Best Music of 2020

wokeupnew said:
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Me neither. I mean it’s good but that good...

Hollywood said:
Me neither but what do I know 😄
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Hmmmm. I might need to reevaluate, it may be a masterpiece after all 😜
 
Joe Mac said:
Wow that’s really defensive! I think overhyped and overrated is unfair. There enough weight of opinion to suggest that we are in the minority. Not to our taste and not that high in our ratings is probably a much more accurate reflection of the album.
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That is just one man's opinion, mine, so you are right I am in the minority. I NEVER said the album was thrash or that it sucks I just said it's not as good, at least to my ears, as everyone else makes it out to be.
 
this is my top 36, the records I would call remarkable and imagine I will be listening to deep into 2021. 37 is Steep Canyon Rangers with the Asheville Symphony - Be Still Moses, which spent a lot of time on the table when it came out and is good but will probably not be in heavy rotation moving forward.


  1. Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit - Reunions
  2. Run the Jewels - RTJ4
  3. Moses Sumney - Grae
  4. Fiona Apple - Fetch the Bolt Cutters
  5. Bob Dylan - Rough and Rowdy Ways
  6. Sturgill Simpson - Cuttin’ Grass
  7. Budos Band - Long in the Tooth
  8. Thundercat - It Is What It Is
  9. Aoife O’Donovan- Bull Frog Croons (and Other Songs
  10. Shabaka and the Ancestors- We Are Sent Here By History
  11. Chris Stapleton - Starting Over
  12. Haim - Women in Music Pt III
  13. Brent Cobb - Keep ‘Em On They Toes
  14. Katie Pruitt - Expectations
  15. Sarah Jarosz - World on the Ground
  16. Holy Hive - Float Back to You
  17. Ghost Funk Orchestra - An Ode to Escapism
  18. The War and Treaty - Heart’s Town
  19. Becca Mancari - The Greatest Part
  20. Margaret Glaspy- Devotional
  21. Monophonics - It’s Only Us
  22. Darlingside - Fish Pond Fish
  23. Bonny Light Horseman
  24. Nicole Atkins - Italian Ice
  25. Margo Price - That’s How Rumors Get Started
  26. Courtney Marie Andrews - Old Flowers
  27. Phoebe Bridgers - Punisher
  28. Chicano Batman- Invisible People
  29. Waxahatchee - St Cloud
  30. Rudy De Anda - Tender Epoch
  31. Futurebirds - Teamwork
  32. Devon Gilfillian - Black Hole Rainbow
  33. The Secret Sisters - Saturn Return
  34. Taylor Swift - Folklore
  35. Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah - Axiom
  36. Kathleen Edwards - Total Freedom
 
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Hollywood said:
That is just one man's opinion, mine, so you are right I am in the minority. I NEVER said the album was thrash or that it sucks I just said it's not as good, at least to my ears, as everyone else makes it out to be.
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Overhyped and overrated takes it out of personal opinion, it suggests the wider hype and rating are at fault. The comment about yourself “not being cultured enough” was hella defensive.
 
Lee Newman said:
this is my top 36, the records I would call remarkable and imagine I will be listening to deep into 2021. 37 is Steep Canyon Rangers with the Asheville Symphony - Be Still Moses, which spent a lot of time on the table when it came out and is good but will probably not be in heavy rotation moving forward.


  1. Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit - Reunions
  2. Run the Jewels - RTJ4
  3. Moses Sumney - Grae
  4. Fiona Apple - Fetch the Bolt Cutters
  5. Bob Dylan - Rough and Rowdy Ways
  6. Sturgill Simpson - Cuttin’ Grass
  7. Budos Band - Long in the Tooth
  8. Thundercat - It Is What It Is
  9. Aoife O’Donovan- Bull Frog Croons (and Other Songs
  10. Shabaka and the Ancestors- We Are Sent Here By History
  11. Chris Stapleton - Starting Over
  12. Haim - Women in Music Pt III
  13. Brent Cobb - Keep ‘Em On They Toes
  14. Katie Pruitt - Expectations
  15. Sarah Jarosz - World on the Ground
  16. Holy Hive - Float Back to You
  17. Ghost Funk Orchestra - An Ode to Escapism
  18. The War and Treaty - Heart’s Town
  19. Becca Mancari - The Greatest Part
  20. Margaret Glaspy- Devotional
  21. Monophonics - It’s Only Us
  22. Darlingside - Fish Pond Fish
  23. Bonny Light Horseman
  24. Nicole Atkins - Italian Ice
  25. Margo Price - That’s How Rumors Get Started
  26. Courtney Marie Andrews - Old Flowers
  27. Phoebe Bridgers - Punisher
  28. Chicano Batman- Invisible People
  29. Waxahatchee - St Cloud
  30. Rudy De Anda - Tender Epoch
  31. Futurebirds - Teamwork
  32. Devon Gilfillian - Black Hole Rainbow
  33. The Secret Sisters - Saturn Return
  34. Taylor Swift - Folklore
  35. Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah - Axiom
  36. Kathleen Edward’s - Total Freedom
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I haven't received my Ghost Funk Orchestra yet. It's on the way. I decided to go blind with it and play it through only when I receive the vinyl. Based on the few tracks I heard and my appreciation for their 1st LP, I fully anticipate I will have to make room for it on my list.
 
