My Pitchfork Vertebrates' List, Top Albums 1996-2011

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My Pitchfork Vertebrates' List, Top Albums 1996–2011*



Saw Will Adams' email about his posting his Pitchfork list at the last second, was inspired to check on how last that second really was, began typing at 10:00 PM Mountain Daylight Time (deadline was midnight, some indeterminate time zone), and they cut me off at 10:15, when I'd gotten to exactly twenty but right before Aly & AJ Insomniatic, Arling & Cameron All-In, Marit Larsen Under The Surface, and Miranda Lambert Crazy Ex-Girlfriend. Also missing was whatever I hadn't gotten around to exhuming from 1996 through 1998 (Bring It On soundtrack? [EDIT: Which was like 2000, actually]), plus whatever else I'd forgotten.

The order is somewhat accidental.

Funky Town was released January 3, 2012, now that I check.

*They're calling it "The People's List," but since that title is pretentious and juvenile, I came up with one that was just as juvenile but more novel; was originally going to call it "The Bipeds' List" but decided to show some backbone.

Comments

Oh, and I totally forgot Dev

[koganbot]

Oh, and I totally forgot Dev.

[skyecaptain.livejournal.com]

I CANT BELIEVE I FORGOT SCOOOOOOOOOTTTTAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH.

Definitely need to pay more attention to Montgomery Gentry of the last decade. I think the only male country on my list was Big & Rich and Jamey Johnson's Guitar Song (I've only heard the previous album once).

With my lukewarmness toward Speak Now and downright antipathy to "We Are Never Getting Back Together" I'm further reminded of how special the first Taylor Swift album is. Fearless would have made my Top 100 if I'd allowed more than one album per artist, but I might be to Taylor Swift fandom what so many people my age are to Simpsons fandom (first nine or so seasons only). But I'm still underrating Speak Now, I think. It just irks me. (Ashlee handled her third album transition into pop territory with far more aplomb -- I Am Me would definitely be in Top 100, and Bittersweet World would likely make the cut, too.)

Hated factoring 1996-2000 into my thinking. Seems to be of a different universe, really. (In fact, I would probably argue that something like the rough timeline of the teenpop boom and bust -- c. 1996 - c. 2002 -- is of a different character entirely than c. 2003-present in terms of my big picture thoughts about music.)

[koganbot]

For me, that era was most crucial for Timbaland, Mannie Fresh, Swizz Beatz, Trick Daddy/Trina, and all that, little of which sustained itself at an album's length. Eminem was largely extraneous to that particular ferment. A longer list would probably contain early Jay-Z.

[miss-newham.livejournal.com]

I may forward your list to a friend who is just getting into pop music and wants to listen to more stuff like Ashlee Simpson.

[koganbot]

Did your ever find your way to a sports musical? I really do recommend Damn Yankees, featuring Gwen Verdon as the world's all-time silly seductress.

Was hoping you'd think of a musical instrument.

[(Anonymous)]

Hi, Frank
Intresting list - I haven't heard a single album in full from it:) A song or two from some of them, probably, tho.

t**t

[koganbot]

Hi t**t. Since I stopped writing for the Voice I've received far fewer promos in the mail, hence have been listening to fewer albums at full length.

Think that five albs on my list came to me by way of promos: the Montgomery Gentry, the t.A.T.u., Global Hits 2000, the Ying Yang Twins, the Fannypack. The t.A.T.u. and Fannypack I'd have searched for anyway, and maybe Ying Yangs. The Montgomery Gentry was out of nowhere, since I wasn't listening to country (this was the alb that got me going!) and had never heard their name. A couple of other crucial performers who were unknown to me arrived via promos, me inserting them into the CD player with no expectations: Miranda Lambert Kerosene, The White Stripes White Blood Cells.