Well, well, well.
Since the thread went unnoticed a few weeks ago (was too early probably AND posted directly in community as it seems), here is the OP intro from the "original" AOTY 2011 thread by robor:
I realize that GAF started discussing this in the What, are you listening too? thread, but not everyone is aware of that guys. Some wait for the AOTY threads to check out some recommendations instead of checking the monthly threads.
So what was your favorite album this year and why was it that good? Also try describing the style of music if they are rather unknown.
If you need a refresher which albums have been released, click here. Lots of lists for the more popular albums that appeared. Following as an example, A.V. Clubs List in pictures as inspiration (Click the albums for their respective albumoftheyear.org link):
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I am starting the thread with a mind bending rule change: If you just discovered an artist in 2011 that you are totally in love with, it SHOULD be allowed to be considered and posted as your AOTY, even if that release is from 2010. Just tell us why it is your AOTY, or even why you missed out on it the first time around. Reasoning for that follows in my description of my AOTY:
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Magic Man - Real Life Color (Indie/Pop/Electronica)
http://wasfuersohr.blogspot.com/2011/12/magic-man-2010-real-life-color-for-free.html
Everything from the linked review I wrote, still applies. And I think its especially noteworthy to point out that Magic Man managed to champion my favorite album so far, Postal Service - Give Up, which is quite a feat. They also share a somewhat similar sound classification/feeling, just a bit "softer", and I wouldn't be surprised to learn that the guys behind Magic Man take a liking to the sound of Postal Service as well.
The reason for me to name this album as my AOTY, is simply that it would be a disservice NOT to name it at that. This record reached me on a very personal level (see review above) and makes me unbelievably happy listening to it, something about it makes me almost desperate to share them with anyone I know. Digital music doesn't really age, and I guess most people haven't heard of them yet, so I give them a second chance to shine by showing my appreciation to you, and hopefully find a few more willing to listen to them. I already got word by the artists that this indeed MAKES a difference and they even pondered whether they should continue making music at all. Our, mine, YOUR appreciation to artists, especially small ones, makes a huge difference. If there is any band that you really like, write them a message somewhere. Almost every band appreciates that a lot and it might ensure that they dont stop making what you loved about them. Music in general is definitely poorer for every artist giving up, and the only thing it sometimes takes as "pay" is a heads up.
As in this case, as this is album is even FREE. Please do the artists a favor and check it out. Appreciating these kind of small bands makes the difference between more variety in the music scene or bands just giving up before anyone ever heard of them.
(For the record, I know the band for about 6-8 months now, but I just wrote the review yesterday)
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And if everyone is nice to each other, and we got enough suggestions for it, I'll make a GAF AOTY 2011 Wallpaper with our favorite albums in small like the above pictures. I love album covers
Okay, enough for now. I poured enough heart into it, whats the record that impressed you the most? Tell us about it Hopefully we'll get a few impressions here.
Since the thread went unnoticed a few weeks ago (was too early probably AND posted directly in community as it seems), here is the OP intro from the "original" AOTY 2011 thread by robor:
robor said:
I realize that GAF started discussing this in the What, are you listening too? thread, but not everyone is aware of that guys. Some wait for the AOTY threads to check out some recommendations instead of checking the monthly threads.
So what was your favorite album this year and why was it that good? Also try describing the style of music if they are rather unknown.
If you need a refresher which albums have been released, click here. Lots of lists for the more popular albums that appeared. Following as an example, A.V. Clubs List in pictures as inspiration (Click the albums for their respective albumoftheyear.org link):
[URL="http://www.albumoftheyear.org/album/2494-washed-out-within-and-without.php"]
I am starting the thread with a mind bending rule change: If you just discovered an artist in 2011 that you are totally in love with, it SHOULD be allowed to be considered and posted as your AOTY, even if that release is from 2010. Just tell us why it is your AOTY, or even why you missed out on it the first time around. Reasoning for that follows in my description of my AOTY:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Magic Man - Real Life Color (Indie/Pop/Electronica)
http://wasfuersohr.blogspot.com/2011/12/magic-man-2010-real-life-color-for-free.html
Everything from the linked review I wrote, still applies. And I think its especially noteworthy to point out that Magic Man managed to champion my favorite album so far, Postal Service - Give Up, which is quite a feat. They also share a somewhat similar sound classification/feeling, just a bit "softer", and I wouldn't be surprised to learn that the guys behind Magic Man take a liking to the sound of Postal Service as well.
The reason for me to name this album as my AOTY, is simply that it would be a disservice NOT to name it at that. This record reached me on a very personal level (see review above) and makes me unbelievably happy listening to it, something about it makes me almost desperate to share them with anyone I know. Digital music doesn't really age, and I guess most people haven't heard of them yet, so I give them a second chance to shine by showing my appreciation to you, and hopefully find a few more willing to listen to them. I already got word by the artists that this indeed MAKES a difference and they even pondered whether they should continue making music at all. Our, mine, YOUR appreciation to artists, especially small ones, makes a huge difference. If there is any band that you really like, write them a message somewhere. Almost every band appreciates that a lot and it might ensure that they dont stop making what you loved about them. Music in general is definitely poorer for every artist giving up, and the only thing it sometimes takes as "pay" is a heads up.
As in this case, as this is album is even FREE. Please do the artists a favor and check it out. Appreciating these kind of small bands makes the difference between more variety in the music scene or bands just giving up before anyone ever heard of them.
(For the record, I know the band for about 6-8 months now, but I just wrote the review yesterday)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
And if everyone is nice to each other, and we got enough suggestions for it, I'll make a GAF AOTY 2011 Wallpaper with our favorite albums in small like the above pictures. I love album covers
Okay, enough for now. I poured enough heart into it, whats the record that impressed you the most? Tell us about it
Hopefully we'll get a few impressions here.
