I'm officially done caring about the Shovel's reviews and lists.

[Gilly]

Apparently I need to go to clubs more often- more specifically the same clubs since most of their top 100 songs sound almost exactly the same. I hope a new trend starts tomorrow.  GET OFF MY LAWN!

[KickTheBobo]

I've found a fun way to cleanse your musical palette is to restrict yourself for 3 months to only listening to music that YOU create.

Ideally with something like this:




a fun way for YOU. No fucking way I am doing that.

[Kim Kelly]

I really want that kitty keyboard. Awwww!!!

I only read the Shovel reviews written by my friend. Strangely enough, the ratings a reviewer gives an album is not necessarily reflected by the rating that actually appears on the site. Apparently there's some sort of board that also rates the album, and I guess the final rating is an average or something. My friend reviewed one of the Crystal bands' records (Crystal Stilts, I think), and the rating that appeared on the site was a few tenths lower than his rating. Or maybe Ryan Whatshisface has executive power and fucks with the ratings.

Honestly, though, Ryan seems like a nice enough fellow. We had a chance encounter in Chicago during a 2 am rainstorm when there were no cabs to be found. We were both staying in the same area and shared a cab. If memory serves, he wound up paying more. I might have protested and offered to throw in a few more bucks, but he was a gentleman.

[Gilly]

I'm sure they're all nice people but they seriously need to stop going to clubs. I have to say their list did make me reevaluate the Nick Cave album. Dig Lazarus Dig is actually a pretty dang good song and now I need to give the album another shot.

[Kim Kelly]

Nick Cave can do no wrong.

[jbissell]

Apparently I need to go to clubs more often- more specifically the same clubs since most of their top 100 songs sound almost exactly the same. I hope a new trend starts tomorrow.  GET OFF MY LAWN!

How do most of them sound exactly the same?  I understand the "club" stuff sounds similar but I don't think half the list really falls into that category.  It seems like there are plenty of regular rock songs on there.

[Gilly]

I think I was just taken back by the top 20.

[<<<<<]

I don't really read any music-related media.  I have a fairly major rock critic friend even, and I rarely read him either.    

[Gibby]

I'm totally done with the Animal Collective drama. They're really not that good.

[iAmBaronVonTito]

im still trying to jump on that train.  it's already left the station.

[theyellowchair]

What Hercules & Love Affair is selling...I AIN'T BUYING!

They continually praise Goldsworthy's production skills, but that album sounds completely in-the-box and soulless. Come on! Plug-in reverb and DI soft synths isn't DISCO!

(However, LCD Soundsystem's  "Sound of Silver," another Goldsworthy production, was about as greasy as greasy funk can get. In the best way possible. No cheesy shit there.)

[cutout]

I'm totally done with the Animal Collective drama. They're really not that good.

You don't enjoy Donald Duck impersonations over a bed of backward reverb? Open your mind, man.

[yesno]

Animal Collective is good, but they just do one very narrow thing well. A lot of music is like that. I can listen to the first couple of songs on the album and love them, but am bored by the third song. Even though it's just as good as the others

[iAmBaronVonTito]

Animal Collective is good, but they just do one very narrow thing well. A lot of music is like that. I can listen to the first couple of songs on the album and love them, but am bored by the third song. Even though it's just as good as the others

i feel that way about Weezer (and lots others).  i enjoy Weezer (strictly blue album and pinkerton, b-sides) and admittedly, it's because i can play both albums back to back and its like listening to one long album. 

[theyellowchair]

Animal Collective is good, but they just do one very narrow thing well. A lot of music is like that. I can listen to the first couple of songs on the album and love them, but am bored by the third song. Even though it's just as good as the others

i feel that way about Weezer (and lots others).  i enjoy Weezer (strictly blue album and pinkerton, b-sides) and admittedly, it's because i can play both albums back to back and its like listening to one long album. 

Seconded.