Turbo said:
I haven't received my Ghost Funk Orchestra yet. It's on the way. I decided to go blind with it and play it through only when I receive the vinyl. Based on the few tracks I heard and my appreciation for their 1st LP, I fully anticipate I will have to make room for it on my list.
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It’s better than A Song for Paul, but very different. As far as interesting and in my opinion pushing music... I’d rank:
1. Holy Hive
2. Ghost Funk
3. Moses
 
Lee Newman said:
this is my top 36, the records I would call remarkable and imagine I will be listening to deep into 2021. 37 is Steep Canyon Rangers with the Asheville Symphony - Be Still Moses, which spent a lot of time on the table when it came out and is good but will probably not be in heavy rotation moving forward.


  1. Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit - Reunions
  2. Run the Jewels - RTJ4
  3. Moses Sumney - Grae
  4. Fiona Apple - Fetch the Bolt Cutters
  5. Bob Dylan - Rough and Rowdy Ways
  6. Sturgill Simpson - Cuttin’ Grass
  7. Budos Band - Long in the Tooth
  8. Thundercat - It Is What It Is
  9. Aoife O’Donovan- Bull Frog Croons (and Other Songs
  10. Shabaka and the Ancestors- We Are Sent Here By History
  11. Chris Stapleton - Starting Over
  12. Haim - Women in Music Pt III
  13. Brent Cobb - Keep ‘Em On They Toes
  14. Katie Pruitt - Expectations
  15. Sarah Jarosz - World on the Ground
  16. Holy Hive - Float Back to You
  17. Ghost Funk Orchestra - An Ode to Escapism
  18. The War and Treaty - Heart’s Town
  19. Becca Mancari - The Greatest Part
  20. Margaret Glaspy- Devotional
  21. Monophonics - It’s Only Us
  22. Darlingside - Fish Pond Fish
  23. Bonny Light Horseman
  24. Nicole Atkins - Italian Ice
  25. Margo Price - That’s How Rumors Get Started
  26. Courtney Marie Andrews - Old Flowers
  27. Phoebe Bridgers - Punisher
  28. Chicano Batman- Invisible People
  29. Waxahatchee - St Cloud
  30. Rudy De Anda - Tender Epoch
  31. Futurebirds - Teamwork
  32. Devon Gilfillian - Black Hole Rainbow
  33. The Secret Sisters - Saturn Return
  34. Taylor Swift - Folklore
  35. Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah - Axiom
  36. Kathleen Edward’s - Total Freedom
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Love your list by the way. I need to revisit some of those entries (plus there's a bunch I don't know that I'll check out).
 
I will say I disagree that calling something overhyped and overrrated is taking it out of the realm of opinion. That’s squarely an opinion that disagrees with what are ultimately are other opinions.

And to be honest I took two posts in response to it as insulting enough to be defensive if you take them personally.
 
Lee Newman said:
this is my top 36, the records I would call remarkable and imagine I will be listening to deep into 2021. 37 is Steep Canyon Rangers with the Asheville Symphony - Be Still Moses, which spent a lot of time on the table when it came out and is good but will probably not be in heavy rotation moving forward.


  1. Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit - Reunions
  2. Run the Jewels - RTJ4
  3. Moses Sumney - Grae
  4. Fiona Apple - Fetch the Bolt Cutters
  5. Bob Dylan - Rough and Rowdy Ways
  6. Sturgill Simpson - Cuttin’ Grass
  7. Budos Band - Long in the Tooth
  8. Thundercat - It Is What It Is
  9. Aoife O’Donovan- Bull Frog Croons (and Other Songs
  10. Shabaka and the Ancestors- We Are Sent Here By History
  11. Chris Stapleton - Starting Over
  12. Haim - Women in Music Pt III
  13. Brent Cobb - Keep ‘Em On They Toes
  14. Katie Pruitt - Expectations
  15. Sarah Jarosz - World on the Ground
  16. Holy Hive - Float Back to You
  17. Ghost Funk Orchestra - An Ode to Escapism
  18. The War and Treaty - Heart’s Town
  19. Becca Mancari - The Greatest Part
  20. Margaret Glaspy- Devotional
  21. Monophonics - It’s Only Us
  22. Darlingside - Fish Pond Fish
  23. Bonny Light Horseman
  24. Nicole Atkins - Italian Ice
  25. Margo Price - That’s How Rumors Get Started
  26. Courtney Marie Andrews - Old Flowers
  27. Phoebe Bridgers - Punisher
  28. Chicano Batman- Invisible People
  29. Waxahatchee - St Cloud
  30. Rudy De Anda - Tender Epoch
  31. Futurebirds - Teamwork
  32. Devon Gilfillian - Black Hole Rainbow
  33. The Secret Sisters - Saturn Return
  34. Taylor Swift - Folklore
  35. Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah - Axiom
  36. Kathleen Edwards - Total Freedom
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Streamed some clips from your entries and I actually found 9 LPs that are up my alley and that are either new to me, I missed or hadn't gotten to. I have some listening to do today.
 
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