My Pazz & Jop Ballot, part one

[koganbot]

Here's my Pazz & Jop ballot as I just submitted it; I've got a week to write comments. If I write any, I'll repost this with the comments added. Also, as far as I'm concerned the year doesn't end until December 31, so I'll post expanded lists then, and for all I know the order and contents of my top tens might also have changed.

Frank Kogan's Pazz & Jop Ballot 2008

SINGLES
1. Rihanna "Disturbia" (Island)
2. Ashlee Simpson "Outta My Head (Ay Ya Ya)" (Geffen)
3. Ashlee Simpson "Little Miss Obsessive" (Geffen)
4. Heidi Montag "No More" (no label)
5. Robyn "Who's That Girl?" (Konichiwa)
6. September "Cry For You" (Robbins)
7. Annie "Songs Remind Me Of You" (Island)
8. Britney Spears "Break The Ice" (Jive)
9. Buraka Som Sistema f. Pongolove "Kalemba (Wegue Wegue)" (Fabric)
10. V.I.C. "Wobble" (Reprise)

ALBUMS
1. Danity Kane Welcome To The Dollhouse (Bad Boy) 13 points
2. Willie Nelson Moment Of Forever (Lost Highway) 13 points
3. Scooter Jumping All Over The World (All Around The World) 12 points
4. Ashlee Simpson Bittersweet World (Geffen) 11 points
5. CSS Donkey (Sub Pop) 11 points
6. María Daniela Y Su Sonido Lasser Juventud En Éxtasis (EMI Mexico) 10 points
7. Vanessa Hudgens Identified (Hollywood) 9 points
8. Santogold Santogold (Downtown) 8 points
9. Britney Spears Circus (Jive) 8 points
10. Buraka Som Sistema Black Diamond (Fabric) 5 points

Comments

Re: Lex, prepare to be horrified!

[(Anonymous)]

>they're basically a comedy joke act <

Sorry, I gotta agree with Frank here -- I don't get this comment at all. "Funny" is hardly the same as "joke act." The idea that somebody would think funniness in music is a bad thing by definition is really beyond my comprehension. (Reminds me of fools at Pitchfork hating Northern State and Electic Six so much a few years ago, though I'd say Scooter is less overtly comedic than either of those) (I did appreciate Lex's honest explanation later about why dance music that hits him as cheeseball doesn't fit in his social sphere, though.)

Re: Lex, prepare to be horrified!

[(Anonymous)]

(Still not sure, though, what lowest common denominators Lex hears in Scooter's music, or -- more importantly, though now I'm curious -- what other bands they've got those denominators in common with.)

Re: Lex, prepare to be horrified!

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

I hate Electric Six for much the same reasons that I can't be bothered about Scooter. And I have a visceral dislike of comedy generally (as opposed to funniness).