So like, RollingStone gave U2 spam Album of the Year?

this list is fucking ridiculous

the most PR moneywhore thing i've ever seen

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/50-best-albums-of-2014-20141201

syro "On this magnificent comeback there are flashes of soul-jazz fusion, stadium EDM, jungle, dubstep"

wot?

yup

and some of my music friends praised the U2 thing

like it was a 'savvy business move'

and you could literally make the same argument for penis enlargement emails

(oh god that reminds me of Pomplamoose, the 'ironic indie cover' internet spam darlings

I hope their latest PR move gives everyone a bad taste in they mouth

and the band fades into oblivion, right where they belong)

prompted me to finally listen to what the new U2 sounds like ..

lol, yeah

and to top it all off

if you deleted the album but you want it again

you gotta pay for it

well i'm glad the dubstep masters skrillex and rock titans weezer have beaten smelly aphlex twen who eats shrooms and mashes a bunch of buttons on a fucking computer anyway

  On 12/5/2014 at 5:44 AM, Ivan Ooze said:

well i'm glad the dubstep masters skrillex and rock titans weezer have beaten smelly aphlex twen who eats shrooms and mashes a bunch of buttons on a fucking computer anyway

didnt even bother making a video with that face the loser doesn't deserve to be on the list

Bono is a child sex trafficker. Calling it now.

whats an u2

Quick question: why do you care about either of those two things?

can we get over this finally? Every topic is free advertising for their product

I tried to get the new U2 album legitimately via iTunes after everyone else had it forced upon them. But iTunes would not accept my password choice, so I torrented it off pirate bay. I made it through almost three songs before realizing I wasn't interested. All i remember is that the vocals were extraordinarily loud in proportion to everything else. They ought to get back in touch with Lanois/Eno.

Rolling Stone's description of Syro is still by far the most offensive thing about that article.

yeh the vocals are so loud

but anyway rolling stone is a shitrag so what do you expect

soul-jazz fusion YEAH

Oh no it's the time of the year when lists come to the fore. They are everywhere and tell me exactly this >SWEET FA<

STOP THE PRESS!!! THE MOST MAINSTREAM PAYOLA-OPERATED MUSIC MAGAZINE THERE IS MADE AN AWFUL BEST-OF-THE-YEAR LIST!!! WATMM MUST KNOW!! I AM OUTRAGED

Must check out skrillexs mind blowing experimental jungle and 2step

*gives Rolling Stone a jolly good rollicking*

  On 12/5/2014 at 4:54 AM, petina said:

syro "On this magnificent comeback there are flashes of soul-jazz fusion, stadium EDM, jungle, dubstep"

 

wot?

It sounds fucking terrible - I was going to buy it until I read that.

  On 12/5/2014 at 1:12 PM, westhead said:

 

  On 12/5/2014 at 4:54 AM, petina said:

syro "On this magnificent comeback there are flashes of soul-jazz fusion, stadium EDM, jungle, dubstep"

 

wot?

 

It sounds fucking terrible - I was going to buy it until I read that.

 

The skrillkz album reads much better imo

  Quote

 

the drop-aholic DJ made a surprisingly varied full-length packed with mind-blowing experiments with two-step, jungle, vintage techno and more.

I didn't even think anyone took these lists seriously anymore.

That being said, any albums on their I should check out? I recognized some names but haven't heard anything apart from a couple tracks off that U2 album

It's just words taking up space in a publication that generates revenue somehow.

  On 12/10/2014 at 8:15 PM, GenghisPwn said:

I didn't even think anyone took these lists seriously anymore.

 

That being said, any albums on their I should check out? I recognized some names but haven't heard anything apart from a couple tracks off that U2 album

I do like to check Pitchfork's year end lists. I've discovered some decent stuff through them (mostly outside the electronic realm).

  On 12/5/2014 at 4:48 AM, LimpyLoo said:

this list is fucking ridiculous

the most PR moneywhore thing i've ever seen

 

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/50-best-albums-of-2014-20141201

Finally took a look at the list:

Standouts:

Syro

Run the Jewels 2

better than average:

the new Fly Lo

Damon Albarn

Thom Yorke

boring:

the rest