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Publication End Of The Year Lists 2018

Discussion in 'Music Forum' started by whitenblue88, Nov 15, 2018.

  1. whitenblue88 Nov 15, 2018
    (Last edited: Nov 16, 2018)
    whitenblue88

    The rivalry is back on

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  2. Fronnyfron

    Woke Up Right Handed Prestigious

    Yay
     
  3. username

    hey you lil piss baby

    A fun time of year, but this is too gd early
     
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  4. whitenblue88

    The rivalry is back on

    Mid-December is the right time for these to come out, but Id rather them be early than late.
     
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  5. Eclipse

    Regular

    I wonder if the bigger publications will hold out a little longer this year, especially with major releases like the 1975 scheduled at the end of November, or they try to get ahead of other publications and post stupidly early
     
  6. whitenblue88

    The rivalry is back on

  7. Craig Manning

    @FurtherFromSky Moderator

    These publications ought to be fucking ashamed of themselves for posting lists in mid-November.
     
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  8. Craig Manning

    @FurtherFromSky Moderator

    Seriously, what is the argument for posting this early? Is it all about being the first/beating the rush? I love making EOTY lists, and I really enjoy reading them too, but at least wait until December. There are still so many release days left, and you never know what surprises might come along. It's always ridiculous when these publications jump the gun and then have to figure out a logic for including a late-breaking surprise like Beyonce on the next year's EOTY list.
     
  9. Always a fun game of “will the first snow beat the first blog AOTY” list
     
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  10. CarpetElf

    chorus's #3 oklahoma city comets fan Prestigious

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    it is god damn November 16th. i am reporting all of you.
     
  11. OhTheWater

    Let it run Supporter

    Ugh am I gonna have to get all cynical on Cardi B with these dumbass lists? I really don't want to!
     
  12. swboyd

    are we still lucky to be here? Prestigious

    In the case of Decibel, they want to get their End of the Year list out for their physical January issue and someone seems to leak it out early every year. They're just trying to beat people to the punch.

    Plus, a lot of publications probably have had access to bigger releases for a while before their proper release date so they have had a chance to check shit out before the general public.
     
  13. whitenblue88

    The rivalry is back on

    I think the argument is that they’re magazines and would rather miss a release or two than not be on the shelves with an end of year issue in December
     
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  14. CarpetElf

    chorus's #3 oklahoma city comets fan Prestigious

    stop defending this heinous practice
     
  15. Owlex

    free snewt Prestigious

    Wonder what publication will put Pop 2 on a list
     
  16. username

    hey you lil piss baby

    TMT
     
  17. username

    hey you lil piss baby

    It’s a great album!
     
  18. Craig Manning

    @FurtherFromSky Moderator

    I kind of think it's bullshit to put an album on your EOTY list before that album is even out for people to listen to. You should at least have to wait until all the albums you're listing have been released. Like, is that half-assed TIME blurb the first official "review" of The 1975 record? As far as I know it's embargoed.
     
  19. CarpetElf

    chorus's #3 oklahoma city comets fan Prestigious

    Craig gets it. And he's a mod so you have to listen to him.
     
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  20. Henry

    Moderator Moderator

    this is dumb
     
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  21. OhTheWater

    Let it run Supporter

    Nick Wiger Voice: It's fine!

    I just find it to be flawed. I don't think it's mindblowingly good and I certainly don't think it was the best album of the year, hip hop or otherwise
     
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  22. whitenblue88

    The rivalry is back on

  23. Henry

    Moderator Moderator

    this is so frustrating
     
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  24. cshadows2887

    Hailey, It Happens @haileyithappens Supporter

    You'd think publications would be especially wary given that shit like Black Messiah and Beyonce and such dropped after lists were posted in recent years. They really want to miss out on (I hate this term in culture) the zeitgeist just to be first?
     
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  25. Craig Manning

    @FurtherFromSky Moderator

    I remember in 2015, they came up with some weird justification for putting Black Messiah on the Pitchfork list. It was like “albums that had their biggest cultural impact in 2015.” It was pretty transparent as a “we missed the boat on this last year because we posted our list too early” move.
     
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