

Seriously though, looking forward to a list of favourites emerging from this diary. Personally, id be struggling to do a top 5 for 2017 so would be interesting to see what I've missed.

Also, I thought that Alt-J is more of a band than a solo thing, right?

You may have forgotten the title of the journal is an idiot listens to 2017... hahaha.

Oh probably on Alt-J.

Also my 2017 list top 30 are worth a listen in my opinion. I'm not done yet with the list or discovering.

Also very glad I found Vulfpeck and King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard. Those two are bands that have a post 2010 debut (of what I know... haven't verified), who I actually really like. It's kind of hard for me to find such artists (although I'm not purposely looking either).

Top 60 Music Albums of 2017 by sethmadsen

Totally get where you're at with not discovering many new artists. I hear a lot that I like, but not many that really sticks as favourites. Oh well, it was fun being young while it lasted 🤣 Vulfpeck actually sound pretty fun to me. I'll check them out.

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Some more:

I thought Alligator was pretty good, but the rest of their albums I was kind of bored with. I started out so with this album too, but it actually might be cracking my shell with them. To be honest they seem boring like U2 has become, but do it better and a quality level I'd expect from them, but they aren't performing.

Sleep Well Beast by The National

Wow. Songs of Innocence I was equally pissed about and it actually grew on me, but geez is this album terrible. There's a song that sounds reminiscent to a U2 I respect near the end, and Blackout is pretty good for their "new" sound, but overall this album is just really hard for me to listen to.

Songs Of Experience by U2

I like me some Rancid, but I wouldn't call me a fan and this album had some classic Rancid sounding stuff, but nothing really worth listening to again. This was the first time where I felt old (at least some of the older artists are generating new sounding material).

Trouble Maker by Rancid

Didn't find anything on here terribly interesting. I wasn't really a fan of their albums anyway.

Ti Amo by Phoenix

Normally I'd just say the lyrics in this album is from an angsty band putting on some kind of bandwagon thing. But these lyrics are REALLY hard to listen to. Geez, even the album name. What's so messed up, is the music/tone is actually really happy. FTW.

One More Light by Linkin Park

Idk - it's not something I really can get into. I know this is a less liked point of view, but I do feel like he's trying too hard if that makes any sense. Like it doesn't feel like a natural thing. Plus it's just boring as hell (imo of course).

This Old Dog by Mac DeMarco

I really like the signature bass the lead singer has. But this just isn't my cup o' Joe.

Emperor Of Sand by Mastodon

This band is dead to me basically ever since their "hiatus". I remember thinking I really liked their vibe, and thought they had a somewhat intriguing new sound, but now it's just please die.

8 by Incubus

Another band putting out an album this year and wasn't worth my time:

Novum by Procol Harum

I respect this guy, but not my cup of tea:

Welcome Home by Zac Brown Band

My sister liked this band in the 80s. Nothing worth my time (it's nearly laughable now, even though his voice is fantastic):

World Be Gone by Erasure

Terribly sad to see such a talented group (berkley school musicians) write such tripe:

Evolve by Imagine Dragons

Nothing terribly special here. Basically a B-Sides of what she's done in the past:

Double Dutchess by Fergie

I see the appeal musically, but lyrically boring to me.

Saturation by Brockhampton

This was possibly the most boring thing I've heard all year. Lyrically and musically.

Cigarettes After Sex by Cigarettes After Sex

Reminded me of why I don't listen to his music. While sometimes I like his interviews, his music just seems for those with low IQs.

Heaven Upside Down by Marilyn Manson