tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20788958.post116654252941822242..comments2023-10-29T10:40:08.582-04:00Comments on Maritime Fun with Cap'n Guthrie: Pitchfork's Top TenCap'n Guthriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02340418215453421101noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20788958.post-1166546619156634232006-12-19T11:43:00.000-05:002006-12-19T11:43:00.000-05:00or um "their" picks. i shouldn't give a fuck havi...or um "their" picks. i shouldn't give a fuck having just dumped my brain on to 60 pages of other writing, but i do. hyper-professioinalization and all.Melody Nelsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16219564004829252969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20788958.post-1166546498555805902006-12-19T11:41:00.000-05:002006-12-19T11:41:00.000-05:00well, i'm pretty happy that the knife placed numbe...well, i'm pretty happy that the knife placed number one, cos it is (1) a rather unsung (until now, obviously) but incredible album and (2) not joanna newsom, which possibly would have been the most boring thing they could choose. Not because I dislike <I>ys</I>, i love it!, but because i can't think of a more "obvious" pick. <BR/><BR/>a quick stat count shows that the knife placed on 22 (of 37) ballots, placed #1 on 4 ballots, placed in the top 5 of 10 ballots, and on and on. i had this whole thing about how this pointed out the problem of democracy- or just voting in general but let's make things political (not really)- BUT WHAT I MEANT TO SAY IS that (at least at first it seemed like) a lot of people would consistently vote <I>silent shout</I> to around the 10 mark, adding up those points cos there would be enough of those in addition to the people like tim finney and philip sherburne (who didn't even vote, why is he writing blurbs?) who would put it up really high. but it seems like the zeitgeist was misread, lots of people did in fact love the knife record. or, that pitchfork isn't as painfully obvious (or as painfully populist) as we like to think it is. <BR/><BR/>as for tv on the radio, i haven't heard it yet, although i loved the songs live and i'll probably buy it soon. i will never understand why there is so much love for the hold steady. i am also slightly confused by boris placing so high, but that's cool, it's a pretty sweet record. <BR/><BR/>aside: whenever one of these surprise records places number one, the blurb is always in an apologetic, hand-wringing, "who'd'a thought!" kinda style. i wish these publications would just OWN they're picks already.Melody Nelsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16219564004829252969noreply@blogger.com