Comments on Chris and Qualler's Pop Culture Blogulator: Top 10 Albums of 2011

Yeah! One more chance! One more chance!

2012-01-12T19:17:22.736-06:00

Yeah! One more chance! One more chance!

I don't know... The wind chimes? Whatever it...

2012-01-12T15:41:52.067-06:00

I don't know... The wind chimes? Whatever it is, I seriously tried and seriously cannot listen to it because it hurts. I'll give it one more chance when it comes on in my car as I listen to your top 100, which is one more chance than the EMTs will give me when they arrive upon my car in the ditch.

I actually like the yelling-style vox, and like ho...

2012-01-12T15:24:43.013-06:00

I actually like the yelling-style vox, and like how the backing vox balances things out a little. But I actually think it's overall less balls-to-the-walls than Chemistry of Common Life, while still being kind of monotonous. So, on paper, I think I should love this record, but haven't been able to get into it. Then again, this morning I suddenly started loving the new Britney Spears record that I have listened to since May 2011, so it's possible that this will happen the same here.

The Fucked Up record works with the yelling I thin...

2012-01-12T15:20:49.475-06:00

The Fucked Up record works with the yelling I think because there's the back-up vox that balance it out. Also, I'm a sucker for when an album manages to be balls-to-the-wall for every song. I can appreciate a record that ebbs and flows too, but there's something to be said for a band that can crank out so much high octane infectiousness for 18 tracks straight. (Also, sorry, I should have moved it to #9 or something once I found out Sean actually didn't like it - ha.)

Wait a second, DoktorPeace. The ORGAN is what killed the Barwick record for you? The ORGAN?

NOT MEANT FOR HER GRANDEUR!? YOU'RE ABOUT TO ...

2012-01-11T22:09:14.614-06:00

NOT MEANT FOR HER GRANDEUR!?

YOU'RE ABOUT TO BE MET BY MY HAND-ER YOU ORGAN-ADDICTED FREAK!

Speaking of organ, I should've tossed in a vote for Mates of State. Still one of my faves, and it felt awesome taking my sis to her first non-sitdown concert with bands that actually stand by their merch table at the end.

Juliana Snoozeweird is more like it. The thing ab...

2012-01-11T15:08:35.918-06:00

Juliana Snoozeweird is more like it.

The thing about Fucked Up: dude yells too much. Yelling has no nuance. You can only express yelling. Give me some variety in your singing style. I bet I could have loved that album if the singing was totally good.

Hey, guys, M83's album has "plenty on sweet Jams to groove to." You can count on Sean for typos.

Sean and Doktor don't know what they're mi...

2012-01-11T14:43:22.128-06:00

Sean and Doktor don't know what they're missing out on with the lovely Juliana Barwick. I took Sean's version of it as more of an homage / Sean being a silly goose than anything, though. Right, Sean? Are you a silly goose? #gettingweirdnow

As much as I get excited by any concept album, and as much as I liked Fucked Up's last record, I can't get into David Comes to Life as much. I like individual songs, but it seems like it's less dynamic than The Chemistry of Common Life. Still good, though.