Got nostalgic going through a few pages of the TW2015 thread but the way I used to post online as a teenager...

16 minutes ago, makeawish said:

i remember a 2015 songs rate i did back on twitter where courtney barnett had two songs make the quarter finals and i was fuming, ready to storm the barricades, i don't really dislike her so much but the gall of making out they were the best of the year tipped me over the edge

Just such a weird one to randomly get as much acclaim as it seemed to

 

I'd be lying if I said every so often "I'm thinking of you tooooo" doesn't appear out of nowhere in my head though. Can't remember what song it is but 

The 2015 girls kind of fall into three categories for me: 

Critically acclaimed albums: Emotion/Art Angels/Vulnicura/Sometimes I sit…/25 I guess

 

Critically reviewed albums: Title/Reflection/Piece by Piece/Breathe In Breathe Out

 

Alt-girls: Honeymoon/Froot/HBHBHB/Cry Baby (shudder)

 

Not sure how appealing any of these are as ideas but 

2 hours ago, Ace Reject said:

2015 DOES present a problem; that's why Supa combined Emotion: Side B and 25 into a 2016 rate, because there were so few options! 

Don’t Call It a Comeback! One of the most successful rates ever on ATRL. I love celebrating my greatest hits.

 

 

1 hour ago, Reverie said:

This is ******* me up  

 

 

KYC truly the all-time rate troll

The reason I will always appreciate @Ace Reject pushing for variety is that it has turned me on to some unexpected faves. Before This Was 2017, I had never heard of Jason Isbell before. Now I’m a stan for life.

Dhdgsgsfs @Reverie’s review of “Mood Ring”

1 hour ago, Reverie said:

This is ******* me up  

 

 

Yeah and it was specifically in the context of "albums that I can't believe I sat myself through but rates were still fun!"

SCREAMING @KillingYourCareer

7 minutes ago, supaspaz said:

Dhdgsgsfs @Reverie's review of "Mood Ring"

give the non-mods permission to see the threads you're referencing - it's blocked :( !!

 

 

4 hours ago, Ace Reject said:

Grimes v. Carly Rae v. Adele v. 

Grimes v. Carly v. Lana v. Florence would be alright wouldn't it? They're all slightly left field pop, I feel like they have a lot of crossover

 

other options like Troye, Marina, Björk etc.

1 hour ago, naval23 said:

give the non-mods permission to see the threads you're referencing - it's blocked :( !!

 

 

WHAT?! I had no idea it was blocked.

 

Here is @Reverie’s quote: “It wasn't amaaaazing but pretty nice for imagining sucking dicc n whatevur else”

9 minutes ago, supaspaz said:

WHAT?! I had no idea it was blocked.

 

Here is @Reverie's quote: "It wasn't amaaaazing but pretty nice for imagining sucking dicc n whatevur else"

EHJNWKEHW

 

As conatus said it's nice to grow up! 

lmfaoooo how have we had this whole discussion of 2015 albums without even a word uttered about rebel heart?

 

8 hours ago, Reverie said:

EHJNWKEHW

 

As conatus said it's nice to grow up! 

Not too much! Some of us still post like this…

2 hours ago, Achilles. said:

lmfaoooo how have we had this whole discussion of 2015 albums without even a word uttered about rebel heart?

 

This with Kiss Me Once, Me I Am Mariah, Unbreakable… ooh yas.

1 hour ago, Graves said:

This with Kiss Me Once, Me I Am Mariah, Unbreakable… ooh yas.

the fight in the retirement home this would cause whew

8 hours ago, Achilles. said:

lmfaoooo how have we had this whole discussion of 2015 albums without even a word uttered about rebel heart?

 

Or REVIVAL. We tried to forget it as much as Selena has forgotten her music career!

 

A more COMPREHENSIVE 2015 MAKES THE WOMAN (still with multiple moods and vibes!)

 

Rebel Heart v. E*MO*TION v. Honeymoon v. Revival v. 25 

 

Sorry Bjork! Later Florence!

16 hours ago, supaspaz said:

Don’t Call It a Comeback! One of the most successful rates ever on ATRL. I love celebrating my greatest hits.

 

 

nnn you included Side b so you wouldn't have to deal with Dangerous Woman!

If it was Florence instead of Lana it would be 4.5 albums I know and enjoy. 

37 minutes ago, Achilles. said:

If it was Florence instead of Lana it would be 4.5 albums I know and enjoy. 

Be lucky I didn't suggest Halsey!

Making folks listen to Rebel Heart intentionally is a crime against humanity 

6 minutes ago, Ventitonic said:

Making folks listen to Rebel Heart intentionally is a crime against humanity 

It's my second most played Madonna album.
 

Granted, 69% of its plays come from my top 7 tracks…
 

 

 

21 minutes ago, Ace Reject said:

Be lucky I didn't suggest Halsey!

She didn't exist before 2021.

5 hours ago, conatus said:

the fight in the retirement home this would cause whew

And the way it would combine one great album (Mariah), one messy but enjoyable album (Madonna), one bland album (Kylie), and one that somehow manages to be all three of those at once (Janet)!!

1 hour ago, Achilles. said:

If it was Florence instead of Lana it would be 4.5 albums I know and enjoy. 

 

5 minutes ago, Graves said:

And the way it would combine one great album (Mariah), one messy but enjoyable album (Madonna), one bland album (Kylie), and one that somehow manages to be all three of those at once (Janet)!!

FINE. Florence in, Madonna out, and Madonna in the rate that SHOULD have happened long ago!

1 hour ago, Ace Reject said:

nnn you included Side b so you wouldn't have to deal with Dangerous Woman!

I don’t even remember that being under consideration for inclusion