Poll: pfm Album of the Year 2017

[Whaleblue]

...the only one that activated the buy button was The National so a belated vote for them.

Was the correct answer!

 

[HarryB]

Whaleblue. How about this for an idea?

Why not have an album of the month.

Put winner and runner up for each month into end of year poll

 

[Whaleblue]

Whaleblue. How about this for an idea?

Why not have an album of the month.

Put winner and runner up for each month into end of year poll

Good idea.

I might also get better engaged with new releases earlier in 2018 than I did in 2017.

I’ll stick a reminder in my calendar for 1st Feb.

I was also thinking of doing the album of the year between Christmas and New Year. Might be more relevant in some ways at that time of year.

 

[richardg]

Hopefully 2018 will be better than 2017. That was dire. I cant even blame it on fishies. I went through other lists and am left disappointed.

 

[blossomchris]

Hopefully 2018 will be better than 2017. That was dire. I cant even blame it on fishies. I went through other lists and am left disappointed.

They are all the same. They are either by sales volume, reader preferences, dedicated mags or genre etc.


Bloss

 

[HarryB]

Hopefully 2018 will be better than 2017. That was dire. I cant even blame it on fishies. I went through other lists and am left disappointed.

I couldn't disagree more. I thought 2017 was the best year for albums in many, many years.

I could easily list 20 albums that I thought were well above good. And I'm generally not a fan of new stuff as I'm 62 and would normally be listening to stuff from my youth.

What sort of music do you like?

 

[Still]

The type of music richgilb thinks he likes isn't necessarily the type of music he likes.

 

[richardg]

I couldn't disagree more. I thought 2017 was the best year for albums in many, many years.

I could easily list 20 albums that I thought were well above good. And I'm generally not a fan of new stuff as I'm 62 and would normally be listening to stuff from my youth.

What sort of music do you like?

In recent years I really liked the Alt J debut, Teleman debut, Beck's Morning Phase, Bowie's Blackstar, Laura Marling's Semper Femina, Josefin Ohrn's Diamond Waves EP, Liminanas' Malamore, Cracker's Berkely to Bakersfield.

 

[richardg]

The type of music richgilb thinks he likes isn't necessarily the type of music he likes.

Didn't raise a smile....mainly because it is not amusing.

 

[Still]

Didn't raise a smile....mainly because it is not amusing.

Is it because you is black?

 

[Dozey]

None of the above, I'm afraid.

 

[Whaleblue]

None of the above, I'm afraid.

Don’t be afraid, it’s just music.

 

[Marchbanks]

Don’t be afraid, it’s just music.

Didn’t Talking Heads make an album about that condition?

 

[Dozey]

Its not just music - it is also an internet forum where I might be vilified for thread crapping or for not being sufficiently trendy!

 

[Whaleblue]

Its not just music - it is also an internet forum where I might be vilified for thread crapping or for not being sufficiently trendy!

Don’t worry, not being sufficiently trendy is a pfm membership requirement!

 

[Still]

Thanks for taking the time, man

 

[Whaleblue]

Thanks for taking the time, man

Just some fun. I’ll see how it goes doing a monthly one through 2018 (per @HarryB ‘s suggestion). Might get a better spread of music than in this 2017 list.

 

[HarryB]

Just some fun. I’ll see how it goes doing a monthly one through 2018 (per @HarryB ‘s suggestion). Might get a better spread of music than in this 2017 list.

A couple of superb albums released today.

 

[guey]

A couple of superb albums released today.

What have I missed?

Not being snarky, genuinely interested

 

[HarryB]

Glen Hansard.

First Aid Kit.