Comments on: Shocker! Pitchfork Readers Have Really Dull Taste

By: curm

curm — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 04:22:46 +0000

rappers ABN, TI, Jeezy, Webbie and Guilty Simpson are all as worthy choices as anything on the Pitchfork list

By: curm

curm — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 02:16:32 +0000

"Any more than a couple." Oh please. Hiphop and r'n'b got neglected, and the reason their absence gets pointed out more regularly certainly has to do with race relations and the history of segration in this country as well as the enormous role African-Americans have played in the history of popular music. Over at the ilxor.com I Love Music chatboard some folks complain about the lack of country and metal on lists as well as the lack of rap, r'n'b, African,caribbean and Latin music.

By: baconfat

baconfat — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 05:17:24 +0000

i'm quite certain pitchfork's writers and staff listen to much more hip-hop than the average reader does. even if there had been 50 hip-hop albums in the 150 selections the readers could choose from, i doubt any more than a couple would have made the top 25.

the kanye has a couple of really hot singles but it came out too late to grow on most people, many of whom were probably initially turned off by the autotune abuse.

By: SarahG

SarahG — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 02:24:13 +0000

Lil' Wayne's "Tha Carter III" is on there.

By: Jason Cherkis

Jason Cherkis — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 20:55:20 +0000

Burton--great point about the country and the metal.I'm sure that Rolling Stone's list marries up pretty well with Pitchfork readers list....OK. Just checked the list:

http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2008/12/15/rock-list-readers-top-30-albums-of-2008/

It's pretty awful but does include some of the same albums. TV On the Radio, Vampire Weekend, MGMT.

Wilson--you are right. Rolling Stone list is much, much worse.

By: Wilson

Wilson — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 20:27:40 +0000

People on the internet don't listen to country?

By: Wilson

Wilson — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 20:25:48 +0000

Come on, the list may be completely predictable but the bands on it are hardly dull. If you want M.O.R. listmaking, head over to Rolling Stone or Blender.
I think a better reason to beef with Pitchfork is the tracks list that came out today. The rap selections were pitiful.

By: Brent Burton

Brent Burton — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 20:18:12 +0000

It's inevitable; when these lists get posted, someone always asks, why no hip hop?

Yet, you never hear anyone say, why no country? Or why no metal?